Opinion | Dr. Phil's reality TV show is ending — 21 years too late

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Emma Gray: Dr. Phil may be the quack provocateur America deserves — but he’s certainly not who we need.

after she was sued for libel by Texan cattle ranchers. In 1998, Winfrey began bringing McGraw onto “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as a guest expert, to discuss topics like marriage and parenting.McGraw was a hit, a Regular Guy with folksy charm who told it straight. And with hindsight, it’s not hard to understand why. Dr. Phil became a household name around the same time as George W. Bush was pitching himself to national voters as a folksy, Southern-accented, regular dude.

By 2002, Winfrey was producing a standalone show for McGraw: “Dr. Phil.” And it took off almost immediately.into McGraw’s on-screen evolution, when the “Dr. Phil” show started, it was predominantly “normal-ass advice for normal-ass people,” but it soon morphed into what Koul terms “Schadenfreude Television” — basically Jerry Springer “freak show” reality-style entertainment, but with the facade of authority.

 

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You don’t have all the answers Phil!!!!

Why? Because he isn't following Oprahs leftist agenda. He has helped many people. While there are other garbage shows like The View spreading their leftist agenda and Jerry Springer with low lives on for years.

He is such an embarrassment. And not licensed so has no right to the title

He's a quack!

What about Congress voting on their own term limits, audits, salaries, lobbyist regulations to favor their too big to fail mega donors? What about Operation Mockingbird/Ministry of Truth? What about the corruption of the fractional reserve banking scheme?

Thats trouble! Now he is going to want to run for president

agreed!!!!!!!

Bye fool!

Oprah Thanks 🙄

I agree!

Not then, not now, not ever. Stop sending ”doctors” Oprah .

This is so true. He's made a fortune off of people's misfortune.

He has helped many people with their problems. Why because he is not following Oprah's leftist agenda, while we have other garbage on tv like The View spreading their false divisive leftist propaganda.

When's the last time you pulled in 5 million viewers? YouTube channels beat you on a daily basis

Emma Gray says Dr. Phil is a quack provocateur. His show reveals the shocking truth about humanity in its lowest and damaged side. After each revelation which can be disturbing, he offers help from licensed and certified experts! Maybe Ms Gray needs help for her lack of empathy!

Nice makeout session!

Finally. He basically never practiced psychology, im hasn’t been licensed for decades, and passes off random advice & judgement as therapy. Nothing he does it therapeutic. Also advice is not therapy, anyone can give advice. Trained professionals can provide therapy.

Good he creepies me out.🤡🤡

Lmmfao. Quack. I mean really, all the leftist death cult doctors are quacks. Not that Dr Phil is some great guy but Jesus Christ.

Good riddance to Dr. Phil!!! Unfortunately the networks, like every social media company, will only see the money. Bastardized capitalism!

I wonder what he did to upset the liberal media cartel.

His show like Maury, Springer, divorce courts showing how dysfunctional America is.

His program only showed that America has a lot of dysfunctional people, and he made money on that, just like Maury, divorce courts, Springer, and similar shows.

Why? Because he is not following Oprah's leftist agenda, while he is helping people with issues in their lives, and when there is so much other garbage on tv like The View spreading their leftist propaganda twisting peoples minds.

Way overdue!

YA

phony

Finally🙄

Listen to Emma spreading her hate, good God 🤣

Rinse-Repeat

Can’t stand him. Sorry, but, YOU DO NOT CONTINUE TO PRACTICE UNCERTIFIED!!! I take it as a personal affront as I’m sure many therapists do. Glad he’s going.

Awful show, awful man. Glad this grifter is finally losing his show.

People who worked on his program set described him as a horrible human being

Yeah I've been over him for a while. Not sure if he got crazier over tine or if I just noticed it more.

MSNBC the leader in fake news

What happened? He is not adhering to Oprah's leftist agenda? So he is now being the latest victim of leftist attacks, while we have other garbage in TV like The View, spreading their leftist propaganda.

Thank goodness.

His show on Friday was about Florida neighbours who are in a feud because one guy feeds the invasive iguanas in the gated community they live in. There’s some compelling goddamn TV right right.

MSNBC.....the home of quack journalism

Hopefully Phil learns from Dr Oz’s mistake and doesn’t dare run for Congress.

FINALLY...

Never watched even one episode.

My opinion is your opinion is full of malarkey

Bet you he runs for public office soon. 😒😒😒😒😒

He doesn't support the racists,bullshit agenda,does he,lmfao

I continue to be underwhelmed with the people Oprah Winfrey chooses as mentors - there is nothing in my life that responds to her choices for her followers - nothing!

That might be true but at least he’s not a Democrat.

His antics were all for ratings.

You damm right it's too late!

Dr Phil wasn't a doctor, he wasn't a therapist but, he played one on TV. He was the poor man's entertainment. The show was awful.

We need someone with greatness

A quack? You probably get to 6:00 news hour at MSNBC

Im guessing he finally said something the left doesnt like? He was hand picked by Oprah but whatever. Cancel this, Cancel that.......

She ended him.

As a therapist he did lots of question things. It was more for good tv (or selling crap)than trying to help people goodriddance

MSNBC should be the next in line.

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