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Season 20 (Metromedia Syndication)(1981-82)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
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Metromedia Syndication Monday to Friday 8:30pm
Format change on 04-Jan-1982 to a one hour program
and a title change to "The Merv Show".
20.01 [4113] Merv Griffin Show "Gifted Women"
07Sep1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Marie Osmond
actress Catherine Hicks
astrologer Barbara Goldsmith
Pearl Bailey sings a medley including "Always" and "Remember".
Gail Davies performs "Grandma's Song."
20.02 [4114] Merv Griffin Show
08Sep1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor William Devane
satirist Mort Sahl
comedians Mack and Jamie
Andrea McArdle sings "Out Here on My Own";
and Karen Morrow sings "You'll Never Know."
20.03 [4115] Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Only When I Laugh"
09Sep1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Marsha Mason
and Kristy McNichol
producer-writer-director Neil Simon
writer Budd Schulberg
and The Bellamy Brothers perform "You're My Favorite Star."
20.04 [4116] Merv Griffin Show
10Sep1981 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Robert Goulet
comedian David Letterman
fashion designer Mary McFadden
with Jenilee Harrison, Phyllis Davis
Judy Landers and Marilyn McCoo modeling
and Marion Zola author of "All the Good Ones Are Married".
20.05 [4117] Merv Griffin Show
11Sep1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dick Van Patten
actress Lorna Patterson
actor Anson Williams
and his wife Lorrie Mehaffey
comedian Michael Pritchard
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
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20.06 [4118] Merv Griffin Show
14Sep1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Cathy Lee Crosby
Leann Vanderwers
sociologist Lois Lee of the Children of the Night program,
which aids teenage prostitutes through alternatives to street life
Dr. William Rader
and singer Johnny Lee.
20.07 [4119] Merv Griffin Show "Be Friendly"
15Sep1981 [rerun 25Dec81] [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne-actress Carol Burnett
and actor Charles Grodin discuss their campaign to aid people in being friendly.
Highlights:
Merv sings "There'll Never Be Another You".
20.08 [4120] Merv Griffin Show
16Sep1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne-actress Lucille Ball
Lucy show writers Bob Carroll and Madelyn Pugh Davis
comedian Bob Shaw
and singer Sydne Rome sings "I Wish You Love".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQvAmP9OZXM
20.09 [4121] Merv Griffin Show
17Sep1981 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Catherine Bach
comedian Lonnie Shorr
humorist Rubin Carson
beer can collector Fred Gerchi
beauty specialist Aida Thibiant
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
20.10 [4122] Merv Griffin Show "Comedy"
18Sep1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
comedienne Dody Goodman
comedian Alan Sues
magician Max Maven
and singer-composer Alex Harvey.
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20.11 [4123] Merv Griffin Show
21Sep1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jacqueline Bisset
comedian Robert Wuhl
attorney Roy Cohn
singer Terry Gregory
and animals from Marine World in Palos Verdes, California are featured.
20.12 [4124] Merv Griffin Show "Hit Records"
22Sep1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer Andy Gibb
and actress Victoria Principal sing "All I Have to Do is Dream";
singer-actress Bernadette Peters
singers Lulu, Gary Wright
Marty Balin and Ronnie McDowell.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10j5ik
20.13 [4125] Merv Griffin Show
23Sep1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jeff Bridges
actress Randi Oakes
comedian Dave Tyree
and tennis champ Arthur Ashe.
20.14 [4126] Merv Griffin Show
24Sep1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Mel Gibson
actress Valerie Harper of the TV movie "The Day the Loving Stopped"
defense attorney Milt Silverman
and former New York City policewoman Dorothy Uhnak.
20.15 [4127] Merv Griffin Show
25Sep1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
and columnist Abigail Van Buren.
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20.16 [4128] Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Three's Company"
28Sep1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors John Ritter
Joyce DeWitt
Priscilla Barnes
Richard Kline
Don Knotts
and Jenilee Harrison.
20.17 [4129] Merv Griffin Show "Young Entertainers"
29Sep1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gary Coleman
actress Danielle Brisebois
10-year-old organist Tammy Haung
dance contest winners Cindy Peca and Eddie Frias
comic juggler James Marcel
and singer Mary Shore.
20.18 [4130] Merv Griffin Show
30Sep1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Cameron Crowe author of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
martial arts expert-actor Chuck Norris
ventriloquist Jay Johnson
racecar driver Mark Thatcher, son of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
and singer Debby Boone.
20.19 [4131] Merv Griffin Show
01Oct1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Mike Connors who discusses his TV series "Today's FBI";
comedian Wil Shriner
Western artist Olaf Wieghorst
and The Oak Ridge Boys perform "Elvira".
20.20 [4132] Merv Griffin Show
02Oct1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Rod Steiger
and Jack Klugman
Olympic medalist Bruce Jenner
comedian Thom Sharp
and musical group Silver Condor.
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20.21 [4133] Merv Griffin Show
05Oct1981 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Elliott Gould
actress Melissa Gilbert
magician-actor Harry Anderson
children's show host Randy Hamilton
and Country singer Lacy J. Dalton sings "Comes a Time".
20.22 [4134] Merv Griffin Show "Daughters of Celebrities"
06Oct1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Tina Sinatra daughter of Frank Sinatra
Heidi Hagman daughter of Larry Hagman
Rory Flynn daughter of Errol Flynn
and Chris Costello daughter of Lou Costello.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
07Oct1981 [repeat from 20Apr81] [Daily News]
Morgan Fairchild Edie McClurg Robert Walden Harry Hurt Bob Saget Johnny Lee
20.23 [4135] Merv Griffin Show
08Oct1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Brian Kerwin
actress Ann Jillian sings "Fame";
pianist Bobby Short plays "Manhattan";
comedians Rip Taylor
and Anthony Russell
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
20.24 [4136] Merv Griffin Show
09Oct1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lindsay Wagner shows clips from her TV-movie "Callie and Son";
actors Trevor Howard
and Carl Weathers
Prof. Chaytor Mason
and singer K.C. sings "Love Me".
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20.25 [4137] Merv Griffin Show
12Oct1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Blake
comedian Kelly Monteith
automobile company president Jack Reilly
Richard Pascale author of "The Art of Japanese Management";
Country singer Stephanie Winslow sings "Without You".
20.26 [4138] Merv Griffin Show
13Oct1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Daniel J. Travanti
actresses Isabel Sanford
and Mara Hobel
singer Dean Conn
and Fran Lebowitz author of "Social Studies".
20.27 [4139] Merv Griffin Show
14Oct1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
actor Doug Sheehan
singer-actress Carole Cook
and acupuncturist Dr. Zion Yu.
