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6001 Today I Gotta Know…Are Those Juicy Rumors True?
Guests on today’s show are concerned because they are hearing surprising rumors that
are circulating about their friends and loved ones. The guests are here to find out whether
or not these rumors have any basis in reality, so they can finally put them to bed.

6002 Your New Woman Is Making You Dis Our Baby!
The moms on today’s Ricki have had it! They say the fathers of their children are more interested in their new girlfriends than in their children. Some of the women say that the “deadbeat dads” are so uninvolved that they barely know who their children are.

6003 Baby, We’re Married But I’m Addicted To Cheating!
It seems that everywhere you turn these days there are couples having intimate relationships
with people other than their mates. How - and why - does someone put up with a spouse or
lover who betrays them? Today on Ricki, we’ll hear from spouses and lovers who not only admit to cheating, but also say they can’t help themselves.

6004 We Were Forced To Break Up…Baby I Want You Back!
On today’s show, Ricki reunites former lovers who were forced to break up because of circumstances beyond their control The guests try to win back their long-lost loves, even with friends, family members and the ex’s new lovers standing in their way!

6005 I’m a Teen Heroin Addict…Ricki, Please Help Me!
Heroin use among teenagers has doubled in the last four years. Today on the show, teen heroin addicts reach out in desperation for Ricki’s help. We’ll hear their unbelievable stories in the first half then stop tape and send them to an intense four-hour detox program. The second half of the emotional show was taped five days later and, with the help of addiction medical specialist Lance Gooberman, MD, we’ll see how they are doing. Today’s show represents what may be a last chance for these teens and their families.

6006 Surprise! You Won’t Recognize Me! Drastic Makeovers!
Can a woman receive a make-over so drastic that her own mate won’t even recognize her?
On today’s Ricki, with the help of famed NuBest Salon Creative Director Jamie Mazzel and
make-up artist Devra Badger and top clothing stylists Rick Ramsey, women receive incredible
make-overs.

6007 Baby, You Gotta Know That In The Bedroom You’re No Romeo!
We all hope that our mate can bring romance into our lives. But what happens when they fall
short in the romance department? Today, women confront their lovers about their lack of
passionate encounters. But there’s a twist - how will these women react when their allegedly
lousy lovers defend their sexual “manlyhood” by admitting to having all the right moves with
other women!

6008 Back Off Mom…I’m A Teen Running Wild And You Can’t Stop Me!
The teens on today’s show are running wild and they say there is nothing that will
stop them …not even their mothers! They have agreed to come on Ricki to try and work
through their problems, but will these kids agree to change their ways?

6009 You’ve Let Me Cheat So I Won’t Stop Now!
Today’s guests have a track record of being unfaithful to their loved ones. Yet their significant
others have never shown any disapproval for their behavior. Because the cheaters got away with
it in the past, they now think that the same rules apply today…guess again!

6010 You Thought We Were History…But Surprise! Today I Propose!
“Will you marry me?” are the words that usually bring cries of happiness. But on today’s Ricki,
those four words might bring a much different reaction as guests spring marriage proposals on
their unsuspecting former loves. Are they headed for the chapel of love or the temple of doom?

6011 Twintastic Super Sexy Twin Crushes!
The guests on today’s show have a special link in common…They are all twins. These look-
alikes have a little something to get off their collective chests. They have their eyes on other twin
siblings. Will these twin crushes turn into something hot and heavy or fizzle and fade?

6012 I May Cause Distress…But I’ve Gotta Confess!
Everyone has a secret. Sometimes the secret is just too big to handle. Do we confess, even if it
means hurting the ones we love? What will happen once these potentially life altering revelations
come out? It’s Ricki’s true confessions.

6013 Don’t Trap My Son…He’s Not Your Baby’s Father!
On today’s Ricki, guests confront women that claim their sons are the fathers of
their children. They feel that these women are using the father card to trap these
men, and these parents will not stand for it.

6014 He’s In Jail For Life..Why Are You With Him?
The women on today’s Ricki all are in love with men behind bars for crimes ranging from armed
robbery to murder. Friends and family of these women think that the “boyfriends behind bars”
are just using them and that these women are just wasting their lives. But the women in love
refuse to listen - will they remain faithful even if it is for a life term?

6015 I Scam Women For Money…And They Let Me!
Would you let your mate scam other women and men as long as the bacon comes home to you?
On today’s Ricki, we find out just how far people are willing to go to get all of the material things
they desire - and how far when they find out the gritty details of the scams their mates
pull.

6016 60 Days To Do It: Ricki’s Weight Loss Challenge!
This special show is the first in a series of “60 Days To Do It” shows in which guests take part in
various challenges to make changes in their lives. Ricki’s weight loss challenge follows Ricki,
her sister, Jennifer, and six guests from start to finish in their eight and a half week battle to lose
weight - with amazing results!

6017 Surprise! I Have Proof…You’re Busted For Cheating!
Is your man a smooth player, a cheater, or in love with you for real? That’s exactly what the
women on today’s show want to know. They say that they seriously suspect their mates are
cheating on them and their friends and family members say they have the proof to bust these guys
for good. Once the proof is revealed, it’s up to the couple to decide if the evidence is enough.

6018 We Were Best Friends Until We Joined Rival Gangs!
Ricki once again breaks the boundaries of ordinary talk shows with “We Were Best Friends Until
We Joined Rival Gangs.” The emotionally gripping hour gives viewers the opportunity to witness
rival gang members throwing down their colors and renouncing their gangs in the name of true
friendship.

6019 Ricki’s Seventeen Magazine Makeovers!
Lucky young women from across the country were shocked when camera crews from Ricki
showed up at their doors to whisk them away to NYC! Ricki and Seventeen Magazine received
touching letters from caring women explaining why their best friends deserved special attention.
Their stories, moments of surprise, and amazing transformations are featured.

6020 We Do The Wild Thing In Public...You Can’t Stop Us!
We’ve all been grossed out at one time or another by that demonstrative couple in line next to us at the movies or at the next table at the café. Today on Ricki, friends and family of chronic exhibitionists tell them to quit it – or at least bring it behind closed doors where no one else has to look at it.

6021 Today I Want To Know Why You Won’t Return My Phone Calls!
Guests on today’s Ricki confront their friends and former mates who are refusing to return their phone calls. They want answers about why these important people in their lives have disconnected themselves. Wait until you hear their reasons.

6022 You Can’t Stop Me Mom…I’m a Teen Having Sex!
The teens on today’s Ricki are sexually active – despite their parents’ objections. The parents step forward today to confront their children, saying they are too young for intimate relationships.

6023 Give Me A Son Or I’m Outta Here!
“Honey, I’m having a baby” are words that usually provoke great happiness. There is just one problem on today’s show – there will be happiness for these fathers-to-be only if the baby is a boy. After receiving the results of sonograms, will the fathers-to-be give the women ultimatums? Or will they listen to the advice of today’s experts – Danny Bonaduce and his wife Gretchen? Danny admits he wanted a son until “daddy’s little girl” arrived three and a half years ago.

6024 Mom/Dad, Since The Divorce You’ve Changed For The Worse!
Since mom and dad divorced, they’ve begun to run wild. They party and carry on, never having time for their children. Today on Ricki, those kids step forward to tell their parents that they don’t like how their parents are behaving.

6025 Stop Saying My Man Is Gay!
The guests on today’s show are here to beg forgiveness because they falsely accused their loved ones of some unspeakable and shocking behavior. Will the loved ones forgive them, even though some of the accusations ruined their lives?

6026 Today, You Decide…Is It True Or Just An Urban Legend?
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6027 I Know You Want Me…But Guess What? I Don’t Want You!
Guests on today’s Ricki are ready to tell the men or women who they think want them that they are just not interested. But are the recipients of the message really interested in our guests, and will they be heartbroken or amused by the news they receive?

6028 Mom, I’m a Teen Having Sex…Put Me On The Pill Or Else!
Moms are here today because their sexually active teenage daughters want to be put on the pill. But the moms are saying “no” because they feel that would be condoning their young daughters’ intimate relationships. After hearing their daughters’ pleas, will these moms give in?

6029 I’m Holding Out Sex Until You Change Your Ways!
Women on today’s show deliver ultimatums to their mates – “either change your ways or no sex!” Will these threats cost them their relationships? Additionally, hip-hop sensation Big Pun will perform his hit single, “I’m Not a Player.”

