Song: Jerry Springer
Running Time: 2:46
Year: 1999
Album: Running With Scissors, The Saga Begins
DVD: "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!
Parody of: One Week by Barenaked Ladies
Genre: Alternative rock
Guitar tuning: E standard
Lyrics: Lyrics
Video: Partially
Download/Listen: None
Forum: Forum Discussion Page
Trivia[]
- This song is about The Jerry Springer Show, an American tabloid talk show known for its outrageous guests and staged family drama.
- Tress MacNeille makes a cameo in the song as the woman Al argues with.
- Live performances of the song include an instrumental intro and a slower tempo to make it easier for Al to recite the lyrics and sing in tune.
- One of many "Weird Al" songs about Television.
- Jerry Springer himself rejected a music video for this song as he thought the song was too negative towards his show.