"that I'm still a slave, only my price tag is higher"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5lqUMPB3oY&feature=player_detailpage#t=327s
In one of the greatest awkward segments in TV history, Merv sets up his old pal Don Rickles with Mr. T and waits for the fireworks to fly...and they do. Hilarity ensues. Merv Griffin had over 5000 guests appear on his show from 1963-1986.