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The Mike Douglas Show: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
“Plot holes? We fell in.”
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1961 · Comedy
The Mike Douglas Show
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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RELEASE DATE
1961
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GENRE
Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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@REEL_DEAL2026-01-17 06:00 UTC
If The Mike Douglas Show was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-08 11:00 UTC
Laughed twice during The Mike Douglas Show. Once was a sneeze.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-03 20:00 UTC
The Mike Douglas Show has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961) is served a mixed roast on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 42/100. The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 19…
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Is The Mike Douglas Show worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Mike Douglas Show lands at 42/100 Burn — solid for genre fans, skippable if you want a guaranteed classic.
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r/boxoffice · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 3.4k points
Unpopular opinion: The Mike Douglas Show is the most overrated film of the decade
Director clearly thought The Mike Douglas Show was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.8k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Mike Douglas Show actually is?
Just got out of The Mike Douglas Show and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 0.5k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Mike Douglas Show?
Rewatched The Mike Douglas Show last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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