29yrswithaGApass Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 I thought I would add this here because you guys are pretty resourceful and may be able to find something. The Mike Douglas Show, an afternoon talk show that aired on CBS during the 1970's, filmed a weeks worth of episodes at Great Adventure from May 31 to June 5, 1975. These episodes aired the week of June 15, 1975. We are looking to obtain access (and hopefully copies) of these shows. The hunt is on. Can anyone help us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 yea remember it but was working. He useds both the Aqua Stadium and Great Arena. Interviewed Alice in the porch of Gingerbread Fancy, Chated with Mr. Le Roy. And I cant remember the actors name but he went into the Great Foutain and they truned the water Jet on. To bad I was wroking and didnt get to see much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees99 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Only watched the show when he had on a famous athlete or musician. I vaguely recall watching the GA episodes. Do remember him doing an interview in the arena and riding the Giant Wheel. I'm with you...love to see the videos from his tapings at GA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Found them ! They are on TV.com season 13.....Search The Mike Douglas Show...go to season 13 and there they are Tada! Really need to find a hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Nice find! I have included the descriptions below. Now, anyone know where these can be viewed or get copies? I have already emailed the Television Museum (Paley Center) in NYC. ------ June 16, 1975 - Season 13 - Episode 191 From New Jersey's Great Adventure Safari Park, Mike's co-host this week is actor George Hamilton (Week of 16Jun75-20Jun75); guests are actor Kirk Douglas, comedian David Brenner, comic actor Jimmie Walker and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. June 17, 1975 - Season 13 - Episode 192 From New Jersey's Great Adventure Safari Park, George Hamilton co-hosts; guests are singer Vic Damone, Naturalist Roger Caras and The Four Tops. June 18, 1975 - Season 13 - Episode 193 From New Jersey's Great Adventure Safari Park, George Hamilton co-hosts; guests are actor Burt Lancaster, comedian David Brenner, 1975 Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser, The Up With People Troupe and Warner LeRoy, the designer of Great Adventure. June 19, 1975 - Season 13 - Episode 194 From New Jersey's Great Adventure Safari Park, George Hamilton co-hosts; guests are actress Lynn Redgrave, Country singer Tanya Tucker, comic Professor Irwin Corey, Landres the Magician and Motorcycle daredevil Lou Morella. Also a Diving exhibition. Highlights: Tanya sings, "Lizzie and the Rainman". June 20, 1975 - Season 13 - Episode 195 From New Jersey's Great Adventure Safari Park, George Hamilton concludes his co-hosting duties; guests are actor Kirk Douglas, actress-singer-dancer Juliet Prowse, magician Jeff Sheridan and naturalist Roger Caras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees99 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 I looked everywhere for those episodes, including on YT, but to no avail. I did find a three-minute home movie segment on GA from 1980. It showed a very, very young Rolling Thunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 If anyone can located them we would still love to be able to see the episodes of the Mike Douglas show that were filmed at the park in June of 1975. Here are some related photos from the tapings. Publicity photos of the show's host and guests: Photo of Mike Douglas on the park's Grand Prix ride. Most like from the June 18, 1975 episode that featured 1975 Indy 500 winner Bobby Usner: The Mike Douglas Show logo and the Great Arena stage entrance painted in a similar logo pattern: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Thats a hard find. But Ive found one so ill look for more. Were you able to get the file from TV.com? Season 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Which one did you find? Can you post the link to the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Sent you the link via regular email should be history in box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 This was a surprising find... note the Great Arena stage doors with Mike Douglas on them! If anyone has any leads on how to get recordings of the shows please let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 A new gallery with several photos of the Mike Douglas Show at Great Adventure in 1975 has been added HERE. Some samples below: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 Here is a picture of Mike Douglas in the Safari Park during the taping of his show. For any web search experts out there, we are still looking for leads in obtaining copies of the week long show taped at Great Adventure in 1975. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 Here's another great photo from the Mike Douglas Show at Great Adventure in 1975. We are still trying to hunt down recordings of the week long show at the park just in case anyone runs across the videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daved Thomson Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) I'm just seeing this post about still not finding where to get these tapes and I'd swear that I sent you a message last year that I had found the company that has the distribution rights to the Mike Douglas Show. Clearly I didn't post anything here on GAH, but again, I know I found the information including address and phone number because I remember thinking OMG, this stuff has been sitting right under our nose. The company is located in West Long Branch. Could I have possibly sent you a personal email? I'll go back through my sent mail folders, but I definitely located the company because I almost fell off the chair when I noticed the West Long Branch address. Okay, this is NOT the information I believed I had sent you with the West Long Branch address, however, there is a phone number, contact person, and some ordering information on how to go about obtaining specific episodes... https://web.archive.org/web/20090831234905/http://www.themikedouglasshow.com/ Per the website... The Mike Douglas Show archives are currently being licensed for professional use in television programs, DVDs, and documentaries. Out of the 4000+ shows Mike hosted, only a small number have been remastered from the original 2" tapes. The majority of the programs listed on this website have been remastered, but many more episodes and guests are available as well. Screening tapes of already-remastered programs can be provided to interested parties at a cost of $95 per 90-minute episode. Fees for licensing of clips will be determined separately on a case-by-case basis. If an episode has not been transferred from it's 2" master tape, the cost for a screener is $200 per program. KINGWORLD PRODUCTIONS FOOTAGE 555 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 attn: Donna Fields (212) 817-5601 email: dfields@kingworld.com Edited May 19, 2020 by Daved Thomson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 You did send me that info but it was a dead end at the time. The info was on the back of a short compilation DVD about the show which I ordered. I will try them again being it has been some time. Their note of available issues is new since I tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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