[mkjessup]

I’d like to think that Arthur Treacher, Merv’s old partner and friend (who died in ‘75) turned to the crowd upstairs and said “And here’s the dear boy himself, Merv!”
Goodness, that brought a tear to my eye. I remember Treacher talking about how many young men from his village had been killed in WWI. I'm not sure of my memory, but it could be that he was the only one who survived the war. I guess I'm getting old if I remember Arthur Treacher and Merv Griffen together...

No, you're not getting old my FRiend, I remember them together too and they were every bit as entertaining (perhaps more so) than the more famed team of Carson and McMahon.

I remember when Arthur Treacher joined the celebrities of the day by lending his name to a fish and chips franchise (who could forget Arthur Treacher's F&C?), and I remember him saying that he wouldn't let them use his name on anything that he wasn't willing to eat at his own table. A truly class act, just like Merv.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“No, you’re not getting old my FRiend, I remember them together too and they were every bit as entertaining (perhaps more so) than the more famed team of Carson and McMahon.

I remember when Arthur Treacher joined the celebrities of the day by lending his name to a fish and chips franchise (who could forget Arthur Treacher’s F&C?), and I remember him saying that he wouldn’t let them use his name on anything that he wasn’t willing to eat at his own table. A truly class act, just like Merv.”

I’m 53, and I watched Treacher and Griffin when I was a kid. My parents loved the show, too!