The Jerry Springer Show

The Jerry Springer Show (first aired September 30, 1991) is a television talk show videotaped in Chicago, Illinois that has aired during the morning hours of many syndicated TV stations since the late 1990s. It is ostensibly a show where troubled (or dysfunctional) families come to talk about their problems with a studio audience, presumably so that the audience or host can offer suggestions on what can be done to resolve their situations. The show is hosted by Jerry Springer, a former politician. It is distributed by NBC Universal.

Overview

In actuality, The Jerry Springer Show has come to epitomize the so-called "trash TV talk show," as each episode of the show focuses on lurid topics that usually deal with sex, racism, marital jealousy, and other prurient subjects. Typical topics of discussion on the show include unusual extra-marital affairs, vicious rivalries between families, rebellious and promiscuous teenagers, strippers and adult movie stars, and the like. The show proudly boasts that it was once voted the worst TV show ever. Possibly one of the strangest confessions was when a man admitted that he had married his horse, which became the most memorable moment of the show.

Related Topics:
Trash TV - Adult movie

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The "discussion" of each episode's subject usually involves an insult-laden verbal exchange between members of the studio audience and the featured "guests" on the show, who trade barbs throughout the length of the episode. Host Springer wraps up each show with a moralizing sermon on the subject entitled "Jerry's Final Thought", often finishing his speech with "Take care of yourself and of each other".

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