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Season 21 (Metromedia Syndication)(1982-83)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
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UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
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Metromedia Syndication Monday to Friday 1 hr 9pm
and in January 1983 to a 4pm timeslot.
21.01 [4351] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Larry Wilcox
lawyer Gloria Allred
Gerry Silva
Ray Otey
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
21.02 [4352] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Elke Sommer
actor Roger Wilson
May Lee Davis
Karon Christian
and singer Billy Preston.
21.03 [4353] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
model-actress Jayne Kennedy
actress Lisa Raggio
ventriloquist Wayland Flowers and Madame
and the Marshall Crenshaw Band perform "Someday, Someway".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YdUTd6cURQ
21.04 [4354] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Tony Bennett
comedienne Elayne Boosler
model-actress Ann Turkel
and gossip columnist Diana McLellan.
21.05 [4355] The Merv Show (60 min) "Famous TV Moms"
10Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Harriet Nelson
Marion Ross
Jane Wyatt
and Ann Jillian
and Hungarian pianists Katia and Marielle Lebeque.
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21.06 [4356] The Merv Show (60 min)
13Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Shelley Winters
and Pamela Mason
and Dr. Irene Kassorla.
21.07 [4357] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Yvette Mimieux
Country singer Roy Clark
Rodney Lay and the Wild West Band
Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff
and Russian singer Djan Tatlian.
21.08 [4358] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ted Lange
actress Tina Johnson
writer George Plimpton
comedienne Renée Taylor
and comedian Johnny Dark.
21.09 [4359] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor William Shatner
musician B B. King
football coach Bill Snyder
Hal Lindsey author of "The 1980's Countdown to Armageddon";
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
21.10 [4360] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute to New Wave Music"
17Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Stray Cats
Oingo-Boingo
singers Josie Cotton
and Toni Basil
singer-actress Elvira (Cassandra Peterson)
makeup artist William J. Tuttle
costume designer Theodora Von Runkle
and Merv's son Tony Griffin.
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21.11 [4361] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Urich
actress Christopher Norris
surfer Gerry Lopez
and The Motels.
21.12 [4362] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gil Gerard
actress Charlotte Rae
Elizabeth Dole, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
and Dr. Edgar Berman.
21.13 [4363] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Sep1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Melissa Gilbert
actor Bruce Penhall
comedian-actor Howie Mandell
voice actor Frank Welker
actress Lucy Webb
Jim Stahl
Gail Mathews
and Australian singer Greg Bonham.
21.14 [4364] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Sep1982 [Post-Star]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Christopher Mayer
and Byron Cherry
actress Lisa Hartman
comedian Bill Rafferty
and David McClintick
author of "A True Story of Hollywood and Wall Street".
21.15 [4365] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Sep1982 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Carol Channing
comic actors Cheech and Chong
Judith Glatzel, mother of David Glatzel claims demonic possession
ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren
and musician Richard Walley.
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21.16 [4366] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "Too Close For Comfort"
27Sep1982 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Ted Knight
and Jm J. Bullock
actresses Nancy Dussault
Audrey Meadows
Lydia Cornell
and Deborah Van Valkenburgh.
21.17 [4367] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Sep1982 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dale Gonyea
actress Erin Gray
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Suzanne De Passe, former President of Motown
and Sidney Sheldon author of "Master of the Game".
21.18 [4368] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to TV's "Fame"
29Sep1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
dancer-choreographer Debbie Allen
actors Anthony Ray
and Lee Curreri
actresses Lori Singer
and Erica Gimbel.
21.19 [4369] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Sep1982 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Linda Evans
Genie Francis
and Donna Mills
actors Bruce Boxleitner
and Joel Higgins.
21.20 [4370] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Oct1982 [Evening Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jack Klugman
actresses Victoria Principal
and Andrea McArdle
columnist Judith Martin
and TV writer Andy Cowan.
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21.21 [4371] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Oct1982 [Post-Star]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
Hamilton Jordan, former White House Chief of Staff
Lee Roy Reems and Lisa Brown
perform a medley from the musical "42nd Street";
Jennifer Holliday sings "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fItbSsaUV5E&list=PL6AD9E95E31472BA6&index=11
21.22 [4372] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Oct1982 [News Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV host Dick Cavett
model Cheryl Tiegs
drummer Buddy Rich
and McDonald's High School Jazz Band.
21.23 [4373] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Oct1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Elizabeth Ashley
Sheryl Lee Ralph
and Hermione Gingold
Dr. Edgar Berman
and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
21.24 [4374] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Oct1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
dancer-actress Chita Rivera
comedian Alan King
actor Byron Allen
photographer Sandra Mansi
and the cast of "Pump Boys and Dinettes".
21.25 [4375] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Oct1982 [Detroit Free Press]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tony Randall
reporter Jessica Savitch
comedienne Renée Taylor
singer Maureen McGovern
and cast members from "Forbidden Broadway".
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21.26 [4376] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Oct1982 [Evening Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian David Brenner
economist Sylvia Porter
journalist William F. Buckley Jr.
and singer Julie Budd.
21.27 [4377] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Oct1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
comedienne Kaye Ballard
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
and singer-actress Anita Morris.
21.28 [4378] The Merv Show (60 min)
13Oct1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
dancer-actress Ann Miller
actor Allen Fawcett
Theodore H. White author of "America in Search of Itself"
pianist Daniel Varsano
and Talk-Talk.
21.29 [4379] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Oct1982 ]Fresno Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Opera singer Beverly Sills
baritoneSherrill Milnes
journalist Russell Baker
cast members from "Little Shop of Horrors"
and a fur fashion show.
21.30 [4380] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Oct1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Anthony Quinn
Forbes editor Malcolm Forbes
film critic Rex Reed
and Blues singer Alberta Hunter.
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21.31 [4381] The Merv Show (60 min) Salute to "First Blood"
18Oct1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Sylvester Stallone
Richard Crenna
and Brian Dennehy
and singer-songwriter Dan Hill.
21.32 [4382] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Oct1982 [Evening Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
actor Paul Newman
21.33 [4383] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Oct1982 [Detroit Free Press]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer-actor John Schneider
singers Sheena Easton
and Tanya Tucker
Charlie Ross and the Stray Cats.
21.34 [4384] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Oct1982 [rerun 10Jun83] [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
First Lady Nancy Reagan
singer Joe Raposo
and former Minnesota Vikings Carl Eller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2emkEwUj5PI
(Full episode).
21.35 [4385] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Oct1982 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Melody Thomas
and Ana Alicia
Lorisa and Robert DeLorenzo
author of "Total Child Care: A Contemporary, Prepared Approach to Parenthood";
and singer Gary Numan.
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21.36 [4386] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Oct1982 [Post-Star]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charlton Heston
actress Linda Gray
Mrs. Billy Graham
actor Charles Haid
and singer Kenny Rankin.
21.37 [4387] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Oct1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Larry Manetti
actress Jessica Harper
comedian Rich Hall
singer Lani Hall
and Steele Breeze.
21.38 [4388] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Oct1982 [Evening Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lorna Patterson
comedian Ronnie Schell
authors Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
authors of "Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach";
and singer KC.
21.39 [4389] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Oct1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Loni Anderson
TV writer Andy Cowan
comedian Sean Morey
author E. Gene Vosseler
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
21.40 [4390] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Oct1982 [Evening Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gary Coleman
actress Adrienne Barbeau
impressionist Marilyn Michaels
and singer Stephen Bishop.
