Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action

You Can’t Make This Up

Netflix

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Film Interviews

4.2 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Jerry Springer’s dull new talk show was relegated to an overnight time slot and the likelihood of cancellation. But when he teamed up with a new executive producer - one with a taste for the sensational - the show evolved into a must-watch television circus. And when guests started punching each other, the ratings went through the roof. The Netflix documentary series Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action revisits the outrageous talk show, zooming in on the relationship between its affable host and the string-pulling Svengali that - for better or worse - changed television. It brings viewers behind the cameras into the demanding lives of the show’s segment runners. And it looks at the effects the show had in the lives of its guests, resulting in broken hearts, broken bones, and even murder. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews former “The Jerry Springer Show” producer Toby Yoshimura. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Lavoie, and this is You Can't Make This Up.
0:15.0	You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.
0:21.5	On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary series, Jerry Springer,
0:27.7	fights, camera, action.
0:29.4	It was as primal as the Christians and the Lions and the crowd roaring for blood.
0:35.8	And that was what Richard wanted to tap into.
0:38.1	Today, we're talking to former Jerry Springer show producer, Toby Yoshimura.
0:43.3	Jerry Springer's dull new talk show was relegated to an overnight time slot and the likelihood of cancellation.
0:50.2	But when he teamed up with a new executive producer, one with a taste for the sensational,
0:55.0	the show evolved into a must-watch television circus.
0:58.6	And when guests started punching each other, the ratings went through the roof.
1:03.0	The Netflix documentary series Jerry Springer fights camera action revisits the outrageous talk show,
1:09.5	zooming in on the relationship between its affable
1:11.8	host and the string-pulling Spangali that, for better or worse, changed television. It brings
1:18.4	viewers behind the camera into the demanding lives of the show's segment runners, and it looks at
1:24.0	the effects the show had in the lives of its guests, resulting in broken hearts, broken bones, and maybe murder.
1:30.9	It's our worst nightmare.
1:33.1	Love Triangle comes on the show, and then they kill each other.
1:37.9	This is it.
1:39.4	After this, I'm never talking about this fucking show ever again.
1:54.6	No. I'm never talking about this fucking show ever again. And I'm joined now by former Jerry Springer show producer Toby Yoshimura.
1:59.3	Toby, thank you for joining me on you can't make this up.
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