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00:14From Television City in Hollywood,
00:17here'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 Berry.
00:27-♪♪
00:34Thank you very much, and welcome once again to the Joker's Wild,
00:36a game where players scoring $500 or more win the championship
00:40and get to spin for some prizes.
00:41We crowned a brand-new champion on our program yesterday,
00:44or, as a matter of fact, over the weekend.
00:46And we, uh, welcome her back now
00:48because we didn't give her a chance to spin for her prizes.
00:50So, Johnny, if you would reintroduce the champion, please,
00:52I would appreciate it.
00:53We'll do it, Jack.
00:54Our current champion is the mother of a 7-year-old daughter,
00:57Linda Perutka.
00:58-♪♪
01:01Hi, Linda.
01:04Those people who are not watching us on Friday
01:06will not know that you are a lady mailman.
01:10And you told us all about your very interesting career.
01:12Then you went on to demolish the, uh, champ,
01:15fellow who was champion at the time.
01:16You won $550, but our timer went out,
01:19and you didn't get a chance to spin for some prizes.
01:20Would you like to spin for them now?
01:21-♪♪ I certainly would.
01:22Very good. As you know, every time you get three Jokers,
01:24you get a prize.
01:25Every time a devil comes up, you lose.
01:26Here's the first prize you might be able to win.
01:28Johnny?
01:29-♪♪ It's the unique combination,
01:31freestanding or built-in trash compactor,
01:33featuring a rugged circular nylon bin
01:35with no corners to collect dirt.
01:37Tappan, quality appliances since 1881.
01:40-♪♪ That's yours for three Jokers,
01:42a devil loses its spin, and good luck, Linda.
01:46Joker.
01:47Joker.
01:48Joker.
01:49-♪♪
01:51All right, you have one prize.
01:53Let's see how daring you are
01:54as we present prize number two.
01:56-♪♪ Jack, it's something from Encyclopedia Britannica,
01:59incorporated of Chicago, Illinois.
02:00One of the most authoritative reference works
02:02in the English language,
02:03a 24-volume, 200th edition set
02:06of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
02:08-♪♪ A very, very lovely gift,
02:10and it's up to you now.
02:11Do you want to go ahead and try to get both those prizes,
02:13or do you quit with what you have?
02:15-♪♪ I'll try.
02:16You're gonna go?
02:17All right, she's going.
02:18Spinning, good luck.
02:20Joker.
02:21Joker.
02:22Joker.
02:24And now you have two lovely prizes,
02:27including the Encyclopedia Britannica,
02:29and here is the third prize
02:30you might want to take a risk for.
02:31First, relax in these beautiful straddle lounger
02:34low-back living room chairs
02:35designed for style and comfort.
02:36Then, enjoy the luxurious Kimbell Organ
02:39with remarkable new entertainer feature.
02:41One button and one finger
02:42lets you play chords, rhythm, and bass pedals.
02:44Play both hands without lessons
02:46from Kimbell Piano and Organ Company,
02:48worth over $1,500.
02:52It's up to you now.
02:53Do you want to quit with your two prizes
02:54or take a risk and get those elegant new prizes?
02:57What do you do?
02:58I'll try for the money.
02:59All right.
03:00Cross your fingers.
03:01Let's see if she can go all the way.
03:04You have a joker.
03:05A joker.
03:06Oh!
03:10Congratulations.
03:11Now you've won yourself over $2,400 in prizes.
03:15You have $550 in cash.
03:17In a moment, we'll find out
03:18whether you're gonna quit or continue in our game,
03:20but first, we have these words.
03:23The champion is our lady mailman,
03:27Linda Perutka.
03:29She has won $2,440, to be exact, in prizes,
03:32and $550 in cash.
03:33You have a decision to make now, Linda.
03:35If you go ahead, your prizes are safe.
03:36No one will take them away from you.
03:38But if you did lose the next game,
03:39you would lose the $550,
03:40and it would go into our jackpot,
03:42just the way Franz Miller's money went into the jackpot.
