 Barry then formed his own production company, which he named Jack Barry Productions, and in 1971 he sold "The Reel Game", which he also hosted, to ABC.Then in 1972, Barry resurrected his career by selling "The Joker's Wild" to CBS; the Barry-hosted series became a hit and lasted for three seasons on the network's daytime schedule before its 1975 cancellation.The series had been developed while Barry was still working for Goodson-Todman Productions and two pilots had been shot with Allen Ludden as host, but the series didn't sell until Barry gained the rights to the series and took over as host.