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* ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' (1975-; pilots were attempted in 1973 [[note]]{as ''Shopper's Bazaar''}[[/note]] and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98)
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* ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' (1975-; pilots were attempted in 1973 [[note]]{as 1973[[note]]as ''Shopper's Bazaar''}[[/note]] Bazaar''[[/note]] and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98)
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Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was a singer ("I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TalkShow host (''The Merv Griffin Show''), and television producer who created several {{Game Show}}s and wrote almost all the music they used. He hosted Goodson-Todman's ''Series/PlayYourHunch'' and was a fill-in host for Bill Cullen on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''. Merv passed away in 2007.
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Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was a singer ("I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TalkShow host (''The Merv Griffin Show''), and television producer who created several {{Game Show}}s and wrote almost all the music they used. He hosted Goodson-Todman's ''Series/PlayYourHunch'' ''Play Your Hunch'' and was a fill-in host for Bill Cullen on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''. Merv passed away in 2007.
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Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was a singer ("I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TalkShow host (''The Merv Griffin Show''), and television producer who created several {{Game Show}}s and wrote almost all the music they used. Merv passed away in 2007.
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Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was a singer ("I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TalkShow host (''The Merv Griffin Show''), and television producer who created several {{Game Show}}s and wrote almost all the music they used. He hosted Goodson-Todman's ''Series/PlayYourHunch'' and was a fill-in host for Bill Cullen on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''. Merv passed away in 2007.
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Singer ("I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TalkShow host (''The Merv Griffin Show''), and television producer who created several {{Game Show}}s and wrote almost all the music they used. Merv passed away in 2007.
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* ''Series/{{Monopoly}}'' (1990; pilots were taped in 1987 with [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] and 1989 with [[PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]])
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* ''Series/{{Monopoly}}'' (1990; pilots were taped in 1987 with [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] and 1989 with [[PressYourLuck [[Series/PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]])
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* ''Series/{{Monopoly}}'' (1990; pilots were made in 1987 with [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] and 1989 with [[PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]])
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* ''Buzzword'' (1986; unsold pilot for NBC hosted by Ron Hoon)
* ''Winfall'' (1988; unsold pilot for CBS hosted by Clint Holmes)
* ''Series/{{Monopoly}}'' (1990; pilots weremade taped in 1987 with [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] and 1989 with [[PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]])
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* ''Word for Word'' (1963-64, as "Milbarn Productions"; only show Merv created that he also hosted)
* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984-; originally piloted under ''What's the Question?'') and its spinoffs, ''Super Jeopardy!'' (1990), ''Jep!'' (1998-99), and ''Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'' (1998-2001)
* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984-; originally piloted under ''What's the Question?'') and its spinoffs, ''Super Jeopardy!'' (1990), ''Jep!'' (1998-99), and ''Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'' (1998-2001)
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* ''Word for Word'' (1963-64, as "Milbarn Productions"; only show Merv created that he also hosted)
based heavily on an unsold Bill Derman game called ''Shopping Spree'')
* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984-; originallypiloted under pitched as ''What's the Question?'') and its spinoffs, ''Super Jeopardy!'' (1990), ''Jep!'' (1998-99), and ''Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'' (1998-2001)(1998-2001), and ''Sports Jeopardy!'' (2014-)
* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984-; originally
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* ''Series/{{Monopoly}}'' (1990; pilots were made in 1987 with [[DoubleDare1986 [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] and 1989 with [[PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]])
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* ''Windfall'' (1988; unsold pilot hosted by Rolf Benirschke that led to him auditioning for the daytime ''Wheel'')
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* ''Windfall'' ''Winfall'' (1988; unsold pilot hosted by Rolf Benirschke that led to him auditioning for the daytime ''Wheel'')
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* ''Reach for the Stars'' (1967; Merv wanted a curtain with stars that players could pluck down for prizes, his staff built an elaborate spaceship set with flashing lights and dials and the stars hung out of portholes)
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* ''Reach for the Stars'' (1967; Merv wanted a curtain with stars that players could pluck down for prizes, prizes-- his staff built an elaborate spaceship set with flashing lights and dials and the stars hung out of portholes)
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* ''Headline Chasers'' ''Series/HeadlineChasers'' (1985-86, in association with Wink Martindale Productions)[[Series/TicTacDough Wink]] [[Series/HighRollers Martindale]] Enterprises (Wink hosted the show))
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* ''WheelOfFortune'' (1975-; pilots were attempted in 1973 [[note]]{as ''Shopper's Bazaar''}[[/note]] and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98)
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* ''WheelOfFortune'' ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' (1975-; pilots were attempted in 1973 [[note]]{as ''Shopper's Bazaar''}[[/note]] and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98)
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According to ''TheManWithTwoBrains'', Merv led a secret double-life as [[SerialKiller The Elevator Killer]]. "Merv Griffin!" is also a common cry of comic book characters MilkAndCheese.
