Real Sex
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Real Sex was a documentary television series produced by HBO. Real Sex was a sexually explicit "magazine" which "explores sex '90s style." Created by Sheila Nevins and produced by Patti Kaplan, the series was originally meant to be a single 60-minute special about sexuality, largely in response to the cultural attitudes surrounding sex in the wake of the AIDS epidemic of the 1980's. The series was female-run, and segments were largely directed by women. Real Sex explores human sexuality. Gary R. Edgerton and Jeffrey P. Jones described the fare in The Essential HBO Reader as "a peek into the diversity of sexual activities...with an emphasis that ranges from the unusual to the bizarre." The show typically explores three to four topics each episode. Segments are separated by street interviews with random people, relating to the episode's topics. In 2018, HBO began removing the show from its streaming services HBO GO and HBO Now, along with similar series Cathouse and Taxicab Confessions, making them largely unavailable to the public. It spawned a spin-off series called Pornucopia.
Infobox
Genre
Erotica, Documentary
Created by
Sheila Nevins
Directed by
Patti Kaplan
Opening theme
"Perfidia" by Mambo All-Stars
Ending theme
"Patricia" by Perez Prado
Composer
Perez Prado
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of episodes
33
Production company
HBO Studios Productions
Network
HBO
Release
June 1990 (1990-06) –December 2009 (2009-12)
Tables
· Episode guide
Episode 01
Episode 01
Episode #
Episode 01
Original Air Date
November 13, 1990
Segment title
"How to Strip (for your man)"
Description
A striptease class taught by LaGioconda (a.k.a. Lisa Suarez).
"A Family Business"
"A Family Business"
Episode #
"A Family Business"
Original Air Date
A husband and wife strip couple filmed at Big Al's in Peoria, IL.
Sex by Telephone
Sex by Telephone
Episode #
Sex by Telephone
Original Air Date
A brief segment about phone sex which grossed $400 million last year (1989?). A vast majority of callers are male and earn more than $30,000/yr. The average caller spends $45 for 30 minutes.
"Portrait of a Virgin"
"Portrait of a Virgin"
Episode #
"Portrait of a Virgin"
Original Air Date
A 31-year-old virgin talks about her chaste lifestyle, and how she plans to wait to have sex until she is married.
"Homemade Home Video"
"Homemade Home Video"
Episode #
"Homemade Home Video"
Original Air Date
A kinky homemade video of a couple jumping into bed filmed by Adam Crown.
"Sex for One"
"Sex for One"
Episode #
"Sex for One"
Original Air Date
A masturbation class for women taught by Betty Dodson, Ph.D.
"An Actress Turns Director"
"An Actress Turns Director"
Episode #
"An Actress Turns Director"
Original Air Date
Erotic films for women directed by Candida Royalle and Femme Productions.
Episode 02
Episode 02
Episode #
Episode 02
Segment title
"Stripper with a Difference"
Description
Jane Jones strip show and exotic circus includes a 600 lb. Siberian tiger named Qadesh, a Burmese python, and a topless saxophone performance.
"Sex Under Glass"
"Sex Under Glass"
Episode #
"Sex Under Glass"
Original Air Date
Carol Queen's peep show.
"The HOW-TO-MAKE-LOVE Couple"
"The HOW-TO-MAKE-LOVE Couple"
Episode #
"The HOW-TO-MAKE-LOVE Couple"
Original Air Date
Married couple Donna and Gary filming Videos for Lovers for the Better Sex Institute.
"The Madam and The Prostitute"
"The Madam and The Prostitute"
Episode #
"The Madam and The Prostitute"
Original Air Date
Madam Beverly Harrell of the Cottontail Ranch
"Annie Sprinkle's Sluts and Goddesses"
"Annie Sprinkle's Sluts and Goddesses"
Episode #
"Annie Sprinkle's Sluts and Goddesses"
Original Air Date
Women dressing up in Annie Sprinkle's clothes and acting out slut and goddess fantasies.
