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Season 19 (Metromedia Syndication)(1980-81)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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Metromedia Syndication Monday to Friday 8:30pm
with the Mort Lindsey Orchestra.
19.01 [3863] Merv Griffin Show
01Sep1980 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gregory Harrison
comedians Steve Landesberg
and Joe Piscopo
Enrico Flores and John Gibson, male exotic dancers;
singers Ali Thompson sings "Take a Little Rhythm";
and Murphy Cross.
19.02 [3864] Merv Griffin Show
02Sep1980 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor-director Ron Howard
actress Joan Van Ark
comedians Buddy Hackett
and Robert Wuhl
exercise enthusiast Richard Simmons.
and Dave Mason sings "Gotta Be on My Way".
19.03 [3865] Merv Griffin Show
03Sep1980 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Walter Matthau
film critic Rex Reed
film director Ronald Neame
comedian Greg Monaghan
and dancer-singer Zizi Jean-Marie.
19.04 [3866] Merv Griffin Show
04Sep1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Valerie Perrine of "Can't Stop the Music";
actor Marjoe Gortner of "Speak Up America!";
comedian Ronnie Schell
Michael Young host of "Kids Are People Too"
and singer Fred Knoblock.
19.05 [3867] Merv Griffin Show
05Sep1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Sir Wilfrid Hyde-White
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actress Lorna Patterson
and singer Al Jarreau sings "Gimme What You Got".
Also a skating elephant.
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19.06 [3868] Merv Griffin Show "Sexuality"
08Sep1980 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
psychologist Dr. Aaron Hass author of "Teenage Sexuality"
Eleanor Hamilton author of "Partners In Love"
Gabrielle Brown author of "The New Celibacy"
Cosmopolitan magazine editor Helen Gurley Brown
Dr. William Hartman and Dr. Marilyn Fithian
co-directors of the Center for Marital and Sexual Studies in Long Beach
California.
19.07 [3869] Merv Griffin Show
09Sep1980 [Miami News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Greg Evigan
actresses Elke Sommer
and Donna Pescow
comedy team of Nathan Lane and Pat Stack
and realtor Bruce Wennerstrom.
19.08 [3870] Merv Griffin Show
10Sep1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Urich
comedienne Jeannine Burnier
Stephen King author of "Dead Zone";
Marie Osmond sings "It's the Falling in Love";
and Johnny Porrazzo performs "Take a Look at Me" and "Midnight Lover".
19.09 [3871] Merv Griffin Show "Music Makers"
11Sep1980 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
Natalie Cole sings "Someone That I Used to Love" and "I'm Getting Into You";
Chicago performs "Thunder and Lightning";
The Manhattans sing "Girl of My Dreams";
Robbie Dupree sings "Steal Away".
19.10 [3872] Merv Griffin Show "Record Hits"
12Sep1980 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
vocalist Paulette McWilliams
Johnny Mathis sings "And I Love Her" and "The Twelfth of Never";
Bernadette Peters sings "Gee Whiz" and "You'll Never Know";
Seals & Crofts does "First Love";
The Pointer Sisters sing "Could I Be Dreaming?"
and Wayne Massey sings "One Life to Live".
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19.11 [3873] Merv Griffin Show
15Sep1980 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Dick Shawn
Arnaud deBorchgrave author of "The Spike"
Jeffrey Archer author of "Kane and Abel"
and David Broder author of "Changing of the Guard".
19.12 [3874] Merv Griffin Show
16Sep1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Blake
mimes Shields and Yarnell
columnist Art Buchwald and Ann Buchwald.
and Billy Preston and Syreeta perform "Please Stay".
19.13 [3875] Merv Griffin Show
17Sep1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Melody Anderson
comedian Jackie Vernon
Jack Higgins author of "Solo"
foreign correspondent John Peer Nugent
Officer Byrd and Officer Michael Simonson of the LAPD
and a Giorgio's Fashion Show.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
18Sep1980 [repeat from 30Apr80]
Neil Sedaka, Loni Anderson, Robert Urich, Pamela Hensley
[--] Merv Griffin Show
19Sep1980 [repeat from 01May80]
Chevy Chase, Andy Gibb, Grace Slick.
*Note: Merv Griffin guested on "The Phil Donahue Show" and talked about
how his
28 years in television have shaped his style as a total entertainer, established
him as
a multi-million-dollar businessman and talks candidly about how his hard-won
success has affected him and his family.
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19.14 [3876] Merv Griffin Show
22Sep1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Steve Guttenberg
actress Dorit Stevens
musician John McMurray
animal trainer Ray Berwick
Michael Wiles, a Secret Service agent turned model.
and Robert Palmer sings "Bad Case of Lovin' You".
19.15 [3877] Merv Griffin Show
23Sep1980 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne Phyllis Diller
actresses Nancy Allen
and Susan George
Jazz pianist-composer Bill Evans
singer Sydnee MacCall
Jazz pianist George Shearing plays "That's a Long, Long Time".
and Latin Jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader does "Broadway".
*Note: Jazz pianist-composer Bill Evans died on September 15, 1980,
this program was pre-recorded a month earlier.
19.16 [3878] Merv Griffin Show "Thrifty Shopping"
24Sep1980 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Lorna Patterson
and Lynn Hancock
comedy writer Robert Wuhl
actors Woody Brown
and Bart Braverman
model-actress Lisa Marie
and Coupon Queen Susan Samtur.
*Note: Merv Griffin guests on "The Larry King Show".
19.17 [3879] Merv Griffin Show
25Sep1980 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
violinist Eugene Fodor
comedian Bobby Kelton
magician Shimado
singer K.C.
Country singer Clint Holmes
and New Wave group Devo perform "Whip It" and "Girl You Want".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duiDvVcU7WA
19.18 [3880] Merv Griffin Show: Salute to the movie "In God We Trust"
26Sep1980 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Marty Feldman
comedian Andy Kaufman
actor Wilfrid Hyde-White
and model-actress Maud Adams.
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19.19 [3881] Merv Griffin Show
29Sep1980 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gary Coleman of "Different Strokes";
actress Jane Seymour
Dr. Joyce Brothers
and Country singer Tammy Wynette sings "They Call It Making Love".
[--] Merv Griffin Show
30Sep1980 [repeat from 14May80]
Nina Blanchard, Tony Gritti, Shari Harper, Dan Bromstad, Tree Allen,
Sheri LaRoque.
19.20 [3882] Merv Griffin Show
01Oct1980 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Linda Gray
and Elizabeth Ashley
comedienne Dody Goodman
Erica Jong author of "Fanny"
and Joan Embery of The San Diego Zoo
19.21 [3883] Merv Griffin Show
02Oct1980 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor-writer-director Orson Welles
TV personality Dick Clark
fashion designer Halston
and Perry Lafferty senior vice-president of NBC Entertainment.
19.22 [3884] Merv Griffin Show "Women of Achievement"
03Oct1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
pattern company fashion coordinator Robbi Rappaport
Adele Scheele author of "Skills for Success"
Tina Oakland of the U.C.L.A. Women's Resource Center
Family Circle editors Barbara Quint and Arthur Hettich
and a Weight Watchers representative.
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19.23 [3885] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Merv Griffin"
06Oct1980 [Journal News]
From the Lincoln Center in New York City.
Hosted by Dick Cavett
featuring interviews and film clips from Merv's public and private life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvBWniZ1kPc
19.24 [3886] Merv Griffin Show
07Oct1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor George Burns
director George Cukor
and Dr. Armand Hammer.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
08Oct1980 [repeat from 04Jul80]
Paul Anka, Amy Holland, Jean Claud, Stewart Unger, Tennessee Ernie Ford,
Willie Aames, Tom Dreesen, Ray Anthony, Jack Sheldon, Bill Berry and Pete
Candoli.
19.25 [3887] Merv Griffin Show "Visit to the Homes of Eva & Zsa Zsa Gabor"
09Oct1980 [rerun 26Mar81] [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Eva Gabor Jamison
and Zsa Zsa Gabor O'Hara.
