Jerry Springer: Final Thoughts on a Beloved Icon of Trashy 1990s TV
27.04.2023 - 18:01
/ variety.com
William Earl It’s become a cliché, but it’s hard to imagine “Jerry Springer” airing in 2023. The tabloid talk show — which debuted in 1991 and aired 4,969 episodes during its 27-season run — was known for outrageous guests and NC-17 situations that soared over the boundaries of good taste. But the heart of the program was the good-natured host, a former newscaster and Cincinnati mayor who was a ringmaster to the circus that played out onstage every day. Springer, who died on April 27, was known in the industry as a loyal friend and a kind boss. He also had an impish sense of humor. He was the first to joke about the craziness of the show that made him nationally famous. But he also defended it and embraced the unique moments that only happened on his stage.
“My show is what it is,” Springer said in a 2018 interview. “My show is stupid…[But] we all have moments in our life when we are not at our best. What is interesting is that famous people can do the exact same things as people do on my show, or even worse, and we put them on late-night TV, we buy their albums and books, cheer them as heroes. On our show, people talk about exactly the same thing, but because they are not rich, famous, or good-looking, and don’t speak the Queen’s English, we call them trash.” In fact, Springer’s secret weapon was treating every guest with dignity, despite how deep in the mud things often got. The episode premises were consistently outrageous — “Threesome with my Mom,” “I’m Not His Cousin, I’m His Fiancée,” “Your Boyfriend Is Gay” — but the host would ask piercing questions about each guest’s situation, even as they literally rolled up their sleeves to physically fight their enemies. There was a merry lunacy to “Springer,” as the
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