Leeza came on too early around these parts for me to ever watch her. I think she was on at like 10am-ish, when I was being a good little boy in elementary school. Ricki, Jerry, Sally, etc. were all so accessible, though. I got home, had a little time to fight with long division, and then some of the neighbors would come over and we'd all partake in the trash. Yes, we lived in a trailer park.

One of the best memories I have of Ricki Lake was how at the end when the credits would roll, Ricki, the entire audience, some of the guests, and even some of the production people would be dancing their asses off and screaming "Go Ricki! Go Ricki! Go Ricki! Go Ricki!" in time with the theme music. And also, the hilarious episode titles..."You're Too Fat to Be a Drag Queen!!" and "You Give Gays a Bad Name!!" Good times, man. Good flipping times.

I have never, ever, ever been really that big into Oprah. We like Oprah the actress more than Oprah the mogul. Give us "You tol' Harpo to beat me?" any day of the week. Dr. Phil, I used to like, but like it has already been said, he's just a pretentious Maury clone. One of my high school teachers LOVED him and we'd watch episodes of his show in class.

Remember the shorter-lived shows? Me and my brother watched Tempestt Bledsoe's show every single day it was on. I also loved Queen Latifah's show.

Just for you.....hehehe

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Ricki's theme song rocked!

Jellybean Benitez, who produced a lot of Madonna's early work, produced the original theme for Ricki's show.

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Ricki's them song rocked!

Jellybean Benitez, who produced a lot of Madonna's early work, produced the original theme for Ricki's show.

Dont tell me you were singing..."Go Ricki"???

Dont tell me you were singing..."Go Ricki"???

I guess I should have said opening music.

But "Go Ricki!" went so well on that show after the opening credits rolled...

Edited April 23, 201015 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

This kid I went to school with went on Ricki with a couple of friends and totally made up their "scandalous" bi-triangle.

Some others I remember are Bertice Berry, Marsha Warfield, and Vicki! (Lawrence).

I guess Oprah clips probably aren't on Youtube but does anyone remember that moment when Oprah spent a week of shows in Texas for the "bad beef" lawsuit filed against her, and she won the case, and she went outside and ran around in glee. That was one of the most bizarre and hilarious f*** you moments I remember seeing on any talk show ever

The only talk shows that were ever any good were Morton Downey Jr and Richard Bey. Everytime I see the Oprah show I have to turn it off in 5 mins because it is so bad it makes me angry. The audience should be ashamed of itself the way they jump and squeal over every little thing.

I found my station's old signoff. This was so majestic with the Air Force plane and the male choir! Epic.

Edited April 24, 201015 yr by bellcurve

That's the one I remember seeing for years.

The only talk shows that were ever any good were Morton Downey Jr and Richard Bey. Everytime I see the Oprah show I have to turn it off in 5 mins because it is so bad it makes me angry. The audience should be ashamed of itself the way they jump and squeal over every little thing.

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Can i join the 90's party?! LOL. Lets have a flashback to an alt timeline where Cat, DF & JP share a fashioable upscale loft in some amazing city and spent out afternoons watching daytime tv and sipping on cran & vodka. Yes, please. I like this alt timeline.

That would be amazing, what say you Cat? I wonder which city we should plan this alternate time in?

Well, since I'm outnumbered by two Angelenos, it may have to be LA, which was so exotic to me as a kid. I was in NY watching the LA soaps, can you believe it? I regret that now that everybody is leaving the city to do their shows in LA. Daytime & syndicated TV NEEDS a fine balance between the LA-produced and NY-produced stuff (and Chicago shows, Jenny Jones). All these cities (and their studio audiences) give the game shows, soaps and talk shows their own distinct flavor. God forbid Regis & Kelly ever transfer to LA.

Since it's the alt-90s (which is coming back into fashion after two years of 80s influence, FYI), we need to hang out at Michael Mancini's beachhouse from Melrose Place. We'll stick Don Henley's Boys of Summer, along with some En Vogue and Boyz 2 Men, on the sound system, sip some vodka & cranberry juice, spaz out over the fact that soaps come on at the ungodly hour of 11.30 friggin am on the West Coast, and hunker down for some Sonny & Brenda drama with a side dish of Ricki Lake and Jenny Jones. And the Mighty Opes. Yes, she is a self-important windbag whose sheep-like audience robotically obey her every order, but her heart is also in the right place AND even the most preachy Oprah episodes ALWAYS have a hook to pull in Trashskis like me. Hello, Tom Cruisebot nearly self-destructed on her sofa!

