# Video on Trial season 4

The fourth season of the Canadian television comedy series Video on Trial premiered on MuchMusic on September 8, 2008 and concluded on August 31, 2009. 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

In this season, 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.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Panel | Original air date |
| 94 | 1 | Debra DiGiovanni, David Kerr, Laurie Elliott, Craig Lauzon, and Eddie Della Siepe | September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08) |
| The following videos are tried: "Stupid Shit" – Girlicious "Since U Been Gone" – A Day to Remember "Disturbia" – Rihanna "Psychosocial" – Slipknot "A Milli" – Lil Wayne Girlicious is "sentenced to fire Robin Antin—or at least stop letting her direct their videos and go back to what she's best at: collagen injections"; A Day to Remember is "sentenced to let Kelly Clarkson cover one of their songs—it couldn't be any less successful"; Rihanna is "sentenced to make more videos in bondage"; Slipknot is "sentenced to have a live-in therapist to help them stop hiding behind those jockstrap-smelling masks"; and Lil Wayne is "sentenced to try to spend at least 'a thousand, a thousand, a thousand, thousand, thousand' on his next joint". ||||
| 95 | 2 | Dini Dimakos, Trevor Boris, Rob Pue, Jemeni, and Darrin Rose | September 15, 2008 (2008-09-15) |
| The following videos are tried: "Burnin' Up" – Jonas Brothers "Good Good" – Ashanti "Damaged" – Danity Kane "Got Money (Remix)" – Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain and Mack Maine "Just Dance" – Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis Jonas Brothers are "sentenced to continue being the best pedophile bait on the market"; Ashanti is "sentenced to wake up and smell the cheating husband already"; Danity Kane is "sentenced to fly their spaceship back to Cougar Island, from whence they came"; Lil Wayne is "sentenced to build a house for the Katrina victims out of all his CDs that are popping up in garbage bins across America"; and Lady Gaga is "sentenced to use her extensions to mop up all the puke at her party". ||||
| 96 | 3 | Marty Adams, Debra DiGiovanni, Sabrina Jalees, Ali Rizvi, and Trixx | October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06) |
| The following videos are tried: "Overdosin" – Heidi Montag "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" – Gnarls Barkley "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)" – N.E.R.D. "Single" – New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo "Goodnight Goodnight" – Maroon 5 Heidi Montag is "sentenced to live out her destiny and pose for Playboy"; Gnarls Barkley is "sentenced to go on the 'Who's Gonna Save My Soul' world tour with Jewel"; N.E.R.D. is "sentenced to S.T.O.P. making music"; New Kids on the Block are "sentenced to realize that reunions ain't for everybody"; and Maroon 5 is "sentenced to appear as the bar band in daytime soaps". ||||
| 97 | 4 | none | November 3, 2008 (2008-11-03) |
| "Video on Trial: 100!" – This episode, the 100th episode in production order, is a retrospective look back at the series filmed in front of a live studio audience at the MuchMusic headquarters. The special is hosted by recurring jurors Trevor Boris, Eddie Della Siepe, Debra DiGiovanni, Dini Dimakos, Laurie Elliott, Sabrina Jalees, Jemeni, David Kerr, Nikki Payne, Darrin Rose, Ron Sparks, and Anna Von Frances. ||||
| 98 | 5 | David Kerr, Ron Sparks, Ali Rizvi, Boomer Phillips, and Debra DiGiovanni | November 24, 2008 (2008-11-24) |
| The following videos are tried: "What Them Girls Like" – Ludacris featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett "Hot n Cold" – Katy Perry "Crush" – David Archuleta "Trading Places" – Usher "The Day That Never Comes" – Metallica Ludacris is "sentenced to remake What Women Want, starring in the Mel Gibson lead role"; Katy Perry is "sentenced to go down on Rosie O'Donnell"; David Archuleta is "sentenced to move in with Clay Aiken and follow his career trajectory"; Usher is "sentenced to have Justin Timberlake produce his next record"; and Metallica is "sentenced to run for president in 2012 with Britney Spears as their VP". ||||
| 99 | 6 | Boomer Phillips, Debra DiGiovanni, Marty Adams, Inessa Frantowski, and Trevor Boris | December 22, 2008 (2008-12-22) |
