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.
#1 - March 18, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/2011
Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a woman favoring one of her daughters, a woman insulting her daughter's appearance, a woman and her service dog being kicked out of a restaurant, and a person stealing clothes from a laundromat.
#2 - January 7, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/2011
Emergency medical technicians ignore a woman who collapsed, teenagers leave a restaurant without paying, and a group of teens taunts an elderly man.
#3 - January 14, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/2011
Teens pretend to get drunk in public; men on the street harass an attractive woman; an elderly person shoplifts; a woman confesses she is marrying her older fiance for his money.
#4 - January 21, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2011
Hidden cameras catch people's reactions to a waiter suggesting low-calorie alternatives to an overweight customer, an interracial couple being harassed in a bar, and a woman without enough food stamps to cover her groceries.
#5 - January 28, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/2011
Hidden cameras catch people's reactions to a rude restaurant customer, a coffee-shop manager questioning a mixed-race family, a person posing as a panhandler and a customer pretending to slip and fall in a store.
#6 - A guard confronts a Latino family
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2011
An off-duty security guard confronts a Latino family for no apparent reason; a person steals a waiter's tip; a shop manager discriminates against deaf job applicants; a man from a wanted poster enters a restaurant.
#7 - February 18, 2011
Season 4 - 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.
#8 - People mock a little person
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2011
A teenager suggests to his girlfriend that she have an abortion; people mock a little person for his size; a child is loudly intolerant of gays; a grocery store patron tries to forcefully help a handicapped woman; a boy is teased for having red hair.
#9 - February 25, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2011
Hidden cameras capture reactions to gay military personnel showing affection in public, a woman criticizing another for an interracial adoption, and an older woman falling for an Internet scam.
#10 - March 4, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2011
Hidden cameras capture reactions to gay military personnel showing affection in public, a parent in a diner with two out-of-control children, and a woman trying to talk her daughter into a cosmetic procedure.
#11 - March 11, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/2011
People behave rudely at the gym; a man hits on a woman while his wife is in the bathroom; girls harass a classmate over the Internet in a coffee shop.
#12 - A girl is verbally attacked
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/2010
Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a group of girls verbally attacking another in a park, a waiter asking a lesbian couple with children to leave a restaurant, a baby left in a car, racial profiling and an obnoxious cell phone user.
#13 - March 25, 2011
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/2011
Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to caretakers admonishing a child's choice of doll, a waiter serving food that was dropped on the floor, a traveling businessman cheating on his wife, and an agent criticizing a thin, young model's weight.
#14 - Diners comment on a women's meal choice
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/10/2012
Scenarios include a mother abandoning her baby monitor in front of strangers while it's in use because she needs a "break"; restaurant patrons feeding meat to a child whose vegetarian mother has stepped away from their table; a makeup artist at a cosmetics counter insisting on offering cover-up products to a person with a birthmark; and restaurant patrons overhearing a "therapist" telling a gay teenager to "pray the gay away."
#15 - A woman smokes near her baby
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/24/2012
Scenarios include a young woman lying to her boyfriend about a paternity test; a woman smoking near her infant; a girl being pressured by her boyfriend to get a tattoo; a nanny belittling her young charges; and a customer overindulging in free samples at a deli counter.
#16 - October 12, 2012
Season 6 - 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.
#17 - October 19, 2012
Season 6 - 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.
#18 - May 31, 2013
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2013
A street musician insults the people around him; intoxicated parents board their boat with their child; a transgender girl tries on prom dresses; a woman enters a bar in her wedding dress, explaining she is having cold feet.
#19 - June 7, 2013
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/2013
A pedicure customer makes derogatory comments; a man orders a complicated drink at a cafe; a mean and lazy barista; a basketball player comes out of the closet.
#20 - June 14, 2013
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/2013
A nanny threatens to give a child what looks like medicine to calm him; a man threatens a Middle Eastern deli clerk; a bouncer denies women entrance to a club based on their appearance; a man offers a woman work as a special companion.
#21 - June 21, 2013
Season 7 - 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.
#22 - February 17, 2009
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/17/2009
Similar to the last episode, an open house real estate agent played by an actor behaves prejudiced towards certain races. Would you let a senior drive if he seemed unable too? You might be surprised at the results. Finally, you are at a park and see a stranger approach an unattended child. What if the stranger has different characteristics?
#23 - Two men try to scam a free meal
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2012
A makeup counter employee pushes concealer on a woman who has a birthmark; two men try to scam a free meal by putting a bug in the soup; a drunken father asks his young son to drive him; a man kisses another man when his wife goes to the lavatory.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - A man offers two teens modeling jobs
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/27/2012
Scenarios include observing the theft of a laptop; a man telling two teen girls that he's a photographer and could make them famous models; a man expressing disgust after overhearing a gay-marriage proposal; and a prospective dog adopter confiding that he wants the dog for fighting.
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - A salesperson dealing with a rude bride
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/2012
Scenarios include a homeless person being robbed by passersby; hard-to-please brides-to-be and surly salespeople in a bridal shop; and children of various ages who threaten their mothers with violence.
Watch Now:Amazon