You probably have to be an Oldhead to know some of this talk show trivia. But don’t worry, I’ll mix it up a little so most generations can participate. If you don’t know the answers, you’ll learn a little interesting daytime tv talk show trivia.
The Maury Show
Talk Show Trivia that will make you feel old? Don’t worry, I’ll start nice and easy. I started with the Maury Show because you don’t even really have to be old to know the Maury Show and/or what it was known for. But first, a little history.
The Maury Show has been on the air since September 9, 1991. The show officially ended at the end of the 2022 season though it still airs in syndication.
So, Maury’s on the list for both longevity and as an Oldhead talk show. That’s because if you’re old enough, you remember before it was simply the Maury Show to when it was his full name. The show was originally The Maury Povich Show. This was before NBCUniversal cut the name back to the Maury Show.
Most Remembered For
Almost all generations know the iconic saying Maury is known for. Of course, it’s, ” You ARE/ARE NOT the Father!”
I must admit, for a while, the Maury Show was one of my guilty pleasures. I didn’t know how true some of those stories were but they always gave some drama! Honey, we all laughed at the shenanigans of some of the women on the show.
Especially when the woman who had previously been on the show multiples times, still didn’t identify the right father to her child. When those women would take off running and screaming you couldn’t help but laugh. If you’ve never seen it in action, check out these clips below.
The Jerry Springer Show
I’m still taking it easy on you with this Talk Show Trivia. You aren’t likely to feel too old if you remember The Jerry Springer Show. That’s because The Jerry Springer show was another one of those long running talk shows.
The Jerry Springer show ran from September 30, 1991 to July 26, 2018. During his run hosting the Jerry Springer Show, Jerry also worked a variety of other jobs. From 2007 to 2008, he hosted America’s Got Talent. In 2015, Jerry started the Jerry Springer Podcast.
As if that wasn’t enough, from September 2019 until 2022, Jerry hosted the courtroom show Judge Jerry. So, it seemed like for a while, every day he was hustling.
And here’s a final bit of Talk Show Trivia related to Jerry Springer. Believe it or not, at the height of it’s popularity back in December of 1998 there was quite a buzz about the the Jerry Springer Show.
That’s because one week it had more viewers than The Oprah Winfrey Show. While it only lasted a week, it did happen.
Most Remembered For
No matter what other things Jerry did, the Talk Show Trivia most likely associated with him will be the fights on his shows. At some point, the Springer show was best known for the fights.
In fact, when I was giving birth to my daughter Nicole, I was trying to catch the first fight before my labor got too bad. Side note, I didn’t make it to the first fight.
But no worries, here are some of the Best Fights according to the Ringmaster, Jerry himself. And yes, lest you forget, Ringmaster was also the name of the self styled movie Jerry Springer starred in.
