When I was in Jr. High in the late 1980’s, I was channel surfing one summer evening and I came across the Morton Downey Jr. Show. After seeing the show once, I was hooked. Everyone knows Jerry Springer and Maury Povich, but if it wasn’t for MDJ, these guys would not have a platform for their garbage.The Morton Downey Jr. Show was famous for covering controversial topics while engaging in verbal and physical altercations. Current talk show hosts love to create controversies between guests and then sit back with the audience and enjoy the fireworks. Downey Jr. was different. He loved being right in the middle of the action. He used the tagline “zip it” almost as much as he used nicotine. Downey Jr. died in 2001 and yet his show still opens the door today for others to recreate what he created. In case you have never seen the show or had forgot about it, check it out:
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Greatest talk show ever
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