CONFESS! When "Jerry Springer" was at the height of its popularity,

[playahata1]

were you a fan of the show? Were you a fan and proud of it? Were you a fan and were ashamed to admit it.

I was never a fan of the show, but I would watch on occasion just to laugh my ass off over how stupid the guests were. Oh, I forgot about the "fights." Flame away. :evilgrin:

[jpgray]

1. Never watched it

But I can be mesmerized by daytime talk if I let myself.

[NMDemDist2]

10. same here eom

[madmax]

2. No, can't watch people making total fools of themselves

on national tv. I'm embarrassed for them.

[playahata1]

7. A friend of mine expressed the same thing:

"Why would people allow themselves to be humiliated on national TV?"

[murielm99]

3. Yep...I did watch it now and then just for a laugh.

I felt guilty, though. Why was I laughing at people for displaying their ignorance on TV?

[NoPasaran]

4. I love Springer and I'm not ashamed to admit it

Whenever someone suggests something like replacing Social Security with letting people make their own investment decisions for retirement I challenge them to watch Springer for a week and make the argument again.

[madrchsod]

5. jerry is the man--------

i watch jerry everyday while i`m typing away here...

[SarahB]

6. No

It's bad enough I used to watch Oprah. I've boycotted it since the Arnie appearance. :puke: I don't miss it.

[Radical Activist]

8. Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

I do like the show. At times I do feel ashamed for being entertained by the shameful humiliation of others. But overall its good fun.

[Crunchy Frog]

9. That was about when

I started tuning out the TV altogether. And I used to actually be a TV addict.

[rucky]

11. there was a short short time when it was sorta real

before the audience started chanting & before the guests were in on the joke. It was a funny freak show & Jerry kept it deadpan right down to the "final thought".

[2cents]

12. Only saw bits and pieces of the show

I was ashamed for the people on the show, and I was ashamed to be of the same species as the people on the show.

[Missy Vixen]

13. I used to watch it

solely because I couldn't believe that people like the ones featured on "Jerry Springer" actually would agree to appear on the show.

I quit watching because I was getting a bit aggressive in interactions with others. (Let's face it: Starting any sentence with the words, "Listen, ______," isn't usually a great career move.)

I still can't believe that Jerry Springer actually gets paid, (most likely quite well,) for what he does.

Julie

[maggrwaggr]

14. human cockfighting

that's all that show was.

Disgusting.

[TOhioLiberal]

15. I used to call it...

the 'Nuts and Sluts Show'