About this season
The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for its many abrupt format changes over the course of its five-year run. It is also remembered for Day's statement, in her autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story, that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the TV series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, 1968. The TV show premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 1968.
Episodes (24)
1. And Here's ... Doris
Aired 13 September 1971
Doris' ego-tripping boss complicates her efforts to line up an interview with a TV talk-show host.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Raffles
Aired 20 September 1971
3. When in Rome, Don't
Aired 27 September 1971
4. Charity Begins at the Office
Aired 4 October 1971
5. A Weighty Problem
Aired 11 October 1971
6. The People's Choice
Aired 18 October 1971
7. A Fine Romance
Aired 25 October 1971
8. The Albatross
Aired 1 November 1971
9. Have I Got a Fellow for You
Aired 8 November 1971
10. To England with Doris
Aired 15 November 1971
11. The Shiek of Araby
Aired 22 November 1971
12. Doris and the Doctor
Aired 29 November 1971
13. Happiness is Not Being Fired
Aired 6 December 1971
Doris is fired after writing a piece that hit the Today's World publisher in the pocketbook, but maybe bygones will be bygones after Doris gets a firsthand scoop of a major crime story and threatens to sell the story to a competitor.
14. Whodunnit, Doris?
Aired 13 December 1971
Doris discovers a pistol-wielding Santa Claus standing over a dead body and sets to work cracking the case. A clever Christmas murder mystery aided and abetted by the entertaining Charles Nelson Reilly. Look for entertainer Rockwell as a young boy disheartened by Santa's arrest.
15. The Wings of An Angel
Aired 27 December 1971
16. Doris at Sea
Aired 3 January 1972
17. The Sorrow of Sanapur
Aired 10 January 1972
18. The Blessed Event
Aired 17 January 1972
19. Who's Got the Trenchcoat?
Aired 24 January 1972
20. Doris's House Guest
Aired 31 January 1972
21. The Crapshooter Who Would Be King
Aired 7 February 1972
With hopes of landing an interview with its reclusive prince, Doris and Cy travel to the small European nation of San Riata where Doris' beauty and charm incite impersonation, intrigue and an international incident.
22. Cover Girl
Aired 21 February 1972
23. Gowns by Louie
Aired 28 February 1972
24. There's a Horse Thief in Every Family Tree
Aired 6 March 1972