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00:00From Television City in Hollywood, here's the game where knowledge is king and lady luck is queen.
00:21It's the Joker's Wild.
00:23And now here's the host of our show, Jack Perry.
00:35Thank you very much and a very cordial welcome once again to the Joker's Wild,
00:38the program where players determine their own fate and destiny by spinning the category wheels,
00:42hoping to make pairs and triples and get to $500 in their proper turns so that they can become the champion.
00:47We did crown such a champion on our last program.
00:50She won $500.
00:51We didn't have a chance to give her an opportunity to spin for her prizes,
00:54which we're going to do right now as Johnny Jacob reintroduces the champion.
00:58Johnny?
00:58Jack, our current champion, is a mother of two children, and she's from Port Washington, New York, Suzanne Orhek.
01:08Hello, Suzanne.
01:09Hi.
01:10Nice to have you back with us.
01:11I know you're visiting out here in California from Port Washington,
01:14and that you help your husband who draws cartoons from Playboy magazine and other magazines.
01:19And others, yes.
01:20You won $500, and we didn't give you a chance to spin for prizes, so we're going to do that right now.
01:26As you know, every time you win a game, you get a chance to spin for three lovely prizes.
01:30And if three jokers come up, you get the prize.
01:33If a devil comes up, you lose it.
01:34Johnny, what's the first prize she'll be spinning for today?
01:37Jack, it's Walvak's central vacuum system.
01:39Installs as easily as a medicine chest.
01:41Perfect for homes and apartments.
01:43Includes accessories.
01:44From Walvak, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
01:46All right.
01:46That's yours.
01:47If three jokers come up, try to stay away from the devil.
01:49Spin and good luck.
01:50Okay.
01:51You have a joker, a joker, and a joker.
01:56That's it.
01:59That's prize number one.
02:02From here on in, Suzanne, you have to take a risk.
02:05Because if a devil should come up from here on in, you'd lose all the prizes.
02:09You can quit with the prize you have, or you can go ahead.
02:11We'll show you what that next prize is first.
02:13Johnny?
02:14Jack the joker would like to provide her with year-round cooking.
02:18Starting indoors with Hardwick's 30-inch debutante high-level gas range with micro-ray infrared broiler.
02:25Large-capacity oven with Miracle Everclean.
02:27Hardwick, America's standard of cooking excellence since 1879.
02:30And during those lazy, crazy days of summer, the beautiful Charm Glow gas grill for real barbecue flavor and outdoor fun.
02:38Now it's up to you.
02:39Do you quit with the one prize you have, or take a risk and try to go for all the other prizes?
02:42What do you do?
02:43Quit or go on?
02:48What do you do?
02:49Suzanne?
02:51I would hate to go home without anything, so I'm going to quit.
02:55And then maybe I'll be a little, if I do better, you know, a little more daring the next time.
03:00You're going to quit with the one prize rather than risk getting the devil.
03:03All right?
03:04In just a moment, we're going to find out whether you're going to continue playing and take that risk or not.
03:07But first, we have these words.
03:09Perfect.
03:10Suzanne Orehek is the champion.
03:15She's won herself $500 and about $300 in prizes.
03:18And she now has to make a decision as to whether she will quit with that or continue and take a risk.
03:22If you go on and lose the next game, you keep the prize, but you do lose the $500.
03:26On the other hand, if you should go ahead and win just two more games, you would break the Joker's jackpot.
03:32In the jackpot right now, you would take home $3,500 in cash.
03:36In addition, if you break the jackpot, you would ride home in this magnificent gift.
03:41It's a carload of German precision.
03:44Buick's Opel Mata, the new sport coupe imported by General Motors, sold and serviced by 2,200 Buick dealers,
03:50featuring rack and pinion steering, front disc brakes, reclining bucket seats.
03:54Also, if you break the Joker's jackpot, you would take home in cash and prizes over $6,000.
04:05Do you quit or go on?
04:11Suzanne?
04:12I'm going to continue like I indicated.
04:14You're going on.
04:15Nothing's going to stop you.
04:16Very good.
04:17Okay.
04:21Sometimes you said I indicated it.
04:22Sometimes, when I start pointing out the various things, people change their minds.
04:27However, you didn't change your mind.
04:28You decided you want to play.
04:30And all that's needed for you now is to get another opponent.
04:32And so, Johnny Jacobs, who will be playing next?
04:35Jack, our next player has a collection of over 3,000 Golden Age comic books.