Episode 03
Episode 03
Episode #
Episode 03
Segment title
"Cherokee Sex Workshop"
"A Stimulating Collection"
"A Stimulating Collection"
Episode #
"A Stimulating Collection"
"The Honorable Cicciolina"
"The Honorable Cicciolina"
Episode #
"The Honorable Cicciolina"
"Mister Madam"
"Mister Madam"
Episode #
"Mister Madam"
Episode 04
Episode 04
Episode #
Episode 04
Original Air Date
August 13, 1992
Segment title
"Annie Sprinkle's One Woman Show"
Description
Annie Sprinkle's show about her sexual evolution from a shy teenager to porn star and exhibitionist.
"The Agony & The Ecstasy"
"The Agony & The Ecstasy"
Episode #
"The Agony & The Ecstasy"
Original Air Date
1991 Miss Nude World pageant organized by Samantha Jones.
"Deutschland's Top Quiz Show"
"Deutschland's Top Quiz Show"
Episode #
"Deutschland's Top Quiz Show"
Original Air Date
German game show called Tutti Frutti where contestants removed various items of clothing.
"Tell Me Your Fantasy"
"Tell Me Your Fantasy"
Episode #
"Tell Me Your Fantasy"
Original Air Date
Live tele-fantasy New York public access show called Voyeurvision hosted by Lynn Muscarella.
"Riding the Orgasmic Wave"
"Riding the Orgasmic Wave"
Episode #
"Riding the Orgasmic Wave"
Original Air Date
Oceanic Tantra workshop where the couples undulate like dolphins through the waters of Maui.
Episode 05
Episode 05
Episode #
Episode 05
Original Air Date
August 13, 1992
Segment title
"Introducing Venus De Light"
Description
Lynn Chase's exotic burlesque dance and animal show. She boxes for stress relief.
"Of Human Bondage"
"Of Human Bondage"
Episode #
"Of Human Bondage"
Original Air Date
Frank and Ona Zee show home spanking and bondage play.
"Doctor/Director Frank Sommers M.D."
"Doctor/Director Frank Sommers M.D."
Episode #
"Doctor/Director Frank Sommers M.D."
Original Air Date
Dr Frank Sommers, M.D. makes short sex education films for women.
"Susanne Bartsch's Girls Girls Girls"
"Susanne Bartsch's Girls Girls Girls"
Episode #
"Susanne Bartsch's Girls Girls Girls"
Original Air Date
Susanne Bartsch throws a drag queen show (including RuPaul).
"Sex Shop Granny"
"Sex Shop Granny"
Episode #
"Sex Shop Granny"
Original Air Date
Beate Uhse talks about her well-known German sex store.
Episode 06 (1993)
Episode 06 (1993)
Episode #
Episode 06 (1993)
Original Air Date
August 5, 1993
Segment title
"Cyber-Sex Game"
Description
Mike Saenz creates an early adult interactive video games called Virtual Valerie.
"The Royal Sex Maniacs' Ball"
"The Royal Sex Maniacs' Ball"
Episode #
"The Royal Sex Maniacs' Ball"
Original Air Date
Tuppy Owens creates the anything goes Sex Maniacs Ball to raise funds for disabled people. It includes an early view of virtual reality sex.
"A Filmmaker's Fetish Fantasy"
"A Filmmaker's Fetish Fantasy"
Episode #
"A Filmmaker's Fetish Fantasy"
Original Air Date
Eric Kroll takes fetish photos of 3 women wearing girdles.
"Adam's Whips & Gillian's Toys"
"Adam's Whips & Gillian's Toys"
Episode #
"Adam's Whips & Gillian's Toys"
Original Air Date
A couple makes sensual whips and toys.
"Pleasure Bus of Brazil"
"Pleasure Bus of Brazil"
Episode #
"Pleasure Bus of Brazil"
Original Air Date
An exotic play called Soltando a Franga by Sady Cinema which loosely translates to "Release the Inhibitions". The driver is Sady Baby (a.k.a. Sady Plauth) an infamous actor and filmmaker
Episode 07
Episode 07
Episode #
Episode 07
Original Air Date
November 11, 1993
Segment title
"Naked City"
Description
Photographer takes quirky fine art black-and-white nudes of his friends on the streets of New York.
"For Women Only"
"For Women Only"
Episode #
"For Women Only"
Original Air Date
Michelle's XXX Revue is a Los Angeles lesbian and bisexual strip club founded by promoter Michelle Levy.