03:44If you should be lucky enough to win two more games,
03:47not only would you keep all the prizes and all the money,
03:50but you would break our jackpot.
03:51In our jackpot right now,
03:52courtesy of Mr. Franz Miller,
03:54in cash, $4,550.
03:58In addition to taking home all the money
04:00and all the prizes,
04:01you would ride home for breaking our jackpot
04:03in this lovely prize.
04:05It's the 73 Nova,
04:07the basic dependable car made better this year
04:09with real improvements to make it even better.
04:11Nova for 73,
04:12built to give you a better way to see the USA.
04:15Up to you, Linda.
04:18Do you quit with what you have
04:20or take a chance with your $550?
04:22What do you do?
04:23I'll take a chance and go on.
04:24Take a chance and go on.
04:25Sure, why not?
04:26She wants to go on.
04:27Very good.
04:28We're delighted to see a young lady
04:29with a fighting spirit wanting to go on.
04:32Of course, there are great rewards in store
04:33if you can win two more games.
04:35To find out whether she can do it,
04:36let's play our next game.
04:37Johnny, who's up next?
04:39Jack, our next player has not been in military service so far
04:42for a strange reason.
04:44Here is Paul Hiyashi.
04:47Hi, Paul.
04:48Hi.
04:49Welcome to the Jogger's Wild.
04:50That's a rather unique introduction.
04:52You have not been in military service for a strange reason.
04:55What's the strange reason?
04:56I was disqualified for flat feet.
04:59You have flat feet?
05:01Yes, I do.
05:02Did you know you had flat feet?
05:03Yes, I've known it for quite a while.
05:05Does it bother you in any way?
05:07No, not really.
05:10But you have a very round head.
05:12Yes, I do.
05:13We're delighted.
05:14What do you do, Paul?
05:15I'm a student at USC.
05:17And I understand you met your girlfriend at Catalina Island?
05:20Yes, I did.
05:21I was working at Catalina a few summers ago,
05:23and she was working at a hamburger stand
05:25that I frequented, and I met her.
05:28How are her feet?
05:29I think she has arches.
05:31That's very nice.
05:33Okay.
05:34We're delighted to have you both with us on the program.
05:36Our welcome to you, Paul.
05:37And now let me show you the categories
05:38that we're going to be using in this game.
05:40They are the United States Senate,
05:42comedy movies, Poland,
05:44gods and goddesses, and prisons.
05:47The champion goes first.
05:48Risking her $550, Linda Peruta, your spin.
05:55Comedy movies.
05:56Joker.
05:57And a triple.
05:58What a start.
06:01Is that what you want to do?
06:02Sure, comedy movies.
06:03Comedy movies for $200.
06:04In both The Pink Panther and A Shot in the Dark,
06:08who played the bumbling Inspector Clouseau?
06:11Peter Sellers.
06:12Right for $200.
06:17All right.
06:18Your spin.
06:19Your first spin, Paul.
06:20Good luck.
06:23Poland.
06:24Gods and goddesses.
06:25All singles.
06:26They're all $50 questions.
06:28I'll try movie comedies for $50.
06:31Okay.
06:32Here it is.
06:33Lee Marvin won an Oscar for his dual performance
06:35as gunslinger Kid Chalene
06:37and his lookalike named Strawn in this Western farce.
06:41Name it.
06:42Cat Baloo.
06:43That's right, for $50.
06:50Joker.
06:51Comedy movie.
06:52And again.
06:56I'll do it again.
06:57Worked once.
06:58Do it again.
06:59Comedy movies.
07:00You did well the first time,
07:01and it's another $200 question.
07:02Woody Allen's idol is Humphrey Bogart
07:04in this film adaptation of his Broadway success.
07:07For $200, which would bring you to $400,
07:09what is the title of this recent comedy?
07:12Play it again, Sam.
07:13Right for $400.
07:17Your spin, Paul.
07:21Senate, prison, and a pair.
07:24I'll try prisons for $100.
