“Sherri” host Sherri Shepherd told Raphael that she was an influence on her.
And, oh yes, the red glasses were back, too!
Raphael called the crowd her “family.”

Sally Jessy Raphael films her last show in 2002.Jim Lord/Getty
Shepherd is also a fan, having been influenced bySally Jessy Raphael, often known simply asSally.
The series was on the air when talkers such asThe Phil Donahue ShowandGeraldowere intheir heyday.
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Not that every episode was perfect.

Sally Jessy Raphael appears on “Sherri,” Sherri Shepherd’s talk show.Courtesy SHERRI
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One of theSherriEPs actually worked on her show back in the day.
“I got a lotta guys online.
I got a doctor, I got an astronomer, I got a lawyer,” Raphael said.
“And one has made the cut.”