The Rebellious Life of Howard Stern—Radio’s Infamous Shock-Jock

]In the early ’90s, Howard Stern promoted a VHS tape called Butt Bongo Fiesta, where he played women’s bare behinds like drums—yes, seriously. To hype the release, he brought the act onto multiple TV shows… including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

The stunt was so over-the-top that Stern was banned from The Tonight Show for years, and the FCC closely monitored him afterward. Though tame by today’s standards, it was one of the earliest examples of Stern gleefully turning mainstream media appearances into full-blown circus acts—and getting kicked out in the process.