20.28 [4140] Merv Griffin Show "Hit Makers"
15Oct1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer Rita Coolidge
funk singer Rick James sings "Ghetto Life";
The Four Tops sing "Can't Help Myself";
and The Little River Band perfom "Lonesome Loser".
20.29 [4141] Merv Griffin Show "Hit Makers"
16Oct1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
R&B singer Lou Rawls sings "Lady Love";
Country singer Mickey Gilley sings "Everybody Loves Me";
singer David Gates sings "Take Me Now";
singer-musician Jose Feliciano
and The Greg Kihn Band.
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20.30 [4142] Merv Griffin Show
19Oct1981 [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Pat Boone
and his daughter Cherry Boone O'Neill
comedian Ronnie Schell
actress-singer Vicki Frederick
singer-songwriter Robbie Patton
and an Aerobic Fashion Show.
20.31 [4143] Merv Griffin Show
20Oct1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-director-actor Orson Welles
actress Valerie Bertinelli
singer-songwriter Rupert Holmes
comedian Rich Hall
and The Kendalls.
20.32 [4144] Merv Griffin Show
21Oct1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actor Anthony Geary of "General Hospital";
"Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown
and singer Rosemary Clooney.
20.33 [4145] Merv Griffin Show
22Oct1981 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne Carol Burnett
actress Kathleen Turner
Operatic tenor Guiseppe Di Stefano
and fashion designer Bill Tice with a leisure wear fashion show.
20.34 [4146] Merv Griffin Show "Meridian Awards Show"
23Oct1981 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charles Grodin presented with an entertainment award
dancer Gwen Verdon presented with a theater arts award
columnist Abigail Van Buren presented with a journalism award
talent agent Irving Lazar presented with a business award
Jean Michel Cousteau presented with a science award
and Barbara Hertz.
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20.35 [4147] Merv Griffin Show
26Oct1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Cliff Richard
TV personality Dick Clark
actress Nancy Dussault
comedian Robert Wuhl
and fashion designer Sal Cesarini
with a men's fashion show features soap-opera stars
Jack Coleman, John Gibson, Michael Damian, Gary Carpenter and Todd Davis as
models.
20.36 [4148] Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Hill Street Blues"
27Oct1981 [Newsday] [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Daniel J. Travanti
Veronica Hamel, Charles Haid,
Barbara Bosson, Mike Warren
and Michael Conrad.
20.37 [4149] Merv Griffin Show
28Oct1981 [rerun 04Nov81] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Lynda Carter
and Joan Hackett
actors Gabe Kaplan
and Guich Kootch
female impersonator Jim Bailey
singers Gene Cotton
Randy Jones
and David Price
and swimmer Diana Nyad.
20.38 [4150] Merv Griffin Show
29Oct1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ben Vereen
actress Morgan Brittany
comedian George Miller
music manager Rick Cole
fitness expert Kathy Smith
and singer Roberta Peters.
20.39 [4151] Merv Griffin Show
30Oct1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Mrs. Sammy Davis Jr.
Mrs. Milton Berle
Mrs. Kenny Rogers
Mrs. Rod Stewart
and Afternoon Delights.
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20.40 [4152] Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Olivia Newton-John"
02Nov1981 [Modesto Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Travolta
singer Olivia Newton-John sings "Make a Move on Me";
singer-actor Rick Springfield sings "I've Done Everything For You";
The Carpenters perform "Want You Back In My Life Again".
and animal activist/dolphin expert Toni Lilly.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1119088078218116
20.41 [4153] Merv Griffin Show "Soapy Awards"
03Nov1981 [Baltimore Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Frederick Klein
actors Anthony Geary and Genie Francis of "General Hospital";
actress Ruth Warrick of "All My Children";
actors Robin Mattson and Andre Landzaat of "General Hospital";
and supporting actor winner David Lewis of "General Hospital";
and TV producer Gloria Monty of "General Hospital".
20.42 [4154] Merv Griffin Show
04Nov1981 [Modesto Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Linda Gray
Joan Van Ark
Telma Hopkins
and Mimi Kennedy
and author Erica Jong.
20.43 [4155] Merv Griffin Show
05Nov1981 [Modesto Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Loni Anderson
and Marilu Henner
singer Lulu
and author Betty Friedan, founder of the National Organization for Women.
20.44 [4156] Merv Griffin Show Salute to the TV movie "For Ladies Only"
06Nov1981 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Gregory Harrison
and Marc Singer
actresses Patricia Davis
and Dinah Manoff.
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20.45 [4157] Merv Griffin Show
09Nov1981 [Daily News]
From Paris, France.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-songwriter Paul Anka
singer-actress Line Renaud
singer Mireille Mathieu
White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger
Mayor Jacques Chirac at the Eiffel Tower
Cancan dancers at the Trocadero
and a visit to the Taittinger Winery.
20.46 [4158] Merv Griffin Show
10Nov1981 [Modesto Bee]
From Paris, France.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Roger Moore
mime Marcel Marceau
singer-actress Line Renaud
actress Clio Goldsmith
Chef Roger Verge
British rock group Hot Gossip
and a boat trip on the Seine River.
20.47 [4159] Merv Griffin Show
11Nov1981 [Newsday]
From Paris, France.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor Peter Ustinov
actor Herve Villechaize
singer-actress Line Renaud
singer Dalida
actress Marie Christine Barrault
disco club owner Regine
Arline Phillips
Madame Rochas
and dance group Hot Gossip.
20.48 [4160] Merv Griffin Show
12Nov1981 [Newsday]
From Paris, France.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Ursula Andress
Leslie Caron
and Line Renaud
singers Mireille Mathieu
and Sylvie Vartan
Opera singer Ruggero Raimondi
designer Pierre Cardin
jeweler Yves Piaget
and Guilaine De Polignac.
*Note: Recorded October 8, 1981 at Maxim's restaurant in Paris, France.
20.49 [4161] Merv Griffin Show
13Nov1981 [Courier-News]
From Paris, France.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Omar Sharif
singer-actress Line Renaud
designer Givenchy
jeweler M. Gerard
Olivier Chevrolet
cabaret show Paridis Latin
and a visit to a French nightclub.
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20.50 [4162] Merv Griffin Show
16Nov1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Shelley Duvall
actors Hart Bochner
and Hinton Battle
comedian George Carlin
and singer-actress Nell Carter.
20.51 [4163] Merv Griffin Show
17Nov1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer-musician Ringo Starr promotes his album "Stop and Smell the Roses"
singer-songwriter Juice Newton
singers Burton Cummings
and Razz Bailey.
20.52 [4164] Merv Griffin Show
18Nov1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
comedienne Elayne Boosler
actress Carlene Watkins
author Judith Viorst
singer Stevie Woods
and a Hairstyle show.
