Alan infiltrated an episode of the Jenny Jones Show that focused on the topic of revenge. He appeared with his wife (played by an actress), who supposedly glued his penis to his butt after she found him in bed with another woman.
They concocted the absurd story to poke fun at how ridiculous talk shows had become.
Someone in the Chicago area recognized Abel and called in to report that it was a hoax. The network attempted to pull the plug on the remaining markets, but by that time, the show had already aired throughout half of the United States.