About this season
Sex Before the Internet explores a world before Pornhub and OnlyFans. This is the world of sex, analog-style.
Episodes (8)
1. Sex in the Champagne Room
Aired 23 January 2024 • 44 min
Going inside the champagne rooms of Atlanta’s most notorious strip club where celebs and athletes of the ‘90s partied like never before — until the feds brought it all down.
2. Sex Toy Empire
Aired 30 January 2024 • 44 min
From dildos to plugs, go inside Doc Johnson – the company that survived censorship, arrests, and a fire to become one of the largest makers of sex toys in the U.S.
3. King of Cathouse
Aired 6 February 2024 • 44 min
The women of Nevada’s legal brothels describe working for America’s most famous pimp, Dennis Hof, at the Bunny Ranch – where anyone with a buck and a fantasy could come & get off.
4. Exposed: Ron Jeremy
Aired 13 February 2024 • 44 min
Ron Jeremy was the undisputed King of Porn, one of the few porn stars to cross into the mainstream. But a whispered secret would become a rebel yell as women revealed their truth.
5. Playboy TV: The Hard Sell of Soft Porn
Aired 20 February 2024 • 44 min
As VHS and cable brought sex scenes into your living room, Playboy's relevance was under threat. Hugh Hefner had to keep up with the times and bring his brand to television.
6. Girls Gone Wild Revealed
Aired 27 February 2024 • 44 min
As VHS and cable brought sex scenes into your living room, Playboy's relevance was under threat. Hugh Hefner had to keep up with the times and bring his brand to television.
7. Showgirls: Baring It All
Aired 5 March 2024 • 44 min
The creators of Showgirls wanted to push the limits, but it turned out America wasn't ready for explicit sex in a mainstream movie – until it came out on home video.
8. The Hef of Gay Porn
Aired 12 March 2024 • 44 min
Deep Throat made porn mainstream, but it took time for gay porn to come out of the closet. One buttoned up producer would help it happen and revolutionize American masculinity.