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QUIZ: Can You Identify These Sleazy 90s Talk Shows?

October 23, 2016 By Tina Steele

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By Tina Steele

Back before we had Twitter feuds and TMZ to provide us with our requisite smut, we watched talk shows. And boy, were they conversation starters. How many sleazy 90s talk shows can you correctly identify?

Which talk show host had his nose broken by a flying chair when a fight broke out between white supremacists and black activists on an episode of his “trash TV” talk show?
Phil Donahue
Geraldo
Jerry Springer
Maury Povich
Correct!
Wrong!

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In 1995, Scott Amedure was killed by Jonathan Schmitz, an acquaintance he had a crush on, after revealing that crush for a taping of which talk show?
Sally Jessy Raphael
The Jenny Jones Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Ricki Lake
Correct!
Wrong!

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Who’s your daddy? If you don’t know, you might want to go on this show, famous for its paternity test episodes, that’s been on the air since 1991.
The Jerry Springer Show
The Maury Povich Show
The Montel Williams Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Correct!
Wrong!

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This former Cincinnati mayor went on to host a talk show infamous for the fighting between guests that invariably occurred.
Phil Donahue
Jerry Springer
Charles Perez
Geraldo
Correct!
Wrong!

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Which Generation-X’er hosted a talk show from 1993 to 2004 that was known for surprising its guests by bringing out another guest who had been listening to everything backstage?
Ricki Lake
Jenny Jones
Jane Pratt
Montel Williams
Correct!
Wrong!

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Which talk show host would chain-smoke cigarettes during the show and sometimes blow smoke in guests’ faces?
Phil Donahue
Ricki Lake
Morton Downey Jr.
Steve Wilkos
Correct!
Wrong!

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Which talk show aired from 1967 to 1996, making it the longest continuously running syndicated talk show in television history?
Donahue
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Sally Jessy Raphael
The Jerry Springer Show
Correct!
Wrong!

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Which talk show, hosted by the founding editor of the teen magazine Sassy, ran for only 36 episodes on the Lifetime channel?
The Jane Pratt Show
The Richard Bey Show
Ricki Lake
Leeza
Correct!
Wrong!

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Which talk show host, famous for wearing red glasses, won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show in 1990?
Jenny Jones
Oprah Winfrey
Sally Jessy Raphael
Phil Donahue
Correct!
Wrong!

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Which short-lived talk show sparked controversy when it reportedly used an actor to portray a guest’s sister on one of its episodes?
The Richard Bey Show
The Montel Williams Show
The Charles Perez Show
Leeza
Correct!
Wrong!

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This former security guard for The Jerry Springer Show went on to host his own talk show in 2007. He tends to cover criminal justice issues and is known for engaging in confrontations with guests accused of crimes.
Morton Downey Jr.
Montel Williams
Steve Wilkos
Maury Povich
Correct!
Wrong!

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Which talk show featured ordinary people’s stories incorporated into competitive events such as “Miss Big Butt” and “Mr. Puniverse” contests?
Geraldo
The Richard Bey Show
The Steve Wilkos Show
Sally Jessy Raphael
Correct!
Wrong!

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Which show originally started out in 1991 as a tabloid talk show similar to its peers, but focused more on inspirational stories toward the end of its run in 2008?
Donahue
The Montel Williams Show
Geraldo
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Correct!
Wrong!

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Running from 1986 to 2011, this is the highest rated talk show in television history. After the show ended, its host went on to start a television network.
Sally Jessy Raphael
The Jerry Springer Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Donahue
Correct!
Wrong!

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This talk show host originally cohosted a show focused on celebrity interviews and news with John Tesh, but transitioned into a traditional daytime talk show after he left.
Geraldo
Ricki Lake
Morton Downey Jr.
Leeza Gibbons
Correct!
Wrong!

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About the Author

Tina Steele is a former business analyst turned freelance writer who lives in Atlanta with her eternally patient husband, Bryan. Growing up in Michigan, she was an awkward adolescent who was tormented just enough to give her a sense of humor but not enough to make her homicidal. She has a finely tuned bullshit detector and a love of swearing – both of which are on display at her blog, The Tina Situation. You can also follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

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