# 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.

## 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". 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.

## 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". ||||