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21.41 [4391] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Nov1982 [Detroit Free Press]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
actor Jameson Parker
Billy Dunlop
and Dr. Roy Wolford.
21.42 [4392] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Nov1982 [Bradenton Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Jerry Lewis
young performers Dennis and Tina Caspary
actress Shawnee Smith
actor Scott Nemes
and Jeff Tishman.
21.43 [4393] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Nov1982 [Courier-Post]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jacqueline Bisset
actor Vincent Price
actress Edie McClurg
and comedian-actor Bobby Kelton.
21.44 [4394] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Nov1982 [Courier-Post]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
authors of "Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach";
actress Audrey Landers
comedian Robert Wuhl
and ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn.
21.45 [4395] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Nov1982 [Fresno Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John James
Swiss actress Marthe Keller
hockey player Greg Smith
and singer-actress Rita Moreno.
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21.46 [4396] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Nov1982 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Raquel Welch
tenor Placido Domingo
composer Andrew Lloyd Weber
stage actresses Loni Ackerman
Laurie Beechman and Betty Buckley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eygskbkE1pA
21.47 [4397] The Merv Show (60 min) "Meridian Award Winners"
09Nov1982 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Liza Minnelli
TV personality Barbara Walters
actress Liv Ullmann
and author Jeane J. Kirkpatrick.
20.48 [4398] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Nov1982 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Mel Tormé
actor Paul Sorvino
singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman
and entertaier Billy Fellows.
20.49 [4399] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Nov1982 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Houseman
actresses Isabella Rossellini
Morgan Fairchild
and Laurie Beechman
and disco owner Regine.
21.50 [4400] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Nov1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Paul Sorvino
singer-actress Lainie Kazan
R&B singers Lou Rawls
and Patti LaBelle.
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21.51 [4401] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Nov1982 [rerun 03Jun83] [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jane Fonda
Femmy DeLyser
author of "Jane Fonda's Workout Book for Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery";
Muppet creators Jim Henson and Frank Oz
dog trainer-author Barbara Woodhouse
and singer Evelyn "Champagne" King.
21.52 [4402] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Nov1982 [Evening Sun]
"Salute to Henry Mancini".
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
composer Henry Mancini
singers Andy Williams
and Mel Tormé
Ginny Mancini
and Monica Mancini.
21.53 [4403] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Nov1982 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael Palin
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
authors of "Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach";
Phyllis and David York authors of "Toughlove";
and singer Lee Greenwood.
21.54 [4404] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Nov1982 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jack Lemmon
actress Valerie Harper
photographer Russell Lee
and Marvin J. Cetron
author of "Encounters with the Future: A Forecast of Life Into the 21st
Century."
21.55 [4405] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Nov1982 [Statesman Journal]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
six of the original Mouseketeers
Annette Funicello, Bobby Burgess, Darlene Gillespie,
Cubby O'Brien, Lonnie Burr and Doreen Tracey;
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo
and singer Roberta Flack.
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21.56 [4406] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Nov1982 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Linda Gray
actor Tim Matheson
Judith Krantz author of "Mistral's Daughter";
dancer Gregg Burge
singers Stella Parton
and Paula Nelson.
21.57 [4407] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Nov1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Robin Mattson
comedian Steve Landesberg
figure skater Robert McCall
singers Sylvia
and Paula Nelson.
21.58 [4408] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Nov1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Arnold Schwarzenegger
and James Farentino
Gayle Olinekova
and Terry Jean Moore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N7wjHJMJ8c
21.59 [4409] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Nov1982 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Robert J. Benowicz
author of "Non-prescription Drugs and Their Side Effects";
actress Betsy Brantley
actor Bruce Weitz
Judith Guest author of "Ordinary People";
and singer Michael Murphy.
21.60 [4410] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Nov1982 [The Province]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Foxworth of "Falcon Crest";
actress Loretta Swit talks about her movie "Games Mother Never Taught Me";
comedian Rich Hall
and Dr. Donald Dossey
and a fashion show of hairstyles.
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21.61 [4411] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Nov1982 [Arizona Republic]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
former President Jimmy Carter
actress Sondra Locke
of the TV movie "Rosie" (true story about Rosemary Clooney);
singer-actress Rosemary Clooney
and Dr. Daniel Misehll with a discussion of birth control.
21.62 [4412] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Nov1982 [Baltimore Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Valerie Bertinelli
comedian Charlie Callas
actor Kazu Watanabe
and daredevil Michael Hughes.
21.63 [4413] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Dec1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Pam Dawber
talk show host Larry King
impressionist Maurice LaMarche
and Country singer Dottie West.
21.64 [4414] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Dec1982 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Kaylan Pickford
Maureen Murphy
Lisa Blount
and Betty Thomas
and Country singer Janie Fricke.
21.65 [4415] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Dec1982 [Herald-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lynn Redgrave
actor Thaao Penghlis
Dr. Yvonne Bryson
French singer Sylvie Vartan
and the Arthur Murray Dancers.
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[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Salute to the Royal Family"
06Dec1982 [repeat from 20Jul82]
Robert Lacey, Edwina Sewell-Baverstock, Pamela Mason and Wilfrid Hyde-White.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Dec1982 [repeat from 19Jul82]
Kal Rudman, Johnny Mathis, Deniece Williams.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Dec1982 [repeat from 28Jul82]
Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Rex Allen, Dusty Rogers.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Dec1982 [repeat from 22Jul82]
Ben Vereen, Jeannine Burner, the Too Short For Prime Time Players.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Crime"
10Dec1982 [repeat from 08Jul1982] [Seattle Daily Times]
Truman Capote, Alan Dershowitz,
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Keene,
Culver City Chief of Police Ted Cooke.
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[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
13Dec1982 [repeat from 02Jul82]
Richard Harris, June Allyson, Laura Branigan and Harlan Ellison.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Dec1982 [repeat from 30Aug82]
Jack Jones, Johnny Yune, Fred Grandy, Lisa Robinson.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min) "Ghosts"
15Dec1982 [repeat from 23Jul82]
Beatrice Straight, Julian Burton, Dr. Thelma Moss, Razzy Bailey.
21.66 [4416] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Dec1982 [Daily Record]
From Paris
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
mime Marcel Marceau
singer-songwriter Paul Anka
singer Mireille Mathieu
fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy
and the Can Can dancers from the Moulin Rouge.
21.67 [4417] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Dec1982 [Miami Herald]
From Paris
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Charles Aznavour
actors Omar Sharif
and Roger Moore
singer Sylvie Vartan
and Hot Gossip.
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21.68 [4418] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Dec1982 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
actor Dudley Moore
singer Kim Carnes
Mark Gerzon
author of "A Choice of Heroes: The Changing Faces of American Manhood";
and Dr. Laura Schlessinger.
21.69 [4419] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Dec1982 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
actor Dick Van Patten
tennis star Jimmy Connors
Herman and Kia Regusters
singer Jeffrey Osborne
and Dr. Michelle Harrison.
21.70 [4420] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Dec1982 [rerun 08Jun83] [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Sir Laurence Olivier
actress Leata Galloway
and Myra Lewis
author of "Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis".
