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The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show starring Merv Griffin.The series had runs on two different networks on NBC (1962–1963) and CBS (1969–1972) but is most known for its run on first-run syndication from 1965 to 1969 and 1972 to 1986.
In 1974, Arnold Schwarzenegger made his U.S. talk show debut on The Merv Griffin Show. In 1975 and 1977, Griffin dedicated two episodes to Transcendental Meditation and its founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The 1977 episode was aired as a standalone special in some regions, including Canada. Griffin was an enthusiastic practitioner of meditation. [27]
"The Merv Griffin Show" is the 162nd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the sixth episode of the ninth and final season. [ 1 ] It aired on November 6, 1997, and appeared on DVD ten years later. [ 2 ]
Sheldon played the trumpet, sang, and performed on The Merv Griffin Show. He was Griffin's sidekick for many years. Prior to joining Griffin's show, he served as bandleader for the short-lived The Las Vegas Show. His voice is perhaps best known from the Schoolhouse Rock! cartoons of the 1970s, such as "Conjunction Junction" and "I'm Just a Bill".
Griffin's second game show was Jeopardy! as Griffin's first production under the MGP name on March 30, 1964. In May 1965, his talk show The Merv Griffin Show returned to television. Griffin also created the game show Shopper's Bazaar , which changed its name to Wheel of Fortune on January 6, 1975, after Jeopardy! was canceled on January 3, 1975.
[13] [14] Soul first gained national attention as the "Covered Man," appearing on The Merv Griffin Show in 1966 and 1967, on which he sang while wearing a mask. He explained: "My name is David Soul, and I want to be known for my music." [15] The same year, he made his television debut in Flipper.
He reached a wider audience through television, with 36 appearances on The Merv Griffin Show in the 1960s and '70s, and was also a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Dick Cavett Show, and The Joey Bishop Show. After his nightclub and TV appearances in the 1950s and '60s waned, [3] he retired in the mid-1970s.
Merv Griffin Entertainment is an American production company founded by American media mogul Merv Griffin on May 13, 1996. [1] It is part of The Griffin Group. Its productions include revivals of recent franchises, such as Dance Fever , revived in 2003 for ABC Family .