The Joker's Wild: Opening to the CBS Premiere

[Mech1360]

I remember these vividly! The network (CBS) have gotten tried of broadcasting reruns of "The Lucy Show", "The Beverly Hillbillies", and "Family Affiair" and went back to running daytime game shows. "The Joker's Wild" (10am ET) with Jack Barry, "The (then) New Price Is Right" with Bob Baker, and "Gambit" with Wink Martindale. All three became monster big hits. "The Price Is Right" outlived them all.

[CraigFoye80]

What about that episode of "The Joker's Wild" where Jack Barry said "You Broke Our Wheel!"??

[Hondo20132]

Sometime around late 1977.

[Rlotpir1972]

I think it was during the 1979-80 season. Note the "wind-up" sound effect used for the bonus round.

[BlackwoodCompany]

The premiere was on the fourth of September 1972.

[blockemall]

Same date The Price is Right started.

[Hondo20132]

The only place I saw that clip was in the SGSA montage that had it. I didn't hear a sound there.

[johnissoevil]

I still remember being disappointed about the first two seasons supposedly being destroyed, and hoped that GSN would at least air the last season. If I ever meet the person who found the first two seasons at CBS 2 in New York, I am definitely going to thank them.

[Hondo20132]

BTW, I also find 9/19/83 a red letter date.

[secondchance1977]

And 6/27/75

[Hondo20132]

How 'bout 6/20/80?

[secondchance1977]

And ?/?/89

[Hondo20132]

What shows are you refering to there?

[secondchance1977]

Thats when SOTC, Super PAssword, and i THINK Scrabble ended and maybe more.

[Hondo20132]

No, Scrabble didn't end until 1990.

[QBCNetwork]

Sept. 4, 1972, a red letter date for game show fans (along with Jan, 3, 1983).

[Hondo20132]

9/4/72: Parent Game, Joker's Wild, Price is Right, and Gambit.

1/3/83: Sale of the Century, Hit Man, Just Men

[heine71]

This last aired on GSN in the 2003 Feast of Favorites (the first CBS episode, that is).