Season 5

E1. Vic Damone co-hosts

Sep 6, 1965

Guests: comedienne-actress Vivian Vance actor John Gavin of "Convoy" Silent era actor Sheldon Lewis and Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton. Summary: Mike Douglas had himself a day in Philadelphia, his future home, before he opened his TV show. Governor Scranton, the mayor, and city officials all turned out to do him honor at an hour-long parade. John Gavin aired his singing voice with Vivian Vance performing "You're Just in Love" from "Call Me Madam" on Mike's first show. Vic Damone and Sheldon Lewis were also on it Douglas moved his whole crew in from Cleveland. *Trivia: [Newark Advocate 09Oct65] One of the viewers of the show was producer Leland Hayward who is going to make a Broadway musical out of the movie "Roman Holiday". The next day John Gavin got a call from Leland asking him if he would be interested in playing the Gregory Peck part on Broadway, saying he liked his singing.

E2. Vic Damone co-hosts

Sep 7, 1965

Guests: actress Arlene Dahl actor Dan Dailey comedian Wally Cox singer and Broadway performer Jack Delon

E3. Vic Damone co-hosts

Sep 8, 1965

Guests: singer Morgana King comedian-actor Skip Young drummer Gene Krupa Evelyn Lincoln, late President Kennedy's secretary who discusses her new book about JFK. Highlights: Songs performed are: "Theme (Starburst)", "Dark Eyes" and "Drum Boogie".

E4. Vic Damone co-hosts

Sep 9, 1965

Guests: TV journalist Barbara Walters Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs singer Bobby Rydell and Ashley Montagu author of "Life Before Birth". Highlights: Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs perform "Wooly Bully," "Long Tall Sally," "Twist & Shout," and "Ju Ju Hand." Bobby Rydell sings "Volare," "Wild One" and "All Of Me."

E5. Vic Damone co-hosts

Sep 10, 1965

Guests: singer Peggy King toastmaster George Jessel The Backporch Majority, singing group Mr. and Mrs. James Grady who pledge their troth for the 17th time.

E6. Cliff Arquette co-hosts

Sep 13, 1965

Guests: Country singer Roy Clark actress Ilka Chase and comedian Sandy Baron

E7. Cliff Arquette co-hosts

Sep 14, 1965

Guests: actress Barbara Parkins actor Roger Smith Country singer Roger Miller comedian George Carlin singer Billy Eckstine and Dr. Kenneth B. Clark author of "The Dark Ghetto" discusses the Negro problem.

E8. Cliff Arquette co-hosts

Sep 15, 1965

Guests: Jersey Joe Walcott ex-heavy weight Boxing champion singer Jean-Paul Vignon songstress Susan Barrett Dr. James Daly and Eustace Chesser author of "Unmarried Love".

E9. Cliff Arquette co-hosts

Sep 16, 1965

Guests: The Clinger Sisters comedian Alan King TV host Bert Convy and Miss "16" of America

E10. Cliff Arquette co-hosts

Sep 17, 1965

Guests: actress-singer Zina Bethune actor Elliott Gould journalist Lindsay Davis and Chef Walter Jetton.

E11. Carol Lawrence co-hosts

Sep 20, 1965

Guests: Carol's husband singer-actor Robert Goulet comedian Norm Crosby Country singer Mel Tillis ballet dancer Matt Mattox and Alice Lake (Empty Days - Redbook).

E12. Carol Lawrence co-hosts

Sep 21, 1965

Guests: singer Vaughn Monroe comedy team of Allen and Rossi Kathryn and Arthur Murray TV personality Marie Torre Carol's mother gives Mike a cooking lesson.

E13. Carol Lawrence co-hosts

Sep 22, 1965

Guests: author Pearl S. Buck Bruce Scott actress Geraldine Fitzgerald pianist Peter Duchin and the comedy cast from the album "You Don't Have to Be Jewish".

E14. Carol Lawrence co-hosts

Sep 23, 1965

Guests: actor Andy Devine singer-actor Frankie Avalon singer Glen Campbell Dr. Carlo Valenti medical researcher in the area of "unborn patients".

