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The Phil Donahue Show

19671h 0m13 seasons270 episodesTalk

The Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, was an American television talk show hosted by Phil Donahue that ran for 26 years on national television. Its run was preceded by three years of local broadcast in Dayton, Ohio, and it was broadcast nationwide between 1970 and 1996. In 2002, Donahue was ranked twenty-ninth on TV Guide magazine's list of the fifty greatest television shows of all-time.

Episodes

Sep 5, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: teenagers and the New York club scene.

Sep 6, 19941h 0m

Scheduled program topic: teenage girls and gangs.

Sep 7, 19941h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: rape and the use of condoms.

Sep 8, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: husbands who hide money from their wives.

Sep 9, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: believing one's life is like a soap opera.

Sep 12, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: friendships between heterosexuals and homosexuals.

Sep 13, 19941h 0m

Scheduled program topic: romantic involvement with a minor.

Sep 14, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: celebrities in the news.

Sep 15, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: parents who get involved in their children's romances.

Sep 16, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: lawsuits.

Sep 19, 19941h 0m

Scheduled program topic: confidence schemes.

Sep 20, 19941h 0m

Scheduled: Shawn Russ, who sued to terminate his mother's parental rights.

Sep 21, 19941h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: jilted lovers and retribution.

Sep 22, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: cosmetic surgery.

Sep 23, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: Waiters and waitresses discuss their pet peeves.

Oct 31, 19941h 0m

Scheduled guest: Dolly Parton.

Nov 1, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: caring for one's aging parents

Nov 3, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: suspecting a spouse of plotting one's murder.

Nov 8, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: believing a co-worker or friend is responsible for the loss of one's job.

Nov 9, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: repressed childhood memories that surface in adult nightmares

Nov 10, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: Bizarre stories involving the capture of criminal suspects.

Nov 11, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: African-American males.

Nov 14, 19941h 0m

Scheduled guests: The cast of "Frasier."

Nov 28, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: disliking a child's spouse.

Nov 29, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: homosexuality and parenting.

Nov 30, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: unusual pet stories.

Dec 1, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: infertility.

Dec 2, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: tabloid TV.

Dec 5, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: espionage.

Dec 6, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: selecting a jury with the aid of consultant.

Dec 7, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: overcoming infertility.

Dec 8, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: women and violent behavior.

Dec 9, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: teenage homosexuality and cross-dressing.

Dec 12, 19941h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: claiming to be falsely accused of rape.

Dec 14, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: gigolos.

Dec 15, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: Inexpensive holiday decorations.

Dec 16, 19941h 0m

Scheduled topic: high-school dress codes.

Dec 19, 19941h 0m

Scheduled guest: author Edward Wilson ("Naturalist").

Dec 20, 19941h 0m

Scheduled guest: Charles Murray, coauthor of "The Bell Curve."

Jan 3, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: welfare.

Jan 4, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: mail-order bridegrooms.

Jan 5, 19951h 0m

Scheduled program topic: reuniting with a former sweetheart.

Jan 6, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: unconventional child-rearing methods.

Jan 16, 19951h 0m

Scheduled guests: A group of Illinois women who invest in the stock market.

Jan 17, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: improving romantic relationships.

Jan 18, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: believing that one's child is a danger to society

Jan 19, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: friendship between ex-spouses.

Jan 20, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: racism.

Jan 23, 19951h 0m

Scheduled program topic: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Jan 24, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: alternative schools.

Jan 25, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: returning used merchandise.

Jan 26, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: marital problems.

Jan 30, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: teens and compulsive shopping.

Jan 31, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: criminal acts caught on videotape.

Feb 1, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: disabled comedians.

Feb 2, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: sexual problems within a marriage.

Feb 3, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: custody battles in May-December relationships.

Feb 6, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: whether parole for convicted criminals with life sentences should be abolished.

Feb 8, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: winning back the affections of an unfaithful spouse.

Feb 9, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: attention-deficit disorder.

Feb 10, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: posing nude after age 40.

Mar 20, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: tensions between Jews and blacks

Mar 21, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: underwear that enhances one's figure

Mar 22, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: Tips on performing tasks that usually require professionals.

Mar 23, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: having a lazy spouse.

Mar 24, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: medical malpractice in emergency rooms.

Apr 3, 19951h 0m

Scheduled program topic: men who live with their parents.

Apr 4, 19951h 0m

Scheduled guest: former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders.

Apr 5, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: deceit regarding the true identity of one's parents.

Apr 6, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: murder and the legal system.

Apr 7, 19951h 0m

Scheduled guest: Greg Louganis.

Apr 10, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: Government intervention in citizens' private lives.

Apr 11, 19951h 0m

Scheduled guest: Singer Laurie Beechman.

Apr 12, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: the controversy over pills that are purported to enhance longevity.

Apr 14, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: how adult relationships are affected by early memories of a parent's death.

Apr 24, 19951h 0m

Scheduled program topic: refraining from watching television.

Apr 25, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: dealing with a child's anger.

Apr 26, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: missing-persons cases.

Apr 27, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: Reports from men who were sent on dates with Penthouse models.

Apr 28, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: fortune tellers.

May 15, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: celebrities and Scientology.

May 16, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: nude modeling in public.

May 18, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: teen prostitution.

May 22, 19951h 0m

Scheduled program topic: rekindling passion in marriage.

May 24, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: the interference of an ex-spouse in a new marriage.

May 25, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.).

May 26, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: the reunion of the class of '74 from a New Jersey High School.

May 30, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: virginity.

May 31, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: serial killers.

Jun 1, 19951h 0m

Scheduled program topic: wedding-day mishaps.

Jun 2, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: Makeovers for parents.

Jun 5, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: discovering a husband's secret life.

Jun 6, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: interactive TV.

Jun 7, 19951h 0m

Scheduled program topic: disliking one's mother.

Jun 8, 19951h 0m

Scheduled guest: Laura Schlessinger ("Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives").

Jun 12, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: Disclosing a secret affection after many years.

Jun 13, 19951h 0m

Scheduled guest: Reba McEntire.

Jun 14, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: rape and retribution.

Jun 15, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: past-life regression therapy.

Jun 16, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: suspecting infidelity between a spouse and a best friend.

Jun 21, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: AIDS and the blood supply.

Jun 23, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: maintaining an amicable relationship with an ex-spouse.

Jun 26, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: meddlesome mothers-in-law.

Jun 27, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: turning one's child in to the police.

Jun 28, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: seeking a wife.

Jun 29, 19951h 0m

Scheduled program topic: homemakers and heroin.

Jun 30, 19951h 0m

Scheduled topic: gifted teens.

Jul 5, 19951h 0m

Scheduled discussion topic: marriage and violence.