The Joker's Wild 1978-1986 closing theme music

This is the closing theme music used from 1978-1986 on the syndicated version of the Barry & Enright game show "The Joker's Wild", composed by Hal Hidey.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

R.I.P. Mr. Barry, Uncle Bill, Jay Stewart, Johnny Jacobs and Charlie O'Donnell You'll all be truly missed and plus, Thank You Mr. Barry & Mr. Enright for giving us not only The Joker's Wild, but also, Tic Tac Dough, Bullseye and Hot Potato as well as Bonus Games like Jokers and Devils, Face the Devil, Beat the Dragon (CBS & syn.), Bonus Island and the Big Bonus Round Avoid the Devil, avoid The Dragon and don't get struck by Lightning Joker debut w/Gambit and The NEW Price is Right on CBS

[@DNSKansas]

Yes but Dan Enright also gave us the shitty TTD '90 with asswipe Patrick Wayne

[@shaynewachter5870]

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[@shaynewachter5870]

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[@genegjr]

And joker joker joker the kids version of the jokers wild😊

[@tvpirate05]

And underrated theme...one of my favorites.

[@DBR00]

Yes!! I actually like this version better than the Savers which was the first theme during Jack Barry’s run.

[@ShawnPMcAllister-ti4ge]

Announcer Jack Clark: This is Jack Clark speaking, THE ALL-NEW JOKER'S WILD is A JACK BARRY & DAN ENRIGHT Production! All portions of this program without affecting the outcome of the competition have been edited for television!

[@BomberMonkAssassin32]

If Jack Barry was still with us today he would've been 94 years old in 2012

[@KevinTheSkullAnderson]

How fitting is that, since he would be celebrating his 100th birthday this year if he were still living (he was born in 1918, which was coincidentally the year of the end of the First World War).

[@paullarue2010]

Yeah. Jack Barry died at 66. Bill Cullen took over, for "The Joker's Wild". That show stayed in Hollywood.

[@JMFabiano]

And people still wouldn't be f***ing with him.

[@DNSKansas]

Jack and Bill had horrendous nicotine addictions.

[@DBR00]

This is Charlie O'Donnell speaking for The Jokers Wild. A Jack Barry Dan Enright production. Due to technical difficulties, portions of the program not affecting the outcome were recreated or edited.

[@ClassiCole]

Stay tuned for Tic Tac Dough, next over most of these CBS stations.

[@reedberry]

Most would probably remember Johnny Jacobs, the show's original announcer through most of the show's run.

[@AtsfMike559]

This show had my favorites of all game show theme music. Hal Hidey, and the Savers' versions were well thought out, and fit the show well. Thanks for posting these great treasures. Mike in Fresno, Ca.

[@steve760]

The Savers version of this theme just sounded weird. I am, however, a big fan of all of Hal Hidey's work.

[@ShawnPMcAllister-ti4ge]

If the game show The Joker's Wild would have been continued for several more seasons, they would have provided an ABC Network Daytime version renaming THE ALL-NEW JOKER'S WILD with host Victoria (Pamela Barnes Ewing) Principal and the announcer would be Jack Clark, plus the closing whistle theme and the opening 1978-present first whistle theme!

[@genegjr]

Barry and Enright also gave us another game show with Geoff Edwards called play the percentages which was a short lived game show with many rule changes

[@DBR00]

I used to love Play the Percentages but that game was hard as heck for me to understand (when I was a kid!)

[@willow19460]

Hidey was a big fan of electronic-ish sounds and whistling. The latter works really well in this.

[@jnadle1]

But he did use more contemporary horns for the late 1970s, however.

[@operator35]

The spinning Jokers are great, thanks for creating them. I wasn't sure if they were going to spin when I saved it, but the amimation really spices up the video.

[@mallaholicretailadventures]

One of my favorite game shows

[@operator35]

The kids version was called Joker!, Joker!, Joker! and aired on Saturday mornings. I believe it was only on for one season though. Thanks for the compliment.

[@BenJabituya]

"The Joker's Wild" is a Sony Pictures Television Production.

