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Season 24 (KingWorld Syndication)(1985-86)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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KingWorld Syndication Monday to Friday 9pm
24.01 [5074] The Merv Griffin Show
02Sep1985 [News-Pilot]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Chuck Norris of "Invasion U.S.A.";
actor Tom Poston of "Newhart"
comedians Roger & Roger.
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
03Sep1985 [repeat from 27Jun85]
Harvey Korman, Linda Purl, Tom Harrison, Harold Bloomfield. (r)
24.02 [5075] The Merv Griffin Show
04Sep1985 [Detroit Free Press]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Larroquette of "Night Court";
comedian Tom Dreesen
and Dr. Robert Kriegel.
24.03 [5076] The Merv Griffin Show
05Sep1985 [Journal News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael Brandon of "Dempsey & Makepeace";
entertainer Charo
pianist Ilana Vered
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
24.04 [5077] The Merv Griffin Show
06Sep1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Nicholas Campbell of "The Insiders";
Harvey and Marilyn Diamond co-authors of "Fit For Life";
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
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24.05 [5078] The Merv Griffin Show
09Sep1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Catherine Oxenberg of "Dynasty";
L.A. disc jockey Rick Dees
comedienne Julie Dees
and Bob Greene author of "Cheeseburgers".
24.06 [5079] The Merv Griffin Show
10Sep1985 [rerun 09Dec85] [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
comedienne-actress Tracey Ullman of "Plenty";
and singer Nina Hagen.
24.07 [5080] The Merv Griffin Show
11Sep1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael Gross of "Family Ties";
actress Shanna Reed of "I Had Three Wives";
and race car driver Danny Sullivan.
24.08 [5081] The Merv Griffin Show "Stars' Mothers"
12Sep1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
the mothers of actors Tom Selleck
Scott Baio, Steve Martin and Bo Derek.
24.09 [5082] The Merv Griffin Show
13Sep1985 [Detroit Free Press]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
actor Michael Landon of "Highway to Heaven";
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24.10 [5083] The Merv Griffin Show
16Sep1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joan Van Ark of "Knots Landing";
actor Michael Leon of "Days of Our Lives"
and magician Larry Wilson.
24.11 [5084] The Merv Griffin Show
17Sep1985 [Journal News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Stephanie Zimbalist of "Remington Steele";
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
author Irving Stone
and the "Love Boat" mermaids.
24.12 [5085] The Merv Griffin Show
18Sep1985 [rerun 10Dec85]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors JM J. Bullock
and Dane Witherspoon of "Capitol";
actress Carole Cook
comedian Johnny Dark
and pianist Walt Wagner.
24.13 [5086] The Merv Griffin Show
19Sep1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dirk Benedict of "The A-Team";
actress Deborah Shelton of "Dallas";
and author Stephen Birmingham.
24.14 [5087] The Merv Griffin Show
20Sep1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jane Seymour
the secretaries to Linda Evans, Bill Cosby,
John Travolta and Sylvester Stallone.
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24.15 [5088] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Dynasty". (Part 1 of 2)
23Sep1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors John Forsythe
Gordon Thomson
George Hamilton
and Michael Praed.
24.16 [5089] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Dynasty". (Part 2 of 2)
24Sep1985
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joan Collins
and Pamela Bellwood
actors Michael Nader
and Jack Coleman.
24.17 [5090] The Merv Griffin Show
25Sep1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Joel Higgins of "Silver Spoons";
actress Inga Swenson of "Benson";
and Harvey Diamond and Marilyn Diamond co-authors of "Fit For Life".
24.18 [5091] The Merv Griffin Show
26Sep1985 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Melba Moore
comedian Jay Leno
and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
24.19 [5092] The Merv Griffin Show
27Sep1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Finola Hughes of "General Hospital"
actor Thom Bray of "Riptide";
singer Nicolette Larson
and Chanel fashion show.
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24.20 [5093] The Merv Griffin Show
30Sep1985 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Harry Belafonte
and actress-author Shirley MacLaine.
24.21 [5094] The Merv Griffin Show
01Oct1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
comedienne Phyllis Diller
and psychic Joyce Keller.
24.22 [5095] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Falcon Crest". (Part 1 of 2)
02Oct1985 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Jane Wyman
and Susan Sullivan
actors Cesar Romero
and Lorenzo Lamas.
24.23 [5096] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Falcon Crest". (Part 2 of 2)
03Oct1985 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Robert Foxworth
David Selby
Simon MacCorkindale
and William R. Moses
and actress Morgan Fairchild.
24.24 [5097] The Merv Griffin Show
04Oct1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors James Brolin
and Jack Warden
and singer-actress Lisa Hartman.
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24.25 [5098] The Merv Griffin Show
07Oct1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian George Burns
actress Julia Duffy of "Newhart"
and author Stephanie Brush.
24.26 [5099] The Merv Griffin Show
08Oct1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Barbara Eden
actor Martin Mull
humorist Art Buchwald
impersonator Jim Bailey
and Nancy Friday author of "Jealousy".
24.27 [5100] The Merv Griffin Show
09Oct1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lee Remick of "Toughlove";
actor George Clooney of "Facts of Life"
and journalist Charles Kuralt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK6puXcDnTw
24.28 [5101] The Merv Griffin Show
10Oct1985 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Bruce Dern of "Toughlove";
actresses Dixie Carter of "Designing Women";
and Priscilla Presley of "Dallas".
24.29 [5102] The Merv Griffin Show
11Oct1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jane Russell
actors Robert Mitchum
Christopher Mitchum and Bentley Mitchum
of the TV movie "Promises to Keep".
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24.30 [5103] The Merv Griffin Show
14Oct1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
writer-director-actor Orson Welles
Orson Welles reminisces about Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth
(He died 3 hours after the interview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RH6i8I9ir8
*Note: This was Orson Welles last appearance on Merv's program.
24.31 [5104] The Merv Griffin Show
15Oct1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
actress Rae Dawn Chong
actor Howie Mandel of "St. Elsewhere";
and singer B.J. Thomas.
24.32 [5105] The Merv Griffin Show
16Oct1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
actress Stefanie Powers
actor-impressionist Kevin Pollak
and comedian Alan King.
24.33 [5106] The Merv Griffin Show
17Oct1985 [Daily News]
Steve Allen is the guest host.
