"Jerry Springer." "Ricki Lake." "Jenny Jones." Today, There are more than thirty television talk shows in production. These shows are built solely on excitement, and barely resolve the complicated issues they attempt to address. Talk shows have gone from discussing simple topics like current events and celebrity gossip in the 1960’s to exposing people’s most personal problems in front of millions of viewers. Television talk shows have no other purpose than polluting televisions and …showed first 75 words of 813 total…

…showed last 75 words of 813 total…values, then the harmful effects of these shows on adults and children need to be recognized. Americans are not becoming more intelligent from watching an episode of " Ricki Lake," nor is the violence rate going to decrease as long as children are watching "Jerry Springer." If we want to see a change in the American way of life we need to start now. We need to start with the abolishment of the television talk show!