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.
The Phil Donahue Show (Season 25)
Teenagers and the Club Scene (Episode 1)
Air date: 1994-09-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: teenagers and the New York club scene.
Teenage Girls and Gangs (Episode 2)
Air date: 1994-09-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: teenage girls and gangs.
Rape and the Use of Condoms (Episode 3)
Air date: 1994-09-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: rape and the use of condoms.
Husbands Who Hide Money from Their Wives (Episode 4)
Air date: 1994-09-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: husbands who hide money from their wives.
Believing One's Life Is Like a Soap Opera (Episode 5)
Air date: 1994-09-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: believing one's life is like a soap opera.
Friendships Between Heterosexuals and Homosexuals (Episode 6)
Air date: 1994-09-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: friendships between heterosexuals and homosexuals.
Romantic Involvement with a Minor (Episode 7)
Air date: 1994-09-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: romantic involvement with a minor.
Celebrities in the News (Episode 8)
Air date: 1994-09-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: celebrities in the news.
Parents Who Get Involved in Their Children's Romances (Episode 9)
Air date: 1994-09-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: parents who get involved in their children's romances.
Lawsuits (Episode 10)
Air date: 1994-09-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: lawsuits.
Confidence Schemes (Episode 11)
Air date: 1994-09-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: confidence schemes.
Shawn Russ Sues to Terminate Parental Rights (Episode 12)
Air date: 1994-09-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled: Shawn Russ, who sued to terminate his mother's parental rights.
Jilted Lovers and Retribution (Episode 13)
Air date: 1994-09-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: jilted lovers and retribution.
Cosmetic Surgery (Episode 14)
Air date: 1994-09-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: cosmetic surgery.
Waiters and Waitresses (Episode 15)
Air date: 1994-09-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Waiters and waitresses discuss their pet peeves.
Dolly Parton (Episode 16)
Air date: 1994-10-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guest: Dolly Parton.
Caring for Aging Parents (Episode 17)
Air date: 1994-11-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: caring for one's aging parents
Suspecting a Spouse of Plotting One's Murder (Episode 18)
Air date: 1994-11-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: suspecting a spouse of plotting one's murder.
Believing a Co-Worker Is Responsible for the Loss of a Job (Episode 19)
Air date: 1994-11-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: believing a co-worker or friend is responsible for the loss of one's job.
Repressed Childhood Memories (Episode 20)
Air date: 1994-11-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: repressed childhood memories that surface in adult nightmares
Capturing Criminal Suspects (Episode 21)
Air date: 1994-11-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Bizarre stories involving the capture of criminal suspects.
African-American Males (Episode 22)
Air date: 1994-11-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: African-American males.
The Cast of "Frasier" (Episode 23)
Air date: 1994-11-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guests: The cast of "Frasier."
Disliking a Child's Spouse (Episode 24)
Air date: 1994-11-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: disliking a child's spouse.
Homosexuality and Parenting (Episode 25)
Air date: 1994-11-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: homosexuality and parenting.
Unusual Pet Stories (Episode 26)
Air date: 1994-11-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: unusual pet stories.
Infertility (Episode 27)
Air date: 1994-12-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: infertility.
Tabloid TV (Episode 28)
Air date: 1994-12-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: tabloid TV.
Espionage (Episode 29)
Air date: 1994-12-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: espionage.
Selecting Juries with the Aid of a Consultant (Episode 30)
Air date: 1994-12-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: selecting a jury with the aid of consultant.
Overcoming Infertility (Episode 31)
Air date: 1994-12-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: overcoming infertility.
Women and Violent Behavior (Episode 32)
Air date: 1994-12-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: women and violent behavior.
Teenage Homosexuality and Cross-Dressing (Episode 33)
Air date: 1994-12-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: teenage homosexuality and cross-dressing.
Claiming to Be Falsely Accused of Rape (Episode 34)
Air date: 1994-12-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: claiming to be falsely accused of rape.
Gigolos (Episode 35)
Air date: 1994-12-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: gigolos.