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According to ''TheManWithTwoBrains'', ''Film/TheManWithTwoBrains'', Merv led a secret double-life as [[SerialKiller The Elevator Killer]]. "Merv Griffin!" is also a common cry of comic book characters MilkAndCheese.[[ComicBook/FunWithMilkAndCheese Milk & Cheese]].
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* ''WheelOfFortune'' (1975-; pilots were attempted in 1973 [[hottip:*:{as [[note]]{as ''Shopper's Bazaar''}]] Bazaar''}[[/note]] and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98)
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* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984-Present; 1984-; originally piloted under ''What's the Question?'') and its spinoffs, ''Super Jeopardy!'' (1990), ''Jep!'' (1998-99), and ''Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'' (1998-2001)
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* ''WheelOfFortune'' (1975-Present; (1975-; pilots were attempted in 1973 [[hottip:*:{as ''Shopper's Bazaar''}]] and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98)
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Singer ("I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TalkShow host (''The Merv Griffin Show''), and television producer who created several {{Game Show}}s and wrote almost all the music they used. Merv passed away in 2007.
!!Shows originally produced by Merv:
* ''Word for Word'' (1963-64, as "Milbarn Productions"; only show Merv created that he also hosted)
* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984-Present; originally piloted under ''What's the Question?'') and its spinoffs, ''Super Jeopardy!'' (1990), ''Jep!'' (1998-99), and ''Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'' (1998-2001)
* ''Let's Play Post Office'' (1965-66)
* ''Reach for the Stars'' (1967; Merv wanted a curtain with stars that players could pluck down for prizes, his staff built an elaborate spaceship set with flashing lights and dials and the stars hung out of portholes)
* ''One in a Million'' (1967)
* ''Joe Garagiola's Memory Game'' (1971)
* ''WheelOfFortune'' (1975-Present; pilots were attempted in 1973 [[hottip:*:{as ''Shopper's Bazaar''}]] and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98)
* ''Headline Chasers'' (1985-86, in association with Wink Martindale Productions)
* ''Series/{{Monopoly}}'' (1990; pilots were made in 1987 with [[DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] and 1989 with [[PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]])
* ''Ruckus'' (1991-92)
* ''Click'' (1997-99)
* ''Series/MervGriffinsCrosswords'' (2007-08; originally piloted under ''Let's Play Crosswords'', then ''Let's Do Crosswords'')
According to ''TheManWithTwoBrains'', Merv led a secret double-life as [[SerialKiller The Elevator Killer]]. "Merv Griffin!" is also a common cry of comic book characters MilkAndCheese.
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!!Shows originally produced by Merv:
* ''Word for Word'' (1963-64, as "Milbarn Productions"; only show Merv created that he also hosted)
* ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' (1964-75, 1978-79, 1984-Present; originally piloted under ''What's the Question?'') and its spinoffs, ''Super Jeopardy!'' (1990), ''Jep!'' (1998-99), and ''Rock & Roll Jeopardy!'' (1998-2001)
* ''Let's Play Post Office'' (1965-66)
* ''Reach for the Stars'' (1967; Merv wanted a curtain with stars that players could pluck down for prizes, his staff built an elaborate spaceship set with flashing lights and dials and the stars hung out of portholes)
* ''One in a Million'' (1967)
* ''Joe Garagiola's Memory Game'' (1971)
* ''WheelOfFortune'' (1975-Present; pilots were attempted in 1973 [[hottip:*:{as ''Shopper's Bazaar''}]] and 1974) and its juvenile spinoff, ''Wheel 2000'' (1997-98)
* ''Headline Chasers'' (1985-86, in association with Wink Martindale Productions)
* ''Series/{{Monopoly}}'' (1990; pilots were made in 1987 with [[DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] and 1989 with [[PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]])
* ''Ruckus'' (1991-92)
* ''Click'' (1997-99)
* ''Series/MervGriffinsCrosswords'' (2007-08; originally piloted under ''Let's Play Crosswords'', then ''Let's Do Crosswords'')
According to ''TheManWithTwoBrains'', Merv led a secret double-life as [[SerialKiller The Elevator Killer]]. "Merv Griffin!" is also a common cry of comic book characters MilkAndCheese.
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