"From Russia With Love"
"From Russia With Love"
Episode #
"From Russia With Love"
Original Air Date
Russian men's magazine Andrei[sp].
"Libido"
"Libido"
Episode #
"Libido"
Original Air Date
The couple behind Libido The Journal of Sex and Sensibility shoot a nude layout for the magazine.
"The Master of Non-Ejaculation"
"The Master of Non-Ejaculation"
Episode #
"The Master of Non-Ejaculation"
Original Air Date
A virile Chinese senior citizen.
Episode 08
Episode 08
Episode #
Episode 08
Original Air Date
March 17, 1994
Segment title
"Moscow's School of Striptizi"
Description
Alla Maximova (Алла Максимова) striptease school for the "new" Russian woman
"Members Only"
"Members Only"
Episode #
"Members Only"
Original Air Date
Male sexual seminar, men only
"Lady & Lord K of RIO"
"Lady & Lord K of RIO"
Episode #
"Lady & Lord K of RIO"
Original Air Date
Sexy male and female 'rock stars' in Rio perform in the nude "they practice what they preach"
"How to read a Dirty Movie"
"How to read a Dirty Movie"
Episode #
"How to read a Dirty Movie"
Original Air Date
Porn critic and sex educator Susie Bright gives seminar on 'how to read a dirty movie'
"The Exotic Erotic Ball"
"The Exotic Erotic Ball"
Episode #
"The Exotic Erotic Ball"
Original Air Date
Exotic Erotic Ball was held up through 2009 at various locations throughout California; the 2010 ball was cancelled the day before the show, and no ball was scheduled in 2011
Episode 09
Episode 09
Episode #
Episode 09
Original Air Date
August 13, 1994
Segment title
"A Thousand and one Nights with Ylva"
Description
Ylva Maria Thompson's wild late night Swedish TV show. "Tusen & en natt"
"Body, Heart and Soul"
"Body, Heart and Soul"
Episode #
"Body, Heart and Soul"
Original Air Date
5 day Love, Sex and Sensuality workshop in Hawaii with Alan Lowen
"Girls will be Boys"
"Girls will be Boys"
Episode #
"Girls will be Boys"
Original Air Date
Drag king show mixed with strip show, to show how fluid sexuality is.
"CYBORGASM The Making of a XXX-rated CD"
"CYBORGASM The Making of a XXX-rated CD"
Episode #
"CYBORGASM The Making of a XXX-rated CD"
Original Air Date
An erotic party that is recorded to create an adult audio CD Lisa Palac and M. Gantt
"Bare & Bold"
"Bare & Bold"
Episode #
"Bare & Bold"
Original Air Date
Mr Nude Universe
Episode 10
Episode 10
Episode #
Episode 10
Segment title
"Pins & Needles"
"Paris After Dark"
"Paris After Dark"
Episode #
"Paris After Dark"
"Interactive Fantasies"
"Interactive Fantasies"
Episode #
"Interactive Fantasies"
"Cross Dress For Success"
"Cross Dress For Success"
Episode #
"Cross Dress For Success"
"Valeria: Queen Of Carnival"
"Valeria: Queen Of Carnival"
Episode #
"Valeria: Queen Of Carnival"
Episode 11
Episode 11
Episode #
Episode 11
Original Air Date
July 1, 1995
Segment title
"Call-In Love Radio"
"The Ultimate Orgasm"
"The Ultimate Orgasm"
Episode #
"The Ultimate Orgasm"
"Doris Does Dungeons"
"Doris Does Dungeons"
Episode #
"Doris Does Dungeons"
"Pajama Party Live (Behind The Scenes)"
"Pajama Party Live (Behind The Scenes)"
Episode #
"Pajama Party Live (Behind The Scenes)"
"London's Rubber Ball"
"London's Rubber Ball"
Episode #
"London's Rubber Ball"
Episode 12
Episode 12
Episode #
Episode 12
Original Air Date
July 1, 1995
Segment title
"Getting Off On-Line"
"The Black Orchid"
"The Black Orchid"
Episode #
"The Black Orchid"
"Truck Stop On Highway 93"
"Truck Stop On Highway 93"
Episode #
"Truck Stop On Highway 93"
