You Bet Your Life

You Bet Your Life

1961-06-15 30 minutes.
7.13 12 votes

Season - Episode

11 Season 11 Sep 22, 1960
10 Season 10 Sep 24, 1959
9 Season 9 Sep 25, 1958
8 Season 8 Sep 26, 1957
7 Season 7 Sep 27, 1956
6 Season 6 Sep 29, 1955
5 Season 5 Sep 16, 1954
4 Season 4 Sep 17, 1953
3 Season 3 Sep 18, 1952
2 Season 2 Oct 04, 1951
1 Season 1 Oct 05, 1950

Overview

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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Language English