About this season
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.
Episodes (4)
1. Season 1, Episode 1
Aired 26 February 2008 • 60 min
A Muslim woman wearing a veil is denied service at a bakery. At a park, three girls verbally attack another girl. A friend's husband is eating dinner with a complete stranger. A woman parking in a tight spot hits the car behind her.
2. Season 1, Episode 2
Aired 4 March 2008 • 60 min
Teenagers attack a homeless man. An unhandicapped woman refuses to move her car from a handicapped parking space. A waitress flirts with a woman's husband. Will someone speak up to someone with food in their teeth, toilet paper on their shoes, or an unbuttoned blouse?
3. Season 1, Episode 3
Aired 11 March 2008 • 60 min
An interracial couple fights in a park. Volunteers are told to read the parable of the Good Samaritan and later see a pair of people in need. A waiter flirts with a man's wife.
4. Season 1, Episode 4
Aired 25 March 2008 • 60 min
A group of teenagers ridicule an overweight person. Can random people pick a thief from a police lineup? At a wedding, people criticize the bride-to-be's wedding gown. Once again, a friend's husband is eating dinner with a complete stranger.