| "Video on Trial: Oh Canada!" – The following videos are tried: "Girlfriend" – Avril Lavigne "Bad Girlfriend" – Theory of a Deadman "Too Bad" – Nickelback "The Love Song" – k-os "Hurray" – Kalan Porter Avril Lavigne is "sentenced to remain a big, big star by re-recording all the one-hit wonder hits from the '80s"; Theory of a Deadman is "sentenced to stop getting Chad Kroeger to write songs for them"; Nickelback is "sentenced to writing songs for Theory of a Deadman"; k-os is "sentenced to dig a little deeper and find a voice of his own"; and Kalan Porter is "sentenced to stick to his fanbase and only play old folks' homes". ||||
| 100 | 7 | Trevor Boris, Debra DiGiovanni, Boomer Phillips, Sara Hennessey, Sabrina Jalees, Ron Sparks, Jemeni, Marty Adams, Dini Dimakos, and Eddie Della Siepe | January 2, 2009 (2009-01-02) |
| "Video on Trial: 20 Best of the Worst '08" — In a similar style to MuchMusic's former Fromage specials, the "worst" videos of 2008 are showcased. In traditional countdown style, the videos are presented in reverse numerical order, with the 20th-place video presented first and the first-place video presented last. "4 Minutes" – Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland"When I Grow Up" – The Pussycat Dolls"Poker Face" – Lady Gaga"Got Money (Remix)" – Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain and Mack Maine"Gimme More" – Britney Spears"Yahhh!" – Soulja Boy featuring Arab"Disturbia" – Rihanna"Hot n Cold" – Katy Perry"I Don't Care" – Fall Out Boy"If I Were a Boy" – Beyoncé"Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major"Summertime" – New Kids on the Block"Touch My Body" – Mariah Carey"So What" – Pink"Lovebug" – Jonas Brothers"Higher" – Heidi Montag"Keeps Gettin' Better" – Christina Aguilera"Sneakernight" – Vanessa Hudgens"Stupid Shit" – Girlicious"Womanizer" – Britney Spears All videos except "Poker Face", "Gimme More", "I Don't Care", "If I Were a Boy", "Summertime", "So What", "Lovebug", "Keeps Gettin' Better", and "Womanizer" are tried for the second time. ||||
| 101 | 8 | Debra DiGiovanni, Trevor Boris, Boomer Phillips, Jason Richards, and Laurie Elliott | February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02) |
| The following videos are tried: "If I Were a Boy" – Beyoncé "Fly on the Wall" – Miley Cyrus "Rehab" – Rihanna "Use Me" – Hinder "One More Drink" – Ludacris featuring T-Pain "If I Were a Boy" is tried for the second time overall (including its appearance in the "20 Best of the Worst '08" special), and for the first time in a regular-length episode. Beyoncé is "sentenced to realize that no one with an ass like hers could ever be a boy"; Miley Cyrus is "sentenced to get some acting lessons—we're pretty sure you can afford them by now"; Rihanna is "sentenced to develop a crippling heroin problem—then she'll know what going to rehab is really about"; Hinder is "sentenced to stop being so damn douchey that even Brody Jenner can't help but say 'God, those guys are douches'"; and Ludacris is "sentenced to have ten more drinks of T-Pain's love juice". ||||
| 102 | 9 | Boomer Phillips, Debra DiGiovanni, Eddie Della Siepe, Jennifer Robertson, and David Kerr | February 9, 2009 (2009-02-09) |
| The following videos are tried: "Circus" – Britney Spears "Get Up" – 50 Cent "Lovebug" – Jonas Brothers "Gives You Hell" – The All-American Rejects "Sober" – Pink "Lovebug" is tried for the second time overall (including its appearance in the "20 Best of the Worst '08" special), and for the first time in a regular-length episode. Britney Spears is "sentenced to stick to the formula of being a circus freak—it seems to sell loads of records"; 50 Cent is "sentenced to make his shit unboring by doing something different... like maybe a country record?"; Jonas Brothers are "sentenced to continue down the road to becoming a boy band cliché"; The All-American Rejects are "sentenced to play bingo halls in the suburbs for the duration of their careers"; and Pink is "sentenced to stay drunk—nobody likes sober people... or Pink". ||||
| 103 | 10 | Trevor Boris, Debra DiGiovanni, Trixx, Sara Hennessey, and Ron Sparks | February 23, 2009 (2009-02-23) |
| The following videos are tried: "So What" – Pink "Seventeen Forever" – Metro Station "Mrs. Officer/Comfortable" – Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino and Babyface "Human" – The Killers "Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna "So What" is tried for the second time overall (including its appearance in the "20 Best of the Worst '08" special), and for the first time in a regular-length episode. Pink is "sentenced to pay attention during half-naked pillow fights"; Metro Station is "sentenced to have rich daughters and become the next Billy Ray"; Lil Wayne is "sentenced to meet some real police officers"; The Killers are "sentenced to stop dressing themselves"; and T.I. is "sentenced to actually go to prison already". ||||