19.26 [3888] Merv Griffin Show
10Oct1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Brian Kerwin
actress Louanne
actor-magician Harry Anderson
comedienne Dottie Archibald
singer-actress Tovah Feldshuh sings "Tell Me Does Anybody Love You";
and singer Joan Armatrading sings 'All the Way from America".
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19.27 [3889] Merv Griffin Show
13Oct1980 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
models Christie Brinkley
Matt Collins
John Scalia
Lori Hamilton
Kalani Duran
and Lisa Taylor.
19.28 [3890] Merv Griffin Show
14Oct1980 [Newsday
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Wayne Rogers
magician David Copperfield
psychologist Susan Forward discusses teenage pregnancies.
19.29 [3891] Merv Griffin Show
15Oct1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
humorist Mort Sahl
comedienne Rhonda Bates
trainer Ray Berwick with Boomer the Dog
Jane Heimlich author of "Homeopathic Medicine at Home"
Oscar de La Renta with a fashion show.
and Larry Graham sings "One in a Million You" and "When We Get Married."
19.30 [3892] Merv Griffin Show "Musicians with Tunes on the Charts"
16Oct1980 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass sings "Love T.K.O.";
singers Stephanie Mills sings "I Never Knew Love Like This Before";
Benny Mardones performs "Into the Night";
and T.G. Sheppard sings "Do You Want to Go to Heaven";
and Devo performs "Whip It".
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Living Longer and Better"
17Oct1980 [repeat from 24Jul80]
Durk Pearson, Dr. Arnold Klein, Kurt Donsbach and Alvin Silverstein.
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19.31 [3893] Merv Griffin Show
20Oct1980 [Daily News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Christopher Reeve
Opera singer Beverly Sills
actor Tony Randall
Jerzy Kosinski author of "Passion Play"
and Jeffrey Children's Ballet Fashions.
19.32 [3894] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Legendary Women"
21Oct1980 [Desert Sun]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Myrna Loy
and Lillian Gish
dancer-actress Ann Miller
singer Ethel Merman
Opera singer Renata Scotto
and Peter Rogers author of "What Becomes a Legend Most".
Renata Scotto and Ann Miller perform "Un Bel Di" from Madame Butterfly.
19.33 [3895] Merv Griffin Show
22Oct1980 [The News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Louise Lasser of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman";
actor Charles Grodin of "It's My Turn";
comedian-actor Garrett Morris of "Saturday Night Live";
comedy duo Monteith and Rand
pianist-singer Kathe Green
and a fashion show of Jewels and Furs.
19.34 [3896] Merv Griffin Show
23Oct1980 [Daily News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Sophia Loren
actors Mickey Rooney
and Ricky Schroder.
19.35 [3897] Merv Griffin Show
24Oct1980 [Newsday]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Karen Valentine
and Andrea McArdle
film critic Rex Reed
"Gentleman's Quarterly" editor Jack Haber
and designers Geoffrey Beene,
Kasper and Bill Blass.
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19.36 [3898] Merv Griffin Show
27Oct1980 [Miami News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Carole Cook
British actor Jim Dale
actor John Rubenstein
composer David Chesky
and featured ski fashions.
19.37 [3899] Merv Griffin Show
28Oct1980 [The News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
actress Ruth Gordon
and her husband playwright Garson Kanin
Tom Wolfe author of "In Our Time";
and Mary Shore sings "I Got the Real Thing".
19.38 [3900] Merv Griffin Show
29Oct1980 [rerun 25Mar81] [The Record]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
British actor Jim Dale
producer David Merrick
singer Patti Lupone
and singer-actress Nell Carter sings "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues".
19.39 [3901] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to the New York Dance Experience"
30Oct1980 [rerun 23Mar81] [Daily News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Sandy Duncan
dancer-actress Ann Reinking
dancer-singer Chita Rivera
dancers Don Coreia
Starr Danias and Gregory King
and choreographer Ron Field.
19.40 [3902] Merv Griffin Show
31Oct1980 [Daily News]
From Lincoln Center in New York City.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
bandleader-musician Benny Goodman
British comedienne-actress Hermione Gingold
comedian David Letterman
actor Murphy Cross
Larry Collins and Dominique La Pierre authors of "The Fifth Horseman".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cvflC_UIpI
Benny
Goodman with Jack Sheldon
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19.41 [3903] Merv Griffin Show "The Duke and I (John Wayne)"
03Nov1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
director Andrew McLaglen
and a collection of interviews of the late John Wayne
who died 11Jun1979 age 72
19.42 [3904] Merv Griffin Show
04Nov1980 [Daily News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Donna Pescow of "Angie";
comedienne Marilyn Sokol
comedian Bob Nelson
belly dancer Christine Busini
Opera conductor Sarah Caldwell
and Mezzo soprano Brenda Boozer.
19.43 [3905] Merv Griffin Show "Covergirls"
05Nov1980 [rerun 24Mar81] [Times-Advocate]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
model-actresses Brooke Shields
models Cheryl Tiegs
Shelley Smith
Cristina Ferrare
and Shaun Casey
Nonnie Moore fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar
and special projects editor Michele Mazzola.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J31pcI3ZgN4
19.44 [3906] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Cowboy Art"
06Nov1980 [rerun 27Mar81] [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
record producer Snuff Garrett
actor Michael Coleman
artists Steve Rose
Gary Niblett and Joe Beeler.
19.45 [3907] Merv Griffin Show "Top Rated Music Makers"
07Nov1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
Black Rose with Cher perform "Take It From the Boys";
Kim Carnes sings "Cry Like a Baby";
Carole Bayer Sager does "Just Friends";
and Lenore O'Malley sings "First Be a Woman".
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19.46 [3908] Merv Griffin Show
10Nov1980 [Newsday]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Wopat of "The Dukes of Hazzard";
comedian Shecky Greene
Country singer Carlene Carter
comedians Glenn Super
and Rick Podell
and Dave Mason sings "Old Crest on a New Wave".
19.47 [3909] Merv Griffin Show
11Nov1980 [Newsday]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Country singer Roger Miller
actor Dudley Moore
singer-actress Susan Anton
comedian Tom Sharp
magician Nick Lewin
impressionist Bob Anderson
Lorenzo and Victor
and the rock group Nielsen/Pearson.
19.48 [3910] Merv Griffin Show
12Nov1980 [Daily News]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Engelbert Humperdinck
comedienne Joan Rivers
singer Loretta Holloway
Bob Shaw and an Australian whip act
and Leo Sayer sings "More Than I Can Say".
19.49 [3911] Merv Griffin Show
13Nov1980 [Daily News]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
illusionists Siegfried and Roy
musician Roger Ray
and singer Rosemary Clooney sings "I Can't Get Started".
19.50 [3912] Merv Griffin Show
14Nov1980 [Desert Sun]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Liberace
comedians Gary Shandling
and Pete Barbutti
mimes Yarnell & Scott
singer Karen Akers
and magician Fernandez.
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19.51 [3913] Merv Griffin Show
17Nov1980 [The Record]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Dom DeLuise
actors Paul Michael Glaser
Ron Howard
and Anson Williams
comic Michael Pritchard
and Country singer Dolly Parton sings "Jolene".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZvGHUYNIIU&list=PL6AD9E95E31472BA6&index=4
19.52 [3914] Merv Griffin Show
18Nov1980 [Desert Sun]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charlton Heston
and his wife Lydia Clark
Avery Corman author of "Kramer vs. Kramer"
actress Robin Johnson of "Times Square"
and Rare Silk sings "Girl Talk".
19.53 [3915] Merv Griffin Show
19Nov1980 [The Record]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
models Pam Huntington
Ingrid Anderson
Jennifer Lauman
John McNeil
David White
and Tony Spinelli.