07:26You'll try prison for $100.
07:28Okay.
07:29Here we go.
07:30This former maximum security prison
07:32is located in San Francisco Bay.
07:35Name it.
07:36Alcatraz.
07:37Right, you go to $150.
07:40Score, $400 to $150.
07:42All right, Linda.
07:45Joker.
07:46Gods and Goddesses.
07:47Comedy movies.
07:49Comedy movies.
07:50Every question you've had has been on comedy movies.
07:52If you answer right, you will be at $500,
07:54but your opponent does get a final turn.
07:56Originally a stage play,
07:58this comedy romp through ancient Rome
08:00starred Zero Mostel and Phil Silvers.
08:03For $500, what is the lengthy title of the film?
08:10A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Forum.
08:12I'll accept that for $500.
08:14Correct.
08:19Paul, this has been a very quick game.
08:20She has $500.
08:22There is only one way you could possibly catch her.
08:24You would have to get three jokers
08:26and answer a question correctly.
08:27If you did, you would become the new champion.
08:29Anything short of that,
08:30she will have won her second game
08:32and will go in cash to $1,050.
08:36Spin.
08:37Let's see what happens.
08:40No.
08:41It's all over,
08:42and Linda Peruca has won her second game.
08:50Congratulations, Linda.
08:51Thank you.
08:52You won your second game,
08:53and in a moment you'll get a chance
08:54to spin for some more prizes.
08:55Paul, you had a very, very short stay on the program.
08:57You didn't even get a chance to exercise your flat feet.
08:59Right.
09:00I had a good time, though.
09:01I'm glad you did.
09:02I'm sorry you couldn't win the big prizes,
09:03but they will be a going-away present for you.
09:05Let's say goodbye to Paul Hiyashi.
09:07Goodbye.
09:08Thank you very much.
09:09We'll be back with more of our game
09:11right after these words.
09:12Stern 4 Pacific.
09:14Linda Peruca has won her second game.
09:16In the first game,
09:17she accumulated $2,440 worth of prizes.
09:19Now you get a chance for three more prizes
09:21if you're lucky and want to be a little daring.
09:23I think you know how it goes.
09:25Three jokers gets you a prize
09:26if the devil loses it.
09:27What's the first prize she's spinning for, Johnny?
09:29Jackets.
09:30Spacious, roomy luggage
09:31by American Tourister.
09:32Designed to go everywhere.
09:33Fiberglass reinforced construction.
09:35Non-spring locks.
09:36Foam rubber padded handles.
09:37The strong, lightweight luggage
09:39by American Tourister.
09:40Three jokers gets it for you.
09:41Spinning.
09:42Good luck, Linda.
09:44Joker.
09:45Joker.
09:46Joker.
09:47You're out of the grid.
09:49You're running.
09:50You have to take a risk.
09:51What's the second prize, Johnny?
09:52A solid-state Panasonic stereo sound system.
09:56Brings you AM, FM stereo
09:57plus your favorite records and tapes.
09:59And to make your own kind of music,
10:01this fine musical combination.
10:02Electric guitar with piggyback amplifier set
10:05plus a five-piece professional drum set.
10:07Now beat it.
10:09Up to you now.
10:10Do you want to take with the prize you have
10:12or take a risk and go for both of them?
10:14What do you do?
10:15That I definitely want.
10:16That you definitely want?
10:17Yes.
10:18Let's see if you get it.
10:19Here we go.
10:20Joker.
10:21Joker.
10:22Ah!
10:25The devil done did it to you.
10:27Oh, Linda, I'm so sorry.
10:29You don't get those prizes.
10:30But, as you know, you do have $2,440 worth of prizes
10:34from the last game
10:36and $1,050 in cash.
10:40Now you're faced with a very, very big decision.
10:42You can quit right now.
10:44And if you quit, it's all yours.
10:46If you go on, however,
10:48the prizes are safe, as you know,
10:49but if you should lose the next game,
10:51you would lose your $1,050.