21.71 [4421] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Dec1982 [Asbury Park Press]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Margot Kidder
and Laura Tyler
Linda Lee author of "Out of Wedlock: A Love Story";
William J. Grace Jr. author of "The Phoenix Approach";
and retired Brig. Gen. Charles Yeager III.
21.72 [4422] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Dec1982 [The Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor William Katt
actress Charlotte Rampling
astrologer Joan Quigley
Fran Lebovitz author of "Social Studies";
baseball player Philip Garner
and band America.
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21.73 [4423] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Dec1982 [rerun 06Jun83] [Asbury Park Press]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
music prognosticator Kal Rudman
singer Donna Summer
modelling agents Nina Blanchard and Kelly Grogan;
Bob Shaw author of "A Better Mantrap";
Dr. James Braly
and U.S. Triathalon winner Dr. Ferdy Massimino.
21.74 [4424] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Dec1982 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Skip Stevenson
Martin O'Brien author of "All the Girls";
Sherri Foxman author of "Classified Love: A Guide to the Personals";
and Irene C. Kassorla author of "Nice Girls Do".
21.75 [4425] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Dec1982 [rerun 09Jun83] [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Irena Ferris
comedian Larry Miller
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
authors of "Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach";
and Arthur C. Clarke author of "2010: Odyssey Two".
21.76 [4426] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Dec1982 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV personality Martha Stewart
actor Lee Bergere
singer-dancer Charo
attorney Gloria Allred
Sandra Bardenilla, nurse charged with unethical removal of life support;
and Dr. Mark Ravis.
21.77 [4427] The Merv Show (60 min)
31Dec1982 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Linda Lavin
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
Herschel Elkins
and Dr. Ken Dychtwald.
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*Note: Time change, no longer late night.
Various places aired the program from 10am to 4pm.
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21.78 [4428] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Jan1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor William Shatner
impressionist Fred Travalena
John Naisbitt
author of "Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives";
Herschel Elkins
and Dr. Elite Katz.
21.79 [4429] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Jan1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Nell Carter
and Jessica Prentice
actors Michael Mack
and Jason Kravitz
Rev. Jerry Falwell
Dr. Jerold Lowenstein
ski jumper Jeff Hastings
and folksinger Jim Page.
21.80 [4430] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Jan1983 [rerun 02Jun83] [Courier-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jacklyn Zeman
comedian Bob Saget
Betty Edwards author of "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain";
Daniel F. Ford author of "The Cult of the Atom";
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
authors of "Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach".
21.81 [4431] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Jan1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV host Dick Cavett
actress Theresa Saldana
composer Bill Conti
Gwen Tate
Dr. Connie Stallone Aldeman.
21.82 [4432] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Jan1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Catherine Bach
Jazz pianist Dave Frank
Eileen Luboff founder Missing Teens and Young Adults Inc.;
Dr. Arthur Farstad
and Country singer Mickey Gilley.
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21.83 [4433] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Jan1983 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
actress Elizabeth Huddles
TV host Arsenio Hall
long distance runner Alberto Salazar
Dr. Stanley Jacob
and Dr. Rodney Bluestone.
21.84 [4434] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Jan1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Peter Graves
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
Glen Kaplan
Janet Lever
and Diane Leighton Ackerman.
21.85 [4435] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Jan1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Joanna Lumley
and Persis Khambatta
Penny Patterson
Virginia Ferry
and Hala Maksoud.
21.86 [4436] The Merv Show (60 min)
13Jan1983 [Journal Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
lawyer F. Lee Bailey
actress Audra Lindley
prognosticator Kal Rudman
author William J. Murray
singers Grace Mitchell
and Ray Parker Jr.
21.87 [4437] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Jan1983 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Steve Kanaly
photojournalist David Douglas Duncan
Barbara Salsbury author of "Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Supermarket
Survival";
Dr. Mary Conroy author of "The Rational Woman's Guide to Self-Defense";
and The Weathergirls.
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21.88 [4438] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Jan1983 [rerun 10Aug83] [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
actor Mr. T
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
models Beverly Lee and Annette Stat
and folksinger Susan Smith.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQx7YjsRgrQ
21.89 [4439] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Jan1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Tom Jones
Patrick Terrall
Judith Martin
soccer star Pele
and comedian George Wallace.
21.90 [4440] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Jan1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
director Terry Jones
actor Dick Slattery
TV actor Dick Wilson
Sandy Joseph
animal expert Jim Fowler
and Dr. Robert G. Schneider.
21.91 [4441] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Jan1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Harvey Korman
actress Vicki Lawrence
author-journalist Shirley Lord
scientist Marion Diamond
and Jazz guitarist Lee Rittenour.
21.92 [4442] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Jan1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Anthony Newley
astrologer Joyce Jillson
Genevieve Grafe Marcus and Robert Lee Smith
co-authors of "Equal Time: Maintaining a Balance in Today's Intimate
Relationships ";
and singer Sean Morey.
==================================
21.93 [4443] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Jan1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Paul Sorvino
Carole Shaw author of "The Big Beautiful Woman";
Geneen Roth
author of "Feeding the Hungry Heart : The Experience of Compulsive Eating";
psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers
and singer Tanya Solnik.
21.94 [4444] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Jan1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Adrian Zmed of "T.J. Hooker"
actor Harry Anderson of "Night Court"
bounty hunter Sue Sarkis
female boxer Graciela Casillas
Dr. Gershon Lesson
and singer Charly McClain.
21.95 [4445] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Jan1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Senator Ed Davis
actress Leslie Easterbrook
Philip Garer author of "Philip Garner's Better Living Catalog";
Dr. Theron Randolph
Gregory Goldin
and singer Richard "Dimples" Fields.
21.96 [4446] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Jan1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Hal Linden
playwright Jeannine Burnier
Signe Hammer
author of "Mothers and Daughters: A Discussion of Theory and Research";
Dr. Spencer Johnson
and songwriting duo Marilyn and Alan Bergman.
21.97 [4447] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Jan1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tony Danza and son Mark,
lawyer Melvin Belli
biographer John Mack Carter
Dr. Laura Schlessinger
and entertainer Billy Fellows.
==================================
21.98 [4448] The Merv Show (60 min)
31Jan1983 [Daily News]
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.
21.99 [4449] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Feb1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Betty White
California Chief Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird
Maj. Kathy La Sauce (USAF)
Det. Carolann Natale (NYPD)
Dr. Niels Lauersen
and singer Leata Galloway.
21.100 [4450] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Feb1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Dana Hill
comedian George Miller
filmmaker Andre Konchalovsky
Drs. Richard and Susan Pitcairn
authors of "Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats";
Dr. Ted Kaptchuk, Chinese Herbal Medicine expert,
and singer Ronnie McDowell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmIuCAwZwU
21.101 [4451] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Feb1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Charlton Heston
and Mark Hamill
actress Clare Bathe
Carmel Berman Reingold author of "The Lifelong Anti-Cancer Diet";
and Gail Sheehy author of "Pathfinders".
21.102 [4452] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Feb1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Robert Mitchum
and John Houseman
actresses Ali MacGraw
and Lisa Eilbacher
and Dr. Niels Lauersen.
==================================
21.103 [4453] The Merv Show (60 min) "Get Healthy With Merv"
07Feb1983 [Courier-Post]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
fitness expert Kathy Smith
actress Cloris Leachman
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
model Rene Russo
and cartoonist Jim Davis (Garfield).
