Vault: Did you accidentally see your parent's sex tape?

Summary

The Bert Show Episode Summary

Episode: Vault: Did you accidentally see your parent's sex tape?
Date: May 13, 2026
Cast: Bert, Sean Henning, and callers

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Episode Overview

This candid, lighthearted episode dives into the cringe-worthy—and often hilarious—moments when people accidentally come across their parents’ (or are caught by their parents with) sex tapes or inappropriate material. Prompted by the then-recent controversy surrounding former Miss California Kerri Prejean’s leaked private video, the Bert Show team takes calls from listeners with their own shocking, awkward, and comedic “I saw my parents’ sex tape” stories. The tone is real, funny, and unfiltered, inviting listeners to laugh at the shared awkwardness of these all-too-human situations.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Kerri Prejean Scandal (00:30–04:20)

• Bert introduces the premise by recapping the controversy with Kerri Prejean, a former Miss California. He explains how her private video (sent to a boyfriend while underage) became the center of a legal dispute when pageant officials played it in front of her mother during a settlement meeting.

  • Quote — Bert (02:43):
    “They put the tape in of Carrie taking care of herself... her mom is in the room. The pageant people never warn them what’s coming up.”

• Sean Henning and Bert react with both sympathy and disbelief at the predicament:

  • Sean (02:45): "Horrible."
  • Bert (04:30): "Terrible."
  • Sean (04:31): "Even though I hate her, I do feel bad that her mom saw that. Oh, my God."

• The distinction is made that Prejean’s video is different from typical “sex tapes” referenced in media, as it was private and only involved herself:

  • Quote — Kerri Prejean (03:47):
    “I was alone, sending it to my boyfriend, who I cared about and loved about at the time. When you’re young, you think, you know, this is the one. And... never did I think it would come and just slap me right in the face.”

2. Listeners Share Their Own Stories

A. Finding Parents’ Sex Tapes (04:42–05:53, 06:23–06:56)

• Jesse’s Story (04:48–06:06):

  • At age 7, Jesse discovers a videotape under her parents’ dresser. Expecting family content, she instead sees her parents in a homemade adult video. Jesse keeps the secret for three years before showing her babysitter.
    • Quote — Jesse (05:18):
      “First I was shopping for a Christmas tree, and then all of a sudden it turns into like this disgusting 1970s... My mom was in a nightie. No, this is worse. My father had on one of those elephant trunk underwear.”
    • Sean (05:26): “That image will stay with you for the rest of your life.”

• Katie’s Story (06:23–06:56):

  • Katie recounts her seventh-grade friend finding and circulating photos of her parents among classmates.
    • Quote — Katie (06:39):
      “She passed them around to like, all this big group of girls, and everybody knew about it.”
    • Sean (06:44): “Oh, no, that sucks.”

B. Encountering Parents’ Private Collections (06:59–08:12)

• Brandon’s Story (06:59–08:07):

  • Brandon and his brothers discover their stepdad’s stash of videos. Inadvertently, Brandon ends up watching a video starring his stepdad in a solo act, while talking to his mom.
    • Quote — Brandon (07:33):
      “And all of a sudden the camera turns to my stepdad on the couch, pleasuring himself and talking to my mom.”
    • Sean (07:39): “That is a pride on your brain.”

• Amy’s Story (08:12–08:43):

  • Amy, at age 15, finds a photo of her mother in an explicit scenario involving fruit, which leaves her traumatized.
    • Quote — Amy (08:14):
      "I didn’t actually find a video, but... I came across a picture of my mother taking care of business with a fruit. Yeah, it was traumatizing."
    • Sean (08:33): “Please tell me you cannot eat that flavor. You cannot eat that fruit anymore.”

3. The Cast’s Reflections and Reactions

• The segment is peppered with the hosts’ genuine horror, laughter, and empathy for the callers’ childhood trauma.
• Bert and Sean keep the energy up with quips and asides, maintaining the fun, irreverent style characteristic of the show.
  • Sean (05:26): “That image will stay with you for the rest of your life.”
  • Bert (06:06): “Just so you know, nothing good is ever kept under the dresser.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If they used to videotape, it would have been the spotlight camera with a—yeah, yeah. So, no, I never saw a videotape of Millie Pete doing it.” — Sean (03:19)
• “I love it that she kept the secret for three years and then showed her babysitter.” — Sean (06:10)
• “It was almost like a mirror.” — Sean, after Brandon’s disturbing discovery (07:50)
• “Where shopping is a pleasure takes a whole new meaning.” — Sean (08:39)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:30–04:20: Overview of the Kerri Prejean controversy and setup for the episode’s theme.
• 04:48: Jesse’s story of discovering her parents’ videotape at age 7.
• 06:23: Katie recounts her friend finding and sharing explicit photos of her parents.
• 06:59: Brandon’s horrifying moment with his stepdad’s homemade video.
• 08:14: Amy’s trauma from finding a provocative photo of her mother.