10:53The good side of the coin is
10:55all you have to do is win one more game.
10:58If you win one more game,
10:59not only will you win all the cash
11:01and all the prizes,
11:02but in addition,
11:03you would break the jackpot,
11:05which now stands at $4,550.
11:09Plus that, should you break the jackpot,
11:12you would ride home with the elegant Nova,
11:15which is worth $2,600.
11:17All told, you would win cash
11:19and prizes of over $11,000.
11:25Do you want to quit,
11:26or do you want to go on?
11:30I think I'll go on.
11:31She wants to go on.
11:32Okay, she wants to go on.
11:37All right.
11:38You go on, she will,
11:39and find out exactly
11:40whether she can break the jackpot or not.
11:42But in order to do that,
11:43we have to have another opponent.
11:44So, Johnny Jacobs,
11:45would you be good enough
11:46to introduce the next player, please?
11:48That I will, Jack.
11:50Our next player is a whiz at table tennis.
11:54Here is Bob Kossberg.
11:56Hi, Bob.
12:01Hi.
12:02Nice to have you with us on the program.
12:04Are you really good at table tennis?
12:06Well, when I was in Hawaii one summer,
12:07I had to make a living at it,
12:08going over to the hotel in Hawaii
12:10and playing all the people with their money.
12:12I made my lunch money that way.
12:14That's very, very nice.
12:15Do you want to issue any...
12:17Do you have trouble getting people to play with?
12:19Yeah, it's tough,
12:20but I haven't played in a long time,
12:21so that's my excuse now.
12:22Oh, so you think you could be taken now?
12:24Probably.
12:25Well, it's going to be up to you
12:26to try to take the young lady
12:27who is coughing at your right.
12:29She is the champion.
12:30This will be her third and final game.
12:32If you can beat her, of course,
12:33you would stop her,
12:34and all her money would go into the jackpot
12:36and build it up for the rest of you.
12:37So, you try the best you can,
12:39and good luck to you, Linda,
12:40as we take a look at the categories
12:42that are going to be used.
12:43They are Spain,
12:44singing groups,
12:45science fiction writers,
12:47famous Marys,
12:48that is ladies whose first name are Mary,
12:50and second careers,
12:52people who did it again.
12:54Very important game for you, Linda.
12:56Play carefully.
12:57Spin.
12:58Good luck.
13:02Famous Marys,
13:03Spain,
13:04and a joker.
13:06I'll take Spain for $100.
13:08$100 question.
13:09Here it is.
13:10One of the world's legendary lovers
13:12is a fictional young Spanish nobleman
13:14whose name has become a synonym
13:16for a pursuer of women.
13:18For $100,
13:19name this Spanish lover.
13:21Don Juan.
13:22Right, for $100.
13:27You're off to a very good start.
13:28Your first spin, Bob Cosberg.
13:30Let's see what you do.
13:31Good luck.
13:32Joker.
13:33Second careers,
13:34singing groups.
13:35I'll take singing groups.
13:37$100 questions, too,
13:38and here it is.
13:39This family group of singers
13:41were the subject of Robert Wise's
13:43Oscar-winning motion picture,
13:45The Sound of Music.
13:46For $100,
13:47name them.
13:48The Trapp family.
13:49Right, tie game,
13:50$100 to $100.
13:54On her march to try to win over $11,000,
13:57Linda Perucha,
13:58your second spin.
14:01Joker.
14:02Famous Marys,
14:03and a triple.
14:06Famous Marys for $200.
14:07Here's the question.
14:08It's worth a big $200.
14:10This could be an important one.
14:11This famous Mary worked as a cook
14:14in the New York area
14:15and transmitted salmonella typhosa
14:18to many people early in this century.
14:20For $200 more,
14:22what is the familiar name
14:23of this famous Mary?
14:25Typhoid Mary.
14:26Right, you go to $300.
14:31Bob Cosberg.
14:34Singing groups,
14:35famous Marys,
14:36and a Joker.
14:37I'll try singing groups again.
14:39$100 question.