Guests
actor Dick Van Patten of "Eight is Enough"
and dancer Hinton Battle.
24.34 [5107] The Merv Griffin Show
18Oct1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lindsay Wagner
comedian Ronnie Schell
and Marvin Cetron author of "The Future of American Business".
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24.35 [5108] The Merv Griffin Show
21Oct1985 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Bernie Kopell
and Jared Martin
and singer Laura Branigan.
24.36 [5109] The Merv Griffin Show
22Oct1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Bruce Boxleitner
actress Kate Jackson of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King";
author Robert Lacey
and the Earl and Countess of Normanton.
24.37 [5110] The Merv Griffin Show
23Oct1985 [rerun 14Jan86] [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Leo Buscaglia author of "Living, Loving and Learning";
Werner Erhard author of "The Matter of the Heart";
and Warren Bennis author of "On Becoming a Leader".
24.38 [5111] The Merv Griffin Show
24Oct1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Wagner (Merv's 25,000th guest)
"Lime Street" cast members John Standing and Maia Brewton;
and comedian Shelley Berman (Merv's first guest).
24.39 [5112] The Merv Griffin Show
25Oct1985 [rerun 26Jun86] [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV host Dick Cavett
tennis star Martina Navratilova
and "Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown.
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24.40 [5113] The Merv Griffin Show
28Oct1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Danny Thomas
actress Kirstie Alley
and spiritualist JZ Knight.
24.41 [5114] The Merv Griffin Show
29Oct1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Milton Berle
actress Andrea Evans of "One Life to Live";
impressionist Marilyn Michaels
and Stuart Jacobson
co-author of "Only the Best: A Celebration of Gift Giving in America".
24.42 [5115] The Merv Griffin Show
30Oct1985 [San Francisco Examiner]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Dyan Cannon
actor Chad Everett
comedian Ritch Shydner
and author Richard Bangs.
24.43 [5116] The Merv Griffin Show
31Oct1985 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Bishop Desmond Tutu
actor Ted Danson
and actress Shari Belafonte-Harper.
24.44 [5117] The Merv Griffin Show
01Nov1985 [Daily York]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Alvin Kupperman
Valerie Ann Giscard D'Estaing
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24.45 [5118] The Merv Griffin Show
04Nov1985 [Daily York]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne-actress Lucille Ball
Kenneth McMillan of "Our Family Honor";
and music by The Forrester Sisters.
24.46 [5119] The Merv Griffin Show
05Nov1985 [Daily York]
Producer, Peter Barsocchini
Director, Dick Carson
Writers, Peter Barsocchini, Bob Murphy, Merv Griffin.
Announcer: Carol Bilger.
Credits: Editor, Reggie Fussell, Jr.; music, Mort Lindsay.
Syndicated show which aired in Los Angeles over KTTV, November 6, 1985.
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Betty White, Estelle Getty,
Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan of "The Golden Girls";
and singer Sergio Franchi.
24.47 [5120] The Merv Griffin Show
06Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Renée Taylor
comedian Lonnie Shorr
and pianist Richard Clayderman.
24.48 [5121] The Merv Griffin Show
07Nov1985 [Daily York]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Barbara Carrera of "Dallas";
actor Joel Grey of "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins";
magician John Carney
and singer Stephen Bishop.
24.49 [5122] The Merv Griffin Show
08Nov1985 [Daily York]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ernest Borgnine of "Airwolf";
actress Jackee Harry of "227";
and Erica Jong author of "Parachutes and Kisses".
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24.50 [5123] The Merv Griffin Show
11Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Ann Sothern
and Loni Anderson
and actor Christopher Lambert.
24.51 [5124] The Merv Griffin Show
12Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Liv Ullmann
actress Tracy Scoggins of "Dynasty II: The Colbys";
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Desmond Morris author of "Bodywatching"
and music group Wang Chung.
24.52 [5125] The Merv Griffin Show
13Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actress Jennifer O'Neill
and actor Vernon Wells of "Commando".
24.53 [5126] The Merv Griffin Show
14Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Governor Richard Lamm (D-Colo.)
actor Grant Cramer of "The Young and the Restless";
and singers The McGuire Sisters.
24.54 [5127] The Merv Griffin Show
15Nov1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Fritz Feld
actress Virginia Christine
comedian Fred Williard
author Richard Bangs
and the 5th Dimension.
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24.55 [5128] The Merv Griffin Show
18Nov1985 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Pia Zadora
and fashion designer Willy Boger with ski fashions.
24.56 [5129] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Dynasty II: The Colbys"
19Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Charlton Heston
John James and Maxwell Caulfield
actresses Stephanie Beacham
and Emma Samms.
24.57 [5130] The Merv Griffin Show
20Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Medical experts report on breakthroughs in cancer, Aids,
heart surgery, artificial skin and embryo freezing.
24.58 [5131] The Merv Griffin Show
21Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Kirstie Alley
photographer Terry O'Neill
singers Marie Osmond
and Roger Whittaker.
24.59 [5132] The Merv Griffin Show
22Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth
and "60 Minutes" correspondent Diane Sawyer.
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24.60 [5133] The Merv Griffin Show
25Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Marilu Henner
and Judy Norton-Taylor
and Kathy Keeton author of "Women of Tomorrow".
24.61 [5134] The Merv Griffin Show
26Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Bo Hopkins
and Ken Kragen organizer of Hands Across America.
24.62 [5135] The Merv Griffin Show
27Nov1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Raymond Burr of "Perry Mason Returns"
actress Barbara Hale
and animal expert Jim Fowler.
24.63 [5136] The Merv Griffin Show
28Nov1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dolph Lundgren of "Rocky IV";
and singer Nancy Sinatra.
24.64 [5137] The Merv Griffin Show
29Nov1985 [Daily Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Stephanie Beacham of "Dynasty II: The Colbys";
actors Dennis Dugan and Trevor Eve of "Shadow Chasers";
comedian Gallagher
and singer Weird Al Yankovic.
