Video on Trial season 3

The third season of the Canadian television comedy series Video on Trial premiered on MuchMusic on August 12, 2007 and concluded on August 11, 2008. It consists of 26 episodes.

Video on Trial
Season 3
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	MuchMusic
Original release	August 12, 2007 (2007-08-12) – August 11, 2008 (2008-08-11)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Background

Video on Trial features music videos being humorously critiqued in a manner akin to a courtroom trial. The show's tongue-in-cheek manifesto, as announced in its original opening sequence, is seeing to it that "all music videos are brought to justice".^[1] A typical half-hour episode features five music videos being "tried" by a panel of five personalities acting as jurors.

Production

Episodes in season three of Video on Trial adhere to the show's original format. Each episode commences with a roll call of the jury and a reading of the docket of accused music videos, with the remainder of the episode being dedicated to the trials for each video. The specific charges leveled at a video are announced at the beginning of its trial, and a final verdict for the artist of the video is presented at the conclusion of the trial. A new graphical scheme for the series was introduced in episode 19.^[2]

Episodes

See also: List of Video on Trial episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Panel	Original release date
68	1	Nicole Arbour, Trevor Boris, Sara Hennessey, Sabrina Jalees, and Ron Sparks	August 12, 2007 (2007-08-12)
The following videos are tried: "The Take Over, the Breaks Over" – Fall Out Boy "Same Girl" – R. Kelly and Usher "Clothes Off!!" – Gym Class Heroes "Survivor" – Destiny's Child "Sick, Sick, Sick" – Queens of the Stone Age Fall Out Boy is "sentenced to have their skinny jeans permanently removed"; R. Kelly and Usher are "sentenced to go back to writing songs, not episodes of Y&R"; Gym Class Heroes are "sentenced to bet their career playing roulette—and hopefully lose"; Destiny's Child is "sentenced to stay 100 yards away from camouflage bikinis for the next ten years"; and Queens of the Stone Age are "sentenced to realize human flesh actually tastes like chicken".
69	2	Nicole Arbour, Trevor Boris, Jemeni, Darrin Rose, and Ron Sparks	August 19, 2007 (2007-08-19)
The following videos are tried: "Alfie" – Lily Allen "The Bird and the Worm" – The Used "We Takin' Over" – DJ Khaled featuring Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne "Never Again" – Kelly Clarkson "Hip Hop Hooray" – Naughty by Nature Lily Allen is "sentenced to move to Sesame Street"; The Used is "sentenced to live in a van down by the river"; DJ Khaled is "sentenced to do the traffic report... in Regina"; Kelly Clarkson is "sentenced to start working on her comeback album"; and Naughty by Nature is "sentenced to wash Paris Hilton's underwear".
70	3	Russell Peters, Laurie Elliott, Darrin Rose, Dini Dimakos, and Sabrina Jalees	August 26, 2007 (2007-08-26)
The following videos are tried: "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" – Enrique Iglesias "Pretty Handsome Awkward" – The Used "Lip Gloss" – Lil Mama "For Reasons Unknown" – The Killers "You Make Me Sick" – Pink Enrique Iglesias is "sentenced to grow some balls of his own"; The Used is "sentenced to be Lindsay Lohan's date in rehab"; Lil Mama is "sentenced to start picking out baby names"; The Killers are "sentenced to keep us wondering how they ever got famous"; and Pink is "sentenced to seek relationship advice from Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown".
71	4	Marty Adams, Trevor Boris, Eddie Della Siepe, Debra DiGiovanni, and Sara Hennessey	September 8, 2007 (2007-09-08)
The following videos are tried: "Beautiful Girls" – Sean Kingston "The Dope Show" – Marilyn Manson "I Get Money" – 50 Cent "She Builds Quick Machines" – Velvet Revolver "Wall to Wall" – Chris Brown Sean Kingston is "sentenced to hook up with Eva Longoria on season 16 of The Surreal Life"; Marilyn Manson is "sentenced to lose the makeup and the minor and move back into his parents' basement"; 50 Cent is "sentenced to get a GED"; Velvet Revolver is "sentenced to play music people like... in their old bands... and just the hits"; and Chris Brown is "sentenced to reshoot the video after watching Blacula and The Lost Boys".