14:41What is the name of the singing group
14:43featured on the television series
14:45Stand Up and Cheer?
14:46The Johnny Man Singers.
14:47Right, you go to $200.
14:51Score,
14:52$300 to $200.
14:53We're getting very, very close.
14:54We might have a jackpot winner.
14:55We'll see.
14:56All right, Linda.
14:59Second career,
15:00Joker,
15:01and a triple.
15:06I'll try second careers for $200.
15:07This is a very big one.
15:08If you answer correctly,
15:09you will have $500.
15:10That's all the money you need.
15:12But you must remember
15:13that your opponent does get
15:14one final turn.
15:17Before he became famous,
15:19this entertainer was a truck driver.
15:21Skillful handling
15:22by his manager,
15:23Colonel Parker,
15:24has kept him at the top
15:25of his profession.
15:26For $500,
15:28name him.
15:29Elvis Presley.
15:30Right, for $500.
15:31For $500.
15:38Here comes one of those rare moments
15:39on the Joker's Wild.
15:41There is only one way,
15:43Bob Cosberg,
15:44that you can stop her
15:45from breaking the jackpot
15:47and taking home with her
15:49$11,140
15:52in cash and prizes.
15:54That's if you can spin three Jokers
15:56and answer a question correctly.
15:58In which event,
15:59you would be the champion.
16:00Nothing short of that
16:01that comes up on those three windows.
16:03And we have a new jackpot winner.
16:07Her fate is in your hands.
16:10Spin,
16:11and let's see what happens.
16:12I feel so guilty.
16:15It's over, ladies and gentlemen.
16:17Linda wins $11,140.
16:19There you have it.
16:20A very, very quick game again.
16:21Before we have a little conversation
16:22with Linda
16:23and tell her all about the goodies
16:24she's won
16:25and find out what she's going to do
16:26with the money,
16:27let's say goodbye to a valiant challenger.
16:28Let's say goodbye
16:29with some nice consolation prizes
16:30for Bob Cosberg.
16:31Thank you.
16:32Thank you.
16:33Thank you.
16:34Thank you.
16:35Thank you.
16:36Thank you.
16:37Thank you.
16:38Thank you.
16:39Thank you.
16:40Thank you.
16:41Thank you.
16:42Thank you.
16:43Thank you.
16:44Thank you.
16:45Thank you.
16:46Thank you.
16:47Thank you.
16:48And now a consolation prize
16:49for Bob Cosberg.
16:50Goodbye, Bob,
16:51and thank you for playing.
16:52Thank you.
16:53Thank you.
16:54Thank you.
16:55Thank you.
16:56Thank you.
16:57Linda,
16:58you have just won yourself
16:59so much money in cash and prizes
17:00and a car.
17:01Did you happen to need a new car?
17:02It's a nice idea.
17:04The one I drive is rather large.
17:05I can tool around on this one.
17:06Will you be able to use
17:07the new car
17:08as you go around
17:09and deliver the mail?
17:10That too?
17:11Yeah.
17:12What, uh ...
17:13I don't know if you ...
17:14Most people,
17:15when they hit the jackpot like this
17:16have never had any thoughts
17:17which is exactly what they're gonna do with the money.
17:19Have you thought about what you might do
17:20with the money you've won?
17:22I'd like to put it in the bank for a while
17:23until I can get enough money for a down payment for a house.
17:26I see. Are you a married lady?
17:27No, I'm not.
17:29Do you, looking for anybody to live in the house with you?
17:32It's good for a little rent, maybe, huh?
17:34A little rent, huh?
17:34Sure.
17:35We are delighted to, once again,
17:37be able to award our jackpot.
17:38You were about the 12th or the 13th jackpot winner.
17:40It's a pretty good-sized one, $11,100.
17:43You take that home with all our good wishes
17:46for the start of a brand-new year here.
17:48Hope you spend it well and wisely.
17:49Congratulations, Linda.
17:51Pleasure to have you here.
17:52We'll be right back after these words.