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[--] The Merv Griffin Show
02Dec1985 [repeat from 02Aug85]
Burt Reynolds, Betty White, Larry Collins. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
03Dec1985 [repeat from 26Jul85]
Steve Bond, Sherilyn Wolter, Peter Reckell, Kristian Alfonso,
Tracey Bregman, Kin Shriner, Mary Beth Evans, Doug Davidson. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
04Dec1985 [repeat from 01Aug85]
Tom Jones, Martha Smith, Rev. Bruce Ritter. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Alice in Wonderland"
05Dec1985 [repeat from 21Aug85]
Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Natalie Gregory, Ann Jillian, Anthony Newley, Irwin
Allen. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
06Dec1985 [repeat from 15Jul85]
Dick Cavett, Steve Railsback, Alexander Kaletski. (r)
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[--] The Merv Griffin Show
09Dec1985 [repeat from 10Sep85]
Mariette Hartley, Tracey Ullman, Nina Hagen. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
10Dec1985 [repeat from 18Sep85]
Jm J. Bullock, Dane Witherspoon, Carole Cook, Johnny Dark, Walt Wagner. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
11Dec1985 [repeat from 28Jun85]
David Brenner, Grace Jones, Earl Klugh, Jim Palmer. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
12Dec1985 [repeat from 17Jul85]
John Chancellor, Stansfield Turner. (r)
24.65 [5138] The Merv Griffin Show
13Dec1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
author Gore Vidal
and actress Donna Dixon of "Spies Like Us".
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24.66 [5139] The Merv Griffin Show
16Dec1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Adrian Zmed host of "Dance Fever";
actress Heather Thomas of "The Fall Guy";
and Dr. Valerie Hunt.
24.67 [5140] The Merv Griffin Show
17Dec1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Dick Van Patten
and Christopher Atkins
Jolie Gabor, mother of Zsa Zsa, Eva and Magda;
and Jane Condon author of "A Half Step Behind".
24.68 [5141] The Merv Griffin Show
18Dec1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jon Voight of "Runaway Train";
Soviet film director Andrew Konchalovsky with a clip from "Maria's Loves";
photographer John Phillips
and "Dynasty" designer Nolan Miller shows his latest gowns.
24.69 [5142] The Merv Griffin Show
19Dec1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Christophr Hewitt of "Mr. Belvedere";
actresses Lesley-Anne Down of the TV mini-series "North & South: Book 1";
and Christina Pickles of "St. Elsewhere";
and Jackie Collins author of "Lucky".
24.70 [5143] The Merv Griffin Show
20Dec1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Fred Grandy of "Love Boat";
singer Jack Jones
singer-actor Ron Richardson
and Lynn V. Andrews author of "Jaguar Woman: And the Wisdom of the Butterfly
Tree".
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24.71 [5144] The Merv Griffin Show
23Dec1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Mike Farrell
actress Markie Post of "Night Court";
and Harvey & Marilyn Diamond authors of "Fit For Life".
24.72 [5145] The Merv Griffin Show "Christmas
Celebration" (Part 1 of 2)
24Dec1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Dinah Shore
composer Henry Mancini
impressionist Billy Fellows
the Mitchell Singing Boys
and the 15th Air Force Band of the Golden West.
24.73 [5146] The Merv Griffin Show "Christmas
Celebration" (Part 2 of 2)
25Dec1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors William Shatner
and Joey Lawrence
actress Constance Towers
singer Mel Tormé
and the 15th Air Force Band of the Golden West.
24.74 [5147] The Merv Griffin Show
26Dec1985 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Pamela Bellwood of "Dynasty";
actor Darby Hinton of "Days of Our Lives";
and impressionist Fred Travalena.
24.75 [5148] The Merv Griffin Show
26Dec1985 ????????? [rerun 20Jun86] [Daily
Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
sportscaster Howard Cosell
Don Hewitt producer of "60 Minutes"
and actress Kathy Shower of "Santa Barbara".
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24.76 [5149] The Merv Griffin Show
30Dec1985 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ted Shackelford of "Knots Landing";
comedian Jay Leno
football player Bubba Smith
and astrologer Joyce Jillson.
24.77 [5150] The Merv Griffin Show
31Dec1985 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Juliet Prowse
and Susan Lucci of "Mafia Princess";
and Norman Cousins
author of "Albert Schweitzer's Mission: Healing and Peace".
24.78 [5151] The Merv Griffin Show
01Jan1986 [rerun 19Jun86] [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Mariel Hemingway
comedian George Wallace
singer Marilyn McCoo
and "Miami Vice" compared to a real-life Miami vice squad
with narcotic officers Dennis Reddington and Walt Murphree.
24.79 [5152] The Merv Griffin Show
02Jan1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor David Hasselhoff of "Knight Rider";
actress Heidi Bohay of "Hotel";
and Richard L. Grossman author of "Other Medicines".
24.80 [5153] The Merv Griffin Show
03Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor David Soul
Evangelist Robert Schuller
and the Flying Karamazov Brothers.
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24.81 [5154] The Merv Griffin Show
06Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Redd Foxx
author William F. Buckley Jr.
and Irv Rubin spokesman for the Jewish Defense League.
24.82 [5155] The Merv Griffin Show
07Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jean Stapleton
actor Bob Parucha of "The Young and the Restless";
and singer Jim Gibson.
24.83 [5156] The Merv Griffin Show
08Jan1986 [Fresno Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Judith Light of "Who's the Boss";
actor Brian Kerwin
mentalist Robert Dorian
and singer Jose Felicano.
24.84 [5157] The Merv Griffin Show
09Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Kevin Dobson of "Knots Landing";
actress Justine Bateman
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and singer Eugene Wilde.
24.85 [5158] The Merv Griffin Show
10Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Steve Bond
comedian Ronnie Schell
impressionist Joe Alaskey
and The Forester Sisters.
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24.86 [5159] The Merv Griffin Show
13Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jacklyn Zeman of "General Hospital";
astronomer Carl Sagan
writer George Plimpton
and musical impressionist Billy Fellows.
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
14Jan1986 [repeat from 23Oct85]
Leo Buscaglia, Rep. Werner Erhard.
24.87 [5160] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to the movie "The Longshot"
15Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actors Tim Conway
and Harvey Korman
actress Stella Stevens
and director Ted Wass.
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
16Jan1986 [repeat from 07May85]
Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Liberace.
24.88 [5161] The Merv Griffin Show
17Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Tony Curtis
and Nicol Williamson
comedian Johnny Dark
and travel expert Peter Greenberg.
