# Television Memories: The Mike Douglas Show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-memories-the-mike-douglas-show/855201 "2020-06-07T15:47:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-memories-the-mike-douglas-show/855201/41 "2020-06-15T13:36:33Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Li’l Abner kept going until 1977, Capp’s death. A lot of people felt Capp won [that debate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYxFO8o-t2E). I think they both came out looking pretty awful. The strip continued, but Capp’s lucrative public speaking career pretty much ended around 1971 when he was [accused by numerous women (including a young Goldie Hawn) of sexual harassment and assault.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capp#Sexual_misconduct_claims) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-memories-the-mike-douglas-show/855201/42 "2020-06-15T15:21:03Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Li’l Abner kept going until 1977, Capp’s death. A lot of people felt Capp won [that debate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYxFO8o-t2E). I think they both came out looking pretty awful. Capp retired the strip in '77, but he died in '79. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-memories-the-mike-douglas-show/855201/43 "2020-06-15T17:23:10Z")
I used to watch Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, and Dinah Shore. I think most of them were on after school (maybe some were reruns–don’t remember). There wasn’t a lot to watch back in those days. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-memories-the-mike-douglas-show/855201.md?page=2)