Also, while you LA insiders are giving Aaron Spelling consulting pointers on his soon-to-be launched Malibu Shores and Titans (hint: not on NBC!!), I can catch up with Martha Stewart Living because I have a soft spot in my heart for that OCD perfectionist jailbird. Beach-houses can always do with an extra throw-pillow.

Edited April 24, 201015 yr by Cat

Also, while you LA insiders are giving Aaron Spelling consulting pointers on his soon-to-be launched Malibu Shores and Titans (hint: not on NBC!!), I can catch up with Martha Stewart Living because I have a soft spot in my heart for that OCD perfectionist jailbird. Beach-houses can always do with an extra throw-pillow.

Martha Stewart Living is one of the first reasons why I was ever called the f-word in grade school. I was unashamed in my love for her cooking, gardening, and household tips, and I watch the reruns on the Hallmark Channel whenever I can.

Leeza came on too early around these parts for me to ever watch her. I think she was on at like 10am-ish, when I was being a good little boy in elementary school. Ricki, Jerry, Sally, etc. were all so accessible, though. I got home, had a little time to fight with long division, and then some of the neighbors would come over and we'd all partake in the trash. Yes, we lived in a trailer park.

One of the best memories I have of Ricki Lake was how at the end when the credits would roll, Ricki, the entire audience, some of the guests, and even some of the production people would be dancing their asses off and screaming "Go Ricki! Go Ricki! Go Ricki! Go Ricki!" in time with the theme music. And also, the hilarious episode titles..."You're Too Fat to Be a Drag Queen!!" and "You Give Gays a Bad Name!!" Good times, man. Good flipping times.

I have never, ever, ever been really that big into Oprah. We like Oprah the actress more than Oprah the mogul. Give us "You tol' Harpo to beat me?" any day of the week. Dr. Phil, I used to like, but like it has already been said, he's just a pretentious Maury clone. One of my high school teachers LOVED him and we'd watch episodes of his show in class.

Remember the shorter-lived shows? Me and my brother watched Tempestt Bledsoe's show every single day it was on. I also loved Queen Latifah's show.

Remember when Andrea from 90210 got her own short-lived talk show? I remember Queen Latifah's for sure.

Dr. Phil -- I love how salacious he is while trying to be all "This is for your own good. There's a lesson to be learned here." He's become a big old hypocrite over the years, though. The two things I remember from his early shows were 1. his unbelieveably hot son and 2. his advice for people with cheating spouses: "The only way to predict Future Behaviour is Past Behaviour. In mah new book He's Shtuppin' Anything That Moves But Always Has a Headache When I want Some Something-Something -- available at all fine booksellers -- I talk about this..."

Martha Stewart Living is one of the first reasons why I was ever called the f-word in grade school. I was unashamed in my love for her cooking, gardening, and household tips, and I watch the reruns on the Hallmark Channel whenever I can.

This woman actually does something worthwhile -- she studies, investigates, uses her imagination, her hands and creates something. I won't hear a bad word said against her. She's a pioneer.

Remember when Andrea from 90210 got her own short-lived talk show? I remember Queen Latifah's for sure.

Dr. Phil -- I love how salacious he is while trying to be all "This is for your own good. There's a lesson to be learned here." He's become a big old hypocrite over the years, though. The two things I remember from his early shows were 1. his unbelieveably hot son and 2. his advice for people with cheating spouses: "The only way to predict Future Behaviour is Past Behaviour. In mah new book He's Shtuppin' Anything That Moves But Always Has a Headache When I want Some Something-Something -- available at all fine booksellers -- I talk about this..."

Jay MacGraw is hot. I haven't seen much of him lately, though. I believe he's one of the producers of "The Doctors," which I stopped watching once I realized how absolutely and pathetically arrogant all of the panelists on that show are. I like Dr. Oz now that they've made him look a little sexier.

This woman actually does something worthwhile -- she studies, investigates, uses her imagination, her hands and creates something. I won't hear a bad word said against her. She's a pioneer.

Exactly! And for me, it's the simple fact that she excels at three things that gets me. She's far from an expert on all of it, but she speaks with such knowledge and ability no matter what the topic is. Any time I watch the gardening show, I'm tempted to start one of my own.