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 Married A Horse”
"If she didn't like it, she could always leave."
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
“You Slept With My [Dancer] Sister!”
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 Here To Marry My Stepmom”
6
The “Mother/Daughter [topping] Team”
7
“Catfished By A Little Person”
8
“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?"
10
“My Sister And I [Sleep Together]”
11
“I’m [Sleeping] With Your Grandpa”
12
“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.”
13
“32; Dating An 18-Year-Old”
15
“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.”
19
The Kung-Fu Hillbilly
“Ask not what your trailer park can do for you but ask what you can do for your trailer park.”