Prior to its debut , beginning in 1973 The Joker 's Wild featured children playing every year around Easter .
was a special once - weekly version of The Joker 's Wild in which children competed with appropriately - themed subject matter .
Prior to The Joker 's Wild 's debut , beginning in 1973 The The Joker 's Wild     featured children playing every year around Easter .
was a special once - weekly version of The Joker 's Wild in which children competed with appropriately - themed subject matter .