[156] The character has joined supervillain groups like the Injustice Gang and the Injustice League to take on superhero groups like the Justice League. [citation needed] Dillon returned for the second annual tournament and won that as well, taking an additional $100,000 prize. O'Donnell was an announcer on the series in question also. [60] The Joker's first major storyline in The New 52, DC Comics' 2011 reboot of story continuity, was 2012's "Death of the Family" by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo. After this, the wheels were spun again, either by the contestant with the last correct answer or the controller of the last question if no one had answered correctly. [205] The Joker is one of the few comic book supervillains to be represented on children's merchandise and toys, appearing on items including action figures, trading cards, board games, money boxes, pajamas, socks, and shoes. Barry was not the original choice to host, due to his past involvement in the 1950s quiz show scandals. The discs were spun by electric motors, and unused categories were removed from the board by shutting off the projectors for those windows. Writing for The Times since 2000, John has covered law, … The first tournament was won by Frank Dillon, a contestant on the CBS network series who won $25,000 in his initial run, and the top prize was $50,000 in cash and merchandise. The supervillain returns in "The Clown at Midnight" (2007) as a cruel, enigmatic force who awakens and tries to kill Harley Quinn to prove to Batman that he has become more than human. Todd was unpopular with fans; rather than modify his character, DC opted to let them vote for his fate and a 72-vote plurality had the Joker beat Todd to death with a crowbar. The winning score for Round 1 was increased to $1,000 at this point. [153][154] The Joker is sometimes shown to keep spotted hyenas as pets; this trait was introduced in the 1977 animated series The New Adventures of Batman. Eventually, the Pope’s thinly-veiled condemnations of Hitler’s activities went too far, and it was at that point that a real plan was set into action. [123] In "The Clown at Midnight" (Batman #663 (April 2007)), the Joker enters a meditative state where he evaluates his previous selves to consciously create a new personality, effectively modifying himself for his needs. Harley loves him, but the Joker does not reciprocate her feelings, chiding her for distracting him from other plans. [64][88], During the "Darkseid War" (2015–2016) storyline, Batman uses Metron's Mobius Chair to find out the Joker's real name; the chair's answer leaves Batman in disbelief. In a 1975 interview in The Amazing World of DC Comics, Robinson said he wanted a supreme arch-villain who could test Batman, not a typical crime lord or gangster designed to be easily disposed of. Finger wanted the Joker to die because of his concern that recurring villains would make Batman appear inept, but was overruled by then-editor Whitney Ellsworth; a hastily drawn panel, indicating that the Joker was still alive, was added to the comic. Additionally, repeats of the CBS era were also seen on KTLA in Los Angeles from March 6 to September 8, 1978, in a double-run with the concurrent first-run syndicated episodes, replacing another Barry & Enright series, Hollywood Connection. ", Rucka, Greg, Grayson, Devin (w), Scott, Damion, Eaglesham, Dale (p), Parsons, Sean, Buscema, Sal, Hunter, Rob (i), Rambo, Pamela (col). [220][221][222][223] A redesigned Joker, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, appeared in 2004's The Batman; Richardson was the first African-American to play the character.[224][225]. The rules were similar to the regular 1972–86 versions with the following exceptions: Three contestants competed in each game, with the champion spinning first to begin the game. However, when NBC moved its panel game Celebrity Sweepstakes to 10:00/9:00 in January 1975, Joker went into steep decline, ending a nearly three-year run in the summer. Joker!! The story is notable for the Joker taking on a (relative) god and the ease with which Superman defeats him—it took only 17 pages. ET.[14]. From the premiere until around May 1974, the champion went first in each round; afterwards, the challenger did. [240] The 2019 film Joker focuses on the origins of the Joker as portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix. The current version of the show tapes at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. [2] Kane hired the 17-year-old Robinson as an assistant in 1939, after he saw Robinson in a white jacket decorated with his own illustrations. [67] The Joker commits whimsical, brutal crimes for reasons that, in Batman's words, "make sense to him alone". The series returned in 2017 on TBS, with Snoop Dogg as host. However, unlike with the classic version where contestants went off the board and chose any of the categories in the round, jokers only represented categories on the wheels and the value of the question had to be taken for $50 with one joker and $100 with either a pair and a joker or two jokers and a category. He encounters (and becomes obsessed with) Batman during a heist, embarking on a crime spree to attract his attention. $250 was needed to win, and as before an equal number of turns was given. : The Many Looks of Joker", "The 25 Greatest Comic Book Villains of All Time", "Texas Tech librarian