19.54 [3916] Merv Griffin Show
20Nov1980 [Newsday]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Ingrid Bergman
and Alexis Smith
singer Mac Davis
and a fashion show modeled by the cast of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas".
19.55 [3917] Merv Griffin Show
21Nov1980 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Patrick Duffy of "Dallas"
actor Sam J. Jones of "Flash Gordon"
comedian Dick Shawn
and Kelly Collins
and singer Eddie Rabbitt.
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19.56 [3918] Merv Griffin Show
24Nov1980 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Johnny Mathis
pianist-composer Michel Legrand
comedian Robert Wuhl
Michael Young host of "Kids Are People Too"
and Gail Parent author of "The Best Laid Plans".
19.57 [3919] Merv Griffin Show
25Nov1980 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Steve Landesburg
actor J.D. Hauser
comedienne Diane Nichols
drummer Buddy Rich
and singer Mel Tormé.
19.58 [3920] Merv Griffin Show
26Nov1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Linda Lavin
Norman Mailer author of "Of Women and Their Elegance"
Ann Jones author of "Women Who Kill"
and Oriana Fallaci author of "A Man".
19.59 [3921] Merv Griffin Show
27Nov1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Robby Benson
and Mark Harmon
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
TV producer Linwood Boomer
discotheque owner Steve Paul.
and Dean Conn sings "Crazy in Love".
19.60 [3922] Merv Griffin Show "Artists With Hit Records"
28Nov1980 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer-songwriter Harry Chapin
R&B singer Lou Rawls
Irene Cara sings "Fame";
Manhattan Transfer performs "Trickle, Trickle";
and Larry Graham sings "One in a Million You".
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19.61 [3923] Merv Griffin Show
01Dec1980 [The Record]
Valerie Harper is the guest host
Guests
comedian Dick Shawn
singers Bobby Goldsboro
and Pamela Myers
comedian Jim Samuels
Presidental advisor Midge Costanza
and female bodybuilding champion Claudia Wilborn.
19.62 [3924] Merv Griffin Show
02Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
Valerie Harper is the guest host
Guests
comedian-actor Harvey Korman
actresses Nancy Walker
and Barbara Hershey
Dino & Adamo
Jack Jones sings the "Love Boat Theme."
19.63 [3925] Merv Griffin Show
03Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
Chevy Chase is the guest host
Guests
actor Tim Matheson
musician Tom Scott
actress Laraine Newman
singing duo Ashford and Simpson
and bodybuilder Franco Columbu.
19.64 [3926] Merv Griffin Show
04Dec1980 [Post Star]
Dick Van Patten is the guest host
Guests
actresses Pamela Mason
and Valerie Perrine
actor Bernie Kopell
producer-director Jerry Paris
and hairstylist Jose Eber.
19.65 [3927] Merv Griffin Show
05Dec1980 [The Record]
Dick Van Patten is the guest host
Guests
actress Ann Jillian
actor Don Adams
singer Jane Kean
Patricia Van Patten
and comedy duo Skiles and Henderson.
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19.66 [3928] Merv Griffin Show
08Dec1980 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Jacqueline Bisset
and Barbara Carrera
actor Gil Gerard of "Buck Rogers"
and his wife actress Connie Sellecca
and dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein.
19.67 [3929] Merv Griffin Show
09Dec1980 [Palm Beach Post]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor-writer-director Orson Welles
Tom Wolfe author of "In Our Time"
humorist Mort Sahl
and comedian Michael Pritchard.
19.68 [3930] Merv Griffin Show Salute to "The Dukes of Hazzard"
10Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
"Dukes of Hazzard" stars John Schneider
Tom Wopat
and Catherine Bach
actors Robert Conrad
and Slim Pickens.
19.69 [3931] Merv Griffin Show
11Dec1980 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Gloria Swanson author of "Swanson On Swanson";
actress Lee Remick of "The Competition"
and Country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton of "9 to 5".
19.70 [3932] Merv Griffin Show
12Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope who does jokes about his good friend
President-elect Ronald Reagan
comedienne Phyllis Diller
comedian Johnny Yune
and co-authors Norm Panama and Albert Lewin of "The Glass Bed".
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19.71 [3933] Merv Griffin Show
15Dec1980 [Daily News]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Tony Bennett sings "My Funny Valentine";
comic Rip Taylor
comedienne Elayne Boosler
magician Doug Henning
and bandleader Ray Anthony.
19.72 [3934] Merv Griffin Show
16Dec1980 [Miami News]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Helen O'Connell
and Eydie Gormé
Byron Allen host of "Real People"
comedian Freddie Sales
musician Lee Castle
and classical guitarist Liona Boyd.
19.73 [3935] Merv Griffin Show
17Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Lainie Kazan
comedian Jay Leno
"Dance Fever" host Deney Terrio
comic Morty Gunty
Berosini's Orangutans
and Dean Conn sings "We Should Be Together".
19.74 [3936] Merv Griffin Show
18Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka
comedienne Kaye Ballard
comedian Bobby Kelton
and the University of Nevada Cheerleaders.
19.75 [3937] Merv Griffin Show
19Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedians Lonnie Shorr
and John Twomey
comic Rip Taylor
magician-actor Harry Anderson
singer Lenore O'Malley
Lola Falana sings "Back in the U.S.A.";
and Johnny Lee sings "Lookin' for Love".
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19.76 [3938] Merv Griffin Show
22Dec1980 [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
actress Valerie Harper
Carole Botwin author of "The Love Crisis";
and Dean Conn sings "Since I Fell For You".
19.77 [3939] Merv Griffin Show
23Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
TV personality Regis Philbin
basketball player Bill Russell
comedian Glen Super
and Opera singer Diana Soviero.
19.78 [3940] Merv Griffin Show
24Dec1980 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Robert Walden
and Paul J. Smith
Barbara Allen
comedian Kelly Monteith
and a Ski fashion show.
19.79 [3941] Merv Griffin Show
25Dec1980 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Bob Newhart
actress Madeline Kahn
writer Buck Henry
actors Richard Benjamin
and Fred Willard.
19.80 [3942] Merv Griffin Show "Soap Opera Awards"
26Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Fred Klein publisher of Soap Opera Digest
actors Anthony Geary, Jane Elliot and David Lewis of "General Hospital"
actress Judith Light of "One Life to Live"
actors Peter Bergman and Taylor Miller of "All My Children"
actress Emily McLaughlin of "As the World Turns"
and "General Hospital" producer Gloria Monty.
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19.81 [3943] Merv Griffin Show
29Dec1980 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Wagner of "Hart to Hart";
actress Susannah York
TV and radio announcer Michael Jackson
comedian Bill Kirchenbauer
and a Jhane Barnes fashion show.
19.82 [3944] Merv Griffin Show
30Dec1980 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne-actress Lily Tomlin of "9 to 5";
actress Lee Grant
singers Caterina Valente
and Pearl Bailey sings "Misty".
19.83 [3945] Merv Griffin Show
31Dec1980 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Juliet Mills
actor Maxwell Caulfield
comedienne Jeannine Burnier
singer-actor Robert Clary
Leonard Palmer author of "Mount St. Helens".
and Anne Murray sings "Could I Have This Dance?"
19.84 [3946] Merv Griffin Show
01Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Wilfrid Hyde-White and his son Alex Hyde-White
comedian Denny Johnston
John and Greg Rice
classical violinist Eugene Fodor
and Kool and the Gang.
19.85 [3947] Merv Griffin Show
02Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari of "Bosom Buddies";
and Peter Gallagher of "Skag";
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
singer-songwriter Rupert Holmes
and singer-actress Tovah Feldshuh sings "Niagara";
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19.86 [3948] Merv Griffin Show
05Jan1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Jane Fonda
and Lynda Carter
actress-author Hildegarde Knef
author Judith Price
and architectural digest editor Paige Rense.
19.87 [3949] Merv Griffin Show "Sons of Superstars"
06Jan1981 [rerun 16Jun81] [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
John Wayne's son Ethan Wayne
Jack Lemmon's son Chris Lemmon
Walter Matthau's son Charlie Matthau
and Jack Cassidy's son Patrick Cassidy.
