You Bet Your Life
You Bet Your Life is an American quiz show that aired on both radio and television. The original and best-known version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio in October 1947, then moved to CBS Radio in September 1949 before making the transition to NBC-TV in October 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on the radio and on television. In 1960, the show was renamed The Groucho Show and ran a further year. Most episodes are in the public domain. The play of the game, however, was secondary to the interplay between Groucho, the contestants, and occasionally Fenneman. The program was rerun into the 1970s, and later in syndication as The Best of Groucho. As such, it was the first game show to have its reruns syndicated.
Cast
Groucho Marx
Self - Host
George Fenneman
Self - Announcer
Seasons
E1Episode 1
Oct 5, 1950
A woman with 150 cats and a wood carver who likes to print his own money are among the guests.
E2Episode 2
Oct 12, 1950
E3Episode 3
Oct 19, 1950
E4Episode 4
Oct 26, 1950
E5Episode 5
Nov 2, 1950
E6Episode 6
Nov 9, 1950
E7Episode 7
Nov 16, 1950
E8Episode 8
Nov 23, 1950
E9Episode 9
Nov 30, 1950
E10Episode 10
Dec 7, 1950
E11Episode 11
Dec 14, 1950
E12Episode 12
Dec 21, 1950
E13Episode 13
Dec 28, 1950
E14Episode 14
Jan 4, 1951
E15Episode 15
Jan 11, 1950
E16Episode 16
Jan 18, 1950
E17Episode 17
Jan 25, 1950
E18Episode 18
Feb 1, 1950
E19Episode 19
Feb 8, 1950
E20Episode 20
Feb 15, 1950
E21Episode 21
Feb 22, 1950
E22Episode 22
Mar 1, 1950
E23Episode 23
Mar 8, 1950
E24Episode 24
Mar 15, 1950
E25Episode 25
Mar 22, 1950
E26Episode 26
Mar 29, 1950
E27Episode 27
Apr 5, 1950
E28Episode 28
Apr 12, 1950
E29Episode 29
Apr 19, 1950
E30Episode 30
Apr 26, 1950
E31Episode 31
May 3, 1950
E32Episode 32
May 10, 1950
E33Episode 33
May 17, 1950
E34Episode 34
May 24, 1950
E35Episode 35
May 31, 1950
E36Episode 36
Jun 7, 1950
E37Episode 37
Jun 14, 1950
E38Episode 38
Jun 21, 1950
E39Episode 39
Jun 28, 1950
E1Episode 1
Oct 4, 1951
E2Episode 2
Oct 11, 1951
E3Episode 3
Oct 18, 1951
E4Episode 4
Oct 25, 1951
E5Episode 5
Nov 1, 1951
E6Episode 6
Nov 8, 1951
E7Episode 7
Nov 15, 1951
E8Episode 8
Nov 22, 1951
E9Episode 9
Nov 29, 1951
E10Episode 10
Dec 6, 1951
E11Episode 11
Dec 13, 1951
E12Episode 12
Dec 20, 1951
E13Episode 13
Dec 27, 1951
E14Episode 14
Jan 3, 1952
E15Episode 15
Jan 10, 1952
E16Episode 16
Jan 17, 1952
E17Episode 17
Jan 24, 1952
E18Episode 18
Jan 31, 1952
E19Episode 19
Feb 7, 1952
E20Episode 20
Feb 14, 1952
E21Episode 21
Feb 21, 1952
E22Episode 22
Feb 28, 1952
E23Episode 23
Mar 6, 1952
E24Episode 24
Mar 13, 1952
E25Episode 25
Mar 20, 1952
E26Episode 26
Mar 27, 1952
E27Episode 27
Apr 3, 1952
E28Episode 28
Apr 10, 1952
E29Episode 29
Apr 17, 1952
E30Episode 30
Apr 24, 1952
E31Episode 31
May 1, 1952
E32Episode 32
May 8, 1952
E33Episode 33
May 15, 1952
E34Episode 34
May 22, 1952
E35Episode 35
May 29, 1952
E36Episode 36
Jun 5, 1952
E37Episode 37
Jun 12, 1952
E1Episode 1
Sep 18, 1952
E2Episode 2
Sep 25, 1952
E3Episode 3
Oct 2, 1952
E4Episode 4
Oct 9, 1952
E5Episode 5
Oct 16, 1952
E6Episode 6
Oct 23, 1952
E7Episode 7
Oct 30, 1952
E8Episode 8
Nov 6, 1952
E9Episode 9
Nov 13, 1952
E10Episode 10
Nov 20, 1952
E11Episode 11
Nov 27, 1952
E12Episode 12
Dec 4, 1952
E13Episode 13
Dec 11, 1952
E14Episode 14
Dec 18, 1952
E15Episode 15
Jan 1, 1953
E16Episode 16
Jan 8, 1953
E17Episode 17
Jan 15, 1953
E18Episode 18
Jan 22, 1953
E19Episode 19
Jan 29, 1953
E20Episode 20
Feb 5, 1953
E21Episode 21
Feb 12, 1953
E22Episode 22
Feb 19, 1953
E23Episode 23
Feb 26, 1953
E24Episode 24
Mar 5, 1953
E25Episode 25
Mar 12, 1953
E26Episode 26
Mar 19, 1953
E27Episode 27
Mar 26, 1953
E28Episode 28
Apr 2, 1953
E29Episode 29
Apr 9, 1953
E30Episode 30
Apr 16, 1953
E31Episode 31
Apr 23, 1953
E32Episode 32
Apr 30, 1953
E33Episode 33
May 7, 1953
E34Episode 34
May 14, 1953
E35Episode 35
May 21, 1953
E36Episode 36
May 28, 1953
E37Episode 37
Jun 4, 1953
E38Episode 38
Jun 11, 1953
E1Episode 1
Sep 17, 1953
E2Episode 2
Sep 24, 1953
E3Episode 3
Oct 1, 1953
E4Episode 4
Oct 8, 1953
E5Episode 5
Oct 15, 1953
E6Episode 6
Oct 22, 1953
E7Episode 7
Oct 29, 1953
E8Episode 8
Nov 5, 1953
E9Episode 9
Nov 12, 1953
E10Episode 10
Nov 19, 1953
E11Episode 11
Nov 26, 1953
E12Episode 12
Dec 3, 1953
E13Episode 13
Dec 10, 1953
E14Episode 14
Dec 17, 1953
E15Episode 15
Dec 24, 1953
E16Episode 16
Dec 31, 1953
E17Episode 17
Jan 7, 1954
E18Episode 18
Jan 14, 1954
E19Episode 19
Jan 21, 1954
E20Episode 20
Jan 28, 1954
E21Episode 21
Feb 4, 1954
E22Episode 22
Feb 11, 1954
E23Episode 23
Feb 18, 1954
E24Episode 24
Feb 25, 1954
E25Episode 25
Mar 4, 1954
E26Episode 26
Mar 11, 1954
E27Episode 27
Mar 18, 1954
E28Episode 28
Mar 25, 1954
E29Episode 29
Apr 1, 1954
E30Episode 30
Apr 8, 1954
E31Episode 31
Apr 15, 1954
E32Episode 32
Apr 22, 1954
E33Episode 33
Apr 29, 1954
E34Episode 34
May 6, 1954
E35Episode 35
May 13, 1954
E36Episode 36
May 20, 1954
E37Episode 37
May 27, 1954
E38Episode 38
Jun 3, 1954
E39Episode 39
Jun 10, 1954
E1Episode 1
Sep 16, 1954
E2Episode 2
Sep 23, 1954
E3Episode 3
Sep 30, 1954
E4Episode 4
Oct 7, 1954
E5Episode 5
Oct 14, 1954
E6Episode 6
Oct 21, 1954
E7Episode 7
Oct 28, 1954
E8Episode 8
Nov 4, 1954
E9Episode 9
Nov 11, 1954
E10Episode 10
Nov 18, 1954
E11Episode 11
Nov 25, 1954
E12Episode 12
Dec 2, 1954
E13Episode 13
Dec 9, 1954
E14Episode 14
Dec 16, 1954
A cab driver, adoptive parents of twelve mixed-race children, and Dean Cromwell, who coached track and field at USC for 40 years, are among the guests.