20.53 [4165] Merv Griffin Show
19Nov1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ed Asner
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
composer Mike Post
TV personality Regis Philbin
singer-actor Robert Goulet
and a Ski fashion show.
20.54 [4166] Merv Griffin Show
20Nov1981 [Courier-Post]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Schneider
composer-pianist Michel Legrand
singer Natalie Cole
Tom Hoving director of the Museum of Art;
Los Angeles Dodgers (Big Blue Wrecking Crew)
Rick Monday, Jerry Reuss, Steve Yeager and Jay Johnstone.
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20.55 [4167] Merv Griffin Show
23Nov1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors David Niven
Peter Fonda
and Robert Blake
Howard Teichmann author of "Fonda"
and Country group The Bellamy Brothers.
20.56 [4168] Merv Griffin Show
24Nov1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
singer James Ingram
columnist Rona Barrett
and author Leon Uris and his photographer wife Jill.
20.57 [4169] Merv Griffin Show "Hit Makers"
25Nov1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Teddy Pendergrass
Sheena Easton
and Chris Christian
and pop group Quarterflash.
20.58 [4170] Merv Griffin Show
26Nov1981 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
California Governor Jerry Brown
columnist Art Buchwald
singer Patti LaBelle
and Washington journalist Elizabeth Drew.
20.59 [4171] Merv Griffin Show
27Nov1981 [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Charles Aznavour
Opera singer Regine Crespin
actor Herve Villechaize and his wife Camille
and brother Phillipe Villechaize;
restaurateur Claude Terrail
the Duke D'Orleans, a descendant of the last king of France
artist Bernard Buffet
and designer Daniel Hechter with a fashion show.
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20.60 [4172] Merv Griffin Show
30Nov1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Shirley Jones
actress Brenda Vaccaro
comedienne Renée Taylor
Jackie Collins author of "Chances"
and a dance fashion show by Giorgio's of Beverly Hills.
20.61 [4173] Merv Griffin Show
01Dec1981 [Modesto Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
British comedian-actor Peter Cook
actress Bridget Hanley
actor Howard Rollins
comedians Roger and Roger
and the Ballet Petit dancers who perform scenes from "The Nutcracker".
20.62 [4174] Merv Griffin Show
02Dec1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Barbara Eden
actor-director Ron Howard
journalist Gail Sheehy
singer Melba Moore
and actress Suzy Gilstrap.
20.63 [4175] Merv Griffin Show
03Dec1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka
tennis player Vincent Van Patten
comedienne Elayne Boosler
columnist Marilyn Beck
and a ski-fashion show.
20.64 [4176] Merv Griffin Show
04Dec1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Eva Gabor
comic actor Graham Chapman
singer Madleen Kane
author Tom Wolfe
anti-nuclear crusader Helen Caldicott
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
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20.65 [4177] Merv Griffin Show
07Dec1981 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Marie Osmond
actor Steven Ford
actress Kathryn Harrold
Rubik's Cube expert Jeffrey Varasano
Thelma Kandel author of "What Women Earn".
and recording group Sneaker.
20.66 [4178] Merv Griffin Show "Health"
08Dec1981 [rerun 24Dec81] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor James Coburn
heart specialist Dr. Christiaan Barnard
author Norman Cousins
allergist James Braly
and psychologist Thelma Moss.
20.67 [4179] Merv Griffin Show
09Dec1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
talk show host Dick Cavett
racehorse Rambling Willie
Philip S. Pikelny, who wrote a book about the horse
writer Robert Moss discusses terrorism;
and singer-actor Rick Springfield performs "Love is Alright Tonite"
and "I've Done Everything for You."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYmg766fyNo
[--] Merv Griffin Show
10Dec1981 [Daily News]
pre-empted for "Teenage Suicide: Don't Try It". Timothy Hutton hosts.
20.68 [4180] Merv Griffin Show
11Dec1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Andy Kaufman of "Heartbeeps" with Phil the robot.
British actress Hermione Gingold
actress Monique van Vooren
comedienne Pudgy
and Ronnie Laws performs "Stays Awake".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b1uR1oyAI8
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20.69 [4181] Merv Griffin Show
14Dec1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ricky Schroder
comedian Jack Carter
astrologer Joyce Jillson
Michael Bentine author of "The Door Marked Summer";
and Country singer Reba McEntire.
20.70 [4182] Merv Griffin Show
15Dec1981 [Post-Star]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joan Collins of "Dynasty";
actor Bruce Penhall of "CHiPS";
comedian-actor Jerry Van Dyke
comedian Glen Super
singer Mike Love of The Beach Boys
and singer Ron Palmquist.
20.71 [4183] Merv Griffin Show
16Dec1981 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Eileen Brennan
actor Ken Kercheval
Louise Bernikow author of "Let's Have Lunch"
singers Jack Jones
and T.G. Sheppard
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
20.72 [4184] Merv Griffin Show
17Dec1981 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-dancer Charo
artist Peter Max
comedian Greg Travis
Architectural Digest editor Paige Rense
and singer Dean Conn.
20.73 [4185] Merv Griffin Show
18Dec1981 [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Susan Saint James
actress Ruth Gordon
and her husband playwright Garson Kanin
singer Mary Shore
and Elaine Denholtz author of "Having It Both Ways".
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[--] Merv Griffin Show
21Dec1981 [repeat from 08Jul81]
John Schneider, Rosanne Cash, Robbie Dupree, Kal Rudman
[--] Merv Griffin Show
22Dec1981 [repeat from 10Jun81]
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Harold Robbins
[--] Merv Griffin Show
23Dec1981 [repeat from 01Jun81]
Engelbert Humperdinck, Lola Falana, Randi Oakes
[--] Merv Griffin Show "Health"
24Dec1981 [repeat from 08Dec81]
James Coburn, Dr. James Braly, Dr. Christiaan Barnard.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
25Dec1981 [repeat from 15Sep81]
Carol Burnett, Charles Grodin.
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[--] Merv Griffin Show
28Dec1981 [repeat from 30Jun81]
Wayne Newton, Joan Rivers, Arthur Murray Dancers
[--] Merv Griffin Show
29Dec1981 [repeat from 28Jul81]
Liberace, Lee Roy Reams, Roger & Roger, Blair Farrington Dancers.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
30Dec1981 [repeat from 03Jul81]
Marvin Hamlisch, Richard Morris, Freddie Sales, The Jovers, Hank Williams Jr.
and Bama Band.
[--] Merv Griffin Show
31Dec1981
pre-empted for Special "The Tales of Hoffmann"
[--] Merv Griffin Show
01Jan1982 [repeat from 29Jun81]
Anne Murray, Lainie Kazan, Thom Sharp, Bob Anderson.
