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For years we have heard the audience yell "Jerry, Jerry, Jerry!" and go crazy for those Jerry beads. But will Jerry Springer actually be remembered years from now? Some may argue that no, Jerry Springer was just a phase and no one will care about it in the future. They may be right at some level. No one really watches the show like before, but Jerry Springer has left an impact on American culture which is something worth talking about.
Springer has changed how many watch television, and in a sense, has introduced a little more explicitly violence on television. Such violence on TV has never really been seen before, or at least has not become that famous because of it. The Jerry Springer Show has sort of paved the way for other television shows that promote violence. Shows that we watch today may have derived from the same idea of The Jerry Springer Show, more openness with the contents viewed in television. Violence on television is no longer taboo, it has become somewhat acceptable now.  
Jerry Springer has become so famous because of his show, that his success led to a movie, and many other types of appearances. According to IMDb (The Internet Movie Database), Jerry Springer - The Opera, was a musical made based on the show. The movie Ringmaster, is also based on his show, where Springer played as himself. Another appearance in a movie was in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, where he made a cameo appearance as himself during an episode of his show featuring Dr. Evil and his son Scott Evil (IMDb). Inclusively, he also hosts a radio show called Springer on the Radio on Air American Radio (Wikipedia).  
Jerry Springer's show put people's dirty laundry out into the open.
The show made many people realize that when you think your problems are bad, there is always something worse going on somewhere else. Also, that there are other people in this country who are far more dysfunctional then they...