The Mike Douglas Show
Season 8
TV-G
The Mike Douglas Show was a variety show out of Cleveland OH and then Philadelphia PA, broadcast in the daytime. It's structure was similar to The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and The Merv Griffin Show and was very popular in its time. Mike Douglas was no relation to Michael nor Kirk Douglas.
Where to Watch Season 8
245 Episodes
- Gordon MacRae concludes his co-hosting dutiesE5
Gordon MacRae concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: Gordon's wife Elizabeth actor Vincent Price singer Bobby Goldsboro Bob Keeshan host of "Captain Kangaroo" children's TV show singing team of Tony and Joan Costa and Mary Jane Odelle, field editor from "Better Homes and Gardens" talks about cooking. - Soupy Sales co-hostsE6
Soupy Sales co-hostsGuests: singer Pearl Bailey columnist Rene Carpenter singer-instrumentalists Jackie Cain and Roy Kral cosmetics expert Ana Maria Alba offers some suggestions to help women correct skin problems Rene Carpenter comments about the Kennedy family, her own family and the young generation - Soupy Sales concludes his co-hosting dutiesE10
Soupy Sales concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: comic Scoey Mitchell singer Kaye Hart singing team of Sandler and Young former Mike Douglas Show musical director Ellie Frankel Paul Young founder of Paraphenalia Inc. and Lewis Yablonsky author of "The Hippie Trip". - Gypsy Rose Lee co-hostsE14
Gypsy Rose Lee co-hostsGuests: actor Jonathan Harris singer Bobby Vinton vibraphonist Lionel Hampton Gypsy's ex-husband painter Julio de Diego, newspaper columnist-reporter Jack Anderson Political columnist Drew Pearson author of "The Case Against Congress". Laura Labby an expert in batiking - Durward Kirby co-hostsE18
Durward Kirby co-hostsGuests: singer Denise Lor singer Frank Sinatra Jr. Rock group The Turtles comic Joey Villa Writer Gay Gear Luce of "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" who talks about dreams. and Judith Keith author of "I Haven't a Thing to Wear" shows how to create fantastic wardrobe with baubles and beads. - Durward Kirby concludes his co-hosting dutiesE20
Durward Kirby concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: actress Gloria DeHaven actor Alejandro Rey of TV's "The Flying Nun" comedian Henny Youngman Kenny Rogers and the First Edition TV panel show emcee Allen Ludden Reverend Frederic Wood Jr. author of "Sex and the New Morality". - Trini Lopez concludes his co-hosting dutiesE25
Trini Lopez concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: Mrs. Lyndon Baines Johnson Mrs. Hubert H. Humphrey who discuss Vietnam, grandchildren and friendship as well as a wife's role in campaigning. Opera tenor Jan Peerce Ted Strauss, President of Lopez's chain of taco restaurants. - Bobbie Gentry, Engelbert Humperdinck, Pat Cooper, The Irish Rovers, The MuppetsE31
Bobbie Gentry, Engelbert Humperdinck, Pat Cooper, The Irish Rovers, The MuppetsMike's co-host this week is singer Bobbie Gentry. guests are singer Engelbert Humperdinck, comedian Pat Cooper, The Irish Rovers, The Muppets, music director Joe Harnell and Jerry Kramer of the Green Bay Packers. - Bobbie Gentry co-hostsE33
Bobbie Gentry co-hostsGuests: drummer Buddy Rich and his Band comedienne Mary Betten Massachusetts Senator Edward W. Brooke Highlights: Mike Douglas sings "Are You from Dixie?" Bobbie Gentry sings "It’s So Peaceful Here" Mike & Bobbie sing "Side By Side" Douglas and Gentry talk Buddy Rich Band plays "Mercy, Mercy" Douglas, Rich, Gentry talk Buddy Rich Band plays "Ode to Billie Joe" Massachusetts Senator Edward W. Brooke talks on a variety of topics, including Richard Nixon and the audience asks Brooke questions. - Mel Torme concludes his co-hosting dutiesE40
Mel Torme concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: actor Dustin Hoffman musical comedy star Chita Rivera comic London Lee Pete Fountain with his Dixieland Band Highlights: Songs include "Misty", "Always", "Blue World", "Here's To You, Mrs. Robinson", "Tin Roof", "Skater's Waltz", "Fly Me to the Moon" and "I Get a Kick Out of You". - Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy, Joe Williams, Hendra & UllettE41
Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy, Joe Williams, Hendra & UllettMike's co-host this week are the husband and wife singing team of Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, Guests are Jazz singer Joe Williams, the comedy team of Hendra and Ullett and author James Kavanaugh. - Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy co-hostE44
Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy co-hostGuests: singer Mel Torme singer-actress Sally Ann Howes comedy team of Fiore and Eldridge (husband and wife team) critic-columnist Rex Reed author of "Do You Sleep in the Nude?" talks about Hollywood stars, Tiny Tim and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. - Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy conclude their co-hosting dutiesE45
Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy conclude their co-hosting dutiesGuests: songwriter Bobby Allen singer Aliza Kashi The Sandpipers comedy team of Skiles and Henderson Bob Teague author of "Letters to a Black Boy" who talks about his experiences as a black man. - Cliff Robertson co-hostsE52
Cliff Robertson co-hostsactress Anne Baxter singer D'Aldo Romano comic Jerry Lester 1910 Fruit Gum Company musical group Sandra Caldwell blue ribbon winner equestrian talks about the basics in horse buying. Anne Baxter discusses the fashion look in Hollywood and group therapy. - Cliff Robertson concludes his co-hosting dutiesE55
Cliff Robertson concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: actress Ann-Margret and her husband Roger Smith singer B.J. Thomas The Rhodes Brothers, singer-instrumentalists stunt aviator Frank Tallman Judith Keith author of "I Haven't a Thing to Wear" shows how to "go creative" with scarves, hats and chains. - Garry Moore concludes his co-hosting dutiesE60
Garry Moore concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: Senator Edmund S. Muskie clarientist Woody Herman and His Band singer Mel Torme singer Ethel Ennis actor-comic Jack Gilford the Naval Academy Glee Club Highlights: The Woody Herman Band performs MacArthur Park. - Pat Paulsen co-hostsE61
Pat Paulsen co-hostsGuests: NBC news commentator and author of "The Generous Years" Chet Huntley news anchor Walter Cronkite The Four Freshmen singer-actress E.J. Peaker *NOTE: NBC commentator Chet Huntley is caught completely off guard when fellow news casting colleague Walter Cronkite pays a surprise visit. With an opening amiable remark to Huntley as to how much younger he looks in Person than on TV, veteran news analyst Walter Cronkite shifts the topic of conversation to the situation of those TV viewers who feel that the problems afflicting today's society are caused by the TV newsmen. - Pat Paulsen co-hostsE62
Pat Paulsen co-hostsGuests: Gladys Knight and the Pips musical comedy star Shirley Jones singer-songwriter John Hartford toy manufacturer Marvin Glass who talks about toy guns Highlights: John Hartford performs "Natural Be Gone", "Six O'Clock", "Washing Machine" and "Gentle on My Mind". - Jan Peerce concludes his co-hosting dutiesE75
Jan Peerce concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: Opera star Roberta Peters baritone Frank Guarrera Mezzo-soprano Shirley Love accompanist David Benedict Jerry Blavat host of a TV rock 'n roll show Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Highlights: Songs performed are, Rigoletto. Selections / Giuseppe Verdi -- Carousel. You'll never walk alone / Richard Rodgers. - David Susskind co-hostsE84
David Susskind co-hostsGuests: David's wife Joyce Opera singer Roberta Peters singer James Brown and the comedy team of Patchett and Tarses. Highlights: James Brown sings a medley of "I Feel Good", "I Can't Stand Myself", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got the Feeling", "There Was a Time", "Cold Sweat" and "Kansas City". - Cyril Ritchard co-hostsE86
Cyril Ritchard co-hostsGuests: actor Don Murray singer-impressionist Marilyn Michaels Classics IV Frederic Morton author of "Snow Gods" discusses the jet set lifestyle John Polster author of "Pyromaniacs Cookbook" offers some tips on how wine can help in cooking creatively with flames. - Gwen Verdon co-hostsE94
Gwen Verdon co-hostsGuests: singer Vaughn Monroe actress Agnes Moorehead The Magid Triplets (dancers-singers-musicians) actor Michael Enserro who talks about the work of the Bedside Network, a group that works via closed circuit radio to provide recreational therapy to V.A. hospitals. - Frank Sinatra Jr. co-hostsE107