21.104 [4454] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Feb1983 [Herald-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
actress Diane McBain
Dr. Arnold Klein
Curtis and Lisa Sliwa (Guardian Angels);
and singer Clint Holmes.
21.105 [4455] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Feb1983 [Herald-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
author Barbara Cartland
Patricia Garfield author of "Creative Dreaming";
fitness expert Kathy Smith
Dr. Richard Ellenbogen
and singer Helen Reddy.
21.106 [4456] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Feb1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ben Kingsley
actresses Anne Archer
and Jeannie Wilson
Myrna Blyth
author of "Ladies' Home Journal Vintage Covers: A Poster Book from Ladies' Home
Journal";
fitness expert Kathy Smith
and Dr. Richard Ellenbogen.
21.107 [4457] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Feb1983 [Fresno Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Cheryl Ladd previews her TV movie about Grace Kelly;
actor Franklin Cover
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw share their Life Extension ideas;
fitness expert Kathy Smith
Dr. Evelyn Billings with a special segment on birth control;
and pianists Katia and Marielle Le Beque.
==================================
21.108 [4458] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Feb1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Fred Grandy talks about future Love Boat cruises around the world;
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw discuss the effects of
cocaine, tobacco, salt and sugar on the mind and body;
shipwreck survivor Christopher Aros describes his experience;
and musician-actor Albert Hague discusses his role in "Fame".
21.109 [4459] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Feb1983 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Prince Charles at the dedication of the World College, New Mexico;
Dr. Armand Hammer, industrialist and founder of the school;
author Dean L. Hummel
actor John James and actress Kathleen Beller of "Dynasty".
21.110 [4460] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Feb1983 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Carroll O'Connor and "Archie's Place"
buddies Allan Melvin, Jason Wingreen and Bill Quinn;
and "Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown.
21.111 [4461] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Feb1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Gregory Harrison
Mel Gibson and David Keith
Kentucky's First Lady Phyllis George Brown talks about
her "I Love America" diet book;
and foreign correspondent Georgie Anne Geyer.
21.112 [4462] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Feb1983 [Fresno Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jaclyn Smith
actor Rex Smith
Lee Canter author of "Assertive Discipline for Parents";
Dr. Garrett Lee
and singer Deniece Williams.
==================================
21.113 [4463] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Feb1983 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Marla Gibbs
comedian Lonnie Shorr
electro-medicine specialist Dr. Karlis Ullis
and patient Russ Hodge
acupuncturist Dr. Zion Yu
and Anthony Russell.
21.114 [4464] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Feb1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Susan Anton
film critics Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert
Carol Tavris author of "The Misunderstood Emotion";
and Dr. Lillian Glass author of "How To Deprogram your Valley Girl".
21.115 [4465] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Feb1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Richard Crenna
actress Patty Duke Astin
comedian George Wallace
divorce attorneys Roy Cohn
and Marvin Mitchelson.
21.116 [4466] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Feb1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Estelle Winwood
actors Roger Wilson
and Peter Horton
TV writer Jimmy Aleck
Mac McConnell
Dr. Roy Wolford
Andy and Maggie Robbins and their bear Hercules.
21.117 [4467] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Feb1983 [Fresno Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Rita Moreno
George Leonard
author of "The End of Sex: Erotic Love After the Sexual Revolution";
Irving Mansfield author of "Life With Jackie";
and singer-songwriter Mac Davis.
==================================
21.118 [4468] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Feb1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Linda Gray
author Maureen Reagan
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
fashion designer Bob Mackie
and Ciji Ware author of "Sharing Parenthood After Divorce".
21.119 [4469] The Merv Show (60 min) "Soap Opera Digest Awards"
01Mar1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Anna Lee
Susan Brown
Deidre Hall
Kim Delaney
and Robin Mattson
actors Anthony Geary
John Stamos
Kin Shriner
and David Lewis
and producer Gloria Monty.
21.120 [4470] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Mar1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Alan King
actress Jaimie Lyn Bauer
voice actor Maurice La Marche
Kathryn Falk
author of "How to Write a Romance and Get It Published";
Dr. Elliot D. Abravanel
and singer Maxine Nightingale.
21.121 [4471] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Mar1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael York
actress Sandahl Bergman
Bill Rafferty host of "Real People";
Dr. Joel Hirsch
psychologists Loretta Haroin
and Dr. James Rue.
21.122 [4472] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Mar1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor David Selby
Marshall Brickman written and directed the film "Lovesick";
Laura Brown and Lisa Radcliff from the Feminist Sperm Bank;
Dr. James Prescott, developmental psychologist focused on the origins of
violence;
and Scottish singer Sheena Easton.
==================================
21.123 [4473] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Mar1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jon Voight
actress Teresa Ganzel
comedian Larry Miller
and singer Bobby Vinton.
A discussion on the "squeal rule" requiring federally supported
clinics to notify parents of minors who are supplied with contraceptives.
21.124 [4474] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Mar1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jessica Walter
comedian Ronnie Schell
Candy Lightner, activist against drunk driving;
Dr. James Rota
and singer Charlene.
21.125 [4475] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Mar1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ted Knight
actress Jennifer Jason Leigh
comedian Howie Mandel
Dr. Joel Yager
authors Gary and Peggy Glenn.
21.126 [4476] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Mar1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Henry Winkler
and Tom Skerritt
film director Mike Binder
teacher Eric Rofes
and his pupils Caleb Brown and Joy Koller,
who collaborated on "The Kids Book On Divorce";
and musician Randy Edelman.
21.127 [4477] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Mar1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Tim Conway
actress Emma Samms
French actress Line Renaud
computer technology expert Jacques Valllee
Dr. Robert DeLorenzo
UFO witnesses Frank Reed and Miles Thurston.
==================================
21.128 [4478] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Mar1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lucie Arnaz
comedy writer Pat McCormick
comedian Paul Rodriguez
radio host Michael Medved
Dr. Dean Ornish
and singer Patti Brooks.
21.129 [4479] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Mar1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Blake
actresses Nancy Culp
Selma Diamond
and Mary Jo Catlett
and Dr. James Strain.
21.130 [4480] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Mar1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
Opera singer Sherrill Milnes
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo
and three outstanding high school students.
21.131 [4481] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Mar1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Eric Estrada
and Bruce Penhall
impressionist Fred Travalena
Denise Kainich
Sondra Thiederman
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo
21.132 [4482] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Mar1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
comedians Jay Leno
and Carl Wolfson
Judy Martindale
Florida Senator John Vogt
psychotherapist Dr. Nathanial Brandon
and Dr. Earl Mindell.
==================================
21.133 [4483] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Mar1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ricky Schroder
Olympic gymnastics coach Don Peters
and gymnasts Julianne McNamara, Peter Vidman and Mitch Gaylord;
Dr. John Laragh
and singer Julio Iglesias.
21.134 [4484] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Mar1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors McLean Stevenson
and Geoffrey Scott
dancer Harold Nicholas
Dr. Elizabeth Whelan
and singer Laura Branigan.
21.135 [4485] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Mar1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor James Mason
Dr. Elizabeth Whelan talks about the hazards of smoking
joined by Tom Howard of the tobacco industry
and Dr. Wilbur Hallet, president of the American Lung Association;
The Groundlings
singers Patti Austin
and James Ingram.