E15Episode 15
Dec 23, 1954
E16Episode 16
Dec 30, 1954
E17Episode 17
Jan 6, 1955
E18Episode 18
Jan 13, 1955
E19Episode 19
Jan 20, 1955
E21Episode 21
Jan 27, 1955
E22Episode 22
Feb 10, 1955
E23Episode 23
Feb 17, 1955
E24Episode 24
Feb 24, 1955
E25MONEY
Mar 3, 1955
Heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis (then retired and in debt) competes for a chance at the top prize.
E26Episode 26
Mar 10, 1955
E27Episode 27
Mar 17, 1955
E28Episode 28
Mar 24, 1955
E29Episode 29
Mar 31, 1955
E30VOICE
Apr 7, 1955
Newly sworn in lawyer, Beverly Rubens; Major League Baseball manager Chuck Dressen; and Gypsy Boots, American fitness pioneer, who lived in caves and atop of trees for twenty years, are among the guests.
E31Episode 31
Apr 14, 1955
E32Episode 32
Apr 21, 1955
E33Episode 33
Apr 28, 1955
E34Episode 34
May 5, 1955
E35Episode 35
May 12, 1955
E36Episode 36
May 19, 1955
E37Episode 37
May 26, 1955
E38Episode 38
Jun 2, 1955
E39Episode 39
Jun 9, 1955
E40Episode 40
Jun 16, 1955
E41Episode 41
Jun 23, 1955
E1Episode 1
Sep 29, 1955
E2Episode 2
Oct 6, 1955
E3Episode 3
Oct 13, 1955
E4Episode 4
Oct 20, 1955
E5Episode 5
Oct 27, 1955
E6Episode 6
Nov 3, 1955
E7STREET
Nov 10, 1955
Edouard Cournand (Perfume Executive)
E8Episode 8
Nov 17, 1955
E9Episode 9
Nov 24, 1955
E10Episode 10
Dec 1, 1955
E11Episode 11
Dec 8, 1955
E12Episode 12
Dec 15, 1955
E13Episode 13
Dec 22, 1955
E14Episode 14
Dec 29, 1955
E15Episode 15
Jan 5, 1956
E16Episode 16
Jan 12, 1956
E17FOOD
Jan 19, 1956
Hoot Gibson
E18Episode 18
Jan 26, 1956
E19Episode 19
Feb 2, 1956
E20Episode 20
Feb 9, 1956
E21Episode 21
Feb 16, 1956
E22Episode 22
Feb 23, 1956
E23Episode 23
Mar 1, 1956
E24Episode 24
Mar 8, 1956
E25Episode 25
Mar 15, 1956
E26Episode 26
Mar 22, 1956
E27Episode 27
Mar 29, 1956
E28Episode 28
Apr 5, 1956
E29Episode 29
Apr 12, 1956
E30Episode 30
Apr 19, 1956
E31Episode 31
Apr 26, 1956
E32Episode 32
May 3, 1956
E33Episode 33
May 10, 1956
E34Episode 34
May 17, 1956
E35Episode 35
May 24, 1956
E36Episode 36
May 31, 1956
E37Episode 37
Jun 7, 1956
E38ROOM
Jun 14, 1956
Harry Ruby
E39Episode 39
Jun 21, 1956
E1Episode 1
Sep 27, 1956
E2Episode 2
Oct 4, 1956
E3Episode 3
Oct 11, 1956
E4Episode 4
Oct 18, 1956
E5Episode 5
Oct 25, 1956
E6Episode 6
Nov 1, 1956
E7Episode 7
Nov 8, 1956
E8Episode 8
Nov 15, 1956
E9Episode 9
Nov 22, 1956
E10Episode 10
Nov 29, 1956
E11Episode 11
Dec 6, 1956
E12Episode 12
Dec 13, 1956
E13Episode 13
Dec 20, 1956
E14Episode 14
Dec 27, 1956
E15Episode 15
Jan 3, 1957
E16Episode 16
Jan 10, 1957
E17Episode 17
Jan 17, 1957
E18Episode 18
Jan 24, 1957
E19Episode 19
Jan 31, 1957
E20Episode 20
Feb 7, 1957
E21Episode 21
Feb 14, 1957
E22Episode 22
Feb 21, 1957
E23Episode 23
Feb 28, 1957
E24Episode 24
Mar 7, 1957
E25Episode 25
