Season 2

Killer Crazes

Apr 19, 202643 min

Remember when "everybody's doing it" was reason enough to dive in headfirst? From gravity-defying flagpole sitting and phone booth cramming, to pet skunks and goldfish gulpers, we reveal the wildest crazes that once swept the nation. These

Looks That Kill

Apr 26, 202642 min

Remember when looking your best meant risking life and limb? From dentures that could explode at the dinner table and stiff shirt collars that strangled us to death, the pursuit of the perfect look once pushed us to surprisingly dangerous l

Twisted Toys

May 3, 202642 min

It's a mind-blowing, bone-rattling trip through the toys of yesteryear that remind us of a time when childhood was wilder, freer, and far more hazardous.

Hell on Wheels

May 10, 202642 min

Henry Winkler explores the era when travel was a death trap. From exploding steam engines to seatbelt-free cars, find out how your commute used to be a high-stakes gamble with your life.

Domestic Dangers

May 17, 202642 min

Henry dives into the hidden hazards found in and around the home. From backyard trash fires and the flood risks of waterbed mishaps to finger-pinching fans and toxic garden hoses, the risky domestic conveniences of the past that are now un

Thrills & Spills

May 31, 202642 min

Henry Winkler revisits the bone-breaking fun of vintage amusement parks and fairs. From rickety wooden coasters to zero-safety carnival rides, see how our quest for a cheap thrill used to be a one-way ticket to the ER.

Hobbies Gone Haywire

Jun 7, 202642 min

Remember when hobbies were more than just a way to pass the time - they were a chance to push the limits? From making model planes with glue that gets you high, to cooking up explosive rocket fuel in the backyard, to strapping ourselves to

Fatal Attractions

Jun 14, 202642 min

Remember when popular tourist attractions came with real danger? From climbing onto the backs of live alligators, to hand-feeding hungry bears, to scoring front-row seats to atomic blasts, these heart-pounding experiences promised irresisti

Crowd Chaos

Jun 21, 202642 min

Remember when being part of the crowd meant taking your chances? From packing in shoulder to shoulder for front row views of Civil War battles, to lining up to watch dead whales explode, to full-blown riots while shopping, the biggest share

Anything for a Buck

Jun 28, 202642 min

When earning a paycheck meant risking life and limb. From dangling off skyscrapers without safety harnesses and riding runaway logs down raging rivers, to digging up corpses for cash and selling your own blood to scrape by, people once took

Young & the Reckless

Jul 5, 2026

When being young meant testing the limits of what our bodies could survive. From launching our bikes off homemade ramps and playing chicken in traffic, to using dangerous construction sites as our playground, childhood adventure was often i

Insane Inventions

Jul 12, 202642 min

From personal jetpacks that promised to send us sky-high, to electrified exercise machines that shocked us into shape, to firefighting hand grenades hurled straight into the flames, yesterday's boldest inventions were packed with promise -

Animal Anarchy

Jul 19, 202642 min

From perilous playgrounds to precarious products, Henry Winkler hosts a running cavalcade of the most exciting, reckless, unsupervised tales of Americana in our history.

Dangerous Dining

Jul 26, 202642 min

From chocolate eaten out of the gutter, to a single cup of ice cream shared by the entire neighborhood, to breakfast cereal that produced colorful consequences, yesterday's culinary delights weren't always as wholesome as they seemed.

Harrowing Highways

Aug 2, 202642 min

These are the engineering feats and automotive innovations that transformed the journey… even if not every bright idea belonged in the fast lane.

Precarious Parenting

Aug 9, 202642 min

From babies suspended in window cages and kids bouncing in the backs of pickup trucks, to expectant mothers being encouraged to smoke, drink, and relax, the parenting playbook once looked very different.

Crazy Cures

Aug 16, 202642 min

These are the curious cures and questionable treatments that offered hope to generations of patients… along with a host of side effects nobody expected.

School Dazed

Aug 23, 202642 min

These are the classroom customs and schoolyard rituals that generations of students accepted without a second thought… for better or worse

Horrible Hygiene

Aug 30, 202642 min

Surviving the '70s

Sep 6, 202642 min