| 104 | 11 | Trevor Boris, Boomer Phillips, Debra DiGiovanni, Dini Dimakos, and Eddie Della Siepe | March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02) |
| The following videos are tried: "I Hate This Part" – The Pussycat Dolls "Reach Out" – Hilary Duff "Right Now (Na Na Na)" – Akon "La La Land" – Demi Lovato "I Don't Care" – Fall Out Boy "I Don't Care" is tried for the second time overall (including its appearance in the "20 Best of the Worst '08" special), and for the first time in a regular-length episode. The Pussycat Dolls are "sentenced to have a mud wrestling fight with Girlicious and show those young upstarts who's boss"; Hilary Duff is "sentenced to write a formal apology to Depeche Mode for ruining a perfectly good song"; Akon is "sentenced to work full-time at his diamond mine and quit the music business right 'na na na'"; Demi Lovato is "sentenced to fall in line with the rest of Hollywood and get a boob job"; and Fall Out Boy is "sentenced to care just a little bit more next time—your indifference is starting to show". ||||
| 105 | 12 | Trevor Boris, Boomer Phillips, Debra DiGiovanni, Laurie Elliott, and Trixx | March 18, 2009 (2009-03-18) |
| "Video on Trial: Spring Break" – The following videos are tried: "Shake Ya Tailfeather" – Nelly, P. Diddy, and Murphy Lee "Summer Girls" – LFO "Get Down" – B4-4 "Sweetest Sin" – Jessica Simpson "Summertime" – New Kids on the Block "Summertime" is tried for the second time overall (including its appearance in the "20 Best of the Worst '08" special), and for the first time in a regular-length episode. Murphy Lee is "sentenced to get a higher profile so we can figure out who the hell he is"; LFO is "sentenced to one-hit wonder status followed by a lifetime of obscurity—oh, that already happened"; B4-4 is "sentenced to get down and never ever get up again"; Jessica Simpson is "sentenced to let her creepy dad direct all her videos"; and New Kids on the Block are "sentenced to stop trying to sleep with girls that could be their daughters—that's just creepy". ||||
| 106 | 13 | Boomer Phillips, Eddie Della Siepe, Josh Maltin, Sara Hennessey, and Dini Dimakos | April 2, 2009 (2009-04-02) |
| The following videos are tried: "Womanizer" – Britney Spears "Thinking of You" – Katy Perry "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga "Sandcastle Disco" – Solange "Just Like Me" – Jamie Foxx featuring T.I. "Womanizer" and "Poker Face" are tried for the second time overall (including their appearances in the "20 Best of the Worst '08" special), and for the first time in a regular-length episode. Britney Spears is "sentenced to bring the real Britney back!"; Katy Perry is "sentenced to go back to making Christian rock songs"; Lady Gaga is "sentenced to keep her poker face covered up"; Solange is "sentenced to ask daddy for more of Beyoncé's money"; and Jamie Foxx is "sentenced to make Miami Vice Part 2". ||||
| 107 | 14 | Boomer Phillips, Trevor Boris, Pam Thomson, Eddie Della Siepe, and Jemeni | April 9, 2009 (2009-04-09) |
| The following videos are tried: "Dead and Gone" – T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake "Love Story" – Taylor Swift "The Fear" – Lily Allen "My Life Would Suck Without You" – Kelly Clarkson "Spaceman" – The Killers T.I. and Justin Timberlake are "sentenced to be driven out into the middle of the desert and left for dead"; Taylor Swift is "sentenced to stop being such a tease and just put out already!"; Lily Allen is "sentenced to give us all your dancing presents—you don't deserve them!"; Kelly Clarkson is "sentenced to make out with Clay Aiken"; and The Killers are "sentenced to watch a marathon of all their crappy videos". ||||
| 108 | 15 | Boomer Phillips, Sabrina Jalees, Sara Hennessey, Trixx, and Josh Maltin | April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20) |
| The following videos are tried: "The Climb" – Miley Cyrus "I Love College" – Asher Roth "Halo" – Beyoncé "I Will Be" – Leona Lewis "Takin' Back My Love" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Ciara Miley Cyrus is "sentenced to go back to the farm"; Asher Roth is "sentenced to retire after one song"; Beyoncé is "sentenced to kiss somebody besides Jay-Z"; Leona Lewis is "sentenced to run from the police for once"; and Enrique Iglesias is "sentenced to grow back his mole". ||||
| 109 | 16 | Marty Adams, Trevor Boris, Hunter Collins, Debra DiGiovanni, and Parris Love | April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27) |