Frank Sinatra Jr. co-hostsGuests: entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. comic Soupy Sales singer Lola Falana Reverend Jesse Jackson James Turner graduate student involved in the Northwestern University demonstration. Sammy Davis Jr. discusses the new mood of Black Americans with Rev. Jesse Jackson. - William Shatner concludes his co-hosting dutiesE125
William Shatner concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: comedian Jack E. Leonard singer Julie Budd young musical comedy star Scott Jacoby child psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott author of "Between Parent and Child" who talks about methods for correcting children. - Edie Adams co-hostsE127
Edie Adams co-hostsGuests: actor Richard Harris film critic Judith Crist comic Grady Nutt rock group Vanilla Fudge fashion designer John Weltz Robert L. Green fashion director of Playboy magazine Male models display outfits. Highlights: The Vanilla Fudge performs "Shotgun" and “You Keep Me Hangin' On.” - Edie Adams co-hostsE128
Edie Adams co-hostsGuests: comedian Rodney Dangerfield singer Richie Havens film critic and writer Rex Reed the duo piano team of Ferrante and Teicher Highlights: Mike Douglas sings "A Cockeyed Optimist" from "South Pacific.” Edie Adams sings "I'm A Woman.” Richie Havens performs "High Flyin' Bird" and "Just Like A Woman." - Cornel Wilde co-hostsE133
Cornel Wilde co-hostsGuests: Opera singer Roberta Peters comedian Marty Allen musical comedy star Chita Rivera Olympic Gold Medal winner Bernie Wrightson Art McKee of the Miami Serpentarium former Gold Medal Olympic winner Johnny Weismuller singer-dancer Dick Jensen and his group the Naval Air Training Command Choir and swaying high pole acrobat Sandor Biro. - Cornel Wilde co-hostsE134
Cornel Wilde co-hostsGuests: Cornel's wife actress Jean Wallace singer Kaye Stevens the Tijuana Brats musical group of teenagers Bill Haast from the Miami Serpentarium with his prize collection of snakes lion tamer David Hoover of the Clyde Beaty-Cole Bros. Circus and his big cats. - Cornel Wilde concludes his co-hosting dutiesE135
Cornel Wilde concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: actor Edward Mulhare of TV's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir The Checkmates Ltd. singer Julie DeJohn and a fashion show narrated by golf pro Dave Marr on sun, sea and sand fashions. Dick Pope Sr. founder of Cypress Gardens in Florida referees a volleyball game. - Frank Gorshin concludes his co-hosting dutiesE145
Frank Gorshin concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: singer Vic Damone actress June Wilkinson The Cowsills author Rev. Larry Beggs author of "Huckleberry's For Runaways" who talks about his experimental shelter as an alternative between tall and home for adolescents. Highlights: The Cowsills perform "Time," (possibly "A Time For Remembrance"), "What is Happy?" and "Hair." - Jimmy Dean co-hostsE149
Jimmy Dean co-hostsGuests: Country-Western guitarist Louie Roberts The New Colony Six musical group Dr. George R. Bach of the Institute of Group Psychotherapy and author of "The Intimate Enemy". Lewis Stelson Allen who shows hats for men for all seasons. Highlights: The New Colony Six perform "Things I'd Like To Say". and also performed "Groovin' Is Easy." - Shirley Bassey co-hostsE153
Shirley Bassey co-hostsGuests: actor Glenn Ford singer Hal Frazier The Beach Boys Robin Morgan a member of the "Women's Liberation Movement" who talks about discrimination against women. Alan Osler of the Sanson Institute of Heraldry talks about Coats of Arms. Highlights: Shirley sings "Goin' Out of My Head" - Shirley Bassey co-hostsE154
Shirley Bassey co-hostsGuests: actor Michael Dunn comedian Charlie Callas Jazz flutist Herbie Mann and his group gourmet Chef Louis Szathmary who gives a recipe for leek soup Clay Shaw recently acquitted of a charge of conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy. Highlights: Shirley sings "Johnny One Note" and "This Is My Life" - Sebastian Cabot co-hostsE158
Sebastian Cabot co-hostsGuests: actress Lillian Gish who talks about her book "Lillian Gish - the Movies, Mr. Griffith and Me". comedian Jack Carter The Dirk Jensen musical group Hollywood columnist Sheilah Graham who talks about Barbra Streisand and Warren Beatty Don Herbert TV's "Mr. Wizard" science expert and author of "Secret in the White Cell". - Sebastian Cabot co-hostsE159
