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It seems to have aired in May 1989. Here’s an article that talks about the backlash, and the New York Times covered it at the time too.
Excellent links.
Resolves a lot.
The psychiatric diagnosis of Rachel tracks.
How in the hell could Oprah have even found her?
That’s a great question!
In the 90s (at least) I remember you could call in to different shows with your drama or weird problems, for a “chance” to be on the show. Sometimes they’d have specific subjects, like “are you stuck in an unconventional relationship? We’d like to hear from you.”
So it’s plausible she just called the show.
It’s a super weird clip.