Merrill Heatter

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Merrill Heatter produced many Game Shows, most of which were in a partnership with Bob Quigley. After Quigley retired in 1981, Heatter continued making games through an independent company.

"This has been a Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Production":

  • Video Village (1960-62) and its juvenile versions, Video Village Junior (1961-62) and Shenanigans (1964-65)
  • Double Exposure (1961)
  • People Will Talk (1963)
  • The Celebrity Game (1964-65; reran from 1967-68)
  • PDQ (1965-69) and its revival, Baffle (1973-74)
  • Showdown! (1966)
  • The Hollywood Squares (1966-81) and its juvenile version, The Storybook Squares (1969)
  • Temptation (1967-68)
  • Funny You Should Ask! (1968-69)
  • Name Droppers (1969-70)
  • The Amateur's Guide To Love (1972)
  • Gambit (1972-76) and its revival, Las Vegas Gambit (1980-81)
  • Runaround (1972-73; pilot was taped in 1971)
  • High Rollers (1974-76, 1978-80)
  • The Magnificent Marble Machine (1975-76)
  • Hot Seat (1976)
  • To Say The Least (1977-78)
  • Bedtime Stories (1979)
  • (Heatter and Quigley also worked with Hanna-Barbera on Wacky Races {1968-70}, which was to originally include a game show element.)

"This has been a Merrill Heatter Production":

  • Battle Stars (1981-82, 1983)
  • Fantasy (1982-83)
  • All-Star Blitz (1985; original 1984 pilot called Hot Numbers)
  • Bargain Hunters (1987)
  • High Rollers (1987-88 version; pilot was taped in 1986, with a game not used on the series)
  • The Last Word (1989-90)
  • Catch 21 (2008-Present)