The Joker's Wild CBS 1974-1975 & syndicated 1977 closing theme music

This is the closing theme music to the CBS version of the U.S. game show "The Joker's Wild" used from 1974 to 1975. It was also the closing theme during the first syndicated season in 1977. Both versions were hosted by Jack Barry. This music is titled "Joker's Jive" and was written by Alan Thicke.

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[saml760]

this theme is called,"Joker's Jive" and it was composed by Alan Thicke.

[operator35]

@saml760

Thanks for re-stating what I have in the description.

[Hondo20132]

This was the main theme song for the 1974-1975 CBS season; but in the 1977-1978 syndie season this was only used for the closing credits.

[operator35]

@Hondo20132

I think I already stated all of that in the title and description of this video.

[operator35]

@Hondo20132

Wasn't "The Savers" still used as the opening theme during the '74-'75 CBS season?

[MINESWEEP2k]

Sounds like Sega Genesis music, almost. :) I like it! I think I like it better than the synth-whistle theme.

-MINESWEEP

[Noveltooner]

A big band adaptation of "Joker Jive" was used as a prize cue (usually a car) on Barry & Enright's short-lived "Blank Check." on NBC, the first Jack Barry show on NBC since he was forced to sell "Concentration" and "Tic-Tac-Dough" to NBC after the "Twenty-One" scandals. He re-purchased "Tic-Tac-Dough," but NBC would not part with "Concentration," nor will they thanks to royalties that still pour in from computer and board game versions.

[megamanj2004X]

@RJSchex I thought that was a CBS ep. Thanks for the heads-up! I thought I saw another 1974-75 season ep. soemwhere before.

[RJSchex]

@megamanj2004X Definitely CBS.  Notice that during the CBS run, the red light borders surrounding the wheels (which had 46 bulbs each, increased to 102 each for 1977) had phantom black lines in the background.

[megamanj2004X]

The pic @ 1:29, was that from a 1974-75 CBS TJW episode by any chance?

I noticed that most of the syndie 1977-78 eps. have Jack Barry using the Sony G-T mic, while the bulk of the final season CBS eps. seem to use the thick metal mic (the same one used by Monty Hall on LMaD and Dennis James on the Nighttime TPiR).

[PatrioticPirate]

@MINESWEEP2k YES! The Joker's Jive IS better than the Hidey remake! As a matter of fact, I heard that the Joker's Wild was joining the GSN network in April of- WHAT YEAR WAS IT- 1998 (?), THIS is what I expected to hear. No, The Savers played, and I sat there in shock- I already 'knew' the song! But yes, THIS is better.

[MINESWEEP2k]

@PatrioticPirate Yeah, that's the one I was talking about.

[PatrioticPirate]

@MINESWEEP2k Did you mean the last opening theme of the last show of The (Cullen-hosted) Joker's Wild? The whistling remake of "The Savers"?

[PatrioticPirate]

@joker72fanatic There may not be any "jive" in it, but guess what: when you write a piece of music people want to hear a thire of a century (33 YEARS) after it';s lst television use..? It doesn't need any jive, and for sounding "sad," not even a litle bit.

[TheFrankenstein72]

Would like to see a comeback TJW. I'll always remember the opening: "Where knowledge is king and lady luck isqueen, it's The Joker'sWild!"

[barton1931]

Where can I get this theme music, and theme music to other game shows? Would be so cool to have all this on a CD!! lemme know!