"Video Erotique Avec Laetitia"
"Video Erotique Avec Laetitia"
Episode #
"Video Erotique Avec Laetitia"
"Taking Care Of Business"
"Taking Care Of Business"
Episode #
"Taking Care Of Business"
Episode 13
Episode 13
Episode #
Episode 13
Segment title
"Electric Sex With Dante Amore"
"Jocelyn Taylor's Lesbian Erotica"
"Jocelyn Taylor's Lesbian Erotica"
Episode #
"Jocelyn Taylor's Lesbian Erotica"
"Whiplash"
"Whiplash"
Episode #
"Whiplash"
"A Tight Squeeze"
"A Tight Squeeze"
Episode #
"A Tight Squeeze"
"Golden Oldies"
"Golden Oldies"
Episode #
"Golden Oldies"
Episode 14
Episode 14
Episode #
Episode 14
Segment title
"Wild Cards Special"
Description
Annie Sprinkle with Lily Braindrop Borana, Jennifer Einstein, Dominique D'Anthony, Danielle Willis & Jennifer Blowdryer
Episode 15
Episode 15
Episode #
Episode 15
Original Air Date
August 14, 1996
Segment title
"Heather Takes Off"
"Homemade Love Movies"
"Homemade Love Movies"
Episode #
"Homemade Love Movies"
"Hot Shots In Rio"
"Hot Shots In Rio"
Episode #
"Hot Shots In Rio"
"Folsom Street Fair"
"Folsom Street Fair"
Episode #
"Folsom Street Fair"
"A Family Tradition"
"A Family Tradition"
Episode #
"A Family Tradition"
Episode 16
Episode 16
Episode #
Episode 16
Original Air Date
January 17, 1996
Segment title
"Miss Black Nude"
"For Swingers Only"
"For Swingers Only"
Episode #
"For Swingers Only"
"Passion Food"
"Passion Food"
Episode #
"Passion Food"
"Supermarket Du Sex"
"Supermarket Du Sex"
Episode #
"Supermarket Du Sex"
Episode 17
Episode 17
Episode #
Episode 17
Original Air Date
January 14, 1997
Segment title
"Nudes-A-Poppin'"
"Out To Africa With Photographer Uwe Ommer"
"Out To Africa With Photographer Uwe Ommer"
Episode #
"Out To Africa With Photographer Uwe Ommer"
"Fun House"
"Fun House"
Episode #
"Fun House"
"Yoyogi-San Master Of Orgasm"
"Yoyogi-San Master Of Orgasm"
Episode #
"Yoyogi-San Master Of Orgasm"
Episode 18
Episode 18
Episode #
Episode 18
Original Air Date
March 14, 1997
Segment title
"Wild Anna Malle"
"Through The Looking Glass"
"Through The Looking Glass"
Episode #
"Through The Looking Glass"
"Secrets Of Nina's Boudoir"
"Secrets Of Nina's Boudoir"
Episode #
"Secrets Of Nina's Boudoir"
"Erotic Art Auction"
"Erotic Art Auction"
Episode #
"Erotic Art Auction"
Episode 19
Episode 19
Episode #
Episode 19
Original Air Date
February 7, 1998
Segment title
"Down 'N Dirty"
Description
A group gets together to play in the mud in the desert.
"Miss Black nude: Going Tropical"
"Miss Black nude: Going Tropical"
Episode #
"Miss Black nude: Going Tropical"
Original Air Date
Club 55 in Washington DC (closed in 2008) and Hedonism II sponsored beauty pageant for black women.
"Male-Order Fantasies"
"Male-Order Fantasies"
Episode #
"Male-Order Fantasies"
"Doktor Hirschfeld's Museum Of Sexologoy"
"Doktor Hirschfeld's Museum Of Sexologoy"
Episode #
"Doktor Hirschfeld's Museum Of Sexologoy"
Episode 20
Episode 20
Episode #
Episode 20
Original Air Date
May 2, 1998
Segment title
"The Barest In The Land"
Description
Miss nude world 1998 exotic dancer competition at the "pink pony club" in Atlanta GA. Won by "Holly Montana"
"Ladies' Night"
"Ladies' Night"
Episode #
"Ladies' Night"
Original Air Date
Monthly Male exotic dancer show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Arranged by Lady Simzie
"Polyamory"
"Polyamory"
Episode #
"Polyamory"
Original Air Date
Deborah Annapol workshop on polyamory and relationships.
