>> Thank you, sir.
>> Great to see you!
>> Love it louder.
>> Everywhere you go, Jerry,
they're chanting your name,
Jerry, Jerry.
You know, Jerry and I danced
together.
>> Wait, on "Dancing with the
>> No, not like you think.
>> No, like you think.
We kind of bonded in that
season.
>> We did.
I grew up with -- I didn't grow
up with but our daughter Katie
loved your show.
And the first time I ever met
you, which you, of course,
wouldn't remember is you were
doing something in Cincinnati
and my daughter came and you
were just so nice to her.
>> Oh, thank you.
I appreciate it.
The former mayor of Cincinnati?
>> I have been everything you
can't respect.
>> You know what I remember on
"Dancing with the stars" was the
moment you came out with your
daughter to dance.
>> Yes.
>> It was a different side of
you that I feel a lot of people
never see.
We see a talk show, which was
tremendous and certain side of
you, that was sort of letting us
in on your family side.
>> Yeah, I managed to always
keep the private life separate
from my public life, which was a
circus.
So that's kind of worked.
But that was the first time
people saw me I guess in a
different way.
But it was so much fun, and you
really were the best dancer
period.
You were.
>> He should have won!
>> You're so sweet.
Thank you.
>> But we had such a good time.
Everyone really did bond.
>> Yeah.
>> It was a great family
experience.
Except the one thing, which I
resented, every week, the
dance -- everyone would dance
and end up in a certain place.
I was the only one, every week,
Kym Johnson, my partner, would
have me end the dance at the far
corner and I asked her after
about five, six weeks how
come -- that's where the
paramedics sat.
That's a true story.
>> What?
>> Yeah!
Because they were always worried
that I wouldn't, you know,
because I was older and I was
out of breath and stuff like
that.
So they always had me finish the
dance where he was.
>> And you never needed it.
>> You look better than ever.
I can't believe, talk about the
circus you have been involved
with, 30 years with the show,
Jerry.
That is awesome!
I got to imagine everywhere you
go people are chanting your
name.
Which is the coolest thing.
How many of the people have you
ran into, as far as prior guests
in the past?
>> Well, every once in a while
you do.
But what I love is when I run
into people that say, my mom was
on your show.
And I say, and you turned out
okay?
>> Exactly.
Exactly.
>> You do.
If you think about it, over
actually 28 years, we've had
over 50,000 guests on the show.
>> Oh, my gosh.
>> So you're bound to bump --
everyone knows someone whose
relative was on the show or
>> Sure, small population.
>> I love doing the show but
it's a stupid show.
>> It's not, it's entertaining.
>> I like springer's final
thoughts.
I really do.
Those are great, the tidbits at
the end.
>> Because when my judgment day
comes -- which at my age is
closer --
>> Stop it!
>> I want to be able to say to
god as he's ready to send me
down to hell, I want to be able
to say, but remember the final
thoughts!
That could be my saving grace.
>> We love talk show host, you
got going on, we know you're a
dancer, also a country music
singer.
>> Yeah!
>> Jerry, Mario and I need to
know everything about this.
>> This is something I learned.
>> Yeah, well -- I'm learning.
>> Look at you go here!
>> Wow.
The country music past.
Did you leave it in the past or
do you visit karaoke country
bars?
>> Yeah, it was mostly that.
You know right here, you're not
playing the music.
It's so great.
>> The hair is great.
>> What great singing.
Opinion you don't hear it.
All it is is the video.
I love that thing!
No, when I see people get
involved because they have to
guess where the notes would have
been.
>> Are you really playing that
>> Yeah.
That's fantastic.
>> That's sexy springer right
there, I have to say, with the
hair and guitar.
>> That was 40 years ago.
>> Now, Jerry, that leads me to
my next question, that must
prove the rumor is true that you
are in fact on "The masked
singer" with the singing skills.
>> Yes, you're the flamingo.
>> Oh, being coy!
Okay.
>> I just helped their show.
>> It's like "Fight club," you
can't talk about it.
>> I can't talk about that.
>> And interesting, we have to
talk about the love of your
life, your grandson Richard.
Tell us what he's up to.
>> He's an incredible athlete.
Didn't get it from me, but he's
an incredible athlete.
He's on the travel baseball team
outside of Chicago.
>> Nice.
>> He's 11 going on 20.
He's really exceptional.
And all of the coaches are
coming in saying, you've got to
get him into the sport.
>> Wow.
>> Yeah, he's the love of my
life.
My wife and I, people talk about
grandkids all the time and you
go oh, come on, honestly,
it's -- it's just pure joy.
Now in a couple of years, he
will be a teenager and then --
>> Everything could change.
>> We were talking about that.
But here's what I got going, I
left a copy of my will on the
desk that he could see.
And I hadn't filled out how much
he gets yet.
>> Leave that open!
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>> How much time do I have to