Most Iconic Jerry Springer Moments

1. You slept with my stripper sister

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We were graced on TV with one of Jerry Springer's most iconic moments, where a woman came on to confront her boyfriend over sleeping with her sister who was a stripper. The sister admitted that she did indeed sleep with her sister's boyfriend one night. The next think we witnessed was a lot of hair pulling and face-slapping. The boyfriend of the sister then tried to apologize, which went about as well as you'd think...(plus another face slap).

2. I slept with over 250 men...in 10 hours!

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Another iconic movement was when a 22 year old female and p*rn actress came on the show because she had broke the world record, when she (within the same time frame) slept with 251 males. She claimed that she had left that life behind her and had a switch of career, however, she looks back at the time fondly. She was proud because she believes she was reversing gender stereotypes, despite being shamed by the internet.

3. The moment he shut down racist views

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Jerry Springer was a TV icon there's no doubt about it. Not just because of the controversial tv moment son his show, but because he had strong views on ethics. He stood against an antisemitic priest and told him to 'shut your face', which had to make one of the most legendary movements of his career.

4. I tied the knot with a horse!

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Yes, you heard it right. Another VERY bizarre moment to happen on Jerry Springer's show was when a man revealed that he had married a horse named Pixel. He opened up about how he had to work hard to earn her love and respect. Things got worse when he admitted to dressing her up in women's underwear and also partaking in some illegal activity.

5. I want to be with your son

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A woman confronted her partner and told him that she wanted to be with his son. She had initially been with his son and he had walked 1,200 miles to be with her. But, they broke up and she married his father. But she claimed on the show that still wanted to be with the son and she tried to reunite and have him come on the show to which he sadly declined!

6. I cut off off my own legs

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One moment we can never forget (even if we wanted to) was when a woman came on the show and revealed she had chopped off her own legs. She had tried to ask doctors to do it, to which they of course refused. So, she had tried several times to infect them so that they had no choice. But, in the end she chopped off her own legs as she claimed 'my brain just stole me to get rid of your legs'.

7. I live in a cardboard box

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One man on the show had faced marital problems and a divorce. He had moved into a cardboard box, first to avoid confrontation and then stayed there during the divorce. He actually brought the box onto Jerry Springer's stage and then told Springer that he wanted his wife back and refused to leave the stage until his wife was back with him...

8. When the dentures went flying

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Surely we all remember the fiery moment when a s*x worker and a couple had an altercation on the stage due to the husband's infidelity. We shouldn't laugh, but it was an iconic moment when her dentures flew across the stage and one of the crew members had to walk across to get them.

9. The surprise proposal

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Another totally bizarre moment on Jerry Springer's tv moments which had you questioning reality. Johnny's friend pulled out a ring from inside her pants after rapping a song of apology to him. He looked confused and mildly annoyed but he agreed to the marriage proposal which was sealed with a kiss.

10. The guy who snipped off his manhood

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A man named Zea took drastic action after having had a stalker for some time. He thought that the best course of action (why!?) was to actually completely snip off his downstairs and of course, it took around a month for the gigantic regret to set in.

11. The domin*trix duo

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So a mother and daughter started a kind of double act as the 'domin*trix duo' where they would get pleasure from s*xually shaming men - with their consent. They would put them in women's clothing and try and emasculate them, things got even weirder when they even got their husband/dad on stage to demonstrate.

12. He slept with his brother's fiancée

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So this man slept with his brother's own fiancée, and his cousin. Not only this, but the two of them fell pregnant. the women had the children and so this man was the father of his brother's wife's child and his cousin's child. As in true Jerry Springer style there were fights on stage...

13. I'm actually a man...

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A woman named Ebony appear on stage with her boyfriend and revealed to him that she was really a man. She had been born male but always identifies as a woman but she hadn't yet had gender reassignment. As you can imagine he was shocked and said he felt completely betrayed, as the two of them had been dating for many months.

14. My husband is a secret drag queen

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On an episode called Secret Lives Revealed one husband revealed he had been working at a club as a drag queen to which the wife was in complete and utter shock. The rest of the episode revealed affairs or secret careers and one woman even outed her relationship with her husband's best fiends for the past year.