"Naked Art"
"Naked Art"
Episode #
"Naked Art"
Original Air Date
a Nude art exhibition in New York City 'Natasha VonRosenchilde' is the artist.
Episode 21
Episode 21
Episode #
Episode 21
Original Air Date
September 5, 1998
Segment title
"The Feel of Real"
Description
The making of realistic sex toys from capture of porn stars' "parts" to manufacturing
"Voyeur's Vacation"
"Voyeur's Vacation"
Episode #
"Voyeur's Vacation"
Original Air Date
Oakland, CA's Edgewater West Hotel (now closed)
"Doris Wishman: Queen of Sexploitation"
"Doris Wishman: Queen of Sexploitation"
Episode #
"Doris Wishman: Queen of Sexploitation"
Original Air Date
Old-Fashioned Erotica
"An Art Gallery Exhibition(ist)"
"An Art Gallery Exhibition(ist)"
Episode #
"An Art Gallery Exhibition(ist)"
Original Air Date
the production of a lesbianism-themed art exhibition called "Women Loving Women," which included live lesbian sex performances by porn star Missy and other women in the gallery, with some of the female patrons participating
Episode 22
Episode 22
Episode #
Episode 22
Original Air Date
February 20, 1999
Segment title
"Real Dolls"
Description
Making of and playing with realistic ($6,000) female RealDolls from Abyss Creations
"Tantric Sex: Riding the Orgasm"
"Tantric Sex: Riding the Orgasm"
Episode #
"Tantric Sex: Riding the Orgasm"
Original Air Date
workshop on full-body orgasms
"Fun 4 Two"
"Fun 4 Two"
Episode #
"Fun 4 Two"
Original Air Date
European Sex Club for Couples, Holland farmhouse where couples live out their fantasies
"Exotic Erotic Wedding"
"Exotic Erotic Wedding"
Episode #
"Exotic Erotic Wedding"
Original Air Date
Performers '13' and 'Princess' of the 'Impotent Sea Snakes' get married at San Francisco's Exotic Erotic Ball
Episode 23
Episode 23
Episode #
Episode 23
Original Air Date
May 8, 1999
Segment title
"Rumpshakers"
Description
arousing African-American dancers
"Masturbation Club"
"Masturbation Club"
Episode #
"Masturbation Club"
Original Air Date
"Club Relate", the only heterosexual masturbation club in America
"Annie Sprinkle: Coming Again"
"Annie Sprinkle: Coming Again"
Episode #
"Annie Sprinkle: Coming Again"
Original Air Date
an adult-film star-turned-performance artist
Episode 24
Episode 24
Episode #
Episode 24
Original Air Date
February 26, 2000
Segment title
"How to please a penis"
Description
Suburban housewives learn new oral and tactile techniques at a home party
"Punany Poets"
"Punany Poets"
Episode #
"Punany Poets"
Original Air Date
Exotic Performers read erotic poetry they've written as part of their show
"Tootsie Roles"
"Tootsie Roles"
Episode #
"Tootsie Roles"
Original Air Date
Foot fetishists
"Sploshing"
"Sploshing"
Episode #
"Sploshing"
Original Air Date
British specialty that features arousal by playing in a variety of sloppy foods.