6030 You Were Just A Summer Fling…Today Meet the Real Thing!
Back with their mates after having hot summer romances, the guests on today’s show are here to tell the truth. Whether admitting their “summer sins” to their full time loves or telling their summer flings to take a hike – and meet the “real thing”, the guest must face the truth.

6031 How Could You Dis Me When I Got Pregnant?
The expectant moms on today’s show were expecting a lot more from their friends and family when they announced they were pregnant. These pregnant women say they were abandoned by those closest to them…But there are two sides to every story.

6032 Stop Letting Your Man Pretend He’s Gay For The Pay!
To make a living and support their families, the male guests on today’s show pretend to be gay for pay. Today we hear why these men who say they are straight continue to dance or strip in gay clubs or even act in gay films even though their friends and loved ones believe their work is immoral and disgusting. We will also hear why their female lovers tolerate it.

6033 Today I Ask…”Will You Have a Baby for Me?
The women on today’s touching show are here because they desperately want something that’s been denied to them — children. They will ask family and friends to give them the gift of a child – either to donate an egg for in vitro fertilization or to actually carry the child for them. Fran Fox, a registered nurse and representative of the Cooper Center for In Vitro Fertilization will offer emotional, physical and financial support for the procedure.

6034 Ricki, We’re Back For Round Two Of Our Family Feud!
Today it’s round two for some of the memorable feuding families who appeared on Ricki in the past. These families are back to update us on their turbulent trials. Dr. Lynda Veto sheds some light on these dark family problems.

6035 I Know You’re A Liar…Today I Prove It!
There is nothing worse than finding out that the person you love and trust has lied to you. Today on Ricki, guests submit to lie detector tests to prove whether they are telling the truth. The tests are shocking as some tests confirm worst fears, while others provide vindication.

6036 You Think You’re a Celebrity Look-Alike…Sorry Babe, You’re Not!
It’s fantasy time for guests who live out their wildest dreams by being their favorite celebrity for a day. With the help of professional make-up artists and costumers, these people will be transformed into superstars they love and then take to the streets for fun. Will our very own Tina Turner, Mariah Carey, Brandy, and LL Cool J stop traffic by fooling the public? Or are the friends and family members correct by saying that these star loving fans are taking their obsession a little too far?

6037 This Secret May Ruin Our Relationship…But I’ll Tell You Anyway!
They say the truth will set you free. Guests on today’s Ricki reveal secrets to their mates; however, some of their secrets are so juicy that it just might be their mates who set them free! Will these relationships stand the test of truth?

6038 Hold On Tight! Here’s The Real Reason Guys Dis You!
Today’s guests have such bad attitudes that no guy will get romantically involved with them!
These ladies don’t see a problem with the way dress or the way they act - they say it’s the men
who have the problem. Friends tell these single women that they’ll have to change their ways,
or they’ll never attract a good man.

6039 You Were The Best Lover…Can We Do It Again?
The women on today’s show want to get back together with the best lovers they ever had, even if it’s just for one night. These unsatisfied women don’t even care if their former romantic dynamos have new girlfriends. Tune in to find out if these unsuspecting men will be so flattered that they give in to their former lovers’ request or if they stay true to the new loves in their lives.

6040 Girl, Loose The Tude, You Look Like A Dude! Ricki, Make Her Over!
Today’s guests have complaints about their friends – they say these women do not dress feminine enough! Taking these complaints to the heart, Ricki will help these “Androgynous Pats” show their feminine side with incredible makeovers.

6041 My Wife Looks Frumpy In Bed…Put Her In Sexy Lingerie Instead!
The men on today’s show want their women to ditch their baggy pajamas and old sweat pants
and spice things up with some sexy lingerie. They say that they’re tired of their wives and
girlfriends looking frumpy in the bedroom when they could look hot! The men will see their
dreams come true as their women get sexy makeovers, compliments of Frederick’s of Hollywood.
This show also features a special performance by Rockell, singing “Why Can’t We Try.”

6042 You Told My Secret…How Could You Betray Me?
Today’s guests thought they were safe when they told their best friends a secret - but their friends
spilled the beans! Angry guests confront the friends and family members who ratted them out!
Other guests have secrets of their own to reveal.

6043 Guess What? The Feud Isn’t Over…Today We’re Back For More!
Today it’s round two of endless family and relationship feuds as former Ricki guests return to discuss their problems one more time. Is there any chance a second go-round will help these feuding friends and family members?

6044 Since You Refuse To Put Out, Today You’ll Met The Woman Who Will!
The guests on today’s show say their lovers are no longer attracted to them in the bedroom. They are here to issue ultimatums and tell their frigid partners that if they won’t turn up the heat, they found someone who will.

6045 Guess What? You Think We’re Together…Today I Say “Not!”
Guests on today’s Ricki say their current loves are no longer their main squeezes. They say that they have lied and want to come clean to their sweethearts. Some of the guests are engaged and some are already married…Will the loved ones still want commitments after their cheating mates’ secrets are revealed?

6046 How Can I Trust You…You Slept With My Man!
The women on today’s show say that their back-stabbing best friends can’t be trusted because
they’ve already slept with their men. Ricki’s guests suspect their friends are doing much more
than flirting and are ready to tell their friends to find their own men or hit the road!

6047 Today, The Lie Detector Will Prove You Cheated with My Man!
Today’s guests feel betrayed because they believe that their best friends are cheating with their mates. The mates and lovers deny the accusations even though the evidence suggests they have been lying and cheating. Will the lie detector prove their innocence? The guests are here to face the cold, hard truths about their relationships, no matter how awful they prove to be.

6048 It’s Halloween, & I’m Feelin’ Tricky…I’ve Got A Surprise For You!
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6049 You Falsely Accused Me…I Demand an Apology Today!
The guests on today’s Ricki are here to beg forgiveness because they falsely accused their loved ones of some unspeakable and shocking behavior. Will the loved ones forgive them, even though some of the accusations ruined their lives?

6050 Today Tests Will Prove I’m Not Your Baby’s Father!
Imagine the excitement a woman feels when she finds out she is pregnant. But for today’s guests that joy turned to uncertainty over which man is the father. They are here to prove once and for all who the fathers of their children are. Since all the mothers on today’s show have been accused of having more than one partner, the fathers in question have submitted to conclusive DNA testing to determine the paternity of their children.

6051 Diary of a Teenage Prostitute.
The guests on today’s Ricki are 18 and 19 year old prostitutes from the streets of San Francisco, some having been there since the age of 13. The have decided to earn their living on the street because it its the only way they know to survive. They turn to Ricki for help to get off the streets and away from prostitution.

6052 Mom, I’m 15 And I’m Getting Married…You Can’t Stop Me!
Our teen guests claim they’re in love and have found the mate of their dreams. Their parents
say that they’re too young to be in love, committed and, especially, married. One fifteen-year-
old girl has a nine-month-old baby and wants to marry the father of the child, but his mother and
sister say no way.

6053 It’s Time To Confess that Juicy Secret!
Today’s guests confess their juiciest secrets to their friends and family. We’ll hear secrets and surprises from mistresses, secret lovers surprising crushes and cheating mates. This program also marks the first time Ricki shows an audience member’s point of view with the “Ricki POV camera.”

6054 Today Teens Say, “Mom, I Can’t Stand To Live With You Anymore!”
Teens on today’s show just can’t take living at home for one more minute. They’re ready to run
away again. They’re tired of their mothers’ rules and say the rules have to change. The moms say
their daughters’ behavior has got to change! Psychologist and relationship expert, Lynda Veto,
tries to help them reach a compromise.

6055 Wake Up! Your Daughter Dresses Like a Hoochie Because You Do!
Mothers are supposed to be good role models for their daughters. But are the moms on today’s show setting good examples? Their friends and family don’t think so because these moms wear very sexy clothes - and so do their young daughters. The friends and family members are here to say this “like mother, like daughter” provocative dressing is out of control. Ricki will surprise the sexy duos with “magical makeovers.”

6056 My Friend Is Crazy…She Can’t Wait To Date That Ricki Guest!
Today’s guests say that their friends are crazy, because they’ve fallen hard for people they saw
on TV - Ricki Lake guests! They say their friends are obsessed and are dying to meet these former
guests. These guests will watch their lovestruck friends work to win the hearts of their fantasy
loves as they complete some unusual tasks and participate in some challenging games before their
dating dreams can come true. The show also features a special performance of “Because Of You”
by 98 Degrees, requested by the fans who fell for 98 Degrees when they appeared on a previous
show.