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*Note: The show is revamped and retitled. "The Merv Show" is now one hour
program.
Mort Lindsey Orchestra is no longer with the show.
Opening of the program says From New York, From Hollywood, From Las Vegas
and other places around the World.
20.74 [4186] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Jan1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV personality Steve Allen
actress Linda Evans
disco singer Gloria Gaynor
and Mike McCartney (brother of Paul McCartney).
20.75 [4187] The Merv Show (60 min) "Life Extension"
05Jan1982 [rerun 03Jun82] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Durk Pearson, nuclear scientist
Dr. Dunner Denckla
Richard Hochschild, biological expert
and Saul Kent, President of Life Extension Foundation.
20.76 [4188] The Merv Show (60 min) "The Hit Makers"
06Jan1982 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer Helen Reddy
David Dalton editor of "Rolling Stone" magazine
and The Beach Boys.
20.77 [4189] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Jan1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Alan King
juggler James Marcel
actor Reid Shelton the new "Daddy Warbucks";
singer-actress Kristi Coombs the new "Annie" who sings "Tomorrow";
and singer Marlene Ricci.
https://annieorphans.com/video/kristi-coombs-sings-tomorrow-1
20.78 [4190] The Merv Show (60 min) "The Hit Makers"
08Jan1982 [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
musician Lindsey Buckingham
punk group Devo
Christian broadcaster Paul Crouch Jr.
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20.79 [4191] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Jan1982 [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Morgan Fairchild
actor Andrew Stevens
comedian Robert Wuhl
and singer Candy Cumming.
20.80 [4192] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Jan1982 [Philadelphia Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
actor Gavin MacLeod
singer Connie Francis
Dr. Arnold Klein
and Entourage.
20.81 [4193] The Merv Show (60 min) "Young and Gifted"
13Jan1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lorna Patterson
Tammy Haung
Gustavo Romero
Tim Cassidy
Kurt Thomas
and Rich Hall.
20.82 [4194] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Jan1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
singer Jack Jones
actress Donna Dixon of "Bosom Buddies"
and antique dealers Terry and Ralph Kovel authors of "Kovel's Antiques".
20.83 [4195] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Jan1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
actor Mike Farrell
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20.84 [4196] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Jan1982 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Teri Garr
actor Doug McKeon
humorist Mort Sahl
and Country singer Larry Gatlin.
20.85 [4197] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Jan1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Wopat
actress Patti D'Arbanville
broadcaster David Attenborough
and comedian Arsenio Hall.
20.86 [4198] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Jan1982 [rerun 31May82] [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
composer Burt Bacharach
songwriter Carole Bayer Sager
singer Christopher Cross
and singer-actor Robert Goulet.
20.87 [4199] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Jan1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Sandy Duncan
and Valerie Perrine
comedian Lonnie Shorr
Country singers David Frizzell & Shelly West.
20.88 [4200] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Jan1982 [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors John Ritter of "Three's Company"
and Harry Anderson of "Night Court"
comedian Ronnie Schell
and writer Gail Parent.
==================================
20.89 [4201] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Jan1982 [Newsday]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
Dr. Peter Fodor, plastic surgeon
and patient Jeen Battah
and singer Lola Falana.
20.90 [4202] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Jan1982 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors David Soul
and Anthony Andrews
actress Rachel Ward
comedian Johnny Yune
and Confunkshun.
20.91 [4203] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Jan1982 [Fort Lauderdale News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor-director Rob Reiner
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
and singer T.G. Sheppard.
20.92 [4204] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Vice Squad"
28Jan1982 [Fort Lauderdale News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Wings Hauser
and Wilbur Dixon
actress Season Hubley
and Sherry Robertson
and an unidentified pimp.
20.93 [4205] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Jan1982 [Fort Lauderdale News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Wayne Rogers
actress Sharon Gless
blackjack player Ken Uston
and singer Kenny Rankin.
==================================
20.94 [4206] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Feb1982 [Centre Daily Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jane Seymour
actor Tom Reilly
James Gorman author of "First Aid for Hypochondriacs";
Leo Buscaglia author of "Living, Loving and Learning";
and The Osmond Brothers.
20.95 [4207] The Merv Show (60 min) "Stars and their Hit Songs"
02Feb1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Irene Cara
Al Jarreau
Jennifer Warnes
and Razzy Bailey.
20.96 [4208] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Feb1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
author Gore Vidal
and Scottish artist-author Benjamin Creme.
20.97 [4209] The Merv Show (60 min) "Young Hollywood Stars"
04Feb1982 [rerun 04Jun82] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Lorenzo Lamas
Christopher Atkins
Stevie Wood
Lydia Cornell
Dana Hill
and Matt Lattanzi.
20.98 [4210] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Feb1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lee Remick
Dr. Joyce Brothers
singer Joan Armatrading
Gay Bryant editor of "Working Woman";
and Carole Little with a Working Woman's fashion show.
==================================
20.99 [4211] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Feb1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Betty Thomas of "Hill Street Blues";
comedian Charlie Callas
numerologist Darlene Hansen
and comedy magician Mark Sweet.
20.100 [4212] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Feb1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Kate Jackson
comedian-actor Frederick R. Newman
Opera star Renata Scotto
and guitarist Earl Klugh.
20.101 [4213] The Merv Show (60 min) "Nuclear Disarmament"
10Feb1982 [rerun 01Jun82] [Boston Globe]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Sally Field
comedienne-actress Lily Tomlin
and Dr. Helen Caldicott.
20.102 [4214] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Feb1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jack Klugman
actress Donna Mills
fitness expert Kathy Smith
Ed Oster (Workout)
and singer-actor Fernando Allende.
20.103 [4215] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Feb1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
British
comedian-actor Peter Cook
actress Lauren Tewes of "The Love Boat"
Robert J. Benowicz author of "Vitamins and You"
and Kool and the Gang.
==================================
20.104 [4216] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Feb1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jane Fonda
Maya Angelou author of "The Heart of a Woman";
and Mary Ann Dolan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNiHqCGBg28
20.105 [4217] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Feb1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actor Billy Crystal
actress Heather Locklear
and Country singer Ed Bruce.
20.106 [4218] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Feb1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
scientist Durk Pearson
actor Merlin Olsen of "Father Murphy"
and comedian Robert Wuhl.
20.107 [4219] Merv Griffin Show
18Feb1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Peter Ustinov
author Arianna Stassinopoulos
Babetta
and a performance by the Henry Paul Band.