21.136 [4486] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Mar1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
activist Rosa Parks
actor John Moschitta
comedians David Brenner
and Jeff Altman
and pianist Walt Wagner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUbc7WsncOA
21.137 [4487] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Mar1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Richard Chamberlain
actress Charlene Tilton
columnist Marilyn Beck
Lee Roberts Amsterdam
author of "The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus";
and singer Stephen Bishop.
==================================
21.138 [4488] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Mar1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Lillian Rogers Parks, White House maid
singer-actress Leslie Uggams
(who portrayed Lillian in the miniseries "Backstairs at the White House");
comedienne Renée Taylor
Bernie Zilbergeld
author of "The Shrinking of America, Myths of Psychological Change";
and singer Sean Morey.
21.139 [4489] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Mar1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Lorc Charles Spencer Churchill
radio talk show host Michael Jackson
comedienne Maureen Murphy
and singer Charles Aznavour.
21.140 [4490] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Mar1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Bess Armstrong
Columbe Nicholas author of "How to Talk Your Way to the Top";
astronomer Dr. Robert Jastrow
pianst Victor Borge
and singer-songwriter Marty Balin.
21.141 [4491] The Merv Show (60 min)
31Mar1983 [rerun 11Aug83] [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Stuart Damon
and Lou Gossett Jr.
actress Susan Lucci
magician Larry Wilson
Dr. Anthony Reading
Dr. Robert Kohlenberg
Dr. Larry Platt with an ultra sound demonstation.
21.142 [4492] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Apr1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Ken Kercheval
and Jack Scalia
comedian Byron Allen
nutritionist Gaylord Hauser discusses
the controversial Chelation therapy for ruptured artieries;
Dr. James Julian
Dr. Gershon Lesser
and The Flirts.
==================================
21.143 [4493] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Apr1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lynn Redgrave
actor Skip Stevenson
U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop
Donna Woolfolk Cross author of "Mediaspeak";
and singer Karen Brooks.
21.144 [4494] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Apr1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Fernando Bujones and Cynthia Gregory of the American Ballet Theatre;
playwright Jeannine Burnier
actress Jeannie Wilson
Rabbi Harold Kushner
and a discussion on child abuse with a mother and daughte
and psychologist Dr. John Meier.
21.145 [4495] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Apr1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Robert Morley
and Brian Kerwin
ventriloquist Wayland Flowers and Madame
(author of "Madame: My Misbegotten Memoirs");
author Gary Hawkins
and singer Johnny Lee.
21.146 [4496] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Apr1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Selleck
Russian comedian Yakoc Smirnov
comedian Charlie Callas
Dr. Nathan Sperling
American University President Richard Berendzen
and Country singer Reba McEntire.
21.147 [4497] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Apr1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Lou Gossett Jr.
magician Lance Burton
Mary Gilligan Wong author of "Nun: A Memoir";
Father Terry Sweeney
adventurer Jack Wheeler
anthropologist Richard Greenwell
and singer Dan Hill.
==================================
21.148 [4498] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Apr1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Donald Sutherland
and Bernie Kopell
Sonya Friedman author of "Men Are Just Desserts";
Dr. Derek Freeman
a chess-playing robot
and singer Patti Austin.
21.149 [4499] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Apr1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Steve Landesberg
actress Kari Michaelson
Barbara Woodhouse author of "Dog Training and Care the Woodhouse Way";
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Father Ray Ryland
Bob Rosefsky author of "Personal Finance" and "Money Talks".
21.150 [4500] The Merv Show (60 min)
13Apr1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Genie Francis
Terry Jones director of "The Meaning of Life"
writers-actors Terry Gilliam
and Graham Chapman
comedian-impressionist Jeff Dehart
Dr. Melvin Silverman
and Gloria Heidi author of "Winning the Age Game".
Marvin Gaye (pictured below)(not listed)
21.151 [4501] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Apr1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
General Alexander Haig and wife
actor Jack Coleman
comedian Bobby Kelton
oceanographer Bob Ballard
marine biologist Michael Herder author of "The Mammoth Book of Shark Attacks";
and Ralph S. Collier of the Shark Research Institute discuss Great White Sharks.
21.152 [4502] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Apr1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gerald Mcraney
comic Ritch Shydner
wrestler Steve Austin
Linda Lockwood
Dr. Wayne Bidlack
and singer Freda Payne.
==================================
21.153 [4503] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Apr1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Martin Sheen
actress Mary Frann
comedienne Carol Leifer
attorney Herschel Elkins
Dr. Nathan Sperling
and singer T.G. Shephard.
21.154 [4504] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Apr1983 [rerun 12Aug83] [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joan Van Ark
comedy duo Monteith and Rand
Sharleen Cooper Cohen author of "The Ladies of Beverly Hills";
Dr. Neal Olshan
and singer Pia Zadora.
21.155 [4505] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Apr1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Pamela Bellwood
actor Richard Kline
comedian Rick Overton
Dr. Theresa Crenshaw
violinist Guido Lamell
and singer Irene Cara.
21.156 [4506] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Apr1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Donna Mills
Country singer Janie Fricke
Dr. Michael De Bakey
"Victims Bill of Rights" panel:
journalist Steve Coll
bill author George Nicholson
former San Quentin prisoner Dorsey Nunn
and victim's mother Marilyn Ettl.
21.157 [4507] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Apr1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Doug Barr
Saul Kent, life extension activist
Dr. Roderic Gorney
singers KC and Teri DeSario.
==================================
21.158 [4508] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Apr1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Vic Tayback
actress Audrey Landers
TV host Ben Stein
consumer advocate Ralph Nader
Dr. Bruce Oppenheim
and Larry Elgart and his band.
21.159 [4509] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Apr1983 [Tampa Bay Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dirk Benedict
actress Danielle Brisbois
comedian Marty Cohen
Dr. Bruce Halstead authority on Chelation therapy;
Wolfgang Puck, the chef and owner of Spago, LA restaurant;
and singer B.J. Thomas.
*Note: Dr. Bruce Halstead would land himself in deep trouble in quakery case.
COMPTON, Calif. -- A physician was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday
and
fined $10,000 for selling a medically worthless herbal tea imported from Japan
and Costa Rica
as a cancer remedy for up to $300 a liter.
Dr. Bruce Halstead, however, was allowed by Superior Court Judge Marvin Rowen
to remain free on $100,000 bail pending the outcome of the appeal of his
conviction.
21.160 [4510] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Apr1983 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Pat Harrington
news anchor John Chancellor
journalist Walter Mears
Bo Gritz, former US Army Special Forces officer
Lynn Standerwick, seeker of MIA POW's in Vietnam;
and pianist Bobby Short.
21.161 [4511] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Apr1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV host David Frost
actor Kevin Dobson
attorneys Gloria Allred and Max Goodman
and defendant Dr. Mark Sullivan
and R&B group DeBarge.
21.162 [4512] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Apr1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor David Hasselhoff
author Brock Yates
bodybuilder Rachel McLish
photographer Walter Loose
and singer Kenny Rankin.
==================================
21.163 [4513] The Merv Show (60 min)
02May1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Selleck (Part 1)
actor Herve Villechaize
actress Dottie Archibald
pediatrician Dr. Ronald Ariagno
and a visit to Sonny Bono's Los Angeles restaurant.
