Banned from Television

Banned from Television is a 1998 direct-to-video mondo film produced by Joe Frances, best known for his Girls Gone Wild series of pornography. Accompanied by Narration, the film compiles various clips that are deemed "Banned from Television," such as gore, nudity, and accidents caught on tape. Famous clips in the film include the rampage of a Circus elephant named Tyke, a gas station shootout leading to the death of the cashier, various cop shootouts, and graphic accident footage. and graphic nudity. Inspired by the wave of death mondo films that followed Faces Of Death in the late 1980's and 1990's.

Production
While working as a production assistant for Real T.V., an alternative news reality television show, Joe Frances was able to license the unused news footage that was rejected by the show for airing. Marketing it similarly to how he marketed his Girls Gone Wild series through infomercials and direct-response marketing. The first VHS was a success , leading to two sequels released the same year before the series was retired.