[@brycerushing9263]

From Hollywood, here is the game where knowledge is king and lady luck is queen. Its The Jokers Wild! And heres the host of our show, Jack Barry! (or Jim Peck or Bill Cullen)

[@ShawnPMcAllister-ti4ge]

Emcee Victoria Principal: Thank you so much for watching, I'm Victoria Principal, and we'll see you next time here on ABC for THE ALL-NEW JOKER'S WILD! Have a great day everybody! Bye!

[@ickeyjoey]

This is one of my earliest TV memories. I was 6 years old when I first saw this game show. Holy hole in a donught batman!!!! I remember they had a kids version of this show. The 2 constestants were kids that were about 10 or 12 years old. Brilliant marketing strategy to lure myself and my 2nd grade buddies into watching the show. We loved it. We ate it up like a stack of butternut blueberry pancakes with a side of Aunt Jemima. thanks for posting the video love your work

[@MrRadiostationman]

I like the old closing theme of the joker's wild it's one of my favorites

[@AtsfMike559]

And this prize package is worth it's weight in gold, Brought to you by Club Universe! Really great- Thanks for posting these great memories.

[@luvthoseclips]

Don't forget....there was also "Eileen Jayson", who won $55,380....I think in a total of 16 games played! She defeated Frank Dillon in the tournament of champions, somewhere around the 1980 era.

[@bdaddyn678]

This theme is definitely addicting. I only wish it was released on a CD or something. :)

[@michaelmorgan7893]

bdaddyn678 the opening theme to this show was available on a CD. Bought it in 2002.

[@user-np2po7di8k]

those Flashing Jokers remind me of the flashing Budweiser Eagle Sign in Newark NJ at bight acrriss from the Airport

[@streetcarjay]

Famous Kings.......JOKER AND A TRIPLE!!!!

[@ickeyjoey]

One time the host asked a 12 year old boy what we wanted to be when he grew up. The kid replied "a playboy photographer" It was hilarious...busted up the audience and the host....a classic tv moment

[@Wheeloffortunefan999]

ROFLMAO!

[@DBR00]

Some of our departing contestants will receive....

[@apodino]

I didn't think Pat Finn was awful, he was just given a very bad show to host. The 90's revival had some very bad rules, and took away from all that made the original great. I did like the bonus game better though. Pat Finn was great on Shop til you Drop though.

[@Goomlahexpress]

I never thought the 90s version was that bad honestly. Meh, I'm younger though

[@douglasghiz1287]

R.I.P. Jack Barry, Bill Cullen

[@paullarue2010]

I remember that closing theme, of "The Joker's Wild". That game show, had the category wheel.

[@krazyknight00]

nice job...damn I feel old now lol

[@terryrose4804]

I remember the prize just before the conflict. "You've won a trip to Iran!"

[@ricknibert6417]

Wasn't that gaffe on TTD?

[@michaela.mccracken4461]

"THE JOKER'S WILD" is A Jack Barry & Dan Enright Production!

[@JohndavidMiller-dc4zm]

"From the historic lyman-howe studios stage-c in millerville-city luzerne-county ioml here's the game where knowledge is king & lady luck is queen it's the 🃏🃏🃏 joker's wild & now here's the host of our show jack-barry" 🇺🇸📺🎤🤔🎤🤔🎥.

[@JasonA.Routhier-vw1wd]

11 years later in 2023.Jack Barry would now be 106 years old!!--WOW!! The same exact age as the late Raymond Burr of Perry Mason & Ironside.

[@gladfan1989]

Of all the themes that GSN has failed to release on their 2 game show theme CD's, this is one of them. This should've been used on the 1st disc, IMHO.

[@richie19190]

You got that right brother!

[@charleswilliamsjr2095]

Bill cullen, Jack Barry and Sub host Jim peck when Jack wasn't feeling well!

[@meijer78]

One of my favorite game shows growing up in the 80s. Jim Peck should of been the replacement after Jack's death. Bill Cullen was too old and slow. That's probably why they got rid of the Audience Bonus Game so Bill didn't have to walk a lot.

[@user-ww5qj7oj4r]

CLASSIC GAME SHOW MARATHON ---THE NEW TREASURE HUNT WITH GEOFF EDWARDS FOLLOWED BY THE HOLLYWOOD SQUARES WITH PETER MARSHALL & NEXT THE JOKER,S WILD WITH JACK BARRY & THE PRICE IS RIGHT THE BOB BARKER ERA!!--ON GAME SHOW NETWORK!!