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Tone and Takeaways

With an unfiltered, humorous, and slightly irreverent approach, The Bert Show creates a safe (if cringey) space for listeners to share some of their most embarrassing and awkward moments. The topic is treated with both sympathy and laughter, making this episode a perfect example of how the show blends real-life discomfort, listener engagement, and morning-radio energy into genuinely funny storytelling.

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For those who haven’t listened yet:
This episode is a fast-paced, giggle-filled look at childhood (and adult) traumas you wish you could unsee. The stories shared are both mortifying and hilarious—delivered with the hosts’ hallmark wit and empathy.

Transcript

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[Host Birch]

This is the Birch Show. All right, let me ask y' all a question. And I'm not sure that we're gonna get any calls on this whatsoever. But this was based off of Kerri Prejean. Is that how you pronounce her name? She is the former Miss California in all sorts of controversy right now, right?

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Well, I mean, definitely right now. But, you know, it started because she took a stand against same sex marriage in the pageant, then didn't win the pageant, blamed it on her answer, and then was in the headlines for a while. She also had, like, nude photographs that came out when she said she wasn't posing topless, that the wind blew her shirt open. Then now there is a sex tape of her by herself that she sent to a boyfriend when she was 17. And there's all kinds of dramas with this lawsuit with the Miss USA pageant. So it's all back and forth. And she has a book out. So she's been doing the media circuit to try to promote this book.

[Host Birch]

Here's what we know over the last couple of days. And here's where I'm going with this. So as it's been reported, the California pageant wants their money back. They invested a lot of money on Carrie Prejean. And they feel that she sort of, like, breached her contract. So they're looking for some money back. I think they paid for breasts for her, and they're looking to get that money back. And some other stuff also. She doesn't want to pay it. So as it's been told, she and her counsel, including her mother, were in an attorney's office with the California pageant officials also the other day. And they were starting to negotiate some kind of settlement. And the pageant people get really cruel about it. This is how we found out about the tape. And they say, we really think that you ought to just go away and probably not ask us for any more money. And Kerry's like, no, you know, no, no, no, no, no. I'M not giving you any of your money back. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. So they put the tape in of Carrie taking care of herself in this quote, unquote, sex tape. Her mom is in the room. The pageant people never warn them what's coming up. So they put the tape in, they hit play, and there's Carrie taking care of herself for her mom to see.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Horrible.

[Caller 2]

Hi, Mom.

[Host Birch]

So here's what I was gonna ask you guys. Have you ever accidentally seen a video of your parents doing this? Or have your parents ever accidentally checked out your video that you've done this in? 404-741. Q100. So you might have taped over some random movie and your parents put it into, you know, VCR or whatever or dvd, and they caught a glimpse of the first couple of seconds of you and whoever.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Well, don't look at me. Millie Pete, 80 years old.

[Host Birch]

I couldn't imagine if they used it.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

If they used to videotape, it would have been the spotlight camera with a. Yeah, yeah. So, no, I never saw a videotape of Millie Pete doing it.

[Host Birch]

404741. Q100. But it would only probably last for, like, three seconds. Like, they would see it and turn it off and certainly not watch the whole thing. But she details exactly what was in this video that her. Keep in mind, her mom saw this.

[Kerri Prejean]

I was alone, sending it to my boyfriend, who I cared about and loved about at the time. When you're young, you think, you know, this is the one. And, you know, never did I think it would come and just slap me right in the face.

[Host Birch]

So what happened? So this was a relationship with a boyfriend. This is not a sex tape.

[Caller 2]

When we hear the word sex tape, this is not anything like some of the ones we've heard about.

[Host Birch]

This is. You are sending video of yourself to your boyfriend.

[Kerri Prejean]

Right. I was all by myself. And a boyfriend you loved. Right. And no one was in the room with me. I was not having sex with anybody.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Unbiased reporting with Sean Henning.

