The Phil Donahue Show: Season 11
Season 11 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Phil Donahue Show Season 10.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 11 Progress Shield
Political Journalist David S. Broder
Sep 15, 1980 · 60 min
Political journalist David S. Broder ("Changing of the Guard") is the program guest.
Author Theodore I. Rubin
Sep 17, 1980 · 60 min
Guest: author Theodore I. Rubin ("Reconciliations").
Syndicated Columnist Jack Anderson
Sep 18, 1980 · 60 min
Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson is the guest.
Gynecologist Patrick C. Steptoe
Sep 19, 1980 · 60 min
Guest: gynecologist Patrick C. Steptoe, who developed the procedure for the first test-tube baby.
Dr. Ira Mintz on Sex Offenders
Sep 29, 1980 · 60 min
Dr. Ira Mintz of the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center discusses treatment of sex offenders.
Battered Wives
Sep 30, 1980 · 60 min
Topic: battered wives who have killed their husbands.
Carl Sagan
Oct 1, 1980 · 60 min
Astronomer Carl Sagan talks about his book "COSMOS."
Elton John
Oct 2, 1980 · 60 min
Elton John performs "Little Jeannie" and "Philadelphia Freedom."