6057 It Won’t Work, Girl…Stop Trying To Trap Your Man!
The women on today’s Ricki are concerned that their male loved ones are being trapped by
manipulative women. They’re here to confront these love-crazed ladies who will stop at
nothing to get their man; including lying, seduction, crying and even faking pregnancy. One
woman goes as far as to make her man take a DNA test to determine the paternity of their child.

6058 Ricki’s Greatest Moments Caught On Tape!
Today’s Ricki takes a trip down memory lane as the show features some incredible some
incredible footage of guests caught on tape. The show digs deep into it’s video archives for some
of the most entertaining, shocking and fun footage from shows past.

6059 You Dissed Me After We Slept Together…I Wanna Know Why!
Today’s guests are angry because suddenly, their bedroom mates bailed out. After sharing
intimate nights, their lovers stopped calling them and started ignoring them. These guests want to
know why they’ve been blown off, and they expect to receive an apology for the way they’ve
been treat!

6060 Stop Tormenting Me Because My Parent Is In Jail!
Today’s guests are teens that are humiliated because their parents are in jail. They are tired
of having their parents mistakes thrown in their faces and want to confront the vicious so-
called friends and relatives who torment them. One man refuses to associate with his parents,
who are both behind bars, but his fiancée is desperate to have them clear the air.

6061 You Say You’re Gay…I Say, “Sleep With Me I’ll Make You Straight!”
The women on today’s show are on a mission because they are in love with men who are gay.
These women believe that their night of romance with them will change their gay friend’s sexual
orientation.

6062 You Think You’re Getting That Embarrassing Video Back?…Maybe…Maybe Not!
Today’s guests are starring in videos that they don’t want anyone to see! They’re furious because
their friends have caught them in compromising positions and are showing the embarrassing
tapes to everyone in town! Guests demand that their friends turn over the scandalous and
humiliating tapes so they can get their lives back together - or they’ll be forced to seek revenge.

6063 I’m Pregnant…How Cold You Leave Me?
The women on today’s show are angry because their men walked out just when they found out
their women were pregnant. These women don’t know where to turn or what to do, but today
they will demand to know why their men left them at a time when they needed them most.

6064 I Used To Be Gay, Now I’m Straight!
Today’s guests say they’re straight. Their friends and ex-boyfriends say they’re gay. What do
their wives have to say about this? Have the guests made radical changes in their lives - or are
they just kidding themselves? Their friends and families confront them and get some expert
advice from relationship expert, Karen Stark.

6065 Today I Tell My Mate: “I’m Dumping You For My Secret Crush!”
Guests on today’s show are here to announce major changes in their lives. Although these men
and women have been involved in serious relationships, they feel it’s time to dump their mates
because they have a secret crush on someone else. Will these “dumpers” find happiness with their
new romantic interests, or will the secret crushes tell them to get lost?

6066 The Holidays Are Here, But Don’t Get Excited…Surprise! You’re Not Invited!
Today’s guests are here to tell irritating family members and friends that the holidays definitely
will not be happy if they’re around. Family feuds will be exposed as these guests say that they’re
fed up with these annoying people, and they’re ready to make it clear to their family members
that they’re not welcome. Relationship expert Dr. Grace Cornish offers advice.

6067 Don’t Freak, Mom, But I’ve Got A Crush On Your Friend!
Today’s guests are afraid their moms will flip out when they reveal that they’ve had a crush on
someone who is much older - their mother’s best friend! They’ve gotten up the courage and are
ready to tell their moms and their secret loves how they feel. These young guests say they
couldn’t ignore the chemistry, and some will reveal that they’re already secretly involved with
their crushes.

6068 Guess What? I’ve Been Playing You And Here’s The Proof On Video Tape!
The guests on today’s “Ricki” refuse to believe their mate is cheating. In fact, unless they see
some hard proof, they will continue to believe their lover is innocent. Leave it to these
guest’s friends and family to deliver the proof and it’s in the form of videotape catching these
mates in the act. One woman is here to show her best friend, who just happens to be pregnant
by this woman’s brother, that her man has been cheating.

6069 Which Of Us Are Men…Which Are Women? You Guess!
Here she is, Miss America…or is it Mr. America? Today’s Ricki Lake promises to deliver laughs
as the show hold it’s own beauty pageant. Yet this is unlike any other as there are several men
dressed as women in the field of 10 contestants. Each entrant will strut “her” stuff in bathing suits
and evening gowns. Will the audience be able to tell which beauties are men and which are really
women?

6070 Today I Come Clean (Brace Yourself) It Could Be Mean!
Today’s guests have some big secrets to reveal, and their loved ones may not want to hear them!
Guests reveal hidden relationships, tell family members exactly how they feel about them, and
expose their own lies. Their confessions may shock the people close to them, but they’re
determined to break the news no matter what the consequences may be.

6071 The Relationship Is Over…Move Out I’m With Him Now!
What would you do if your current love were still living with his or her ex? Today’s guests are
here to confront their mates with ultimatums - stop living with your ex, or lose me!

6072 I Don’t Believe I’m Your Baby’s Father…Today The Test Tells All!
The men on today’s show insist they are not the fathers of the babies in question. They say the
women pinning fatherhood on them were cheating at the times of conception. These women,
however, insist they know these men are daddies of their babies and that the men need to accept
the truth. Fatherhood will be proved or disproved beyond a shadow of a doubt when the results
of conclusive DNA testing are revealed.

6073 Mom, I’ll Go From Gothic and Freak to Gorgeous and Chic!
Guests on today’s show have a style of their own - wildly colored hair, outrageous clothes,
tattoos and piercings - but their families think they look like freaks! The teen guests and biker
moms say they like to look different, and they want people to stop judging them by their shocking
appearances. Family members are thrilled as guests undergo makeovers - Gio Punto of Capelli
Punto Salon transforms the guests from freak to chic!

6074 Shocking Updates! You Won’t Believe What Happened After We Appeared On “Ricki!”
Over the years Ricki has had some of the most incredible guests reveal their secrets to
unsuspecting mates during the show. Today it’s time to update the lives of these guests who
admitted to sleeping around, being pregnant with someone else’s baby, or being in love with
someone other than their mate.

6075 He’s Your Man Now…But Today He’s Coming Home With Me!
Today’s guests are couples in trouble - someone is doing their best to break them up, and that
someone will do everything possible to destroy the current relationship and get themselves
into the picture.

6076 You Dissed Me When I Was Ugly…Now I’m Hot! It’s Payback Time!
Today’s guests say their hot now, but were far from it when they were younger - and their lives
were made a living hell by cruel, insensitive friends and classmates. These gorgeous guests
want to strut their stuff in front of the people who used to tease and put them down. Bullies
won’t believe their eyes when they come face to face with guests who went from geek to chic!

6077 Surprise! You Have No Clue..Today Ricki Makes Your Dreams Come True!
The guests on today’s show have no clue why they are here but they are in for the most delightful
surprise of their life. Ricki is going to make their wildest dreams come true and change their life
forever. One couple is given money for their daughter’s heart transplant. Another couple
gets funding to rebuild their house after two fires destroyed it.

6078 I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes When I Saw What I Did Hypnotized!
Today’s guests won’t believe their own eyes when they realize they’ve been acting crazy on
national television! Guests are shocked when they see what they’ve done after master
hypnotist Flip Orley hypnotized them. Guests find that they “became” UN delegates, strong-
man athletes competing in a tug of war, a beauty pageant contestant - and more.

6079 I Date Only Married Men…Get Over It!
The women on today’s show say no woman is safe - because they are on the hunt for married
men! These guests get what they want and don’t care who gets hurt or what anyone thinks. They
brag about their relationships and the fabulous way their married men treat them. Their friends
and family confront them, and the audience speaks it’s mind about who is to blame when a man
breaks his marriage vows.

6080 Don’t Even Think Of Marrying Her…I Want You Back!
Stop the wedding! Lovestruck guests on today’s show want their exes back - and want them to
dump their fiancees and call off the ceremony! They say they made a big mistake by letting
their exes get away. Now they want another chance before their exes tie the knot with a new
love, and they’re willing to do anything to get it. This show includes a performance by Ace Of
Base, singing “Whenever You’re Near Me”.