Episode 25
Episode 25
Episode #
Episode 25
Original Air Date
June 17, 2000
Episode title (when applicable)
Real Sex: 25
Segment title
"Strut Your Strap On"
Description
featuring Tristan Taormino
"Texas Flirt Fest"
"Texas Flirt Fest"
Episode #
"Texas Flirt Fest"
"Blue Angel Cabaret"
"Blue Angel Cabaret"
Episode #
"Blue Angel Cabaret"
"Dr. Suzy's Speakeasy"
"Dr. Suzy's Speakeasy"
Episode #
"Dr. Suzy's Speakeasy"
Original Air Date
featuring Susan Block
Episode 26
Episode 26
Episode #
Episode 26
Original Air Date
April 7, 2001
Episode title (when applicable)
"Lessons in Love & Lust"
Segment title
"Clit Tricks"
Description
Cunnilingus workshop
"Swingstock "
"Swingstock "
Episode #
"Swingstock "
Original Air Date
Swingstock '99 – Swingers camping convention in Rural Minnesota
"how to be Miss Florida"
"how to be Miss Florida"
Episode #
"how to be Miss Florida"
Original Air Date
Florida Exotic Dancer competition
"Latex Sex"
"Latex Sex"
Episode #
"Latex Sex"
Original Air Date
The joys of latex – from paint-on liquid latex to being vacuum sealed between sheets of latex
Episode 27
Episode 27
Episode #
Episode 27
Original Air Date
June 2, 2001
Segment title
"Underwater Erotica"
"Voyeur Dorm"
"Voyeur Dorm"
Episode #
"Voyeur Dorm"
Original Air Date
Nine college girls live in a house filled with 55 cameras
"Lick It"
"Lick It"
Episode #
"Lick It"
Original Air Date
Exotic Dancer with very long tongue
"Sex Odyssey"
"Sex Odyssey"
Episode #
"Sex Odyssey"
Original Air Date
Sex toys made of Pyrex
Episode 28
Episode 28
Episode #
Episode 28
Original Air Date
October 27, 2001
Episode title (when applicable)
"Bedroom Tricks & Treats"
Segment title
"Ride Pony Ride"
Description
Women who enjoy playing as horses
"Much Ado about Nothing"
"Much Ado about Nothing"
Episode #
"Much Ado about Nothing"
Original Air Date
Exotic dancers get around local laws by performing MacBeth in the nude
"Boy Toy"
"Boy Toy"
Episode #
"Boy Toy"
Original Air Date
Making of and playing with realistic (US$6,000) Male Love Dolls from realdolls.com
"Bring Back Burlesque"
"Bring Back Burlesque"
Episode #
"Bring Back Burlesque"
Original Air Date
Modern exotic dancers learn the fine art of classic burlesque dancers
Episode 29
Episode 29
Episode #
Episode 29
Original Air Date
April 6, 2002
Episode title (when applicable)
"Let it All Hang Out"
Segment title
"Santa Fe Wrestling Asylum"
Description
Oil wrestling
"Penis Puppeteers"
"Penis Puppeteers"
Episode #
"Penis Puppeteers"
Original Air Date
Off-Broadway show: Puppetry of the Penis
"Ms Nude Great Plains"
"Ms Nude Great Plains"
Episode #
"Ms Nude Great Plains"
Original Air Date
Exotic Dancer Competition that includes nude horseback riding in Topeka, Kansas
"Secrets of the Kama Sutra"
"Secrets of the Kama Sutra"
Episode #
"Secrets of the Kama Sutra"
Original Air Date
Couples' Kama Sutra workshop
Episode 30
Episode 30
Episode #
Episode 30
Original Air Date
August 3, 2002
Episode title (when applicable)
"Down and Dirty"
Segment title
"Sex Machines.cum"
Description
High-tech sex toys including Violet wand and Sybian
"London's Erotic Oscars"
"London's Erotic Oscars"
Episode #
"London's Erotic Oscars"
Original Air Date
Erotic Oscars
"Lights, Camera, Fantasy!"
"Lights, Camera, Fantasy!"
Episode #
"Lights, Camera, Fantasy!"
Original Air Date
Company that provides professional video services for couples that wish to act out their fantasy
"Cirque du Sex"
"Cirque du Sex"
Episode #
"Cirque du Sex"
Original Air Date
Kinky Circus
Episode 31
Episode 31
Episode #
Episode 31
Original Air Date
November 22, 2003
Episode title (when applicable)
Am I Good in Bed?
