The day my grandfather groucho and i saved you bet your life. The secret word is that the composer marvin hamlisch, a good friend of groucho marxs, was given the celebrated duck from you bet your life. These syndication prints eliminated references to desotoplymouth the comedyquiz shows primary sponsor. Sep 19, 2017 the shows bestremembered remark supposedly occurred as groucho was interviewing charlotte story, who had borne 20 children the exact number varies in tellings of the urban legend. Watch you bet your life online full episodes of season 7 to.
You bet your life 1949 cbs pilot episode full duration. After four episodes, now i know why groucho was my hero, he is just amazing with his quips. You bet your life starring groucho marx old time radio. Aug 18, 20 the secret word for groucho marx fans is dvd. A bugs bunny cartoon entitled wideo wabbit had a scene where bugs bunny impersonated groucho to elmer fudd for the game show you beat your wife, a takeoff on the name you bet your life. The best episodes you bet your life was a quiz show that was more about the host than the quiz. Gameplay on each episode of you bet your life was generally secondary to groucho s comedic interplay with contestants and often with fenneman. Groucho marx you bet your life sub ita video dailymotion. The box set will be released september 23rd by shout.
A woman with 10 or 12 or 14 or 16 or whatever children makes a guest appearance as a contestant on groucho marxs quiz show you bet your life which started out on the radio and later found its way onto tv, running from 19471961. Two people, not necessarily related to each other, were invited to come on stage. Now, 40 years after it went off the air, fans can relive all the fun of this classic game show in this featurepacked shout factory release. Groucho marxyou bet your lifethe lost episodes is the 3dvd box set that chronicles marxs 11 year run on one of the longest running shows in the history of television, you bet your life. Another episode of the classic 1950s television series you bet your life, starring groucho marx.
Tuulikki woods and sam rifken return from last week to report the results of their poll on the opinions of men versus women. Groucho marx funniest moments on you bet your life youtube. You bet your life opening credits, 1959 39,705 views 6 years ago. Click here to subscribe to the ybyl channel, where youll find well over a hundred complete episodes you cant find anywhere else, as well as. A master of quick wit, he is generally considered to be one of americas greatest comedians. Mar 12, 20 the day my grandfather groucho and i saved you bet your life. Groucho could always be counted on to enliven the banter with his unique blend of comedy and wit. Click here to subscribe to the ybyl channel, where youll find well over a hundred complete episodes you cant. Speakers there played supermaan, gunsmoke, and you bet your life as we took the long ride back from grandas house.
The bushybrowed, cigarsmoking wisecracker with the paintedon moustache and stooped walk was the leader of the. You bet your life was a 1950s trivia game hosted by groucho marx of the marx brothers. Courtly foil for groucho by lawrence van gelder, new york times. However, this pop flix release focuses on previously unavailable best of groucho episodes. Well, they just put up a single season of groucho marxs quiz show you bet your life on netflix and i am completely hooked. Each brother went on to pursue other career interests and grouchos rapidfire wit and retorts found their way to game shows where, having shed his greasepaint eyebrows and moustache, he could verbally assault the general public. October 2, 1890 august 19, 1977 was an american comedian, actor, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. Groucho drafts the always embarrassed but always game fenneman to do. With oneliners that were often double entendres, groucho never cursed in any of his performances and said he never wanted to be known as a dirty comic. Groucho marx is one of many stars to make a radio broadcast their debut, only to move to tv once the radio show reached popularity. You bet your life tv series 19501961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A show so flagrantly perverse in form and content that it makes cop rock look formulabound by comparison, the peculiar hybrid is a panel show in. Now, 40 years after it went off the air, fans can relive all the fun of this classic game show in this feature. A man who likes to fight parking tickets, a woman in her sixties who rode a horse from maine to california, and a professional upholsterer who is also an.
The teens didnt get grouchos humorand that made it even funnier. An episode of animaniacs had a segment called you risk your life, where if the secret word was said, wakko would hit the contestant who said it on the head. Groucho marx you bet your life unedited these episodes are unedited. What a find it is the first time i watched this series, i would only let myself watch one episode a day, knowing that i had a limited supply of episodes. You bet your life was taken from groucho s radio series of the same name. Oct 07, 2015 guarda groucho marx you bet your life sub ita comedybay su dailymotion. Grandpa groucho, theres a man calling from the nbc warehouse in new jersey, who says theyve got several boxes of reels of you bet. You bet your lifenbc produced by john guedel us game show 195061 5oct1950 to 21sept1961 hosted by groucho marx announcer george fenneman thursday 5oct1950 tv premiere.
Groucho marxyou bet your lifefunniest contestant youtube. Players or teams take turns asking trivia questions to the opposing team. This new sensational quiz game gives you and your friends the opportunity of playing groucho s you bet your life quiz game in your own living room. It was inspired after groucho had done an improvisational scene with bob hope on radio. The series aired on nbctv from october 5, 1950 to september 21, 1961, for a total of 429 episodes. I knew groucho and i was fortunate to know many of those involved with the production of you bet your life throughout its entire 14 year total run on radio and then tv. A channel featuring complete episodes of the groucho marxs classic comedy game show you bet your life. Aug 07, 20 it is, without question, one of the most oftquoted anecdotes in the history of comedy.