20.108 [4220] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Feb1982 [Morning News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
singer-actress Julie Andrews
actresses Karen Valentine
and Carole Cook
funk group Skyy perform "Let Love Shine";
Mary Glatzle, an undercover police officer in New York City.
==================================
20.109 [4221] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Feb1982 [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Suzanne Somers
and Mimi Kennedy of "The Two of Us";
comedian Marty Brill
and Mrs. Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9jUDN0UrYU
20.110 [4222] The Merv Show (60 min) "The Making of a High Fashion Model"
23Feb1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
supermodels Denise Rodriguez
Clotilde and Tara Shannon
and model-actor Ted McGinley.
20.111 [4223] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Feb1982 [rerun 02Jun82] [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
musician Benny Goodman
actor Jim Dale
comedienne Elayne Boosler
and folksinger Judy Collins.
20.112 [4224] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Feb1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actress Charlene Tilton
photographer Harry Langdon
Jazz musician Cal Tjader00
and singer Tania Maria.
20.113 [4225] The Merv Show (60 min) "Self-Improvement"
26Feb1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
former First Lady Betty Ford
actress Joan Van Ark
singer Angela Bofill
and nutritionist Dr. James Scala.
==================================
20.114 [4226] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Mar1982 [Journal News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lynda Carter
comic actor Steve Landesberg
impressionist Marilyn Michaels
and singer Sydne Rome.
20.115 [4227] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Mar1982 [Journal News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Claire Bloom
TV host Hugh Downs
comedian Bob Saget
and The Oak Ridge Boys.
20.116 [4228] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Mar1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian David Brenner
TV personality Virginia Graham
author Jane Norman
and singer Julie Budd.
20.117 [4229] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Mar1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
feminist-activist Gloria Steinem
author Kurt Vonnegut
photographer Jill Krementz
and playwright A.E. Hotchner.
20.118 [4230] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Mar1982 [Courier-Post]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Janet Gaynor
actor Desi Arnaz
comedian Howie Mandel
and Ron Palmquist.
==================================
20.119 [4231] The Merv Show (60 min) "Siblings"
08Mar1982 [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Dick and Jerry Van Dyke
Stella and Randy Parton
and Jimmy Aleck.
20.120 [4232] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Sophisticated Ladies"
09Mar1982 [rerun 09Aug82] [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Paula Kelly
Jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater
actress Terri Klausner
producer Sondra Gilman
actor-singer-dancer Hinton Battle
tap dancer Gregg Burge
and actor Mark Fotopoulos.
20.121 [4233] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Mar1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Lesley Ann Warren
and Patty Weaver
Jerzy Kosinski of the movie "Reds"
and Mrs. Miller.
20.122 [4234] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Eunice"
11Mar1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Carol Burnett *
Harvey Korman
Betty White
Ken Berry
and Vicki Lawrence.
*Eunice Higgins (née Harper) is the main character in "The Family" comedy
sketches
played by Carol Burnett and featured on The Carol Burnett Show (1974–79)
20.123 [4235] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Mar1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Leslie Nielsen
actress Laura Taylor
Bob Shaw author of "Dagger of the Mind";
Henry Lincoln and Michael Baigent
authors of "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail".
==================================
20.124 [4236] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Mar1982 [Post-Star]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actress Jenilee Harrison
TV host Arsenio Hall
and dog trainer-author Barbara Woodhouse.
20.125 [4237] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute to the Irish"
16Mar1982 [News Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Frank Patterson
Hal Roach
Dennis Day
Peter O'Toole
Mickey Rooney
Milo O'Shea
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY)
Jimmy Breslin
and Jimmy Neary.
20.126 [4238] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Mar1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Michael Caine
and Ben Powers
and Robert Lacey author of "The Kingdom".
20.127 [4239] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Mar1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Hanks
actress Andrea McArdle
comedian Lonnie Shorr
Gilbert and Serge Trigano owners of Club Med in Mexico.
20.128 [4240] The Merv Show (60 min) "The Hit Makers"
19Mar1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Gordon Lightfoot
and Bonnie Raitt
and Sister Sledge.
==================================
20.129 [4241] The Merv Show (60 min) "Women of Achievement"
22Mar1982 [rerun 13Aug82] [Journal Herald NY]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
architect Julia Thomas
Dr. Elizabeth Morgan
female airline pilot Pat Toker
and Laura Lizer.
20.130 [4242] The Merv Show (60 min) "The Hit Makers"
23Mar1982 [Journal Herald NY] [Pensacola News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Sheena Easton
Rick Springfield
Bertie Higgins
and rock group Chilliwack.
20.131 [4243] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Mar1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Dyan Cannon
Chris Christianson
Larry Williams author of "Secrets of Stock Trading";
ballet dancers Patrick Bissell and Martine Van Hamel.
20.132 [4244] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Mar1982 [Statesman Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Tim Matheson
and Charles A. Moses
actress Dana Hill
and singer-songwriter Enrico Macias.
20.133 [4245] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Mar1982 [Modesto Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Jaime Lyn Bauer
and Michelle Phillips
author Helen Fisher
and singer-songwriter Gail Davies.
==================================
20.134 [4246] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Mar1982 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gary Coleman
actress Lisa Raggio
Dr. Robert Jastrow
Terry Gregory sings "I'm Takin' A Heart Break".
20.135 [4247] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Mar1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Christopher Reeve
actress Cheryl Ladd
composer Mike Post (Themes from "Magnum PI" and "Hill Street Blues");
and Craig Hall author of "Craig Hall's Book of Real Estate Investing".
20.136 [4248] The Merv Show (60 min) "Gang Violence"
31Mar1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
James Bascue
Father Malachi Martin
Father Elwood Keiser
gang members Antonio Olivo and Arturo Rios
and Yolanda Morales.
20.137 [4249] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to TV's "9 to 5"
01Apr1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Jane Fonda
Rita Moreno
Jean Marsh
and Rachel Dennison
and Bruce Gilbert.
20.138 [4250] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Apr1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jim Dale (of "Barnum") and wife Julia;
actor Willie Aames
actress Lois Bromfield
Joyce Catlett author of "The Truth"
and lawyer Barry Langberg.
==================================
20.139 [4251] The Merv Show (60 min) "Young and Gifted"
05Apr1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ricky Schroder
juggler James Marcel
coach Don Peters
gymnasts from the U.S.
and Chinese national teams
singer Renee Sands
and pianists Johnny and Michael Argosino.
20.140 [4252] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Apr1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Lynn Redgrave
and Luise Rainer
singers James Ingram
Patti Austin and Maureen Murphy.
20.141 [4253] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Apr1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Gregory Harrison
and Kurt Russell
actress Lisa Eichhorn
and singer Laura Branigan.
