THE JOKER’S WILD (syndicated) 1977
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Host: Jack Barry
Announcer: Jay Stewart
Champion: Beverly Wink (Brandenburg, KY, housewife and mother) (One Win, $500)
BEAT THE DEVIL:
* Max Factor Fragrances
* World Book Encyclopedia
* Trip to Vienna (@ Wien Hilton)
* Total: $3,300+
 | $75 | $100 | THAT WAS QUICK! |
That hurt Jack, and he had nothing to gain. Beverly can only think about planning another game. Reminder, if she wins four more games, this is hers!
Chevrolet Chevette 4 dr. Hatchback
As for that 2nd game
Challenger: Scott Greene (cashier, interested in theater and writing)
Scott’s also been hypnotized on stage by a professional. Under the influence, he became an opera singer, did Romeo & Juliet and danced the Pagan Dance of the Goddess of Love. Jack tries it but almost puts himself to sleep.
CATEGORIES:
- Pot Luck
- The Kennedys
- Plays & Playwrights
- Songs About Places
- The Body
Scott: Plays/JOKER/Plays $200
In 1957, the Putlizer Prize for Drama was won by the author of “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night”. Name the American playwright who wrote the drama.
Guess: Eugene O’Neill $200
Beverly: Kennedys/Songs/Pot Luck $50
Palm Sunday commemorates the day when Jesus rode a donkey into one ancient city as a sign of humility. Which ancient city was that?
Guess: Nazareth NO!
Scott: Jerusalem $250
Scott: JOKER/Pot Luck/JOKER $200
Jackie Gleason has created several comic characters. Perhaps his most famous is the bus driving hero of “The Honeymooners”. Give me the full name of the Gleason character.
Guess: Johnny NO!
Beverly: Ralph Kramden $200
Beverly: Plays/Body/Pot Luck $50
Pearl S. Buck won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for her novel “The Good Earth” which depicted life in a foreign country. Name the country.
Guess: Africa NO!
Scott: Sweden NO! (China)
Scott: JOKER/Plays/JOKER $200
Zero Mostel starred in a Eugenie Unesco play whose one word title is the name of a giant pachyderm. What’s the title of the play?
Guess: Rhinoceros $450
Beverly: Songs/JOKER/Pot Luck $100
The Mamas and (the) Papas recorded this song that began:
All the Leaves are Brown
And the Sky is Gray
Name the song
Guess: A Sunny Day NO!
Scott (to win): California Dreamin’ WIN!
BEAT THE DEVIL #2
| $75 | $75 | $50 | $200 |
| $200 | $75 | $25 | $500 QUITS! |
How can a nice guy like Scott be broke? “I’m not willing to sell my body” At least he’s earned $1,050 without any shame. We have another potential buyer…er, opponent.
Ellen Kerstein (secretary, interests are drama and cruel stitchery)
Jack knows cruel stitchery, his wife knitted him a sock that fit cruelly. Ellen also has performed in the local Glendale Community Theater and on a float in the Rose Parade. Jack says she could also pass as a Liza Minelli impersonator…and he can be her father.
CATEGORIES:
- Slang
- Currency
- Aviation History
- American Indians
- Old T.V.
Ellen Currency/JOKER/JOKER $200
Italy and Turkey share the same name for their monetary unit. Name Italy and Turkey’s unit of currency.
Guess: Lira $200
Scott: Aviation/JOKER/Slang $100
Which supernatural term describes a person who writes an article under someone else’s name.
Scott: Ghostwriter $100
Ellen: Aviation/JOKER/TV $100
E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed starred for four years on this successful courtroom drama filmed entirely in New York. Name the show.
Guess: The Defenders $300
Scott: JOKER/Slang/Aviation $100
A type of breakfast food is also a slang term for the kind of landing an airplane might make when its landing gear is damaged. What is that term?
Guess: Crash NO!
Ellen: No Guess (Pancake)
Ellen: Indians/JOKER/JOKER $200 and the goal
The west’s last major gold rush, which brought prospectors to the Black Hills was a direct cause of a great Indian uprising. Which Indian nation led that uprising.
Guess: The Sioux $500
Scott: JOKER/TV/Indians GAME OVER!
FACE THE DEVIL #3
Ellen’s Mom and Grandma are watching.
| $150 | $25 | $75 | $250 |
| $200 | $75 | $75* | $600 |
| $150 | $50 | |
Walter Clanhard (writer, man of many vocations)
Along with writing, Walter’s been a cab driver, St. Bernard breeder, and a traveler. He’ll settle down after he’s visited every continent.
CATEGORIES:
- Mystery (?)
- The Beatles
- War Headlines
- Sports Terms
- Food & Drink
Walter: Mystery/Beatles/Sports $50
A popular Beatles hit of 1967 contains the line “I am the Eggman, I am the Eggman”. What is the title of that Beatle hit?
Guess: I Am the Walrus $50
Ellen: Sports/JOKER/Sports $200
Minnesota Fats applies reverse english on his bank shot. What sport is he playing?
Guess: Pool $200
Walter: Beatles/War/JOKER $100
A best-selling Beatles album of 1969 features such songs as “Come Together”, “Carry the Weight” and “Here Comes the Sun”. Name that best-selling Beatles album.
Guess: Abbey Road $150
Ellen: War/Beatles/JOKER $100
A controversial song hit of late 1974 was written by Hoyt Axton and sung by one of those Beatles. It was entitled “The No No Song” Name the Beatle who sang it.
Guess: John Lennon NO!
Walter: Ringo Starr $250
Walter: Food/Beatles/Beatles $100
Which Beatle recorded the 1970 best-selling album “All Things Must Pass”
Guess: George Harrison $350
Ellen: Sports/Beatles/Sports $100
Which sports such events as Side Horse, Vaulting and Parallel Bars?
Guess: Gymnastics $300
Walter JOKER/Beatles/JOKER $200 (There’s no $150)
Which city in England was credited with being the birthplace of the Beatles?
Guess: Liverpool $550
Ellen: Food/Beatles/War THE END!
Will the Devil get his due? We’ll have to wait until next time.
The Joker’s Wild is owned by Sony Pictures Television.