Inexpensive Holiday Decorations (Episode 36)
Air date: 1994-12-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Inexpensive holiday decorations.
High-School Dress Codes (Episode 37)
Air date: 1994-12-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: high-school dress codes.
Author Edward Wilson (Episode 38)
Air date: 1994-12-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guest: author Edward Wilson ("Naturalist").
Political Scientist Charles Murray (Episode 39)
Air date: 1994-12-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guest: Charles Murray, coauthor of "The Bell Curve."
Welfare (Episode 40)
Air date: 1995-01-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: welfare.
Mail-Order Bridegrooms (Episode 41)
Air date: 1995-01-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: mail-order bridegrooms.
Reuniting with a Former Sweetheart (Episode 42)
Air date: 1995-01-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: reuniting with a former sweetheart.
Unconventional Child-Rearing Methods (Episode 43)
Air date: 1995-01-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: unconventional child-rearing methods.
Women Who Invest in the Stock Market (Episode 44)
Air date: 1995-01-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guests: A group of Illinois women who invest in the stock market.
Improving Romantic Relationships (Episode 45)
Air date: 1995-01-17
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: improving romantic relationships.
Believing One's Child Is a Danger to Society (Episode 46)
Air date: 1995-01-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: believing that one's child is a danger to society
Friendship Between Ex-Spouses (Episode 47)
Air date: 1995-01-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: friendship between ex-spouses.
Racism (Episode 48)
Air date: 1995-01-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: racism.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (Episode 49)
Air date: 1995-01-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Alternative Schools (Episode 50)
Air date: 1995-01-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: alternative schools.
Returning Used Merchandise (Episode 51)
Air date: 1995-01-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: returning used merchandise.
Marital Problems (Episode 52)
Air date: 1995-01-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: marital problems.
Teens and Compulsive Shopping (Episode 53)
Air date: 1995-01-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: teens and compulsive shopping.
Criminal Acts Caught on Videotape (Episode 54)
Air date: 1995-01-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: criminal acts caught on videotape.
Disabled Comedians (Episode 55)
Air date: 1995-02-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: disabled comedians.
Sexual Problems within a Marriage (Episode 56)
Air date: 1995-02-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: sexual problems within a marriage.
Custody Battles in May-December Relationships (Episode 57)
Air date: 1995-02-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: custody battles in May-December relationships.
Parole for Convicts with Life Sentences (Episode 58)
Air date: 1995-02-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: whether parole for convicted criminals with life sentences should be abolished.
Winning Back the Affections of an Unfaithful Spouse (Episode 59)
Air date: 1995-02-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: winning back the affections of an unfaithful spouse.
Attention-Deficit Disorder (Episode 60)
Air date: 1995-02-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: attention-deficit disorder.
Posing Nude after Age 40 (Episode 61)
Air date: 1995-02-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: posing nude after age 40.
Tensions between Jews and Blacks (Episode 62)
Air date: 1995-03-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: tensions between Jews and blacks
Underwear That Enhances Figures (Episode 63)
Air date: 1995-03-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: underwear that enhances one's figure
Tips on Performing Tasks Usually Requiring Pros (Episode 64)
Air date: 1995-03-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Tips on performing tasks that usually require professionals.
Having a Lazy Spouse (Episode 65)
Air date: 1995-03-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: having a lazy spouse.
Medical Malpractice in Emergency Rooms (Episode 66)
Air date: 1995-03-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: medical malpractice in emergency rooms.
Men Who Live with Their Parents (Episode 67)
Air date: 1995-04-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: men who live with their parents.
Former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders (Episode 68)
Air date: 1995-04-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guest: former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders.
Deceit Regarding True Identity of One's Parents (Episode 69)
Air date: 1995-04-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: deceit regarding the true identity of one's parents.
Murder and the Legal System (Episode 70)
Air date: 1995-04-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: murder and the legal system.
Olympian Greg Louganis (Episode 71)
Air date: 1995-04-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guest: Greg Louganis.