Segment title
"Bottoms up"
Description
Anal 101 featuring Tristan Taormino
"The Suicide Girls"
"The Suicide Girls"
Episode #
"The Suicide Girls"
Original Air Date
Punk Pinups
featuring SuicideGirls
"Ay! Papi Chulo! Hot Latin Daddy Revue"
"Ay! Papi Chulo! Hot Latin Daddy Revue"
Episode #
"Ay! Papi Chulo! Hot Latin Daddy Revue"
Original Air Date
Latin Lovers
"Sexual Soiree"
"Sexual Soiree"
Episode #
"Sexual Soiree"
Original Air Date
Sex Party
Episode 32
Episode 32
Episode #
Episode 32
Original Air Date
2005
Episode title (when applicable)
"Some Like it Hot"
Segment title
"All Fired Up"
Description
Explores the world of erotic fire dancers
"They Came for a Cause"
"They Came for a Cause"
Episode #
"They Came for a Cause"
Original Air Date
Toys in Babeland's annual Masturbate-a-thon
"Masked for Action"
"Masked for Action"
Episode #
"Masked for Action"
Original Air Date
Mask.tv's custom pornography
Happy Birthday Baby
Happy Birthday Baby
Episode #
Happy Birthday Baby
Original Air Date
The world of Adult Babies
Episode 33
Episode 33
Episode #
Episode 33
Original Air Date
2009
Episode title (when applicable)
"Stocks Down, Sex Up"
Segment title
"Save the Last Lap for Me"
Description
Produced in late 2009, this almost standalone episode looks at how sex workers are adjusting during the economic downturn of the year before.
"Flog Away"
"Flog Away"
Episode #
"Flog Away"
"Madison's Avenues
"Madison's Avenues
Episode #
"Madison's Avenues
| Episode # | Original Air Date | Episode title (when applicable) | Segment title | Description |
| Episode 01 | November 13, 1990 | "How to Strip (for your man)" | A striptease class taught by LaGioconda (a.k.a. Lisa Suarez). | |
| "A Family Business" | A husband and wife strip couple filmed at Big Al's in Peoria, IL. | |||
| Sex by Telephone | A brief segment about phone sex which grossed $400 million last year (1989?). A vast majority of callers are male and earn more than $30,000/yr. The average caller spends $45 for 30 minutes. | |||
| "Portrait of a Virgin" | A 31-year-old virgin talks about her chaste lifestyle, and how she plans to wait to have sex until she is married. | |||
| "Homemade Home Video" | A kinky homemade video of a couple jumping into bed filmed by Adam Crown. | |||
| "Sex for One" | A masturbation class for women taught by Betty Dodson, Ph.D. | |||
| "An Actress Turns Director" | Erotic films for women directed by Candida Royalle and Femme Productions. | |||
| Episode 02 | "Stripper with a Difference" | Jane Jones strip show and exotic circus includes a 600 lb. Siberian tiger named Qadesh, a Burmese python, and a topless saxophone performance. | ||
| "Sex Under Glass" | Carol Queen's peep show. | |||
| "The HOW-TO-MAKE-LOVE Couple" | Married couple Donna and Gary filming Videos for Lovers for the Better Sex Institute. | |||
| "The Madam and The Prostitute" | Madam Beverly Harrell of the Cottontail Ranch | |||
| "Annie Sprinkle's Sluts and Goddesses" | Women dressing up in Annie Sprinkle's clothes and acting out slut and goddess fantasies. | |||
| Episode 03 | "Cherokee Sex Workshop" | |||
| "A Stimulating Collection" | ||||
| "The Honorable Cicciolina" | ||||
| "Mister Madam" | ||||
| "Auntie Maim's House Of Domination" | ||||
| Episode 04 | August 13, 1992 | "Annie Sprinkle's One Woman Show" | Annie Sprinkle's show about her sexual evolution from a shy teenager to porn star and exhibitionist. | |
| "The Agony & The Ecstasy" | 1991 Miss Nude World pageant organized by Samantha Jones. | |||
| "Deutschland's Top Quiz Show" | German game show called Tutti Frutti where contestants removed various items of clothing. | |||
| "Tell Me Your Fantasy" | Live tele-fantasy New York public access show called Voyeurvision hosted by Lynn Muscarella. | |||
| "Riding the Orgasmic Wave" | Oceanic Tantra workshop where the couples undulate like dolphins through the waters of Maui. | |||
| Episode 05 | August 13, 1992 | "Introducing Venus De Light" | Lynn Chase's exotic burlesque dance and animal show. She boxes for stress relief. | |
