The Jerry Springer Show had plenty of controversial on-air moments during its decades-long run, before it came to an end in 2018.
Now talkshow host Jerry has sadly died at the age of 79 after battling pancreatic cancer, with his family confirming he passed “peacefully” at home in Chicago.
But he leaves behind a lasting legacy filled with bizarre moments – and admitted himself that he wasn’t sure why anybody would be willing to appear on his show before its axe.
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From a man who married a horse – and made out with it live on-air – to a woman who broke a sex record, it’s all happened right in front of Jerry’s eyes.
Woman breaks sex record
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Annabel Chong shot to fame on the Jerry Springer Show in her red PVC dress – after smashing the Guinness World Record for, you guessed it, the most sex.
Annabel had sex with 251 men in just 10 hours.
But things got wilder when Jerry invited Jasmin St Clair onto the show, who broke that record with a whopping 300 men in the same time frame.
Jasmin confessed on the show: “Jerry, it’s made me the most famous porn star in America.”
Man marries horse
If this one scars you for life, we’re sorry in advance. But in one of the most controversial episodes in Jerry Springer history, a man claimed to be in love with his horse, Pixel.
The episode was so shocking it was banned on several TV networks, who flat out refused to broadcast it.
But some lucky viewers saw Jerry chat to Mark Matthews who joined his horse on-stage for a snog.
Speaking years after the episode, Jerry told Meredith Vieira on her talk show that producers didn’t warn him Pixel was a horse at all until she made her first appearance on stage.
It wasn’t the only interspecies relationship on the episode, as a woman named Rebecca fell in love with her dog King, while a man called Brad dated his own pooch, Lady.
Kung-fu hillbilly
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Self-identified hillbilly David appeared on the programme to show off his wicked kung-fu moves – which sadly didn’t turn out to be very good.
The star had learned all his self-defence skills from watching action films on videotape, and appeared in a real-life fight with his roommate Lil Wayne (unrelated to his rapper alias).
Sadly David was defeated in the on-stage battle – but provided a very memorable moment for fans.
Even if his accent was a bit tricky to understand.
Sex worker loses dentures
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In another memorable episode of the show, a sex worker got into a fist fight with a man’s wife – and lost her teeth in the process.
While a lot of hair pulling was going on, the sex worker’s false teeth fell out of her mouth and landed on the floor – and cue a lot of zooming in from the cameras.
“Pick them up,” Jerry told her, before she popped her teeth into a cup and carried on the fight without them.
Mother-daughter bondage team
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Jerry was left gobsmacked by one fetish duo who appeared on his show – a mother and daughter dominatrix duo who brought their slave out on stage with them.
Lady Ice Queen and Princess – not their real names, we believe – left Jerry almost speechless as they introduced themselves.
Lady Ice Queen said: “We are the only mother-daughter domination duo,” before whipping out a branding iron and confessing they branded the butt-cheeks of their submissive.
“Would you like to try it?” they asked Jerry – who giggled: “I think my meat is past the expiration date, thank you.”
The poor slave was brought on stage to kiss the feet of his mistresses, before they rode him around like a miniature pony and made him bark like a dog.
Man marries step-mom
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Back in 2010, an unnamed son declared his love for his own step-mom – and wanted to marry her live on the show.
He confessed of his dad’s wife: “I can’t take the feelings I have for her. I can’t take back the sexual intercourse. I can’t take back anything.”
Thankfully – or not – she reciprocated his feelings, turning up to the show in a wedding dress and giving her step-son a snog before taking part in a commitment ceremony on-air.
Adult babies
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The Jerry Springer show wasn’t exactly known for its nuance – and that was no more true than during its episode featuring several ‘adult babies’.
The audience were left scandalised when grown men were paraded onto the stage dressed in nappies, sucking on dummies and being looked after by their ‘mommies’ – AKA wives.
When one such adult baby soiled his nappy in front of a live audience, he had to be taken backstage to get cleaned up, leaving viewers in uproar.
One was even spanked over his ‘mommy’s’ knee while gagged with a rubber duck.
Man chops own penis off
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Though this didn’t happen on live TV, Earl Zea showed up on the show in 1997 to discuss the time he decided to cut off his own genitals using gardening tools.
Looking dapper in a waistcoat and tie, Earl made the decision after being stalked by a man named Ronnie.
Ronnie claimed the pair were lovers, which Earl denied.
He decided to chop off his manhood so Ronnie couldn’t touch it – but later regretted his decision.
Woman happy she cut off her legs
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Introducing this next segment, Jerry warned audiences: “This may be the most bizarre story we’ve done in our 15-year history.”
Sandra then appeared in a wheelchair, missing both of her legs beneath the knee – after chopping them both off with a power saw.
At the age of 14, Sandra decided she didn’t want her legs anymore. And as she got older, she decided to get rid.
“It is strange,” Sandra, who was 48 when she appeared on the show, confessed. “My brain just kept saying, ‘Get rid of them’, so I had to get rid of them.”
She added: “I’ve injected my knee with my faeces, 120ccs under my kneecap, liquified and pumped it in. I’ve cut myself with razor blades, I drove nails into the [knee].”
Now it is likely Sandra suffered from body integrity dysphoria, which is characterised by “a persistent desire to become physically disabled in a significant way”.
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