Talk show hosts Jerry Springer and Jenny Jones have also set up shop in Chicago.
Then there was a recent opera in London by composer Richard Thomas, called Jerry Springer: The Opera.
Maybe that was alright in the 1960s, but today they'd all be on the Jerry Springer Show.
"I was really tired of Jerry Springer, " the New York man says ruefully.
Then, as the controversy over Jerry Springer began, the Sikhs returned the favour, backing Christians in their efforts to prevent the broadcast going ahead.
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This is a Jerry Springer-like show, in which separated couples are brought together in a studio and encouraged by a breathless audience to work out their differences--or not.
The Opera House had already said it favoured a contemporary story with a touch of humour but nothing really coalesced until Turnage met Richard Thomas, co-author of Jerry Springer: the Opera.
The Tory leader, clearly eager to redress the balance, was denied a fourth question on sleaze, presumably as part of Mr Martin's controversial campaign to take Question Time out of Jerry Springer territory.
The studio audience of Wednesday's pre-recorded broadcast a rambunctious, Jerry Springer-style talk show called "Pust Govoryat, " or Let Them Talk viewed images of the family's home, a dirty scene of bare beds, trash and a grimy bathtub filled with ice.
But his tightening grip on the UK satellite broadcasting market also led, once again, to claims that he was dumbing down - this time with imported US programmes such as the Jerry Springer Show and Police Stop-style reality shows.
You can imagine it playing on the Jerry Springer Show. ("Wall Street Spin"--following Oprah at 4:00.) Since so many Wall Street pros may soon need jobs, they might be advised to call Jerry now or at least to think about taking their act on the road to Paducah or Peoria or to places yet unfleeced.
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