RIP Phil Donahue

[ping2000]

He dead.

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[Garcia Bronco]

One of the originators of trash TV, I do remember he foiled a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth at a baseball game. Rip

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

One of the originators of trash TV, I do remember he foiled a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth at a baseball game. Rip

Not really.

He was super-serious and legit, but with the advent of Morton Downey and Geraldo, his ratings started to drop, and he ended up having to pivot to try to get the ratings back.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by DJJasonp

Not really.

He was super-serious and legit, but with the advent of Morton Downey and Geraldo, his ratings started to drop, and he ended up having to pivot to try to get the ratings back.

That’s correct. He would have on scientist guys like Linus Paulson who talked about the real danger to the foodstuffs due to the radiation bomb from Chernobyl.

Yea, the trash TV wounded him, then Oprah gutted him.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by DJJasonp

Not really.

He was super-serious and legit, but with the advent of Morton Downey and Geraldo, his ratings started to drop, and he ended up having to pivot to try to get the ratings back.

I respectfully disagree, it was hot topic emotional vampire daytime talk show just like the rest of them. Was it as trashy as Jerry Springer? No. But the idea was still the same.

[Buddy Rich]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

One of the originators of trash TV, I do remember he foiled a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth at a baseball game. Rip

I think that was Enrico Pallazzo

[smithandrew051]

Same day as 1963chief’s birthday.

Draw your own conclusions.

[stumppy]

RIP

And thanks for being a better option than soap operas on school sick days for kids.

"The Phil Donahue Show, meh, it's better than a soap opera."

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by stumppy

RIP

And thanks for being a better option than soap operas on school sick days for kids.

"The Phil Donahue Show, meh, it's better than a soap opera."

Heh. When I was little and home from school sick, I used to stay at my Grandmother's house (while my Mom was at work) that was right across the street from where we lived. My Grandma would fix me peanut butter toast and hot tea while we watched Donahue

RIP, Phil

[alpha_omega]

RIP

Originally Posted by stumppy

RIP

And thanks for being a better option than soap operas on school sick days for kids.

"The Phil Donahue Show, meh, it's better than a soap opera."

Surely there was a game show of some sort on????

[JimNasium]

I vividly recall my mother being glued to his show when he had a renowned atheist on the show. I can’t recall her name, but do recall my mother being totally horrified.

*Edit*

It was Madalyn Murray O’Hair. My google search suggests that she was a frequent guest of the show.

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by alpha_omega

RIP




Surely there was a game show of some sort on????

Game shows were on in the mornings. Soap operas and Donahue were on in the afternoon. If I remember right Donahue came on at noon.

[Brody Wa]

Originally Posted by stumppy

RIP

And thanks for being a better option than soap operas on school sick days for kids.

"The Phil Donahue Show, meh, it's better than a soap opera."

It’s definitely not as good as Hogans Heroes or Mash re-runs

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Brody Wa

It’s definitely not as good as Hogans Heroes or Mash re-runs

I've been watching those reruns recently, and Colonel Hogan was getting a little too confident in later episodes of the show. He was almost daring the Germans to catch him.

[Brody Wa]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I've been watching those reruns recently, and Colonel Hogan was getting a little too confident in later episodes of the show. He was almost daring the Germans to catch him.

Can you blame him? I mean… we are talking a about a show that features funny Nazis.