21.164 [4514] The Merv Show (60 min)
03May1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Selleck (Part 2)
actor Joel Higgins
robotics expert K.G. Engelhardt
restaurant owner Jeff Fields
R&B group The Temptation
sociologist Dr. Richard Gelles and a woman who has been
beaten by her son for the past 10 years in family violence (Part 1).
21.165 [4515] The Merv Show (60 min)
04May1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor David Soul
comedian Tom Dreesen
photographer George Hurrell
Clinical psychologist Dr. William Fry
sociologist Richard Gelles with Joyce Hawthorne
who murdered her husband to protect her family,
daughter America Hawthorne and defending attorney
Leo Thomas in family violence (Part 2).
21.166 [4516] The Merv Show (60 min)
05May1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Denise Alexander
and Pam Grier
comedian Charlie Hill
Dr. David White
restauranteur Jimmy Murphy and Chef Oto
and Country singer Janie Fricke.
21.167 [4517] The Merv Show (60 min)
06May1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lindsay Wagner
The Bellamy Brothers
Dr. Gershon Lesser
construction workr Marsha Broderick
auto salesperson Yvonne Gardner
fire fighter Lisa Hitchens
and Ingrid Bergman in a 1973 interview clip.
==================================
21.168 [4518] The Merv Show (60 min)
09May1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Engelbert Humperdinck
actor Howard Hesseman
actress Bridgette Anderson
Lawrence Appel with a demonstration of an electronic exercise machine.
The Sidetracked Sisters
and Richard Pryor in a 1967 interview clip.
21.169 [4519] The Merv Show (60 min)
10May1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Heather Locklear
Morgan Brittany
Sandahl Bergman
and Kathleen Beller
actor Jack Coleman
and singer Sheila Cuff.
21.170 [4520] The Merv Show (60 min)
11May1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
writer-actor-director Orson Welles
actress Lilli Palmer
producer Kevin Rooney
members of the Polynesian Culture Center Group
and sleep researcher Dr. Eliott Phillips.
21.171 [4521] The Merv Show (60 min)
12May1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Bosley
actress Caren Kaye
producer-writer Billy Ribeck
Dr. Charles Schachtele
restaurateurs Marilyn and Harry Lewis
and singer Angela Bofill.
21.172 [4522] The Merv Show (60 min)
13May1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Charlotte Rae
Fubar the robot
psychologists Dr. Joyce Mills
and Dr. Richard Crowley
Mark Kiefaber author of "Parent Burnout";
restaurateur Michel Richard.
and singer Marvin Gaye sings "Sexual Healing".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8U5sd8ruag
==================================
21.173 [4523] The Merv Show (60 min)
16May1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
and comedian George Burns.
21.174 [4524] The Merv Show (60 min)
17May1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Betty White
poet Maya Angelou
Dr. William Shoemaker
singers Jean-Paul Vignon
and Deniece Williams.
21.175 [4525] The Merv Show (60 min)
18May1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Hillerman
impressionist Fred Travalena
Dr. Carlton Fredericks
Dr. Murray Goldstein
tennis star Tracy Austin
coach Nick Bolleitteri
and author Rita Mae Brown who discuss women in tennis.
21.176 [4526] The Merv Show (60 min)
19May1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Lou Rawls
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Russian and American gymnasts
U.S. Olympic coach Don Peters
Dr. Lars Vistnes
and Dr. Roger Gorski.
21.177 [4527] The Merv Show (60 min)
20May1983 [rerun 07Jun83] [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Susan Sullivan
humorist Mort Sahl
singer B.J. Thomas
Dr. Charles Wilson
Liana Lloyd founder Children of Gays organization;
gay father of two Joe Killinger
and Cal Thomas of The Moral Majority discuss whether
divorced homosexuals should get custody of their children.
==================================
21.178 [4528] The Merv Show (60 min)
23May1983 [Desert Sun]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV host Jack Paar
author Norman Mailer
TV personality Peggy Cass
singer-actress Laurie Beechman
and the Red Parrot Big Band.
21.179 [4529] The Merv Show (60 min)
24May1983 [Desert Sun]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor-director Robert Duvall
and young actor Angelo Evans of "Angelo My Love";
magician Doug Henning
cast members of "Dreamgirls"
Peter Brown and Steven Gaines co-authors of a book on the Beatles (Part 1).
21.180 [4530] The Merv Show (60 min)
25May1983 [Desert Sun]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Tony Curtis
and Bill Evans
singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka
artist Elise Morris
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Ann Elkins
Peter Brown and Steven Gaines co-authors of a book on the Beatles (Part 2).
21.181 [4531] The Merv Show (60 min)
26May1983 [Courier-News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
singer-actress Lanie Kazan
photographer Francesco Scavullo
dancer Gregg Burge
James R. Peterson author of "The Playboy Advisor on Love and Sex";
and the demonstration of a new robot.
21.182 [4532] The Merv Show (60 min)
27May1983 [Desert Sun]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Mayor Ed Koch
actress Dina Merrill
financial expert Sylvia Porter
Carol Gregor author of "Working Out Toghtr Tr";
"Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown
actors Ellen Dolan and Greg Beecroft of "Guiding Light";
actors Hugo Napier and Colleen Zenk of "As the World Turns";
and singers Christine Andreas and Lara Teeter.
==================================
21.183 [4533] The Merv Show (60 min)
30May1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Florence Henderson
actors Steve Bond
and Reni Santoni
Dr. William Jarvis
and Dr. Jack Kriegsman.
21.184 [4534] The Merv Show (60 min)
31May1983 [Tampa Bay Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Patrick Macnee
and Kelly Reno
Douglas Adams author of Hitchhikers Trilogy";
restaurateur Pat Terrail
Chef Claude Segal
Children of the Night founder Lois Lee
Los Angeles City attorney Ira Reiner
and former madam Norma Ashby discuss decriminalizing prostitution.
21.185 [4535] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Jun1983 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Abby Dalton
actor Paul Provenza
Dr. Herbert Huddleston
surgical fat-removal expert Dr. Michael Elam
and patients Tom and Karen Stewart;
Alvin Kupperman with toy demonstrations;
Richard Burton in a clip from an old show.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Jun1983 [repeat from 05Jan83]
Jacklyn Zeman, Betty Edwards, Daniel Ford, Bob Saget, Durk Pearson and Sandy
Shaw.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Jun1983 [repeat from 15Nov82]
Jane Fonda, Femmy DeLyser, Barbara Woodhouse, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Evelyn King.
==================================
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Jun1983 [repeat from 27Dec82]
Kal Rudman, Donna Summer, Nina Blanchard, Kelly Grogan, Dr. James Braly, Dr.
Ferdy Massimino.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Jun1983 [repeat from 20May83]
Susan Sullivan, Mort Sahl, B.J. Thomas, Dr. Charles Wilson, Llana Lloyd, Joe
Killinger, Cal Thomas.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Jun1983 [repeat from 22Dec82]
Laurence Olivier, Leata Galloway, Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Jun1983 [repeat from 29Dec82]
Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Miller, Irena Ferris, Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Jun1983 [repeat from 21Oct82]
Nancy Reagan, Joe Raposa, Carl Eller.
