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Is Jerry springer show one of the best shows ever made?
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CherryFalls
Banned
WWF Raw 96-99 is the best show ever made
FreedomOfSpeech
Banned
Such nonsense 
But it was certainly entertaining at the time.
STEVE! STEVE!
But it was certainly entertaining at the time.STEVE! STEVE!
pauljeremiah
Gold Member
Yeah The New Generation FTW. Who needs Stone Cold and The Rock, when we have Max Moon, Kama Mustafa, The Ring Master, Aldo Motoya, Men On A Mission, the 1-2-3 Kid and "Make a Difference" Fatu.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
It had some classic episodes, each as bizarre as the last.
EverythingsOverrated
Member
The answer is yes, Jerry Springer is one of the greatest shows of all time.
Some more gems
There's some classics that look like they aren't on Youtube anymore. I'll have to do some digging.
Some more gems
There's some classics that look like they aren't on Youtube anymore. I'll have to do some digging.
I'm currently in March of 98. Such great times for the WWF...other than the Brawl for All lol
EverythingsOverrated
Member
At one point I knew I was watching too much Springer when I was able to call out that he was recycling an old final thought.
Yoboman
Member
They are entertaining but pretty gross
Its really just incredibly rich former politicians/lawyers clowning poor people. Probably met a bunch of poor people while working and decided to make a show out of them
Judge Judy I find even worse, she is a real piece of work
The worst I found was that Jeremy Kyle show. Where they would get the ugliest guests possible, if they have fucked up teeth then yes please, and seemed to fill the audience up that looked like they came off the Oprah set. So you got this weird contrast of middle class people just laughing their ass off at dumb poor people. And whereas Jerry Springer always maintained some politeness, Jeremy Kyle made the show about him and how he would verbally humiliate the guests for being dumb Hicks
Its really just incredibly rich former politicians/lawyers clowning poor people. Probably met a bunch of poor people while working and decided to make a show out of them
Judge Judy I find even worse, she is a real piece of work
The worst I found was that Jeremy Kyle show. Where they would get the ugliest guests possible, if they have fucked up teeth then yes please, and seemed to fill the audience up that looked like they came off the Oprah set. So you got this weird contrast of middle class people just laughing their ass off at dumb poor people. And whereas Jerry Springer always maintained some politeness, Jeremy Kyle made the show about him and how he would verbally humiliate the guests for being dumb Hicks
Yoboman
Member
this has to be one of the best shows ever
look at this shit
where can i find complete uncensored episodes?
That first one is great
Notice how everyone just applauded some KKK members getting fucked up in the 90s?
Better times
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
No and it's not even close. Maury is better anyway but that's not saying much at all.
poppabk
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triplestation
Member
when school was cancelled this was the shit to watch
waaay better than cartoons, except batman tas
waaay better than cartoons, except batman tas
Soltype
Member
No he seems extremely humble, he said he never looked down on anyone, and he seems sincere.He seems like he was happy to give people time in the spotlight.
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Ionian
Member
People thinking Springer was real is even funnier than the segments, the uncensored VHS tapes and WWF.
Show was funny but was blatantly all set up and made serious money off the naivety of the audience watching. I remember some documentary (if you could even call it that) about how they set it up, can't remember the name though.
Give me Sally Jesse Raphael interviewing Marilyn Mason anyday. Hardcore stuff that.
Show was funny but was blatantly all set up and made serious money off the naivety of the audience watching. I remember some documentary (if you could even call it that) about how they set it up, can't remember the name though.
Give me Sally Jesse Raphael interviewing Marilyn Mason anyday. Hardcore stuff that.
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Yoboman
Member
Of course, he played the mediator so his role was to be the nice guy. I have no idea what he is like in real life but you only need to look at Ellen to know these people are are just acting a role. And it doesn’t change the fact he got super rich off exhibiting a bunch of poor and under educated people being stupid on TV for the masses
And I don’t even think he’s the worst of this tv format, but he did pretty much create it
Soltype
Member
You're right we don't know, so I won't assume the worst of him.
I'm not sure if it was always fake, but i remember there being a point in its run where it became embarassingly so. The acting was really bad and nobody actually tried to land any hits when fighting. I enjoyed some of the earlier shows though.
West Texas CEO
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THIS was my favourite episode:
Kenpachii
Member
jezhumphrey75
Banned
makes you wonder if they still do?THIS was my favourite episode:
LegendOfKage
Member
One thing I love about Jerry Springer is that he and shows like his inspired one of Weird Al's greatest original songs:
Cockles & Whelks
Banned
Funny enough me and the missus have been watching it all again as it comes on one of her trash TV subs. It's very funny and gloriously un-woke. I imagine most Gen-Z would walk out in disgust now.
AJUMP23
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Maury only has the best celebrations when men find out they are not the father. They also keep the genetics industry in business.
Raven117
Member
Ya know..... damn you are right. It was like internet comments before the internet.
I always deluded myself that this was all staged Bull sheet, that it wasn’t real... that people weren’t really like this. I was wrong, it turns out
Raven117
Member
That’s something that should be repeated more often
Ionian
Member
Dude, it wasn't real. It was staged with people that were obviously fuck-ups.
He never looked down on anyone? Whilst pissing himself laughing when the trucks of money rolled in and he was banging hookers and living the high-life?
Poor Jerry. It was the ultimate grift, have respect for that but it was undeniably scum TV and morons lapped it up between bongs and beer.
EDIT: Stick Dr. Phil into that category as well. Good job Oprah.
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Raven117
Member
I guess it lived in the world of pseudo reality tv. Not staged, but staged.
ive hated the format and that show, and all other reality tv after. Never thought they were as connected as they were
Ionian
Member
Yeah was funny to watch late at night, the reality shows that came after were like a plague. MTV lapped it up and became about reality TV (mostly scripted) and killed off the music.
Even Stern as a shock-jock eventually gave up and he made millions doing the same shit. Serious money in it.
Nothing takes the biscuit more than the Kardasians though. Absolute airheads (or are they?), brand marketed into a another fortune. Serious grift.
Like look at this, millions!
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triplestation
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i want to see jerry and maury have a badminton match