David Kaplowitz on The Joker's Wild. July, 1974

In 1974, David Kaplowitz appeared as a contestant on the popular game show, "The Joker's Wild." For years, he regaled his family with tales of this adventure and stardom. We began to have doubts as to the story's authenticity ... Until now.

[@BigSCTVfan]

I just love the look of 1970s videotaped shows. Great picture and audio quality that still hold up.

[@jnadle1]

@@cactusjackNV Like the shows of MTM?

[@angrybirdsfan2003]

@pannoni4875They have aired 60 episodes from the first season (1972-1973), and yes the fur episodes were skipped. Only time will tell if they show seasons 2-10 and especially season 14 and onward.

[@megamanj2004X]

YEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!! A 1974 Joker's Wild episode in its full glory! You are the best!

[@megamanj2004X]

IMO, the 1974-75 stretch of the CBS version of The Joker's Wild is my favorite stretch of the original CBS version's run because so many different things happen throughout, including the Senior Citizens special episodes (where that 1974 or 1975 CBS daytime promo came from) and the Lucky 100's bonus.

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

RIP, Jack Barry and Johnny Jacobs.

[@almonzowilder4091]

I always have to stop and realize that the older contestants are dead and the young contestants are old.

[@anthonybarber3872]

"Where knowledge is King and Lady Luck is Queen." Classic!

[@RicciBilotta]

This guy looks like Tom Brady

[@32rodrick]

This version of "The Joker's Wild" is a Classic that is Never Outdated

[@ericandy88]

Unlike Jack's suit.

[@MIKECNW]

The fact that anyone would bother to think about such a thing is just silly.

[@mattalbrecht7471]

@@ericandy88 THAT was hilarious!

[@witherblaze]

@@ericandy88 Only Allen Ludden could wear that kind of suit without looking like a dunce

[@higgy04]

@@ericandy88 Which I have seen in three consecutive clips between 1973 and 1974. Was Jack's wardrobe furnished by Botany 500 or Rubin Brothers?

[@Longfellow7]

"It's gold, Jerry, it's gold..."

[@paulkathyhermann100]

How on earth did you get this? The quality is amazing, and it's not even a GSN rerun. And I agree, the CBS years are the best version of TJW.

[@usa02]

From Television City in Hollywood! Studio 33 (now known as the Bob Barker Studio)

[@deerfish3000]

Bright red jacket with plaid pants. Yowzers! 😲

[@DBR00]

14:40, David took the category for $100 and then corrected himself and said $200. Since this is an early iteration of the show, the judges let it slide. But later on, they would have accepted his first response. Tic Tac Dough had stringent rules as well when it came to selecting categories and then “switching” to something else.

[@teresatrueblood1863]

Love those sideburns, but the clothes were hideous!! I cant believe the doubleknit plaid trousers, yyaaackkkkk

[@groundpenguinproductions5912]

teresa trueblood bla blablah 70s fashion may have been loud and have their tacky elements but the same can be said of every era. No era of fashion is above sin.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

The 1970s: ugliest looking decade in the history of decades

[@georgemaster4225]

The bonus round format would carry over into the 1977-86 version.

[@lindamerchant123]

The vega gremlin chevette maverick hornet comet 70s AMC classic cars on Jokers wild price is right

[@Contessa6363]

The Infamous Jack Barry of the Quiz Show Scandal of the 1950s 😮😮😮

[@jeffandbike4503]

David looks a lot like Erik Estrada. CHiP's Officer Poncherello.

[@tommyparkerparker]

He does resemble Erik Estrada.

[@johnmiller1376]

"I loved david-kaplowitz's slam bam imatation of kirk-douglas talking to burt-lancaster 👍👍👍👍👍 here's looking @ you david-kaplowitz".

[@opencurtin]

Thats some tan Jack is sporting there.

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

Yup. Probably a nice house in SO CAL with a pool.

[@Tre404]

@@JohnSmith-kz8yo ... He lived in Pacific Palisades. :-)

[@marctaylor3114]

The Jokers Wild Was My Favorite Game Show Since I Was About 7 Years Old And Now I'm 52

[@michaelfagan-dg7pb]

john bianca dupree larke tanner bugs bunny

[@AarHan3]

Stay tuned for _Gambit_ next, over most of these stations! ☺

[@MrRemark21]

Aaron Handy III This reminder was from Monday, March 26, 1973-Friday, March 29, 1974.

[@Tubewings]

Actually, Gambit would have followed "The Joker's Wild". "The $10,000 Pyramid" had moved to ABC by this time.

