What Would You Do? - Episode Guide

Jewelry thief; teens propose to ''out'' their closeted gay friend on social media; bar patrons encourage a recovering alcoholic to have a drink; customers steal sneakers at a store; an interracial couple receives rude comments.

Man Outraged When Friend Says He's HIV Positive

Episode: 2016-07-22 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2016 (61 min)

A friend reacts negatively to a man revealing he has HIV; a mother can't afford to buy her child a promised toy; conservative Christian parents ask their pastor to help with their gay son; a diner asks to taste strangers' food.

College Students Peer Pressure Friend Into Abusing Adderall

Episode: 2016-07-29 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2016 (61 min)

College students take Adderall while drinking at a bar; a man kisses another man while his wife is in the bathroom; parents disapprove that their daughter's boyfriend is in a wheelchair; an employee makes assumptions about a black customer.

Muslim Woman Needs Help Changing Tire

Episode: 2016-08-05 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2016 (61 min)

A woman struggles to change her tire on a suburban street; a 16-year-old boy doesn't know how to react when the teenage girl he thought he was meeting turns out to be in her 40s; a husband is annoyed to learn he's having another daughter.

Parent Leaves Baby in a Hot Car

Episode: 2016-08-12 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2016 (61 min)

A baby is left alone in a hot car with no parents in sight; A 15-year-old girl is approached by an older man who invites her back to his home to play music; Man refuses service from an employee at a car dealership, simply because she is a woman.

Military Veteran Doesn't Have Enough Cash to Buy Groceries

Episode: 2016-08-19 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2016 (61 min)

Interracial couple get harassed in a restaurant by another customer; Woman is stunned when her date's boyfriend arrives; Street musician heckles people on a crowded sidewalk

Parents of a Bride-to-Be Disapprove of Her Interracial Relationship

Episode: 2016-08-26 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2016 (61 min)

Parents of a bride-to-be disapprove of her interracial relationship; a man has an inappropriate relationship with his child's nanny; an elderly woman shoplifts; a man comes on to his son's girlfriend; a man verbally abuses his wife.

A Mother Won't Let Her Son Play Football Due to the Danger of Injuries

Episode: 2016-09-02 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2016 (61 min)

A mother won't let her son play football due to the danger of injuries; teens ask passersby for a cigarette light; teens use their mother's divorce to guilt her into buying them pricey shoes; illegal use of handicapped parking; bad hibachi chef.

Kids Dispute Santa's Skin Tone

Episode: 2016-12-15 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2016

Children debate the color of Santa's skin; Family cannot afford a Christmas tree; Man dressed as Santa gets drunk on his break.

Season 2017

White Teens Bully a Muslim Peer

Episode: 2017-06-23 | Airdate: Jun 23, 2017 (61 min)

White teens bully a Muslim peer; a couple insult their son's overweight girlfriend; an older man invites two teens to his studio to model for him; a man monitors his bartender girlfriend, calling her out for being flirty; a parent is overcritical.

Waitress Discriminates Against Muslim Family

Episode: 2017-07-07 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2017 (61 min)

Mormon Parents React Negatively to Their Son's Revelation That He is Gay

Episode: 2017-07-14 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2017 (61 min)

A mother preferentially treats her biological child; a father criticizes his daughter; Mormon parents react negatively to their son's revelation that he is gay; parents react negatively to news of their children's engagements to a different culture.

Mothers Shame Gendered Toy Choices Made by Their Children

Episode: 2017-07-28 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2017

Mothers shame gendered toy choices made by their children; a daughter disapproves of her dad's much younger girlfriend; a waiter's OCD upsets a pair of diners; a motorist struggles to change a flat tire.

A Misbehaving Child Lies About Her Nanny

Episode: 2017-08-04 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2017 (61 min)

A misbehaving child lies about her nanny; parents disapprove of their daughter's boyfriend; teen boys attempt selling fake concert tickets to a girl; bar patrons encourage a recovering alcoholic to have a drink; a diner asks to taste strangers' food.

Man Pushes His Pregnant Wife to Lose Weight

Episode: 2017-08-11 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2017

Scenarios include a man pushing his pregnant wife to lose weight; friends pressuring a birthday girl to take 21 shots; a child being disruptive at her mother's place of work; a mom telling her son she can't afford to buy him a toy; and a waitress ignoring customers.

