Mike Douglas Dead at 81

[JayBee74]

Or was it Merv Griffin? It was his 81st birthday.
http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/

[Rodster]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

RIP Mike, you were a class act and a great talent.

[pk500]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

RIP. I remember watching his show when I was a kid. A classy dude.

Take care,
PK

[TarHeelMan]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

I remember his show being on TV, too, when I was a kid. I don't remember all that much about it, but I do remember my mother having it on while doing housework. I hadn't heard much about him in the past few years, which led me to believe that he had already passed away.

[Jackdog]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

My mom watched his show everyday. We had one TV back then. If it was raining and we weren't beating each other up, my 4 brothers and I would watch him with her. He was cool. He had many black guests on his show. That was not common in those days. RIP and God bless.

[Rodster]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

Mike Douglas was part of Television's golden age back in the 70's. I remember watching his shows when I was a kid. I also remember watching the show where Tiger and his dad made an appearance on Mikes show. Even at an early age you could tell Tiger was going to be a stud once he turned Pro.

[TarHeelMan]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

They had a clip of that segment with Tiger on SportsCenter last night, which I thought was strange. But they offered a very nice tribute to him.

[SPTO]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

Don't know too much about him as I wasn't around to watch his show. I have seen him numerous times on Larry King Live talking about other entertainers when they've passed on. He seemed like a real swell guy.

[warnerwlf98]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

RIP. I remember watching his show when I was a kid. A classy dude.

Take care,
PK

Yep, when I was little, i always threatened to go to Las Vegas to see him.

[JayBee74]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

Yep, when I was little, i always threatened to go to Las Vegas to see him.

LOL, for the record Mike was born within 5 weeks of Merv Griffin, the other talk show guy he is often mistaken for.

[warnerwlf98]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

LOL, for the record Mike was born within 5 weeks of Merv Griffin, the other talk show guy he is often mistaken for.

I used to think my father was Mike Douglas. . . I remember watching Merv's show and that it was on very late at night, at least for me it was back then.

[JayBee74]

Re: Mike Douglas Dead at 81

I used to think my father was Mike Douglas. . . I remember watching Merv's show and that it was on very late at night, at least for me it was back then.

The most vivid memory of either show was when one of them had David Jansen(The Fugitive) on. I still couldn't tell you if it was Merv or Mike, but I do remember it being on in the afternoon.