04:41Here is John Boyle.
04:45Hi, John.
04:47Hi, Jack.
04:47Nice to have you on the Joker as well.
04:49Tell us something about your comic books.
04:50Oh, I have everything, Jack, from Batman No. 1, which is the first really big Batman issue.
04:55It's, you know, it's gone for years and years.
04:57And this is the very original issue.
04:59Captain Marvel, early Captain Marvel, Captain America, all the superheroes from the early 40s.
05:04What's the most valuable comic book you have?
05:05Well, that is the Batman No. 1.
05:07What does that work?
05:07It goes for about upwards of $300 for a 10-cent book.
05:10And I say you have a lot of those old radio tapes, too.
05:12Which ones do you have?
05:13I also collect radio tapes, Jack.
05:14Yes, indeed.
05:15Many of them, juvenile jury, in fact, going back to the 40s.
05:18Well, you do go back away, do you?
05:19Indeed.
05:19That was the old radio version.
05:21Right.
05:21Very good.
05:22We're delighted to have you with us here on the program, John.
05:24And as you know, you'll be trying to stop Suzanne from breaking our jackpot.
05:28She has, of course, still two games to go.
05:30But let's take a look at the categories that are going to be used.
05:32They are fictional heroines, famous speeches, senior celebrities, bridges, nicknames of states.
05:40Champion goes first.
05:41That will be you, Suzanne.
05:42First spin on this game.
05:43Good luck.
05:43Joker, senior celebrities, and bridges.
05:49How do you want to play it?
05:52I'll try bridges.
05:54Okay.
05:54You've made a pair with a Joker.
05:55It's worth $100.
05:56And here is the question.
05:57On May 24th, 1883, the completion of the magnificent East River Bridge was celebrated.
06:03What is the more familiar name of this bridge?
06:12Queen.
06:12No, I'm sorry.
06:14That would not be it in any event.
06:15For $100, you'll pick this up, John, if you can tell me.
06:18Brooklyn Bridge.
06:18That's correct.
06:19For $100.
06:20Very good.
06:22All right.
06:23Your first spin, John.
06:24Good luck.
06:27Nicknames of states, bridges, and a pair on bridges.
06:30Okay.
06:31I'll go for bridges, Jack.
06:32Okay.
06:32You did well the first time.
06:33William Holden and Jack Hawkins were only two of the stars of this Oscar-winning motion picture
06:37that featured the Colonel Bogie March.
06:40Name the film.
06:40Bridge on the River Kwai.
06:41Correct.
06:42You go to $200.
06:46Score.
06:46Right into the first round, zero to 200.
06:48Champion trailing.
06:49All right, Suzanne.
06:50Spin.
06:52Famous speeches.
06:53Joker.
06:54And a triple.
06:55Want to play it that way?
06:59I'll go for it.
07:00Okay.
07:01A $200 question.
07:03President Washington gave his country the advice that they should avoid foreign entanglements
07:07in a 1796 speech.
07:09What was that famous speech?
07:17Inaugural speech.
07:18No, I'm sorry.
07:19It was not.
07:20$200 more for you, John, if you can tell me what speech that was.
07:23The farewell speech to his troops.
07:25Do I accept that?
07:26I cannot accept that it was not.
07:28You had it half right, but not completely.
07:30It was his farewell address, period.
07:32Not to the troops.
07:33Washington's farewell address.
07:35Sorry, the score stands zero to 200, and it is your spin, John.
07:40Bridges, speeches, senior celebrities.
07:44Bridges, Jack.
07:45Another one for $50.
07:47One of the longest suspension bridges in the world, suspension bridges, connects St. Ignace,
07:52Michigan with Mackinac City.
07:54What is the name of that bridge?
07:57Mackinac.
07:58Can I accept that, just Mackinac?
08:00They say I can accept Mackinac or Mackinac or Mackinac's or Mackinac's Strait's Bridge.
08:03You're right.
08:04You go to $250.
08:06That stands zero to 250.
08:07She's on US 10.
08:12Joker.
08:13Joker.
08:14Senior celebrities.
08:15I'll try for it.
08:21All right.
08:21You're way behind, so you almost have to do that to catch up.
08:23A $200 question.
08:25This queen of mystery writing had her 80th mystery released on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
08:31Name this senior celebrity who wrote Passenger to Frankfurt.
08:34Agatha Christie.
08:35Correct.
08:35You go to $200.
08:38Your last name, John.
08:42Senior celebrities.
08:43Fictional heroines.