[@thegameshowguy]

Aaron Handy III... make that stay tuned for "Gambit", over most of these CBS stations! "Gambit" followed "The Joker's Wild" in July 1974. "Now You See It" was added to CBS schedule at 11AM, with "Gambit" moving to 10:30 following Joker earlier in spring '74. At this time "The Price Is Right" anchored a very popular game show block at 3PM followed by "Match Game '74" and Tattletales... although those who liked more GAME in their game shows switched at 4PM to ABC and the new slot of "The $10,000 Pyramid"

[@rubedogg6969]

Jack's wardrobe is so fucking cool!

[@AlecPaulKISS]

great times in usa, god I miss those days

[@Brianme]

Ooooo a V8 Gremlin, such a great little dependable car 3:39

[@thrashmetalmaniac72]

Brian me i

[@hoagie1978]

They could have given him a Pinto. He would be burning down the highway in an inferno of fun.

[@willmack5909]

This set is so COZY COZY COZY!!!!!!! Love hearing the original theme "The Savers" playing too! Fantastic!

[@paullarue2010]

That Devil is bad.

[@benhallums2654]

"THE JOKER'S WILD" Aired on WJHL-TV "U.S. 11" CBS-TV in Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA was A Roy H. Park Station and now Media General soon to be The James Meredith Media General Company.

[@juanmatos2623]

I got to hand it to Jack Barry he's a great host I've never even watched the show before still I like how they put this all together

[@senorkaboom]

She looked about as excited to go to Japan as finding out she'd get a free root canal.

[@8202057]

I like joker wild

[@katrynamcintyre5687]

Yikes.......the devil?!? (AVOID that word whenever possible.) Go Andrea!

[@tvtimetravel]

@15:30, the week of September 1, 1974 (Sept. 2-6 actually, since the 1st was on a Sunday) being a week from this show, makes this air date from August 12-16. BTW, groovy suit, Jack!

[@groundpenguinproductions5912]

Randy Hansen groovy, but underdresed for being an MC.

[@teresatrueblood1863]

I want to know more about this David guy., i'm spellbound by his beauty! What a gorgeous young man! if anyone knows anything about him or his career, comment beliow. Thanks!

[@thomaswoodman3541]

teresa trueblood he's probably 85 years old at a nursing home somewhere

[@jhillst]

He's the president of a firm called Rock Spring Coaching. Here's their website, which has a current photo of him: rockspringcoaching.com

[@Norfolk250]

Was I the only one at 06:39 that cried out loud "NOT THE HAIR! DON'T MESS THE HAIR!!" ?

[@joeford860]

A V8 Gremlin better than those crappy Vegas.

[@Tre404]

For sure! You still see Gremlins out there, but I think every Vega ever produced is sitting in junkyards today.

[@DIYDaveOK]

Always liked this original JW set and music better than the 80's version.

[@skranz2732]

I liked David… I hope he became a successful chiropractor 🙂

[@johnissoevil]

My favorite years of TJW were the syndicated years, having grown up with that version (was born in 1976). That said, I had been dying to see what the CBS version was like. When GSN started airing it in late 2000, I definitely wasn't disappointed.

[@dimitriberozny3729]

The syndicated version was done by ABC.

[@sickagain7541]

THE GLORIOUS GAME SHOWS OF THE SUPER 70'S. GREAT TIME TO BE A KID WATCHING THESE GAME SHOWS.

[@teresatrueblood1863]

Jacks wardrobe, cool? What, is he going on a safari after the show? He's dressed like Captain Kangeroo, or Ketchican from J.P. Patches.. anything but cool. my opinion

[@groundpenguinproductions5912]

teresa trueblood Ill agree on the hosts, they looked unprofessional and out of place dressed like that round the same time, i recall Monty Hall, Allen Ludden, Geoff Edwards, etc all occasionally dressed in these duds.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

I want that jacket, in my size of course

[@bobnelson9480]

Game show hosts always had perfect hair. Jack used to spend 45 minutes combing his hair before every show.

[@scottplumlee1125]

I think she was relieved to not have been stuck with that Gremlin as a grand prize.

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

Bobby Boucher, The Joker's Wild is the Devil

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

This game is fixed. They are controlling the spins behind the scenes.

[@mummra7]

ya know if the jokers' wild would just simply take her word for it when she says. "i know it" she would be the biggest winner of all time.

[@lindamerchant123]

He wears same blazer coat great host jack Barry's signature

[@christophercotton9048]

3:01 AW MAN!! Why did ol' splitfoot have to show up??

[@deborahbigham8689]

He was a good impersonator and he wasn't too bright to be going to college and he isn't great of a host either

[@johnnyballenatl]

Jack Barry's wardrobe must be CBS's response to Lin Bolen, the then-head of NBC daytime who wanted her game show hosts to look "studly" as a way to lure in more female viewers to her network.

