In a 1998 episode, Dufort successfully convinced former Montreal mayor Jean Doré to shave off his trademark moustache in exchange for a $1,000 donation to the Diabetic Children's Foundation. On the day of the 1998 provincial election, the show staged a prank in which a woman named Gertrude voted six different times at six different polling stations, leading to an investigation by the province's chief electoral officer; the program's election night special aired under the title La fin du monde est le 30 novembre.