Flashback: 1993. Sally Jesse Raphael is duking it out on daytime TV alongside Jerry Springer, Montel Williams, Maury Povich and a handful of also-rans. The more outrageous the topic, the more viewers you were likely to attract. And though few of the hosts from daytime’s heyday have survived (cheers Maury!), outrageous is still the name of the game nearly 20 years later. Here’s a look at some of the awesomest daytime talk show screenshots we could round up, some vintage, some modern — all awesome!

Bracket – “Talk Show”

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