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[TheMan]

Former mayor of Cincinnati and long time host of one of the most notorious talk shows of all time has passed away at his home in Chicago
https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/27/jerry-springer-dead-dies/

 

[Ownage]

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

 

[V1LÆM]

RIP Jerry

 

[SJRB]

This guy's shows were legendary. Unbelievable tv, especially when not used to US-style shows.

 

[feynoob]

He helped a lot of fathers and mothers expose their spouse cheatings.

You will be missed king.

 

[AJUMP23]

Put a microcosm on the destruction of our own society.

 

[Ulysses 31]

I wonder what his final thoughts were...

 

[badblue]

Let us all sit back and remember the good time we had with Jerry.

 

[saintjules]

The show was my afternoon delight, to the Price is Right when I was younger. RIP.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

RIP

That show was bananas.
Stopped watching when i was about 11 or 12...

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Whoa.

Hard to really describe the impact this show had culturally unless you were there. As a 14 year old, the Too Hot For TV VHS was like a mythical artefact, literally the 90s Holy Grail or Excalibur.

 

[Elder Legend]

Ahh I remember the day years when I was still an emigrant in the US watching this show on my giant ugly ass tube TV in the living room and laughing my ass off.

RiP Legend.

 

[Rival]

You can pinpoint the start of the decline of western civilization to the day The Jerry Springer Show was cancelled.

 

[Big Baller]

RIP

 

[gaming_again]

Ah shit!

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Great show. But I only watched it in the 90s when all those trashy shows really got going (Jenny Jones is another one). I googled it and didn't know his show kept going to 2018!

I dont remember much about the show except one time GWAR was one and one of the guys dressed as a worm or something ate Jerry.

 

[MikeM]

Thats too bad. He was the king of midget fights. His final thoughts always seemed to be on point tho.

 

[Mossybrew]

Oh no. Is Sally Jessie Raphael still alive?

 

[pauljeremiah]

 

[Romulus]

So the shows were completely staged right? I always thought so as a 9 year old.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

So the shows were completely staged right? I always thought so as a 9 year old.

From my understanding, about half and half.

I had a phase when I was 11 or 12 where I'd watch this late at night. It probably shaped a lot of my misanthropy and hatred of society.

 

[Jade Knight 08]

R.I.P. Jerry

 

[HoodWinked]

Didn't know he was that old I saw him on a podcast not that long ago seemed like he was in his 50s.

 

[Slaylock]

I never watched his show. My only exposure to Jerry Springer was this:

 

[saintjules]

4:44 - lol

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Put a microcosm on the destruction of our own society.

His show makes more sense in retrospect.

 

[Durien]

Now we'll never know who the father is...

 

[GMCamaro]

Edited for being insensitive

 

[jufonuk]

Great contribution

10/10 would read again

 

[Kilau]

They killed another one!

 

[Sub_Level]

So you say he cheated on you with Belinda?

Well it just so happens we have Belinda here in the studio :^) Lets welcome Belinda everyone!

*cussing beeps*

 

[Syphon Filter]

The show was classic, r.i.p jerry.

 

[GMCamaro]

Great contribution

10/10 would read again

I apologize. It was rather disrespectful.

 

[Laptop1991]

RIP Jerry

 

[Badlucktroll]

i seen the movie

 

[TGO]

Nothing good or desirable is gained by being disrespectful about the death of another person, other than showing the true calibre of your character.
Whether it affects you or not, it is still a life that is lost.
You don't have to care or say anything nice about them, you just have to try not to be a jerk.
And on that note

R.I.P

 

[GMCamaro]

Nothing good or desirable is gained by being disrespectful about the death of another person, other than showing the true calibre of your character.
Whether it affects you or not, it is still a life that is lost.
You don't have to care or say anything nice about them, you just have to try not to be a jerk.
And on that note

R.I.P

You are correct. It was disrespectful of me.

 

[pauljeremiah]

4:44 - lol

He was once asked if it was true that he slept with a prostitute and paid by cheque. He said "She didn't cash the cheque so no, I did not".

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

I always wondered if those guests were real. In any case it gave a real fucked up view of Americans.

 

[jufonuk]

I apologize. It was rather disrespectful.

No worries. Sorry I didn’t mean to be snappy.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Genuinely nice guy, met him when he was in Sarasota one time.

RIP Jer, I'll catch you on the flipside.

 

[Toons]

For someone who made a living off of trash tv I guess he at least presented himself as respectable. Cant hate the guy for being an entertainer

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Springer had a lot of charisma, he was a good public facing voice. Not that he used that voice for particularly Earth shattering things, but I think entertainment is a gift, and the ability to entertain is a blessing. Also, I'm lacking concrete confirmation, but I really wouldn't be shocked if, culturally, TJSS didn't play a large part in solidifying the comedic stereotypes about white trash or rednecks. I know on the other side of the aisle, the show probably did no favors to the LGBT community's image, but I'm just throwing noodles at walls at this point.

Regardless, RIP, and hope those affected can lean on each other.

 

[Drew1440]

RIP, I was watching a couple of reruns on Nosey, surprised to learn the show was still going until 2018. Had such a huge impact, I remember whenever there was a fight at school, everyone would be shouting 'Jerry, Jerry, Jerry'

 

[AJUMP23]

 

[CGNoire]

I dont know whether or not Jerry was Trash but the show sure was Trash.

 

[West Texas CEO]

yeah, this dude left a real positive impact on the world.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

All these talk shows, scripted or not it doesn't matter. It's hilarious stuff.

I find it more amazing that even if it's all fake that Jerry and the rest of the TV hosts can keep a pretty straight face for most of the hour.

 

[GymWolf]

He was no springer chicken anymore, rip.

 

[SantaC]

Pancreas cancer