19.88 [3950] Merv Griffin Show
07Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Linda Lavin of "Alice";
bodybuilder actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
actor Charles Haid
Swiss singer Udo Jurgens
and singer Karen Morrow sings "I'll Never Say Goodbye".
19.89 [3951] Merv Griffin Show
08Jan1981 [Journal News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
former President Gerald R. Ford
comedian Jay Leno
astrologer Joan Quigley
and singer Dean Conn.
19.90 [3952] Merv Griffin Show
09Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Leonard Nimoy
and Charles Grodin
actress Ann Jillian
comedian Bobby Kelton
and Andrew Tobias author of "Getting By on $100,000 a Year and Other Sad Tales".
==================================
19.91 [3953] Merv Griffin Show
12Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
Seiji Okamura jazz guitarist from Japan
actor Paul Smith
comedienne Nancy Parker
and Don Freeman TV-radio editor of The San Diego Union is interviewed
on his new book "In a Flea's Navel: A Critic's Love Affair With Television".
19.92 [3954] Merv Griffin Show Salute to "My Fair Lady"
13Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Rex Harrison
Nicholas Wyman
and Milo O'Shea
actresses Cheryl Kennedy
and Cathleen Nesbitt.
19.93 [3955] Merv Griffin Show
14Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Amy Irving
actor Murphy Cross
comedian Robert Wuhl
and Peter Allen sings "Fly Away" and "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love".
19.94 [3956] Merv Griffin Show
15Jan1981 [rerun 19Jun81] [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
body-builder Franco Columbu
singer-dancer Skip Cunningham
comedian Thom Sharp
and Vincent Marino director of the Habilitat drug rahabilitation center.
19.95 [3957] Merv Griffin Show "Top Record Makers"
16Jan1981 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Suzanne Fellini
and Deborah Harry (Blondie)
Chris Stein
Crystal Gayle sings "These Days";
Aretha Franklin sings "United Together";
and rock group REO Speedwagon.
==================================
19.96 [3958] Merv Griffin Show "Los Angeles Film Critics Awards"
19Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Sylvester Stallone
Peter O'Toole
Robert DeNiro
and Richard Chamberlain
Lucie Arnaz
Desi Arnaz Jr.
and actress Sissy Spacek.
19.97 [3959] Merv Griffin Show
20Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Ron Ely is the guest host
Guests
actress Randi Oaks
baseball player Jim Palmer
comedian Jim Samuels
and singer Lacy J. Dalton.
19.98 [3960] Merv Griffin Show
21Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Steve Allen is the guest host
Guests
actress Kaye Ballard
comic actor Alan Sues
actress Beverly D'Angelo
comedian Fred Smoot
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
19.99 [3961] Merv Griffin Show
22Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Dick Van Patten is the guest host
Guests
actresses Ann Jillian
Nastassia Kinski
and Betty Buckley
actor Vincent Van Patten
and comedian Rich Hall.
Highlights:
Ann Jillian sings "He's Out of My Life".
19.100 [3962] Merv Griffin Show
23Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Steve Allen is the guest host
Guests
Opera singer Roberta Peters
actor Ray Sharkey of "The Idolmaker"
comedian Bill Kirchenbauer.
and The Lettermen sing "The Rose".
==================================
19.101 [3963] Merv Griffin Show
26Jan1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne-actress Lily Tomlin
and author Gore Vidal.
19.102 [3964] Merv Griffin Show
27Jan1981 [Herald Statesman]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
dancer-actor Joel Grey
TV personality Dick Clark
comedian Kelly Monteith
and a fur fashion show.
19.103 [3965] Merv Griffin Show
28Jan1981 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Danielle Brisebois of "Archie Bunker's Place";
comedian Lonnie Shorr
singers Andy Gibb
Patrice Rushen
and Cliff Richard.
19.104 [3966] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Director Richard Donner"
29Jan1981 [rerun 18Jun81] [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
director Richard Donner
actors Christopher Reeve
and Gene Hackman
and Diana Scarwid of "Superman".
19.105 [3967] Merv Griffin Show Salute to the movie "The Devil and Max
Devlin"
30Jan1981 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Bill Cosby
actress Susan Anspach
actors Elliott Gould
and Adam Rich
and singer Julie Budd.
==================================
19.106 [3968] Merv Griffin Show
02Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Redd Foxx
actor Dennis Burkley
comic Guy Marks
Glen Campbell sings "It's Your World" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix".
Harry James and the Band
and a travel fashion show.
19.107 [3969] Merv Griffin Show
03Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Mel Tormé sings "Am I Blue?"
Joe Williams
Dean Conn
and Helen Forrest
Harry James and the Band
and Governor Robert List of Nevada.
19.108 [3970] Merv Griffin Show
04Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Wopat
Opera singer Diana Soviero from the NYC Opera sings "One Fine Day";
comedian Murray Langston
comedy duo Monteith and Rand
Harry James and the Band
and showgirls and dancers from the Follies Bergere.
19.109 [3971] Merv Griffin Show
05Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Rich Little
comedy duo The Jovers
Buddy Greco sings "Teach Me Tonight";
Joey Heatherton sings "New York, New York";
The Nevada Dance Theater
and Harry James and the Band.
19.110 [3972] Merv Griffin Show
06Feb1981 [Fort Lauderdale News]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV personality Steve Allen sings "This Could Be the Start of Something Big";
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
comedian Glenn Super
singer Marlene Ricci
Harry James and the Band.
==================================
19.111 [3973] Merv Griffin Show
09Feb1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
researcher Durk Pearson
energy scientist Gerald Schaflander
and Dr. William C. Rader.
19.112 [3974] Merv Griffin Show
10Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jack Klugman
actress Elke Sommer
director John Huston
and Judith Krantz author of "Princess Daisy".
19.113 [3975] Merv Griffin Show
11Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
models John Scalia
Rene Russo
Sherri LaRocque
Kimberly Foster
David White
and Mark Kerry.
19.114 [3976] Merv Griffin Show
12Feb1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Hayley Mills
singer-dancer Charo
Dr. Joyce Brothers
and singer Nana Mouskouri.
19.115 [3977] Merv Griffin Show
13Feb1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Scott Glenn
comediennes Elayne Boosler
and Pat Carroll
and Jim Stafford sings "My Girl Bill".
==================================
19.116 [3978] Merv Griffin Show
16Feb1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Country singer Johnny Cash and his wife singer June Carter Cash
sing "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You";
singer Dean Conn
and film director Ken Russell.
19.117 [3979] Merv Griffin Show
17Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Barbara Eden of "Harper Valley P.T.A.";
actor Richard Hatch
comedian Wil Shriner
Lisa Birnbach author of "The Original Preppy Handbook".
and Jerry Reed and his band perform "East Bound & Down" ("Concrete Cowboy").
19.118 [3980] Merv Griffin Show
18Feb1981 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Tony Randall
Steve Guttenberg of "Miracle on Ice"
and Gil Gerard of "Buck Rogers"
comedienne Melanie Chartoff of "Fridays";
and T.G. Sheppard sings "Feel Like Loving You Again".
19.119 [3981] Merv Griffin Show
19Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Buddy Ebsen
actresses Pamela Sue Martin
and Andrea McArdle
comedians Ronnie Schell
and Zeke Manners
and Rupert Holmes sings "Blackjack".
19.120 [3982] Merv Griffin Show
20Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Peter Scolari
and Tom Hanks of "Bosom Buddies";
actress Lorna Patterson
comedians Charlie Callas
and Rich Hall
Ray Anthony and his Band
and Arthur Murray Dancers.
==================================
19.121 [3983] Merv Griffin Show
23Feb1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charlton Heston
actress Priscilla Presley
producer Hal Wallis
and Anthony Newley sings "Talk to the Animals."