6081 Stop Lying! We Never Slept Together…Today The Lie Detector Proves It!
Guests on today’s show are furious. They say they’ve heard rumors about themselves that just
aren’t true! They say they never were intimate with the people who are claiming they were.
They’re ready to take lie detector tests to prove they’re telling the truth and to
stop the lies from spreading!

6082 I’m About To Explode.. I Have To Unload This Secret About Your Mate!
Today’s guests will burst if they don’t unload some heavy duty secrets to their friends about
their friends’ mates! Top secret info about their friends’ lying, cheating boyfriends will be
revealed, and some guests even have to drop bombs about themselves! They’re ready for
relationships to blow up when they tell all.

6083 Ricki’s Wildest, Most Out Of Control Teens Caught On Tape!
Over the last six seasons, some teen guests on the show have been totally out of control! They’ve
said and done wild, shocking things, and it’s all here in this show - from 13 year old guests who
wanted to have babies to teens who belong to gangs. Teens also speak out about the outrageous
behavior of their out of control parents!

6084 You Won’t Believe Your Eyes…Are They Girls Or Guys?
Thanks to Ru Paul, most of us know what a drag queen is. But how many of us have had the pleasure of knowing a drag king? Today’s guests appear to be macho, macho men, but underneath their tough exteriors are soft, sweet, gender bending gals who like to dress and act like guys…and to keep things even more interesting, we’ll meet two dudes who really are men! An audience panel of judges tries to figure out which of these guys are real and which ones are the drag kings.

6085 Surprise! You’re About To Find Out…You’re Getting Dumped!
Today’s guests want to warn their friends that they’re about to be dumped. They say their friend’s
may not know it yet, but their mates are ready to give them the boot - they can see the signs! The
“dumpers” will have the chance to call it quits with their mates - if they have the courage to go
through with it!

6086 How Could You Let Me Hook Up With Him When I Was Wasted?
Guests on today’s show are furious with their friends for not looking out for them when they’ve
had one too many drinks. They say they ended up in compromising positions because their
friends, who were supposed to stop them from doing anything they would regret, didn’t rescue
them! Their friends say they’re not responsible for watching over these women and they refuse
to accept the blame for their friends’ poor judgment and bad behavior.

6087 You’re A Booty Call, Nothing More…You Want A Commitment? There’s The Door!
Guests on today’s show want to play the field with no strings attached! They’re going to tell their unsuspecting lovers that they don’t want a relationship or a commitment - just because they were intimate, it doesn’t mean that they’re dating!

6088 Girl, Give It A Rest… Stop Flaunting Your Chest!
Today’s guests say that their friends are using their physical assets to gain the attention of every
man they meet. They say their conceited friends are embarrassing them and should tone down
the way they dress and behave. Their self confident friends disagree - they say “if you’ve got it,
flaunt it!” Lauren Hayes of “Playboy TV’s Amateur Home Videos” offers her opinion.

6089 Mom, I’m A Teen Terror…No One In The House Is Safe!
The teen guests on today’s show are bullies who terrorize their families, and don’t care who they hurt. They hate being at home and have become so violent that their families are afraid to have them live there. The teens discuss why they’re so unhappy, and their families confront them and plead with them to change their ways.

6090 Today The DNA Tests Will Reveal…Are You My Father?
Teen guests on today’s show are looking for an answer to a very important question. They no
longer can stand the pain of not knowing who their father is. The mother’s aren’t sure, so the
teens are reaching out to the men who were in their mother’s lives years ago. Will the teens find
their biological fathers? They will get some conclusive information as the men submit to DNA
testing.

6091 Surprise! My Identical Twin Won’t Recognize Me…Drastic Makeovers Caught On Tape!
On today’s “Ricki,” several sets of identical twin sisters, who are tired of looking exactly alike,
want drastic makeovers to create a new identity. They are separated, given a new look, and
then hit the streets of New York with a hidden camera to see if they will recognize each other.
Friends and family members also join in the fun.

6092 I’m Engaged To Two Women & They Don’t Know It…Today I Choose!
Young men come clean to two fiancees about their double dealing as they confess that they have promised to marry two different women, but intend to marry just one of them. Will either of the women forgive their shared fiancée? Or will both give him the old heave-ho and send him home alone whistling the “ Wedding Bell Blues”?

6093 Today I Demand To Know Why You Dumped Me!
Today’s guests were involved in hot relationships that suddenly turned cold. Just when
everything seemed to be going well, without warning, our guests were dumped! Today they
confront the unsuspecting heartbreakers and demand to know why they were ditched.

6094 You’re Supposed To Be My Man…Stop Letting Gay Men Hit On You!
The women on today’s show say their husbands and boyfriends are flirting with gay men and they want it to stop. The women say gay men are hitting on their men and that their men seem just a little too comfortable with the extra attention! The women are ready to confront their men, who may have some secrets to reveal.

6095 Give Up The Dream Of A Modeling Gig…Sorry Girl You’re Just Too Big!
Today’s guests each have a friend who dreams of becoming a model. But the guests say that
not only do their friends have egos that are too big, they’re also just too big - so there’s no
way they can model! The beautiful plus-sized women in their lives say it’s all about self-esteem
and plan to prove them wrong. The women participate in a pageant to win a photo shoot and
instructions to the plus-size modeling agencies, thanks to Everette Days of Days Modeling
consultants.

6096 I’m A Teen Who Needs A DNA Test To Learn Who My Baby’s Father Is!
Life altering questions will be answered on today’s show as teen moms find out who their children’s fathers are. This show is especially poignant because the mothers are very young. The dads in question have taken the DNA test.

6097 Girl, I’m Warning You… Stop Calling My Man!
Guests on today’s show have been fielding some unwanted phone calls - other women are calling
their men! The guests want the callers to hang it up and get out of the picture for good. The
callers say they were in the men’s lives before these women came along and see no reason to end
their relationship with the men. Will the men put a stop to the phone calls?

6098 You Knew Me As A He…Surprise! Now I’m Gorgeous She!
The guests on today’s show are going to be reunited with their long-lost best friends. These transformed women say they were so close with their old buddies that they now have to share big secrets with them - their friends knew them as men! But all that has changed. Big-time! Friends are shocked as the women bring them up to date and show them how happy and beautiful and female they are now.

6099 Guess What! I’ll Never Sleep With You…Today I’ll Tell You Why!
Guests on today’s show want to make it clear to the men in their lives that they’re not going to
be intimate with them - ever! These women will tell the men to cool it, and their friends will
share some secrets that may cause these women to cool things off for good.

6100 Surprise! You’re Going Backstage To Meet Your Favorite Celebrity: Ricki’s All Access
Backstage Pass!
For the first time ever, Ricki surprises unsuspecting fans with “All Access” backstage passes to meet and spend the day with their favorite celebrities. From backstage access with Usher and ‘N Sync to a training session with the Philadelphia Flyers or a behind the scenes visit with Next, Ricki Lake fans are in for the time of their lives.

6101 You Let Yourself Go…Here’s The Heave Ho! Meet My New Hotty!
Guests on today’s show say that when they started dating their girlfriends, the women were beautiful. They say the women have let themselves go and have lost their good looks, so they’re ready to dump them. These guys will let their ladies know they’ve already moved onto better things - they’ll even introduce them to the beautiful women they’ve been seeing on the side.

6102 Today I’ll Drop The Bomb…This Secret’s Gotta Come Out!
Today’s guests are ready to explode because they have some juicy secrets that they just can’t hold
back any longer! Some guests will dish the dirt on their friends and some have secrets of their
own to reveal. Bombs will be dropped, cheaters will be revealed to their unsuspecting mates, and
relationships will never be the same.

6103 I Sleep With Both Men And Women…What’s The Big Deal?
Guests on today’s show are tired of people telling them how to live their lives. They say they’re
bisexual, but their loved ones say they should decide once and for all to be with women or men.

6104 Today I Must Confess…I Tricked You Into Getting Me Pregnant!
The women on today’s show did some serious lying to trick their men into getting them pregnant. They not only wanted to have babies, they wanted to make sure the men in their lives would stay in their lives. They’re ready to come clean with their men and tell them what really happened.

6105 Today I Tell My Evil Mother In Law: Butt Out Or Else!
Today’s guests are tired of their family members’ constant interference in their lives. They’re ready to confront their meddling mothers in law and relatives to tell them to mind their own business.

