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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Erection

    • September 1, 1999
    • Discovery Channel (CA)

    All About the Male Erection

  • S01E02 Breasts

    • January 1, 1999

  • S01E03 Orgasm

    • January 1, 1999

    All about the orgasm

  • S01E04 The Birds and the Bees

    • January 1, 1999

    All about the ""birds and the bees"".

  • S01E05 Aphrodisiacs

    • January 1, 1999

    All about aphrodisiacs.

  • S01E06 Fantasy

    • January 1, 1999

    All about people's fantasies.

  • S01E07 The Affair

    All about affairs, adultery, etc.

  • S01E08 Fetish

    • January 1, 1999

    All about human fetishes

  • S01E09 Gender

    • January 1, 1999

    All about gender and the differences between them.

  • S01E10 Hair

    • January 1, 1999

    All about hair, the qualities, the attractiveness or non-attractiveness of hair, pubic hair, etc.

  • S01E11 What is Sexy?

    • January 1, 1999

    Focuses on what people think is sexy, and what is considered 'sexy'.

  • S01E12 Girl Power

    • January 1, 1999

    Young girls are becoming women earlier than ever, on average beginning puberty at age nine or ten. Do media images of stick-thin models encourage girls to hate female curves? And how do these girls deal with their newfound sexuality?

  • S01E13 Birth Control

    • January 1, 1999

    Of all mammals on Earth, humans reproduce the slowest. We take the longest of any creature to reach sexual maturity, we have the longest times in between births, and we have more copulations per conception than any other mammal. So it’s odd that human fertility is a major threat to the future of the Earth. This episode focuses on birth control, the types, the effects, side-effects, etc.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Sex Drive

    • January 1, 2000

    The study of the human sex drive in both the woman and the man, and the difference in sex drive between different people.

  • S02E02 The Act

    • January 1, 2000

    Studies the general act of sex.

  • S02E03 The Vagina

    • January 1, 2000

    Studies the woman's vagina. As well studies: The condom as we know it is a popular method of preventing disease and unwanted pregnancy. Now there's a women's version as well. Also studies the woman's orgasm.

  • S02E04 Sexual Signals

    • January 1, 2000

    Includes info on Digital Dating, ""52 Ways to Lure a Lover"", and ""flirting 101""

  • S02E05 Sexual Senses

    • January 1, 2000

    Loving Hands: The human sense of touch. A Nose for Sex: The search for the perfect sexual smell. Taste: Sexual tastes.

  • S02E06 Sex For One

    • January 1, 2000

    Focuses mainly on masturbation, the myths, the dangers, and the common factors involved with male and female masturbation.

  • S02E07 Puberty

    • January 1, 2000

    Focuses on the general aspects and problems of puberty among children and teens and the lowering puberty age.

  • S02E08 Homosexuality

    • January 1, 1999

    Focuses on the people who are gay, choosing your sexuality, homophobia, and what it means to be gay.

  • S02E09 The Rear End

    • January 1, 2000

    Focuses on anal sex

  • S02E10 Sexual Cycle

    • January 1, 2000

    Focuses on sexual cycles, and menustration.

  • S02E11 Love Juices

    • January 1, 2000

    Focuses on sperm, ejaculation, and the formation/activity of male sperm cells.

  • S02E12 Circumcision

    • January 1, 2000

    Focuses on the controversial activity of circumcision.

  • S02E13 Intersexed People

    • January 1, 2000

    Focuses on intersexed people, and hermaphrodites.

  • S02E14 Myths

    Sex Myths

Season 3

  • S03E01 Testicles

    The Testicles

  • S03E02 Celibacy

    • January 1, 2001

    All about celibacy

  • S03E03 Addiction

    • January 1, 2001

    Talks about the addiction to pornography.

  • S03E04 Better Sex

    • January 1, 2001

    Tips for 'better sex'.

  • S03E05 Sexual Reconstruction

    • January 1, 2001

    Episode summary coming soon.

  • S03E06 Menopause

  • S03E07 Future Sex

    • January 1, 2001

    Talks about what sex, and sexual relationships will be like further down in the future.

  • S03E08 Sex and Culture

    • January 1, 2001

    Sex and sexual roles in cultures around the world. (How aspects of sex, homosexuality are viewed in different cultures.)

  • S03E09 Sex and Disabilities

    • January 1, 2001

    Focuses on sex and disablilities.

  • S03E10 Sex Versus Love

    • January 1, 2001

    Sex and Love: The long and short of it Are men wired for one-night stands? Is a woman genetically set to pin a man down? That might be part of the evolutionary picture, but psychologists suggest each sex has both a long and short-term strategy.

  • S03E11 Healing Sex

  • S03E12 Pregnancy

  • S03E13 Sexpertise

    • January 1, 2001

    Talks about 'sexperts'.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Sex Toys

    • January 1, 2002

    Focuses on different types and the usage of sex toys.