E15. Carol Lawrence co-hosts

Sep 24, 1965

Guests: Carol's husband singer Robert Goulet comedian George Carlin psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers composer Henry Mancini Dr. Brothers speaks about sex education for children.

E16. Kaye Ballard co-hosts

Sep 27, 1965

Guests: actor Robert Vaughn singer Nancy Sinatra comedienne Joan Rivers folksingers Addiss & Crofut and astrologer Sydney Omarr.

E17. Kaye Ballard co-hosts

Sep 28, 1965

Guests: actor Cornel Wilde and his wife actress Jean Wallace singers The Spokesmen Metropolitan Opera Singer Eileen Farrell and explorer William Willis

E18. Kaye Ballard co-hosts

Sep 29, 1965

Guests: writer Rod Serling singer Morgana King The Four Preps child psychologist Dr. Louise Bates Ames. Dr. Ames talks about children who torment their parents.

E19. Kaye Ballard co-hosts

Sep 30, 1965

Guests: Olympic track champion Wilma Rudolph comedian Eddie Lawrence ("The Old Philosopher") the cast of the off-Broadway Cole Porter Revue former middle-weight champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson and a Washington D.C. housewife who claims to have seen flying saucers.

E20. Kaye Ballard co-hosts

Oct 1, 1965

Guests: actress Mary Stuart from "Search For Tomorrow" folksinger Randy Sparks comedian George McKelvey Calypso singer Enid Mosler and Dr. Francis Horwick former moderator of "Ding Dong School" discusses the PTA.

E21. Phyllis Diller co-hosts

Oct 4, 1965

Guests: actress Pat Woodell Journalist, author and political interviewer Oriana Fallaci author of "The Useless Sex" dancer Rod Strong and violinists The Heller Sisters who perform a Bach Concerto. *Note: Oriana Fallaci has interviewed many internationally known leaders and celebrities such as the Dalai Lama, Henry Kissinger, the Shah of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini, Willy Brandt, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Walter Cronkite, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Federico Fellini, Sammy Davis Jr, Nguyen Cao Ky, Yasir Arafat, Indira Gandhi, Alexandros Panagoulis, Archbishop Makarios III, Golda Meir, Nguy?n Van Thi?u, Haile Selassie, Sean Connery and Lech Walesa.

E22. Phyllis Diller co-hosts

Oct 5, 1965

Guests: singer Anita Bryant Jazz organist Jimmy Smith comedian Bernie Berns fashion designer Emilio Pucci Dentist Dr. Edward Gilberg who discusses the new proper way to care for your teeth.

E23. Phyllis Diller co-hosts

Oct 6, 1965

Guests: The Womenfolk instructor Franco Jelinere Olympic champion high jumper John Thomas Dr. George Crane, expert on childhood sicknesses.

E24. Phyllis Diller co-hosts

Oct 7, 1965

Guests: TV moderator Dave Garroway singer Carmel Quinn singer-actor Leslie Scott acrobats The Three Little Bakers and Dress designer Gloria Johnson (aka Omar of Omaha).

E25. Phyllis Diller co-hosts

Oct 8, 1965

Guests: actor Robert Morse comedian Louis Nye pianist Errol Garner and Dr. Frank E. Johnston, professor of anthropology tells how body type can indicate personality.

E26. Tallulah Bankhead co-hosts

Oct 11, 1965

Guests: singer Jerry Vale actor Ted Hartley and folksinging group The Serendipity Singers.

E27. Tallulah Bankhead co-hosts

Oct 12, 1965

Guests: singer Solomon King The Brockton Family Singers Louise Day Hicks Rose Laird and Mr. America Jerry Daniels.

E28. Tallulah Bankhead co-hosts

Oct 13, 1965

Guests: actor Jack Palance singer Glenn Yarbrough novelty singer Anna Russell and Ted Sorensen author of "Kennedy".

E29. Tallulah Bankhead co-hosts

Oct 14, 1965

Guests: actress Estelle Winwood The Barry Sisters ventriloquist Russ Lewis card trick expert John Scarne and "Higgins" the performing dog from the TV show "Petticoat Junction".

E30. Tallulah Bankhead co-hosts

Oct 15, 1965

Guests: attorney Melvin Belli jazz pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines and two mystery guests.