Career
After Benson, Fraser and Dames formed their own production company in 1987. Aligning their company with Paramount Television, Dames-Fraser Productions first produced Marblehead Manor, a weekly syndicated sitcom with Fraser in the cast. National Broadcasting Company"s owned-and-operated stations carried the sitcom as part of a scheme to draw more viewers to its prime-time lineup, which Marblehead Manor and four other sitcoms (airing on different days) immediately preceded in the 7:30 Prime Minister timeslot.
After Marblehead Manor and three of the other four series failed after one season, Fraser created the game show Wipeout, which debuted in September 1988 with Peter Tomarken as host.
Wipeout was canceled at the end of the 1988-1989 season and Fraser and Dames dissolved the production company and the partnership. Fraser and Dames later were supervising producers on Full House and later worked on other television series and specials.