Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story (2026)
1h 19m · 6/30/2026
Description
What began as a cult sex-positive NYC cable access show turned into a national voice for AIDS awareness and free speech. Robin Byrd's unapologetic show championed sexual freedom, queer visibility, and safe sex from the late 1970-90s, serving as both a community lifeline and a target of a national censorship battle that took her to the Supreme Court and cemented her as a First Amendment fighter. Now approaching 70--and still the longest-running host on cable TV--Robin confronts her place in the history she created, while caring for the husband her viewers never knew existed.
Shelby Byrd
Self - Robin's Husband
Tom Brokaw
Self - Anchor, NBC Nightly News with Tom BrokawLou Maletta
Self - Founder, Gay Cable Network
Barry Manilow
Self - MusicianDaylon Orr
Self - Archive AgentKen Sander
Self - Host, Speak OutSean McKenna
Self - LGBTQ Activist
Phil Donahue
Self - Host, Donahue
Dan Rather
Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News with Dan RatherAngie Prindle
Self
Harry Reems
Self - Adult EntertainerBobby Hollander
Self - Producer, Hot Legs
Lili Marlene
Self - Adult EntertainerTree Sequoia
Self - Bartender, Julius'Bob Morris
Self - Writer, NY Times
Candida Royalle
Self - Adult Entertainer
Heather Hunter
Self - Adult EntertainerEd Meese
Self - U.S. Attorney General
Nadine Strossen
Self - Former, President ACLUJohnny Carson
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Cheri Oteri
Self - Actress, Saturday Night Live
Newt Gingrich
Self - House Minority Whip, Republican
Robin Byrd
Self
Sandra Bernhard
Self - PerformerJames Chladek
Self - ETC StudiosJames Goodale
Self - Host, Telecommunications and the Internet Revolution
Lou Cass
Self - Adult EntertainerAl Goldstein
Self - Publisher, Screw
Annie Sprinkle
Self - Multiplemedia ArtistKirsten Fleming
Self - Writer, NY PostMarjorie Heins
Self - Attorney, ACLU
Porsche Lynn
Self - Adult Entertainer
Vladimir Correa
Self - Adult EntertainerJoe Bruno
Self - Show GuestDavid Burrington
Self - NBC CorrespondentJerry Falwell
Self - Moral MajorityBetsy Superfon
Self - Pioneer, 1-900 Sex Hotline Industry
Ronald Reagan
Self - 40th President of the United States
Michael Musto
Self - Writer, Village VoiceCoca Crystal
Self - Host, The Coca Crystal ShowCeyenne Doroshow
Self - ActivistStephen G. Breyer
Self - Supreme Court Justice
Joan Rivers
Self - Host, The Joan Rivers ShowStephanie Schwam
Director
Jyllian Gunther
Director
Triple Exxxit
Hot Girls Wanted
Circus of Books
Pleasure
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After Porn Ends 3
