▁show ▁gained ▁national ▁attention ▁on ▁the ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁episode , ▁when ▁a ▁self - proc laimed ▁pac if ist ▁named ▁Bl ase ▁Bon p ane , ▁who ▁was ▁discuss ing ▁his ▁opposition ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁invasion ▁of ▁Gren ada , ▁suddenly ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁anger ▁over ▁George ' s ▁ta un ts , ▁f li pped ▁over ▁the ▁host ' s ▁des k ▁and ▁storm ed ▁off ▁the ▁show . ▁A ▁clip ▁of ▁the ▁alter cation ▁a ired ▁on ▁national ▁news ▁programs , ▁and ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁from ▁program ▁direct ors ▁at ▁TV ▁stations ▁nation wide , ▁leading ▁to ▁synd ic ation . ▁ ▁George ▁engaged ▁guests ▁whom ▁he ▁called ▁" l ud ic r ous ▁liberal ▁lun at ics " ▁and ▁" f asc ist ▁fan at ics ," ▁including ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁drug ▁g uru ▁Dr . ▁Tim othy ▁Le ary ▁and ▁Tom ▁Met z ger , ▁a ▁white ▁supre mac ist ▁leader ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁particular ▁target ▁of ▁George ' s ▁i re . ▁In ▁many ▁ways , ▁Hot ▁Se at ▁inspired ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁other ▁similar ▁shows ▁hosted ▁by ▁Mort on ▁Dow ney , ▁Jr ., ▁Jerry ▁Springer ▁and ▁Stephen ▁Col bert . ▁Dow ney ▁actually ▁appeared ▁on ▁Hot ▁Se at ▁on ▁one ▁occasion ; ▁he ▁and ▁George ▁trad ed ▁bar bs ▁numerous ▁times ▁over ▁items ▁r anging ▁from ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁true ▁conserv ative ▁to ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁audience ▁before