Many widely played card games, such as Canasta and Pinochle, have no official regulating body. Reese also wrote books on poker, casino gambling, canasta and backgammon. Melding is typical in games of the rummy family, such as canasta and gin. Bolivian Canasta is similar to Samba, as it uses three decks and sequence melds. A canasta is a meld of at least seven cards, whether natural or mixed. Canasta games usually involve partnerships using two or more decks with many wild cards. It is not the same as "queso canasta" or "queso de la canasta". Decks marketed for Canasta often have card point values printed on the cards. A mixed canasta (or dirty canasta) is one that comprises both natural and wild cards. A natural canasta is one that comprises only cards of the same rank. In other games, such as Canasta, only the color (red or black) is relevant. Brighton also bonded with Fran's mother, Sylvia, after joining a canasta league together. Nasty Canasta, Taz, Rocky and Mugsy, and the Crusher also made appearances on this series. Nasty Canasta is an intergalactic bounty hunter. Canasta returns in "My Little Duckaroo".