# Was Steve Allen's "Meeting of Minds" ever sold on VHS/DVD or whatever? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-steve-allens-meeting-of-minds-ever-sold-on-vhs-dvd-or-whatever/652335 "2013-03-08T01:29:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Leelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Leelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leelan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-steve-allens-meeting-of-minds-ever-sold-on-vhs-dvd-or-whatever/652335/21 "2013-04-28T18:06:07Z")
I tried emailing the revival email address and got my email bounced back. I guess the revival did not get off the ground. So very sad. How come you can get the complete works of the Three Stooges on DVD but not an excellent series like Steve Allen’s “Meeting of Minds.”? - Leelan ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-steve-allens-meeting-of-minds-ever-sold-on-vhs-dvd-or-whatever/652335/22 "2013-04-28T19:29:08Z")
> [@Leelan](#): > > How come you can get the complete works of the Three Stooges on DVD but not an excellent series like Steve Allen’s “Meeting of Minds.”? If only Allen had included the occasional pie fight… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-steve-allens-meeting-of-minds-ever-sold-on-vhs-dvd-or-whatever/652335/23 "2013-04-28T21:49:46Z")
> [@Leelan](#): > > I tried emailing the revival email address and got my email bounced back. I guess the revival did not get off the ground. > > So very sad. > > How come you can get the complete works of the Three Stooges on DVD but not an excellent series like Steve Allen’s “Meeting of Minds.”? > > - Leelan I agree with you, how sad. > [@Leelan](#): > > There was one episode where Jane Meadows did not play the female character. That was the discussion with the Empress Theodora who was played by Salome Jens, IIRC. > > - Leelan I also remember an episode where an ethnic Chinese woman played the Chinese Empress Tzu Hsi. ---
**Author:** ![Ninthwondetoftheworld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a4c791/32.png) [@Ninthwondetoftheworld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ninthwondetoftheworld)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-steve-allens-meeting-of-minds-ever-sold-on-vhs-dvd-or-whatever/652335/24 "2017-03-06T15:28:40Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’d love to own episodes of Steve Allen’s show “Meeting of Minds” I found the interplay between characters from different eras quite fascinating. > > Jayne Meadows, Allen’s wife, played most of the female characters that appeared, except for when the race of the character was different. For example, an Asian actress played Tzu Hsi, the Chinese Dowager Empress. > > Watching Francois Marie Arouet, aka Voltaire, go up against Martin Luther was great. > > I don’t think I ever saw them all, but even the ones I did see I’d like to see again. > > Does anyone know if they were ever released in any video format? ``` I It has not been released on the market. Their son owns the rights but hasn't currently had any interest in putting the program out. Six episodes are on YouTube. ``` ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-steve-allens-meeting-of-minds-ever-sold-on-vhs-dvd-or-whatever/652335/25 "2017-03-06T21:44:38Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > The only one I remember featured Jane Allen as Cleopatra. I don’t remember who the other personalities were, but it’s amazing how many times I’ve thought of the concept over the years. How intensely interesting it would be to write those scripts. IIRC, Thomas Paine was in the episode with Cleopatra. They disagreed strenuously over human rights and the right of monarchs to rule. Leon Askin did play both Luther and Marx. Other actors were featured in more than one role as well. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-steve-allens-meeting-of-minds-ever-sold-on-vhs-dvd-or-whatever/652335/26 "2017-03-07T02:07:52Z")
Have I really been that pedantically snarky all these years? Well played, young **drop**! Those shows were un-watchable;. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-steve-allens-meeting-of-minds-ever-sold-on-vhs-dvd-or-whatever/652335.md?page=1)