19.122 [3984] Merv Griffin Show
24Feb1981 [San Francisco Examiner]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Hal Linden
and Brian Kerwin
comedian Robert Wuhl
author Betty Kennedy
game show winner Jenny McKee
and Jazz musician Cal Tjader.
19.123 [3985] Merv Griffin Show
25Feb1981 [rerun 17Jun81] [San Francisco Examiner]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Mariette Hartley
Donna Pescow
and Diana Canova
TV personality Virginia Graham
and Myra Chanin author of "The Secret Life of Mother Wonderful".
19.124 [3986] Merv Griffin Show
26Feb1981 [San Francisco Examiner]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
actor Robert Wagner and actress Stefanie Powers of "Hart to Hart".
19.125 [3987] Merv Griffin Show
27Feb1981 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
pianist-composer Burt Bacharach
singer-songwriter Carole Bayer Sager
singer-songwriter Gail Davies
the Michael Stanley Band
singers Susan Anton and Fred Knoblock perform "Killin' Time".
==================================
19.126 [3988] Merv Griffin Show
02Mar1981 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Loni Anderson
Reverend Jerry Falwell
and writer-director Michael Crichton.
19.127 [3989] Merv Griffin Show
03Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Linda Gray
actor Lorenzo Lamas
female bodybuilder Sally Gruwell
ballet dancers Fernando Bujones and Cynthia Gregory
and Charles Seimers with a demonstration of rolfing (body relignment).
19.128 [3990] Merv Griffin Show
04Mar1981 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
comedienne-actress Audrey Meadows
comedian Freddie Roman
actress Audrey Williams of "Dallas"
and singer-songwriter Paul Williams.
19.129 [3991] Merv Griffin Show
05Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Betty Buckley
comedian Jay Leno
dancers Kathryn and Arthur Murray
ballet dancers Alexander Godunov
and Martine Van Hamel from the American Ballet Theater.
19.130 [3992] Merv Griffin Show
06Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actress Charlotte Rae
violinist Itzhak Perlman
and singer David Essex.
==================================
19.131 [3993] Merv Griffin Show
09Mar1981 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Country singer Loretta Lynn
singer Dean Conn
classical guitarist Liona Boyd
and Leslie, Kelly and John Ford Coley.
19.132 [3994] Merv Griffin Show
10Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jean Stapleton
actor Bo Hopkins
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
and Yarbrough and Peoples.
19.133 [3995] Merv Griffin Show
11Mar1981 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Eva Gabor
ranch owner John Gardiner
Betty Beale, Washington columnist
Sean Donlon (Ambassador from Ireland);
Senator Charles Percy (R-Ill.)
Senator Jeremiah Denton (R-Alabama)
Senator Bennett Johnson (D-Lo.)
and Senator Paul Laxalt (R-Nev.).
19.134 [3996] Merv Griffin Show
12Mar1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
comedienne Kaye Ballard
actress Jenilee Harrison
David Fausone
and author Susan Tarjan.
19.135 [3997] Merv Griffin Show
13Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dick Van Patten
publisher Malcolm Forbes
politician Tom Hayden
and Milton Moskowitz author of "Everybody's Business".
==================================
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to the New York Dance
Experience"
16Mar1981 [repeat from 30Oct80]
with Ann Reinking, Sandy Duncan, Don Coreia, Chita Rivera and Ron Field.
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Covergirls"
17Mar1981 [repeat from 05Nov80]
Cheryl Tiegs, Brooke Shields, Shelley Smith, Michele Mazzola, Cristina Ferrare.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
18Mar1981 [repeat from 29Oct80]
Sammy Davis Jr., Jim Dale, Patti LuPone, Nell Carter, David Merrick
[--] Merv Griffin Show
19Mar1981 [repeat from 09Oct80]
A visit to the homes of Eva Gabor and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Cowboy Art"
20Mar1981 [repeat from 06Nov80]
Burt Reynolds, Snuff Garrett, Steve Rose, Gary Niblett, Michael Coleman, Joe
Beeler.
==================================
19.136 [3998] Merv Griffin Show
23Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Liv Ullmann
actor Charles Grodin
Cosmopolitan magazine editor Helen Gurley Brown
and Country group Alabama.
19.137 [3999] Merv Griffin Show
24Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Steve Kanaly
Frank Bonner
Doug Sheehan
and Anthony Geary
and actress Edie McClurg.
19.138 [4000] Merv Griffin Show
25Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV personality Steve Allen
actors Peter Cook
and Robert Clary
and Country singer Charlie Rich.
19.139 [4001] Merv Griffin Show
26Mar1981 [Newsday]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor-writer-director Orson Welles
comedian Kelly Monteith
actress Priscilla Barnes of "Sunday Lovers"
paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson
and singing duo Rex Allen Jr. and Margo Smith.
19.140 [4002] Merv Griffin Show
27Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
pianist-composer Burt Bacharach
singer-songwriter Carole Bayer Sager
record producer Neil Bogart
singer Phil Seymour
and musical group Tierra.
==================================
19.141 [4003] Merv Griffin Show
30Mar1981 [Newsday]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Tony Orlando
actor Robert Urich of "Vega$"
comedian Georgie Kaye
singer Cheryl Handy
knife thrower Larry Ciesewski
and Country singer Dottie West.
19.142 [4004] Merv Griffin Show
31Mar1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Country singer Mel Tillis
singer-actress Ann Jillian
comedian Jackie Vernon
singer Vic Damone
and Berosini's Orangutans.
19.143 [4005] Merv Griffin Show
01Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Pat Boone
Debby Boone
Dean Conn
Nick Lucas
and Buddy Greco
comedians Jackie Gayle
and Tom Sharp
and magic act Paul Fidler & Co.
19.144 [4006] Merv Griffin Show
02Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Robert Goulet
singer-actress Pia Zadora
comedian Johnny Dark
musical duo James Gross and Peggy
The Nevada Dance Theatre
and the Fifth Dimension.
19.145 [4007] Merv Griffin Show
03Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Dinah Shore
entertainer Jerry Lewis
singer-songwriter Paul Anka
dancer-singer Melba Moore
and guitarist Earl Klugh.
==================================
19.146 [4008] Merv Griffin Show
06Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Rosemary Clooney
feminist-activist Gloria Steinem
Ellen Galinsky author of "Between Generations";
and Heather MacRae sings "Ship in a Bottle".
19.147 [4009] Merv Griffin Show
07Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tony Danza
actress Jacklyn Zeman
attorney Marvin Mitchelson
animal trainer Cecilia Pleshakov and Lancelot;
and singer Sheena Easton sings "Morning Train".
19.148 [4010] Merv Griffin Show
08Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Tab Hunter
and Josh Taylor
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
comedian Kevin Nealon.
and Juice Newton sings "Angel of the Morning".
19.149 [4011] Merv Griffin Show
09Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Gore Vidal author of "Creation"
socialite Rita Jenrette
and comedian Robert Wuhl.
19.150 [4012] Merv Griffin Show
10Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Steve Landesberg
actresses Audrey and Judy Landers
comedian Glen Super
belly dancer Helena Vlahos
Arianna Stassinopoulos author of "Maria Callas";
and Sylvia sings "Tumbleweed".
==================================
19.151 [4013] Merv Griffin Show
13Apr1981 [Daily News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Wilfrid Hyde-White
singer-songwriter Jim Stafford
actresses Edie McClurg
and Sydne Rome
and comedian George Miller.
19.152 [4014] Merv Griffin Show
14Apr1981 [Daily News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Rod Steiger
economist Adam Smith
singers Pat Boone
and Rick Springfield sings "Jessie's Girl" and "Red Hot and Blue Love".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiqQKEgt3X8
19.153 [4015] Merv Griffin Show
15Apr1981 [Daily News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Linda Evans
and Maude Adams
comedian Jack Carter
actor Paul Land of "The Idolmaker"
singer Stephanie Winslow
and fashion designer Piero Dimitri.
19.154 [4016] Merv Griffin Show
16Apr1981 [Newsday]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Tony Bennett
comedian George Gobel
actor Jimmy McNichol
and actress Phyllis Newman.