Mar 14, 1957
E26Episode 26
Mar 21, 1957
E27Episode 27
Mar 28, 1957
E28Episode 28
Apr 4, 1957
E29Episode 29
Apr 11, 1957
E30Episode 30
Apr 18, 1957
E31ROOF
Apr 25, 1957
Gal who makes Fenneman Blush
E32Episode 32
May 2, 1957
E33Episode 33
May 9, 1957
E34Episode 34
May 16, 1957
E35Episode 35
May 23, 1957
E36Episode 36
May 30, 1957
E37Episode 37
Jun 6, 1957
E38Episode 38
Jun 13, 1957
E39Episode 39
Jun 20, 1957
E1Episode 1
Sep 26, 1957
E2Episode 2
Oct 3, 1957
E3Episode 3
Oct 10, 1957
E4Episode 4
Oct 17, 1957
E5Episode 5
Oct 24, 1957
E6Episode 6
Oct 31, 1957
E7MONEY
Nov 7, 1957
Organ Grinder and Monkey
E8Episode 8
Nov 14, 1957
E9Episode 9
Nov 21, 1957
E10Episode 10
Nov 28, 1957
E11Episode 11
Dec 5, 1957
E12Episode 12
Dec 12, 1957
E13Episode 13
Dec 19, 1957
E14Episode 14
Dec 26, 1957
E15Episode 15
Jan 2, 1958
E16Episode 16
Jan 9, 1958
E17Episode 17
Jan 16, 1958
E18Episode 18
Jan 23, 1958
E19Episode 19
Jan 30, 1958
E20Episode 20
Feb 6, 1958
E21Episode 21
Feb 13, 1958
E22Episode 22
Feb 20, 1958
E23Episode 23
Feb 27, 1958
E24Episode 24
Mar 6, 1958
E25Episode 25
Mar 13, 1958
E26Episode 26
Mar 20, 1958
E27Episode 27
Mar 27, 1958
E28Episode 28
Apr 3, 1958
E29Episode 29
Apr 10, 1958
E30Episode 30
Apr 17, 1958
E31Episode 31
Apr 24, 1958
E32Episode 32
May 1, 1958
E33Episode 33
May 8, 1958
E34TABLE
May 15, 1958
Edgar & Candice Bergen, Melinda Marx
E35Episode 35
May 22, 1958
E36Episode 36
May 29, 1958
E37Episode 37
Jun 5, 1958
E38Episode 38
Jun 12, 1958
E39Episode 39
Jun 19, 1958
E1Episode 1
Sep 25, 1958
E2Episode 2
Oct 2, 1958
E3GRASS
Oct 9, 1958
Johnny Weissmuller, Richard Armour
E4Episode 4
Oct 16, 1958
E5Episode 5
Oct 23, 1958
E6Episode 6
Oct 30, 1958
E7Episode 7
Nov 6, 1958
E8Episode 8
Nov 13, 1958
E9Episode 9
Nov 20, 1958
E10Episode 10
Nov 27, 1958
E11Episode 11
Dec 4, 1958
E12Episode 12
Dec 11, 1958
E13Episode 13
Dec 18, 1958
E14Episode 14
Dec 25, 1958
E15Episode 15
Jan 1, 1959
E16Episode 16
Jan 8, 1959
E17Episode 17
Jan 15, 1959
E18Episode 18
Jan 22, 1959
E19Episode 19
Jan 29, 1959
E20Episode 20
Feb 5, 1959
E21Episode 21
Feb 12, 1959
E22Episode 22
Feb 19, 1959
E23Episode 23
Feb 26, 1959
E24Episode 24
Mar 5, 1959
E25Episode 25
Mar 12, 1959
E26Episode 26
Mar 19, 1959
E27Episode 27
Mar 26, 1959
E28Episode 28
Apr 2, 1959
E29Episode 29
Apr 9, 1959
E30Episode 30
Apr 16, 1959
E31Episode 31
Apr 23, 1959
E32Episode 32
Apr 30, 1959
E33Episode 33
May 7, 1959
E34Episode 34
May 14, 1959
E35Episode 35
May 21, 1959
E36Episode 36
May 28, 1959
E37Episode 37
Jun 4, 1959
E38Episode 38
Jun 11, 1959
E39Episode 39
Jun 18, 1959
E1Episode 1
Sep 24, 1959
E2Episode 2
Oct 1, 1959
E3Episode 3
Oct 8, 1959
E4Episode 4
Oct 15, 1959
E5Episode 5
Oct 22, 1959
E6Episode 6
Oct 29, 1959
E7Episode 7
Nov 5, 1959
