The Joker's Wild syndicated premiere (1977) Part One

[tpir1972]

I think the syndie TJW aired on CBS in some maakets.

[JeopardyandWheelFan]

I think the reason why he said 'Welcome once again to the Joker's Wild" is because he was referring to fans of the first version when it aired on CBS.

[yaywhewclips242]

early days of Game Show Network??

[storrs19]

@yaywhewclips242 Oh yeah. They were Game Show Network when this aired, not GSN. Big difference. At this time they aired classic game shows and none of the garbage that currently clutters up their schedule.

[johnissoevil]

It would've been funny if they had forgotten to change the reels between the end of the main game and the bonus round. Someone spinning categories during the bonus round would've been funny. I know of that infamous "Three Jokers" incident on the CBS version.

[chairmanofthebored1]

Oh yeah, I remember when I owned a vette, Chevette baby, lol.

[artytoons]

Jack's back!

[tnawcwvictoria]

Well just so ya know, the MIC that Jack Barry was carrying was the same one used by Wink Martindale on Tic Tac Dough during the syndication days which was taped @ the same studio when Joker was taped during their days on syndication and it was also the same MIC that was used by Monty Hall on Let's Make a Deal and Beat the Clock on CBS and the late Bert Convy used the MIC as well on TattleTales and even Linda Lavin used the MIC on Alice after the taping of the Final Episode of Alice on CBS

[WhatsAYak]

Anyone know the name of the prize cue heard during the bonus round? It's a common stock piece, as it was also used on the E! THS about The Brady Bunch back in 1999.

[nextbarker]

@chrisvision07 you should be more specific in the title, it's the very first synidcated JW, not the very first TJW.

[schaasy]

that seemed to be the standard prize of all the 70s and early 80s game shows, at least it wasn't a Pacer or Gremlin

[eci4r]

I wish they would show the jokers wild on

GSN starting with season one

[nextbarker]

Actually the CBS version of TJW ended in 1975 not 1976.

[TheLadyBugg8]

I do agree with an earlier post that Jack didn't do very good ad libs. I also think that the Roots/Africa line was sort of a stretch, politically correct or not.

[snowden67]

Looking at Jack in this episode, and the last show of the CBS finale just over a year earlier, Jack Barry had one heck of a rough year. You can play a drinking game around whether Jack offers you a "cordial welcome" to a show he is hosting. I always felt Jack shouldn't ad lib, as when he tried to explain the rules at the start. He worked better off teleprompters.

[WaltGekko]

@snowden67 Actually, there was a two-year gap between the end of the CBS run (1972-'75) and the start of the syndicated run (1977-'86, the last two with the late Bill Cullen after Jack Barry died suddenly in 1984 at 65). The last two seasons of the CBS run re-aired in syndication during 1976-'77 before the actual syndicated run started.

[Hondo20132]

Jack hints the fact this is the first syndicated episode, because he mentions 'a lot of new stations'.

[1980sVideoVault]

When was the catagory music added in?

When Jack Barry reads them here, there's

no music. Being Syndicated in 1977, one

would think the music was here. Was it

added in during The Joker's Wild's 2'nd

week premiere, or on Syndi Season 2?

[Hondo20132]

Season 2.

That's when they changed the entire music track, too.

[RJSchex]

Actually, it was later in the first season. The category music ("Gamineries" by Jean Leroi) was originally the maingame think music on "Hollywood Connection". Also about that time, the "Face the Devil" cue was introduced; it had originally been Hollywood Connection's bonus round win cue.

[jimlange]

@Hondo20132 Incorrect. The category music was there within the first season, just not present on this episode.

[wdm1219]

This set, that carried over from CBS, always had a very cozy feel to it. I didn't like it as much when they used the blue neon lights. I always pictured Jack in the back with a cot napping before coming out to do the show, it looked very cozy back there. I too wish they'd bring this show back. I have some ideas about bringing it back, but adding new elements to it too while staying true to the classic element of the game as well. I so wish I was a producer, or worked with one....

[Nickle98499]

Well technically this isn't the first syndicated show because like many syndicated game shows back then the show was "bicycled" around to various stations starting with the bigger market stations that aired the show(NYC/LA/Chicago,etc.) and then going to the smaller market stations that aired the show, but I would imagine that this was one of the first aired or taped shows because Jack mentioned that several stations are joining the show.

[vnisanian2001]

GSN airs shows in the order that they were produced in. That's why Chris labeled this as the first syndicated episode.

[Nickle98499]

Ah, OK

[RJSchex]

Actually, I'd say that technically, it is the first episode, as there was no "champion" or "challenger" in the first game; positions were determined by a coin toss backstage. Unlike most other syndicated game shows of the 70's, TJW did indeed feature returning champions and a straddled format (the game picking up where left off on the previous show).

[Nickle98499]

You know I did notice that so I guess that would be fairly accurate.

[strivingx67]

Great upload. Remember watching this nightly with my pop in the day. Thanks.

[Nickle98499]

BTW, according to old tv listings I had from microfilm of the Tacoma News Tribune TJW started in my area(Seattle-Tacoma, WA) on KSTW 11, after that it aired on KIRO 7 and KCPQ 13 until it's cancelled in 1986.

[nextbarker]

When did the devil great get the sound effect?

[nextbarker]

Actually, this is not the actual first joker's wild, just the first synidcated joker's wild.

[Hondo20132]

That's why he put SYNDICATED premiere in the title.

[nextbarker]

Well, Jack Barry hosted a syndicated version of Break the Bank.

[Lehnerd57]

the show would not been a hit without the fellow who started doin it...Just amazed his great wits charms he is missed...I wonder if he not pass away after his mornin walk from heart attack i wish someone would bring back The Joker wild to tv again with this type set

[BenJabituya]

TTD & TJW are really cool shows.

[SuperGamer7]

Wow, first syndicated show!

[covergirl678]

i so loved this show used to watch it with my dad bring back memorys

[Rlotpir1972]

This is Jack Barry's return since his failing show, "Break the Bank".

[mako715]

your wrong break the bank was doing good it got replaced for some reason and never brought back for some reason but the ratings were actually very good.

[Nickle98499]

If you mean the ABC version of Break the Bank that was canned because of three little words: Soap Opera Expansion, although Fred Silverman who was the head of daytime programming at ABC at the time helped create one of my favorite TV shows so it's not all bad.

[gfalcon]

This is Jack Barry's return since his failed CBS show, "The Joker's Wild".

[bhamdodger]

What a cheap show. The Chevette was at the bottom of the Chevy line. I think you could buy a new one for $1999.

[Tubewings]

Actually, the factory price for a 1977 Chevette was $3,098.

[essentialeugene]

I read that they actually didn't want Jack Barry to host the show. Wink Martindale and Tom Kennedy were considered before Barry was chosen.

[woflover]

Mrmatchgame has posted the CBS premiere. It's in the related videos list. :)

[heine71]

I wish GSN reinstated Joker's Wild since they reinstated earlier this year Tic Tac Dough.

[robdon33]

They will, eventually. It will be worth the wait.

[heine71]

Hot Stuff: People, places, and things with the word "HOT" in them.

[heine71]

Now if only someone could post on YouTube:

* The first CBS Joker's Wild episode from 1972.

* Another 1977 syndicated Joker's Wild episode that has an opening with clips from wins set to the dixieland music when you win the Beat the Devil round.

[Jnelson09Returns]

What are you talking about?

[vintagetv]

This is a cool find! I was born incidentally two months before the show was taped. I just can't get over how awesome this is!

[heine71]

September 1977, what else?