[2][3] Crackers first appeared on the show TV Nation, which won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series.
[4] As with Moore's journalistic style, Crackers approached serious issues like worker's rights by interlacing his methods with humor.
[5] The character later appeared on Moore's television show The Awful Truth, in which he investigated various corporate crimes.
[6] His comedic attempts to confront individuals in charge were usually met with dismissal and/or being escorted out by security officials.
Another sketch features Crackers taking on Buckeye Egg Farms for animal cruelty towards chickens.