Series synopsis
Real Sex is an American documentary television series that premiered on HBO on November 13, 1990. It ended on October 7, 2006. It was created by Sheila Nevins. It stars RuPaul, Annie Sprinkle and Susanne Bartsch.
Real Sex is a documentary television series broadcast on and a production of HBO. As its name implies, Real Sex is a sexually explicit "magazine" which "explores sex '90s style."
Real Sex explores human sexuality, from the latest sexual fads to casual sex festivals and home production of pornographic movies. 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.
Episodes of the show invest ...
Premise
Real Sex is a documentary television series broadcast on and a production of HBO. As its name implies, Real Sex is a sexually explicit "magazine" which "explores sex '90s style."
Real Sex explores human sexuality, from the latest sexual fads to casual sex festivals and home production of pornographic movies. 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.
Episodes of the show investigate RealDolls, "Swingstock," a cunnilingus seminar, a perpetual sex machine for women, and lovemaking in chocolate.
The last Real Sex episode aired in 2009. Older episodes as well as "best-of" episodes are frequently re-aired during late nights on HBO.
It spawned a spin-off series called Pornucopia.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 35 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | October 7, 2006 | October 7, 2006 |
| Season 1 | 34 | November 13, 1990 | October 7, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Best Sex: A Retrospective From food-fetish feasts, to nude beauty pageants in the tropics, to virtual sex and more, this Real Sex collection relives the most erotic, unusual and humorous segments from many of HBO's signature adults-only series and specials. The one-hour compilation includes clips culled from Cathouse, Pornucopia: Going Down in the Valley, Real Sex, Sex Bytes, Eros America, G-String Divas and Nerve.com: Downloading Sex. |
October 7, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Real Sex How to Strip (for your man); A Family Business; Sex by Telephone; Portrait of a Virgin; Homemade Home Video Sex for One; An Actress Turns Director. |
November 13, 1990 |
| 2 |
Real Sex 2 Stripped with a Difference; Sex Under Glass; The How-To-Make-Love Couple; The Madam and The Prostitute; Annie Sprinkle's Sluts and Goddesses. |
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| 3 |
Real Sex 3 Spiritual Sex Workshop; A Stimulating Collection; The Honorable Cicciolina; Mister Madam; Auntie Maim's House of Domination. |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 13, 1990 |
| Last aired | October 7, 2006 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | at 23:00:00 |