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24.89 [5162] The Merv Griffin Show
20Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Debbie Reynolds
Muppet creator Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog
talk about the TV special "The Muppets" A Celebration of 30 Years";
and psychologist Toni Grant.
24.90 [5163] The Merv Griffin Show
21Jan1986 [The Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Pia Zadora
actor John Beck of "Dallas";
comedian Leslie Rickert
and Carol Kahn
author of "Beyond the Helix: DNA and the Quest for Longevity".
24.91 [5164] The Merv Griffin Show
22Jan1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Larroquette of "Night Court";
singer-actress Melba Moore of "Melba";
and comedian Tom Dreesen.
24.92 [5165] The Merv Griffin Show
23Jan1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor JM J. Bullock of "The Gumby Special";
actress Robin Mattson of "Santa Barbara";
author Marilyn Hamel
and Country singer Sawyer Brown.
24.93 [5166] The Merv Griffin Show
24Jan1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Margaret Ladd
comedian Jack Carter
comic actor Robert Wuhl
and pianist Ilana Vered.
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24.94 [5167] The Merv Griffin Show
27Jan1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedians Dick Shawn
and Orson Bean
Dr. Melvyn Kinder author of "Smart Women, Foolish Choices";
and musician Tim Weisberg.
24.95 [5168] The Merv Griffin Show
28Jan1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Klaus Maria Brandauer
and Jack Coleman
actress Lisa Hartman
and magician Ricky Jay.
24.96 [5169] The Merv Griffin Show
29Jan1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Michael Gross of "Family Ties";
and Richard Dean Anderson of "McGyver";
and Durk Pearson author of "Life Extension".
24.97 [5170] The Merv Griffin Show
30Jan1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Maximilian Schell
and Omar Sharif of "Peter the Great";
and feminist-activist Gloria Steinem.
24.98 [5171] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to the TV mini-series "Sins"
31Jan1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
all starring in the TV mini-series "Sins".
dancer-actor Gene Kelly
actress Joan Collins and husband Peter Holm
actors James Farentino
and Neil Dickson.
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24.99 [5172] The Merv Griffin Show
03Feb1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Katherine Helmond of "Who's the Boss";
actor Sam Jones
comedian Blake Clark
broadcast journalist Sylvia Chase
and Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan.
24.100 [5173] The Merv Griffin Show
04Feb1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Nell Carter
comedienne Carol Siskind
Terry Cole-Whittaker
author of "The Inner Path from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be";
and singer Jennifer Green.
24.101 [5174] The Merv Griffin Show
05Feb1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
actress Margaret Colin of "Foley Square";
comedienne Elayne Boosler
interior designer Elaine Ryan
and singer Freddie Jackson.
24.102 [5175] The Merv Griffin Show
06Feb1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
and modeling agent Nina Blanchard.
24.103 [5176] The Merv Griffin Show
07Feb1986 [News-Pilot]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Holly Palance
comedian Lonnie Shorr
impressionist Louise DuArt
and guitarist Stanley Jordan.
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24.104 [5177] The Merv Griffin Show
10Feb1986 [Miami Herald]
Jay Leno is the guest host.
actor Ed Asner
comedian Larry Miller
author Leo Buscaglia
and singer E.G. Daily.
24.105 [5178] The Merv Griffin Show
11Feb1986 [Miami Herald]
Jay Leno is the guest host.
Guests
actor Marc Singer of "Dallas";
actress Susan Clark of "Webster";
comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
24.106 [5179] The Merv Griffin Show Taped in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12Feb1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Antonio Carlos Jobim and Dore Caymmii.
24.107 [5180] The Merv Griffin Show Taped in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13Feb1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
British ex-patriot Ronald Biggs
Jazz composer Ivan Lins
and a tour of Rio, samba school and a jewelry maker.
24.108 [5181] The Merv Griffin Show Taped in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14Feb1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Brazilian composers Marcos Valle and Louis Esza
singer Fatina Regina
and a restaurant tour in Rio.
==================================
24.109 [5182] The Merv Griffin Show
17Feb1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Wayne Rogers
actress Kate O'Mara of "Dynasty";
Harvey and Marilyn Diamond authors of "Fit for Life";
and Mike the dog from the movie "Down and Out in Beverly Hills".
24.110 [5183] The Merv Griffin Show
18Feb1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Dina Merrill
actress Betty White of "The Golden Girls";
and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
24.111 [5184] The Merv Griffin Show
19Feb1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Hayley Mills
actress Marla Gibbs of "227";
and author Joseph Heller.
24.112 [5185] The Merv Griffin Show
20Feb1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor William Devane of "Knots Landing";
singer-actress Lainie Kazan of "Delta Force";
nutrition author Robert Haas
and singer Sam Harris.
24.113 [5186] The Merv Griffin Show
21Feb1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joan Fontaine
and composer Michel Legrand.
==================================
24.114 [5187] The Merv Griffin Show
24Feb1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Robert Goulet
Rev. Andrew Greeley
and Joan Embery of the San Diego.
24.115 [5188] The Merv Griffin Show
25Feb1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Beau Bridges of "Outrage";
magician David Copperfield
singer-actor Robert Goulet
and Dr. Julian Whitaker talks about reversing heart disease.
24.116 [5189] The Merv Griffin Show
26Feb1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Shirley Jones
actress Margaret Avery of "The Color Purple";
comedian Louie Anderson
and animal expert Jim Fowler.
24.117 [5190] The Merv Griffin Show
27Feb1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joanna Cassidy
actor Josh Taylor
comedian George Wallace
and Charles Garfield author of "Peak Performers".
24.118 [5191] The Merv Griffin Show
28Feb1986 [Fresno Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Perry King
and Joe Penny
actress Kristian Alfonso
comedienne Lois Bromfield
and magician Michael Ammar.
==================================
24.119 [5192] The Merv Griffin Show
03Mar1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael York
gymnast Bart Conner
authors Robert Lenzner
and Arianna Stassinopoulous.
24.120 [5193] The Merv Griffin Show
04Mar1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Mary Frann of "Newhart"
comedian Dave Thomas
meteorologist Fritz Coleman
and singer Stephen Bishop.
24.121 [5194] The Merv Griffin Show
05Mar1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Carol Channing ("Legends");
actor Pierce Brosnan ("Nomads");
comedian Joe Bolster
and Irish tenor Frank Patterson.
