DORIS
DAY'S BEST FRIENDS
(1985-6)

On 16 July
1985, Doris Day's Best Friends premiered on the
American cable channel the
Christian Broadcast Network (CBN).
This series of
30 minute shows was to be Doris's last regular
return to the small screen. The main focus of these
shows was to
promote awareness on various animal welfare issues
that Doris felt impassioned about as well as chat and reminisce about
the good old days with some of her dearest showbiz
friends. Doris
recorded with her son Terry Melcher a handful of
songs especially for the show including the main theme
[these remain unreleased].
EPISODES:-
01:
Rock Hudson
02:
Les Brown and His Band of Renown
03: Bobby Benson
04: Denver Pyle
05: Earl Holiman
06: "Biggest"
07: Joan Fontaine
08: Cleveland Amory and Ryan P. Melcher
09: Gretchen Wyler
10: Mickey Gilley
11: Danny Cooksey
12:
California Rescue Dogs
Association (CARDA)
13: Alan Shepard
14: Howard Keel

15: Kaye Ballard
16:
Monterey County SPCA
17: Angie Dickinson
18: Robert Wagner
19: Tony Randall
and Ryan P. Melcher
20: Loni Anderson
21: Jill St. John
22: Gary Collins
23: Gwen Wynn
24: Tony Bennet
25: Connie Edney and "Biggest"
26: Leslie Nielsen
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Executive
Producer
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David
Freyss
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Executive
Producer |
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Terry
Melcher |
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Producer
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Dan
Evans
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Director
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Joe
Coleman
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Writers
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Terry
Melcher
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Writers |
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Dan
Evans |
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Music
Directors
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Terry
Melcher
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Music
Directors
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Bill
House
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Theme
Song
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Best Friends

by Terry Melcher & Bill House
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Makeup
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Michelle Rede
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Hair Stylist
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Barbara Lampson & Jon Thanos
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