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The Jenny Jones Show was an American syndicated daytime tabloid talk show that was hosted by comedian/actress/singer Jenny Jones. It was produced by Quincy Jones' QD Productions and Telepictures and was distributed by Warner Bros. Television. The show ran from 1991 to 2003 and was taped in Chicago at WMAQ-TV studios. Tabloid talk shows are a genre of American television talk-shows that were extremely popular during the late 20th century, ran mostly during the day, and were distributed mostly through syndication. ...
Jenny Jones (born Janina Stranski on June 7, 1946) is a talk show host who hosted The Jenny Jones Show from 1991 to 2002. ...
Quincy Jones on the cover of Back on the Block (1989). ...
Telepictures was an American television syndication firm established in 1978 by Michael Garin. ...
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1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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WMAQ-TV NBC5 Chicago is the NBC owned and operated television station in Chicago, Illinois. ...
Format When the series began, the concept had a traditional feel in its first season. But by 1993 it began to move away from serious subjects and began to take on more unusual subjects and theme shows such as paternity tests, out-of-control teens (including shows in which they are sent to boot camp), confronting former bullies (something Jenny dealt with when she was young), makeovers for people who had no sense of fashion or style, celebrity impersonators, talent contests (and at times, people who make it an obsession to enter them, especially parents of the children who enter the pageants/contests/shows), feuding neighbors, strippers and secret crushes. The show would also feature regular live performances by bands of varying genres (notably pop, punk and rock), ranging from lesser known bands from the local Chicago area to more well known bands from around the USA (or outside the country, as in the case of one guest who performed on the show in 2000, Dance music artist Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau from Canada). 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Dance music is a style of popular music commonly played in dance music nightclubs, radio stations and shows and raves. ...
Jacynthe Millette-Bilodeau (born September 13, 1979) is a Québécois pop singer who records as Jacynthe. ...
Outrageous titles Another unique feature of the show was the use subject titles that were over the top, usually phrased in a rhyming manner, for example, "You May Shake it for Money, But Leave Those Sexy Clothes at the Club, Honey!" to describe a sexy makeover show for women whose occupations involve working in nightclubs or strip clubs. The rhyming titles feature began with the show's third season.
The "Same Sex Crushes" Controversy On March 6, 1995 one of the programs on the show, "Same Sex Secret Crushes," would become a blessing and a curse for Jones. It was on that program that Scott Amedure, a gay man, confessed to his best friend Jonathan Schmitz, that he had a crush on him. The response from Schmitz was mostly humorous as he laughed about that revelation in front of the audience. However 3 days after the shows' taping Schmitz, upset over that incident, killed Amedure. That incident would shine the spotlight on the show for all the right (a surprise spike in ratings) and wrong (criticism of trash talk by groups who thought subjects like these went too far) reasons. The producers decided not to air the show after the murder made headlines. March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Scott Amedure Scott Bernard Amedure (January 26, 1963 – March 9, 1995) was an American man who became known after being murdered for revealing his homosexual attraction to his friend Jonathan Schmitz on The Jenny Jones Show. ...
Homosexuality refers to sexual and romantic attraction between two individuals of the same sex. ...
Jonathan Schmitz is a convicted murderer who, in 1999, was sentenced to prison for 25-50 years. ...
That incident, and the revelation that Schmitz had a history of mental illness and alcohol/drug abuse would come out in a trial, where Schmitz would be convicted of second degree murder. He is currently serving a 25-50 year prison term.
Jones and the producers would later be sued by Amedure's family for neglecting to finding out Schmitz's history of mental illness and substance abuse. Jones testified under oath that the producers told Schmitz that his admirer could be a male, but Schmitz thought that the admirer was a female. Jones also admitted that the show didn't want Schmitz to know the outcome of his secret crush. Amedure's family would win the ruling and the show was ordered to pay $25 million, but that decision would later be overturned by the Michigan appellate court because the producers were not responsible for what happened to the guests after their appearance on the show. Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ...
Interestingly, another show involving secret crushes would result in one station in Chico, California, CBS affiliate KHSL-TV, dropping her show altogether after learning this one involved transgendered people. After those two incidents the producers decided to no longer do shows featuring crushes involving same-sex or transsexuals. Chico is a city in Butte County, California, United States. ...
CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ...
KHSL-TV Channel 12 is a CBS affiliate based in Chico, California. ...
Cast of characters The show also had a in-house cast of regulars, some of whom were originally guests before they became fan favorites: Former routine guest of the Jenny Jones Show, and now starring along side Lord Sear on Shade 45 Sirius satellite Radio 4pm - 8pm Monday through Fridays. ...
Comparisons While some people would equate this show to The Jerry Springer Show, Jones claimed that her talk show was not as outrageous as Springer's. However some believe that some of Jones' ideas were copied from fellow talker Ricki Lake after her show debuted in 1993 and overtook her in the ratings. It was also rumored that when Rosie O'Donnell started her talk show, she and Jones had a beef against each other despite the fact that both their shows were syndicated by Telepictures and both were friends with Lake (both even send shout-outs to her show, albeit separately). Many of the themes also appear on Maury, such as DNA testing and boot camp, but the "guests" on Jenny Jones were less contentious than those on Maury. The Jerry Springer Show (first aired September 30, 1991) is a television talk show, hosted by Jerry Springer, a former politician. ...
Talk show host Jerry Springer :This article is about the talk show host. ...
Ricki Lake Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York) is a Jewish-American actress and tabloid talk show host, best known for her long-running Ricki Lake talk show. ...
Roseann Teresa ODonnell (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is an American talk show host; comedian; film, television, and stage actress; and LGBT advocate. ...
A shout-out is a greeting or acknowledgment of a person, group, or organization of significance. ...
Maury is a talk show hosted by Maury Povich. ...
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