You Bet Your Life

You Bet Your Life72%

TV 1950-10-05 30m Comedy
★ 7.2 / 10 · 13 votes
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72.2 %
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8.5 /10
854 votes
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71 %
13 votes
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56 %
12 votes

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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Status
Ended
Runtime
30m
Seasons
11
Episodes
427
Studio
FilmCraft Productions
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata
Cast
Groucho Marx Groucho Marx Self - Host George Fenneman George Fenneman Self - Announcer Gypsy Boots Gypsy Boots Robert Bootzin
Season 1 1950 · 39 eps
  1. 1 Episode 1 A woman with 150 cats and a wood carver who likes to print his own money are among the guests. Oct 5, 1950 30m
  2. 2 Episode 2 Oct 12, 1950 30m
  3. 3 Episode 3 Oct 19, 1950 30m
  4. 4 Episode 4 Oct 26, 1950 30m
  5. 5 Episode 5 Nov 2, 1950 30m
  6. 6 Episode 6 Nov 9, 1950 30m
  7. 7 Episode 7 Nov 16, 1950 30m
  8. 8 Episode 8 Nov 23, 1950 30m
  9. 9 Episode 9 Nov 30, 1950 30m
  10. 10 Episode 10 Dec 7, 1950 30m
  11. 11 Episode 11 Dec 14, 1950 30m
  12. 12 Episode 12 Dec 21, 1950 30m
  13. 13 Episode 13 Dec 28, 1950 30m
  14. 14 Episode 14 Jan 4, 1951 30m
  15. 15 Episode 15 Jan 11, 1950 30m
  16. 16 Episode 16 Jan 18, 1950 30m
  17. 17 Episode 17 Jan 25, 1950 30m
  18. 18 Episode 18 Feb 1, 1950 30m
  19. 19 Episode 19 Feb 8, 1950 30m
  20. 20 Episode 20 Feb 15, 1950 30m
  21. 21 Episode 21 Feb 22, 1950 30m
  22. 22 Episode 22 Mar 1, 1950 30m
  23. 23 Episode 23 Mar 8, 1950 30m
  24. 24 Episode 24 Mar 15, 1950 30m
  25. 25 Episode 25 Mar 22, 1950 30m
  26. 26 Episode 26 Mar 29, 1950 30m
  27. 27 Episode 27 Apr 5, 1950 30m
  28. 28 Episode 28 Apr 12, 1950 30m
  29. 29 Episode 29 Apr 19, 1950 30m
  30. 30 Episode 30 Apr 26, 1950 30m
  31. 31 Episode 31 May 3, 1950 30m
  32. 32 Episode 32 May 10, 1950 30m
  33. 33 Episode 33 May 17, 1950 30m
  34. 34 Episode 34 May 24, 1950 30m
  35. 35 Episode 35 May 31, 1950 30m
  36. 36 Episode 36 Jun 7, 1950 30m
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jun 14, 1950 30m
  38. 38 Episode 38 Jun 21, 1950 30m
  39. 39 Episode 39 Jun 28, 1950 30m
Season 2 1951 · 37 eps
  1. 1 Episode 1 Oct 4, 1951 30m
  2. 2 Episode 2 Oct 11, 1951 30m
  3. 3 Episode 3 Oct 18, 1951 30m
  4. 4 Episode 4 Oct 25, 1951 30m
  5. 5 Episode 5 Nov 1, 1951 30m
  6. 6 Episode 6 Nov 8, 1951 30m
  7. 7 Episode 7 Nov 15, 1951 30m
  8. 8 Episode 8 Nov 22, 1951 30m
  9. 9 Episode 9 Nov 29, 1951 30m
  10. 10 Episode 10 Dec 6, 1951 30m
  11. 11 Episode 11 Dec 13, 1951 30m
  12. 12 Episode 12 Dec 20, 1951 30m
  13. 13 Episode 13 Dec 27, 1951 30m
  14. 14 Episode 14 Jan 3, 1952 30m
  15. 15 Episode 15 Jan 10, 1952 30m
  16. 16 Episode 16 Jan 17, 1952 30m
  17. 17 Episode 17 Jan 24, 1952 30m