==================================
21.186 [4536] The Merv Show (60 min)
13Jun1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tony Randall
actor-dancer Tommy Tune
actor-tap dancer Charles Honi Coles
ballet dancer Natalie Makarova
bodybuilder Gayle Olinekova
and Dr. Anthony Sattilaro author of "Recalled By Life".
21.187 [4537] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Jun1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor David Cassidy
sings "Any Dream Will Do" from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat";
publisher Malcolm Forbes
dancer-actress Chita Rivera
models Cheryl Tiegs
and Suzy Chaffee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3MNpyMEPpI
21.188 [4538] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Jun1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian David Brenner
actor-dancer Tommy Tune
model Twiggy
columnist Liz Smith
and actor Bill Evans.
21.189 [4539] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Jun1983 [Tampa Bay Times]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Pearl Bailey
singer-actress Betty Buckley
astronaut Mary Cleave
Pierre Franey author of "Cooking With Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey";
Dr. Lee Salk
restauranteur Nanni.
21.190 [4540] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Jun1983 [Miami Herald]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
news anchor Diane Sawyer
actor Jack Anderson
dancer-actress Lilianne Montevecci
Pierre Franey author of "Cooking With Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey";
and cast members from "Pump Boys and Dinettes".
==================================
21.191 [4541] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Jun1983 [Daily Record]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Alan King
futurist Alvin Toffler author of "The Third Wave";
model Christie Brinkley
Broadway actress Laurie Beechman ("Cats");
and Forbidden Broadway.
21.192 [4542] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Jun1983 [Desert Sun]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne Phyllis Diller
actress Anita Morris
actor Eric Duffield
model-actor Rick Edwards
model Jeff Auilon
Chunga Song
and singer Sharon Brown.
21.193 [4543] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Jun1983 [Daily Record]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Patrick Duffy
musician Dizzy Gillespie
Father Bruce Ritter
McDonald's Tri-State High School Jazz Band
and the New York City Breakers.
21.194 [4544] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Jun1983 [Daily News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Sandy Duncan
record producer Clive Davis
singer Whitney Houston sings "Home"
and her mom Cissy Houston duet on "Ain't No Way";
film critic Rex Reed
Dr. Richard Sabom
and Helen Nelson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpwxxyZ4GfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7gUZEqs5pM
21.195 [4545] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Jun1983 [Daily News]
From New York.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
composer Andrew Lloyd Weber
"Evita" star Loni Ackerman
actress Anne Jackson
actor Eli Wallach
Chip Tolbert
Don Hewitt
author William Manchester
and singer Sarah Brightman.
==================================
21.196 [4546] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Jun1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV hostess Sarah Purcell
magician Lance Burton
avian expert Frank Todd (penguins)
fetal surgery experts Drs. Michael Johnson
and William Clewell
and phobia expert Dr. Donald Dossey.
21.197 [4547] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Jun1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Billy Dee Williams
comedian Tony Delia
author Brenda Eheart
and the cast members from "Little Shop of Horrors";
21.198 [4548] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Jun1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor George Peppard
gourmet chef Pierre Franey
Country singer Lynn Anderson
ear specialist Dr. John House
drugs in high schools panel,
Lt. Don La Guardia, Bruce Vermaat and John Duff.
21.199 [4549] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Jun1983 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Jamie Farr
and Michael Nouri
bee expert Dr. Norman Gary
Justice Harry Low
and author Lester Velie in a discussion of the Juvenile Justice system.
21.200 [4550] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Jul1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Lee Horsley
actress Rosanna Arquette
Assistant U.S. District Attorney Bob Perry
and Joy Adelman, a woman charged with cocaine possession
and child psychiatrist Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld.
==================================
21.201 [4551] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Jul1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Susan Howard
and Anita Morris
comedian Kevin Nealon
magician Lance Burton
Dr. Robert Kotler
Robert Krughoff
author of "The Ira Book: The Complete Guide to Iras and Retirement Planning";
and singer Lynn Anderson.
21.202 [4552] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Jul1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Deidre Hall
and Ann Turkel
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Shephard
exercise expert Hans Buhringer
author Jeffrey Goodman
and Country singer Shelley West.
21.203 [4553] The Merv Show (60 min)
06Jul1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael Landon
actress Kristina Wayborn
Madonna's backup dancer Erica Bell
Susan Ronec
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Shephard
and a discussion of teenage suicide with Dr. Michael Peck.
21.204 [4554] The Merv Show (60 min)
07Jul1983 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedy writer Carl Reiner
actress Dorothy Lyman
author Robert G. Allen
a visit to Angelo's in New York's "Little Italy";
and unusual barber Darryl Curby.
21.205 [4555] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Jul1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Rita Coolidge
actor Steve Guttenberg
cardiologist Dr. Gershon Lesser
Dr. Jay Lehr
and an exhibit of Chinese art.
==================================
21.206 [4556] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Jul1983 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Debbie Reynolds
actor Rene Auberjonois
Dr. Morton Walker
singer Camilo Sesto
and a visit to the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.
21.207 [4557] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Jul1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ed Asner
musician Sergio Mendes
Forrest Harper
Kim Kelly
pilot Brooke Knapp
Ehud Yonay author of "Top Guns";
Navy fighter pilots Lt. Comm. Charles Heatley and Lt. Comm. Tom Sobieck.
21.208 [4558] The Merv Show (60 min)
13Jul1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ricardo Montalban
actress Lee Meriwether
attorney Gloria Allred
author Wendy Stehling
and Country singer Dottie West.
21.209 [4559] The Merv Show (60 min)
14Jul1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jm J Bullock
actress Ana Alicia
writer Andrew Tobias
Maria Ragghianti,
whistleblower who exposed Governor Ray Blanton's "clemency for cash" scandal;
and the Southern Comfort Jazz Band.
21.210 [4560] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Jul1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Pierce Brosnan
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
actress Roxie Roker
Father Andrew Greeley
Edward Feigenbaum
a visit to the wine cellar at the 21 Club in New York.
==================================
21.211 [4561] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Jul1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jacqueline Bisset
actor Ed Marinaro
the cast of "Forbidden Broadway"
investigative reporter Nicholas Gage
a Sushi presentation
the difference between the male and female brain
with Joe Burden-Smith and Diane De Simone.
21.212 [4562] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Jul1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gregory Harrison
singer-dancer Charo
child developmentalist Joy Wilt Berry
Dr. Robert Marcus
and "James Bond" gadget wizard Desmond Llewelyn.
21.213 [4563] The Merv Show (60 min)
20Jul1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Ally Sheedy
actor Leon Isaac Kennedy
therapist Dr. Arthur Janov
classical violinist Bruce Dukov
computer designer and programmer Louie Tague
and exercise specialist Judy Alter.
21.214 [4564] The Merv Show (60 min)
21Jul1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Peter Bonerz
investigative reporter Seymour Hersh
Dr. Steven Andrew Davis and Champaign.
21.215 [4565] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Jul1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Melinda Culea
bubblemaster Tom Noddy
author Jeffery Archer
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo
and financial expert A. Gary Shilling.
==================================
21.216 [4566] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Jul1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Roger Moore
Anne Edwards author of "Sonya, the Life of Countess Tolstoy";
David Burnham author of "The Rise of the Computer State";
Dr. Charles Kingsley Levy
and singer Leo Sayer.
