History YMMV / TheJokersWild

* SpiritualSequel: The 2021 FOX primetime game ''Cherries Wild'' hosted by Creator/JasonBiggs, with "one of the biggest slot machines in the world" and a grand prize of $250,000. It was the second game show to use the Pepsi soda brand (the first was the WB/ABC ''Play for a Billion'' contest).

* ReplacementScrappy: While Creator/BillCullen is usually praised as game show host royalty (and rightly so), many fans have criticized his hosting style as too laid-back and a poor fit for ''Joker''. In fairness to Bill, his getting the reins wasn't the original plan [[note]](Jack Barry had planned to open the 1984-85 season by announcing his retirement and passing the torch to Jim Peck, who alternated weeks with Jack during the 1983-84 season; following Jack's death in May 1984, however, the show's syndicator, Colbert Television Sales, objected to Jim taking over and so Bill was brought on instead, though Peck was still retained as a substitute host)[[/note]] and he wasn't in the best of health at this point (only hindered further with his undergoing major pancreatic surgery in 1985 and becoming diabetic). One anecdote says that on an episode where Jim Peck filled in for him, the producers actually had to stop tape and provide Jim with more questions because they'd gotten so used to Bill's slower style!

** "$420... ''$420''... [[TheStoner '''$420!''']]"

** "$420... ''$420''... '''$420!'''"

* ReplacementScrappy: While Creator/BillCullen is usually praised as game show host royalty (and rightly so), many fans have criticized his hosting style as too laid-back and a poor fit for ''Joker''. In fairness to Bill, his getting the reins wasn't the original plan [[note]](Jack Barry had planned to open the 1984-85 season by announcing his retirement and passing the torch to Jim Peck, who alternated weeks with Jack during the 1983-84 season; following Jack's death in May 1984, however, the show's syndicator objected to Jim taking over and so Bill was brought on instead, though Peck was still retained as a substitute host)[[/note]] and he wasn't in the best of health at this point (only hindered further with his undergoing major pancreatic surgery in 1985 and becoming diabetic). One anecdote says that on an episode where Jim Peck filled in for him, the producers actually had to stop tape and provide Jim with more questions because they'd gotten so used to Bill's slower style!

** For the 1990s version, however, the ''Joker'' was the main source of Nightmare Fuel. However, [[https://image.ibb.co/knGgva/The_Joker_s_Wild_1990_Promo_ad_2.jpg it was a lot less scary in the September 1989 pilot.]]
* ReplacementScrappy: While Creator/BillCullen is usually praised as game show host royalty, many fans criticized his hosting style as too laid-back and a poor fit for ''Joker''. He was also near the end of his career, and it was obvious that old age was slowing him down. (One anecdote says that on an episode where Jim Peck filled in for him, the producers actually had to stop tape and provide Peck with more questions because they had gotten so used to Cullen's slower style!)
* SpiritualSequel: The 2021 FOX primetime game show ''Cherries Wild'' hosted by Creator/JasonBiggs, with "one of the biggest slot machines in the world" and a grand prize of $250,000. It was the second game show to use the Pepsi soda brand (the first was the WB/ABC ''Play for a Billion'' contest.)

** Then there's the 2017 revival, which is based entirely around [[Music/SnoopDogg the host]]'s ego (including, but not limited to: him being the Joker himself, and the categories mostly being puns referencing him or his career)[[note]]Moreover, the questions are all done in the style of his PurpleProse.[[/note]].

