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Jerry Springer’s namesake talk show, which debuted in 1991, became a staple of American daytime television despite featuring controversial subjects like adultery, occasional nudity, and even physical violence.

Critics said it was trashy and mirrored a decline in social values—TV Guideonce named it the worst show in television history—but fans embraced the chaos and turned the program into a ratings juggernaut.

“If a legacy is what you’re best-known for, obviously I’m best known for the crazy show,” Springer, who died in April 2023, told the New York Post a year prior.

“In a sense, I’ve become an adjective in the English language when people say, ‘I’m having a Jerry Springer moment,’ or when they say, ‘Don’t go Jerry Springer on me now.’ Everyone knows instantly what they’re talking about.”

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, which debuts Tuesday on Netflix, examines the show’s rise to