6106 You Say You’re A Straight Man…Stop Wearing Dresses!
Cross-dressing is a growing phenomenon among young people, especially with the popularity of such pop figures as Marilyn Manson, yet the practice is widely misunderstood. Psychological studies indicate that the vast majority of men who cross-dress are straight, though their loved ones understandably misinterpret their signals. On today’s RICKI we meet wives and lovers of men who like to dress as women while claiming they’re straight. The women are angry and confused, and the men are defiant as we sort through this phenomenon with the assistance of psychologist Karen Stark.

6107 I Wont’ t Stop Cheating If You Don’t Stop Eating!
Guests on today’s show are going to drop their mates if their mates don’t drop some pounds. They say that their mates have really let themselves go and that they better lose some weight - or they just might find someone thinner. Some guests will reveal that they’ve already cheated with slimmer lovers!

6108 Today I Confess My Secret Life!
Guest on today’s show have been living double lives and have been keeping their secret lives hidden from the people closest to them. Their unsuspecting family members and friends are in for a shocking surprises as the guests come clean about who they really are.

6109 Guess What! I Slept With You To Win A Bet!
The guests on today’s show pulled a fast one on an unsuspecting lover. They were intimate., but it wasn’t because they were in love - it was just to win a bet! Guest will lay their cards on the table and reveal to their unsuspecting lovers that their affairs were just part of a game.

6110 Back Off! He Might Be Your Man, But I Have His Baby!
The women on today’s show are fighting with each other over the same man! The guests want the women in their exes’ lives to back off! They say that they have kids with these men, so the new women should step aside and stop causing trouble. The new women want the women from their mate’s past to disappear. Will these women ever get along for the sake of the kids?!

6111 You Have No Choice…Tell Mom Your Secret, Or I Will!
Guests on today’s show want their siblings to “fess-up” to what they’ve been doing, and if they won’t, their sibs will tell mom for them. The guests say that their brothers and sisters are leading double lives and are doing some wild and shocking things - some are worried that their siblings are in danger. Will revealing their secrets change their relationships with the people who are close to them? Relationship expert Carol Friedland will provide insight to surprised relatives.

6112 You Said I Was “Too Sexy” On Ricki…Now I’m Hotter Than Ever!
Today’s guests say they’re hot, sexy, and gorgeous - even more so now than on their appearance on Ricki. These guests will strut their stuff in an “All that” competition, hosted by Ed Lover, of “Yo MTV Raps” Hot 97 FM. From big and beautiful ladies to sexiest drag queens, these guests are super self-confident and are ready to show it off. This show also features a special visit to the set by cast members from Miramax’ Films’ “She’s All That!”, Lil’ Kim, Freddie Prinze Jr., Paul Walker, Rachel Leigh Cook, Gabrielle Union and Dru Hill. Cast members pull an audience member out of the audience for a quick makeover - to change her from plain Jane to “ all that”!

6113 You Treated Me Badly…Today You Pay!
Today’s guests say their lovers have burned them, big time. They don’t get mad, they get even. We’ll meet cheaters and see how sweet revenge really is.

6114 My Chest I May Flaunt, But, Baby, I Get What I Want!
On today’s “Ricki” we’ll meet women who not only like to show off their large chests but also use them for material gain. Their friends and family are embarrassed to be seen with them and want them to cover up. One small-chested woman gets to spend the day as a buxom bombshell to see if it makes a difference in her life. There’s a musical performance by B*Witched singing their hit, C’Est La Vie.

6115 Mom, I’m A Teen Having Sex And You Can’t Stop Me!
The teens on today’s show are all sexually active and are here to declare their sexual freedom to their parents, who object to their promiscuity and fear for their lives. We’ll meet a sixteen-year-old mother of two whose mother refuse to put her on birth control. We’ll also revisit a teen who had her first child when she was thirteen.

6116 The Wedding Is Off If You Fail The Lie Detector Test!
The couple on today’s show are prepared to take the trip down the aisle, but before they do, they need answers to questions that threaten to destroy their relationships. Did you cheat? Are you interested in my best friend? Are you still seeing your ex? If the lie detector vindicates the mate, the wedding will go forward. If it doesn’t - well, you know the rest. Lie detector expert Michael Martin administers the test with sometimes surprising results.

6117 Dumped, Dissed, Dismissed…Ricki’s Down & Dirty Dump-A-Thon!
On Ricki’s first annual “Dump-a-thon”, some of the guests are here to dump their mates while others are here to find out why they were cut loose. One woman received her walking papers from her man when she was three months pregnant. Another woman confronts her ex-boyfriend to hear why he left her for someone less desirable.

6118 We Have An Open Relationship… Guess What! Will You Join Us?
Open relationships are invading pop culture again with shows like “ Just Shoot Me!” devoting an episode to the concept a few weeks ago. “Ricki jumps into the fray with our own take on the issue as we talk to real-life couple who want to open their relationships beyond monogamy. Couples who swing or who are thinking about swinging ask friends and other couples if they’ll join them. The reactions to the proposal are mixed, but the RICKI audience and expert, Lillian Glass, can be counted on for a common-sense approach to the subject.

6119 Today The Lie Detector Proves To My Gay Mate: I’m Not Going Straight!
The guests on today’s show will defend themselves against their same-sex lovers who have reason to believe they are cheating with a member of the opposite sex. There are three female couples and two male couples. One partner in each couple has agreed to take a lie detector test in order to uncover the truth. Lie detector expert Michael Martin reveals the results.

6120 I’m A Teen Who Gets Paid For Sex…Mom, You Can’t Stop Me!
Teens aged 15-19 have brought their moms to today’s show to admit that they have been receiving money and gifts in exchange for sex. The moms have all been suspicious of the extra money and items their teens have been sporting, and they come to RICKI today for some hard answers to tough questions in the hope of finding help for their kids. Psychologist Grace Cornish provides counseling on the show and helps to find after care for the families in their home towns.

6121 How Dare You Have My Man’s Baby…He Wouldn’t Have One With Me!
The women on today’s show are upset because the men in their lives refuse to have a baby with them. The plot thickens because these men did have or are expecting babies with other women.

6122 Blood, Fangs, Darkness…My Family Better Accept That I’m A Teen Vampire!
The teens on today’s show believe that they are vampires. Their concerned loved ones are here
to try to convince them to give up their dark ways.

6123 I Love Shooting, Stabbing, and Killing…You Can’t Get Me Out Of The Gang!
On today’s show we bring together three violent teen gangsters, their parents and an intervention group of three Chicago policemen known as “The Slick Boys”, who are former gang members themselves (NY undercover is based on their lives).

6124 Girl, Cover Up Your Chest, And Give Your Attitude A Rest!
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6125 Today I Surprise My Gay Lover…I’m Sleeping With A Woman To Make A Baby!
All of today’s guests are in committed relationships with their gay lovers. One member of
each couple is here to inform their partner that they want a baby and are prepared to go to bed
with a member of the opposite sex to make their dream a reality. Both their partner and the
potential heterosexual partner will be surprised with this news.

6126 Mom Accept It…I’m Your Son, But I Want To Be A Girl!
On today’s touching “Ricki” we meet young men who tell family members that they want surgery to become women. With the help of a gender expert, Ricki opens the lines of communication to facilitate understanding and family support.

6127 It Was Just A One Night Stand…Today The Test Proves Your The Father!
The women on today’s show say they got pregnant during a one-night-stand. Then men you’ll meet say they aren’t the fathers. The results of DNA tests set the record straight.

6128 Torn Between Two Lovers…Today I’m Forced To Choose!
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6129 Girl It’s Gonna Get Heated…I’ve Got Proof Your Man Cheated!
The guests on today’s show came with proof and will confront the cheating mates of loved ones. Some of the guys took a lie detector test to try to prove their innocence.

6130 Mom, I’m A Teen Who Wants A Baby…You Can’t Stop Me!
On today’s show, very young teens try to convince family members that they are ready to have a baby. Half-way through the show we’ll stop tape and send each teen off with a computerized, life-like doll that acts like a real infant. After 48 hours of motherhood, the teens will return to our studio to tell us if they’ve changed their minds.

6131 I’m A Teen Who Dates Married Men…Got A Problem With That?
The teens on today’s show say they are interested in dating only married men and women. Their friends and family members are ashamed and disgusted by the teens’ immoral ways. One girl is sleeping with a married man because he buys her gifts and gives her money. And we’ll meet two teen boys who sleep with married women because they love the challenge.