* WhatAnIdiot:
** One of the special categories added was "Fast Forward," (debuted May 16, 1975), which allowed contestants to answer as many questions as they wanted, each one worth the amount spun, and stop after any right answer. A miss forfeited all the money won on that turn. In one game, the champion had $250 and needed to tie or beat the challenger who had reached $500. The champion spun a Joker and two regular categories then, without thinking, asked for "(Regular Category) for $200". An amazed Barry told him that he just lost the game, when the contestant should've gone off the board with the Joker and taken the Fast Forward to build up $50 or $100 questions and possibly win the game.
** The "Bid" category worked very similar to ''[[Series/BullseyeUS Bullseye]]''; you decide in advance how many questions you want [[note]] with a minimum of two[[/note]], and if you answered them all correctly, you won the amount multiplied by however many questions you answered. (So if you spun it for $50, and wanted four questions, you could win $200.) Miss, and your opponent got the chance to finish the remaining questions for all the money. This category was used in one 1986 game where the champ was going for her fifth win and a car. The champ, leading $250-$400, picked Bid-Numbers for $100. All she needed was the minimum bid of two for the win...but she asked for ''three''. Not only did this create extra work for her, but if she missed, there was enough money at stake for the challenger to win the game. [[spoiler:Sure enough, she got the first two right and missed the third. Her challenger got the third one right, giving him $550 and denying the champ what should have been an easy car win.]]
** In another game, the champ was trailing $500 to $50, spun Bid as a $50 single, [[WritersCannotDoMath and asked for six questions]]. Barry told him he had just lost the game, since he wouldn't be able to reach $500 even if he got them all right (he actually needed nine to tie, ten to win).

* WinTheCrowd: ZigZagged. Despite the initial resistance to the idea (with some fans going as far as calling it a late April Fool's Day joke), the 2017 version its now being seen (by some, anyway) as a good revival, thanks in large part to producer Michael Strahan and John Ricci's attempts to make it stay faithful to the original while having an updated flavor-- having experience with ABC's revival of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' doing the same thing. However, your mileage ''really'' may vary on this one...[[note]]Unlike the Pyramid revival, this one is based on entirely around Snoop's ego.[[/note]]

* ReplacementScrappy: Many fans disliked Creator/BillCullen's run on the show; while he's usually praised as game show host royalty, many felt that his laid-back style was a poor fit for ''Joker''. He was also near the end of his career, and it was obvious that old age was slowing him down. (One anecdote says that on an episode where Jim Peck filled in for him, the producers actually had to stop tape and provide Peck with more questions because they had gotten so used to Cullen's slower style!)

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: [[SceneryPorn The set]] and graphics of the 2017 version look ''amazing''. Hell, the slot machine actually looks more like a slot machine! (Admittedly the 1990 version looked closer to an actual slot machine too, but this one really looks the part.)

** Then there's the 2017 revival, which is based entirely around [[Music/SnoopDogg the host]]'s ego (including, but not limited to: him being the Joker himself, and the categories mostly being puns referencing him or his career)[[note]]Moreover, the questions are all done in the style of his PurpleProse.[[/note]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, it really does exist]].

** Then there's 2017 revival, which is based entirely around [[Music/SnoopDogg the host]]'s ego (including, but not limited to: him being the joker himself, and the categories all being puns referencing him or his career)[[note]]Moreover, the questions are all done in the style of his PurpleProse.[[/note]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes, it really does exist]].

* WinTheCrowd: ZigZagged. Despite the initial resistance to the idea (with some fans going as far as calling it a late April Fool's Day joke), the 2017 version its now being seen (by some, anyway) as a good revival, thanks in large part to producer Michael Strahan and John Ricci's attempt to make it stay faithful to the original while having an updated flavor-having experience with ABC's revival of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' doing the same thing. However, your mileage ''really'' may vary on this one...[[note]]Unlike the Pyramid revival, this one is based on entirely around Snoop's ego.[[/note]]

* WinTheCrowd: Despite the initial resistance to the idea (with some fans going as far as calling it a late April Fool's Day joke), the 2017 version its now being seen(by some, anyway) as a good revival, thanks in large part to producer Michael Strahan and John Ricci's attempt to make it stay faithful to the original while having an updated flavor- having experience with ABC's revival of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' doing the same thing. However, your mileage ''really'' may vary on this one...[[note]]Unlike the Pyramid revival, this one is based on entirely around Snoop's ego.[[/note]]

* WinTheCrowd: Despite the initial resistance to the idea (with some fans going as far as calling it a late April Fool's Day joke), the 2017 version its now being seen as a good revival, thanks in large part to producer Michael Strahan and John Ricci's attempt to make it stay faithful to the original while having an updated flavor- having experience with ABC's revival of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' doing the same thing.

