Steve Wilkos: Tossing chairs for America

I try to keep away from television during my days at home, mainly because there's absolutely nothing to watch and, once you start, you can't stop. 

But, I occasionally make an exception for the ridiculous Steve Wilkos Show. Airing here in Connecticut at 3PM, the Steve Wilkos Show, or Wilksy, as I like to call it, basically consists of the host, Steve Wilkos (formerly the head security guard on Jerry Springer), belittling rather stupid humans that have been somehow duped into appearing on his stage. These attacks, more often than not, consist of Mr. Wilkos, who must have the world's largest collection of bowling shirts, taking the guest's chair and throwing it across the set. This is usually followed with him ejecting said guest from his show.

And this happens every episode.

I just want to know why people actually show up to get screamed at. Are they all in on some sort of joke? Are they for real or actors? Do they at least get to leave at the end of their taping with a T-shirt that says: "I've been Wilkosed!"?

Here's Steve throwing some chairs, then getting angry because his guest wants to throw them, as well:

Just imagine that clip running for about 45 minutes and you'll have an pretty good idea of what an hour of Wilksy offers.

But it isn't all a drill sergeant routine. Before the awkward closing credits of an episode, in which Steve makes the entire audience form a line to shake his hand on their way out the door, he occasionally dips into his email bag. This segment always seems to begin with some sort of praise for Wilkos. Then, not surprisingly, there is always an email from someone who just plain hates Steve. In this clip, someone claims Steve looks like a carrot and isn't as entertaining as Ricki Lake.

Steve doesn't take criticism very well:

There you have it. The Steve Wilkos Show, making the unemployed like myself feel better about themselves on a daily basis!