[Host Birch]

But keep in mind, again, her mom is taking a look at this. Her mom saw the first couple of seconds of that.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

God, that's awful.

[Host Birch]

Terrible.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Even though I hate her, I do feel bad that her mom saw that. Oh, my God.

[Host Birch]

Yeah, Brittany hung up there, but she found a video of her parents on her computer.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Oh, on the computer.

[Host Birch]

Oh, my gosh.

[Caller 2]

How's that happen?

[Host Birch]

Here's Jesse. Good morning. You're on Q100.

[Caller 1]

Yeah, I was about probably seven, and I stayed at home from school. And, you know, when you're at home, you play with like, checkbooks and pretend to be banking. And I was looking under my parents dresser and I found a videotape. And you turn it on and it was. First I was shopping for a Christmas tree, and then all of a sudden it turns into like this disgusting 1970s. My mom was in a nightie.

[Caller 2]

And.

[Caller 1]

No, this is worse. My father had on one of those elephant truck underwear.

[Host Birch]

Oh, no.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

That image will stay with you for

[Caller 1]

the rest of your life.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

And you were. And you were seven.

[Caller 1]

I was seven years old.

[Host Birch]

Oh, my gosh.

[Caller 1]

And I think it came out when I was about 10, because I, I, I, I don't know. My babysitter. I think I showed it to my babysitter.

[Host Birch]

And again, it was taped over what

[Caller 1]

we were all as a nice little happy family, Christmas shopping for a Christmas tree.

[Host Birch]

And then it goes to that real snowy sh. And then there's your mom.

[Caller 1]

And your dad was even smoking a cigarette. And she had never smoked my day in my life. It was just mortifying. That is fantastic. Yeah.

[Caller 2]

Just so you know, nothing good is ever kept under the dresser.

[Host Birch]

Thank you for calling, Jesse. Appreciate it.

[Caller 2]

Under there. It should stay under there.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

I love it that she kept the secret for three years and then showed her babysitter.

[Host Birch]

Look at our phone. The fact that dad is there with the elephant. Oh, God. Hey, Katie, good Morning. You're on Q100. Hi.

[Caller 1]

Hey. I have a story. My friend. When we were in seventh grade, she calls me late at night one night and she's like, you're not gonna believe what I found in my parents closet. And then the next day, she brings in pictures of them to school.

[Host Birch]

Oh, no.

[Caller 1]

She passed them around to, like, all this big group of girls, and everybody knew about it.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Oh, no, that sucks.

[Host Birch]

And she's how old?

[Caller 1]

At the time, she was in seventh grade. So I guess we're like, what, 14, 12.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

That's funny.

[Caller 1]

That's funny.

[Host Birch]

Good morning, Brandon. You're on Q100. Hi.

[Caller 2]

Hey, Burchell. How are you?

[Host Birch]

Good, man. How are you?

[Caller 2]

Good. Yeah. So my stepdad actually had a collection of videos hidden in a suitcase under his bed. So me and my brothers all knew about this collection, so we'd sneak in there when they were gone. And my parents were gone one day. So I went in there and grabbed a video, put it in, and it started out to be another video that he had under the bed. And I was like, this is strange. Why does he have two copies of the same video? And all of a sudden the camera turns to my stepdad on the couch, pleasuring himself and talking to my mom.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Oh, no, dude, no. That is a pride on your brain.

[Host Birch]

I feel so bad for you.

[Caller 2]

Yeah, I was, you know, getting into it and then saw that my eyes burned out of my head, and I ran up and grabbed the tape out of the vtr.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Oh, God, it was almost like a mirror.

[Caller 2]

Yeah.

[Host Birch]

Oh, no. Yeah, yeah, I got you.

[Caller 2]

Jen keeps explaining it. So it was just him right there. There he was, all of his glory.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

That's messed up.

[Caller 2]

Playing with his wiffle balls.

[Host Birch]

Hey, Amy. Good morning.

[Caller 2]

Unhittable.

[Host Birch]

Hi.

[Caller 1]

I didn't actually find a video, but when I was about 15, I came across a picture of my mother taking care of business with a fruit. Yeah, it was traumatizing.

[Co-host Sean Henning]

Please tell me you cannot eat that flavor. You cannot eat that fruit anymore.

[Host Birch]

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[Co-host Sean Henning]

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