and professor publish book on Joker", "75 Greatest Friends and Foes of Batman: Villains #5-1", "Should Batman Kill The Joker? "Endgame" restores the Joker's face, and also reveals that he knows Batman's secret identity. Joker! Contestants played for points instead of dollars, with 500 points the target number to win. Batman went looking for Joker and after destroying Joker's robot named Captain Clown, Joker led Batman on a wild goose chase across an abandoned waste treatment plant. [126] In The Dark Knight Returns and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, the Joker is seductive toward Batman; it is uncertain if their relationship has homoerotic undertones or if the Joker is simply trying to manipulate his nemesis. "[8] He told Finger about his concept by telephone, later providing sketches of the character and images of what would become his iconic Joker playing-card design. [29][53] Batman offers to rehabilitate his foe; the Joker apologetically declines, believing it too late for him to be saved. The lowest scorer was eliminated and left with parting gifts. [116] No crime – including murder, theft, and terrorism – is beyond the Joker, and his exploits are theatrical performances that are funny to him alone. [97] The superhero Atom sees the Joker's memory of burning his parents alive (after they find him killing animals) in The Brave and the Bold #31,[98] and Snyder's "Zero Year" (2013) suggests that the pre-disfigured Joker was a criminal mastermind leading a gang of Red Hoods. [142] In 2015, The Joker: A Serious Study of the Clown Prince of Crime became the first academic book to be published about a supervillain. [67] After Batman's apparent death in Final Crisis (2008), Grayson investigates a series of murders (which leads him to a disguised Joker). Tom Kennedy, Wink Martindale, and Ludden were the three top choices to host, but each was already committed to other shows (Kennedy was tied to Split Second for ABC, Ludden had just started hosting a revival of Password, and Martindale was to host Gambit which was to premiere the same day as Joker on CBS). Jerry Robinson had absolutely nothing to do with it, but he'll always say he created it till he dies. The Joker, Clown Prince of Crime, is Batman's arch-nemesis. I tried to get a sense of what Kane and Finger were after. [117] Although the Joker claims indifference to everything, he secretly craves Batman's attention and validation. Directed by Rory Karpf, the show chronicles Snoop Dogg's transition to a game show host as it explores his creative processes behind the show's reboot. [53] After Batman rescues Gordon and subdues the Joker, he offers to rehabilitate his old foe and end their rivalry. It was also during this time that audience members were selected to play the bonus game, except that they only played if the onstage contestant chose to quit in the middle of the bonus game and take the cash in the pot. Blake Stilwell. [235][236] The television series Gotham (2014–2019) explores the mythology of the Joker through twin brothers Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska played by Cameron Monaghan. Different rules applied to Tournament of Champions play. Bill finished that first script from my outline of the persona and what should happen in the first story. The standard editions of the game included the “Jokers and Devils” bonus round, while the kids’ edition replicated the “Face the Devil” bonus. The last new episode aired on March 8, 1991. After every game, the champion decided whether to play on for a chance to win the jackpot or play it safe and retire from the show with his or her winnings to that point. Originally, after winning the Joker's Jackpot, the champion was retired undefeated, but in February 1973 the rules were changed to allow champions to continue playing until either being defeated or reaching the maximum CBS winnings limit. If the devil came up, the round ended and the contestant lost the accumulated money. The villain displays no instinct for self-preservation, and is willing to die to prove his point. (For example, a contestant who had $850 and spun a triple of $100's would receive $1,150.) Although the 1970s restored the Joker as an insane, lethal foe of Batman, it was during the 1980s that the Batman series started to turn around and the Joker came into his own as part of the "Dark Age" of comics: mature tales of death and destruction. Also, no bonus game was played throughout the tournament; after one game was completed, another game began. The most common story involves him falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane. When one or two jokers came up during a spin, a contestant could use them to match any displayed category and create a pair or triple, increasing the value of the question. I wanted somebody that would make an indelible impression, would be bizarre, would be memorable like the Hunchback of Notre Dame or any other villains that had unique physical characters. The Joker's Wild is an American television game show that has aired at different times since the 1970s. And What Mysteries & Questions Remain? Three members of the studio audience were selected to win money and a chance to spin against the devil. In Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, the Joker is described as capable of processing outside sensory information only by adapting to it. [5][9][15], The Joker debuted