Sebastian Cabot co-hostsGuests: singer Enzo Stuarti Zubin Mehta music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra discusses the contemporary songs of the Beatles. Marlin Perkins director of the St. Louis Zoo and host of TV's "Animal Kingdom" Marlin displays an array of captured animals including a mongoose and a Boa constrictor. - Sebastian Cabot concludes his co-hosting dutiesE160
Sebastian Cabot concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. comedy banjo player Gene Sheldon Curt Gentry author of "The Last Days of the Late, Great State of California" talks about his predictions about a major earthquake on the West coast. Fashions for portly men are modeled. - Marty Allen concludes his co-hosting dutiesE165
Marty Allen concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: singer Shirley Bassey jazz bagpipist Rufus Harley and group Robin Morgan a member of the "Women's Liberation Movement" talks about picketing the Miss America Pageant last year and about women's status as second class citizens. - Alejandro Rey co-hostsE167
Alejandro Rey co-hostsGuests: actor Tony Randall singer-actress Madeline Kahn The Turtles musical group The Philadelphia Civic Ballet Company Joyce Bowman and Henry Borovik who discusses his role as American correspondent for the Soviet news agency "Novosty Press". Highlights: The Turtles perform "Elenore" and "The House On the Hill". - Alejandro Rey co-hostsE168
Alejandro Rey co-hostsGuests: composer-poet Rod McKuen the comedy team of McCall and Brill fencing expert Rod Colbin Dr. Michael Shugrue author of "English in a Decade of Change" talks about teaching the English language. Rod McKuen musically interprets the lyrics to "The Ivy That Clings to the Wall". - Alejandro Rey co-hostsE169
Alejandro Rey co-hostsGuests: actress Madeline Sherwood also of TV's The Flying Nun The Young Holt Unlimited musical group singer-actress Lesley Ann Warren the Argentine Ambassador to Washington Ambassador Eduardo Roca who shows slides of historical spots in Argentina. Sister Margaret Mary Bach who discusses her current two-year leave of absence from her order. - Alejandro Rey concludes his co-hosting dutiesE170
Alejandro Rey concludes his co-hosting dutiesGuests: actress Jane Russell who talks about WAIF an adoption organization musical director Joe Harnell singer-golf pro Don Cherry Dr. O. Spurgeon English, head of the department of Psychiatry at Temple University who talks about the patience and effort involved in making matrimony work. - Van Johnson co-hostsE179
Van Johnson co-hostsGuests: actor Eli Wallach actress Anne Jackson and their son Peter Wallach singer Josephine Premice author-TV personality Dorothy Fuldheim who discusses how she had the audacity to barge directly into Adolph Hitler's headquarters in Munich in the late 30's for an interview. - Martha Raye co-hostsE182
Martha Raye co-hostsGuests: singer Johnny Mathis Dr. Haim Ginott author of "Between Parent and Teenager" a fashion show assisted by a group of costumed Disneyland characters Nancy Gentile head instructress for Playboy bunnies talks about the qualifications and the training of the girls. - Martha Raye co-hostsE184
Martha Raye co-hostsGuests: actor Troy Donahue singer Gerri Granger comic Pete Barbutti Elizabeth Post who talks about her famous grandmother-in-law Emily Post author Richard Lamparski author of "Whatever Became Of" answers audiences questions concerning the where-abouts of once, big time celebrities. - Leslie Uggams co-hostsE191
Leslie Uggams co-hostsGuests: comedian Don Rickles singer Bobby Vinton TONY award winners Lillian Hayman and Leslie team up to recreate the showstopper "Smile" from their hit show "Halelujah Baby". Madeline Carabo Cane explains her innovational method of teaching children to understand music. - George Segal co-hostsE204
George Segal co-hostsGuests: singer Kaye Stevens comedian Pat Henry Gwen Davis author of "The Pretenders" Kenneth Tynan a critic who conceived the production of the play "O, Calcutta" Muriel Grossfeld coach of the US Olympic Gymnastic team A demonstration on preparing funnel cake and pointers on trampoline basics are given. - Kaye Stevens co-hostsE237
Kaye Stevens co-hostsGuests: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles comic Rip Taylor singer Don Cherry Ana Maria Alba (creator of Women's cosmetics who talks about facial lotions) and Mary Jane Chambers author of "Don't Launch Him ... He's Mine", about the wife of a pioneer in astronaut training and space simulation.