Sales Clerk Refuses to Sell Clothes to Transgender Woman

Episode: 2017-08-18 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2017

Drug Store Employee Denies Muslim Man Passport Photo

Episode: 2017-08-25 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2017

An employee refuses to take a Muslim man's passport photo; a bartender faces sexual harassment from her boss; a woman expresses disgust over two male soldiers kissing; a baseball coach refuses to buy ice cream for a player due to his performance.

A Woman is Harassed for Having a Child of Another Race

Episode: 2017-09-08 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2017

A woman is harassed for having a child of another race; a man is discriminated against for his religious garb; a veteran doesn't have enough money to pay for his groceries; two women scheme to rob a man; a bartender acts unprofessionally.

New Fraternity and Sorority Recruits Are Publicly Hazed

Episode: 2017-09-15 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2017

New fraternity and sorority recruits are publicly hazed and humiliated; a clerk refuses service to a transgender woman; a mother and daughter argue in public about religious garb; a child with Tourette's syndrome is bullied.

Then and Now

Episode: 2017-09-22 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2017

The WWYD team re-tackles issues brought up in the season 1.

Season 2018

Parents Disapprove of Lesbian Daughter's Fiancee

Episode: 2018-05-17 | Airdate: May 17, 2018

A young woman is meeting her parents for lunch to let them know that she is engaged to a woman. Her parents voice their disapproval of her marrying a woman. How will other diners react? A teenage boy grabs his girlfriend forcefully in public, snatches her smartphone and tries to control what she's doing. What will bystanders say? A bus driver is at a bar drinking heavily, planning to go back to work straight from the bar to pick up students from a field trip. Will others step in to prevent him from getting behind the wheel?A senior citizen is working as a restaurant waiter and is slow in taking a customer's order. When he brings the food, it is not what the young man ordered. The customer is impatient and complains about the waiter's age, speed and inability to get the order correct. Will other customers come to the waiter's defense?A laundromat customer starts stealing clothing from others' washers and dryers. What will the witnesses say and do? Will they try to stop the customer from stealing those clothes?

Grandparents Verbally Abuse Grandchildren

Episode: 2018-05-24 | Airdate: May 24, 2018

Jealous girlfriend berates boyfriend at his job; Man insults restaurant customer with Down syndrome.

Discrimination at a Diner

Episode: 2018-06-15 | Airdate: Jun 15, 2018

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.

Couple Refuses to Leave a Tip for Their Lesbian Waitress

Episode: 2018-06-22 | Airdate: Jun 22, 2018

Vineyard customers react poorly to a day laborer eating his lunch on an outdoor patio.

Man Harasses Waitress at a Diner

Episode: 2018-06-29 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2018

A woman shamelessly uses a coffee shop as her office; Blonde woman and black man steal money from deli tip jar.

Onlooker Harasses Parent with Different Race Child

Episode: 2018-07-06 | Airdate: Jul 6, 2018

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.

Parents Disapprove of Pregnant Teen's Decision

Episode: 2018-07-13 | Airdate: Jul 13, 2018

Parents disapprove of their pregnant teen's final decision; Clothing store discriminates against black shopper; Woman steals groceries out of customers' carts.

Transgender Man is Bullied by Former Classmates

Episode: 2018-07-20 | Airdate: Jul 20, 2018

Transgender man is bullied by former classmates; Mother wants daughter to lose weight; Customers ridicule waiter for stuttering

Woman is Harassed for Being Muscular

Episode: 2018-07-27 | Airdate: Jul 27, 2018

A muscular female trainer is insulted for being too fit by someone watching her workout; a father comes out to a disapproving son in a restaurant; a diner asks other diners to watch his laptop while he takes a phone call outside, then someone tries to make off with the computer; and children run amok in a restaurant.

Pregnant Later in Life

Episode: 2018-08-03 | Airdate: Aug 3, 2018

Woman's husband objects to her having a baby in her 40s; Minors ask others to buy them e-cigarettes; Waitress berates couple for speaking Spanish.

Manager Tells Man He Needs to Remove His MAGA Hat

Episode: 2018-08-10 | Airdate: Aug 10, 2018

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.

Young Man Comes Out as Gay to His Traditional Asian Parents

Episode: 2018-08-17 | Airdate: Aug 17, 2018

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.

Pharmacy Calls Police on Black Woman for Using Coupon

Episode: 2018-08-31 | Airdate: Aug 31, 2018

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.

