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 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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."
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - June 28, 2013
Season 7 - 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.
#20 - July 05, 2013
Season 7 - 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.
#21 - July 12, 2013
Season 7 - 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.
#22 - March 17, 2009
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2009
What would you do if you saw a young teen being forced into a polygamous marriage. How about a Latino hate crime? What would you do if you saw a thief stealing from someone on the beach? How far would you go in telling lies about a faulty infomercial product?
#23 - Cameras capture people's reactions
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2008
Cameras capture people's reactions to an attack on the homeless, a nonhandicapped person parking in a space for the handicapped, a waiter or waitress flirting with a diner's spouse, and strangers' embarrassing moments.
#24 - Interracial abuse; Good Samaritan
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2008
Hidden cameras capture people's reactions to a couple's nearly violent domestic dispute, a person in need, and a waiter flirting with one's partner.
#25 - Overweight woman harassed
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/25/2008
Teens verbally abuse an overweight woman; witnesses try to identify a purse-snatcher; a bride's choice of wedding gown dismays friends and family; whether to tell a friend a spouse is cheating.