Lie Detector (TV series)

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Lie Detector
Developed byMark Philips
Directed by Rick Davis
Starring Rolonda Watts
Ed Gelb
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerMark Philips [1]
Production companyMark Phillips Philms & Telephision
Original release
Network Pax TV
ReleaseMarch 8 (2005-03-08) 
June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28)

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.

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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
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GuestsOriginal airdate
1 Paula Jones with Clinton allegations; a man who possibly profited from a donated kidneyMarch 8, 2005
2Enoch 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
3A 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 gunpointApril 19, 2005
4Man accused of pushing wife; two huntersApril 26, 2005
5Former 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 governmentMay 3, 2005
6Man with prescription marijuana; woman accused of stealing; woman who claims that baseball's Gary Sheffield is the father of her daughterMay 10, 2005
7Employee 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 filmMay 17, 2005
8A 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 herMay 24, 2005
9 Jeff Gannon defends White House briefings; man wants to prove to girlfriend he no longer smokes pot; man threatened by police operativeMay 31, 2005
10Man 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 papersJune 7, 2005
11Ben 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 kidnappingJune 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
13A 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

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