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| All Season 1 episodes were taped in front of a live audience. Season 1 episodes don't have proper titles. "Ficus For Congress" was the first episode to have only one segment. CORPORATE COPS UPDATE From the FDA Website: On June 8, 2001, three former executives with C.R. Bard Co., David Prigmore, John Cvinar, and Lee Leichter, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of shipping adulterated catheters. Previously, the three executives were sentenced to 18 months in prison. However, they subsequently appealed their case and the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court decision, based on an improper jury instruction, and remanded the case for further proceedings. In lieu of a new trial, a plea agreement was reached, thereby concluding this case. The judge sentenced the defendants to one-year probation, including 8 months of home confinement plus a fine. In 1995, the Corporation had pled guilty to 393 felony counts and paid a $60 million penalty, at the time the largest ever imposed in a health care fraud case. (This was also the inspiration to do the segment to start with.) The corporate settlement is not affected by the recent plea agreement and sentencing. The "Teen Sniper School" segment was pulled from Episode 9 by Bravo after the Columbine tragedy, even though it was taped several months earlier. It appears on the "Awful Truth" DVD and VHS box sets. |
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