08:44Fictional heroines.
08:44And a pair.
08:46Senior celebrities, Jack.
08:47$100 question.
08:48He is a Spaniard who, even though in his 80s, is still performing as a world-famous cellist.
08:53For $100 more, tell us his last name.
08:55Casals.
08:56Correct.
08:56You go to $350.
08:58Score.
08:59$200 to $350.
09:00You'll finish the game to find out who wins after these words.
09:05Suzanne Oreck, the champion, is trailing by a score of $200 to $350 to John Boyle.
09:09The categories we're using are fictional heroines, famous speeches, senior celebrities, bridges, and nicknames of states.
09:15Your chance to go, Suzanne.
09:16Let's see what you come up with this time.
09:17Joker, celebrities, famous speeches.
09:27I'll try senior celebrities.
09:29All right.
09:29It's another $100 question.
09:30This famous German author did not complete the second part of his masterpiece, Faust, until he was in his early 80s.
09:37Name this German playwright.
09:39Sorry, no answer.
09:46$100 is yours, John, if you can tell me.
09:48Gertha?
09:48That's right.
09:49Gertha is correct.
09:49You go to $450.
09:53And it is your spin.
09:56I point out that any one correct answer, since you were at $450, would get you to $500, and you would be the new champion.
10:01Let's see what you come up with.
10:04Famous speeches, bridges, famous speeches.
10:07How do you play it?
10:08Bridges, Jack.
10:09$50 question.
10:10Answered correctly.
10:11You'd be at $500.
10:12You would be the new champion.
10:13Here it is.
10:14This bridge is located in Venice and is an enclosed bridge connecting the Doge's Palace with the state prison.
10:21For $500 and the championship, what is the name of that famous bridge?
10:26Would you repeat it, Jack, please?
10:27The bridge is located in Venice.
10:29It is an enclosed bridge connecting the Doge's Palace with the state prison.
10:32Give me the name of the famous bridge.
10:34Bridge of size?
10:35Correct.
10:35For $500.
10:36We have a brand new champion, John Boyle, who collects comic books, and it's obviously paid off in his knowledge of trivia.
10:49You have $500, and in just a moment, John, we'll give you a chance to spin for some prizes.
10:52As for you, Suzanne, I regret to say that you lose your $500.
10:56It does go into our jackpot, but you do take home the vacuum cleaner that you won and that service that goes with it.
11:01We hope that you will enjoy using that.
11:03Let's say goodbye to Suzanne Orhek.
11:05Goodbye, Suzanne.
11:11Okay, John Boyle.
11:12As you know, each time you win a game, you get a chance to spin for some prizes.
11:16On the wheels now are jokers and devils.
11:18Every time three jokers come up, you win a prize.
11:20Whenever a devil comes up, you lose.
11:22Johnny Jacobs, would you tell him what's the first prize for which he is spinning?
11:25I will, Jack.
11:26It's the Viking Sewing Machine with TimeOcean.
11:29Easy to sew all fabrics from leather to lingerie, including modern knits.
11:33And it never needs oiling.
11:35This one's on the house anyway, John, even if you don't happen to need a sewing machine.
11:38So spin and good luck.
11:41Joker.
11:42Joker.
11:43Joker.
11:44Yes.
11:46You've got a sewing machine.
11:48From here on in, you have to take a risk, because if a devil comes up, you lose everything in prizes.
11:52Of course, you always keep your money.
11:54Let's tell him what the next prize is up for grabs, Johnny.
11:56Okay, Jack, for your kitchen from the famous Tappan Full Line of Kitchen Appliances,
12:00a unique combination freestanding or built-in trash compactor featuring a rugged circular nylon bin with no corners to collect dirt.
12:07Also from Tappan is this beautiful, completely automatic, frost-free refrigerator with a handy frost-free top-mount freezer.
12:15Both of these great appliances from Tappan.
12:17Quality appliances since 1881.
12:19Now it's up to you.
12:20You stop with what you have or take a risk and try to get some more.
12:23What do you do?
12:23Take a try, Jack.
12:25Take a try at it.
12:26You want to try.
12:27Okay, good luck, John Boyle.
12:29You have a joker.
12:31A doll.
12:32The devil.
12:33I'm awfully sorry.
12:34The devil got you.
12:35You don't get the prize, but you do have your $500.
12:38Now you have a decision to make.
12:40You can quit with your $500.