72	5	Marty Adams, Trevor Boris, Dini Dimakos, Holly Prazoff, and Trixx	September 30, 2007 (2007-09-30)
The following videos are tried: "Stranger" – Hilary Duff "It's Goin' Down" – Yung Joc "Big Girls Don't Cry" – Fergie "Party Like a Rockstar" – Shop Boyz "Icky Thump" – The White Stripes Hilary Duff is "sentenced to host a reality show called America Has No Talent"; Yung Joc is "sentenced to take gangsta lessons from Aaron Carter"; Fergie is "sentenced to date Linus from Peanuts"; Shop Boyz are "sentenced to OD like a rock star"; and The White Stripes are "sentenced to a cock fight with Yung Joc".
73	6	Boomer Phillips, Carol Cunningham, Dave Merheje, Sarah Robson, and Katherine Ryan	October 14, 2007 (2007-10-14)
"Totally Naked Video on Trial" – The following videos are tried: "Whatever U Like" – Nicole Scherzinger featuring T.I. "Lapdance" – N.E.R.D. featuring Lee Harvey and Vita "What's My Age Again?" – Blink-182 "Get Naked" – Methods of Mayhem "The Middle" – Jimmy Eat World Nicole Scherzinger is "sentenced to continue making every girl feel fat"; N.E.R.D. is "sentenced to a lifetime of awkward first dates with no sex"; Blink-182 is "sentenced to get a set of birthday suits that don't induce vomiting"; Methods of Mayhem are "sentenced to put a muzzle on Tommy Lee's radioactive penis"; and Jimmy Eat World is "sentenced to remain but a distant memory in our minds".
74	7	Boomer Phillips, Laurie Elliott, Ron Sparks, Ward Anderson, and Sabrina Jalees	November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)
The following videos are tried: "Now That You Got It (Remix)" – Gwen Stefani featuring Damian Marley "Misery Business" – Paramore "Rockstar" – Nickelback "Drivin' Me Wild" – Common featuring Lily Allen "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" – Soulja Boy Gwen Stefani is "sentenced to wake up and smell the jerk chicken"; Paramore is "sentenced to shave their lady mullets"; Nickelback is "sentenced to get off Video on Trial and stay off"; Common is "sentenced to feature a silencer for his next song"; and Soulja Boy is "sentenced to crank off".
75	8	Trevor Boris, Debra DiGiovanni, Norm Sousa, Dini Dimakos, and Sabrina Jalees	November 11, 2007 (2007-11-11)
The following videos are tried: "Do It Well" – Jennifer Lopez "Hip Hop Police" – Chamillionaire featuring Slick Rick "I Got It from My Mama" – will.i.am "Empty Walls" – Serj Tankian "Mono" – Courtney Love Jennifer Lopez is "sentenced to continue her quest to become America's next top cage fighter"; Chamillionaire is "sentenced to have his lips permanently sewn to Jay-Z's ass"; will.i.am is "sentenced to an orgy with the Golden Girls"; Serj Tankian is "sentenced to start a boy band with Osama bin Laden"; and Courtney Love is "sentenced to continue discovering new STDs".
76	9	Marty Adams, Eddie Della Siepe, Debra DiGiovanni, Trevor Boris, and Dini Dimakos	November 18, 2007 (2007-11-18)
The following videos are tried: "Clumsy" – Fergie "Shawty Is a 10" – The-Dream featuring Fabolous "Pull Shapes" – The Pipettes "Hurt" – T.I. featuring Alfamega and Busta Rhymes "She's So Sorry" – Hedley Fergie is "sentenced to stop releasing songs and put The Dutchess to rest"; The-Dream is "sentenced to agree that if something is shoddy, it can't be a ten"; The Pipettes are "sentenced to pull their careers into shape by making music that is relevant to teens and not their parents"; T.I. is "sentenced to grab some shovels, and Busta, and put this song in the dirt"; and Hedley is "sentenced to apologize for their existence".
77	10	Trevor Boris, Debra DiGiovanni, Dini Dimakos, Laurie Elliott, and Boomer Phillips	December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)
"One Hit Wonder Video on Trial" – The following videos are tried: "Who Let the Dogs Out" – Baha Men "All the Things She Said" – t.A.T.u. "I Wanna Be Bad" – Willa Ford "What Is Love" – Haddaway "Ice Ice Baby" – Vanilla Ice Baha Men are "sentenced to pick up all the dog shit they left at the beach"; t.A.T.u. is "sentenced to take their Russian lesbian act on the road"; Willa Ford is "sentenced to realize the only hits she'll have now will be from her crack pipe"; Haddaway is "sentenced to continue having to pay for 'love' by the hour"; and Vanilla Ice is "sentenced to stop, collaborate, and listen—you're shit... now pack it in".
