Morton Downey Jr. moderates a raucous shock-jock talk show.Morton Downey Jr. moderates a raucous shock-jock talk show.Morton Downey Jr. moderates a raucous shock-jock talk show.
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- TriviaStripper Kellie Everts filed a forty million dollar lawsuit against host Morton Downey Jr. for verbally and physically assaulting her in front of a live audience during the taping of the episode she appeared as a guest on.
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Morton Downey Jr. - Host: [frequent catchphrase] Zip It!
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Before Springer, there was Downey
Before it became common for fights and chairs being thrown (ala Geraldo and Jerry Springer.) Morton Downey Jr. did it first. The show's topics range everywhere from politics to feminism and International affairs. Fighting was common on the set which is why it was so entertaining, He would usually kiss a women in the audience before he'd start the show and would always be smoking a cigarette. (Which is ironic because he died of respiratory problems and even had a lung removed. He became an anti-smoking crusader up until his death.) The show at some points became stupid and trashy but was always fun to watch. Rest in Peace Morton.
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By what name was The Morton Downey Jr. Show (1987) officially released in Canada in English?
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