1950 - 1961
7.1 (12 votes)
11 Seasons
Genres
Comedy
Networks
NBC
You Bet Your Life
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.
Top Cast
Groucho Marx
Self - Host
George Fenneman
Self - Announcer
Seasons
Season 1 (1950)
No overview available.
39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1950-10-05A woman with 150 cats and a wood carver who likes to print his own money are among the guests.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Episode 2
1950-10-12Episode 3: Episode 3
1950-10-19Episode 4: Episode 4
1950-10-26Episode 5: Episode 5
1950-11-02Episode 6: Episode 6
1950-11-09Episode 7: Episode 7
1950-11-16Episode 8: Episode 8
1950-11-23Episode 9: Episode 9
1950-11-30Episode 10: Episode 10
1950-12-07Episode 11: Episode 11
1950-12-14Episode 12: Episode 12
1950-12-21Episode 13: Episode 13
1950-12-28Episode 14: Episode 14
1951-01-04Episode 15: Episode 15
1950-01-11Episode 16: Episode 16
1950-01-18Episode 17: Episode 17
1950-01-25Episode 18: Episode 18
1950-02-01Episode 19: Episode 19
1950-02-08Episode 20: Episode 20
1950-02-15Episode 21: Episode 21
1950-02-22Episode 22: Episode 22
1950-03-01Episode 23: Episode 23
1950-03-08Episode 24: Episode 24
1950-03-15Episode 25: Episode 25
1950-03-22Episode 26: Episode 26
1950-03-29Episode 27: Episode 27
1950-04-05Episode 28: Episode 28
1950-04-12Episode 29: Episode 29
1950-04-19Episode 30: Episode 30
1950-04-26Episode 31: Episode 31
1950-05-03Episode 32: Episode 32
1950-05-10Episode 33: Episode 33
1950-05-17Episode 34: Episode 34
1950-05-24Episode 35: Episode 35
1950-05-31Episode 36: Episode 36
1950-06-07Episode 37: Episode 37
1950-06-14Episode 38: Episode 38
1950-06-21Episode 39: Episode 39
1950-06-28Season 2 (1951)
No overview available.
37 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1951-10-04Episode 2: Episode 2
1951-10-11Episode 3: Episode 3
1951-10-18Episode 4: Episode 4
1951-10-25Episode 5: Episode 5
1951-11-01Episode 6: Episode 6
1951-11-08Episode 7: Episode 7
1951-11-15Episode 8: Episode 8
1951-11-22Episode 9: Episode 9
1951-11-29Episode 10: Episode 10
1951-12-06Episode 11: Episode 11
1951-12-13Episode 12: Episode 12
1951-12-20Episode 13: Episode 13
1951-12-27Episode 14: Episode 14
1952-01-03Episode 15: Episode 15
1952-01-10Episode 16: Episode 16
1952-01-17Episode 17: Episode 17
1952-01-24Episode 18: Episode 18
1952-01-31Episode 19: Episode 19
1952-02-07Episode 20: Episode 20
1952-02-14Episode 21: Episode 21
1952-02-21Episode 22: Episode 22
1952-02-28Episode 23: Episode 23
1952-03-06Episode 24: Episode 24
1952-03-13Episode 25: Episode 25
1952-03-20Episode 26: Episode 26
1952-03-27Episode 27: Episode 27
1952-04-03Episode 28: Episode 28
1952-04-10Episode 29: Episode 29
1952-04-17Episode 30: Episode 30
1952-04-24Episode 31: Episode 31
1952-05-01Episode 32: Episode 32
1952-05-08Episode 33: Episode 33
1952-05-15Episode 34: Episode 34
1952-05-22Episode 35: Episode 35
1952-05-29Episode 36: Episode 36
1952-06-05Episode 37: Episode 37
1952-06-12Season 3 (1952)
No overview available.
38 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1952-09-18Episode 2: Episode 2
1952-09-25Episode 3: Episode 3
1952-10-02Episode 4: Episode 4
1952-10-09Episode 5: Episode 5
1952-10-16Episode 6: Episode 6
1952-10-23Episode 7: Episode 7
1952-10-30Episode 8: Episode 8
1952-11-06Episode 9: Episode 9
1952-11-13Episode 10: Episode 10
1952-11-20Episode 11: Episode 11
1952-11-27Episode 12: Episode 12
1952-12-04Episode 13: Episode 13
1952-12-11Episode 14: Episode 14
1952-12-18Episode 15: Episode 15
1953-01-01Episode 16: Episode 16
1953-01-08Episode 17: Episode 17
1953-01-15Episode 18: Episode 18
1953-01-22Episode 19: Episode 19
1953-01-29Episode 20: Episode 20
1953-02-05Episode 21: Episode 21
1953-02-12Episode 22: Episode 22
1953-02-19Episode 23: Episode 23
1953-02-26Episode 24: Episode 24
1953-03-05Episode 25: Episode 25
1953-03-12Episode 26: Episode 26
1953-03-19Episode 27: Episode 27
1953-03-26Episode 28: Episode 28
1953-04-02Episode 29: Episode 29
1953-04-09Episode 30: Episode 30
1953-04-16Episode 31: Episode 31
1953-04-23Episode 32: Episode 32
1953-04-30Episode 33: Episode 33
1953-05-07Episode 34: Episode 34
1953-05-14Episode 35: Episode 35
1953-05-21Episode 36: Episode 36
1953-05-28Episode 37: Episode 37
1953-06-04Episode 38: Episode 38
1953-06-11Season 4 (1953)
No overview available.
