The 25 Craziest Talk Show Beatdowns, in GIFs

The real reason we tune into Maury and Jerry Springer.

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Let's be real, we all watch ratchet daytime talk shows like Maury and Jerry Springer to watch shit. go. down. Otherwise, what's the point? Just tune into Ellen Degeneres dancing or Dr. Oz giving advice about high cholesterol—basically something more, well, PG. From themed episodes like "Are You the Father?" or "My Secret Gay Lover" Maury and Jerry Springer provide the public some unbelievably juicy trash television to gawk at, complete with everyone's favorite part of the episode: the inevitable brawl. 

But if you don't want to listen to all the back-and-forth verbal jabs to get to the meatiest part of the show, we've extracted them for you. Here are the 25 craziest talk show beatdowns, in GIFs.

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