Two of the least successful game shows produced by Merrill Heatter & Bob Quigley had one particularly common trait. Both were hosted by a pair of radio personalities whose fame didn't quite extend too far outside of their normal millieu.
Al Lohman, who'd spent some time at WABC in New York in the early 60's before moving to Los Angeles, and Roger Barkley were tapped to host Name Droppers, which was H-Q's answer to the long running Goodson-Todman series, What's My Line?, which had been revived in syndication. Name Droppers aired on NBC for a few months in 1969 and 1970 before being cancelled, but H-Q called on Lohman & Barkley again when they tried to experiment with a late night game, Bedtime Stories (previously reviewed) in 1979. That was even less successful. 13 weeks and done.
Blanquepage offers us a sample clip from Name Droppers with a couple of guys named Bob (Cummings & Newhart) on the panel.......
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