When it came to The Jerry Springer Show, the only thing one could expect from the divisive daytime talk series was the unexpected. Throughout its 27-season run, Springer saw it all - from love to scandalous affairs to strange bedroom habits and even someone thrilled to have cut off their own legs.
From a horse marriage to a baby mama brawl, here are the most outrageous moments from The Jerry Springer Show.
1
“I’m Here To Marry My Stepmom”
2
“I’m Happy I Cut Off My Legs”
“I didn’t want them. My brain just kept saying, ‘Get rid of them.’ So I had to get rid of them.”
3
“My Sister And I [Sleep Together]”
4
“Klanfrontation”
In this 1999 episode, a klansman and a member of the Jewish Defence League landed in an all-out brawl live on air.
5
“I’m [Sleeping] With Your Grandpa”
6
“Catfished By A Little Person”
7
“Married To Your Dad, But Want You Back”
"Time out, that's your son,” Springer said. “Why would you have broken up their marriage in the first place?"
9
“I Married A Horse”
"If she didn't like it, she could always leave."
10
“I Slept With My Sister’s Husband Because I’m Jealous”
“I’ve always looked up to Tiffany, I want to be like her so much.”
11
“32; Dating An 18-Year-Old”
13
“I Broke The World’s.[Body Count] Record.”
“I thought the most outrageous thing I could do in this lifetime was [sleep with] with 300 men. So I did it. Jerry, it’s made me the most famous [adult] star in America. I mean, I didn’t go wrong.”
17
The Kung-Fu Hillbilly
“Ask not what your trailer park can do for you but ask what you can do for your trailer park.”