in Batman #1 (April 1940) as the eponymous character's first villain, about a year after Batman's debut in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). [245][244][246], The Joker has also been featured in video games. [186] The character is considered one of the four top comic book characters, alongside Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man. [10][11], Robinson credited himself, Finger, and Kane for the Joker's creation. ... Bill Finger had a book with a photograph of Conrad Veidt and showed it to me and said, 'Here's the Joker.' The most common interpretation of the character is that he is disguised as the criminal Red Hood and pursued by Batman. If the scores are tied after two rounds, each player takes one last spin and the high scorer becomes the champion. He is a criminal supervillain and the archenemy of Batman, as well as the murderer of his parents and Carl Grissom's former hitman. [166] The Joker rejects most authority, but retains his own, using his actions to coerce and consolidate power in himself and convert the masses to his own way of thinking, while eliminating any that oppose him. It ran until June 13, 1975, on that network, airing at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00 Central). Although his primary obsession is Batman, the Joker has also fought other heroes, including Superman and Wonder Woman. For future turns, only the unfrozen windows continued to spin. [25][31] This version has been cited in many stories, including Batman: The Man Who Laughs (in which Batman deduces that the Red Hood survived his fall and became the Joker), Batman #450 (in which the Joker dons the Red Hood to aid his recovery after the events in "A Death in the Family", but finds the experience too traumatic), "Death of the Family",[94] and Batman: Three Jokers (which asserts that it is the canon origin story). The bonus increased by $100 per day until it was won or the combined value of the bonus and trip reached $15,000. But she needs a fake boyfriend for a weekend wedding trip. Contestants answer questions based on categories determined randomly by a mechanism resembling a slot machine. Wink Martindale hosted the first edition, while Marc Summers could be found on a special "Junior" edition of the game. in 1979. I never intended to give a reason for his appearance. [183] Indeed, when DC Comics released the original series of Greatest Stories Ever Told (1987–1988) featuring collections of stories about heroes like Batman and Superman, the Joker was the only villain included alongside them. Each correct answer earned the current value of the wheels. [134][135], The Joker has no inherent superhuman abilities. Champions usually played until defeated, but from 1981 to 1984, there was a specified winnings threshold that would force a contestant to retire if it was passed. [citation needed] In the 1979 tournament, Dillon advanced to the finals where he faced Eileen Jason, who had previously won over $55,000 in cash and prizes in her reign as champion. Joker!! [6] From 1977 until 1986—with the exception of the 1984–85 season, which was taped at the Production Group Studios near Columbia Square in Hollywood—the taping location was moved to the La Brea Avenue studios of KCOP-TV. Barry's contract, however, was only for sixty-five episodes (thirteen weeks, a standard run for a daytime game show). [216][217] Batman's success led to the 1992 television series, Batman: The Animated Series. Here, the character is a laboratory worker who becomes the Red Hood (a masked criminal) to steal 1 million dollars and retire. Taping returned to CBS Television City for the 1990–91 version. [68] The 1970s redefined the character as a homicidal sociopath. If a clue was missed, the other two contestants buzzed in and attempt to steal the money and control of the board. [114], The Joker is obsessed with Batman, the pair representing a yin-yang of opposing dark and light force; although it is the Joker who represents humor and color and Batman who dwells in the dark. [74] In Joker: Last Laugh (2001), the doctors at Arkham Asylum convince the character that he is dying in an attempt to rehabilitate him. Please try your request again later. [31], In the 1999 "No Man's Land" storyline, the Joker murders Commissioner Gordon's second wife, Sarah, as she shields a group of infants. The company was not impressed, and Barry continued tinkering with the format over the next few years. [152][153] Introduced in the 1992 animated series, Quinn is the Joker's former Arkham psychiatrist who develops an obsessive infatuation with him and dons a red-and-black harlequin costume to join him in the 1999 graphic novel Batman: Harley Quinn. [2][3], Robinson claimed that it was his 1940 card sketch that served as the character's concept, and that Finger associated with Veidt's portrayal. [9] In a 1994 interview with journalist Frank Lovece, Kane stated his position: Bill Finger and I created the Joker. [49] The Joker temporarily escapes justice when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini appoints him the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, giving him diplomatic immunity; however, when he tries to poison the U.N. membership, he is defeated by Batman and Superman. 