20.142 [4254] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Apr1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Nell Carter
actor Albert Hague
writers Arlene Alda
and Andy Cowan.
20.143 [4255] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Apr1982 [Baltimore Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Shirley Jones
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
vocalist-actor Arthur Tracy
and Dr. Edward Dietrich.
==================================
20.144 [4256] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Apr1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Thomas Thompson author of "Celebrity"
and Los Angeles coroner Dr. Thomas Noguchi.
*Note: The controversial former Los Angeles County coroner who was
demoted last week to the less sensitive job of medical specialist.
(The program was taped before his demotion.)
20.145 [4257] The Merv Show (60 min)
13Apr1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
author Truman Capote
fashion editor Jody Jacobs
Dr. Irene Kassorla
and singer Stephanie Winslow.
20.146 [4258] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Apr1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV host Ed McMahon
actor Marc Singer
singer Tom Sullivan
and Junior.
20.147 [4259] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Apr1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Roger Wilson
actress Margaret Ladd
author Lorenzo Ricciardi
and singer Deniece Williams.
20.148 [4260] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Apr1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actor Brodie Greer
Robert Ludlum author of "The Parsifal Mosaic";
and The Bellamy Brothers.
==================================
19.149 [4261] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Flamingo Road"
19Apr1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Howard Duff
and John Beck
actresses Morgan Fairchild
and Barbara Rush
and singer Fernando Allende.
19.150 [4262] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Apr1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
sculptor Eduardo Villa
and Richard Rodriguez author of "Hunger of Memory".
20.151 [4263] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Apr1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Conrad
animal expert Jim Fowler
and comedian Tom Dreesen.
20.152 [4264] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Apr1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Valerie Harper
singer-actor Bill Hayes
and his wife actress Susan Seaforth of "Days of Our Lives";
singer Dee Dee Bridgewater
and Helen Boahm.
20.153 [4265] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Apr1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Marie Osmond
actor Joseph Bottoms
songwriter-musician Norman Saleet
and Marc Lappé author of "Germs That Won't Die: Medical Consequences of the
Misuse of Antibiotics".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-l68AMLjdRQ
*Note: Marie Osmond and Joseph Bottom talk about their film "Side By Side: The
True Story of the Osmond Family" which aired April 26, 1982 at 8pm.
==================================
20.154 [4266] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Apr1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Ruth Gordon
actor Bud Cort
actress Linda Hamilton
and Rita Mae Brown author of "Southern Discomfort".
20.155 [4267] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Apr1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
film director Richard Martini
humorist Rubin Carson
Jazz whistler Ron McCroby
and Southern Comfort Dixieland Band.
20.156 [4268] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Apr1982
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Ann Jillian of the TV movie "Mae West".
20.157 [4269] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Apr1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
actors Scott Wolf
and Steve Guttenberg
and singer Linda Hopkins.
20.158 [4270] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute to Soap Opera Leading Men"
30Apr1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Jack Coleman
Christopher Rich
Mark Arnold
Kin Shriner
and Laurence Lau
actresses Diana Trask
and Genie Francis.
==================================
20.159 [4271] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Dynasty"
03May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors John Forsythe
Joan Collins
Linda Evans
John James
and Pamela Bellwood.
20.160 [4272] The Merv Show (60 min)
04May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Bernie Kopell
actress Fern Fitzgerald
author Charles Wetherall
and musician B.B. King.
20.161 [4273] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Falcon Crest"
05May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Jane Wyman
Abby Dalton
and Susan Sullivan
actors Billy Moses
and Lorenzo Lamas.
20.162 [4274] The Merv Show (60 min)
06May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Dr. Henry Kissinger
and Dr. Armand Hammer.
20.163 [4275] The Merv Show (60 min)
07May1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Howard Hesseman of "WKRP in Cincinnati";
singer-dancer Hinton Battle
lawyer Robert Bauman
and screenwriter-humorst Bruce Feirstein.
==================================
20.164 [4276] The Merv Show (60 min)
10May1982 [rerun 10Aug82] [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Bo Derek
actor John Derek
actress Ursula Andress (the first Mrs. John Derek).
20.165 [4277] The Merv Show (60 min)
11May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jean Stapleton
comedian Ronnie Schell
actor Ying Ruocheng
and The Arthur Murray Dancers.
20.166 [4278] The Merv Show (60 min)
12May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Skip Stephenson
comedian Carl Wolfson
entertainer Pancho
tap dancer Greg Burge
and singer Patti Page.
20.167 [4279] The Merv Show (60 min)
13May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Sean Connery
and John McCann
Andrew Tobias author of "The Invisible Bankers";
and singer-songwriter Jessy Dixon.
20.168 [4280] The Merv Show (60 min) "Superstar Models"
14May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Nina Blanchard
Kristian Alfonso
Kristie Welsch
Renauld White
St. John Smith
and Wanakee Pugh.
==================================
20.169 [4281] The Merv Show (60 min)
17May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedy writer Carl Reiner
actor Pat McCormick
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo
and singer Zella Lehr.
20.170 [4282] The Merv Show (60 min)
18May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
comedienne Lily Tomlin
tennis star Martina Navratilova
comedian Lonnie Shorr
and musician Cornelius Bumpas.
20.171 [4283] The Merv Show (60 min) "Music Hit Makers"
19May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
composer Marvin Hamlisch
singers Peter Noone
Ray Parker Jr.
Karla Bonoff
and Randy Crawford
and fitness expert Richard Simmons.
20.172 [4284] The Merv Show (60 min)
20May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick
Father Andrew Greeley
and TV writer Andy Cowan.
20.173 [4285] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Paper Dolls"
21May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Joan Hackett
Renee Valente
Alexandra Paul
Marge Hannaman
Tamara Jones and her mother Janice.
==================================
20.174 [4286] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Star Trek II"
24May1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley
and Bibi Besch.
20.175 [4287] The Merv Show (60 min) "Medical & Scientific Breakthroughs"
25May1982 [rerun 11Aug82] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Dr. Richard Ellenbogen
Dr. Michael Edwards
Dr. Harold Karpman
Dr. Albert Hibbs
and Dick Teresi.
20.176 [4288] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Rocky III"
26May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Sylvester Stallone
Burgess Meredith
Talia Shire
Mr. T
and Carl Weathers.
20.177 [4289] The Merv Show (60 min)
27May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Carole Cook
comedian Jay Leno
singer Richard "Dimples" Fields
and Gypsy.
20.178 [4290] The Merv Show (60 min)
28May1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Raquel Welch
Kathryn Skatula
Leigh Scarritt
Eileen Barnett
Patricia McCormick
and Fannie Flagg.
