After working for Dan Enright in Canada, Wolpert returned to the United States. He worked for Chuck Barris and Goodson-Todman Productions before starting his own game show production company. At one time, he was considered to host his 1983 creation Hit Man, but he bailed out due to the fact that Brandon Tartikoff then-head of NBC wanted him to lose 20 pounds and wear a toupee. So the job instead went to future Press Your Luck host Peter Tomarken.