  18. 18 Episode 18 Jan 31, 1952 30m
  19. 19 Episode 19 Feb 7, 1952 30m
  20. 20 Episode 20 Feb 14, 1952 30m
  21. 21 Episode 21 Feb 21, 1952 30m
  22. 22 Episode 22 Feb 28, 1952 30m
  23. 23 Episode 23 Mar 6, 1952 30m
  24. 24 Episode 24 Mar 13, 1952 30m
  25. 25 Episode 25 Mar 20, 1952 30m
  26. 26 Episode 26 Mar 27, 1952 30m
  27. 27 Episode 27 Apr 3, 1952 30m
  28. 28 Episode 28 Apr 10, 1952 30m
  29. 29 Episode 29 Apr 17, 1952 30m
  30. 30 Episode 30 Apr 24, 1952 30m
  31. 31 Episode 31 May 1, 1952 30m
  32. 32 Episode 32 May 8, 1952 30m
  33. 33 Episode 33 May 15, 1952 30m
  34. 34 Episode 34 May 22, 1952 30m
  35. 35 Episode 35 May 29, 1952 30m
  36. 36 Episode 36 Jun 5, 1952 30m
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jun 12, 1952 30m
Season 3 1952 · 38 eps
  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 18, 1952 30m
  2. 2 Episode 2 Sep 25, 1952 30m
  3. 3 Episode 3 Oct 2, 1952 30m
  4. 4 Episode 4 Oct 9, 1952 30m
  5. 5 Episode 5 Oct 16, 1952 30m
  6. 6 Episode 6 Oct 23, 1952 30m
  7. 7 Episode 7 Oct 30, 1952 30m
  8. 8 Episode 8 Nov 6, 1952 30m
  9. 9 Episode 9 Nov 13, 1952 30m
  10. 10 Episode 10 Nov 20, 1952 30m
  11. 11 Episode 11 Nov 27, 1952 30m
  12. 12 Episode 12 Dec 4, 1952 30m
  13. 13 Episode 13 Dec 11, 1952 30m
  14. 14 Episode 14 Dec 18, 1952 30m
  15. 15 Episode 15 Jan 1, 1953 30m
  16. 16 Episode 16 Jan 8, 1953 30m
  17. 17 Episode 17 Jan 15, 1953 30m
  18. 18 Episode 18 Jan 22, 1953 30m
  19. 19 Episode 19 Jan 29, 1953 30m
  20. 20 Episode 20 Feb 5, 1953 30m
  21. 21 Episode 21 Feb 12, 1953 30m
  22. 22 Episode 22 Feb 19, 1953 30m
  23. 23 Episode 23 Feb 26, 1953 30m
  24. 24 Episode 24 Mar 5, 1953 30m
  25. 25 Episode 25 Mar 12, 1953 30m
  26. 26 Episode 26 Mar 19, 1953 30m
  27. 27 Episode 27 Mar 26, 1953 30m
  28. 28 Episode 28 Apr 2, 1953 30m
  29. 29 Episode 29 Apr 9, 1953 30m
  30. 30 Episode 30 Apr 16, 1953 30m
  31. 31 Episode 31 Apr 23, 1953 30m
  32. 32 Episode 32 Apr 30, 1953 30m
  33. 33 Episode 33 May 7, 1953 30m
  34. 34 Episode 34 May 14, 1953 30m
  35. 35 Episode 35 May 21, 1953 30m
  36. 36 Episode 36 May 28, 1953 30m
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jun 4, 1953 30m
  38. 38 Episode 38 Jun 11, 1953 30m
Season 4 1953 · 39 eps
  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 17, 1953 30m
  2. 2 Episode 2 Sep 24, 1953 30m
  3. 3 Episode 3 Oct 1, 1953 30m
  4. 4 Episode 4 Oct 8, 1953 30m
  5. 5 Episode 5 Oct 15, 1953 30m
  6. 6 Episode 6 Oct 22, 1953 30m
  7. 7 Episode 7 Oct 29, 1953 30m
  8. 8 Episode 8 Nov 5, 1953 30m
  9. 9 Episode 9 Nov 12, 1953 30m
  10. 10 Episode 10 Nov 19, 1953 30m
  11. 11 Episode 11 Nov 26, 1953 30m
  12. 12 Episode 12 Dec 3, 1953 30m
  13. 13 Episode 13 Dec 10, 1953 30m
  14. 14 Episode 14 Dec 17, 1953 30m
  15. 15 Episode 15 Dec 24, 1953 30m
  16. 16 Episode 16 Dec 31, 1953 30m
  17. 17 Episode 17 Jan 7, 1954 30m
  18. 18 Episode 18 Jan 14, 1954 30m