6132 You Made A Mess…Today I Force You To Confess Your Secret!
On today’s “Ricki,” guests are insisting that friends and relatives tell their unsuspecting mates that they’ve done something terrible that threatens to mess up their relationship…and if they don’t come clean, these concerned friends and relatives will do it for them.

6133 You Know You Wanted It…Stop Saying I Pressured You For Sex!
On today’s Ricki we’ll meet women who are furious because they felt pressured into having sex. The guys don’t see it that way and insist that the women weren’t pressured into doing anything they didn’t want to do.

6134 Girlfriend, Lookin’ Like That On Ricki You Must Have Been Trippin’…You’re Busted!
On today’s Ricki, court is in session when some of the worst fashion offenders from previous shows are brought back to stand trial. The plaintiffs are their embarrassed family and friends. With Judge Lauren Ezersky from E! Style Channel presiding, these “criminals” are sentenced to a makeover a la Ricki.

6135 Our Relationship’s In Crisis…I Want To Be Single For A Week!
The couples on Today’s show can’t stop arguing and aren’t sure if they want to save their
relationships or scrap them for good. They’ve decided to break up for a week. Taped in two
parts, the show first introduces us to the battling couples and lets them tell us why their
relationships are falling apart. Then the couples leave the studio and separate for a week with
our cameras following them. When they return we’ll see how single life treated them and hear
if they want to stay together or call it quits. The results may surprise you!

6136 Wake Up Girl! He’s Told You He’s Gay…Why Do You Stay?
The women on today’s show say they’re madly in love with the perfect guy. Their incredulous friends are here to tell them to “get real” because these so-called perfect guys really are gay.

6137 You May Object…But I Am Going To Marry Him Today!
On today’s show we’ll meet women who say they are getting married today. We’ll also meet
their friends and family members who are here to stop them and say, “this guy is a creep!”
Taped in two parts over 24 hours, we’re going to hear the objections then send the couples off
to think things through overnight. When we bring them back, we’ll see if they say “I do” or
“I don’t think so.”

6138 Fasten Your Seatbelt! Ricki Replays The Best Battles From The Past!
Today’s show is our viewers’ choice of the most memorable and exciting guests from previous showed to have come to “Ricki” to do battle. They’ve appeared to reveal shocking secrets, expose cheaters, prove paternity with DNA tests, and take lie detector tests. Today we take a look back at their memorable past appearances.

6139 Back Off, Mom! I’m Proud To Be A Baby Making Machine!
The men on today’s show have fathered multiple children with different women and don’t provide
support for any of them. They are being confronted by their mothers who want them to stop
fathering children and to take responsibility for the ones they already have. One mother has
two sons fathering children with more than a dozen women, producing at least 14 babies between
them.

6140 Shocking Love Triangle Updates With All New Cheating Surprises From Their Mates!
On today’s “Ricki,” we’ve brought back guests involved in some of the most outrageous love
triangles - now they have added even more twists and turns to complicate their love lives!

6141 Don’t Go There…I’m Warning You…My Ex Is A Lousy Lover!
Today’s show plays like the juiciest of soap operas. We’ll meet men and women who are here to
warn their ex’s current lovers to think again about their new loves. They say their exes are bad in
bed and all talk and no action.

6142 Stop Denying It! I Know You Cheated At Your Bachelor Party!
Former “Partridge,” Danny Bonaduce, is judge in Ricki’s court of law where the future of newly-
weds hangs in the balance. On today’s Ricki, husbands are here to prove to their doubting spouses that they did not cheat at their bachelor parties. They even are willing to take a lie
detector test to prove their innocence.

6143 Before We Get Married I Must Confess This Sexy Secret!
The couples on today’s show are on the verge of getting married. But one member of each
couple is itching to reveal a sexy secret…before they tie the knot! They’re here to break the news
to their unsuspecting spouses-to-be. Will the wedding bells ring, or will the couple be singing
the “Wedding Bell Blues” once the secret is out?

6144 I’m A Queen In A Drag..I’ve Gotta Make Over My Friend Who’s A Hag!
Today’s guests are drag queens who say they are hot, sexy and desirable. They are extremely
concerned because they say their friends are tragic looking and in desperate need of a make-
over. One drag queen makes over her frumpy, over-all wearing, “real woman” friend into
a knock-out. Another makes over her tragic looking friend, Swamp Woman, into a glamorous
creature of the night.

6145 We Had A Threesome…But Today One Of You Gets The Boot!
The guests on today’s show were involved in a love triangle. They are about to find out
on today’s show were involved in a love triangle. They are about to find out that two’s
company and three’s a crowd because their mates are dumping them for that third person.
One man was involved with his girlfriend but is interested in her sister; he tells his girl he wants
her sister.

6146 Watch Out! Ricki’s Out Of Control Teens Are Back and Worse Than Ever!
Today Ricki revisits some over-the-top teens who said they were going to change their wild
ways when they were last on the show, but they’re back and worse than ever! One continues
having sex for money and driving her family crazy with worry. Another is four weeks
pregnant and determined to raise her baby even after an experience with Baby Think It Over
on a previous show convinced her, she had said, to postpone pregnancy indefinitely.

6147 Mom, Drop That Loser…I Hate Who You Date!
Usually we hear stories only of how parents don’t approve of their teenagers’ dates…but on today’s “Ricki” the shoe is on the other foot as we hear from teens that say they can’t stand the people their moms are dating. One mom is involved with her daughter’s former boyfriend; another mom is now with a woman; and yet another mom is dating a guy her daughter has a crush on.

6148 I’m Pregnant, But I Think My Man’s Cheating!
The women on today’s show are pregnant and suspect that their men are cheating. They demand to know the truth and have asked these fathers-to-be to take a lie detector test. One father-to-be is accused of messing around with his sexy neighbor while another couple returns for a second visit and we learn that he is not the cheater, but she is pregnant by another man

6149 Today I Force You To Choose: Your Man Or Your Family!
Today’s guests have turned their backs on their families, because their family members
disapprove of their mates. These family members are forcing their loved ones to choose between
them and their lovers. One mother and daughter used to be very close, until the daughter’s
husband forced the meddling mother out. Another mother and daughter used to live together until
mom met a man who pushed the clinging daughter out of the nest

6150 I Demand To Know Why You’re Spreading Those Nasty Rumors About Me!
The guest on today’s “Ricki” are furious because they say salacious rumors are being spread about them. One woman claims her ex has been telling the whole town that she’s been having a three-some with her best friends; another woman accuses her on again/off again boyfriend of spreading wild rumors about her to ruin her chances of romance; and, yet another woman, after hearing rumors to the contrary, wants to know if her father really is her father…A lie detector separates truth from fiction with lots of surprises.

6151 Shhh…Today Ricki Surprises Her Staff With Makeovers And Dates!
On today’s program Ricki surprises some of her “fashion disaster” staff members (including her own assistant) with complete makeovers. But there’s more. She also fixes them up on dates for an evening on the town and reunites them with family members that they haven’t seen in a while. Complete with good-natured, behind-the-scenes ambushes and surprises, this show features the fun and affection that Ricki and her staff have with and for one another.

6152 I’m A Drag Queen With A Confession That Will Make You Scream!
On today’s show we’ll meet drag queens who have a secret they want to share with their unsuspecting loved ones. Their friends and family know them only as guys, but today they are here to say “I’m hot, sexy, diva drag queen!” One man surprises his mom with his first glimpse of him as a drag queen, and she is absolutely tickled by the sight of her son, whom she describes as looking “as cute as a school girl!” She tells him she feels lucky to have gotten both a son and a daughter all in one!

6153 You Got My Teen Pregnant…You Better Start Taking Care Of Her!
The moms on today’s show are furious because they say the guys who got their daughters pregnant are irresponsible and haven’t done a thing to help them. The men say the moms are meddlesome and should mind their own business. Emotions flare as these family feuders try to reach a compromise and find solutions that benefit the innocent babies.

6154 I Can’t Believe You Smoke Pot With Your Teen!
Pot smoking teens are here with their moms who get high with them on a daily basis. They are
joined by loved ones who are upset and terrified by this parent-child behavior, and they are
begging them to stop. One woman confronts her sister and niece to try to convince them to
change their ways before it’s too late.