24.122 [5195] The Merv Griffin Show
06Mar1986 [San Bernardino County Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Foxworth of "Falcon Crest"
actress Jenilee Jarrison
author Jeffrey Ullman
and fashion consultant Geri Cusenza.
24.123 [5196] The Merv Griffin Show
07Mar1986 [Fresno Bee]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Patti Davis (cancelled by show)
actress Joanna Kerns
ballet dancers Allessandra Ferri and Danielo Radojevic.
*Note: Merv cancelled Patti Davis' appearance on the show after he read her
book.
Merv has been a long-time friend of First Lady Nancy Reagan.
==================================
24.124 [5197] The Merv Griffin Show
10Mar1986 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Rita Moreno
actor Christopher Lambert of "Highlander";
actor Charles Haid of "Hill Street Blues";
and financial expert Arthur Laffer.
24.125 [5198] The Merv Griffin Show
11Mar1986
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke of "Fresno";
actress Christine Lahti of "Just Between Friends";
and Hollywood columnist Robert Osborne.
24.126 [5199] The Merv Griffin Show
12Mar1986 [rerun 04Jul86] [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Catherine Oxenberg of "Dynasty";
actor David Selby of "Falcon Crest";
and Dr. Julian Whitaker author of "Reversing Heart Disease".
24.127 [5200] The Merv Griffin Show
13Mar1986 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Susan Sullivan of "Falcon Crest";
author Pamela Mason
comedienne Maureen Murphy
and Dr. Theresa Crenshaw.
24.128 [5201] The Merv Griffin Show
14Mar1986 [rerun 27Jun86] [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Raquel Welch
actor Michael Nouri of "The Image Maker";
and orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Lehrman.
==================================
[--] The Merv Griffin Show St. Patricks Day Show.
17Mar1986 [repeat from 16Mar82]
Peter O'Toole, Mickey Rooney, Hal Roach
Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Jimmy Breslin
24.129 [5202] The Merv Griffin Show
18Mar1986 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actress Jacklyn Zeman of "General Hospital";
and Dr. Linus Pauling.
24.130 [5203] The Merv Griffin Show
19Mar1986[Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Ann Jillian
actor John James of "The Colbys";
and composer Lalo Shifrin.
24.131 [5204] The Merv Griffin Show
20Mar1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Mel Tormé
and Jack Jones
and mentalist Kreskin.
24.132 [5205] The Merv Griffin Show
21Mar1986 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Christopher Cazenove of "Dynasty";
critic Rex Reed
and singer Johnny Mathis.
==================================
24.133 [5206] The Merv Griffin Show
24Mar1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Jameson Parker
Bronson Pinchot
and Mark Linn-Baker.
24.134 [5207] The Merv Griffin Show
25Mar1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Steve Landesberg
actress Finola Hughes of "General Hospital".
and Robert Ludlum author of "The Bourne Supremacy".
24.135 [5208] The Merv Griffin Show
26Mar1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Bess Armstrong of "All is Forgiven";
singer Vikki Carr
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
24.136 [5209] The Merv Griffin Show
27Mar1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Edward Albert of "Falcon Crest";
actress Beth Maitland of "The Young and the Restless";
Broadway dancer Gregg Burge
singers Brian Mitchell
and Scott Grimes.
24.137 [5210] The Merv Griffin Show
28Mar1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Eva Gabor
actor Hunt Block of "Knots Landing";
and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
==================================
24.138 [5211] The Merv Griffin Show
31Mar1986 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Conrad and sons Chris and Shane Conrad ("Charlie Hannah");
actress Carole Cook
and singer Little Richard ("Down and Out in Beverly Hills").
24.139 [5212] The Merv Griffin Show
01Apr1986 [Star Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Lynn Redgrave
actor-comedian Don Adams
singer-actor Robert Clary
and champion Girl Scout cookie seller Markita Andrews.
24.140 [5213] The Merv Griffin Show
02Apr1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
restauranteur Chef Wolfgang Puck
and Malachi Martin author of "Vatican".
24.141 [5214] The Merv Griffin Show
03Apr1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gedde Watanabe of "Gung Ho";
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
and Dick Teresi from Omni magazine.
24.142 [5215] The Merv Griffin Show
04Apr1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jane Seymour
actor Brian Bloom of "As the World Turns";
astronomer Michael Klein
and magician Valentino.
==================================
24.143 [5216] The Merv Griffin Show
07Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Richard Crenna
singer-musician Bobby Short
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
authors of "The Life Extension Weight Loss Program".
24.144 [5217] The Merv Griffin Show
08Apr1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Dougs Sheehan of "Knots Landing";
actress Randi Brooks of "The Last Precinct";
Bob Shanks author of "The Primal Screen";
and animal trainer David Bender.
24.145 [5218] The Merv Griffin Show
09Apr1986 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Dorothy Lamour
actress Tracey Bregman of "The Young and the Restless";
actor Jason Bateman of "Valerie";
and illusionist The Pendragons.
24.146 [5219] The Merv Griffin Show
10Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Andy Griffith
and Jim Nabors of "Return to Mayberry";
and comedienne Elayne Boosler.
24.147 [5220] The Merv Griffin Show
11Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Richard Chamberlain of TV mini-series "Dream West";
actor Charles Shaughnessy of "Days of Our Lives";
and Charles Schwab stockbroker and investment author.
==================================
24.148 [5221] The Merv Griffin Show
14Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joan Van Ark of "Knots Landing";
actor Dirk Benedict of "The A-Team";
Sylvia Hewlett
author of "A Lesser Life: The Myth of Women's Liberation in America".
24.149 [5222] The Merv Griffin Show
15Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Stacy Keach of "The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer";
actress Teri Austin of "Knots Landing";
comedians Pat Cooper
and Kelly McDonald.
24.150 [5223] The Merv Griffin Show
16Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
drummer Buddy Rich
stuntman Evel Knievel
comedian Randy Lubas
and psychologist Sonja Friedman.
24.151 [5224] The Merv Griffin Show
17Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ted Knight of "The Ted Knight Show";
poet-author Maya Angelou
travel expert Peter Greenberg
Suzy Gershman author of "Born to Shop";
and singer Juice Newton.