  19. 19 Episode 19 Jan 21, 1954 30m
  20. 20 Episode 20 Jan 28, 1954 30m
  21. 21 Episode 21 Feb 4, 1954 30m
  22. 22 Episode 22 Feb 11, 1954 30m
  23. 23 Episode 23 Feb 18, 1954 30m
  24. 24 Episode 24 Feb 25, 1954 30m
  25. 25 Episode 25 Mar 4, 1954 30m
  26. 26 Episode 26 Mar 11, 1954 30m
  27. 27 Episode 27 Mar 18, 1954 30m
  28. 28 Episode 28 Mar 25, 1954 30m
  29. 29 Episode 29 Apr 1, 1954 30m
  30. 30 Episode 30 Apr 8, 1954 30m
  31. 31 Episode 31 Apr 15, 1954 30m
  32. 32 Episode 32 Apr 22, 1954 30m
  33. 33 Episode 33 Apr 29, 1954 30m
  34. 34 Episode 34 May 6, 1954 30m
  35. 35 Episode 35 May 13, 1954 30m
  36. 36 Episode 36 May 20, 1954 30m
  37. 37 Episode 37 May 27, 1954 30m
  38. 38 Episode 38 Jun 3, 1954 30m
  39. 39 Episode 39 Jun 10, 1954 30m
Season 5 1954 · 40 eps
  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 16, 1954 30m
  2. 2 Episode 2 Sep 23, 1954 30m
  3. 3 Episode 3 Sep 30, 1954 30m
  4. 4 Episode 4 Oct 7, 1954 30m
  5. 5 Episode 5 Oct 14, 1954 30m
  6. 6 Episode 6 Oct 21, 1954 30m
  7. 7 Episode 7 Oct 28, 1954 30m
  8. 8 Episode 8 Nov 4, 1954 30m
  9. 9 Episode 9 Nov 11, 1954 30m
  10. 10 Episode 10 Nov 18, 1954 30m
  11. 11 Episode 11 Nov 25, 1954 30m
  12. 12 Episode 12 Dec 2, 1954 30m
  13. 13 Episode 13 Dec 9, 1954 30m
  14. 14 Episode 14 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. Dec 16, 1954 30m
  15. 15 Episode 15 Dec 23, 1954 30m
  16. 16 Episode 16 Dec 30, 1954 30m
  17. 17 Episode 17 Jan 6, 1955 30m
  18. 18 Episode 18 Jan 13, 1955 30m
  19. 19 Episode 19 Jan 20, 1955 30m
  20. 21 Episode 21 Jan 27, 1955 30m
  21. 22 Episode 22 Feb 10, 1955 30m
  22. 23 Episode 23 Feb 17, 1955 30m
  23. 24 Episode 24 Feb 24, 1955 30m
  24. 25 MONEY Heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis (then retired and in debt) competes for a chance at the top prize. Mar 3, 1955 30m
  25. 26 Episode 26 Mar 10, 1955 30m
  26. 27 Episode 27 Mar 17, 1955 30m
  27. 28 Episode 28 Mar 24, 1955 30m
  28. 29 Episode 29 Mar 31, 1955 30m
  29. 30 VOICE 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 year… Apr 7, 1955 30m
  30. 31 Episode 31 Apr 14, 1955 30m
  31. 32 Episode 32 Apr 21, 1955 30m
  32. 33 Episode 33 Apr 28, 1955 30m
  33. 34 Episode 34 May 5, 1955 30m
  34. 35 Episode 35 May 12, 1955 30m
  35. 36 Episode 36 May 19, 1955 30m
  36. 37 Episode 37 May 26, 1955 30m
  37. 38 Episode 38 Jun 2, 1955 30m
  38. 39 Episode 39 Jun 9, 1955 30m
  39. 40 Episode 40 Jun 16, 1955 30m
  40. 41 Episode 41 Jun 23, 1955 30m
Season 6 1955 · 39 eps
  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 29, 1955 30m
  2. 2 Episode 2 Oct 6, 1955 30m
  3. 3 Episode 3 Oct 13, 1955 30m
  4. 4 Episode 4 Oct 20, 1955 30m
  5. 5 Episode 5 Oct 27, 1955 30m
  6. 6 Episode 6 Nov 3, 1955 30m
  7. 7 STREET Edouard Cournand (Perfume Executive) Nov 10, 1955 30m
  8. 8 Episode 8 Nov 17, 1955 30m
  9. 9 Episode 9 Nov 24, 1955 30m
  10. 10 Episode 10 Dec 1, 1955 30m
