Alan Abel
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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.
The Mike Douglas Show

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Putney Swope
The Great Debate is a Canadian television series that featured debates between pairs of panelists over a given subject. It was first shown on Global Television Network in 1974, and later broadcast by CHCH-TV from Hamilton, Ontario. The series was produced intermittently until 1983.
The Great Debate
Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation, searches out luminary figures in the world of sex.
Is There Sex After Death?
A mockumentary from directors Alan and Jeanne Abel. The film uses "cut-ups" of Nixon quotes to tell a different narrative of his presidency.
The Faking of the President

A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.
No More Excuses

The Devil sets his sights on Sam Silverstein, a sexually frustrated sixty-five-year-old Jewish husband in crisis, whom he selects as an easy mark. At first Silverstein resists, but as life moves from one disappointment to another, he agrees to sell his soul for a chance to make out with a pretty young thing.
The Devil and Sam Silverstein

The Andy Kaufman Project explores the possibility that avant-garde performance artist Andy Kaufman may have faked his death.
The Death Of Andy Kaufman

Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and career of her father Alan Abel, known to many as "the world's greatest hoaxer."