78	11	Trevor Boris, Debra DiGiovanni, Sabrina Jalees, Katherine Ryan, and Ron Sparks	December 23, 2007 (2007-12-23)
"Video on Trial: Holiday Crap" – The following videos are tried: "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" – Jessica Simpson "All I Have" – Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" – The Darkness "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" – Street Drum Corps featuring Bert McCracken "Don't Shoot Me Santa" – The Killers Andre Arruda appears throughout the episode performing in character as an elf named "Lavatch". Jessica Simpson is "sentenced to mysteriously disappear from the MuchMusic vault forever"; Jennifer Lopez is "sentenced to wait next time until she gets her presents, and then fuck off on Boxing Day like everyone else"; The Darkness is "sentenced to have their career walk towards the light"; Bert McCracken is "sentenced to admit he's lost the war against eyeliner"; and The Killers are "sentenced to put Santa through a meat grinder and feed him to Rudolph".
79	12	Dana Alexander, Debra DiGiovanni, Dan Galea, Andrew Johnston, and Nikki Payne	February 3, 2008 (2008-02-03)
The following videos are tried: "Wake Up Call" – Maroon 5 "Tambourine" – Eve "LDN" – Lily Allen "Teenagers" – My Chemical Romance "Larger than Life" – Backstreet Boys Trevor Boris makes a guest appearance during the "LDN" trial segment. Maroon 5 is "sentenced to buy a convertible like everyone else trying to compensate for a small penis"; Eve is "sentenced to spend the rest of her life at band camp"; Lily Allen is "sentenced to move to Winnipeg"; My Chemical Romance is "sentenced to trade fans with Hilary Duff"; and Backstreet Boys are "sentenced to become quieter than silent".
80	13	Boomer Phillips, Sabrina Jalees, Adamo Ruggiero, Debra DiGiovanni, and Sara Hennessey	February 10, 2008 (2008-02-10)
The following videos are tried: "Sensual Seduction" – Snoop Dogg "3's & 7's" – Queens of the Stone Age "Stop" – Spice Girls "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" – Ashlee Simpson "Me Love" – Sean Kingston Snoop Dogg is "sentenced to stop hanging out with Boomer if he wants to avoid another video like this one"; Queens of the Stone Age are "sentenced to rent the first four seasons of The L Word to learn what girl-on-girl really looks like"; Spice Girls are "sentenced to stop right now—thank you very much"; Ashlee Simpson is "sentenced to forget about her music career and go back to being Fall Out Boy's groupie"; and Sean Kingston is "sentenced to apologize to Led Zeppelin for completely destroying what was a perfectly good song".
81	14	Nikki Payne, Trevor Boris, Josh Ramsay, Norm Sousa, and Laurie Elliott	February 17, 2008 (2008-02-17)
The following videos are tried: "Piece of Me" – Britney Spears "Kiss Kiss" – Chris Brown featuring T-Pain "Shake Tramp" – Marianas Trench "Tick Tick Boom" – The Hives "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" – Aaron Carter Britney Spears is "sentenced to continue being the unofficial spokesperson for crazy"; Chris Brown is "sentenced to 'kiss kiss' his shot at love with Tila Tequila goodbye"; Marianas Trench is "sentenced to continue pursuing their dream of becoming Canada's next top My Chemical Romance cover band"; The Hives are "sentenced to eight years of teaching fingerpainting to preschoolers"; and Aaron Carter is "sentenced to admit that he is really Hannah Montana".
82	15	Michael Lawrence, Eddie Della Siepe, Trevor Boris, Boomer Phillips, and Debra DiGiovanni	February 24, 2008 (2008-02-24)
The following videos are tried: "Someday" – Nickelback "Feedback" – Janet Jackson "Conquest" – The White Stripes "Still Will" – 50 Cent featuring Akon "Long Road to Ruin" – Foo Fighters Nickelback is "sentenced to someday find a sound that's, well... a little less Nickelback"; Janet Jackson is "sentenced to give up the hot dogs, Twinkies, and extra large Slurpees so she can look more like the alien version of herself"; The White Stripes are "sentenced to drop the bull and get enough members to actually be considered a band"; 50 Cent and Akon are "sentenced to attend Killers Anonymous"; and Foo Fighters are "sentenced to go on John Stamos and Rick Springfield's reunion tour".