E8Episode 8
Nov 12, 1959
E9Episode 9
Nov 19, 1959
E10Episode 10
Nov 26, 1959
E11Episode 11
Dec 3, 1959
E12Episode 12
Dec 10, 1959
E13Episode 13
Dec 17, 1959
E14Episode 14
Dec 24, 1959
E15Episode 15
Dec 31, 1959
E16ROOM
Jan 7, 1960
Max Shulman
E17WALK
Jan 14, 1960
Writer :Mark Harris
E18Episode 18
Jan 21, 1960
E19Episode 19
Jan 28, 1960
E20Episode 20
Feb 4, 1960
E21Episode 21
Feb 11, 1960
E22Episode 22
Feb 18, 1960
E23Episode 23
Feb 25, 1960
E24Episode 24
Mar 3, 1960
E25Episode 25
Mar 10, 1960
E26Episode 26
Mar 17, 1960
E27Episode 27
Mar 24, 1960
E28Episode 28
Mar 31, 1960
E29Episode 29
Apr 7, 1960
E30Episode 30
Apr 14, 1960
E31HOUSE
Apr 21, 1960
Harpo
E32Episode 32
Apr 28, 1960
E33Episode 33
May 5, 1960
E34Episode 34
May 12, 1960
E35Episode 35
May 19, 1960
E36Episode 36
May 26, 1960
E37Episode 37
Jun 2, 1960
E38Episode 38
Jun 9, 1960
E39Episode 39
Jun 16, 1960
E1Episode 1
Sep 22, 1960
E2Episode 2
Sep 29, 1960
E3Episode 3
Oct 6, 1960
E4Episode 4
Oct 13, 1960
E5Episode 5
Oct 20, 1960
E6Episode 6
Oct 27, 1960
E7Episode 7
Nov 3, 1960
E8Episode 8
Nov 10, 1960
E9Episode 9
Nov 17, 1960
E10Episode 10
Nov 24, 1960
E11Episode 11
Dec 1, 1960
E12Episode 12
Dec 8, 1960
E13Episode 13
Dec 15, 1960
E14Episode 14
Dec 22, 1960
E15Episode 15
Dec 29, 1960
E16Episode 16
Jan 5, 1961
E17Episode 17
Jan 12, 1961
E18Episode 18
Jan 19, 1961
E19Episode 19
Jan 26, 1961
E20Episode 20
Feb 2, 1961
E21Episode 21
Feb 9, 1961
E22Episode 22
Feb 16, 1961
E23Episode 23
Feb 23, 1961
E24Episode 24
Mar 2, 1961
E25Episode 25
Mar 9, 1961
E26Episode 26
Mar 16, 1961
E27Episode 27
Mar 23, 1961
E28Episode 28
Mar 30, 1961
E29Episode 29
Apr 6, 1961
E30Episode 30
Apr 13, 1961
E31Episode 31
Apr 20, 1961
E32Episode 32
Apr 27, 1961
E33Episode 33
May 4, 1961
E34Episode 34
May 11, 1961
E35Episode 35
May 18, 1961
E36Episode 36
May 25, 1961
E37Episode 37
Jun 1, 1961
E38Episode 38
Jun 8, 1961
E39Episode 39
Jun 15, 1961
Storyline
You Bet Your Life is an American quiz show that aired on both radio and television. The original and best-known version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio in October 1947, then moved to CBS Radio in September 1949 before making the transition to NBC-TV in October 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on the radio and on television. In 1960, the show was renamed The Groucho Show and ran a further year. Most episodes are in the public domain. The play of the game, however, was secondary to the interplay between Groucho, the contestants, and occasionally Fenneman. The program was rerun into the 1970s, and later in syndication as The Best of Groucho. As such, it was the first game show to have its reruns syndicated.
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