Jerry Springer doesn't mind being referred to as the "grandfather of trash TV." "Yeah, it's probably accurate," he said. "I don't know what the award for that is, but I think it is true that we were probably one of the first shows to present some of the outrageousness we have."
As "The Jerry Springer Show" celebrates its 20th anniversary on the air, it occupies a part of the realm of pop culture that has moved well beyond tossing of chairs and attacking cheating spouses. These days reality shows have replaced talk shows as theaters of the outrageous, which was not the case when Springer's show debuted.
So can we blame Jerry Springer for "Jersey Shore"?
Not exactly, said Jennifer L. Pozner, author of "Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV."
"I think it's a bit of a misnomer that Jerry Springer started the reality TV craze and can be blamed for it," she said. "There are many similarities, but it's not what people instantly think of."
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