LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jerry Springer is reinventing himself again, this time as host of a dating game series.

'Baggage', debuting next month on the Game Show Network, gives three contestants the chance to win the eye of a prospective date. The hitch: Contestants have to reveal their faults and foibles.

Players will carry suitcases onstage to represent the baggage they'll confess to and defend, GSN said this week. Among the planned suitors: a shoplifter, a woman who gets advice from psychics and a control freak.

Springer called 'Baggage' a family friendly show that's "just fun and lighthearted. There's no life-changing issues."

"I'm like the crazy old uncle," he said. "People feel comfortable telling me their secrets, that I won't be judgmental."

After the three contestants are pared down to one, the potential date must own up to a fault of his or her own.

Springer, 66, whose varied credits include his long-running talk show, 'The Jerry Springer Show', as well as 'America's Got Talent', 'Dancing With the Stars' and a Broadway turn last year in the musical 'Chicago', was to begin taping 'Baggage' this week.

"I just keep finding jobs," said Springer. The half-hour series debuts on April 19. It will air Monday through Friday.