I was an ‘out of control’ teen on the ‘Maury’ show 25 years ago — it helped me turn my life around
nypost.coma 1999 appearance on the “Maury” show finally scared the then-16-year-old Jersey girl straight. “I got booed by the audience, drill sergeants screamed in my face, and I then was taken away to boot camp,” White, now 40, told The Post. “It was a scary experience,” she continued. “But it gave me the wake-up call I needed.” And 25 years later, the televised intervention continues to have an indelible impact on White’s life — as well as on social media.As the Y2K renaissance roars on, seeing Gen Zs and Gen Alphas rediscover 2000s fashions and fads, snippets of shows from the early aughts are also enjoying a second act online.
Freshly exhumed footage of Tyra Banks reprimanding “America’s Next Top Model” contestants, hot takes on Ross and Rachel’s will-they-won’t-they “Friends” romance, questionable clips from family dramas like “Touched by an Angel” and “7th Heaven” — each has recently resurfaced to viral acclaim.
And throwback moments from “Maury” are top-trending, too. Helmed by host Maury Povich, now 85 — and filmed in Midtown during its first 18 seasons — the daytime talk show dazzled audiences for 31 seasons from 1991 until the Emmy winner’s retirement in 2022.
It was a must-see, mid-morning show that millennials and older faithfully watched during sick days, when they stayed home from school or work.
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