[@operator35]

I just watched this video and it didn't stop once. Maybe you were experiencing congestion on You Tube when you watched it. I have had that experience before. Sometimes you have to let the whole video load first and then watch it.

[@johnmiller8338]

"The joker's wild Kaufman-astoria studios 2790-3820 penn-avenue millerville-city luzerne-county ioml" 18703 circa 1983-1984.

[@Dodgerfn5]

It is on CD. If you do a search under "Classic Game Show Themes CD" it is song # 8 right after "Tic Tac Dough."

[@Dodgerfn5]

Oops, thanks for clarifying that.

[@luvthoseclips]

If you remember "Hal Schierer", the man with the lucky suit, you may recall some very unlucky misfortune occur with him: he won 10 games, won 2 cars, & he NEVER beat the devil in the bonus game! Unfortunately, the contestant who knocked him out of contention, in his first try in the bonus game, "he beat the devil"!

[@ChuckD79]

Actually, Hal Scheer won the bonus game more often than not (despite a handful of losses, including his very first attempt)...his final total after 10 games was just over $39K, and would've been far less if he hadn't won the bonus game a single time. In fact, most long-reigning champions who generally had bad luck against the Devil managed to win the bonus game at least once...the only exception that I know of was Kimberly Rogers, who won 6 games in Oct. 1985, but failed to beat the Devil even a single time and left the show with just under $9K in cash/car.

[@johnmiller5793]

"My fantasy from the lyman-howe studios in millerville-city luzerne-county ioml here's the game where knowledge is king & lady-luck is queen it's the joker's wild and here's the host of our show jack-barry" 📺🎤🤔🎤🤔

[@conradsh]

"JOKER,JOKER . . .all those ologies"

[@supergamer7473]

*Synth* "Plaaaaay the Percentages........"

[@johnmiller8338]

"From the kaufman-astoria studios stage-c in millerville-city luzerne-county ioml here's the game where knowledge is king & lady-luck is queen it's the joker's-wild & now here's the host of the show jack-barry".

[@operator35]

@oldertvshowswerebetr Actually I can think of 2 other game shows that have used different opening and closing themes. The Dating Game started using "Little Rosie" as the closing theme in late 1972 on the ABC version and used it on the late 70's syndicated version also while using the regular Dating Game theme as the opening theme. The other is the The New Treasure Hunt from 1973 which used different opening and closing themes.

[@fredmckinney8933]

Both versions of Jeopardy! that the late Art Fleming hosted (the original 1964-75 version and the 1978-79 version) used different themes for the opening and closing.

[@smittykins]

I used to have to leave the room during the Face The Devil round--that devil scared the daylights out of me. What can I say,I was a big ol' scaredy-cat as a kid. :)

[@lcozzarelli]

HAHAhaaaaa! My sisters and I made fun of that exact line our entire childhood! I love that you noticed! So mean... :)

[@paullarue2010]

Hate that Devil!

[@genegjr]

there final Show was Hot Potato Jack passed away during the taping he was jogging in Golden Gate park in San fransisco and he was pronounced dead right there it was different not to have Jack at that taping he has been ant every taping of each show that he and Dan do Dan continued the Hot Potato taping until I think 1990 and Hot Potato ended the producers were told a few hrs after his passing

[@johnmiller8338]

"From the Kaufman-astoria studios stage-c millerville-city luzerne-county ioml here's the game where knowledge is king & lady-luck is queen it's the joker's wild & now here's the host of the show jack-barry".

[@operator35]

@oldtimeteevee Yes, he did.

[@johnmiller8338]

"William lawrence francis cullen the first host of the price is right the legendary game-show host & panelist professor yes n no himself bill-cullen" 🇮🇪🇺🇸.

[@gospelclassix]

@oldertvshowswerebetr Both the original Jeopardy! and the 1978 remake of it used different theme songs for the opening and closing. Also, Hot Potato (Barry & Enright's last show, of course), at the end, started out using the same theme as the opening, but went into a completely different tune that you didn't hear at the beginning. BTW, I always liked anything that Jack Barry & Dan Enright came out with -- too bad neither of 'em are around anymore. :-(

[@Kramden429]

At the time of his passing, Entertainment Tonight ran an intview with Jack Barry in which he admitted to *rigging* "Joker" (I could tell in some of the CBS episodes from the 70's). Despite that, "Joker" was a good show. Liked watching it during summer vacations (I was only 10 when "Joker" premiered in 1972).