15. We are cousins and lesbian lovers

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Amy and Angie were two cousins on the show talking about their relationship with one another. The two of them had been attracted to each other for a long time before they decided to take the next step. They faced huge opposition from their family due to the incestual nature of it.

16. The family of s*x workers

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In another iconic moment on the Jerry Springer show, a mother and two daughters opened up about how they had been supporting themselves financially from the s*x work industry for years. Both mother and daughters were s*x workers, talking about the dangers of the industry.

17. Her girlfriend broke up and transitioned to a male

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This couple on the show told the story about how they had met when they were two females, and they had struck up a relationship with one another. However, the couple had broken up for some time and one of the women had transitioned to a male. They were reunited on the show and the spark was clearly still alive.

18. I'm in love with my stepmom

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In one shocking admission, a young man came on the show not only to declare his love for his STEPMOM, but also to tell Jerry Springer that he was here to marry her. His father, who was in a long term relationship with this man's father was none the wiser.

19. The moment her husband revealed he cross dresses when she's out

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In another iconic moment, a wife and husband came onto the show. The wife had no idea why she was there, until her husband bluntly revealed that for many years he had been cross dressing in her clothes whenever she was out. Understandably, she was very shocked by the revelation.

20. 'I worship the devil'

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In one of the weirdest but iconic moments, a man came on to the Jerry Springer show declaring that he worshipped the devil. His house was full of satanic symbols and he would perform frequent rituals to which the audience were of course, pretty freaked out!

21. I'm pregnant but don't know who the father is

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Ah, the almighty question on the Jerry Springer show. Who is the father? For one woman it was a particularly difficult question because not only were the possibilities different people other than her partner, one of the possibilities was actually his TWIN.

22. I'm a witch

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When someone comes on the show and declares 'I'm a witch', it's not one you forget any time soon. This moment has to be amongst the most iconic. Especially when the woman started performing spells right there on the show. No effect happened apart from scaring the audience and Springer himself.

23. I was impregnated by a transsexual man

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This women faced a dilemma when she fell pregnant and the father was transsexual. The woman hadn't believed that it was possible until she discovered she was pregnant and the only possibility was him. She was extremely alarmed and sought reassurance from Jerry Springer himself.

24. The leader of a dangerous cult

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Now it sounds wild to say that there was a leader of a dangerous cult on the Jerry Springer show, yet this was a fairly frequent occurrence. I think we can all remember this movement in particular as being iconic as he revealed some of the secrets of his cult.

25. I'm a vampire

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I'm a witch, I'm a cult leader...and now I'm a vampire. Again, this has to be an iconic movement because this guy truly did believe that he was a vampire. In fact, that would be shocking enough on its own until he listed full details of exactly what it meant to be a vampire...

26. I'm addicted to plastic surgery

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One woman cam on the Jerry Springer show declaring that she was the human version of barbie. This was her life goal, to achieve the ultimate Barbie look. Yet she did admit that she was addicted to plastic surgery and it was becoming life threatening due to how far she was pushing the limits.

27. My wife's lover is my son

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Okay now one sentence that you would never want to hear from your wife is that they are in a full blown relationship with your son. Thankfully, his son and the wife were not related. However, surely there's no bigger betrayal than your son having an affair with your very own wife?

28. I like my woman to cheat on me

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It's not a sentence you hear very often, and not one that many of us can relate too. But this man actually enjoyed and encouraged his wife to cheat on him! What's more is he actually set his wife up with one of the men on the show so that they would sleep together with his knowledge.

29. My husband is a p*rn star

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It was another iconic moment when one woman came on the show completely distraught because she was married to a p*rn star and she (understandably) found it very difficult to deal with the fact that her husband was sleeping with other women daily - for his career.

30. A group of older, married women formed a group to cheat on their husbands

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A group a group of older women had formed a group, as they were all cheating on their husbands with younger men. They came on the show to talk about their experiences dating and sleeping with younger men, whilst their husbands were at home unaware...until they saw the show!