| "Of Human Bondage" | Frank and Ona Zee show home spanking and bondage play. | |||
| "Doctor/Director Frank Sommers M.D." | Dr Frank Sommers, M.D. makes short sex education films for women. | |||
| "Susanne Bartsch's Girls Girls Girls" | Susanne Bartsch throws a drag queen show (including RuPaul). | |||
| "Sex Shop Granny" | Beate Uhse talks about her well-known German sex store. | |||
| Episode 06 (1993) | August 5, 1993 | "Cyber-Sex Game" | Mike Saenz creates an early adult interactive video games called Virtual Valerie. | |
| "The Royal Sex Maniacs' Ball" | Tuppy Owens creates the anything goes Sex Maniacs Ball to raise funds for disabled people. It includes an early view of virtual reality sex. | |||
| "A Filmmaker's Fetish Fantasy" | Eric Kroll takes fetish photos of 3 women wearing girdles. | |||
| "Adam's Whips & Gillian's Toys" | A couple makes sensual whips and toys. | |||
| "Pleasure Bus of Brazil" | An exotic play called Soltando a Franga by Sady Cinema which loosely translates to "Release the Inhibitions". The driver is Sady Baby (a.k.a. Sady Plauth) an infamous actor and filmmaker | |||
| Episode 07 | November 11, 1993 | "Naked City" | Photographer takes quirky fine art black-and-white nudes of his friends on the streets of New York. | |
| "For Women Only" | Michelle's XXX Revue is a Los Angeles lesbian and bisexual strip club founded by promoter Michelle Levy. | |||
| "From Russia With Love" | Russian men's magazine Andrei[sp]. | |||
| "Libido" | The couple behind Libido The Journal of Sex and Sensibility shoot a nude layout for the magazine. | |||
| "The Master of Non-Ejaculation" | A virile Chinese senior citizen. | |||
| Episode 08 | March 17, 1994 | "Moscow's School of Striptizi" | Alla Maximova (Алла Максимова) striptease school for the "new" Russian woman | |
| "Members Only" | Male sexual seminar, men only | |||
| "Lady & Lord K of RIO" | Sexy male and female 'rock stars' in Rio perform in the nude "they practice what they preach" | |||
| "How to read a Dirty Movie" | Porn critic and sex educator Susie Bright gives seminar on 'how to read a dirty movie' | |||
| "The Exotic Erotic Ball" | Exotic Erotic Ball was held up through 2009 at various locations throughout California; the 2010 ball was cancelled the day before the show, and no ball was scheduled in 2011 | |||
| Episode 09 | August 13, 1994 | "A Thousand and one Nights with Ylva" | Ylva Maria Thompson's wild late night Swedish TV show. "Tusen & en natt" | |
| "Body, Heart and Soul" | 5 day Love, Sex and Sensuality workshop in Hawaii with Alan Lowen | |||
| "Girls will be Boys" | Drag king show mixed with strip show, to show how fluid sexuality is. | |||
| "CYBORGASM The Making of a XXX-rated CD" | An erotic party that is recorded to create an adult audio CD Lisa Palac and M. Gantt | |||
| "Bare & Bold" | Mr Nude Universe | |||
| Episode 10 | "Pins & Needles" | |||
| "Paris After Dark" |
References
- "HBO"http://www.hbo.com/#/schedule/series/REAL+SEX/PMRS161
- "Real Sex"http://www.tv.com/shows/real-sex/
- "HBO Real Sex"https://www.movieweb.com/tv/TV2BK775lM3B54
- Vulturehttps://www.vulture.com/2013/07/hbo-real-sex-oral-history-masturbation-nudists-street-interviews.html
- Vulturehttps://www.vulture.com/2013/07/hbo-real-sex-oral-history-masturbation-nudists-street-interviews.html
- The Essential HBO Reader, Gary R. Edgerton and Jeffrey P. Jones, University Press of Kentucky, July 2013
- ScreenRanthttps://screenrant.com/hbo-real-sex-cathouse-pulled-streaming-service/
- Screen Ranthttps://screenrant.com/hbo-real-sex-cathouse-pulled-streaming-service/#:~:text=Summary,lineup%20due%20to%20waning%20popularity
- Sex Before the Internet--Seasons 1 & 2http://archive.org/details/sbti-season-1-2
- Real Sex (HBO Series: 1990 - 2009) - 30 Episodeshttp://archive.org/details/hborealsex
- Masturbation, Nudists, and Street Interviews: An Oral History of HBO's Real Sex (Vulture July 30, 2013)http://www.vulture.com/2013/07/hbo-real-sex-oral-history-masturbation-nudists-street-interviews.html