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Episodes: All (5)

Season: 1  |  2
Year: 2003  |  2004

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1: Episode #1.1

Original Air Date—20 August 2003

Season 1, Episode 2: Year-end Special

Original Air Date—17 December 2003
Mo Rocca and fellow correspondents investigative reports on the year's most outrageous stories from the files of the website, including: the story behind the "Girls Gone Wild" lawsuits; an in-depth look at bridal rage, a growing trend in 2003; and the failure of celebrity restaurants, focusing on Britney Spears' NYLA. Each irreverent report discloses the documents and mugshots behind these stories, and features interviews with those involved in the story, including principles in the case, lawyers, experts, and journalists. At the end of the show, the Smoking Gun editors reveal their favorites and present one celebrity with the First Annual "Smokey" award, proclaiming their mishap as the most outrageous of 2003.

Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1: Episode #2.1

Original Air Date—21 June 2004
Host Rachael Harris leads a crack team of correspondents who take to the streets to reveal the stories behind the latest documents uncovered by thesmokinggun.com. Among the hot topics explored are "Bleep This," a report about the post-Superbowl culture war over swearing and indecency on television/radio with interviews from Penn Jillette and Susie Essman. Correspondent John Gregorio goes on a crime spree, violating over a dozen New York City lesser-known laws such as the one that prohibits reading while walking. In addition, a segment called, "How's Your Record?" persuades average citizens on the street to come clean about their criminal backgrounds.

Season 2, Episode 2: Episode #2.2

Original Air Date—22 June 2004
Host Rachael Harris leads a crack team of correspondents who take to the streets to reveal the stories behind the latest documents uncovered by thesmokinggun.com. Correspondent John Gregorio takes a playful look at same-sex marriage, and Susie Essman will take a closer look at thesmokinggun.com's notorious mug shot library. Additionally, the thesmokinggun.com editors will highlight their favorite documents of the year, and share the rather homoerotic Department of Justice's strip search procedural video. Special reports include details of drug smuggling, the year's dumbest criminals and a visit to psychic Judi Hoffman for predictions on which celebrities are headed for legal trouble.

Season 2, Episode 3: Year-end Special

Original Air Date—9 December 2004
Host Rachael Harris and her merry band of correspondents remind viewers of the most bizarre and shocking stories of the year. Highlights include Susie Essman's picks for favorite celebrity mug shot of the year; an investigative report, "How to Survive Prison - A Celebrity Guide"; and awards for The Smoking Gun Story of the Year, the year's Stupidest Criminal and the year's Naughtiest Celebrity. Michael Musto gets the scoop from celebrity psychic Judi Hoffman on which hot messes we can expect in 2005, and Smoking Gun editors Bill Bastone and Danny Goldberg bestow the Michael Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award to the legally-challenged celebrity who has gone above and beyond the call of duty by providing them with reams of embarrassing documents.

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