Donahue - "Letters / Highlights Show" (Complete Broadcast, 11/10/1983) 📺 ✉

[@nanabutner]

Another one of the special people I grew up with that has died. Thanks for the memories even though they are sad reminders.

[@davidkenner-rb8go]

Viewers were up in arms about things that are not considered all that unusual today.

[@DoctorJoanieTool]

Donahue was the BEST

[@ajaugenti1976]

Agreed!

[@WarholSuperstar]

Donahue RULES! Thanks for posting 💕💕💕

[@andyrose5616]

Additional voices: 3:23 Arnold Stang (as the Bee) - Honey-Nut Cheerios 42:35 Charlie Tuna(?) - WCLR 58:15 Joe Sirola - Direct Deposit

[@wmbrown6]

AND, Ms. Long was in her second year on "Cheers" at the time of that John M. Smyth ad she did. But as for WCLR - I would've taken the V/O to be Robert W. Morgan.

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Arnold Stang was the most frequent voice of Herman the Mouse (sharing duties w/ Alan Swift) in various shorts from 1944-50. And the Herman and Katnip series of shorts from 1950-59. Also the voice of Top Cat in the HB series bearing the same name (1961-62).

[@andyrose5616]

@ No mistaking that voice. 🙂

[@strussman]

Great show! I am wondering if the final show from WGN and final show from Chicago are available.

[@beebsbubbles]

Wild to see both Ted Danson and Shelley Long in different ads during the show. I guess Cheers was NOT paying the bills by this point 😅

[@wmbrown6]

Tell me, in which ad was Mr. Danson?

[@beebsbubbles]

The Lord & Taylor ad at @4:47​@@wmbrown6

[@RobHart1980]

The Donahue set at WBBM-TV was clearly repurposed for “The Mike Ditka Show” when Phil pulled up stakes and moved to 30 Rock.

[@wmbrown6]

What about the "Donahue" set at WGN after he left for WBBM?

[@Makeshift_Mulder]

4:37 That's Bruce Campbell!!

[@Joedirt3349]

Classic! Phil was a cool AF and these shows are gold!

[@andyleal6982]

This episode of "Donahue" aired on the day country singer Miranda Lambert was born

[@Battling_Seizure_Robots]

Where are you when we need you Phil

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

Fightin' Phil has left and gone away... :-(

[@a.b.s_productions]

Phil passed this year and Chuck is retiring from WNBC after 50 years this year. Here’s to yesterday..😔

[@wmbrown6]

If you saw the description, you'll see that Chuck's pending retirement is duly mentioned. 😉

[@MrMatteNWk]

Sharpe James is still alive though, despite going to jail and being barred from running for office ever again

[@a.b.s_productions]

@@MrMatteNWk My father was actually cool with Sharpe James way back before the Corruption.

[@darrylh1971]

The description and title is the wrong date, November 12, 1983 was a Saturday. It should have been Thursday, November 10, 1983 (11/10/1983).

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

Fixed. Thanks!

[@wmbrown6]

I suppose Friday, November 11th 1983 was WNBC's turn to air this show that featured a clip with the soon-to-retire Mr. "Scarsborough" (as the CG typesetters on staff at "Donahue" misspelt his surname).