Yesterday morning, flipping channels, I landed on one of Maury’s paternity test episodes. Because I had to know whether the third woman to come on the show and claim that Valchas was the father of her child was right (nope), and whether Temperance had finally found baby Tasia’s daddy among the fourth and fifth men she’d brought to Maury for DVD testing (nope), I actually pressed ‘record’ when I had to leave my apartment.
What talk show topics are sadly apparently impossible for you to resist?
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Jenny Jones got me hooked on the whole “Out of Control Teens” topic. I can’t tell you how many episodes I’ve seen where the 15-year-old daughter threatens to move to Mexico so she can be a stripper. Also: the “Look at Me Now!” set-ups. Tasteless and pathetic, sure. But awesome? indeed.
my favorite was always Montel’s “I have an irrational fear” episodes where he would try to make them overcome it, like the woman who was scared of buttons (which always led me to wonder how she got dressed in the morning) so he wheeled out a wheelbarrow full of them. oh, montel, how i miss you.
Gotta love the “Is it a Man or a Woman?” days. I’d always try to guess and would usually be wrong.
The paternity test ones always make me SO sad! The guy is NEVER the father. Some of the guys are just jerks anyway, but then there are the ones where the guy thought he was the Dad and loved the child and dropped out of school to take care of the baby for years and it turns out the girl cheated on him. Those are heartbreaking. Maybe I take this stuff too seriously…
doesn’t she mean DNA testing, not DVD testing?
Uh, DVD testing?
Don’t those shows typically only have three types of episodes. You’ve got the paternity test, the my kid is crazy send him to boot camp, and I used to be a nerd in highschool, now I look like a stripper aren’t you shocked.
I love the reasons the men give that they can’t be the baby’s father: “We only did it one time!” (That’s all it takes!) “I heard she was with other guys!” (Yep, and their sperm cancels yours out. That’s how it works.) It’s also great when the guy’s NEW girlfriend is there saying it can’t be his kid. Cuz she was there, right? (Wait, maybe she was!) Sometimes I get a little sad for the kids at the center of it all, but I know we’ll be seeing them all again in a few years on a “My 12-year-old Is Out of Control” episode.
I LOVE the “Send my out of control kid to boot camp” episodes. Sally did them best.
My God. There are a million of these on Youtube. I, I, cannot believe it. I can’t decide if I am elated or in the midst of a shame spiral.
I love the parents who have babies who are like 80 pounds. And they’re like “He eats 3 cakes in a day, i dont understand why he’s so fat!” Hilarious.
here ya go. this one is great: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOR8WRuZRJE&feature=related
I absolutely LOVE Maury’s Baby Daddy episodes. In college, my roommate and I would go incommunicado to the outside world when Marisol would bring in the next in her long string of men who were not the father of any of her 5 children. Luckily, Maury gave her and her family an all-expense paid trip to Disney World. After all, who better to fill the void of not having a father than giant costumed animals???
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i hate the paternity shows but i cant change the channel when they are on. i jump out of bed whenever some woman screams “I ONLY SLEPT WITH YOU. I AM 1,000% SURE YOU ARE THE FATHER!!!” only for them to be proven wrong.
am i the only person in america that knows where to get condoms?
Dear Maury,
Not sure if I have the right link for this require. I am the grandmother of 7 month old Dominic. I believe in my heart and much more that he is my grandchild. I have a 19 year old son that refuses to take any responsible actions for this child. I “MYSELF” do not need “DNA” to know the result. My son wants to continue to point fingers at 4 other people. The mom of Dominic has serious PPD. She is looking to go into treatment for this. My son is refusing to even sign a statement that he wants nothing to do with him. I am asking for your help. I am asking in more than just your help. I also do not drive at this moment. We all live in NH. I need to help the mother of my grandchild. I need for my son to open his eyes. To him I am ruinging his life. I was pretty vocale about the birds, bees, and the bee sting. Guess it back fired. I have had problems with my son over many years now. To lengthly to get into at this time unless you require info.,I hope you can help to resolve this.
I would like to know if it’s possible to get info of one particular person on the audience on “DNA will make you pay” if you are the father of my child. She looks exactly like one of my family member. This show came out on 6-25-09 This is like an identical twin!!! I’d really appreciate your time and attention.