Dr. Phil Lays the Smackdown

106. that footage was not from bumfights. dr phil is on a sopabox.

Posted at 5:18PM on Dec 17th 2006 by max

107. I am pretty sure those clips are not actual "bum fights" - i.e. promoted fights by this guest. I recall seeing that footage as news coverage of a beating of a homeless person near Florida Atlantic University. That attack was purely criminal in nature and had nothing to do with this segment. Dr. Phil is full of it!

Posted at 7:20PM on Dec 17th 2006 by PLEASE!

108. i cant stand dr phil.

especially dr phil house episodes about the twins.
he brought their step dad in just to tell him its their fault.
thos girls have no one else to blaim but themselves and DR phil needs to stop justifying their actions.. dr my ass.

and i hated this clip cause it just got me even more upset.

dr phil is self righteous bigot.

Posted at 2:28PM on Jan 5th 2007 by Amanda

109. Dr. Phil and all the other talk show whores are for drones that can't think for themselves.

Posted at 5:36AM on Dec 18th 2006 by sataia

110. The saddest part of this whole debate is the need to side with Ty or Puke Pig (Dr. Phil). I think that Ty from Bumfights is pretty scummy but at least at the same time he's getting a laugh at people's expense and not apologizing for it. Ty sees life as survival of the fittest and doesn't hide his hustle. Dr. Phil is a phony which two minutes of watching his show or two minutes of research can prove. The real issue in our society is the lack of common sense and personal responsibility which leads to a pathetic level of denial. When you have a problem, blame it on someone else as oppossed to yourself or beg someone else who's also obviously flawed (in essence, human) to hold your hand and coddle you, even in the guise of "tough love Dr. Phil style. There's no money in helping the mentally or physically sick. Shrinks and Rehab can be good at times, but like anything can be exploited. Rehab in the media is the new confessional to absolve the un-repentent and hide truth of character. Oprah, Dr. Phil etc, are the new priests who totally exploit the weak. Although some religious people mean well and truly help others (rarely) most use doublespeak, lies, smoke and mirrors to profit off the masses.The longer you put off learning how to critically think, and the more we feed the media beast and governmental beast that keeps the masses stupid, the longer Dr. Phils, Lauras etc, can basically make money off the public. The masses symbollically keep pulling their OWN teeth out with pliers. I agree that factors in one's life contribute to problems but Ty brings up a great point: he did not force any bum to do anything. A bum might have an awful life that pains me to watch, and may be desperate, but he ASKED them what they'd do and paid them accordingly. They could've said NO! Bumfights and the like (the first ten minutes of the NEWS) should be shown to kids without ratings as a factor, not Dr. Phil. If they aren't kept innocent (dumb) like the expensive pets that they are, children could see the ugly side of humanity full throttle and learn to make good choices to not be like the people in Bumfights. No one mentions that a lot of the footage from Bumfights is random camera recording that is bought from others, not didirected by Ty. Even if Dr. Phil didn't know anything about Bumfights and never watched it he could have mentioned what happened, aired the transcript, and told the truth without exploiting anyone. But ratings are the factor, and money is the issue.But he knew that it doesn't matter what he shows, his publicity stunt had to be shown for DRAMATIC effect so that he looked like Jesus if Jesus was a no-nonesense Texan instead of a hippy. It's almost 2007 and the fact that Bumfights exists and makes millions and people watch Dr. Phil even for a laugh is pathetic. I'd say "grow up" but it seems like no matter how many years pass, there has to be exploiters creating the exploited just to make a dollar. Pimpin' ain't easy, and this is pimpin' at its finest.

Posted at 6:14AM on Dec 18th 2006 by Biz

111. That had to be done purely for effect...The content would have had to have been known. So, Phil was going to grandstand against it, but did not know that the other guy would upstage him. That is up upset Dr. Phil. He can talk to child molesters, wife beaters, etc. so what made this different? Being upstaged.

By the way, he has become a product placement whore. How much is WalMart paying for the publicity? A huge amount.

Posted at 10:32AM on Dec 18th 2006 by Scott

112. I was an avid Dr. Phil viewer but noticed that he was showing bits and pieces of clips from his guests "problems" and digging hard on those aspects rather than seeing pehaps what had been done well or viewing the whole incident. Picking pieces doesn't give one the full viewpoint of the problem/issue.
Many guests have claimed the same thing on air so there is some merit to it.
Also, Robin's new book: "Inside my Heart", I'm sorry to say is really quite bad. I was very disappointed being the hype Dr. Phil had made of it. It's composed of Robin's stories and has no structure for learning any life lessons.

Posted at 6:03PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Lannie

113. AWWW, you guys are being so mean towards Phil & CO.....I like his show...lots of exploitations...

Hey, what they say...as long as it's not me he's exploiting...it's entertainment...

"Jerry!...Jerry...Jerry..." Oh my bad...that's "Go Phil...Go Phil..."

Posted at 12:48PM on Dec 18th 2006 by notafan

114. Yeah, he was just pissed about his costume. Him taking the "moral high ground" is too much. Dr. Phil is a skank as well.

Posted at 1:56PM on Dec 18th 2006 by don steitz

115. You people don't get Dr. Phil at all. Someone in this world needs
to try to help all of these disfunctional famlies to be able to cope with life. Nobody
else is willing to step up to the plate. If he helps one family deal with divorce
or child abuse then Dr. Phil has done his job very well. God Bless him!

Posted at 3:05PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Jeff

116. I totally agree, dr phil is a bully. His show would go down the tubes if he doesnt change

Posted at 5:57PM on Jan 14th 2007 by dee