12:41Incidentally, let me point out, John, because people might think that there's some kind of an affectation,
12:46you're wearing those dark glasses, but you are having some trouble with your eyes, are you not?
12:49That's right, Jack, yes.
12:50Okay, and you can see better with those darker glasses.
12:51Much better, Jack.
12:52Okay, you have $500.
12:54You could quit, and that $500 would be yours.
12:56If you decide to go on and play, and you lose the next game, you'd lose your $500.
13:00But if you should go on and win two more games, you would break the jackpot.
13:05In the jackpot right now, we have in cash, $4,000.
13:10In addition, you would win the beautiful automobile, which is worth approximately $2,700.
13:15All told, you would take home close over $7,000 in cash and prizes.
13:21Do you quit or go on?
13:23Go on!
13:24Go on!
13:24Go on!
13:25Go on!
13:26Go on!
13:26Go on!
13:27Go on!
13:27Go on!
13:28Go on!
13:29What'll it be, John?
13:30Jack, that $500 would buy an awful lot of old comic books.
13:33I think I'm going to take the $500.
13:34Take your $500 and quit, huh?
13:35Okay, John, thank you very much for playing.
13:38Good luck, and hope you have fun with the money.
13:39Goodbye, John Boyle.
13:40Thank you very much.
13:43John said he could buy...
13:44I don't know if all of you could hear him.
13:45He said that he would take that $500 and buy an awful lot of comic books, which means
13:50that he could bone up some more and get to be a good contestant, perhaps, on some other
13:53game show.
13:54Pleasure to have had John Boyle here.
13:55And now we continue playing the Joker's Wild as we introduce two brand new players.
14:00Johnny?
14:00Jack, our next player is visiting here from Harlingen, Texas.
14:04Let's welcome Catherine Townsend.
14:08And her opponent doesn't always believe in doctors, even though his father-in-law is
14:13one.
14:13Here is Merwin Coppell.
14:18Hi, players.
14:19Nice to be with us here on the program.
14:20I'm sorry.
14:21I didn't hear your name correctly, ma'am.
14:23Catherine Townsend.
14:25You're Catherine Townsend.
14:26Indeed.
14:26Here you are.
14:26What are you doing here in Los Angeles?
14:27I'm visiting my son, who lives in Vista.
14:31Uh-huh.
14:31And what do you and your husband do in Texas?
14:34We...
14:35My husband is a retired sergeant major, and to augment the retirement pay, we do house
14:41painting and paper hanging to make trips.
14:44Do you find that interesting and rewarding?
14:45Very interesting and very rewarding.
14:47Uh-huh.
14:47We're delighted to have him.
14:48And work.
14:49And what?
14:50And work, too.
14:51And work, yeah.
14:51Well, this will be easier work, and we hope it's a lot of fun for you.
14:55Your opponent, uh, is, uh, doesn't always take the word of doctors.
14:59Is that right?
14:59Why is that?
15:00Well, my father-in-law's a doctor, but he's far, far away.
15:03He practices medicine in Taipei, Formosa, Taiwan.
15:07Free China.
15:07And your father-in-law is a physician to Chiang Kai-shek.
15:10Is that right?
15:10He was, yes.
15:11He was a physician to Chiang Kai-shek.
15:12That's very interesting.
15:13Players, we're going to give you a chance to play the Joker's Wild here, right after these
15:16words.
15:17Okay, now the game between Catherine Townsend and Merwin Kappel for championship here of
15:25the Joker's Wild.
15:25Here are the categories that we'll be using in this particular game.
15:28They are Germany, Famous Owls, Songs About Places, Films of the 60s, and the UN.
15:34Catherine, you go first.
15:35Spin and good luck.
15:39Joker, Films of the 60s and Songs About Places.
15:42How do you want to play it?
15:43Um, maybe I'll try Films of the 60s.
15:48Okay, it's a $100 question, and here it is.
15:50The acting and direction was top-notch in the best picture of 1963, which was called Tom
15:56Jones.
15:56For $100, what had the title role, who had the title role in that film?
16:02Um, oh, I know that.
16:05Oh, I even saw that movie, and I don't see that many.
16:08No answer?
16:09Sorry, I'll have to turn it over to Merwin.
16:11You can pick up $100 here if you can give me the name.
16:14He's an English actor, but I can't think of his name either.
16:17Well, I'm glad you both know him so well, but you can't give me his name.
16:20Albert Finney.
16:22Albert Finney.
16:23Neither of you score, but it is your spin, Merwin.
16:27Germany.
