Like, yeah I get that he died, but the fucker made his fortune exploiting mentally vulnerable lower-class people like a freak show. He was not a good person. His popularity caused the rise of entertainment that targeted real desperate poverty-stricken people and led to exploitative shows like Judge Judy, Dr Phil, and more. All shows that prey on less fortunate people. Those who can't afford Lawers or mental healthcare and are so desperate that they would risk being humiliated on international television.
Anyway RIP BOZO I'M GLAD YOU'RE DEAD. You were a pathetic vulture that ruined lives and spread classism and prejudice for an entire generation. Your only legacy was hate and the world would have been better off without you. Roast in hell.
Actually Jerry was just following the model established by Phil Donahue and turned into a freak show by Morton Downey Jr. All Jerry did was turn it up to 11 for the post-grunge edgelord world.
He also established the radio platform that gave us Rush Limbaugh! He was a real pioneer for today's fascist grifters.
e: And also give us the worst of the Koopa Kids.
He also got murdered by ghosts in an episode of Tales From The Crypt
May more fascist grifters perish in ironic circumstances
Dr. Phil was anointed by Oprah and Judge Judy proceeded from The People's Court. Blaming Jerry for daytime TV being daytime TV is ridiculous and ahistorical. Have some media literacy people!
At least Donahue had sort of noble intentions, despite sometimes platforming Nazis.
can we blame any of them when that carnival guy got a movie