** The proposed revival is already getting this, with fans going as far as calling it a late April Fool's Day joke when announced. Music/SnoopDogg hosting and the format deviating even further from the 1990 version have created much scrutiny.

* WinTheCrowd: Despite the initial resistance to the idea, with the premiere of the 2017 revival it's now being seen as a good revival, thanks in large part to producer Michael Strahan and John Ricci's attempt to make it stay faithful to the original while having an updated flavor- having experience with ABC's revival of ''Series/{{Pyramid}}'' doing the same thing.

** The proposed revival is already getting this, with fans going as far as calling it a late April Fool's Day joke. The announcement of Music/SnoopDogg hosting and the format deviating even further from the 1990 version have created much scrutiny.

* ArtifactTitle: Many fans consider the first format of the 1990 version to be this, since [[InNameOnly the Joker only appeared in the third window and was no longer "wild"]] (instead tripling the dollar amounts in the first two windows). Though in fairness, the show was still very watchable in its own right (as was pointed out by Website/GameShowGarbage), ''especially'' in comparison to the reboot of ''Joker's'' sister show ''Series/TicTacDough'' that same season.

** The proposed revival is already getting this, thanks to the announcement of Music/SnoopDogg hosting. To make matters worse, the format is implied to deviate even further from the 1990 version.

** The proposed revival is already getting this, thanks to the announcement of Music/SnoopDog hosting. To make matters worse, the format is implied to deviate even further from the 1990 version.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Much hatred for the 1990s maingame and bonus round (first word, first definition...); though admittedly the bonus round now offered a lot more, plus there weren't any Devils. The categories returned on January 7, 1991, but the measure came far too late to save the show...and the money-based format came back for the last three shows ''anyway'' to avoid straddling.
** Further, the question values were $25/$50/$100 (half of what they'd been just five years earlier). The Jokers couldn't be used to go "off the board", as they hadn't let the contestants know what categories each game had on the reels (they had to be used for the full amount for whatever category was chosen). Spinning three Jokers gave that player $250 and the right to answer $100 questions in one of three categories hidden behind each Joker. Not like before.

** For the 1990s version, however, the ''Joker'' was the main source of Nightmare Fuel.

* ReplacementScrappy:
** Many fans disliked Creator/BillCullen's run on the show; while he's usually praised as game show host royalty, many felt that his laid-back style was a poor fit for ''Joker''. He was also near the end of his career, and it was obvious that old age was slowing him down. (One anecdote says that on an episode where Jim Peck filled in for him, the producers actually had to stop tape and provide Peck with more questions because they had gotten so used to Cullen's slower style!)
** Pat Finn who helmed the 1990 version was derided for a robotic style of hosting. To his credit, he got ''much'' better when he started hosting ''Series/ShopTilYouDrop'' the following year.

* InNameOnly / ArtifactTitle: Many fans consider the first format of the 1990 version to be this, since the Joker only appeared in the third window and was no longer "wild" (instead tripling the dollar amounts in the first two windows). Though in fairness, the show was still very watchable in its own right (as was pointed out by Website/GameShowGarbage), ''especially'' in comparison to the reboot of ''Joker's'' sister show ''Series/TicTacDough'' that same season.

* ReplacementScrappy: Many fans disliked Creator/BillCullen's run on the show; while he's usually praised as game show host royalty, many felt that his laid-back style was a poor fit for ''Joker''. He was also near the end of his career, and it was obvious that old age was slowing him down. (One anecdote says that on an episode where Jim Peck filled in for him, the producers actually had to stop tape and provide Peck with more questions because they had gotten so used to Cullen's slower style!)