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However, some big-market independent stations gave the game another chance the next year. The Joker is unquestionably one of the greatest villains in the history of comic books. Although the police protect Claridge, the Joker had poisoned him before making his announcement and Claridge dies with a ghastly grin on his face; Batman eventually defeats him, sending him to prison. [35][125], The Joker is alternatively depicted as sexual and asexual. By January 1973, with no complaints from the viewers or the network and good ratings, Barry signed a regular contract to host the program and continued in that role up to its cancellation in June 1975. "[17], Years after the end of the 1966 television series, sales of Batman continued to fall and the title was nearly cancelled. Cullen hosted for the final two seasons and Peck subbed for him for one week in 1986. !, aired from 1979 to 1981, also in syndication.[2]. In 2013, DC Comics reissued the series as a trade paperback. [35][44] Rogers expanded on Adams' character design, drawing the Joker with a fedora and trench coat. [169] Batman is wealthy, yet the Joker is able to triumph through his own innovations. This was a common practice at the time, as some syndicated programs had what was referred to as a "network-of-record," which meant that the network in question would treat the show as if it was airing on its network schedule and would subject the program to the same set of regulations on its own shows, such as a cap on winnings. [141] The Jokermobile lasted for several decades, evolving with the Batmobile. The first contestant to reach $2,000 or more won the game and kept the money, while the loser left with parting gifts. If a contestant spun all three of these symbols in one turn, he/she won not only the prize package and the $1,000, but also a $3,000 cash bonus and a trip around the world worth approximately $7,000. [260], "The Joker" redirects here. [129] The Joker and Batman represent opposites: the extroverted Joker wears colorful clothing and embraces chaos, while the introverted, monochromatic Batman represents order and discipline. Spinning three jokers automatically added $250 to his/her score and the right to pick one of three categories for $100 a question. For the first two years, it faced NBC's Dinah's Place, the talk vehicle for singer/actress Dinah Shore, which gave way in July 1974 to the Dennis James revival of Name That Tune, which Joker easily defeated in the ratings. Although the Joker refuses, he shows his appreciation by sharing a joke with Batman. Contestants who chose this option were often invited by Barry (later Peck or Cullen) to take an unofficial spin to see if the devil would have come up next. Despite this body count, he is always found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to Arkham Asylum, avoiding the death penalty. [2][3][4][9] By 2011, Finger, Kane, and Robinson had died, leaving the story unresolved. They even offered it to Dennis James, who had originally been the favorite to land the host job for the upcoming Mark Goodson–Bill Todman Productions' game show The New Price Is Right. [129] The character's earliest on-screen adaptation was in the 1966 television series Batman and its film adaptation Batman, in which he was played as a cackling prankster by Cesar Romero (reflecting his contemporary comic counterpart). [187] The character has been the focus of ethical discussion on the desirability of Batman (who adheres to an unbreakable code forbidding killing) saving lives by murdering the Joker (a relentless dealer of death). The special categories "Mystery" and "Fast Forward" were not used in this version, but "Multiple Choice" was. [3] With no alternatives after Grant pushed Barker to The New Price Is Right (a position he would hold for 35 years) and James was hired by Goodson to host a nighttime syndicated version of the same program, Barry was given the green light to host. That doesn't seem to matter—just how he is now. [15], In 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009, IGT released video slot machines based on the 1970s version of the show.[16]. If the contestant at the challenger's lectern spun three jokers and answered a question correctly, that contestant's score was increased to 500 points. The show aired on CBS from 1972 to 1975, and from 1977 to 1986 in broadcast syndication. [150], Despite his tendency to kill subordinates on a whim, the Joker has no difficulty attracting henchmen with a seemingly infinite cash supply and intimidation: they are too afraid of their employer to refuse his demands that they wear red clown noses or laugh at macabre jokes. John Schwartz is a science writer for The New York Times, focusing on climate change. The eventual winner received $500,000 ($250,000, paid $25,000 annually for 10 years, plus $250,000 to the charity of his or her choice), and the runner-up received $200,000 ($100,000, paid $10,000 annually for 10 years, plus $100,000 to the charity of his or her choice). Frank Miller interpreted the character as fixated on death and uninterested in sexual relationships, while Robinson believed that the Joker is capable of a romantic relationship. The role was a defining performance in Nicholson's career and was considered to overshadow Batman's, with film critic Roger Ebert saying that the audience must sometimes remind themselves not to root for the Joker. [32], Batman: The Killing Joke (1988) built on the Joker's 1951 origin story, portraying him as a failed