[@ericandy88]

But when even Bill Cullen went the open-collar route on shows like Winning Streak, it just showed how wrong it was to make the older guard comply with that edict. He was a great & popular host regardless of what he wore. Something tells me Lin never lived down that "studs" comment...or no one ever let her.

[@DNSKansas]

Jack Barry himself as the devil!

[@MIKECNW]

Why do you say that?

[@keonjenkins1852]

@@MIKECNW I think what he means is the Devil is actually a caricature or drawing of Jack Barry.

[@jhillst]

If this had been the syndicated version, Jack would have insisted at 14:52 that David take Food & Drink for just $100, since that was his first answer. The "first answer" policy was much more strictly enforced later on, as was the time limit. (The judges are quite lenient with the time limit here, as you can see with the "peninsula" question at 6:10.)

[@jeremywj]

not fair the first lady didn't get to spin for her own chance at a triple joker.

[@randyw.9916]

Ahhh the 70s also known as the decade of shitty cars.

[@MrRemark21]

At the end of this show, the announcer would say "Stay tuned for 'Gambit' with Wink Martindale, next on most of these CBS television stations!"

[@rwboa22]

I wonder if I send a SASE for Joker's Wild tickets, I may get some.

[@groundpenguinproductions5912]

Richard Bowley maybe CBS might forward it to Sony for Snoop Dogg's new show, lol.

[@newl0bstr]

Yeah, what Ground Penguin Productions said!

[@gfalcon]

Jack Barry at 9:13..."Are ya' good at Japanese imitations?" Such a thoughtful and sensitive man.

[@biggobot3253]

I thought it was hilarious! Woulda loved to see Jack do his own bucktoothed Japanese impression.

[@joemitchell9805]

That chick is hot!!

[@40bpaula]

David! he did a good job. I think he was nervous. I know I would be. Loved those impressions.

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

His Howard Cosell sounded more like Rugs Turkel.

[@danbarker4857]

So the FTD bonus debuted in 1974.

[@povertyspec9651]

The Gremlin had a V8 engine, LOL

[@Foolishpleazure]

Andrea sure was a pretty little lady :)

[@godscomic2001]

Roberta giving serious Moira Rose vibes

[@paullarue2010]

Jack Barry imitation a celebrity.

[@SIRTAFFYTUSH]

7:54 - 8:16 The music play here is called bell hop (a) This was much later used in the spongebob patchy the pirate shorts

[@kennethkinsey659]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWSzY559m7l8oZY

[@MrMatteNWk]

Or "Mervin the Happy Cat" from Rocko's Modern Life

[@ccie12933]

That was one home version I played to death. Loved this show!

[@cutemimi25]

6:34 Joker Joker JOKER!!!

[@canttouchthis6439]

That slot was rigged

[@3373-g8z]

J.W. was my favorite game show, just another reason the 70s were PARADISE. I love the 70s so much, that i Literally would not trade my memories, to be young now! To me, Heaven would be back, living from 1970 to 1981, over and over and over. You had to be there to understand. If you weren't, you got ripped off.

[@gameshowguy2000]

The handle onstage means only one thing--this is from the Face the Devil era.

[@libertubey2199]

John Lee Face the Devil has always been the Bonus Game. It's just that in the early years, the BG was played at the contestant podium.

[@Tubewings]

@@libertubey2199 Actually, the original "Face the Devil" round had Jokers and Devils on the wheel, and spinning three Jokers on each spin won a prize, while a Devil at any point lost all the prizes won to that point. Also, for the first two weeks, winners simply spun the wheels for prizes where they could either keep the first set of prizes, or spin the wheels again and hope for better prizes. For the first two shows of THAT format, there were circles on some of the prizes, and if they had three circles, they would win a car (starting with episode 3, the circles were removed and the car or other big prize was added to the machine).

[@neeneec5394]

send a self stamped envelope to see the show or be a contestant!!!! dang what cheapskates this show was.

[@neeneec5394]

PS in l.a. they hire people to ask you to be in audience for all game shows plus sitcoms unless the tonight show, Ellen or ophra etc.

[@groundpenguinproductions5912]

Doris C Doris it was a different era back in the day, all shows back then had people send envelopes and postcards to get on their show. it was common. actually people back then were honored to see/get on some of these shows.

[@2005dave]

Neenee C as the music of John Shakespeare plays in the background

[@fenderstrat7547]

That damned devil

[@johnmiller1376]

"My fantasy @ home with greg-winslow the invisible-troupe & myself inside the abandoned acme-market on route-61 in shamokin land of messopotamia northumberland-county ioml".

