Merv was the
elevator killer in
The Man With Two Brains.
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: You! You're the elevator killer! Merv Griffin!
Merv Griffin: Yeah.
Dr. Hfuhruhurr: Why?
Griffin: I don't know. I've always just loved to kill. I really enjoyed it. But then I got famous, and - it's just too hard for me. And so many witnesses. I mean, *everybody* recognized me. I couldn't even work anymore. I'd hear, "Who's that lurking over there? Isn't that Merv Griffin?" So I came to Europe to kill. And it's really worked out very well for me.