Sex Before the Internet

Sex Before the Internet

Season 2
Sex Before the Internet explores a world before Pornhub and OnlyFans — an era where porn wasn't at your fingertips 24/7. A time when X-rated magazines, VHS tapes and 1-900 lines let people to get in touch with what touched them. This is sex, analog-style.
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Sex in the Champagne Room

    January 22, 2024
    44min
    TV-PG
    Go 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.
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  2. S2 E2 - Sex Toy Empire

    January 22, 2024
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  3. S2 E3 - King of Cathouse

    February 5, 2024
    44min
    TV-PG
    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 and get off.
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  4. S2 E4 - Exposed: Ron Jeremy

    February 12, 2024
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  5. S2 E5 - Playboy TV: The Hard Sell of Soft Porn

    February 19, 2024
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  6. S2 E6 - Girls Gone Wild Revealed

    February 26, 2024
    44min
    TV-PG
    Girls Gone Wild was a cultural phenomenon. The brand became an instant hit, making its creator Joe Francis a star--but its behind-the-scenes drama rivaled the on-screen thrills.
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  7. S2 E7 - Showgirls: Baring It All

    March 4, 2024
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  8. S2 E8 - The Hef of Gay Porn

    March 11, 2024
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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