[@michaelglickman1300]

@@Kramden429 Yup, portions of it are actually featured on Wink Martindale's channel.

[@parlet]

Love the Solid Gold dancer at 1:50

[@b.a.d.payton1037]

THE JOKER'S WILD is a JACK BARRY & DAN E RIGHT PRODUCTS

[@genegjr]

and there final show was Hot potato during the taping of Hot Potato on NBC Jack was Jogging in Golden Gate Park in San Fransisco and he collapsed and was pronounced dead and the word of his death didnt reach the Hot Potato producers right away and Dan found out that day and the taping continued with Dan at the helm Jack was at every taping of every show they did and it was different not to have Jack at the Hot Potato tapiing he was at the taping for the Pilot of Hot Potato

[@tvtimetravel]

@operator35 As well as the Bullseye music, whose cues were different from TJW and TTD.

[@johnmiller1376]

"The joker's wild is a jack-barry dan-enright production jay-stewart speaking".

[@paullarue2010]

Good thing that I go to church.

[@jasonryan1942]

Now stay tuned for the price is right coming up next

[@bpayton7114]

THE JOKER'S WILD is a JACK BARRY & DAN ENRIGHT PRODUCTION

[@utubewatcher806]

this theme music obviously brought the onslaught of ADD and ADHD.

[@rwboa22]

The pace of the show and the spinning jokers on the "blue" (80s) set didn't help either.

[@garryjohnson4578]

utubewatcher806 funny

[@supergamer7473]

Now wait just a minute! Hal won $39,550 when it was all said and done. If he won 10 games then... Let's see...10 X $500 on average for the main game= $5,000 (give or take because you could win a main game with more than $500) He won two cars, and in 1978 that was about (again estimating) $4000-$5000 each. That would make his total winnings $15000-$16000. That means that the rest came from the bonus game. at $3000-$4000 per win, Hal HAD to have won the bonus game at least half the time!

[@BestMusicExpert]

Actually the opening theme is what is on the cd, not this version, the closing version.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Well just so ya know when it comes to the syndicated Joker's Wild, I much prefer the Face the Devil Bonus Round over the Prize Round of course, me being a HUGE fan of Barry & Enright Games, I just LOVE the intensity and of course, if you get a Natural Triple you go to $1000 right away and in the Main Game, you get a Natural Triple, you get a Nice Prize.

[@johnissoevil]

As much as I liked Pat Finn's version, you are right. There's nothing like the original.

[@GCBlues45]

Well, until we see ya again this Dirk saying good bye for the Joker's Wild. Parding Contestents will recive. $100 worth of Toys R Us Geffory Dollars they are as good as cash & can be used at any R Us location, & Archway cookies there a little more with archway. This Johnny Gilbert speaking for the Jokers's Wild A John Berry Production.

[@JerGer918]

Is it me or does the devil resemble Jack Barry?

[@operator35]

I always thought that myself and have heard many people say the same thing.

[@jnadle1]

Actually, it's this: 1972-1975: CBS Television City 1977-1984, 1985-1986: KCOP- TV Chris Craft Studios, Hollywood 1984-1985: The Production Group Studios

[@32rodrick]

1977-1978 Metromedia Square 1978-1984 Archie Comics Studios 1984-1986 Hanna-Barbera Studios all in Hollywood, CA

[@luvthoseclips]

Music needs to be fixed, too much "stop-action"

[@willow19460]

Really bad edit around 1:27 though.

[@joshlyons1975]

The 1990 version hosted by Pat Finn, I have to admit, was awful. And the recent version hosted by Snoop Dogg, tanked with me!

[@user-we3ow3io6m]

Doesn't This Version Of The Theme Song Sound Like Gloria Estefan &/And Miami Sound Machine's "C'mon Shake Your Body Baby Do That Conga/Samba, I Know U/You Can't Control Yourself/Yourselves Any Longer"?

[@paullarue2010]

Hate that Devil!