17:58Once again, we have broken the jackpot,
18:01which means we have to have two brand-new players.
18:03And so saying, I ask Johnny, if you will,
18:04to introduce the new players, please.
18:06We have them, Jack.
18:07Our next player is allergic to pepper.
18:09Here is Madeline Cowan.
18:12And an opponent is a man our viewers may recognize.
18:15He's the owner of an Italian restaurant.
18:17His name is John McDonough.
18:23Welcome to the program, both of them.
18:25And I should say re-welcome back to you, John McDonough.
18:27And I'll be explaining all that in just a moment.
18:30Madeline, you are allergic to pepper.
18:32Yes.
18:33Does it cause you any embarrassing moments?
18:35Well, the reason that they brought that up
18:37is I was in Isla Vista during the riots,
18:39and the police closed down the restaurant.
18:41And the police closed off our block
18:42and assaulted us with pepper gas.
18:43And I was really a great revolutionary,
18:46lying on the floor sneezing to death.
18:48I see.
18:49I'm sure it could cause you great difficulties.
18:52John McDonough, ladies and gentlemen,
18:54may I, for those of you who do recognize
18:56that John McDonough was on this program
18:57a number of weeks ago.
18:59We do make mistakes on The Joker's Wild.
19:02If we didn't, we wouldn't be human.
19:04We make mistakes, and when we know about it,
19:06and frequently those of you, the millions of you
19:08who watch this program across the country,
19:10let us know about it.
19:11We try as best we can to rectify the mistake.
19:14John McDonough was on this program.
19:16He won two games in a row.
19:17In going for his third game, in which if he had won,
19:20he would have broken the jackpot, which stood at $2,500,
19:23I asked him a question about the city in northern Italy
19:27in which art treasures were ravaged by the floods.
19:30The answer he gave, and the one that we anticipated,
19:32the one that we did not anticipate,
19:34he gave the answer Venice.
19:35We anticipated Florence.
19:37On checking, and I called him wrong,
19:39he did not win the jackpot.
19:41On checking, and after many, many letters
19:43from those of you who were kind enough to write to us,
19:45we discovered that Venice, too, is a northern city,
19:48that Venice, too, was damaged by the flood,
19:51that Venice, too, had lost many art treasures,
19:54although not nearly as publicized as Florence.
19:56In fairness to John McDonough,
19:58we have asked him to return to the program,
20:01knowing that he has won two games,
20:03and that he is now playing his third game.
20:05If he should win in this, his third game,
20:09he would break the jackpot,
20:10which means we'd have two jackpot winners in a row,
20:12and he would win $2,500,
20:14and he would also win a Chevy Vega.
20:17So, may I explain also,
20:19because I know I'm gonna get letters about this,
20:21what we are doing is absolutely not unfair
20:25to Madeline Cowan,
20:26because to her, he is like any other player.
20:29If she wins, she will go on and get her chance
20:32to play for the jackpot in two more games.
20:35If she should lose, to him or any other player,
20:38she would lose on the program.
20:40So, it is fair to both players.
20:42Our humble apologies to John McDonough
20:44for having made that mistake.
20:45We wish both of you good luck,
20:47and we will show you the categories now
20:48that we are gonna use,
20:49but first, we have this message.
20:51Emily Feud.
20:53My explanation about John McDonough was lengthy.
20:55I'm afraid it had to be lengthy,
20:56otherwise, many people would not understand,
20:59but it was so lengthy that our time has run out,
21:01and so, John, after waiting all this time to come back,
21:04I'm gonna ask if you can wait just another day
21:06and come back and play on our next show.
21:07Can you do that?
21:08And how about you, Madeline?
21:10I'll be here.
21:11When you come back, I will show you the five categories.
21:13We will play instantly,
21:14and we will see whether John McDonough
21:16can break the jackpot,
21:17which he may have broken many weeks ago.
21:18For those of you who are watching,
21:19we hope you enjoyed our show today.
21:21Thanks for being with us, and goodbye, everybody.
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