[@LoyalmoonieProductions]

3:01 いいえ！デビルカードだわ！

[@dmax64]

My dad owned a blue gremlin in the 70's and everytime he left me in the car for whatever reason I would try to pick the gremlin emblem off the glove box......lol

[@booberry349]

Johnny Jacobs was on the Munsters

[@kevinfitzmaurice4072]

Yes, Johnny Jacobs did a little acting and also appeared in guest roles on "Leave it to Beaver" and "Batman." Besides his associations with Jack Barry and Chuck Barris, Jacobs worked with Steve Allen, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Ernie Kovacs, Groucho Marx, and Betty White, among others. Jacobs died in 1982.

[@anthonybarber3872]

I love this show!

[@AstralPixie]

I love these 70s shows. Oh my gosh... the Gremlin!!! 70's flashback. I used to watch this show every day. Spoilers: Cmon -- you have to know that John Denver song. Roberta is a hoot. Sid Ceasar. Everybody should know Seattle. Spiegel catalog. Chicago 6-0609. LOL it's Dr. Doolittle, not Schweitzer. And the home board game ;) Joe Dimaggio and Mr Coffee. Every game show gave away Rice a Roni.

[@robertweedman8043]

Japan!!

[@MIKECNW]

Anyone watching this in 74 when this was being interrupted by the Watergate hearings?

[@Nelsonhmhpub]

David was so HOT in 1974. He has aged of course. .many. many years

[@elizabeths4371]

Just watched the movie QUIZ SHOW again - The Joker's Wild makes a good segue

[@michaeldunahee4537]

Sounds like a part of a bee or wasp. "Brandy Alexander!" Hahahahaha!

[@ChadQuick270W]

Nice! Not from GSN as there's no logo and we saw the VTR slate. Thanks for sharing. Always enjoy TJW

[@arizonadaveellis7500]

The devil went down to Hollywood, he was looking for some cash to steal. 3:00 Classic game show, I miss it!

[@tvtimetravel]

By this time, the champion's and challenger's positions were switched from where they sat in the first season. Anyone remember when they made that switch?

[@MrRemark21]

"The Joker's Wild" with repeats of the 1974-1975 CBS daytime episodes was seen on Los Angeles TV Station KHJ-TV Channel 9 from June 28, 1976-September 16, 1977 and again on Los Angeles TV Station KTLA Channel 5 from March 6-September 8, 1978.

[@paulnguyen8910]

KDOG/KRIV - Fox 26 in Houston, TX.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Those impressions sucked, but they gave me a good laugh 😃👍

[@brockreynolds870]

LOVE that music they used for the Spiegel's plug.

[@QBCNetwork]

The ticket plug music was first used on Hollywood's Talking ticket plug.

[@Rlotpir1972]

If you can remember correctly, it's also the exact same address for tickets on "The Price is Right".

[@tvtimetravel]

Robert Lopresti That's because it was taped at CBS Television City at that address.

[@KiddBloo86]

Do you happen to know what the cue's title? 105.7 The Point uses it as well on their "Craigslist Freak of the Week"

[@blozier2006]

It's called "Bell Hop", by John Shakespeare.

[@MIKECNW]

Looks like by this time they developed the bonus round to what is was in the syndicated version.

[@aviduser1961]

Some of the end credit music sounds similar to The Main Street Electrical Parade.

[@marcmiller688]

my mother won 4 games in 1974 losing in her fifth. I was 9yo now im 51. Anyone know how I might find these 3 days when she was on?

[@soterioncoil2163]

I was 1yo in 1974. I can't answer your question but I remember The Joker's Wild. God bless you, sir.

[@blozier2006]

You could contact Sony Pictures Television (the company that owns the rights to the Jack Barry-Dan Enright Productions library). If you know the air dates, tape dates or episode numbers, it should help them find the episodes in their archives.

[@illustriousrocket4476]

The air and/or tape dates would certainly be the best thing to have when you approach Sony. The 1974 episodes should be entirely intact so your mother's episodes may have aired on Game Show Network at some point, so looking around the game show tape trading circuit may also be worth it.

[@blozier2006]

I know for certain they've never aired on Game Show Network (they've only aired September 1972 to April 1973, for the CBS shows).

[@sirm45]

I like the sound of the 80s better but the quality of this is great

[@biatchp2553]

$2674.06 is how much $525 worth in 2019 😊

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

OMG, I just watched another episode and said it was rigged, now I'm more sure, lol. Lucky I didn't become a compulsive gambler watching this slot machine as a kid! I would watch this as a kid and say it was rigged back then! I also watched Jack Barry on Dick Cavett today talking about his game show scandal from the 50s and he was in denial.

[@MIKECNW]

shut up.

[@manickreations]

memories..... either i was home sick from school or on vacation...

[@chrisarseneault5617]

His impersonations aren't really that good

[@radio1342]

Who is David? At first I thought he was Erik Estrada

[@MIKECNW]

Anyone know why CBS is selling Television City?