In 1990, cable access host and master in patience Ken Sander asked his viewers if New Yorkers should carry handguns—"lines are lighting up!" he excitedly declares in the beginning of the show. It was all downhill from there, however—Sanders takes call after call from pranksters, about a 5 minute onslaught in total, handling even the rudest with a smile.
Life was so much more entertaining back before we all became Internet commenters.