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Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes

Episode 102: "Back to West Virginia"

Aired: 01/01/2011

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The Judds and Leslie

About This Episode
Country stars Wynonna and Naomi Judd return for their 18th appearance, and producers enlist their help to plot a secret surprise for Oprah—one they hope won't backfire. Then, senior producer Jack and his team hit roadblocks as they produce a follow-up to the landmark 1987 town hall episode on AIDS in Williamson, West Virginia.

Inside the Judds' final appearance

The return to Williamson

Webisode

Cindy and Erin oversee the team behind The Oprah Show's biggest bookings. Go inside their friendship—and their struggle to book Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

More from Williamson, West Virginia

Jack and Brian debate whether the return to Williamson will show progress—or spew the same hateful ideas from 23 years ago.

Watch what happens when a producer must tell Oprah that three minutes of audio has been lost.

It's the apology producers waited 23 years to hear. Watch the moment that turned the whole taping around.

More with the Judds

After the show, Oprah drops by the Judds' greenroom to discuss her aha! moment. See what she had to say.

If anyone hates surprises, it's Oprah. Watch as she explains her feelings about future plans to staffers.

From The Oprah Winfrey Show

The AIDS town hall episode that started it all

Oprah returns to Williamson 23 years later

Look back at all 18 of the Judds' Oprah Show appearances

How Wynonna Judd survived the ultimate betrayal

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