May 19, 1961 NBC Studio 6B, New York City, NY

Merv Griffin, a San Francisco disc jockey and a singer with Freddy Martin’s big band, made his debut as a host on this daytime game show which aired on NBC. It was produced by Mark Goodson & Bill Todman and was taped at NBC Studio 6B in New York. It was also the first game show to feature Johnny Olson (“Come on down!” from The Price Is Right) as announcer. According to a show synopsis which can be found on the web site Wikipedia, two couples, usually husbands and wives, competed on each show. The game revolved around solving “problems” which had three choices or solutions. The choices were labeled X, Y and Z. Based on the synopsis, it appears that, as a guest star, Sam was one of the choices (either X, Y or Z) to one of the problems. And, it’s possible that he may have sung on the show, as it is reported that host Griffin sang from time to time. No footage has been located and no further information on this particular episode has been found.