Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer | Run Jerry Run
4/30/202643 min
While Springer plays the ringmaster on his show, deep down he dreams of returning to political life. By the early 2000s, he seems ready to make a comeback. While some seem eager to welcome his brand of progressive politics, it’s unclear if voters can reconcile Springer’s serious side with the man they know from the show.
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First 90 secondsJerry Springer· Soundbite0:00
[cheering] Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I gratefully accept your nomination. Hey, welcome to the show. Well, the big election is almost here. You see- This is a 1996 episode of The Jerry Springer Show, filmed while Bill Clinton was running for his second term.
Leon Neyfakh· Host0:20
The episode was called Unusual Candidates, and it wasn't what you normally think of when you picture Springer.
Jerry Springer· Soundbite0:27
You see, today we're gonna talk to the glamour queen, whose run for mayor of Palm Springs made her a star, and we'll visit a punk rock presidential hopeful who was once married to Courtney Love.
Leon Neyfakh· Host0:39
Instead of jealous boyfriends and angry strippers, the guests were eccentrics running for public office.
Speaker 20:46
You guys already elected a really bad actor as president. I'm a really good punk rocker.
Jerry Springer· Soundbite0:50
Oh.
Leon Neyfakh· Host0:51
At one point during the episode, Springer introduced his studio audience to another unusual candidate, himself, and shared with them a pre-taped segment documenting his visit to the Democratic National Convention. The DNC had recently been held in Chicago, just a few miles from where Springer taped his show.
Jerry Springer· Soundbite1:10
However, the other day, I went over to the Democratic National Convention to find out more about what's going on in the big elections this year. Take a look at this.
Leon Neyfakh· Host1:18
The premise of the segment was that Springer was at the DNC, testing the waters for a possible run for vice president, not a position you can actually run for, which is probably why he chose it for this gag.