People Appear In More Than One Daytime Reality Show?

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I saw these two videos of daytime small claims court television shows- one episode of “The People’s Court” and one episode of “Judge Faith”- that involved the same couple with similar but different stories and court cases and am wondering if it is common for people to “game” these shows for the money.

The two shows were a “The People’s Court” episode called “Cashing In” and a “Judge Faith” episode called “Three Way Wrong Way”

“Cashing In”: Cashing In - YouTube

“Three Way Wrong Way”: Judge Faith - Three Way Wrong Way (Season 2: Full Episode #91) - YouTube

I think it’s hilarious that this couple has gamed these two shows for a few bucks and wonder if it is common for folks to “play” these daytime shows in this way. Has anyone else noticed something like this happening?

I suppose this couple is not violating any laws, but possibly some rules of the shows. It seems the shows might have a rule about people faking and/or double dipping like this. And also I wonder about this couple producing fake documents for their suits but I guess that doesn’t matter since they are both in on the scam together and no one but the television shows are being defrauded.

I think it’s an odd way to make a few bucks, but then it might be fun too. I understand the shows pay the travel, hotel and food costs for the participants and that the settlement also comes from the show’s budget and not the person who lost the case. And this couple adds enough salacious detail to make the story titillating and thus interesting so of course they would be desired by these kinds of silly reality shows.

In these two cases the plaintiff won $2400 from “The People’s Court” and $2300 from “Judge Faith”, so that’s a nice windfall for folks with nothing better to do for a couple-several days a year. If they split the money, they both made $2300, got an all-expense paid trip to somewhere, and I presume had a good time practicing their acting skills.

Too funny!

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Yes. People make a living like this. I remember I saw one kid on AGT and then that same kid on Master Chef Jr.

Two completely different talents two different shows.

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I remember jerry springer got taken by a set of independent wrestlers…I mean there were about 6 or 8 of both sexes on a show and even had one of the "fights " … how they were “outed” is one of the reporters at the local station that ran the springer show also ran a wrestling show and the weather guy on the news was the commentator … they did an interview about it and jerry and the security guy knew something was up because they were “too good” … but since it made good tv they figured " what the hell " and ran the episode anyways

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I wouldn’t put it down as them gaming the system but more as the show gaming the audience. Not a whole lot of “reality” in reality TV and I’d bet the producers/writers know exactly what and who they are putting on camera. They are under no obligation to show you anything real and can make up things like “$s awarded”, facts in the case to make it more interesting, multiple takes if they didn’t like the previous ones, etc. It’s a TV show after all.

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In the 90s there was a Canadian comedy/improv troupe that got on several daytime talk shows, each time playing different characters with a different premise.

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Is the TV “judge” in on the game too?