Aired 1/30/1991.

I remember watching "The Terminator" on USA that night, it was the first time I've seen the first "Terminator".

@5:35, guess he heard of Perfect Strangers.

11:45 OMFG I could have sworn it was Chile, too... you know, because it’s long and thin?

This Gameshow Needs To Be Put Back On The Air

After The Joker's Wild was canceled or done brodcasting Pat Finn started doing Shop 'Til You Drop on Lifetime "GSN airs reruns of the PAX TV and Family Channel version"

If it was so good: (1) Why did they return to categories (formerly cash to answer random crap). (2) It tanked in one year. Hope "Dogg" does better.

I remember this show, but it's nothing commpared to Jack Barry's version. When did they change the format of this show? I know this show onlyh lasted one year although USA carried it for it seemed like two years.

Has some luck involved!

Yeah, to nix the risk of straddling games between episodes in the category format. That's just like a 2-0 winner on Whew! playing a 3rd board "against the villains" (personally called the Villains' Challenge) for more cash and Gauntlet time.

$35K? So two shows until the BIG win in the Category format.

I always thought the values were too low vs. how much you needed to end the round, especially in the 2nd round when one player gets in with a low score, it's anti-climatic and often drags. It would have been better if they doubled the values in the 2nd round. It would give the 2nd player a realistic chance to catch up.

No complaint with this format but when and why did they switch to this?

@Everybody here, yes, back on Wednesday, January 30, 1991, "The Joker's Wild" game show had Mr. Patrick "Pat" J. Finn as its previous host just as his former studio announcer there was Mr. Edward "Ed" MacKay!

They changed it in early January 1991. For some strange reason, they went back to the dollars format in the final week of shows.

Snoop Dogg's version has made this one watchable again.

(Continuing on) The host would answer a question and the contestant who buzzes in and answers correctly gets to spin the board. If incorrect, their opponents gets a chance to answer the question and the 1st round continues on until times up. Round 2: Dollar values are doubled meaning, a single category would be worth $100, double worth $200 and triple worth $400. Also, if a contestant spins 3 jokers on the board, they win $1000 cash win or lose.

I'm doing a blog on musical theatre and right now I'm covering Leader of the Pack. Is this the same Dennis Bailey who originated the role of Gus Sharkey?

(Continuing from part 3) If 3 jokers come up on the board, they automatically win the amount that's in the Joker's Jackpot, which would start at either $15,000 or $20,000 and would increase to another 5,000 or 10,000 until won. Also, here's who I think they should get to host. I think they should get either Tom Bergeron, Todd Newton, John O'Hurley, Richard Karn or maybe Graham Elwood for the hosting gig. Well, that's how I picture the format of Joker's wild would be like.

Well, as a game show fan, I enjoyed all versions of TJW, especially Pat Finn's, Snoop Dogg's & Jack Barry's, Bill Cullen's version was ok too!

(Continuing on from part 2) Round 2 will play on until time's up and the player with the most amount of money on the scoreboard wins and goes on to the bonus round. In the bonus round, the champ will answer as many questions they can in 60 seconds and the questions answered correctly will be the amount of spins they have earned. On the board would be no devils, of course, but dollar amounts, jokers, and different types of prizes.

If Fremantle Media ever revives Joker's wild, here's I think the format should be. 3 players are in the game, no elimination rules. Round 1: Categories on the board, no dollar amounts. A single category is worth $50, double is worth $100 and Triple is worth $200. Of course, the Joker would be considered wild. If at any time a contestant gets 3 jokers on the board, they win $500 cash win or lose.

Dennis and his mouth and tongue made my skin crawl.

If Sony reboots the Joker's Wild, I'd love to see the format used here get a second chance, but with the rule that if at any time a contestant spins 3 Jokers, they can end the current round by answering a single definition correctly. Goal in round 1 is $5,000, goal in round 2 is $10,000. Single category is worth $500, double is worth $1000, Triple is worth $2000. First player to reach $10,000 in round 2 wins and goes to the Joker Machine. Joker Machine format remains the same, except that the champion gets 1 spin for each round they won and a spin for winning the game to start out. If the champ spins 3 Jokers, they get the Joker Jackpot, which starts at $25,000 and increases by $5,000 with each failed attempt. Pat Finn would get a second chance to host Joker's Wild. I think he did a good job here.