21.217 [4567] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Jul1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Teri Garr
comedian Lonnie Shorr
Dr. F. William Wagner
KGB expert John Barron
and singer-songwriter Lane Brody.
21.218 [4568] The Merv Show (60 min)
27Jul1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tom Wopat
actress Maud Adams
Howard Stevens
and foreign correspondent Gordon Thomas.
21.219 [4569] The Merv Show (60 min)
28Jul1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Ronnie Schell
actress Sarah Douglas
Morris West author of "Children of the Sun";
romance novelist Kathryn Jensen
Ronald and Juliette Goldman
and Country singer Johnny Gill.
21.220 [4570] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Jul1983 [Tampa Bay Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Shirley MacLaine
Country singer Ronnie Milsap
attorney-author Lucinda W. Pennington
and a visit to La Toque Restaurant with Lynn Redgrave.
==================================
21.221 [4571] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Aug1983 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Chevy Chase
actor Richard Mulligan
Bruce Nussbaum
author of "Creative Intelligence: Harnessing the Power to Create, Connect and
Inspire";
Dr. Katherine Bick
and the Fifth Dimension.
21.222 [4572] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Aug1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Bill Cosby
singer Aretha Franklin
wildlife expert Jim Fowler
and Dr. Augustus A. White.
21.223 [4573] The Merv Show (60 min)
03Aug1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
model Christie Brinkley
impressionist Marilyn Michaels
tenor Luis Lima
Dr. James Curran
and authors Neal A. Pierce and Jerry Hogstrom.
21.224 [4574] The Merv Show (60 min)
04Aug1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Eva Gabor
actor Martin Hewitt
modelling agent Nina Blanchard
model Carrie Miller
Mike McCaffrey author of
"Personal Marketing Strategies: How to Sell Yourself, Your Ideas, and Your
Services";
and orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Heller.
21.225 [4575] The Merv Show (60 min)
05Aug1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jamie Lee Curtis
actor Ed Begley Jr.
Dr. Alan Kaye
Frederick R. Newman author of "Zounds! : The Kids' Guide to Sound Making";
a discussion on gender selection with
Ronald Ericsson and Roberta Steinbacher.
==================================
21.226 [4576] The Merv Show (60 min)
08Aug1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor George Kennedy
actress Molly Ringwald
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Dr. Nicholas Bachnysky
and magician Ricky Jay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R3WgYYgkBI
21.227 [4577] The Merv Show (60 min)
09Aug1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Heather O'Rourke
actor Roger Wilson
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Dr. Nicholas Bachnysky
authors Meg Wheatley and Marcie Schorr Hirsch
and man on the street interviews on Rodeo Drive.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
10Aug1983 [repeat from 17Jan83]
Don Rickles, Mr. T., Nina Blanchard, Susan Smith, Annette Stat and Beverly Lee.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
11Aug1983 [repeat from 31Mar83]
Susan Lucci, Stuart Damon, Lou Gossett Jr., Larry Wilson,
Dr. Anthony Reading, Dr. Robert Kohlenberg and Dr. Larry Platt.
[--] The Merv Show (60 min)
12Aug1983 [repeat from 19Apr83]
Joan Van Ark, Pia Zadora, Monteith and Rand, Sharleen Cooper Cohen and Dr. Neal
Olshan
==================================
21.228 [4578] The Merv Show (60 min)
15Aug1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Fred Grandy
actress Deborah Mullowney
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Donald R. Perry author of "Life Above the Jungle Floor";
neurosurgeon Dr. Myles L. Saunders
and a visit to the Pastel Restaurant with Lynn Redgrave.
21.229 [4579] The Merv Show (60 min)
16Aug1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Rebecca Holden
musician Chuck Mangione
Dr. Joyce Brothers
A Paraquat herbicide discussion with Scott De Garmo and Dick Foell
and a visit to the Hard Rock Cafe with Lynn Redgrave.
21.230 [4580] The Merv Show (60 min)
17Aug1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Lou Ferrigno
actress Shelley Smith
screenwriter Michael Parfit
Major General John Toomay
toy salesman Alvin Kupperman
and a discussion of cults in America with Willa Appel, Nanette Hoffman,
Robin George, Marcia George and Steven J. Gelberg.
21.231 [4581] The Merv Show (60 min)
18Aug1983 [Detroit Free Press]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Dee Wallace
comedian Charlie Callas
writer Hal Lindsey
saxophonist Ronnie Laws
and a discussion of high technology espionage with Theodore Wai Wu and Walter
Spawr.
21.232 [4582] The Merv Show (60 min)
19Aug1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Anthony Quinn
and "Zorba" costars Debbie Shapiro, Taro Meyer and Robert Westenberg.
behavorial scientist Robert Lorenz
authors Thomas Long and Lynette Long.
==================================
21.233 [4583] The Merv Show (60 min)
22Aug1983 [Desert Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress-dancer Marine Jahan (body double for Jennifer Beals in "Flashdance");
Florida congressman Claude Pepper
comedian Barry Harder
animal doctor Dr. Michael Fox of the "Ask the Vet" column;
and Jackie Collins author of "Hollywood Wives".
21.234 [4584] The Merv Show (60 min)
23Aug1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Carole Cook
and Cynthia Rhodes
Victor Marchetti author of "The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence";
pros and cons of rent control with David Shell and Larry Gross
Dr. Seymour Sabesin
and a visit to a Napa Valley vineyard.
21.235 [4585] The Merv Show (60 min)
24Aug1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ted Lange
comedienne Renée Taylor
Michael Shallis author of "On Time";
attorneys Gloria Allred and Maurice Franks with a child custody debate;
and a visit to a Napa Valley winery.
21.236 [4586] The Merv Show (60 min)
25Aug1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Mary Frann
actor Rob Lowe
Gwen Davis author of "Romance";
Dr. Joel Hirsch
psychologists Wayne Bartz and Roger E. Vogler.
21.237 [4587] The Merv Show (60 min)
26Aug1983 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
humorist Mort Sahl
actress Eileen Davidson
Dr. E. Jay Schaeffer
artist Claudia DeMonte
Devers Brandon
Judy Bachrach author of "The Height Report: A Tall Woman's Handbook";
and singer Frank Stallone.
==================================
21.238 [4588] The Merv Show (60 min)
29Aug1983 [News-Leader]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Isabel Sanford
comedian Jay Leno
Country singer Pam Tillis
and the insanity defense controversy
with psychologist William Vicary,
defense attorney Leslie Abramson
and UCLA professor William J. Winslade.
21.239 [4589] The Merv Show (60 min)
30Aug1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dick Van Patten and Pat Van Patten
actress Jill Whelan
Kathryn Klinger
and Dr. Murray Goldstein
21.240 [4590] The Merv Show (60 min)
31Aug1983 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Mary Crosby
and Marion Ross
David Luna
Dr. Toni Grant
Dr. Rosalyn Yalow
and singer Laura Taylor.
21.241 [4591] The Merv Show (60 min)
01Sep1983 [Tampa Bay Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charles Haid
flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal
Vincent Lavery and four children from strife-torn Ireland;
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw of "Life Extension".
21.242 [4592] The Merv Show (60 min)
02Sep1983 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Elizabeth Ashley
actor Ken Marshall
actor Deney Terrio and Motion
Dr. Crypton author of "Dr. Crypton and His Problems";
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw of "Life Extension".
################ The Merv Show #############
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