  11. 11 Episode 11 Dec 8, 1955 30m
  12. 12 Episode 12 Dec 15, 1955 30m
  13. 13 Episode 13 Dec 22, 1955 30m
  14. 14 Episode 14 Dec 29, 1955 30m
  15. 15 Episode 15 Jan 5, 1956 30m
  16. 16 Episode 16 Jan 12, 1956 30m
  17. 17 FOOD Hoot Gibson Jan 19, 1956 30m
  18. 18 Episode 18 Jan 26, 1956 30m
  19. 19 Episode 19 Feb 2, 1956 30m
  20. 20 Episode 20 Feb 9, 1956 30m
  21. 21 Episode 21 Feb 16, 1956 30m
  22. 22 Episode 22 Feb 23, 1956 30m
  23. 23 Episode 23 Mar 1, 1956 30m
  24. 24 Episode 24 Mar 8, 1956 30m
  25. 25 Episode 25 Mar 15, 1956 30m
  26. 26 Episode 26 Mar 22, 1956 30m
  27. 27 Episode 27 Mar 29, 1956 30m
  28. 28 Episode 28 Apr 5, 1956 30m
  29. 29 Episode 29 Apr 12, 1956 30m
  30. 30 Episode 30 Apr 19, 1956 30m
  31. 31 Episode 31 Apr 26, 1956 30m
  32. 32 Episode 32 May 3, 1956 30m
  33. 33 Episode 33 May 10, 1956 30m
  34. 34 Episode 34 May 17, 1956 30m
  35. 35 Episode 35 May 24, 1956 30m
  36. 36 Episode 36 May 31, 1956 30m
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jun 7, 1956 30m
  38. 38 ROOM Harry Ruby Jun 14, 1956 30m
  39. 39 Episode 39 Jun 21, 1956 30m
Season 7 1956 · 39 eps
  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 27, 1956 30m
  2. 2 Episode 2 Oct 4, 1956 30m
  3. 3 Episode 3 Oct 11, 1956 30m
  4. 4 Episode 4 Oct 18, 1956 30m
  5. 5 Episode 5 Oct 25, 1956 30m
  6. 6 Episode 6 Nov 1, 1956 30m
  7. 7 Episode 7 Nov 8, 1956 30m
  8. 8 Episode 8 Nov 15, 1956 30m
  9. 9 Episode 9 Nov 22, 1956 30m
  10. 10 Episode 10 Nov 29, 1956 30m
  11. 11 Episode 11 Dec 6, 1956 30m
  12. 12 Episode 12 Dec 13, 1956 30m
  13. 13 Episode 13 Dec 20, 1956 30m
  14. 14 Episode 14 Dec 27, 1956 30m
  15. 15 Episode 15 Jan 3, 1957 30m
  16. 16 Episode 16 Jan 10, 1957 30m
  17. 17 Episode 17 Jan 17, 1957 30m
  18. 18 Episode 18 Jan 24, 1957 30m
  19. 19 Episode 19 Jan 31, 1957 30m
  20. 20 Episode 20 Feb 7, 1957 30m
  21. 21 Episode 21 Feb 14, 1957 30m
  22. 22 Episode 22 Feb 21, 1957 30m
  23. 23 Episode 23 Feb 28, 1957 30m
  24. 24 Episode 24 Mar 7, 1957 30m
  25. 25 Episode 25 Mar 14, 1957 30m
  26. 26 Episode 26 Mar 21, 1957 30m
  27. 27 Episode 27 Mar 28, 1957 30m
  28. 28 Episode 28 Apr 4, 1957 30m
  29. 29 Episode 29 Apr 11, 1957 30m
  30. 30 Episode 30 Apr 18, 1957 30m
  31. 31 ROOF Gal who makes Fenneman Blush Apr 25, 1957 30m
  32. 32 Episode 32 May 2, 1957 30m
  33. 33 Episode 33 May 9, 1957 30m
  34. 34 Episode 34 May 16, 1957 30m
  35. 35 Episode 35 May 23, 1957 30m
  36. 36 Episode 36 May 30, 1957 30m
  37. 37 Episode 37 Jun 6, 1957 30m
  38. 38 Episode 38 Jun 13, 1957 30m
  39. 39 Episode 39 Jun 20, 1957 30m
Season 8 1957 · 39 eps

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Season 9 1958 · 39 eps

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Season 10 1959 · 39 eps

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Season 11 1960 · 39 eps

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