What Would You Do?
An American television news magazine and hidden camera show. Actors act out scenes of conflict or illegal activity in public settings while hidden cameras videotape the scene, and the focus is on whether or not bystanders intervene, and how. Variations are also usually included, such as changing the genders, the races or the clothing of the actors performing the scene, to see if bystanders react differently. Quiñones appears at the end to interview the bystanders about their reactions. As the experiment goes on, psychology professors, teachers, or club members watch and discuss the video with Quiñones, explaining and making inferences on the bystanders' reactions.
Type: tv
Season: 14
Episode: 1
Duration: 1h
Release: 2008
Rating: 7.9
Season 14 - What Would You Do?
2018-05-17
"A woman's parents voice disapproval about her engagement; a teenage boy is controlling toward his girlfriend; a bus driver drinks at a bar before returning to bring students on a field trip; a restaurant customer insults his elderly waiter."
2018-05-24
"Grandparents berate their grandchildren in public; a restaurant customer insults a young man with Down syndrome; a woman accuses her boyfriend of flirting while he is working as a bartender."
2018-06-05
"A restaurant employee asks black teens to prepay for their meal; a bakery owner refuses to sell a wedding cake to a lesbian couple; a mother forces her child to shoplift; a woman tears recipes from a cookbook at a bookstore."
2018-06-22
"A Hispanic child is scolded for speaking Spanish; a child draws on fine art displayed in a cafe; diners refuse to tip a lesbian waitress; a man proposes to his girlfriend with a fake diamond ring; strangers are asked to pose as a woman's boss."
2018-06-29
"A waitress puts up with harassment from a customer because she needs the tip; people steal from a deli tip jar; a drag queen's parents become annoyed at their child's dress; a woman turns a coffee shop into her personal office."
2018-07-06
"A white woman with an adopted black child is harassed by an onlooker; a woman is distracted by her phone while her children run wild in a clothing store; a tutor and her student talk about their relationship in front of others."
2018-07-13
"TV personality Catelynn Baltierra; a pregnant teen's parents disapprove of her decision to raise the child; a customer is racially profiled at a store; a salesperson is abused by a mother and daughter; a woman shops from other shoppers' carts."
2018-07-27
"A muscular female trainer is insulted for being too fit; a man and woman tell their teen child that they are separating; a man asks fellow diners to watch his laptop while he steps away; children are being disruptive at a restaurant."
2018-08-03
"A woman reacts to news of her friend's pregnancy by telling her she's too old; a waitress insults diners who struggle with English; a waiter's chatting interferes with his job; a minor asks older customers to buy e-cigarettes for him."
2018-08-10
"A café manager takes issue with a customer's politically-themed attire; two parents reprimand their 30-year-old son for still living at home; teens push a homeless man to humiliate himself in exchange for cash."
2018-08-17
"A cashier prevents customers from helping a woman with food stamps; a young boy tells strangers his parents left him to play alone; Chinese parents react poorly when their son tells them he's gay; fraternity brothers publicly haze recruits."
2018-08-24
"A fellow customer criticizes gay parents for raising a child without a mother; a customer interrupts a nursing mother at a restaurant to tell her she is disturbing others; a bartender reads texts and emails that are on a customer's phone."
2018-08-31
"When store employees believe an African-American woman is trying to use a fake coupon, they call the police; a woman treats her foster son differently than her biological daughter; a man's parents disapprove of his overweight girlfriend."
2018-09-07
"A football player and his coach disagree about taking a knee during the national anthem; a customer takes another customer's diamond engagement ring at a nail salon; a teacher tries to buy food and school supplies, but her card is denied."
Season 15 - What Would You Do?
2020-07-07
"People react in Mississippi and New York to a man publicly displaying the Confederate flag; a coffee shop manager berates a cashier who offers free food to a homeless man; a man plots revenge against his ex; a mother becomes embarrassed by her son."
2020-09-14
"A coach discourages a young baseball player from coming out as gay; a waitress is rude to a veteran with a traumatic brain injury; a customer in a clothing store starts rearranging items; a young man confronts his father about his gambling."
2020-07-28
"Thought-provoking scenarios on racial bias, aging out of the foster care system, and sobriety."
2020-08-04
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2020-08-11
"A bar manager tells an applicant she's too old for the job; two women in a gym bully another woman for her body's appearance in leggings; a customer in a sporting goods store harasses a gay couple; a mother wants her children to eat vegetables."
2020-08-18
"A teenager pleads with his mother to get a vaccine; a mother steals money from a register when the cashier steps away; a pageant coach berates her contestant; a father criticizes his son for being afraid to hold a baby alligator."
2020-08-25
"Two Latino men are questioned about their immigration status; teen girls verbally bully a classmate at a park; a woman upsets her child by repeatedly saying negative things about the child's father; a barbershop customer falls asleep in the chair."
2020-09-08
"A boy at an ice cream shop needs help fending off bullies; a focus group reviews a product that does not work; a salesman asks focus group participants to pretend to be a marriage coach for a meeting with his wife."
Season 16 - What Would You Do?
2024-02-18
"Bystanders grapple with a teacher's side hustle on an adult-content site, objections to immigrants applying for work, a deli staffer dealing with a rude customer, breastfeeding in public and a man bothering a woman at a gym."
2024-02-25
"From observing the reactions of fellow diners to a homeless individual in a restaurant to witnessing a man springing a last-minute prenup on his fiance, this tackles sensitive topics that spark discussions about compassion, fairness, and social justice. Additionally, viewers will witness a scenario where an employer asks a Black applicant to change her hairstyle, shedding light on issues of discrimination and workplace diversity. Lastly, a young couple grapples with a significant decision, inviting viewers to empathize with their plight and consider the complexities of relationships."
2024-03-03
"What Would You Do? Struggling Pregnant Woman, Sports Safety, Drug Mule, Love Triangle"
2024-03-17
"A white mom is shocked her son is dating a Black woman; Parent unable to afford child’s birthday gift; Ex-boyfriend crashes bachelorette party."
2024-03-24
"A man drugs a woman's drink; a scam artist in the act; a vasectomy debate; an elderly woman shoplifts; a veteran struggles with mental health."
2024-03-31
"Bystanders react to cutting a family member off; parents war over their kids' screen time; finding lost cash on the ground; a college student tells her parents she wants to pursue acting; a mother dealing with postpartum depression."
2024-04-07
"A music producer propositions their singer; an adult struggles to care for a parent with Alzheimer's disease; a man uses his older girlfriend for money; a parent faces objections to raising an adopted child of a different race."
Season 17 - What Would You Do?
2024-10-07
"Rude customer berates immigrant employee at car was; Girlfriend caught cheating at airport; Job applicant denied over body image."
2024-10-30
"Nanny's uses cruel words to children at mini golf. Restaurant patrons console woman abandoned during date. Gym-goer's exercise session disrupted by aggressive muscleman."