19.155 [4017] Merv Griffin Show
17Apr1981 [The News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Brian Kerwin of "Lobo"
and Sonny Shroyer of "Enos"
singer-actress Nell Carter
comedian Wil Shriner
comedienne-actress Hermione Baddeley
and documentary filmmaker Douchan Gersi.
==================================
19.156 [4018] Merv Griffin Show
20Apr1981 [rerun 07Oct81] [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
actress Morgan Fairchild of "Flamingo Road";
actress Edie McClurg of "Harper Valley PTA";
actor Robert Walden of "Lou Grant";
comic Bob Saget
Harry Hurt author of "Texas Rich";
and Johnny Lee sings "Bet Your Heart on Me" and "When You Fall in Love."
19.157 [4019] Merv Griffin Show
21Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Ann Jillian
and Meg Gallagher
actors Ron Howard
and Robby Benson
and comedian Rich Hall.
19.158 [4020] Merv Griffin Show
22Apr1981 [Daily News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Robert Goulet
actress Connie Sellecca
comedian David Brenner
Nancy Friday author of "Men in Love".
19.159 [4021] Merv Griffin Show
23Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Steve Kanaly
actresses Susan Sarandon
and Mimi Kennedy
and Malachi Martin author of "King of Kings".
19.160 [4022] Merv Griffin Show
24Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
comedian Sid Caesar
Israeli mime Yakov Noy
and TV psychic Beverlee Dean.
==================================
19.161 [4023] Merv Griffin Show
27Apr1981 [Miami Herald]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Gloria Loring
comedians Lonnie Shorr
and Jay Leno
Country singer Jane Fricke
magician Bob Higa
and the Blair Farrington Dancers.
19.162 [4024] Merv Griffin Show
28Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Milton Berle
singer-actress Nell Carter
comedy team Roger and Roger
comedienne Marcia Warfield
Country singer Stephanie Winslow
comedian Murray Langston
and the Imperial Palace Show girls.
19.163 [4025] Merv Griffin Show
29Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Rosemary Clooney
actor Rick Moses
comedians Jerry Seinfeld
and Johnny Yune
dance show host Deney Terrio
singer Cheryl Handy
and Country-Western group The Thrasher Brothers.
19.164 [4026] Merv Griffin Show
30Apr1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Bobby Vinton
singer-actress Pia Zadora
comedian Pete Barbutti
juggler James Marcel
comedienne Elayne Boosler
singer Dean Conn
and the Blair Farrington Dancers.
19.165 [4027] Merv Griffin Show
01May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedians Garry Shandling
Pete Barbutti
and Lonnie Shorr
juggler Kris Kremo
singer Gail Davies
impressionist Rita Singer
trombonist Bill Watrous
and the Nevada Dance Theater.
==================================
19.166 [4028] Merv Griffin Show
04May1981 [Daily News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Sir John Mills
drummer Ringo Starr
model-actresses Barbara Bach
and Britt Ekland.
19.167 [4029] Merv Griffin Show
05May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Wopat
actress Stefanie Powers
magician-comedian Harry Anderson
Dena Kaye author of "The Traveling Woman"
and Muriel Hoopes, who discusses the years she spent in China.
19.168 [4030] Merv Griffin Show
06May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Rosanne Cash
and Kenny Rankin
Captain and Tennille
The Whispers
and Boomtown Rats perform "I Don't Like Mondays".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-gnsp9doJo
19.169 [4031] Merv Griffin Show
07May1981 [Daily News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer-songwriter Don McLean
singers Sylvia
and T.G. Sheppard
The Bellamy Brothers
and the Marshall Tucker Band.
19.170 [4032] Merv Griffin Show
08May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
former New York City Mayor John V. Lindsay
actress Lorna Patterson of "Private Benjamin"
and tenor Placido Domingo.
==================================
19.171 [4033] Merv Griffin Show
11May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
actor Lou Ferrigno
singer Jaye P. Morgan
the Arthur Murray Dancers
and rock group Badfinger.
19.172 [4034] Merv Griffin Show
12May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John James
actresses Patricia Davis
Edie McClurg
and Donna Dixon
and comedian Richard Morris.
19.173 [4035] Merv Griffin Show "7th Annual Ladies Home Journal Awards"
13May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Lenore Hershey editor of Ladies' Home Journal
actresses Ann-Margret
Loni Anderson
and Suzanne Somers
and actor Ricky Schroder.
19.174 [4036] Merv Griffin Show
14May1981 [The Record]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Herve Villechaize
comedian Robert Wuhl
psychic Uri Geller
and singer Rick Springfield.
19.175 [4037] Merv Griffin Show
15May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Betty Buckley
comedian Bob Saget
nine-year-old entertainer Georgi Irene
Country singers Roger Miller
and Tanya Tucker
and a Fashion Show.
==================================
19.176 [4038] Merv Griffin Show
18May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Wayne Rogers
and Charles Grodin
comedian Dailey Pike
actresses Candi and Randi Brough of "BJ and the Bear"
and comic duo Cheech & Chong.
19.177 [4039] Merv Griffin Show "The Hit Makers"
19May1981 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer-songwriter Rupert Holmes performs "I Don't Need You";
Kim Carnes sings "Bette Davis Eyes";
Bill Withers sings "Just the Two of Us";
Terri Gibbs sings "Somebody's Knockin'";
Rox performs "Breakaway";
Country duo Frizzell and West do "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma".
19.178 [4040] Merv Griffin Show
20May1981 [rerun 06Aug81] [Fresno Bee]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Roger Moore
actress Barbara Carrera
singer-actor David Cassidy
classical violinist Eugene Fodor
and Pierre Cardin with a fashion show.
19.179 [4041] Merv Griffin Show
21May1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
models Kelly LeBrock
Denise Brown
Cassandra
Stephen Shellen
Andrew Smith
and Brent Huff
with Swim wear fashions.
19.180 [4042] Merv Griffin Show Salute to the film "The Four Seasons"
22May1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne Carol Burnett
actress Bess Armstrong
actors Alan Alda
and Jack Weston.
==================================
19.181 [4043] Merv Griffin Show "Hit-Record Makers"
25May1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer Tom Jones sings "No Guarantee";
musician Stanley Clarke
composer-singer George Duke
singer-songwriter Gary U.S. Bonds
Pure Prairie League performs "Still Right Here In My Heart";
and pop group Get Wet performs "Just So Lonely".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A53JybIQj6U
19.182 [4044] Merv Griffin Show
26May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Eydie Gormé
actor Klinton Spillsbury of "The Legend of the Lone Ranger"
Arnaud De Borchgrave author of "The Spike"
and Peter Gros with animals from Marine World.
19.183 [4045] Merv Griffin Show
27May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jeff Conaway of "Taxi";
comedian David Brenner
writer-comedian Graham Chapman of "Monty Python"
and singer Steve Lawrence.
19.184 [4046] Merv Griffin Show
28May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Dick Van Patten
and Peter Bergman
singer-actress Christine Ebersole
songwriter Clydene Jackson
singer Dean Conn
and The Rovers.
19.185 [4047] Merv Griffin Show
29May1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
James Clavell author of "Shogun"
and Malachi Martin author of "King of Kings".
==================================
19.186 [4048] Merv Griffin Show
01Jun1981 [rerun 23Dec81] [Daily Times]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Randi Oakes
Susan Washburn author of "Partners".
singer-dancer Lola Falana
and Engelbert Humperdinck sings "Don't You Love Me Anymore?"
19.187 [4049] Merv Griffin Show
02Jun1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Gina Lollobrigida
comedienne Jeannine Burnier
Robin Morgan Ms. magazine contributing editor
and Melissa Sands author of "Mistress Survival Manual".
19.188 [4050] Merv Griffin Show "Top Recording Artists"
03Jun1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Nicolette Larson
Rupert Holmes
John O'Banion
Randy Crawford
and Al Stewart
Christy Lane
and Shot in the Dark.
