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: 3/23/2025Network: ABC (US)Status: Continuing
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#1 - 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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#2 - 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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#3 - 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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#4 - 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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#5 - 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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#6 - 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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#7 - 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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#8 - 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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#9 - 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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#10 - 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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#11 - 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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#12 - 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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#13 - 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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#14 - 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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#15 - 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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#16 - 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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#17 - 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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#18 - 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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#19 - May 13, 2011

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2011

An Asian woman is tough on her daughter; a pregnant teen scams two couples looking to adopt; a teenage boy asks pharmacy customers to buy him condoms; a teenager is emotionally abusive to his girlfriend.

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#20 - A waitress verbally abuses a gay couple

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/20/2011

A waitress verbally abuses a gay couple; a restaurant patron harasses an interracial couple; a woman has her young daughter's eyebrows waxed; a woman berates her nail technician; a teen reacts badly to news of his girlfriend's pregnancy.

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#21 - A woman reveals a secret to her fiance

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2012

Scenarios include a woman being rejected by her fiancé after she makes a confession to him; a woman who shows signs of being abused by her partner; a teen boy telling his unsympathetic father that he's gay; and a woman stealing merchandise from a ski store.

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#22 - A teen faces pressure to have sex

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/9/2012

Scenarios involving peer pressure and teen sex include a girl being pressured to have sex for the first time, and two boys discussing drugging their girlfriends to have sex with them. Also: a boy tells his mother that he thinks he should be female; and a boy asks drugstore customers to buy condoms for him.

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#23 - March 18, 2011

Season 3 - 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.

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#24 - January 7, 2011

Season 3 - 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.

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#25 - January 14, 2011

Season 3 - 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.

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