6155 Guess What! I’m Just Using You ‘Cuz I Really Want Your Friend!
The love-crazed guests on today’s “Ricki” are here to divulge to their friends that they’ve been using them to get closer to one of their attractive friends. Some of the true confessions don’t go exactly as planned when tables are turned and the double-crossers become the double-crossed.

6156 Surprise! Girlfriend, Today I Ask You To Share Your Man!
All of the women on today’s “Ricki” are attracted to their best friend’s man and are here to ask permission to borrow their friend’s beau for a night - or more. One woman couldn’t wait and is here to drop the bombshell that she’s already been with her best friend’s man.

6157 You’re Gay…Stop Making A Play For My Straight Mate!
Today’s guests are fuming because their gay friends are trying to get our guests’ straight mates into bed. Some of the guests are worried that the line already may have been crossed. A lie detector test reveals who has had a gay fling and who’s been true blue.

6158 I’m A Teen Who Lies About My Age To Date Older Men…Back Off!
The girls on today’s show lied about their age so they could date much older men. They are here with family members who feel their behavior is deplorable and dangerous. Together they face the older men whom these girls have been deceiving as the girls reveal their true ages.

6159 You Can’t Get A Date…You’re Off To Ricki’s Dating Boot Camp!
The guests on today’s “Ricki” say their friends and/or family members are absolutely clueless when it comes to dating. The show was taped in two parts with the help of drill sergeants Jonathan Sharp, the heartthrob from “Another World”, recruits are in desperate need of a crash course at Ricki’s Dating Boot Camp. We then send them off to basic training for 48 hours with our hidden cameras to see if they are up to muster when they’re out playing the field.

6160 You’ll Never Get Your Crush…’Cuz, Girl, You Weigh Too Much!
The guests on today’s show are here to reveal their crushes to the object of their affections.
Their friends say that they may be in for some serious heartache, because they feel these
love struck women are too far overweight to attract the love of their life. One woman says
her 300 pound friend has no chance of getting her secret crush unless she drops at least 100
pounds…but this friend also has a secret crush on the same guy!

6161 I Know We Just Wed, But This Marriage Is Dead!
The newlyweds on today’s show say their dreams of marital bliss turned into horrifying nightmares right after they said their “I do’s.” One groom is ready to call it quits after only nine months because his not-so-blushing-bride has become a barfly who sneaks. Another, after only four months of marriage, all they do is fight, and his wife has let her appearance deteriorate. Is there hope for these couples, or should they pull the plug on their dying marriages?

6162 Wake up girl! I’m Sleeping With Your Man And It’s Your Fault!
The women on today’s have been messing with other women’s men…and these seductresses have the nerve to say it’s the other women’s fault. One woman says she had no choice but to sleep with her friend’s boyfriend because his girlfriend repeatedly left him alone and mistreated him. Another woman will tell her own boyfriend and her friend that she has been cheating with her friend’s man. The fur will fly and the scales of justice get tipped in Ricki’s courtroom as the audience serves as judge and jury to determine who’s to blame for these crimes of passion.

6163 He’s Your Man…But Surprise…I Want To Have His Baby!
The women on today’s show all want to have babies…but in every case, the man they have their eyes on as the potential father is in a committed relationship. They are on “Ricki” to ask these unsuspecting men if they are up for cheating and fathering a baby with them.

6164 I Won’t Take You Back Unless You Pass The Lie Detector Test!
All of the women on today’s “Ricki” dumped their men because they know they are involved in extra-curricular sexual activities. The only way they would consider reuniting with their man is if he passes a lie detector test. We’ll meet one woman who’s desperate to find out if her boyfriend is still cheating on her with his wife. Another woman is sure her man is cheating with his friend. The lie detector test reveals who has been stepping out and gets the boot – and who can come back home.

6165 Psst! Girlfriend, Get The Clue…He Doesn’t Want You!
The women on today’s show say their friends are clueless about the men they’ve set their sights on. They say their friends can’t see that the men they love aren’t interested in them. And the men aren’t exactly subtle about their lack of interest. These frustrated friends are here to get these women to face the truth and move on with their lives.

6166 I Don’t Care What You Say…I’m Gonna Be A Drag Queen Today!
Today’s Ricki launches a new series called “My First Time,” where guests have the opportunity
to share a first time experience with viewers. Our guests are here to tell their friends that they
want to appear in drag for the first time. Some will be supported, while others will be confronted
by their loved ones. Professional drag queens Hedda Lettuce, Philomena and Laritza are on-hand
to show these first timers the ropes while the Ricki audience eavesdrops on the experience.

6167 I Told You I Didn’t Want A Baby…How Dare You Get Pregnant!
The men on today’s show are furious because they were lied to and tricked into fathering children. One woman claimed she was unable to have children but “miraculously” became pregnant after unprotected sex. Another woman was so obsessed with her now married ex-boyfriend that she lied to him and got him to sleep with her one last time. She then turned up pregnant with his baby.

6168 If You’re Creepin’ You’ve Gotta Go…And The Lie Detector Always Knows!
The women on today’s show are sure their men are cheating. The men say they are innocent. A lie detector test determines who’s been stepping out (and gets the boot) and who’s been faithful (and can come home).

6169 I Want Revenge! You Broke Up My Relationship…Today I Go ‘After Yours!
The guests on today’s show are on a vengeful mission to destroy their friends’ relationships. They say these so-called friends stabbed them in the back and broke up their relationships. So today it’s payback time as these angry women try to break up their friend’s romances. One woman tries to steal back the man stolen from her.

6170 The Test Revealed The Truth…But We’re Back Because The Fight’s Still On!
The guest on today’s “Ricki” were here once before, requesting a DNA test to settle their paternity disputes…but their stories didn’t end with “happily ever after,” and they’re back to update us. One couple was here for a DNA test to determine that he was the father of her child, but they have returned to acuse each other of being an unfit parent. Another woman is here to bust a man with whom she had an affair…she met him the first time she was on the show, when she was here to learn who was the father of her child!

6171 Today I Confess To My Straight Mate…I Regret My Same Sex Fling!
The guests on today’s “Ricki” say that even though they’ve been fooling around with someone of the same sex, they’re still straight. Some guests have been involved in same-sex affairs for months or even years but still they insist they’re straight. They are here to reveal their same sex flings to their straight mates and suffer the consequences and twists of fate that result.

6172 Their Big and Beautiful, But There’s a Hitch…Some Are Men…Guess Which?
On today’s “Ricki” we’ll meet some large sized beauty pageant contestants….what makes this
different is that some are real women and some are female impersonators. MTV personality
and New York’s hot 97 radio DJ Ed Lover, helps sort out the true ladies from the drag queens,
as they compete in everything from a bathing suit competition to a softball game. The audience
votes on who’s a real woman - and who’s not.

6173 Girlfriend, Today The Lie Detector Will Prove If You’ve Been Creepin’!
Today’s guests suspect that their best friends are cheating with their man. One woman is here to
find out if her ex-best friend has been fooling around with her baby’s father. A man is here to
learn if his brother has been dating his woman. The alleged cheaters take a lie detector tests to
try to set the record straight.

6174 I Wanna Get Down With You…Surprise! I Want To Add Her Too!
The guests on today’s “Ricki” are here to make a fantasy come true: they are looking to make
their duo a trio. One man wants to surprise his girlfriend and ask her if another unsuspecting
woman can join them for a night of fun. A woman asks her boyfriend if her female friend can
join in…his charming and delighted reacting brings the house down.

6175 I’m Putting My Relationship To The Test By Getting This Secret Off My Chest!
Today’s guests reveal secrets to their loved ones which could destroy their relationships forever.
One woman has doubts about her man’s fidelity and is here to find out the truth. Another woman
asks a male stripper to join her and a friend for a night of fun. Taped in two parts, these couples
were sent away for 24 hours to see if their relationships could withstand the heat of these revealed
secrets.

6176 Today I’ll Bust You.. The Forensic Test Will Prove You Cheated!
Today, for the very first time on “Ricki,” we will use forensic tests to prove infidelity. Suspicious
women have brought with them incriminating evidence in the form of intimate apparel, which
they feel is proof-positive that their partner has been unfaithful. One woman suspects her man of
playing with her cousin and brought along his shorts for forensic testing. The detection of foreign
DNA could mean the end of their relationship.

6177 If The Test Proves My Worst Fears, Pack Your Bags…You’re Out Of Here!
The couples on today’s “Ricki” are getting ready to part ways because one member in each couple
has been accused of cheating. The accused cheaters will submit to a lie detector test because they
claim they are wrongly accused. If the tests shows the men have been unfaithful, they definitely
will get the boot because the women have signed pledges promising no second chances. Moving
vans are poised to cart the losers and their possessions away.