24.152 [5225] The Merv Griffin Show
18Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
journalist Geraldo Rivera
pizza expert Barry O'Halloran
and Soprano Julia Migenes Johnson.
==================================
24.153 [5226] The Merv Griffin Show
21Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gregory Harrison of "Trapper John, M.D.";
actress Cynthia Sikes
and the Southern Comfort Jazz Band.
24.154 [5227] The Merv Griffin Show
22Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Divine of "Trouble in Mind";
actor Bruce Mahler of "Police Academy 3";
impressionist Danny Gans
and singer-actor Gary Morris.
24.155 [5228] The Merv Griffin Show
23Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Hillerman of "Magnum P.I.";
author Michael Korda
and singer Maureen McGovern.
24.156 [5229] The Merv Griffin Show
24Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Bruce Dern
and Tom Wopat
comedian Harvey Korman
and fitness expert Jack LaLanne and his wife Elaine.
24.157 [5230] The Merv Griffin Show
25Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Simon MacCorkindale of "Falcon Crest";
comedian Alan King
Chef Ken Horn
and mentalist Robert Dorian.
==================================
24.158 [5231] The Merv Griffin Show
28Apr1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Parker Stevenson
actress Leslie Charleson of "General Hospital";
Judith Krantz author of "Princess Daisy";
and Paige Rense editor of Architectural Digest.
24.159 [5232] The Merv Griffin Show
29Apr1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Mike Farrell
actress Anita Morris
"Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown
and singer Eddie Rabbitt.
24.160 [5233] The Merv Griffin Show
30Apr1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
dancer-singer Charo
actor Jorge Rivero
singer Emmanuel
and Latin tango dancers.
24.161 [5234] The Merv Griffin Show
01May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Dana Hill
comedian Rich Hall
singer Wayne Newton
and musician Chuck Mangione.
24.162 [5235] The Merv Griffin Show
02May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Patrick Swayze
actress Lesley-Anne Down
comedian Tom Dreesen
and pianist Peter Nero.
==================================
24.163 [5236] The Merv Griffin Show
05May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Marsha Mason
Valerine Perrine
Carole Cook
and Elizabeth Pena of "Down and Out in Beverly Hills".
24.164 [5237] The Merv Griffin Show
06May1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Zsa Zsa Gabor
hostess Pamela Mason
and Rita Mae Brown author of "High Hearts".
24.165 [5238] The Merv Griffin Show
07May1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor David Carradine
Peter Maas author of "Manhunt";
and Country singer Tanya Tucker.
24.166 [5239] The Merv Griffin Show
08May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Brenda Vaccaro
actress Troy Beyer of "Dynasty";
musicians The Bunson Brothers
and Merv's race horse Tecolote and trainer Don Thompson.
24.167 [5240] The Merv Griffin Show
09May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Larroquette of "Night Court";
author R.W. Jackson
and Soprano Julia Migenes Johnson.
==================================
24.168 [5241] The Merv Griffin Show
12May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Dom DeLuise
and son Peter DeLuise
actor Joe Piscopo
and singer Vanity.
24.169 [5242] The Merv Griffin Show
13May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Heather Locklear of "Dynasty";
Frank Wells and Dick Bass authors of "Seven Summits";
and singer Scott Grimes.
24.170 [5243] The Merv Griffin Show
14May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Richard Crenna of "On Wings of Eagles";
actress Elizabeth Ashley of "Stagecoach";
and singer-songwriter Brenda Russell.
24.171 [5244] The Merv Griffin Show
15May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actress Della Reese
boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
Lyle Alzado, former football player turned actor
and hula hoop champ Mat Plendl.
24.172 [5245] The Merv Griffin Show
16May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Mary Crosby of "Stagecoach";
millionaires Robert Mondavi,
Victor Kiam and Fred Hayman.
==================================
24.173 [5246] The Merv Griffin Show
19May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor-singer David Soul
actress June Chadwick of "Riptide";
and jugglers.
24.174 [5247] The Merv Griffin Show
20May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Charlton Heston
actor Vijay Amritraj of "The Last Precinct";
and a discussion about the insurance liability controversy.
24.175 [5248] The Merv Griffin Show
21May1986 [Star Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor JM J. Bullock of "Too Close For Comfort";
Harvey and Marilyn Diamond authors of "Fit For Life";
members of the Joffrey Ballet
and champion rope-ladder climbers.
24.176 [5249] The Merv Griffin Show
22May1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actress Pamela Bellwood of "Dynasty";
Dominique La Pierre author of "City of Joy";
and sword swallower Johnny Fox.
24.177 [5250] The Merv Griffin Show
23May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Anthony Quinn
actress Donna Theodore of the stage show "Zorba";
and Roberta Roper, victims' rights advocate.
==================================
24.178 [5251] The Merv Griffin Show
26May1986 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Gordon Thomson of "Dynasty";
actresses Barbara Rush
and Sondra Lowell
and members of the Joffrey Ballet.
24.179 [5252] The Merv Griffin Show
27May1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Sam Behrens of "General Hospital";
Nechama Tec author of "When Light Pierced the Darkness";
and dance group the Footlockers.
24.180 [5253] The Merv Griffin Show
28May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Stack
actor John Callahan of "Falcon Crest";
Dr. Janice Phelps author of "The Sugar Syndrome".
24.181 [5254] The Merv Griffin Show
29May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Jerry Lewis
actor Billy Barty
and singer Roger Whittaker.
24.182 [5255] The Merv Griffin Show
30May1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Katharine Ross
actor John Lithgow
and singer Toni Tennille.
==================================
24.183 [5256] The Merv Griffin Show
02Jun1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Alan Alda of "Sweet Liberty";
singer-actress Rita Moreno
and impressionist Fred Travalena.
24.184 [5257] The Merv Griffin Show
03Jun1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Elke Sommer
actor Fisher Stevens of "Short Circuit";
and comedienne Elayne Boosler.
24.185 [5258] The Merv Griffin Show
04Jun1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor James Darren of "T.J. Hooker";
actress Marj Dusay of "Capitol";
comedian Alex Cole
illusionist Jeff McBride
and singer Kim Criswell.
