Pour one out for Jerry Springer

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Dead at 79.

Jerry Springer, daytime television pioneer, dies at 79

 

[bignewt]

Single handedly created trash television.

 

[Behr]

Oh lawd.

 

[n_huffhines]

Single handedly created trash television.

There is a place for low culture.

 

[Voldog1998]

And now for the final thought.

 

[WestTennesseeFox]

Single handedly created trash television.

Soap operas were the Springer show with a full set of teeth.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

Single handedly created trash television.

Morton Downey Jr did.

 

[bignewt]

Morton Downey Jr did.

Downey may have created it but Springer perfected it. And made WAY more doing it.

 

[Behr]

Morton Downy Jr. Single handedly created trash television, but Springer perfected it and made WAY more than MDj.

Fixed.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Downey may have created it but Springer perfected it. And made WAY more doing it.

At one point Jerry Springer had more viewers than Oprah. That’s more of a cultural indictment than Springer himself .

 

[GAVol]

Morton Downey Jr did.

Along with Maury Povich, Sally Jesse Raphael, Geraldo, etc. Even Donahue and Oprah did some lowbrow stuff back in the day. The 80s were fun times lol.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Along with Maury Povich, Sally Jesse Raphael, Geraldo, etc. Even Donahue and Oprah did some lowbrow stuff back in the day. The 80s were fun times lol.

Don't forget Ricki Lake.

Phil Donahue created this genre. The others just tweaked it, or elevated it to an extreme.

 

[GAVol]

Don't forget Ricki Lake.

Phil Donahue created this genre. The others just tweaked it, or elevated it to an extreme.

Jenny Jones, Montel Williams…. the list is endless.

 

[EasternVol]

Single handedly created trash television.

Not single handedly but he sure did more than his share to trash up society.

 

[davethevol]

Cant forget Springer’s former security guard turned tv host. Dr. Phil is pretty much the same as well.

 

[GAVol]

Cant forget Springer’s former security guard turned tv host. Dr. Phil is pretty much the same as well.

Steve! Steve! Steve!

 

[Freak]

Along with Maury Povich, Sally Jesse Raphael, Geraldo, etc. Even Donahue and Oprah did some lowbrow stuff back in the day. The 80s were fun times lol.

You ripped those names off in succession like someone who was addicted to lowbrow stuff back in the day.

 

[davethevol]

You ripped those names off in succession like someone who was addicted to lowbrow stuff back in the day.

That reference to Sally Jesse can only come from someone that watched her show, or the devil himself.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Along with Maury Povich, Sally Jesse Raphael, Geraldo, etc. Even Donahue and Oprah did some lowbrow stuff back in the day. The 80s were fun times lol.

"She stood on the heads of those little people"

 

[GAVol]

"She stood on the heads of those little people"

Just an epic appearance.

 

[Dudleys87]

Who could forget Rosie?