| The following videos are tried: "If U Seek Amy" – Britney Spears "Prom Queen" – Lil Wayne "LoveGame" – Lady Gaga "How Do You Sleep? (Remix)" – Jesse McCartney featuring Ludacris "Blame It" – Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain Britney Spears is "sentenced to shave her hair off and be Crazy Britney again"; Lil Wayne is "sentenced to a lifetime of wedgies from the high school football team"; Lady Gaga is "sentenced to clean her disco stick after usage"; Jesse McCartney is "sentenced to not make another music video until he grows some facial hair"; and Jamie Foxx is "sentenced to do a shot of tequila off T-Pain's gut". ||||
| 110 | 17 | Eddie Della Siepe, Pam Thomson, Marty Adams, Debra DiGiovanni, and Dini Dimakos | May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04) |
| The following videos are tried: "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" – A. R. Rahman and The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger "Desolation Row" – My Chemical Romance "Kiss Me thru the Phone" – Soulja Boy featuring Sammie "Love Sex Magic" – Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake "Knock You Down" – Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo A. R. Rahman, The Pussycat Dolls, and Nicole Scherzinger are "sentenced to spend one day in the actual slums of India—we'll see how much dancing you'll do there"; My Chemical Romance is "sentenced to put on a concert for their real fans... nobody"; Soulja Boy is "sentenced to kiss my ass thru the phone"; Ciara and Justin Timberlake are "sentenced to be played over and over until all the viewers have finished playing with themselves"; and Keri Hilson, Kanye West, and Ne-Yo are "sentenced to cut Keri Hilson out of this love triangle so Kanye and Ne-Yo can live happily ever after". ||||
| 111 | 18 | Boomer Phillips, Trevor Boris, Dini Dimakos, Parris Love, and Keith Pedro | June 3, 2009 (2009-06-03) |
| The following videos are tried: "Shone" – Flo Rida featuring Pleasure P "Diva" – Beyoncé "We Made You" – Eminem "Stay Up! (Viagra)" – 88-Keys featuring Kanye West "Teenage Dirtbag" – Wheatus Flo Rida is "sentenced to wrestle an inflatable alligator in the ocean"; Beyoncé is "sentenced to come up with one original idea at some point in her life"; Eminem is "sentenced to go back into retirement"; 88-Keys is "sentenced to look elderly for the rest of his career"; and Wheatus is "sentenced to party like it's 2001". ||||
| 112 | 19 | Debra DiGiovanni, Boomer Phillips, Sara Hennessey, Hunter Collins, and Trixx | June 10, 2009 (2009-06-10) |
| The following videos are tried: "Please Don't Leave Me" – Pink "Boom Boom Pow" – Black Eyed Peas "I Do Not Hook Up" – Kelly Clarkson "It's Alright, It's OK" – Ashley Tisdale "Candle (Sick and Tired)" – The White Tie Affair Pink is "sentenced to switch teams already"; Black Eyed Peas are "sentenced to get 'boom boom pow' in the face"; Kelly Clarkson is "sentenced to stop fantasizing about hooking up and just hook up already"; Ashley Tisdale is "sentenced to stick to doing High School Musical movies"; and The White Tie Affair is "sentenced to get run over multiple times by their own tour bus". ||||
| 113 | 20 | Trevor Boris, Hunter Collins, Debra DiGiovanni, Parris Love, and Darrin Rose | June 10, 2009 (2009-06-10) |
| The following videos are tried: "Blackout" – Heidi Montag "Waking Up in Vegas" – Katy Perry "Day 'n' Nite" – Kid Cudi "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week" – Mandy Moore "My Love" – The-Dream featuring Mariah Carey Heidi Montag is "sentenced to look pretty, stand still, and don't say a word"; Katy Perry is "sentenced to stop waking up in Vegas and start waking up in Gamblers Anonymous"; Kid Cudi is "sentenced to spend a couple days and nights in rehab"; Mandy Moore is "sentenced to a cage match fight with a real martial artist"; and The-Dream is "sentenced to live happily ever after with Nick Cannon". ||||
| 114 | 21 | Boomer Phillips, Dini Dimakos, Andrew Johnston, Sara Hennessey, and Eddie Della Siepe | July 1, 2009 (2009-07-01) |
| "Video on Trial: So 90's" – The following videos are tried: "Been Around the World" – Puff Daddy & the Family featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase "N 2 Gether Now" – Limp Bizkit featuring Method Man "When I Come Around" – Green Day "Who You Wit" – Jay-Z "Erotica" – Madonna Puff Daddy is "sentenced to have a dance-off with J-Lo and don't stop... like, ever"; Limp Bizkit is "sentenced to listen to their own albums over and over until they realize the pain they caused for all of us"; Green Day is "sentenced to go back in time and recapture their lost talent"; Jay-Z is "sentenced to take orders from Beyoncé from now on—his pimp days are over"; and Madonna is "sentenced to eternal embarrassment—or just ignore us and keep being a maniac". ||||
