Geraldo in the 1990s video archive

Geraldo Rivera in the 1990s

Geraldo profile shot 1990s

The beginning of the 1990s saw The Geraldo Talk Show in full swing, frequently with more complex social issues like the show Klub Kidz ’92. As the decade progressed so did the talk show, with one of the more iconic shows, Hate Mongers, coming in 1998.

Watch some of these ground-breaking television-original videos below.

February 24, 1992

Makeover Madness

Instant face-lift. In studio guests get this procedure during the show, using their own fat, which is a lot cheaper and more natural than the collagen technique.

All Videos, The Geraldo Talk ShowElvis, Geraldo in the 1990s, Joan Rivers, makeover, plastic surgery

February 14, 1992

The King’s Dark Secret

"The King's Deep Dark Secret" hosted Dee Presley and looked into then-popular claims regarding Elvis' relationship with his mother.

All Videos, The Geraldo Talk ShowDee Presley, Elvis, Geraldo in the 1990s

January 30, 1992

Port Chicago disaster

1992 The WWII era Port Chicago disaster of 1944. Munitions being loaded at the port exploded, killing over 300 sailors and civilians and wounding nearly 400 more. Many at the port refused to return until safety measures were...

All Videos, Cultivated clips, Culture & Affairsdisaster, explosion, Geraldo in the 1990s, Port Chicago, survivors, U.S. Navy

January 28, 1992

Corruption, truth squads

1992 This segment form New Orleans, a place with a long history of colorful politicians. We remember last year’s Louisiana governor race between KKK Klansman David Duke and Edwin Edwards, a man indicted on racketeering charges and notorious...

All Videos, Cultivated clips, Culture & AffairsGeraldo in the 1990s, governor, Louisiana politics, negative campaiging, opposition research, truth squads

January 2, 1992

Mafia trash scams

1992 Geraldo Rivera’s Now It Can Be Told. We speak with property owners in Patterson New York who were approached in 1987 by state officials with an opportunity to use their 22 acre property as a landfill. Four...

All Videos, Cultivated clips, Culture & AffairsGeraldo in the 1990s, mafia scams, mafia waste business, New York trash, polution, the mob

December 19, 1991

Sail to Cuba

1950s Cuba, or a 1990s nightclub in Miami? This episode talks about Alpha 66, Carribbean runaways getting into Cuba.

All Videos, Now It Can Be ToldCuba, Geraldo in the 1990s, Havana

December 18, 1991

Cuban Refugees & Escape

Now It Can Be Told 75 -- Cuba. Aboard the United States Coast Guard cutter Matagorda, we investigate the dangers of overloaded boats.

All Videos, Now It Can Be ToldCoast Guard, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Geraldo in the 1990s, refugees

December 13, 1991

Nutritional supplements

1991 This segment is introduced from Muscle Beach, California. The clip takes a look at the supplement industry as a whole; these pills contain an incredible amount of amino acids, herbs, vitamins, minerals…we speak with a doctor at...