19.189 [4051] Merv Griffin Show
04Jun1981 [Herald-News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-director-actor Orson Welles
actor Robert Hays
singer Lacy J. Dalton
and James Oberg author of "Red Star in Orbit."
19.190 [4052] Merv Griffin Show
05Jun1981 [The News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Ralph Destino, President of Cartier
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actor Allen Fawcett of "The Edge of Night";
actress-singer Monique Van Vooren author of "Night Sanctuary";
and Kathy Cronkite author of "On the Edge of the Spotlight".
==================================
19.191 [4053] Merv Griffin Show
08Jun1981 [Daily Record]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Roger Moore
and Ken Howard
actress Jenilee Harrison
financial expert Gordon McLendon
singers Tom Johnston
and Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman's alter ego).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjLppaqlyFU
19.192 [4054] Merv Griffin Show
09Jun1981 [Newsday]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Brian Kerwin
actresses Cathy Lee Crosby
and Phyllis Davis
comedian Bob Saget
and Robert Martin author of "Gravity Guiding System".
19.193 [4055] Merv Griffin Show
10Jun1981 [rerun 22Dec81] [Newsday]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
Harold Robbins author of "Goodbye Janette"
comedian Ronny Kenny
Terri Welles, Playboy's 1981 Playmate of the Year;
and singer Lenore O'Malley.
19.194 [4056] Merv Griffin Show
11Jun1981 [The News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Margot Kidder of "Superman II";
and Ann Turkel
model Susie Coelho
movie critic Richard Schickel
aerobic dance instructor Kathy Smith
and singer Eddy Arnold.
19.195 [4057] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Clive Davis & Arista Records"
12Jun1981 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
record producer Clive Davis
comedian Jim Brogan
singers Aretha Frankin sings "Come to Me";
and Gino Vannelli sings "Living Inside Myself";
and Air Supply.
==================================
19.196 [4058] Merv Griffin Show
15Jun1981 [The News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Eva Gabor
actor Alan Arkin of "Improper Channels";
Judy Mazel author of "The Beverly Hills Diet"
and Father Andrew Greeley author of "The Cardinal Sins".
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Sons of Superstars"
16Jun1981 [repeat from 06Jan81]
Ethan Wayne, Chris Lemmon, Charlie Matthau, Patrick Cassidy.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
17Jun1981 [repeat from 25Feb81]
Mariette Hartley, Diana Canova, Virginia Graham
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Director Richard Donner"
18Jun1981 [repeat from 29Jan81]
Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Richard Donner.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
19Jun1981 [repeat from 15Jan81]
Don Rickles, Franco Columbu, Skip Cunningham
==================================
19.197 [4059] Merv Griffin Show
22Jun1981
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Richard Harris
actress Britt Ekland
Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction House executive Sheila Bradley
and Phillip Norman author of "Shout---The Beatles in Their Generation".
Highlights:
Merv sings "Just the Two of Us."
19.198 [4060] Merv Griffin Show
23Jun1981 [The News]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Joey Bishop
singer-dancer Charo
singer Peabo Bryson
Alexandra Penney author of "How to Make Love to a Man"
and a fashion show by Giorgio's of Beverly Hills.
Highlights:
Charo performs "La Leyenda."
19.199 [4061] Merv Griffin Show
24Jun1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Larry Wilcox
singer-actress Nell Carter
singer Ed Bruce
entertainment critic Ruth Batchelor
and Dr. Leopold Bellak author of "Reading Faces".
19.200 [4062] Merv Griffin Show
25Jun1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Wopat
actresses Edie McClurg
and Joan Van Ark
mime Robert Shields
and magician Larry Wilson.
19.201 [4063] Merv Griffin Show Salute to the film "High Risk"
26Jun1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
director Stewart Raffill
actors James Brolin
and James Coburn
actress Lindsay Wagner
and actor Cleavon Little.
==================================
19.202 [4064] Merv Griffin Show
29Jun1981 [rerun 01Jan82] [The Record]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Anne Murray
and Lainie Kazan
comedians Thom Sharp
and George Wallace
child performer Georgi Irene
impressionist Bob Anderson
and a dance fashion show.
19.203 [4065] Merv Griffin Show
30Jun1981 [rerun 28Dec81] [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Wayne Newton sings "Lady";
comedienne Joan Rivers
comedian Tom Dreesen
The Lettermen
juggler James Marcel
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
19.204 [4066] Merv Griffin Show
01Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Shecky Greene
singers Roy Clark
and Frankie Valli sings "My Eyes Adored You";
singer-actress Christine Ebersole of "Camelot";
stage actor Richard Muenz
comic Stewie Stone
musician Jimmy Hensley
and The Lady and the Outlaws Revue.
19.205 [4067] Merv Griffin Show
02Jul1981 [The News]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Alan King
singer Marlene Ricci
comic Lonnie Shorr
juggler James Marcel
stage actors Reid Shelton
and Kristi Coombs of "Annie"
pianist Walt Wagner
and singer Marlene Ricci.
19.206 [4068] Merv Griffin Show
03Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
composer Marvin Hamlisch
comedians Richard Morris
and Freddie Sales
singer Hank Williams Jr.
and the Bama Band
singer Randy Crawford
and the acrobatic team The Jovers.
==================================
19.207 [4069] Merv Griffin Show
06Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Shelley Winters
and Debbie Reynolds
singer Mel Tormé
and guitarist Lee Ritenour performs "Mr. Briefcase".
19.208 [4070] Merv Griffin Show
07Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
research scientist Durk Pearson
dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein
and gynecologist Dr. Martin Schwartz.
19.209 [4071] Merv Griffin Show "Hit-Record Makers"
08Jul1981 [rerun 21Dec81] [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer-actor John Schneider
singers Rosanne Cash
Robbie Dupree
and Stephen Bishop.
19.210 [4072] Merv Griffin Show
09Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Robert Stack
Charles Haid
and Michael Warren
singer Deniece Williams
ballerina Gelsey Kirkland
and hand model Linda Rose.
19.211 [4073] Merv Griffin Show
10Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Kurt Russell
Michael Young host of "Kids Are People Too"
Skip Stephenson host of "Real People"
Hal Lindsey author of "Count Down to Armageddon".
and singer-actor Rick Springfield.
==================================
19.212 [4074] Merv Griffin Show
13Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors George Hamilton
and Steve Guttenberg
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
Shere Hite author of "The Hite Report on Male Sexuality";
and singer Razzy Bailey.
19.213 [4075] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Smokey Robinson"
14Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer Smokey Robinson performs "Tracks of My Tears";
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Billy Preston and Syreeta
and The Temptations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcBkTf-pChI
19.214 [4076] Merv Griffin Show
15Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
comediennes Fannie Flagg
and Diane Nichols
Joseph Wambaugh author of "The Glitter Dome";
and singer Ralna English.
19.215 [4077] Merv Griffin Show Salute to the film "S.O.B."
16Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Julie Andrews
actor William Holden
and producer-director Blake Edwards.
19.216 [4078] Merv Griffin Show
17Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Charles Grodin
and Doug Davidson
comedian Robert Wuhl
and magician David Copperfield.
==================================
19.217 [4079] Merv Griffin Show
20Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dudley Moore
singer-actress Susan Anton
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
comedian Bob Saget
financial analyst Doug Casey
and singer Stephanie Mills.
19.218 [4080] Merv Griffin Show "Hit Record Makers"
21Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
The Pointer Sisters
singers Randy Meisner
Joe Dolce
Janis Ian
and Frankie Smith
K.C. and the Sunshine Band.
19.219 [4081] Merv Griffin Show
22Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian David Brenner
actor Christopher Atkins
actress Linda Purl
comedienne Pudgy
Dr. Alfred Zamm author of "Why Your House May Endanger Your Health";
and singer Dan Hartman.
