| abstract | - The American branch was formed when Reg decided to franchise his successful show Sale of the Century overseas, though Sale was actually a prior American game show having lasted five years from 1969 to 1974 and originally produced by Jones-Howard Productions, the company (minus Jones) that also founded Supermarket Sweep; a UK version was already in vain beginning in 1972. Reg liked the format so much that he purchased it from Jones-Howard and created & produced an early version in 1970 called Great Temptation hosted by Tony Barber. The early version was cancelled in 1976, only to return four years later under its original title and the same host. Then, three years later, the American version which was now based on the Australian version returned to American screens. This version was also a hit and it prompted now executive producer Robert Noah to create a TV version of Scrabble one year later. Then opened the floodgate to creating & producing more TV game shows for the next 13 years, none of which was as successful as Sale & Scrabble. They even produced an American primetime special called Man O Man with Michael Burger, a show that was actually based on a German show of the same name. The company disbanded in 1997 and is now a part of FremantleMedia, as is Goodson-Todman Productions. On May 6, 2016, Reg Grundy passed away at age 92.
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