==================================
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
31May1982 [repeat from 20Jan82]
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Robert Goulet.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Nuclear Disarmament"
01Jun1982 [repeat from 10Feb82]
Sally Field, Lily Tomlin, Dr. Helen Caldicott.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Jun1982 [repeat from 24Feb82]
Benny Goodman, Judy Collins, Jim Dale, Elayne Boosler.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Life Extension"
03Jun1982 [repeat from 05Jan82]
Durk Pearson, Dr. Dunner Denckla, Richard Hochschild, Saul Kent.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Young Hollywood Stars"
04Jun1982 [repeat from 04Feb82]
Lorenzo Lamas, Christopher Atkins, Stevie Wood, Lydia Cornell, Dana Hill, Matt
Lattanzi.
==================================
20.179 [4291] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Rod Steiger
actress Tovah Feldshuh
actor-comedian Thom Sharp
singers Charlene Duncan
and Robert Clary.
20.180 [4292] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Jun1982 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Jack Jones
actress Edie McClurg
comedian-actor Larry Miller
pianist Daniel Varsano
and The Rovers.
20.181 [4293] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Michele Lee
and Dottie Archibald
model Kathy Klinger
Penelope Russianoff author of "Why Do I Think I Am Nothing Without a Man?"
and The Monroes perform "What Do All the People Know?".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia0uL2vK4dY
20.182 [4294] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedians Dick Shawn
and Howie Mandel
actor Ken Kercheval
singer Amanda McBroom
and Dale Lowdermilk president of the World's Most Sarcastic Organization.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqnSeo2TGIc
20.183 [4295] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Jun1982 [Miami News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Persis Khambatta
magician Ricky Jay
writer Dan Greenburg
and singer Debby Boone.
==================================
20.184 [4296] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
actress Sandahl Bergman
stage actor Bill Hutton of Broadway's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat";
and Lewis Regenstein author of "Deadly Chemicals".
20.185 [4297] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Joan Van Ark
and Michelle Pfeiffer
actor Adrian Zmed of "T.J. Hooker";
Bob Shanks author of "Love Is Not Enough";
and musician O'Bryan.
20.186 [4298] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Jun1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
actors Barry Bostwick
and Brad Maule
comedian Paul Mooney
baseball legends Mickey Mantle
Hank Aaron and Leo Durocher
and actor and Science fiction fan Forrest J. Ackerman.
20.187 [4299] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor McLean Stevenson
actress Randall Anne Brooks of Broadway's "Annie";
writer Gregory Bodenhamer
and an amateur children's revue called "Let's Put On A Show".
20.188 [4300] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Jun1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael Landon
Dr. Dennis Brooks
and singer Mary Wilson.
==================================
20.189 [4301] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tony Danza
actress Marilu Henner
comedian Steve Landesberg
John R. Powers author of "The Last Catholic in America";
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
20.190 [4302] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Jun1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Steve Kanaly
comedian Garry Shandling
Dr. Elizabeth McAdams
and 12-year-old Jerry Sharell sings "New York, New York".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlMqDyVoLBg
20.191 [4303] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dick Van Patten
comedian Robert Wuhl
actress Shannon Tweed
Robert MacNeil of "The MacNeil-Lehrer Report";
and singer-actor Andre De Shields.
20.192 [4304] The Merv Show (60 min) "ASCAP Salutes Ethel Merman"
24Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Ethel Merman
Lucille Ball
Hal David
Jerry Herman
Ginger Rogers
and Jule Styne.
20.193 [4305] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Jun1982 [Daily Record]
Orson Welles is the guest host
Guests
comedian Andy Kaufman
actor Ron Glass
TV host Ben Stein
and singing duo Ashford & Simpson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtBggZRcXNw
==================================
20.194 [4306] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Pam Dawber
actor Charles Haid
Dr. Robert Schuller
and singer Billy Vera.
20.195 [4307] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Jun1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Peter Benchley author of "Girl of the Sea Cortez";
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actress Allison Arngrim
and Calamity Jane.
20.196 [4308] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute to 10th Anniversary of Ms. Magazine"
30Jun1982 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Gloria Steinem
Jane Fonda
Carole King
Loretta Swit
and Lee Grant.
20.197 [4309] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Debbie Reynolds
comic Rip Taylor
actress Paula Kelly
and The Barbarians.
20.198 [4310] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Jul1982 [rerun 13Dec82] [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Richard Harris
actress June Allyson
writer Harlan Ellison
and singer Laura Branigan.
==================================
20.199 [4311] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Jul1982 [News-Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jack Klugman
professional poker player Jack Strauss
Leonid and Valentina Koslov
and singer Thelma Houston.
20.200 [4312] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Donna Mills
and Maureen Murphy
Michael Korda author of "Worldly Goods";
and The Chipmunks.
20.201 [4313] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Dee Wallace
and Kirstie Alley
Richard Taylor autor of "Having Love Affairs";
and Little Ambassadors of Singapore.
20.202 [4314] The Merv Show (60 min) "Crime"
08Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
author Truman Capote
lawyer Alan Dershowitz
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Keene
and Culver City Chief of Police Ted Cook.
20.203 [4315] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Bernie Kopell
rancher Rosemary McGreer outspoken opposition to the Rajneesh;
Rajneesh follower Ma Anand Sheela
and musician Chuck Mangione.
==================================
20.204 [4316] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ricardo Montalban of "Fantasy Island";
Jeffrey Archer author of "The Prodigal Daughter";
and R&B singer Lou Rawls.
20.205 [4317] The Merv Show (60 min) "Life Extension II"
13Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw authors of "Life Extension: A Practical Scientific
Approach";
Marvin J. Cetron author of "Encounters with the Future: A Forecast of Life Into
the 21st Century";
and Dr. Paul Segall (Cryonic Life Extension).
20.206 [4318] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Daniel J. Travanti
actress Jobeth Williams
comedian Wil Shriner
Kid Creole and the Cocoanuts.
20.207 [4319] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Deney Terrio of "T.J. Hooker";
actresses Eva Gabor
and Carole Mathews
Stephen Birmingham author of "The Grandes Dames";
and singer-songwriter Bobby Caldwell.
20.208 [4320] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Melody Thomas of "The Young and the Restless";
"Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown
and Country singer Mel Tillis.
==================================
20.209 [4321] The Merv Show (60 min) "The Hit Makers"
19Jul1982 [rerun 07Dec82] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Johnny Mathis
and Deniece Williams
and Missing Persons.
20.210 [4322] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute to the Royal Family"
20Jul1982 [rerun 06Dec82] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Robert Lacey, British historian
Edwina Sewell-Baverstock, British Consulate General
actress-author Pamela Mason
and actor Sir Wilfrid Hyde-White.
