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Y'all remember Ricki Lake/Jenny Jones and them?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by VanityHalfBlack, Sep 18, 2021.

  1. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS
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    Something had to bridge the gap between the morning game shows and afternoon cartoons. MDJr fit the bill.
     
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    Is Oprah getting a free pass on this? I remember her show being just as trashy as all the rest. Then she evolved to unleash garbage like Dr. Phil, Oz, and Deepak Chopra on us all.
     
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    I would say Oprah was just as bad.
     
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    If you don't associate the words " I hate you" or "Hold my earrings" with those 2 gay actors on Jerry Springer , were you really a fan? They appeared once a week in the late 90s episodes... Lol
     
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    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    I've watched 8 of these now. So stupid, so funny. Some good surprise guest stars like Phil Hartman.
     
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    Jerry Springer above all the rest (at least pre-1999).

    Maury is still one of my favorites.

    Sally Jessy Raphael was great, but had some weird stories. So was Jenny Jones.

    I think people remember the theme song to Ricki Lake the most.
     
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    Back when I used to drive a lot and listen to SiriusXM, I used to listen to Eminem's Shade 45 channel. There was a dj on there named Rude Jude. I never watched any of the aforementioned shows in this thread, but from what I understand, he was a sidekick that did nothing but hurl insults at guests on Jenny Jones' show. The dude definitely has/had issues, but I love his taste in old school music. Oddly enough, I saw Jenny Jones doing cooking/recipe videos on her YouTube channel (she had over 1 million subscribers) when I was looking for bread-baking ideas last month.
     
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    Give me a good ole Springer "I had a threesome with the flight attendants while my wife was sleeping"

    Ad a few Mesothelioama / Jim Adler commercials

    Prime Time TV.
     
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    Dont forget the ITT commercials and the over aggressive dude trying to get you to sign up.

    What was that club on 45 and Parker? Chocolate Town maybe? I went with a friend to meet a girl he was talking to online there back in like 2000. The girl tells us she just got back from being on Jenny Jones show. A few weeks later sure enough the episode aired. Her friend was coming out to her mom and they were in a relationship.
     
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    Y'all are way too young... I remember watching the Mike Douglas Show and the Merv Griffin Show.
     
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    I don't think those quite qualify to be in the same league as the train wreck shows in this thread. lol.
     
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    There was one Ricki Lake era when she lost weight and was wearing short dresses and stockings.

    Young me tuned into the stockings era Ricki Lake like:

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    In college I had an ex-girlfriend show up on the Tempest Bledsoe show. Her and her then-boyfriend made up a story about meeting at spring break and not knowing they went to then same college until it was "revealed" on the show. She wanted a free trip to NYC so she got her free trip.
     
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    TIL Tempest Bledsoe had a show. Wth? Did I just forget that?
     
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    Everybody had a show in the 90's

    Even Morton Downey Jr

    but Tempest was pretty awful

     
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    Was that Rooty? Where's Bull?
     
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    Maaannn...... People gave me **** about it and still do.... but I wanted to pound Ricki Lake.... and put a prime Ricki Lake in front of me and my wife and I are going to have a discussion about sharing.
     
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    Jerry Springer >
     
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    God I love cringe Television, 90s was loads of them!!!
     
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