19.220 [4082] Merv Griffin Show Salute to the film "Endless Love"
23Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Brooke Shields
actor Martin Hewitt
director Franco Zeffirelli
and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
19.221 [4083] Merv Griffin Show
24Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Billy Barty
and Anthony Geary
comedian-actor Pee Wee Herman (aka Paul Reubens),
comic book expert Terry Stroud
Morris West author of "The Clowns of God";
and singer Jim Photoglow.
==================================
19.222 [4084] Merv Griffin Show
27Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Country singer Glen Campbell
comedian Lonnie Shorr
juggler Edward Jackman
singer Thelma Houston
magicians Tom and Sherrie
Country group Geezinslaw Brothers
and an Armadillo Race.
19.223 [4085] Merv Griffin Show
28Jul1981 [rerun 29Dec81] [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Liberace
singer-dancer Lee Roy Reams
comedy team Roger and Roger
ventriloquist Jay Johnson
singer Dominick
singing duo Dave and Sugar
and the Blair Farrington Dancers.
19.224 [4086] Merv Griffin Show
29Jul1981 [The Record]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
actor Michael Parks
comedians Murray Langston
and Pete Barbutti
ventriloquist Willie Tyler and Lester
Country singer Mel Tillis and his Band.
19.225 [4087] Merv Griffin Show
30Jul1981 [Daily News]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Country singer Tanya Tucker
comedian Joey Bishop
female impersonator Jim Bailey
Houston Oils Derrick Dolls
fiddler Hank Singer
comedienne-actress Kaye Ballard
and Bizzaro Brothers.
19.226 [4088] Merv Griffin Show
31Jul1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Country singer Dottie West
comedian Pat Henry
Glodean and Barry White
pianist George Shearing
singers Joe Williams
Herb Jeffries and Terry Gibbs
musician Buddy De Franco
guitarist Rodney Jones
cast members from Annie
and a Texas style barbecue.
==================================
19.227 [4089] Merv Griffin Show "Hit Music Makers"
03Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
pianist-composer Burt Bacharach
singer-songwriter Carole Bayer Sager
singer Helen Reddy
Larry Graham
John Klemmer
Charlie McClain
and Blue Oyster Cult.
Highlights:
Blue Oyster Cult performs "Burnin' For You" and "(Don't Fear) The Reaper".
Note: This is the Blue Oyster Cults first television appearance.
19.228 [4090] Merv Griffin Show Salute to "The Pirates of Penzance"
04Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Andy Gibb
and Caroline Peyton
comedienne Joanne Worley
actors Barry Bostwick
Clive Revill
and Paxton Whitehead.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22qa81
19.229 [4091] Merv Griffin Show
05Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Kristy McNichol
actor Michael Biehn
politician Elizabeth Dole
Olympic gold medalist Eric Heiden
and Grace Lichtenstein author of "Machisma: Women and Daring".
[--] Merv Griffin Show
06Aug1981 [repeat from 20May81] [Syracuse Herald]
Roger Moore, Barbara Carrera, David Cassidy, Eugene Fodor, Pierre Cardin.
19.230 [4092] Merv Griffin Show
07Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Wilfrid Hyde-White
mime Robert Shields
Dr. Bernard Starr
and Marcella Weiner authors of "On Sex and Sexuality in the Mature Years"
and Isaac Bashevis Singer author of "Lost in America".
==================================
19.231 [4093] Merv Griffin Show
10Aug1981 [The Record]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Genie Francis
and Lilibet Stern
comedienne Jeannine Burnier
cartoonist Cathy Guisewite
aerobic-dance instructor Kathy Smith
and singer Heather MacRae.
19.232 [4094] Merv Griffin Show
11Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Gavin McLeod
and Ted Knight
comedian Mark Miller
Dr. Irene Kassorla
and singer Ray Parker Jr.
19.233 [4095] Merv Griffin Show
12Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
author Margaret Truman
Opera singer Roberta Peters
comedian-writer-musician Rich Hall
Collette Dowling author "The Cinderella Complex".
and singer Terry Gregory.
19.234 [4096] Merv Griffin Show
13Aug1981 [Courier-Post]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Morgan Fairchild
comedienne Elayne Boosler
comedian-actor Billy Fellows
Arthur Murray Dancers
fashion director Chip Tolbert
and Cutty Sark Fashion Awards.
19.235 [4097] Merv Griffin Show
14Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jane Seymour
actor Vincent Van Patten
comedian Kevin Nealon
Dr. Robert C. Atkins
and musician Cal Tjader.
==================================
19.236 [4098] Merv Griffin Show
17Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Howard Hesseman
actress Teri Garr
director Richard Kline
Robert Agaya
and singer-songwriter Paul Jabara.
19.237 [4099] Merv Griffin Show
18Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Ronnie Schell
actress Carole Cook
singer Jacky Ward
comedy writer Pat McCormack
and handwriting analyst Ann Mahoney.
19.238 [4100] Merv Griffin Show
19Aug1981 [The Record]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Rick Springfield
actresses Betty Buckley
and Lisa Friedman
comedian Glen Super
Keith Brazeal
singer Richard Wiley
and disco group The Village People.
19.239 [4101] Merv Griffin Show
20Aug1981 [Newsday]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Harry Belafonte sings "Streets of London";
actors Robert Clary
and David Naughton.
19.240 [4102] Merv Griffin Show
21Aug1981 [The Record]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV personality Steve Allen
actresses Donna Mills
and Mary Margaret Humes
comedian Robert Wuhl
Sara Davidson author of "Real Property";
and Southern Comfort Dixieland Jazz Band.
==================================
19.241 [4103] Merv Griffin Show
24Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Bill Cosby
Jerry Seinfeld
singers Abbe Lane
Terry Gregory
and Razzy Bailey
magician Mr. Electric
and impressionist Guy Marks.
19.242 [4104] Merv Griffin Show
25Aug1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian David Brenner
singers Jack Jones
Marilyn McCoo
and Amanda McBroom
comic Wil Shriner
and Western Clothes Fashion Show.
19.243 [4105] Merv Griffin Show
26Aug1981 [Miami Herald]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Ann Jillian
and Nell Carter
magician David Copperfield
singing impressionist Bob Anderson
lounge singer Tony Clifton (aka Andy Kaufman)
and Exotic Male Dancers.
19.244 [4106] Merv Griffin Show
27Aug1981 [Daily Record]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Helen Reddy
and Pia Zadora
impressionist Fred Travalena
comedians Pete Barbutti
and John Twomey
entertainer Red Hurley
and guitarist Liona Boyd.
19.245 [4107] Merv Griffin Show
28Aug1981 [Miami Herald]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Herve Villechaize
entertainer Charo
Country singer Janie Fricke
stuntman Dale Buggins
and singing impressionist Billy Fellows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yAg4WUNtGE
==================================
19.246 [4108] Merv Griffin Show
31Aug1981 [Miami Herald]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
models Carrie Pagano
Kathy Redding
Sue Bradshaw
Thorn Fleming
Dolph Fick
and Robert Pinkerton.
19.247 [4109] Merv Griffin Show
01Sep1981 [The Record]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Bo Derek
actor Dennis Quaid
comic Tom Dreesen
singer Kenny Rankin
stage actors Betty Joslyn and Cris Groendaal
and environmentalist Gloria Grey.
19.248 [4110] Merv Griffin Show
02Sep1981 [Miami Herald]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Edie McClurg
actor Martin Mull
comedians Bob Saget
and Bill Colligan
and singer Deniece Williams.
19.249 [4111] Merv Griffin Show
03Sep1981 [Times-Advocate]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
actress Donna Dixon
actor Jeff Randolph
comic Carl Wolfson
magic act Pendragon
and the Climax Blues Band perform "I Love You".
19.250 [4112] Merv Griffin Show
04Sep1981 [Miami Herald]
From Hollywood.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Barbara Eden
actor Steve Kanaly
Country songwriter Bob Morrison
Jim Bishop author of "A Bishop's Confession";
and the singing Nuns of St. Cecelia's Choir.
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