  • S04E02 Kinky Sex

    • January 1, 2002

    All about kinky sex.

  • S04E03 Rated X

    • January 1, 2002

    All about pornography, strip clubs, who uses them, how and the dangers.

  • S04E04 Beyond Monogomy

    • January 1, 2002

  • S04E05 Pleasure and Pain

    • January 1, 2002

    Welcome to the world of whips, handcuffs, nipple rings, bootlicking, spanking, and genital torture. This is sadomasochism gone mainstream. And the more popular it becomes, the further underground the hardcore S&M proponents have to go. Why do people pursue this ""hobby""? Who pays 200 dollars an hour to be strapped to a ""wheel of torture"" in the dungeon of a popular Madame? Despite all the sexual overtones, S&M participants are not seeking sex. What they seek is the high from pain and humiliation. Find out why on this episode of The Sex Files.

  • S04E06 The Kiss

    • January 1, 2002

    All about the kiss.

  • S04E07 The Strip

    • January 1, 2002

    All about strip clubs and strippers.

  • S04E08 The Bi Way

    • January 1, 2002

    All about bisexuals, and the confusion behind bisexuality.

  • S04E09 Baring it All

    • January 1, 2002

  • S04E10 No Sex Please

    • January 1, 2002

    All about people who prefer to NOT have sex.

  • S04E11 Dirty Jokes

    • January 1, 2002

    All about dirty jokes.

  • S04E12 Makin' it Work

    • January 1, 2002

    Everyone wants good sex. But for people suffering from sexual dysfunction, it's beyond their reach. One third of men and more than forty percent of women suffer from sexual dysfunction, but what is it? What causes it? And how can science help people like Jeannie Allen, once outgoing and fun loving, now a self-imposed recluse. Jeannie suffers from a disorder that makes her feel like she's on the verge of an orgasm all day long. We'll also meet Donald Blair. He's in his early 20's and an unlikely candidate for erectile dysfunction. Our camera captures Donald as he goes through a treatment session with sex therapist Marta Helliesen. Marta's approach is different - no drugs involved. Perhaps Donald's problem is not physiological at all. Perhaps stress and anxiety are the culprits. But since many many men don't seek treatment for their sexual ailments, many might never know how simple a cure could be.

  • S04E13 More Kinky Sex

    • January 1, 2002

    Even more on kinky sex.

Season 5

  • S05E01 First Date

    • January 1, 2004

    One thing everyone can agree on is that first dates are nerve-wracking. And no wonder! From the moment we step into the shower to get ready, we are embarking on a complex mating ritual. It becomes even more complex, and downright scary when it comes to blind dates. In this episode, we follow a man and woman out on blind dates set up by us. They receive no advance coaching and no tips are offered. We then track every step of their dates from picking the right tie, to the goodnight peck on the cheek. Then our ""Date Doctor"", Therapist Rebecca Rosenblat, sits down separately with the two dates and reviews all their hits and misses, offering specific advice before sending them out on a date together. This time when our cameras follow them out for a night on the town they can put their new knowledge into practice. Have they learned anything from their mistakes, or are they too set in their dating ways? You might be surprised.

  • S05E02 Sun, Sand and Surf

    • January 1, 2004

    Sun, sand, surf - and sex. Whether it's students on Spring Break or married couples stealing away for a weekend, everyone knows that getting away from it all is a great time to get closer. But what is it about travel that drives human libido into another time zone? And what makes some travelers take risks they never would at home - like paying for sex? Social science researchers Ed Herold, Eleanor Maticka Tyndale, Jaqueline Sanchez-Taylor and neurobiologist James Pfaus explain why and how humans change the rules of sexual behavior on vacation. But we also hear from vacationers themselves. We head south to see travelers in action: from 20-somethings gone wild, to married couples gone more wild, to Jamaican men who call themselves Beach Boys and make their living selling sex. This is one trip you don't want to miss.

  • S05E03 The Boob Tube

    • September 1, 2004

    The production of hot content for television, radio, film and the internet is lucrative business - even the 'News' goes naked these days. Lily Kwan is a serious journalist, and her newscasts are most certainly revealing. Lucas Tyler isn't about to shy away from tough subjects, he gets down to the bare facts. Both are part of a news production group, which sends their hard news around the globe, by experienced hosts dressed down with nothing on. But they aren't in the porn business they say, they are in the news business. Media expert Jean Kilbourne has a lot to say about that. Looking at subliminal and not so subliminal messages has been her life's work. But naked news isn't the only thing that has got Kilbourne steamed, lots of internet entrepreneurs want a piece of that action. Meet Elsa Bangz - internet porn star and classical music student? She has no issues baring her side of things and how she does what she can to sauce things up on the web, without regrets. You feel it, you see it, and then you want it, the way they have it. But Kilbourne says you can't ever get it like that.