You bet your life 195061 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Julius henry groucho marx october 2, 1890 august 19, 1977, was an american comedian and film star. He made feature films as a team with his siblings the marx brothers, of whom he was the thirdborn. You bet your life with groucho marx internet archive.
A channel featuring complete episodes of the groucho marxs classic comedy game. Jack lalanne on appearing on you bet your life with groucho marx albert freedman on his big break writing for groucho marx on you bet your life. See more ideas about tv show games, game show, groucho. George fenneman is psychoanalyzed by contestant dr. An adventurous watchmaker, a pharmacist with a mostunusual name, and a housewife enamored with george fenneman, are among the guests. A comedic quiz show, much of this programs humor was improvised, although groucho usually would have a very basic idea on who would appear each episode. The surprise success of the radio incarnation of you bet your life assured for groucho that there would be life after the marx brothers, whose film career came to a sad end with 1950s love happy. Gameplay on each episode of you bet your life was generally secondary to grouchos comedic interplay with contestants and often with fenneman. But marx didnt go the usual route with a sitcom or talk show. Marx would start by interviewing them about their lives and some biographical info. Groucho marx is arguably the most famous, iconic comedian of all time.
The wood chewers and other oddballs are joined by some special guests, like edgar bergmen and his young daughter candice, johnny weissmuller, boxing great joe louis, phyllis diller in her first television appearance, harpo marx an so come in, please, and meet groucho marx plus see rare. There are so many public domain dvds of groucho marxs you bet your life which ran on nbc from 1950 to 1961 that duplication has become rampant. You bet your life began on radio in 1947, ostensibly as a game show, and became a huge hit television program and as big a part of groucho s legacy as the amazing movies he made with his brothers earlier in his career. Watch you bet your life online full episodes of season 7. I researched the net for you bet your life tapes and this was the most comprehensive set i could find. More was recorded than was needed and then the recordings were edited down to the half hour episodes that were broadcast a few weeks later. Mar 02, 2014 126 videos play all you bet your life. This threedisc you bet your life box set lovingly collects 18 halfhour episodes from the shows run, along with a fascinating assortment of extras, the most bizarre and hypnotic of which is a failed pilot called the plot thickens. This new sensational quiz game gives you and your friends the opportunity of playing grouchos you bet your life quiz game in your own living room. This collection of groucho marxs you bet your life quiz shows was obviously prepared with care and affection. But i also couldnt stop thinking about how close every one of those classic episodes of you bet your life came to. If youre expecting fireworks when groucho encounters a rabbi.
The time god appeared on you bet your life the following is a transcript of you bet your life as it was originally telecast on may 6, 1954 at 8pm, by the national broadcasting company. Groucho marx you bet your life secret word facethis. In addition to the 18 episodes in the set, many of them never included in the 1961 syndication package, there is a host of showrelated video and audio clips. You bet your lifethe best episodes on dvd 8266634995 from shout factory. Sep 16, 2016 125 mostly complete episodes of you bet your life in the order in which they originally aired. Watch all 24 you bet your life episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. About an hour would be filmed, and then the best portions would be edited down for the final 12hour episodes. Click here to subscribe to the ybyl channel, where youll find well over a hundred complete episodes you cant find. As a young child we laid on the shelf old cars had under the back windon. The episode also features original commercials for desoto.
Out of stock this dvd collects 18 classic episodes in their original uncut glory. He made 15 feature films with his siblings, the marx brothers as well as a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show, you bet your life. Episodes of you bet your life radio program september 15, 1947 you bet your life, audition episode, secret word air october 5, 1949 you bet your life, secret word chair november 2, 1949 you bet your life, secret word shoe november 9, 1949 you bet your life, secret word ink november 16, 1949 you bet your life, secret word grass. Episodes of you bet your life radio program september 15, 1947 you bet your life, audition episode, secret word air october 5, 1949 you bet your life, secret word chair.
The bushybrowed, cigarsmoking wisecracker with the paintedon moustache and stooped walk was the leader of the marx brothers. The program was rerun into the 1970s and later in syndication as the best of groucho, making it the first game show to have repeat episodes enter the syndication market. The best episodes with his film career winding down, groucho marx made a smooth transition to radio and television as the host of you bet your life, a hugely popular game show where pesky matters like prize money, questions, and the game itself often seemed irrelevant. You bet your life started out as a radio show in 1948, and in 1950 it moved to tv. The wood chewers and other oddballs are joined by some special guests, like edgar bergmen and his young daughter. This trivia game is based on the groucho marx game show you bet your life, which ran from 194761. The idea was the same as it later was with bill cosby. Groucho marx was one of americas most beloved comic figures, and with his weekly game show you bet your life, the witty funnyman kept television viewers in stitches for 14 years. With a great love of music and singing the marx brothers started. You bet your life groucho marx secret word wall 23 you bet your life groucho marx secret word wall 33. Rare unreleased footage from december 28th 1949 of groucho marxs radio show television pilot for you bet your life. An episode of the hugely popular 1950s television series you bet your life, featuring the comic talents of groucho marx. Really funny show as all the groucho you bet your life shows were. If i find they use funds i am definitely going to donate and share with as many young people as i can.
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