24.186 [5259] The Merv Griffin Show
05Jun1986 [Herald-News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
entertainer Jerry Lewis
actor Billy Barty
drummer Buddy Rich
and singer Roger Whittaker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=driLG8k3A1Q
24.187 [5260] The Merv Griffin Show
06Jun1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Katharine Ross
actor John Lithgow
and singer Toni Tennille.
==================================
24.188 [5261] The Merv Griffin Show
09Jun1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Jay Leno
singer Nicolette Larson
and Father's Day gift ideas.
24.189 [5262] The Merv Griffin Show
10Jun1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Cesar Romero of "Falcon Crest";
singer-actress Michelle Phillips
and Janet Dailey author of "The Great Alone".
24.190 [5263] The Merv Griffin Show
11Jun1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael Gross of "Family Ties";
actress Maud Adams
Stuart M. Berger author of "Dr. Berger's Immune Power Diet".
24.191 [5264] The Merv Griffin Show
12Jun1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Larry Manetti of "Magnum P.I.";
comedian Jason Stuart
and musical group the Wonder Years.
24.192 [5265] The Merv Griffin Show
13Jun1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer Peter Allen
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
actor Todd McKee of "Santa Barbara"
and talent agent Nina Blanchard.
==================================
24.193 [5266] The Merv Griffin Show
16Jun1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor George Hamilton
Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
and composer Marvin Hamlisch.
24.194 [5267] The Merv Griffin Show
17Jun1986 [Tampa Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Pat Morita of "The Karate Kid Part II";
actress Sally Kellerman
and Linda Marchiano author of "Linda Lovelace: Out of Bondage".
24.195 [5268] The Merv Griffin Show
18Jun1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Howie Mandel of "St. Elsewhere";
actor Danny Cooksey of "Different Strokes";
and actress Karen Kopins of "Jake Speed".
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
19Jun1986 [repeat from 01Jan86]
Mariel Hemingway, Marilyn McCoo, George Wallace. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
20Jun1986 [repeat from 26Dec85]
Howard Cosell, Don Hewitt. (r)
==================================
24.196 [5269] The Merv Griffin Show
23Jun1986 [Star Tribune]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor David Hasselhoff of "Knight Rider";
actor John Hurt of "Jake Speed"
consumer advocate Ralph Nader
and the Canadian Brass.
24.197 [5270] The Merv Griffin Show "Salute to Nina Blanchard"
24Jun1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
modeling agent Nina Blanchard
with Cheryl Tiegs, Shari Belafonte-Harper,
Cristina Ferrare, Rene Russo and Ted McGinley.
24.198 [5271] The Merv Griffin Show
25Jun1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Abby Dalton of "Falcon Crest";
actor Barry Jenner of "Dallas";
and classical guitarist Angel Romero.
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
26Jun1986 [repeat from 25Oct85]
Martina Navratilova, Dick Cavett, Helen Gurley Brown. (r)
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
27Jun1986 [repeat from 14Mar86]
Raquel Welch, Michael Nouri. (r)
==================================
24.199 [5272] The Merv Griffin Show "Patriotic Salute"
30Jun1986 [San Bernardino County Sun]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singers Robert Goulet
Patty Andrews and Scott Grimes
with the 15th Air Force Band of the Golden West.
24.200 [5273] The Merv Griffin Show
01Jul1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jed Allan of "Santa Barbara";
actress Carroll Baker
and comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
24.201 [5274] The Merv Griffin Show
02Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Schneider
author Louis L'Amour
impressionist Billy Fellows
and dancers from the Broadway show "Tango Argentino".
24.202 [5275] The Merv Griffin Show
03Jul1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
singer-actor Ben Vereen
comedian Jackie Mason
and actress Kim Braden.
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
04Jul1986 [repeat from 12Mar86]
Catherine Oxenberg, David Selby, Dr. Julian Whitaker. (r)
==================================
24.203 [5276] The Merv Griffin Show
07Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guest
comedian Bill Cosby
24.204 [5277] The Merv Griffin Show
08Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
TV host Dick Cavett
comedian Jack Carter
and author-columnist Jimmy Breslin.
24.205 [5278] The Merv Griffin Show
09Jul1986 [rerun 16Jul86] [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Robert Blake
Jim Henson creator of the Muppets
actress Margi Clarke ("Letter to Brezhnev");
and the 5th Dimension.
24.206 [5279] The Merv Griffin Show
10Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Kurt Russell of "Big Trouble in Little China";
actress Kate Burton
comedian Steve Smith
and Jilly Cooper author of "Riders".
24.207 [5280] The Merv Griffin Show
11Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Carroll O'Connor
actress Mariette Hartley
Peter Benchley author of "Q' Clearance"
and composer Roger Kellaway.
==================================
24.208 [5281] The Merv Griffin Show Salute to "Magnum P.I."
14Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Tom Selleck
John Hillerman
Roger E. Mosley
and Larry Manetti.
24.209 [5282] The Merv Griffin Show
15Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jack Scalia
actresses Peg Murray
and Misha McK of "Me and Mrs. C"
comedian Charlie Callas.
[--] The Merv Griffin Show
16Jul1986 [repeat from 09Jul86]
Robert Blake, Jim Henson, Margi Clarke, 5th Dimension.
24.210 [5283] The Merv Griffin Show
17Jul1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Jack Armstrong of "All My Children";
comedian Ronnie Schell
Dr. Joyce Brothers
and dancer-singer Charo.
24.211 [5284] The Merv Griffin Show
18Jul1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian-actor Billy Crystal
actor Reni Santoni of "Cobra";
Gail Sheehy author of "Spirit of Survival";
and dance group Tango Argentino.
==================================
24.212 [5285] The Merv Griffin Show
21Jul1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Vincent Price
actress Deborah Shelton of "Dallas";
dancer Hinton Battle
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
24.213 [5286] The Merv Griffin Show
22Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Christopher Hewett of "Mr. Belvedere";
Alan Dershowitz
author of "Reversal of Fortune: Inside the Von Bulow Case".
actor Robert Lindsay
and dog trainer Ray Berwick.
24.214 [5287] The Merv Griffin Show
23Jul1986 [Daily Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
and Jackie Collins author of "Lucky".
24.214 [5287] The Merv Griffin Show
24Jul1986 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Country singer Mel Tillis
comedian Lonnie Shorr
and an acrobatic troupe.
