The WORST episodes of Primetime: What Would You Do?

Every episode of Primetime: What Would You Do? ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Primetime: What Would You Do?!

ABC's hidden camera, ethical dilemma series What Would You Do? puts ordinary people on the spot. From bullying to abuse, racial attacks and more.

Last Updated: 4/28/2025Network: ABC (US)Status: Continuing
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#1 - Overweight woman harassed

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2010

A woman tries to drive drunk with her children in the car; teens verbally abuse an overweight woman; a bride's choice of wedding gown dismays friends and family; whether to tell a friend a spouse is cheating.

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#2 - October 5, 2012

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2012

A grocery store manager is insensitive to a woman with a fear of germs; a grocery store cashier recommends healthy alternatives to a customer; a woman breastfeeds her toddler in public; a man buys liquor for his teen.

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#3 - October 19, 2012

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2012

A hopeful "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" contestant cheats; a child wants a Halloween costume meant for the opposite gender; a cashier questions a man buying two diamond bracelets; a diner forces a restrictive diet on her daughter.

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#4 - June 21, 2013

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/21/2013

A woman who appears on wanted posters tries to pawn stolen goods; a diner is rude about a server's accent; three teens leave a restaurant without paying; a trucker tries to convince a runaway to go with him; children overcharge at a sweet tea stand.

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#5 - June 28, 2013

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/28/2013

Hidden cameras capture reactions to a person removing coins from a casino fountain, people discovering a wallet full of cash and credit cards, a pastor refusing to marry an interracial couple, and a woman taking her young son for a manicure.

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#6 - July 05, 2013

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/2013

A manager tells a woman he won't hire her because of her gender; a waiter refuses to serve a homeless man; a teen throws a public fit over a dress; kids forced to wear sandwich boards as punishment; a pharmacist loudly relays personal information.

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#7 - July 12, 2013

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/12/2013

Hidden cameras capture reactions to a woman taking her son for a manicure, unusual drive-thru experiences, a bakery refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, and a comic insulting audience members.

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#8 - July 19, 2013

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/19/2013

Hidden cameras capture a man stealing from a car, a father buying alcohol for his son, a mother telling her daughter what to eat and a customer who breaks a bottle of wine.

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#9 - People react to an intoxicated woman

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/7/2010

People react to an intoxicated woman in a bar who cannot get herself home; store clerks are dishonest when a customer tries to redeem a winning lottery ticket; a group of black teenagers shops at a Manhattan boutique.

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#10 - A battered woman in a New Jersey diner

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2010

Hidden cameras record people's reactions to a battered woman in a New Jersey diner, a mother forcing her children to get out of her car and a mother breastfeeding in public.

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#11 - Pilots drink at a bar before a flight

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/2010

Hidden cameras record people's reactions to commercial airline pilots drinking at a bar before a flight, a waiter harassing a lesbian couple and brides exhibiting over-the-top behavior.

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#12 - Out-of-control soccer coach

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/21/2010

Hidden cameras record people's reactions to an inebriated woman asking for help starting her car, an out-of-control soccer coach and an elderly woman at a pharmacy who cannot afford to pay for her prescriptions.

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#13 - October 12, 2012

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2012

A comic insults audience members; underage service members try to buy drinks; a customer accidentally breaks a bottle of wine, then tries to pin the blame on others; a woman tries to force her daughter to tan; a woman abuses the nanny.

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#14 - Latinos experience prejudice

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/13/2010

Latinos experience prejudice from a cashier when they try to place a deli order in broken English; people witness an abusive situation between an employer and an employee; people's reactions when they see an aggressive man hit on a woman at a bar.

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#15 - Capturing reactions to a list child

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2010

Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a baby left alone in a hot car, a lost child, a gay couple publicly displaying affection and a homeless man collapsed on a street.

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#16 - Women steal items at an open house

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/24/2010

Bystanders witness a cashier giving a blind customer incorrect change; testing how far people will go to obey someone they think is an authority figure; two well-dressed women steal items at an open house.

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#17 - December 3, 2013

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/2013

Diners overhear a woman showing her boyfriend a positive pregnancy test she bought in an effort to get him to propose; a diner eats food off another table; a black man is skeptical of a white barber; a woman berates an interracial couple.

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#18 - December 10, 2013

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/10/2013

Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a waitress paying more attention to her cell phone than her customers, a man whose credit card is declined at a restaurant, a person disrupting a yoga class and a woman who abuses her husband in a mall.

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#19 - December 17, 2013

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/17/2013

Kids Swindle Customers, Mall Santas, Christmas Trees, Shoplifting, Christmas Wishes

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#20 - April 8, 2011

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/2011

Fellow diners overhear a woman who is about to be proposed to call her other lover; a health food store owner tells an overweight woman she can't work there; a young woman tries to get an elderly friend to sign his house over to her.

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#21 - April 15, 2011

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/15/2011

A woman suggests her teenage daughter get gastric bypass surgery; elderly workers have register trouble; a woman celebrates a year sober, then tries to buy a drink; a customer is rude to a clothing store employee.

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#22 - April 22, 2011

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/22/2011

Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a pregnant waitress being harassed, a man pushing cosmetic procedures on his wife, racially discriminatory parents, and people begging for gasoline.

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#23 - May 6, 2011

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/2011

Hidden cameras capture reactions to a woman lying to a blind man, a person eating produce in a grocery store without paying for it, and a couple verbally abusing a teenager who no longer wants to be a surrogate mother.

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#24 - February 18, 2011

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2011

Teenagers ask liquor store patrons to buy them booze; a controlling boyfriend pressures his partner into buying sexy clothes; people at a restaurant react to a fellow diner with AIDS.

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#25 - A new mother brings her infant to a bar

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/2010

Hidden cameras catch patrons' reactions when a new mother brings her infant to a bar and then has a few too many drinks, and when a store clerk is rude to a young jewish couple.

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