- published: 29 Aug 2016
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Phillip Calvin "Phil" McGraw (born September 1, 1950), known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality, author, psychologist, and the host of the television show Dr. Phil, which debuted in 2002. McGraw first gained celebrity status with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the late 1990s. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $70 million for the previous 12 months, and ranked him the 15th highest earning celebrity in the world.
McGraw was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, the son of Anne Geraldine "Jerry" (née Stevens) and Joseph J. "Joe" McGraw, Jr. He grew up with two older sisters, Deana and Donna, and younger sister Brenda in the oilfields of North Texas where his father was an equipment supplier. During McGraw's childhood, his family moved so his father could pursue a lifelong goal of becoming a psychologist.
McGraw attended Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kansas. In 1968, he was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Tulsa, where he played middle linebacker under Coach Glenn Dobbs. On November 23 of that year, McGraw's team lost to the University of Houston 100–6, which is one of the most lopsided games in college football history. Coach Dobbs retired after that season and McGraw transferred to Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.
I'm lying here on your couch feeling lousy
My life's a great big mess
I'm crying here and all you've done
Is perscribe me lots of drugs
I can't stay on your Prozac
Cause it's making me itch
I can't stay on your Zoloft
Cause it's making me twitch
I said I'm sick of all this medicine
So just stuff your little pitch
I found an alternative
Cause yesterday
I turned on the tube
And some bald headed dude
Started telling me what to do
And I swear
I don't need your pills
Just give me some cable
And let me watch Dr. Phil
I need Dr. Phil
My eyes are glued to the screen as he lectures me
He tells me to get a grip
And all of the other shows they were different
Maybe Dr. Phil can help
I can't stand my lifestyle
Cause it's making me fat
I'm afraid to make commitments
Tell me what is up with that
I trying to potty train my kid again
But he's being a little brat
I think I'll write in today
Cause he cares
That I had an affair
And that I'm losing my hair
And that life can be so unfair
And I swear
I don't need your pills
Just give me some cable
And let me watch Dr. Phil
I need Dr. Phil
He knows
That I'm watching his show
And that my job really blows
And that I like wearing pantyhose
And I swear
I don't need your pills
Just give me some cable
And let me watch Dr. Phil
I need Dr. Phil
My friends think I'm a mama's boy
But I tend to disagree
I'm still living with my parents
And I'm turning forty-three
I said I need to wash my hands again
Cause I'm feeling OCD
I think I'll write in today
Cause he's the man
With the seven step plan
And I'm his biggest fan
He's my Shady and I'm his Stan
And I swear
I don't need your pills
Just give me some cable
And let me watch Dr. Phil
I need Dr. Phil
He says
I need to get real
I need to get smart
I need to get going here
And I swear
I don't need your pills
Just give me some cable
And let me watch Dr. Phil