Originally, it began under the title AM Chicago.
"You go girl!" This was Oprah's catchphrase for the first ten years; she made it a national catchphrase.
Liberace's appearance on December 25, 1986 was his last televised appearance as he died on February 4, 1987 from congestive heart failure.
Premiered locally in Chicago in 1984, went national in 1986.
Oprah's memorable guests/episodes have been: Kathy Bray who appeared on the show a three weeks after her son Scott was killed in an accidental shooting when his friend got ahold of his father's gun. Erin Kramp, a mother diagnosed with breast cancer sending a message to her daughter Peyton, stating she would have to grow up without her. Kramp died on October 31, 1998. An episode in Forsyth County, GA a community where no black person had lived for 75 years. Michael Jackson's interview on February 10, 1993, which was his first public appearance in 14 years. Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch professing his love for Katie Holmes.
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By what name was The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) officially released in India in English?
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