comedian pressured into committing crime as the Red Hood to support his pregnant wife. For many years, only the third season of the CBS run was known to exist, as the first two seasons were presumed to be wiped due to network practices of the era (although CBS was far less prone to master tape wiping than ABC and NBC). “The hour's getting late” they left the robbery, nothing happened, and they went to talk late into … [The Joker] looks like Conrad Veidt – you know, the actor in The Man Who Laughs, [the 1928 movie based on the novel] by Victor Hugo. It is suggested that the Joker is sane, and feigns insanity to avoid the death penalty. The six episodes were posted on the official Facebook and YouTube page every Friday at 4:20 p.m. By playing this way, the opponent had less of an advantage if the contestant missed the question and the opponent answered it correctly. [157][158], Since the Bronze Age of Comics, the Joker has been interpreted as an archetypal trickster, displaying talents for cunning intelligence, social engineering, pranks, theatricality, and idiomatic humor. The character's popularity has seen him appear on a variety of merchandise, such as clothing and collectible items, inspire real-world structures (such as theme park attractions), and be referenced in a number of media. Cassandra Dooley won $200,000 for second place, half of which went to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. When Barry died of cardiac arrest in May 1984, Enright posthumously overruled his partner and selected Bill Cullen, who had just completed five months of hosting the cancelled Hot Potato for the company, to take over the series. During this period, the first changes in the Joker began to appear, portraying him more as a prankster than a threat; when he kidnaps Robin, Batman pays the ransom by check, meaning that the Joker cannot cash it without being arrested. Both players get two spins in each round, with all values doubled for the second round and tripled for the third. The show was billed as "the game where knowledge is king and lady luck is queen", and was notable for being the first successful game show produced by Jack Barry after his company's role in the quiz show scandals during the late 1950s. In 1981, Barry hired Jim Peck to serve as a regular substitute host for when he was unavailable. Each audience member was allowed a maximum of two spins, and could either stop after the first or decline that score in hopes of improving it on the second. He brought in a playing card, which we used for a couple of issues for him [the Joker] to use as his playing card. [70] Other interpretations show that the Joker is fully aware of how his actions affect others and that his insanity as merely an act. The volume I had was The Man Who Laughs — his face had been permanently operated on so that he will always have this perpetual grin. [108][110] During the evolution of the DC Universe, interpretations and versions of the Joker have taken two main forms. [72] This story also introduced the Joker's girlfriend, Harley Quinn. Plans for an Atari 2600 and Mattel Intellivision version of The Joker's Wild were announced by The Great Game Company in 1983, but due to the video game crash of 1983, it was never released for either console. [167] In The Killing Joke, the Joker is an abused member of the underclass who is driven insane by failings of the social system. Although he murdered thugs and civilians, he never fought Batman; this made The Joker a series in which the character's villainy prevailed over rival villains, instead of a struggle between good and evil. Joker!! Other special weeks over the years included "College Week", "Couples Week", "Teen Week", and "Children's Week". These rules were later changed to those described above, and the feature began appearing daily halfway through the 1981–82 season. During the final first-run week of this version (March 4–8, 1991), the format reverted to the original format without categories. In the late 1960s, Jack Barry pitched the concept of Joker to Goodson-Todman Productions. Each episode is self-contained, with no straddling games or returning champions. It's amazing how much of the real history from the 1980s was forgotten by the public until being revived on Netflix. [208][209], The Joker has appeared in a variety of media, including television series, animated and live-action films. The backlash was inspired by Frederic Wertham, who hypothesized that mass media (especially comic books) was responsible for the rise in juvenile delinquency, violence and homosexuality, particularly in young males. The remainder of the money was divided among the other participants in the tournament, depending on how they performed, with once again half of their winnings going to charity. Despite violent abuse, she returns to him. The Joker is an insane, homicidal supervillain, and the arch nemesis of Batman. And that was the Joker! However, the Anarky series was cancelled before the rebuttal could be published. [73] Broken by his experience, Batman's experiences of death are transferred to Superman by the Spectre so he can heal mentally. [55] The Joker quits his job as a lab assistant, becoming a stand-up comedian to support his pregnant wife. [118][32] The character was described as having killed over 2,000 people in The Joker: Devil's Advocate (1996). 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