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What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh Went On Pat Sajak's Talk Show

On March 30, 1990, the late Rush Limbaugh hosted "The Pat Sajak Show" on CBS. That did not go as planned as, per Mental Floss, it appeared to be the first time Limbaugh was in front of an audience that hadn't been pre-screened, especially for his particular brand of chatter. A number of people who were definitely not fans of Limbaugh took the opportunity to be in the audience and let Limbaugh exactly know what they thought of him.

Whatever the producers planned for that episode is now lost to time. Because what actually happened was multiple shouting matches between Limbaugh and outspoken members of his audience, many of whom went face-to-face with Limbaugh when he espoused his beliefs about abortion, affirmative action, and more. The video of that episode, appropriately called "A Bully Gets Bullied," can be viewed on YouTube.

When it was all over, Limbaugh was incensed and he accused the studio of purposely letting in an audience of hecklers to boost the show's sagging ratings, according to Mental Floss. Considering that the network didn't immediately pull the broadcast (and the video of it is still available 31 years later), his theory might not be that far-fetched, but we'll probably never know for sure.

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Update: 2024-06-04