Who Wants to Murder a Millionaire? — Meet the Characters

Among the contestants are a successful salesman Tom Bastic, homemaker Zoë Spatafore, and proctologist Dr. Fanny Reamer.

Happy Barkerdale (Butch Maxwell), is the host of the popular show, which has become the network's anchor seven days a week. A millionaire in his own right, Happy owns 50% of the show. He hopes to retire soon after the show runs its course and he gets his chance to arm-wrestle Merv Griffin.

The show's stage manager, Beasley (Gino Angelo), was once a chemistry professor, but quit suddenly after he was denied tenure and all the other faculty members mysteriously succumbed to food poisoning. He got into television production because he wanted something less cutthroat. Imagine his surprise.

As the man behind mood rings and Beanie Babies, Tom Bastic (Bert Furioli), should already be a millionaire, but he lost it as soon as he made it. He is on the road so much, it took him three months to discover his wife had left him.

Zoë Spatafore (Arlene Merryman), is unhappy in her marriage and spends most of her time in a rich fantasy life. Married her high school sweetheart, but has harbored a crush on Happy Barkerdale ever since being in the studio audience during a taping of "The Mating Game."