''The Alan Thicke Show'' was a Canadian daytime

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hosted by

Alan Thicke Alan Thicke (born Alan Willis Jeffrey; March 1, 1947December 13, 2016) was a Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host. He is the father of singer Robin Thicke. In 2013, Thicke was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Thicke was be ...

. A replacement for '' The Alan Hamel Show'', which ran from 1976 to 1980, it aired on CTV between

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and

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. During its run, highlights from the week's interviews were edited together for a weekly prime-time series on CTV which aired under the titles ''Prime Cuts'' and ''Fast Company''. Thicke left the series in order to launch a US talk show, ''

Thicke of the Night ''Thicke of the Night'' is an American late-night talk show starring Alan Thicke and broadcast in first-run syndication during the 1983–1984 TV season. Among the regulars on ''Thicke of the Night'' were Richard Belzer, Arsenio Hall, Rick Ducom ...

'', and was replaced by Don Harron, with the show subsequently retitled ''The Don Harron Show''.

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