Lie Detector (TV series)
Lie Detector is a television series broadcast in 2005 on Pax TV.[2] Hosted by Rolonda Watts with assistance from polygraph administrator Dr. Ed Gelb, the show claims to "[examine] the truth behind real-life stories ripped from the headlines."[3] It premiered on March 8, 2005 and ended after one season. Other versions under the same title have aired under various arrangements in the past, as described further below.
| Lie Detector | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Mark Philips |
| Directed by | Rick Davis |
| Starring | Rolonda Watts Ed Gelb |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mark Philips [1] |
| Production company | Mark Phillips Philms & Telephision |
| Release | |
| Original network | Pax TV |
| Original release | March 8 – June 28, 2005 |
Its first episode featured a polygraph examination of Paula Jones, a woman who had accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment.[4]
An earlier version of the show was hosted by F. Lee Bailey in syndication in 1983, also involving Gelb,[5] which included appearances by Caril Ann Fugate,[6] Melvin Dummar and Ronald Reagan's barber.[7]
Episodes
| Series # |
Guests | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Jones with Clinton allegations; a man who possibly profited from a donated kidney | March 8, 2005 |
| 2 | Enoch Lonnie Ford with allegations of having a homosexual affair with televangelist Paul Crouch; a man accused of killing three men; and a woman possibly suffering from Munchausen syndrome | March 15, 2005 |
| 3 | A man who believes that government records support the existence of UFOs; a woman who allegedly pushed an elderly patient; a woman accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint | April 19, 2005 |
| 4 | Man accused of pushing wife; two hunters | April 26, 2005 |
| 5 | Former doctor who wants medical license back; a woman with a money laundering scam; Matthew Lesko, who writes books on how to get free money from the government | May 3, 2005 |
| 6 | Man with prescription marijuana; woman accused of stealing; woman who claims that baseball's Gary Sheffield is the father of her daughter | May 10, 2005 |
| 7 | Employee wants to prove that her pay was legitimate; a man who wants to prove he did not murder his girlfriend; a man who claims he was in a gorilla suit in 1967 Bigfoot short film | May 17, 2005 |
| 8 | A man who argues Congress could have prevented the 9/11 attacks; man claims mistaken identity; woman wants to know if 10 year girlfriend ever will marry her | May 24, 2005 |
| 9 | Jeff Gannon defends White House briefings; man wants to prove to girlfriend he no longer smokes pot; man threatened by police operative | May 31, 2005 |
| 10 | Man wrongfully sentenced for having crack; owner of Mickey Mantle's Deli; college roommate of Wal-Mart heiress Elizabeth Paige Laurie tries to show that she was paid to write her school papers | June 7, 2005 |
| 11 | Ben Rowling wants to show that he is the real-life inspiration for the famous character from Harry Potter; a woman who wants to show that her lover confessed to murdering his ex-wife; woman wants to prove she was not involved in a kidnapping | June 14, 2005 |
| 12 | David Lander wants to prove that his reputation as a drunk is unfounded; school teacher claims she never threatened to kill principal; man who wants to prove he was falsely convicted of cocaine possession. | June 21, 2005 |
| 13 | A woman who claims to have had contact with extraterrestrials; a woman who wants to prove that former Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez is the father of her daughter. | June 28, 2005 |
References
- "Yahoo TV!". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- "Bullshitting the Lie Detector". 25 May 2005.
- "Polygraphs latest reality setting". Los Angeles Times. February 2005.
- "Lie Detector Episode 1". tv.com. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- McNeil. Alex. Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. 4th Edition. New York: Penguin, 1996. 478
- Parks, Chris (22 Feb 1983). "Starkweather companion feels 'vindicated' - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- Shales, Tom (1983-01-22). "TV Preview This Is Your Lie". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28.
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