83	16	Ron Sparks, Dini Dimakos, Boomer Phillips, Laurie Elliott, and Jason Rouse	March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09)
"Totally Beachin' Video on Trial" – The following videos are tried: "Higher" – Heidi Montag "Thong Song" – Sisqó "All the Small Things" – Blink-182 "Genie in a Bottle" – Christina Aguilera "I'm Always Here" – Jimi Jamison "Thong Song" is tried for the second time. Heidi Montag is "sentenced to record her next single with the silencer on"; Sisqó is "sentenced to three seasons of Dancing with the Stars as Lance Bass' partner"; Blink-182 is "sentenced to four hours of manscaping"; Christina Aguilera is "sentenced to get a DNA test to prove that Aladdin is her baby's father"; and Jimi Jamison is "sentenced to stop partying like it's 1979".
84	17	Trevor Boris, Debra DiGiovanni, Darrin Rose, Sabrina Jalees, and Matt O'Brien	March 17, 2008 (2008-03-17)
"Video on Trial: Barely Legal" – The following videos are tried: "Rush" – Aly & AJ "Start All Over" – Miley Cyrus "What Time Is It?" – High School Musical 2 cast "S.O.S" – Jonas Brothers "Hold Me" – Menudo Aly & AJ are "sentenced to prove they can play guitar—'cause no one's buying it"; Miley Cyrus is "sentenced to get her dreams analyzed—because that shit is messed up"; the High School Musical 2 cast is "sentenced to drop the act—we all know you're not squeaky clean... yeah, we're looking at you, Vanessa"; Jonas Brothers are "sentenced to learn to swim—because their boat won't stay afloat forever"; and Menudo is "sentenced to find a woman their own age... or man—whatever... who are we to judge?".
85	18	Dini Dimakos, Trevor Boris, Marty Adams, David Kerr, and Sara Hennessey	March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23)
The following videos are tried: "Ching-a-Ling" – Missy Elliott "Ready, Set, Go!" – Tokio Hotel "Pro Nails" – Kid Sister featuring Kanye West "Nine in the Afternoon" – Panic! at the Disco "Shawty Get Loose" – Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain Missy Elliott is "sentenced to spend some 'ching-a-ling' and get this shown at the IMAX where the glasses are free"; Tokio Hotel is "sentenced to talk to Hilary Swank about maintaining a career being sexually ambiguous"; Kid Sister is "sentenced to open up her own 'pro nails' shop focusing on people with ingrowns and athlete's foot"; Panic! at the Disco is "sentenced to actually start paying people to come up with pitches for their videos"; and Lil Mama, Chris Brown, and T-Pain are "sentenced to rip off something that's more attainable, like maybe a Heidi Montag video".
86	19	Tim Rabnett, Debra DiGiovanni, Trevor Boris, Sabrina Jalees, and Laura Landauer	April 27, 2008 (2008-04-27)
The following videos are tried: "Break the Ice" – Britney Spears "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)" – Gnarls Barkley "The Way That I Love You" – Ashanti "Calabria 2008" – Enur featuring Natasja "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" – Mika Laura Landauer appears in the episode performing in character as "Celine". Britney Spears is "sentenced to forget the ice and break into rehab"; Gnarls Barkley is "sentenced to shoot his next video on a merry-go-round"; Ashanti is "sentenced to start writing a love song to her new cellmate Luba"; Enur is "sentenced to record the soundtrack to the next Buns of Steel DVD"; and Mika is "sentenced to admit he really thinks big boys are beautiful". This episode introduces a new graphical scheme for the series.
87	20	Debra DiGiovanni, Boomer Phillips, Dini Dimakos, Andrew Johnston, and Rebecca Kohler	May 4, 2008 (2008-05-04)
The following videos are tried: "Scream" – Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger "The City Is at War" – Cobra Starship "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" – Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson "We Like to Party!" – Vengaboys "Touch My Body" – Mariah Carey Timbaland is "sentenced to make beats for Aaron Carter's comeback album"; Cobra Starship is "sentenced to continue making amazing videos for absolutely terrible songs"; Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson are "sentenced to be talent judges on the highest rated show on television and make millions of dollars"; Vengaboys are "sentenced to drive the Vengabus over a cliff... now"; and Mariah Carey is "sentenced to be mistaken for a hooker—but one of those expensive ones that you have to pay a lot of money for, not the ones that you slip a 20 and kick out of your car four minutes later".
88	21	Dan Galea, Jemeni, Ron Sparks, Sabrina Jalees, and Eddie Della Siepe	May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11)
The following videos are tried: "Elevator" – Flo Rida featuring Timbaland "Time to Pretend" – MGMT "Stop and Stare" – OneRepublic "Yahhh!" – Soulja Boy featuring Arab "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" – Backstreet Boys Flo Rida is "sentenced to quit being so lazy and take the stairs... and is court-ordered to clean that elevator by hand"; MGMT is "sentenced to say no to drugs—it might be helping your music, but it's killing your image"; "OneRepublic is "sentenced to stay in the desert—a roach motel in the middle of nowhere is perfect for keeping you off the radar for a while"; Soulja Boy is "sentenced to quit complaining—things could be worse... just ask Lil' Romeo"; and Backstreet Boys are "sentenced to get Kevin back—this video is evidence that you're just not the same without him".