Government Intervention in Private Lives (Episode 72)
Air date: 1995-04-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Government intervention in citizens' private lives.
Singer Laurie Beechman (Episode 73)
Air date: 1995-04-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guest: Singer Laurie Beechman.
Controversy over Longevity-Enhancing Pills (Episode 74)
Air date: 1995-04-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: the controversy over pills that are purported to enhance longevity.
Early Memories of a Parent's Death (Episode 75)
Air date: 1995-04-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: how adult relationships are affected by early memories of a parent's death.
Refraining from Watching Television (Episode 76)
Air date: 1995-04-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: refraining from watching television.
Dealing with a Child's Anger (Episode 77)
Air date: 1995-04-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: dealing with a child's anger.
Missing-Persons Cases (Episode 78)
Air date: 1995-04-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: missing-persons cases.
Reports from Men Who Dated Penthouse Models (Episode 79)
Air date: 1995-04-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Reports from men who were sent on dates with Penthouse models.
Fortune Tellers (Episode 80)
Air date: 1995-04-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: fortune tellers.
Celebrities and Scientology (Episode 81)
Air date: 1995-05-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: celebrities and Scientology.
Nude Modeling in Public (Episode 82)
Air date: 1995-05-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: nude modeling in public.
Teen Prostitution (Episode 83)
Air date: 1995-05-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: teen prostitution.
Rekindling Passion in Marriage (Episode 84)
Air date: 1995-05-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: rekindling passion in marriage.
The Interference of Ex-Spouses in New Marriage (Episode 85)
Air date: 1995-05-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: the interference of an ex-spouse in a new marriage.
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (Episode 86)
Air date: 1995-05-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.).
Class of '74 Reunion (Episode 87)
Air date: 1995-05-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: the reunion of the class of '74 from a New Jersey High School.
Virginity (Episode 88)
Air date: 1995-05-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: virginity.
Serial Killers (Episode 89)
Air date: 1995-05-31
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: serial killers.
Wedding-Day Mishaps (Episode 90)
Air date: 1995-06-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: wedding-day mishaps.
Makeovers for Parents (Episode 91)
Air date: 1995-06-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Makeovers for parents.
Discovering a Husband's Secret Life (Episode 92)
Air date: 1995-06-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: discovering a husband's secret life.
Interactive TV (Episode 93)
Air date: 1995-06-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: interactive TV.
Disliking One's Mother (Episode 94)
Air date: 1995-06-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: disliking one's mother.
Author Laura Schlessinger (Episode 95)
Air date: 1995-06-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guest: Laura Schlessinger ("Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives").
Long-Held Secret Affections (Episode 96)
Air date: 1995-06-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: Disclosing a secret affection after many years.
Reba McEntire (Episode 97)
Air date: 1995-06-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled guest: Reba McEntire.
Rape and Retribution (Episode 98)
Air date: 1995-06-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: rape and retribution.
Past-Life Regression Therapy (Episode 99)
Air date: 1995-06-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: past-life regression therapy.
Suspecting Infidelity Between Spouses and Best Friends (Episode 100)
Air date: 1995-06-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: suspecting infidelity between a spouse and a best friend.
AIDS and the Blood Supply (Episode 101)
Air date: 1995-06-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: AIDS and the blood supply.
Maintaining Amicable Relationships with Ex-Spouses (Episode 102)
Air date: 1995-06-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: maintaining an amicable relationship with an ex-spouse.
Meddlesome Mothers-in-Law. (Episode 103)
Air date: 1995-06-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: meddlesome mothers-in-law.
Turning One's Child in to Police (Episode 104)
Air date: 1995-06-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: turning one's child in to the police.
Seeking a Wife (Episode 105)
Air date: 1995-06-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: seeking a wife.
Homemakers and Heroin (Episode 106)
Air date: 1995-06-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled program topic: homemakers and heroin.
Gifted Teens (Episode 107)
Air date: 1995-06-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled topic: gifted teens.
Marriage and Violence (Episode 108)
Air date: 1995-07-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Scheduled discussion topic: marriage and violence.
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