6178 I Think The Police Target Me Because I’m Black!
Today’s Ricki focuses on the killing of the African man, Amadou Diallo by New York City police
officers. It raises the question, were the NYPD’s actions justified, or is this a case of police
brutality. We’ll also hear from black and white cops who say the NYPD officers were justified in
protecting themselves from a man who they thought was a dangerous criminal. African-
Americans speak who allege they or their family members were victims of police brutality speak
out, as do those who feel the police were just doing their job.

6179 You’re Gay…Stay Away From My Man!
The guests on today’s “Ricki” are here to face-off with their overly-flirtatious gay friends, whom
they say won’t stop hitting on their men. One woman uses a hidden camera to catch her gay
friend in the act of hitting on a guy she likes.

6180 You Looked Tragic And Ricki Worked Her Makeover Magic! Did You Keep The Look?
On today’s show we’ll revisit former glamour-don’ts that Ricki’s team of beauty experts
transformed into fashion plates. But as soon as they left the studio these fashion victims
immediately reverted to their bad habits. Their friends and family have brought them back
for a new look that, hopefully, will be more manageable than their first makeover.

6181 You Cheated But Deny It…Take The Test ‘Cuz I Don’t Buy It!
The men on today’s “Ricki” say they are true-blue and aren’t cheaters…or at least they claim
they haven’t cheated in a very long time. But their women are suspicious that there may be
some extra-curricular hanky-panky going on. All the men who have taken lie detector tests
prove their innocence. One woman is five months pregnant with her man’s second child, and
she suspects that he’s stepping out on her.

6182 I’ve Always Been Curious… Today I Try My First Same Sex Date!
Today’s “Ricki” is another episode in the new series, “My First Time…” Guests who fear their
admissions could cause them to lose their friends, lovers and family members have gathered
the courage to admit they are ready to try their first same-sex date. Taped in two parts, first
our guests will reveal their secret plans and set-up their same-sex dates. Then our cameras will
follow them on their first-time adventures and see if it lived up to their expectations. One very
animated guest comes out to his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend, who just happens
to be this guest’s roommate. Then he asks his same-sex crush to go on a date to experience
New York City nightlife.

6183 I’m So Scared…Today I Come Clean…Surprise! I’m A Drag Queen!
The guys on today’s show have a big surprise for their friends and family members…they’ve
been leading a double life. By day these men are the co-worker, friend or nephew that these
unsuspecting loved know. But at night they transform themselves into fabulous and outrageous
drag queens. C-Note performs.

6184 I Don’t Believe The First Lie Detector Results…I Demand A Re-Test!
On today’s show, young adults confront their biological parents to uncover the truth about why
they were given up for adoption. A lie detector test will show if the parents are coming clean or
creating fiction.

6185 I Dumped You Because I Thought I Was Gay…But Today I Want You Back!
The women on today’s show got dumped because their mates discovered they would rather be
with men…or so their men thought. What these women don’t know is that their men are here
to say they were mistaken. In fact, they say they are not gay, and they want another chance.
One man left his woman to purse a relationship with a man. Now he says his “experimenting” is
over, and he wants her back…but she has a sexy secret of her own that may make him change his
mind.

6186 Today You Lose If I Can’t Choose Between Two Lovers!
Let’s face it…no matter how faithful or devoted to their mates our guests claim to be, it always
seems like they have a little something on the side with somebody else; one love never seems
to be enough..and their mates never have a clue! Today we’ll revisit some of our favorite players
and cheaters to find out which lovers are in and which are out and what shocking secrets they’re
dying to reveal. One couple gets married and one couple gets divorced.

6187 I Know You Are Cheating…Come Clean Today Or I Will!
The guests on today’s show are here to alert a friend or family member that their spouse is
cheating…that is, unless the cheating party confesses first. One couple has been together for
almost two years, but a friend says that her girlfriend is completely clueless to the fact that her
man is making pit stops in another woman’s bed before coming home. Lie detector tests
determine who’s been faithful and who’s been playing.

6188 Ricki, Reunite Me Now…I Demand To Know Why I Was Abandoned At Birth!
On today’s show, young adults who were given up for adoption are reunited with their birth
families for the first time. They want to know why they were given up for adoption. A set
of twins is introduced to their brother who is the only key to their tragic past.

6189 Girl, Here Is One Lesson I Must Teach: You’re Way Too Fat For The Beach!
The women on today’s “Ricki” are here to lodge complaints about the bulging, bathing beauties
in their lives. They say they are embarrassed by their friends who are way too fleshy to wear
skimpy bathing suits to the beach. They ask Ricki to give these larger-than-life ladies a reality
check and a makeover. But in the process, the complaining women get a new attitude and learn
a thing or two about acceptance. Harlem World performs.

6190 I Love You…Today I Demand To Know Why You Did This To Me!
The angry women on today’s “Ricki” say they have been cruelly betrayed by men. The men
they loved, trusted, and expected to share their lives with have walked out of their homes and
into the arms of other women. One woman wants to know why her man left her for his ex-
girlfriend. Another woman wants to know why her man is playing her for an older woman.

6191 I’m A Violent Teen…You Can Lock Me Up, But I Won’t Change!
Ripped from the headlines chronicling the shock, sadness and horror of the Littleton, Co.,
Columbine High School shootings, today’s “Ricki” addresses the questions that are on everyone’s
mind: How could these teens be so violent and could what happened in Littleton happen here?
The violent teens we meet today will have a “Walk-A-Day” experience they won’t soon forget.
Taped in two parts, we will first meet young offenders and their family and friends in the studio
and hear what they’ve done and why. Then, as our cameras follow, they will be cuffed and
taken into the custody of New Jersey’s Morris County Correctional Facility, where they will be
placed in their “Scared Straight” rehabilitation program. We’ll record their admittance to the
facility and follow them as they eat, live and interact with other inmates. The teens will then be
brought back to the studio to discuss their experience with Ricki and the audience.

6192 I’m 15, Pregnant, And Still Sleeping Around…And You Can’t Stop Me!
The teens on today’s “Ricki” are as young as 15 and they are pregnant. They are still partying
and sleeping around and they don’t intend to stop any time soon. Their family and friends are
here to convince them to change their dangerous ways. One teen is pregnant and doesn’t know
who the father is. Lie detector and pregnancy tests separate who’s expecting and who isn’t.

6193 I Don’t Care If You’re Taken…I’m Gonna Have You!
The guests on today’s show are all attracted to someone who is already in a relationship….but
that’s not going to stop them from pursuing the object of their desire. One woman is here to tell
her best friend that she’s been seeing her man while she’s at work. Another woman is still in love
with her ex-boyfriend and has every intention of taking him back from his current girlfriend.

6194 Surprise! It’s Ricki’s Rockin’, Hip-Hoppin’, Non-Stoppin’ Mystery Bus Tour!
On today’s show, Ricki takes her studio audience on a Big Apple road trip they won’t soon forget!
All kinds of surprises are planned for her guests including a meeting with Dru Hill, Mase, 112,
the WCW…and even Regis and Kathie Lee get in on the act. The teen sensation, VengaBoys,
also perform.

6195 Scammers, Cheaters, Secrets…Ricki’s Staff Picks The Most Outrageous From This Season!
Today Ricki’s staff picks their favorite outrageous moments from the entire season. We’ll be
reminded of the biggest two-timers, liars and players as well as some of the best reveals. We
revisit the woman who told her friend “Wake up, Girl, I’m sleeping with your man and it’s all
your fault.” And who can forget the guy who told his mom, “I’m a drag queen with a confession
that will make you scream!”

6196 Before We Marry Let Me Do My Thing…I Want One More Fling!
The guests on today’s show are engaged and madly in love…or so they say. One member in each
couple has a few wild oats to sow before the big day. One man wants to go to bed with another
woman before he marries the mother of his child. A woman tells her jealous fiancée that she
wants one more night with her ex-boyfriend to make sure she’s over him.

6197 Today I Bust My Man For Cheating With His Best Friend!
The women on today’s “Ricki” are here to find out if their man is cheating with his female best
friend. One woman is here to confront her man and his best girlfriend of wrong-doing. A
lie detector test reveals who’s true blue and who’s steppin’ out