24.215 [5288] The Merv Griffin Show
25Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Michael York
actor Doug Barr of "The Fall Guy";
and Steve Shagan author of "Vendetta".
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24.216 [5289] The Merv Griffin Show
28Jul1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Betty Buckley
comic actor Jerry Van Dyke
actress Allyce Beasley of "Moonlighting";
and Peter Evans
author of "Ari: The Life and Times of Aristotle Socrates Onassis".
24.217 [5290] The Merv Griffin Show
29Jul1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Patsy Pease of "Days of Our Lives";
comic Rip Taylor
and Nightclub confidential.
24.218 [5291] The Merv Griffin Show
30Jul1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Cloris Leachman
columnist Abigail Van Buren ("Dear Abby");
psychologist Sonya Friedman
and Dr. Harvey Ruben author of "Supermarriage".
24.219 [5292] The Merv Griffin Show
31Jul1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Hal Linden of "Blacke's Magic";
actress Sela Ward of "Nothing in Common";
Walter Anderson author of "Courage is a Three-Letter Word"
and Chinese magic revue.
24.220 [5293] The Merv Griffin Show
01Aug1986 [Orlando Sentinel]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedienne Phyllis Diller
actor Don Stroud of "Armed and Dangersous";
pop group Air Supply
and Garden Cat Club member displays participants
in an upcoming cat show.
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24.221 [5294] The Merv Griffin Show
04Aug1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Susan Sullivan of "Falcon Crest";
comedian Carl Wolfson
and Opera singer Roberta Peters.
24.222 [5295] The Merv Griffin Show
05Aug1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
director George Abbott
producer-director Garry Marshall ("Nothing in Common");
actress Emma Samms of "The Colbys";
and comedian Barry Marder.
24.223 [5296] The Merv Griffin Show
06Aug1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Lorenzo Lamas of "Falcon Crest";
actor Paul Reiser of "Aliens";
actress Jane Windsor of "Days of Our Lives";
comedians Larry Miller and Pat Hazell
and Dr. Robert M. Giller author of "Medical Makeover".
24.224 [5297] The Merv Griffin Show
07Aug1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Rich Little
actor Terry Lester of "The Young and the Restless";
comic Ritch Shydner
and magic act The Mums.
24.225 [5298] The Merv Griffin Show
08Aug1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor JM J. Bullock of "The Ted Knight Show";
actor Michael Talbott of "Miami Vice";
comedian Blake Clark
and piano duo Katia & Marielle Labèque.
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24.226 [5299] The Merv Griffin Show
11Aug1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Christopher Atkins
Michael Brandon ("Dempsey and Makepeace")
Hunt Block ("Knots Landing")
and Wayne Northrop ("Dynasty").
24.227 [5300] The Merv Griffin Show
12Aug1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Ted Shackelford of "Knots Landing";
actress Lise Cutter of "Perfect Strangers";
comedian Carl Wolfson
animal trainer David Bender
and Country singer Judy Rodman.
24.228 [5301] The Merv Griffin Show
13Aug1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Dina Merrill
Elke Sommer
and Constance McCashin of "Knots Landing";
comedian Wil Shriner.
24.229 [5302] The Merv Griffin Show
14Aug1986 [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor John Karlen of "Cagney & Lacey";
actor Hector Elizondo of "Nothing in Common";
actress Deidre Hall of "Days of Our Lives";
and scientist Durk Pearson.
24.230 [5303] The Merv Griffin Show
15Aug1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
singer Nina Hagen
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOIWlzvHtEI&t=5s
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24.231 [5304] The Merv Griffin Show
18Aug1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Betty White of "The Golden Girls";
comedienne Renée Taylor
and Italian actor Urbando Barberini.
24.232 [5305] The Merv Griffin Show
19Aug1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actor Tony Danza of "Who's the Boss?"
actress Marla Gibbs of "227";
actor A Martinez of "Santa Barbara";
and comedian Tom Dreesen.
24.233 [5306] The Merv Griffin Show
20Aug1986
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
Vanna White hostess of "Wheel of Fortune";
actor Gil Gerard
comedian Johnny Dark
and Amy Wallace author of "The Prodigy: A Biography of William Sidis".
24.234 [5307] The Merv Griffin Show
21Aug1986 [Daily News]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Barbara Eden
actor John Ratzenberger of "Cheers";
comedienne Karen Haber
and singer-actress Maria Conchita Alonso ("A Fine Mess").
24.235 [5308] The Merv Griffin Show
22Aug1986
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
==================================
24.236 [5309] The Merv Griffin Show
25Aug1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
and George Peppard of "The A-Team";
comedian Louie Anderson
and a Fashion show.
24.237 [5319] The Merv Griffin Show
26Aug1986 [Miami Herald]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Debbie Reynolds
actor Donald O'Connor
singer-actor Scott Grimes
and singer-songwriter John Denver.
24.238 [5311] The Merv Griffin Show
27Aug1986 [Times-Advocate]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Jane Seymour
actor Scott Valentine of "Family Ties";
and Jeffrey Archer author of "A Matter of Honor".
24.239 [5312] The Merv Griffin Show
28Aug1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Donna Mills of "Knots Landing";
and Charlotte Rae of "Facts of Life";
David Wallenchinsky author of "Midterm Report: The Class of '65";
and singer Lou Rawls.
24.240 [5313] The Merv Griffin Show
29Aug1986 [Daily Record]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actors Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
actress Joanna Cassidy
Chef Wolfgang Puck
==================================
24.241 [5314] The Merv Griffin Show
01Sep1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Abby Dalton
Joan Lunden
Ray Anthony
Micki Rhyne
and singer Jim Gibson.
24.242 [5315] The Merv Griffin Show
02Sep1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Joan Collins of "Dynasty";
actor Brian Kerwin of "King Kong Lives";
and comedian Ronnie Schell.
24.243 [5316] The Merv Griffin Show
03Sep1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actresses Eva Gabor
and Mariette Hartley
and singer Jack Jones.
24.244 [5317] The Merv Griffin Show
04Sep1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
actress Loni Anderson
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
and comic Rip Taylor.
24.245 [5318] The Merv Griffin Show [Final Show]
05Sep1986 [Los Angeles Times]
Host Merv Griffin
Guests
A retrospective look at classic past episodes.
*Note: Merv has filmed his 5,520th and final
episode.
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