20.211 [4323] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Show Boat"
21Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Donald O'Connor
Sheryl Woods
Jacque Trussell
Donnie Ray Albert
Lonette McKee
Karla Burns
Alexandra Korey
and Paul Keith.
20.212 [4324] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Jul1982 [rerun 09Dec82] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Ben Vereen
screenwriter Jeannine Burnier
and the Too Short For Prime Time Players.
20.213 [4325] The Merv Show (60 min) "Ghosts"
23Jul1982 [rerun 15Dec82] [News-Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Beatrice Straight
actor Julian Burton
parapsychologist Dr. Thelma Moss
Richard Senate, world-renowned paranormal investigator and ghost storyteller;
and musical artist Razzy Bailey.
==================================
20.214 [4326] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Night Shift"
26Jul1982 [News-Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Henry Winkler
and Ron Howard
actress Shelley Long
and comic actor Larry Miller.
20.215 [4327] The Merv Show (60 min) "The Hit Makers"
27Jul1982 [Daily News]
From Las Vegas.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
actor Scott Baio of "Joanie Loves Chachi" sings "What Was in That Kiss?";
Eddie Money performs "Two Tickets to Paradise"
Soft Cell performs "Tainted Love";
and The Pinups perform "Song on the Radio".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UPXbL4nTz4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obl2iiAhB1I
20.216 [4328] The Merv Show (60 min) "Silver Screen Cowboys"
28Jul1982 [rerun 08Dec82] [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Roy Rogers
Gene Autry
Rex Allen
Dusty Rogers
Rex Allen Jr.
Yakima Canutt
and Snuff Garrett.
20.217 [4329] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute to Garry Marshall"
29Jul1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
producer Garry Marshall
director-actress Penny Marshall
actress Erin Moran
actors Michael McKeon
and Dabney Coleman.
20.218 [4330] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Jul1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dick Van Patten
comedian Robert Wuhl
journalist Jimmy Breslin
and boxer Brian Mitchell.
==================================
20.219 [4331] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute to Swing"
02Aug1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Mel Tormé
and Jaye P. Morgan
and Larry Elgart and His Manhattan Swing Orchestra.
20.220 [4332] The Merv Show (60 min) "Top Music Makers"
03Aug1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Melissa Manchester
Randy Meisner
Ray Parker Jr.
and T.G. Sheppard.
20.221 [4333] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Aug1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Billy Crystal
director Lina Wertmuller
writer Garson Kanin
and singing impressionist Bob Anderson.
20.222 [4334] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Aug1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne Phyllis Diller
actor Douglas Barr of "The Fall Guy";
Dr. Warren Thomas
pop-rock Char
and singer Lacy J. Dalton.
20.223 [4335] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Aug1982 [News Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Bruce Boxleitner
stage actor Val Diamond
actress Cindy Morgan
comedian Arsenio Hall
and former CIA chief Lt. Gen. Daniel Graham.
==================================
[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute To Sophisticated Ladies"
09Aug1982 [repeat from 09Mar82]
Paula Kel ly. Hinton Battle, Gregg Burge Dee Dee Bndgewater
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Aug1982 [repeat from 10May82]
Bo ond John Derek, Ursula Andress
[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Medical And Scientific Breakthrought'
11Aug1982 [repeat from 25May82]
Guests Dr. Richard Ellenbogen
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Aug1982 [repeat from 22Mar82]
Kal Rudman, Sheena Easton, Chilliwack, Bertie Higgins, Rick Springfield.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Women of Achievement"
13Aug1982 [repeat from 22Mar82]
Julia Thomas, Dr. Elizabeth Morgan, Pat Toker, Laura Lizer.
==================================
20.224 [4336] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Aug1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
Jim Siegelman and Flo Conway authors of
"Holy Terror: The Fundamentalist War on America's Freedoms
in Religion, Politics, and Our Private Lives";
and singer Stephanie Mills.
20.225 [4337] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Aug1982 [News Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
poet Miller Williams
comedian George Miller
actor Timothy Daly
Gerry Spence author of "Gunning For Justice";
and R&B singer Robert 'Goodie' Whitfield.
20.226 [4338] The Merv Show (60 min) "Top Music Makers"
18Aug1982 [News Journal]
Paul Williams is the guest host
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
The Pointer Sisters
singer Lisa Hartman
and America.
20.227 [4339] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Aug1982 [Statesman Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
attorney Melvin Belli
actor Steve Guttenberg
comic Jimmy Aleck
and singer Josie Cotton performs "He Could Be the One" and "Tell Him".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_uIsozQq8s
20.228 [4340] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Aug1982 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-director-actor Orson Welles
actor Paul Sorvino
photographer Harry Benson
and singer Kenny Rankin.
==================================
20.229 [4341] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Aug1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Charles Grodin
actress Heather Thomas
singer-dancer Lola Falana
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
20.230 [4342] The Merv Show (60 min) "Music Makers"
24Aug1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singers Nicolette Larson
and Jermaine Jackson
Billy Katt and his band, A Flock of Seagulls.
20.231 [4343] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Aug1982 [Daily News]
Dick Clark is the guest host
Guests
actor Christopher Atkins
actresses Moon Zappa
and Valerie Quennessen
comic actor JM J. Bullock
and comedian-actor Marc Price.
20.232 [4344] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Aug1982 [Daily News]
Dick Clark is the guest host
Guests
actress Morgan Fairchild
singer Randy Crawford
eugenicist Robert Klark Graham
Mark Sweet, magician and hypnotherapist
and Dr. Afton Blake, first test tube baby.
20.233 [4345] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Aug1982 [Daily Record]
Mariette Hartley is the guest host
Guests
actresses Glenn Close
and Lynn Redgrave
Jackie Collins author of "The Love Killers"
and screenwriter Jeannine Burnier.
==================================
20.234 [4346] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Aug1982 [rerun 14Dec82] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Jack Jones
actor Fred Grandy
journalist-writer Lisa Robinson
and comedian Johnny Yune.
20.235 [4347] The Merv Show (60 min)
31Aug1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Pamela Bellwood
comedian Jay Leno
Country singer Ricky Skaggs
and Dr. Armand Hammer.
20.236 [4348] The Merv Show (60 min) "Young Performers"
01Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Kristy McNichol
actors Bill Hutton
Dean Butler
and Mike Binder
and singer Stefanie Winslow.
20.237 [4349] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Connie Stevens
Anne Gorsuch, first female EPA administrator;
Amory and Hunter Lovins author of "Brittle Power";
singer Peabo Bryson
and The Romeros.
20.238 [4350] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Sep1982 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Blake
dancer-actress Donna McKechnie
Steve Shagan author of "The Circle";
and Country singer Terri Gibbs.
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