Coach Doesn't Want Student Athletes Kneeling During Anthem

Episode: 2018-09-07 | Airdate: Sep 7, 2018

Student athletes tell their coach they want to kneel during the National Anthem like Colin Kaepernick; Teenager ignores parents while playing Fortnite.

Season 2019

Episode 1

Episode: 2019-08-09 | Airdate: Aug 9, 2019

A deaf person is discriminated against at a restaurant; a woman suspiciously questions a black man who is babysitting two white children; a mother must split a meal between herself and her children; a supermarket bagger with poor packing skills.

Episode 2

Episode: 2019-08-16 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2019

Episode 3

Episode: 2019-08-23 | Airdate: Aug 23, 2019

A mother insists a trans woman use the men's room; a white wrestling coach tells a barber to cut off a black teen's braids despite his protests; a woman realizes none of her son's classmates are going to show up for his birthday party.

Episode 4

Episode: 2019-08-30 | Airdate: Aug 30, 2019

A woman waiting for a rideshare is approached by a man whose details don't match with what's in her app; a mother takes pictures of her daughter on a rowing machine to lie on college applications; teens add nuts to their allergic friend's drink.

Episode 5

Episode: 2019-09-06 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2019

Season 2020

Episode 1

Episode: 2020-07-07 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2020

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.

Episode 2

Episode: 2020-07-14 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2020

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.

Episode 3

Episode: 2020-07-21 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2020

When a woman brings an immigrant child to a restaurant, she is told she should be helping American children; a woman dismisses her friend's postpartum depression; sorority members tell a girl with Down syndrome she can't join because she's different.

Episode 4

Episode: 2020-07-28 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2020

Thought-provoking scenarios on racial bias, aging out of the foster care system, and sobriety.

Episode 5

Episode: 2020-08-04 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2020

A student tells her friend she's providing companionship to men in return for money to pay for school; a shopper starts crying when she learns the dress she want's isn't available in her size; women belittle a stay-at-home dad.

Episode 6

Episode: 2020-08-11 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2020

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.

Episode 7

Episode: 2020-08-18 | Airdate: Aug 18, 2020

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.

Episode 8

Episode: 2020-08-25 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2020

Episode 9

Episode: 2020-09-08 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2020

Episode 10

Episode: 2020-09-08 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2020

Season 2024

Episode 1

Episode: 2024-02-18 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2024

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 the gym while working out.

Episode 2

Episode: 2024-02-25 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2024

Homeless woman seeks a meal at a restaurant; Bride-to-be shocked by prenup request; Black woman faces hair discrimination during job interview.

Episode 3

Episode: 2024-03-03 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2024

Onlookers decide what to do when a pregnant woman can't pay for a meal, a trainer ignores his athlete's head pain, an unemployed father-to-be considers illegal dealings, and a cheating partner is caught after their phone is secretly tracked.

Episode 4

Episode: 2024-03-17 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2024

Observers react to a woman lured into a pyramid scheme, objections to an interracial couple, a dad struggling to pay for his child's birthday gift, a bride-to-be flirting with temptation, and a mom forcing her teen into online influencing.

Episode 5

Episode: 2024-03-24 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2024

Hidden cameras reveal what people do when they witness a man drugging a woman's drink, a scam artist in the act, a vasectomy debate, an elderly woman shoplifting, and a veteran struggling with mental health.

Episode 6

Episode: 2024-03-31 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2024

Bystanders react to cutting a family member off, parents warring over their kids' screen time, finding lost cash on the ground, a college student telling her parents she wants to pursue acting, and a mother dealing with postpartum.

Episode 7

Episode: 2024-04-07 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2024

Onlookers react to a music producer propositioning their singer, an adult struggling to care for a parent with Alzheimer's, a man using his older girlfriend for money, and a parent facing objections to raising an adopted child of a different race.

Episode 8

Episode: 2024-04-21 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2024

Hidden cameras reveal what people do when a wife asks her husband for an open marriage, a teen faces peer pressure, patrons hold loud video calls in public, a bakery refuses to serve a same-sex couple, and a mother harshly disciplines her child.

Specials

An Intervention Special

Episode: 2016 Special | Airdate: Jun 19, 2016 (63 min)

A special episode features scenarios involving addiction and family dynamics.

Holiday Edition

Episode: 2016 Special | Airdate: Dec 15, 2016 (61 min)

Scenarios include a nanny's reaction to a black Santa; a woman's children complain when she can't afford to buy them a better Christmas tree; a mall Santa gets drunk; Kids try to swindle people through a charity booth.