If you grew up in the 1990s, there’s a good chance you spent at least one or more sick days home from school (or work) watching “Jerry Springer.” From the cheering (“Jerry! Jerry!”) and bizarre guests that make you feel better about your life choices, to the inevitable on-screen fights, this was the epitome of trashy television. Some might even say America wouldn’t be in the predicament it’s in today (with reality show popularity at an all-time high and even a former reality TV star returning to the White House) if it weren’t for “Jerry.”
The new Netflix documentary “Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action” actually alludes to that at one point, but that might be a bit of a stretch.