  • S05E04 Top Ten Sexiest Clothes

    • September 1, 2004

    What makes a piece of clothing a sex object in its own right? We'll run down the list of the hottest, from the obvious to the sexy stiletto shoe to the understated sexiness of the man's suit or a great pair of jeans. Along with beautiful models showing off our top ten, we'll hear from Valerie Steele, director of New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, Anne Hollander, author of Sex and Suits and get the lowdown on fashion's origins in sex from Charles Panati.

  • S05E05 The Love Glove

    • September 1, 2004

    About the condom

  • S05E06 Top Ten Sexy Things

    • September 1, 2004

    Sure, what we find sexy is subjective, but what is it about certain things - champagne, silky sheets, bananas and fast cars, for example - that get our collective motors running? Click on the title above to read our web feature on the lure of the stiletto...

  • S05E07 Sexercise

    • September 1, 2004

    Hearts pounding, muscles throbbing, heavy breathing. On your own, with a partner, maybe 12, on ice, in a boat. Sounds like sex - well not quite. It's sports. And people do it in almost every park, arena, field and gym at every hour of the day. Laura Robinson knows these feelings well. Click on the title for a look at buffing up for the big event...

  • S05E08 Top Ten Sexual Fantasies

    • September 1, 2004

    We're going to take a trip back in time way back in time. Think we're a sex-crazed sin-filled society today? We'll show you eye popping, erotic sex that was written about, described and displayed two thousand years before the invention of the Internet. We'll examine the orgies of ancient Rome, the ubiquitous bisexuality in ancient Greece, the sexual innuendo on the tombs of the Egyptians and the birthplace of the Kama Sutra in India. To get a handle on our current sexual obsessions, it wouldn't hurt to ask our ancestors for some help.

  • S05E09 Erotic Origins

    • September 1, 2004

    Do ground rhinoceros horns make you randy? If it's possible, modern day neurology can help explain such wild desires…to an extent.

  • S05E10 His Sexy Makeover

    • September 1, 2004

    Whether it's learning to locate the g-spot, getting a strip-tease lesson, or a sexy bedroom, our makeover guinea pigs will be transformed into lean mean sex machines. Sexpert Doctor Ava Cadell takes a 42-year-old former Biker under her wing and the soon-to-be bridegroom learns all the secrets to pleasure in the bedroom. This sexual makeover starts with G-spotting and ends with a sexual breathing class unlike anything you've ever seen before.

  • S05E11 Her Sexy Makeover

    • September 1, 2004

    Check out out online companion to this episode, where author and Sex Therapist Yvonne Fulbright offers up steamy sex tips for Plain Janes looking to unleash the sultry seductress inside...

  • S05E12 The Wedding

    • September 1, 2004

    This episode takes a fascinating look at current day wedding customs - and uncovers how many traditions are based on sex! We'll also explore whether or not humans truly are meant to be happily married and more importantly, monogamous, for a lifetime.

  • S05E13 Making of the Sex Files

    • September 1, 2004

    As the Sex Files wagon waves goodbye for the last time, we take a somewhat lighthearted look at what goes into the making of this show. We'll talk to, well, ourselves, about the ups and downs of making The Sex Files. Infamous stories, the ""workshops"" we've shot, the secrets we've learned etc. Viewers get a never before seen look behind the scenes to glimpse at what really goes into those nude shoots. What's the best and worst part about working on a show like this and why will none of us ever forget it?

  • S05E14 Virginity

    • October 7, 2005

    All about virginity

Season 6

  • S06E01 Marriage Makeover

    • October 14, 2005

    About marriage makeovers

  • S06E02 The Brothel

    • October 21, 2005

  • S06E03 Breasts

    • October 28, 2005

  • S06E04 Sex and Beauty

    • November 4, 2005

    What is beautiful? While there is no simple answer, many scientists are piecing together the puzzle that makes up a popular definition of beauty. There are some common threads: symmetry, waist-to-hip ratio, and masculine and feminine traits that the majority is attracted to. Those attractions are all linked to sex and reproduction, but are there really universal standards of beauty? Or is beauty as varied as the cultures of the world? This episode will also look at the growing trend, or some would say addiction, to beauty in North America. The desire to drastically change one's physical appearance through plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures has sparked a boom that shows no signs of stopping. We'll also reveal the life benefits to being beautiful.

  • S06E05 Girls on Top

    • November 11, 2005

  • S06E06 Sex and Aging

    • November 18, 2005

  • S06E07 Top Ten Myths

    • November 25, 2005

    The top ten myths concerning sexuality and your sex life.

  • S06E08 Touch

    • December 2, 2005

    All about the touch

  • S06E09 Sex and Rock n' Roll

    • December 9, 2005

    All about sex and rock n' roll

  • S06E10 Satisfaction

    • December 16, 2005

  • S06E11 Top Ten Archetypes

    • December 23, 2005

  • S06E12 Sextracurricular Activities

    • December 24, 2005

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