89	22	Debra DiGiovanni, David Kerr, Laurie Elliott, Rob Pue, and Jemeni	May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18)
The following videos are tried: "4 Minutes" – Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland "Secret Crowds" – Angels & Airwaves "Double Dutch Bus" – Raven-Symoné "Won't Go Home Without You" – Maroon 5 "Livin' la Vida Loca" – Ricky Martin Madonna is "sentenced to wear slippers and a baggy housecoat like every other 80-year-old woman"; Angels & Airwaves is "sentenced to find their lost sense of humor"; Raven-Symoné is "sentenced to do a cover version of Korn's 'Freak on a Leash'"; Maroon 5 is "sentenced to date women based solely on their personalities"; and Ricky Martin is "sentenced to manage Menudo: The Next Generation".
90	23	Ron Sparks, Trevor Boris, Dini Dimakos, Lauren Ash, and Mike "Nug" Nahrgang	July 7, 2008 (2008-07-07)
The following videos are tried: "Beat It" – Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer "Teenage Love Affair" – Alicia Keys "Party People" – Nelly featuring Fergie "That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" – Panic! at the Disco "Pocketful of Sunshine" – Natasha Bedingfield Fall Out Boy is "sentenced to quit doing covers and go back to writing their own crappy music—actually, they should stop doing that too"; Alicia Keys is "sentenced to play a senior citizen in her next video 'Retirement Home Love Affair'"; Nelly is "sentenced to find out where his next paycheck is at"; Panic! at the Disco is "sentenced to ride off into the sunset on their penny-farthings"; and Natasha Bedingfield is "sentenced to hand out a pocketful of earplugs".
91	24	Pauly Shore, Trevor Boris, Nikki Payne, Marty Adams, and Allyson Smith	July 14, 2008 (2008-07-14)
"Video on Trial: So 90's" – The following videos are tried: "Black or White" – Michael Jackson "Say You'll Be There" – Spice Girls "I Wanna Sex You Up" – Color Me Badd "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" – The Offspring "Break Stuff" – Limp Bizkit Michael Jackson is "sentenced to beat it, just beat it"; Spice Girls are "sentenced to change their name to the 'Spice Cougars' for their next reunion"; Color Me Badd is "sentenced to stop gluing their pubes to their upper lips"; The Offspring is "sentenced to realize unlike everything else from the '90s, they will never come back in style"; and Limp Bizkit is "sentenced to apologize to Pauly Shore".
92	25	Debra DiGiovanni, Boomer Phillips, Ron Sparks, Anna Von Frances, and Nikki Payne	July 28, 2008 (2008-07-28)
"Totally 80's Video on Trial" – The following videos are tried: "Open Your Heart" – Madonna "Legs" – ZZ Top "Bad" – Michael Jackson "Didn't You Kill My Brother?" – Alexei Sayle "Rio" – Duran Duran Madonna is "sentenced to 'open her heart' to A-Rod—he's your soulmate, for God sakes"; ZZ Top is "sentenced to re-record 'Legs' with the new title 'Beards' and get that long overdue shave while shooting a Gillette commercial"; Michael Jackson is "sentenced to... well, what he should have been... and remain as a fugitive in his homeland of Switzerland"; Alexei Sayle is "sentenced to stop making music and solely find out who killed his brother"; and Duran Duran is "sentenced to watch Hedley's version of their video".
93	26	Trevor Boris, Debra DiGiovanni, Norm Sousa, Laurie Elliott, and Inessa Frantowski	August 11, 2008 (2008-08-11)
The following videos are tried: "When I Grow Up" – The Pussycat Dolls "In the Ayer" – Flo Rida featuring will.i.am "Sneakernight" – Vanessa Hudgens "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major "Shut Up and Let Me Go" – The Ting Tings The Pussycat Dolls are "sentenced to quit trying to convince us that 46 is the new 20"; Flo Rida is "sentenced to change his name to 'Sask Atchewan'"; Vanessa Hudgens is "sentenced to release her follow-up single 'Hooker Boots'"; Lil Wayne is "sentenced to get his lollipop tested"; and The Ting Tings are "sentenced to have the universe collapse on them".