16:28Songs About Places, the UN.
16:30I'll go to Germany, Jack.
16:31Okay, fine.
16:33After not answering that last question, I thought that'd be a good idea.
16:35Okay.
16:36$50.
16:37The Chancellor of West Germany recently scored an impressive election victory.
16:41Give us his last name.
16:43Willie Brandt.
16:43Correct.
16:44Brandt is right.
16:44You go to $50.
16:46Score's here at 50.
16:47Count you in your skin.
16:51Joker.
16:52Joker.
16:53The UN.
16:54A triple.
16:55Woo!
16:57How do you want to play it?
16:58I think I'll go off the board and play Germany.
17:05Okay.
17:06A $100 question.
17:06You took the Jokers and went off the board, which is permissible, and here it is.
17:09Discounting Berlin, West Germany's largest city and busiest seaport, lies on the Elbe River.
17:14Name this city.
17:16Hamburg.
17:16That's correct for $100.
17:17$150 million.
17:20Yes, sir.
17:22Joker.
17:23Germany.
17:24Joker.
17:25A triple.
17:25I'll stay in Germany.
17:28You'll take Germany, too, for $200.
17:30This is a big one.
17:31The Chancellor of West Germany throughout the 1950s and into the early years of the 60s
17:35became well-known to Western nations.
17:37For $200 more, tell us the last name of this famous Chancellor.
17:42Adenauer.
17:42Correct.
17:43You go to $250.
17:45Score, $150.
17:46Catherine Townsend.
17:50Songs about places, the UN, famous Al's.
17:53I'll try famous Al's.
17:56All right.
17:57It's just a $50 question.
17:59Played in the movie by Larry Parks, this famous Al was one of America's most well-loved entertainers.
18:04Who was he?
18:05Al Jolson.
18:05Right.
18:06You go to $150.
18:08$150 to $250.
18:09Spin move.
18:10Germany.
18:12Films and a pair on Germany.
18:14I spent two years in the Army in Germany.
18:15I'll take Germany again.
18:16Oh, that's a lucky break for you, isn't it?
18:18Okay, here is the question.
18:20One of the world's most famous wooded areas is called in German the Schwarzwald.
18:25What is this area that is known for its cuckoo clocks?
18:28What is it called in English?
18:29We call it the Black Forest.
18:31That's correct.
18:31You go to $350.
18:33Score, $150 to $350.
18:35Catherine Townsend.
18:38Songs about places, a pair, the UN.
18:40Oh, I'll try songs about places.
18:45Stephen Foster wrote this tune in which the sun shines bright on his home.
18:49In which state was Foster's home supposed to be?
18:54According to the song.
18:55Kentucky.
18:56Correct.
18:56You go to $250.
18:58$250 to $350.
18:59All right, Maryland.
19:01Joker.
19:02Joker.
19:03Films of the 60s.
19:04I'm going to, I don't go to the movies much.
19:11I'm going to go off the board and take Germany again.
19:15All right, it's a $100 question, which would bring you to $450.
19:19Communist eats Germany from 1945 through 1971 was effectively ruled by one man.
19:25What is the last name of the man who held the post of first party secretary?
19:29Communist.
19:36Can't think of it.
19:36Can't think of it.
19:37You should have stayed there more than two years.
19:39You can pick up $100 here, Catherine Townsend, if you can give me the answer.
19:45I can't come up with it.
19:47Walter Ulbricht.
19:48Walter Ulbricht.
19:49Score stands, $250 to $350.
19:50We'll find out who the winner will be right after these words.
19:53We asked $100.
19:54With the score standing, $250 for Catherine Townsend, $350 for Mervyn.
19:58We're going to have to interrupt because our time has all run out.
20:02Catherine, are you able to return to our next program and finish this game?
20:05Yes, sir.
20:06I.
20:06Very good.
20:06How about you, Mervyn?
20:07Can you do that?
20:07I'll be back.
20:08Fine.
20:08When you come back, we'll be playing with the same categories.
20:10Germany, Famous Al's, Songs About Places, Films of the 60s, and the UN.
20:15We'll pick the score up at $250 to $350.
20:17And in a very short time, one of you will be the winner.
20:19For those of you who are watching, we hope you'll rejoin us to find out which of these fine people win.
20:23Until then, for the Joker's while, Jack Berry is saying thanks for watching.
20:25And see you on our next show.
20:26Goodbye, everybody.
20:28Goodbye, everybody.
20:58He isn't.
20:59I might be.
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