| 115 | 22 | Marty Adams, Debra DiGiovanni, Laurie Elliott, Boomer Phillips, and Trixx | July 15, 2009 (2009-07-15) |
| The following videos are tried: "Paranoid" – Jonas Brothers "Paparazzi" – Lady Gaga "I Gotta Feeling" – Black Eyed Peas "Kids" – MGMT "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" – The Pussycat Dolls Jonas Brothers are "sentenced to strap on a straitjacket and visit a psychiatric asylum"; Lady Gaga is "sentenced to be pushed off a balcony a few more times—that'll do the trick"; Black Eyed Peas are "sentenced to get a feeling... that it's over"; MGMT is "sentenced to get eaten by a 15-foot-tall baby"; and The Pussycat Dolls are "sentenced to really hush up once and for all". ||||
| 116 | 23 | Marty Adams, Ryan Steele, Sabrina Jalees, Anna Von Frances, and Eddie Della Siepe | July 15, 2009 (2009-07-15) |
| The following videos are tried: "Paranoid" – Kanye West featuring Mr Hudson "The Wind Blows" – The All-American Rejects "Heads Will Roll" – Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Work" – Ciara featuring Missy Elliott "Birthday Sex" – Jeremih Kanye West is "sentenced to feature a half-naked Rihanna in all his videos from now on"; The All-American Rejects are "sentenced to keep playing in the ocean until the tide comes in"; Yeah Yeah Yeahs are "sentenced to put Teen Wolf in all their videos—that movie rules"; Ciara and Missy Elliott are "sentenced to stop working so hard and take a permanent vacation"; and Jeremih is "sentenced to have birthday sex with a woodchipper". ||||
| 117 | 24 | Boomer Phillips, Debra DiGiovanni, Marty Adams, Laurie Elliott, and Andrew Johnston | August 17, 2009 (2009-08-17) |
| "Totally '80s Video on Trial" – The following videos are tried: "Love Is a Battlefield" – Pat Benatar "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – Wham! "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" – Journey "Hello" – Lionel Richie "Baby Got Back" – Sir Mix-a-Lot "Baby Got Back" is tried for the second time. Pat Benatar is "sentenced to realize that leaving home and becoming a prostitute is never the answer to your problems"; Wham! is "sentenced to avoid all public restrooms no matter how badly you might have to 'go-go'"; Journey is "sentenced to find a video director whose resume includes more than public-access television"; Lionel Richie is "sentenced to get a restraining order to keep away from all blind people"; and Sir Mix-a-Lot is "sentenced to realize that women with little butts have feelings and maybe they want to see your anaconda too". ||||
| 118 | 25 | Boomer Phillips, Debra DiGiovanni, Sara Hennessey, Keith Pedro, and Andrew Johnston | August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) |
| The following videos are tried: "Radar" – Britney Spears "Don't Trust Me" – 3OH!3 "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon" – Marilyn Manson "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" – Jay-Z "New in Town" – Little Boots Britney Spears is "sentenced to stay classy, like beef jerky-flavored cheesecake"; 3OH!3 is "sentenced to put evolution in reverse and floor it"; Marilyn Manson is "sentenced to stop being shocking and start being cute"; Jay-Z is "sentenced to stop being so jealous of Kanye"; and Little Boots is "sentenced to wake up and smell the homeless dancers". ||||
| 119 | 26 | Debra DiGiovanni, Dini Dimakos, Andrew Johnston, Ron Sparks, and Keith Pedro | August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) |
| The following videos are tried: "Good Girls Go Bad" – Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester "Obsessed" – Mariah Carey "You Belong with Me" – Taylor Swift "Remember Me" – T.I. featuring Mary J. Blige "It Don't Move Me" – Peter Bjorn and John Cobra Starship is "sentenced to have sex with Leighton Meester and tape it for the world to see"; Mariah Carey is "sentenced to start being obsessive about calling it quits"; Taylor Swift is "sentenced to bring out the slutty Taylor more often"; T.I. is "sentenced to spend the rest of his remaining sentence in a straitjacket while watching this video on repeat"; and Peter Bjorn and John are "sentenced to let MJ rest in peace and start stealing Britney Spears' moves for their next video". ||||