39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1953-09-17Episode 2: Episode 2
1953-09-24Episode 3: Episode 3
1953-10-01Episode 4: Episode 4
1953-10-08Episode 5: Episode 5
1953-10-15Episode 6: Episode 6
1953-10-22Episode 7: Episode 7
1953-10-29Episode 8: Episode 8
1953-11-05Episode 9: Episode 9
1953-11-12Episode 10: Episode 10
1953-11-19Episode 11: Episode 11
1953-11-26Episode 12: Episode 12
1953-12-03Episode 13: Episode 13
1953-12-10Episode 14: Episode 14
1953-12-17Episode 15: Episode 15
1953-12-24Episode 16: Episode 16
1953-12-31Episode 17: Episode 17
1954-01-07Episode 18: Episode 18
1954-01-14Episode 19: Episode 19
1954-01-21Episode 20: Episode 20
1954-01-28Episode 21: Episode 21
1954-02-04Episode 22: Episode 22
1954-02-11Episode 23: Episode 23
1954-02-18Episode 24: Episode 24
1954-02-25Episode 25: Episode 25
1954-03-04Episode 26: Episode 26
1954-03-11Episode 27: Episode 27
1954-03-18Episode 28: Episode 28
1954-03-25Episode 29: Episode 29
1954-04-01Episode 30: Episode 30
1954-04-08Episode 31: Episode 31
1954-04-15Episode 32: Episode 32
1954-04-22Episode 33: Episode 33
1954-04-29Episode 34: Episode 34
1954-05-06Episode 35: Episode 35
1954-05-13Episode 36: Episode 36
1954-05-20Episode 37: Episode 37
1954-05-27Episode 38: Episode 38
1954-06-03Episode 39: Episode 39
1954-06-10Season 5 (1954)
No overview available.
40 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1954-09-16Episode 2: Episode 2
1954-09-23Episode 3: Episode 3
1954-09-30Episode 4: Episode 4
1954-10-07Episode 5: Episode 5
1954-10-14Episode 6: Episode 6
1954-10-21Episode 7: Episode 7
1954-10-28Episode 8: Episode 8
1954-11-04Episode 9: Episode 9
1954-11-11Episode 10: Episode 10
1954-11-18Episode 11: Episode 11
1954-11-25Episode 12: Episode 12
1954-12-02Episode 13: Episode 13
1954-12-09Episode 14: Episode 14
1954-12-16A 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.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 15: Episode 15
1954-12-23Episode 16: Episode 16
1954-12-30Episode 17: Episode 17
1955-01-06Episode 18: Episode 18
1955-01-13Episode 19: Episode 19
1955-01-20Episode 21: Episode 21
1955-01-27Episode 22: Episode 22
1955-02-10Episode 23: Episode 23
1955-02-17Episode 24: Episode 24
1955-02-24Episode 25: MONEY
1955-03-03Heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis (then retired and in debt) competes for a chance at the top prize.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 26: Episode 26
1955-03-10Episode 27: Episode 27
1955-03-17Episode 28: Episode 28
1955-03-24Episode 29: Episode 29
1955-03-31Episode 30: VOICE
1955-04-07Newly 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.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 31: Episode 31
1955-04-14Episode 32: Episode 32
1955-04-21Episode 33: Episode 33
1955-04-28Episode 34: Episode 34
1955-05-05Episode 35: Episode 35
1955-05-12Episode 36: Episode 36
1955-05-19Episode 37: Episode 37
1955-05-26Episode 38: Episode 38
1955-06-02Episode 39: Episode 39
1955-06-09Episode 40: Episode 40
1955-06-16Episode 41: Episode 41
1955-06-23Season 6 (1955)
No overview available.
39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1955-09-29Episode 2: Episode 2
1955-10-06Episode 3: Episode 3
1955-10-13Episode 4: Episode 4
1955-10-20Episode 5: Episode 5
1955-10-27Episode 6: Episode 6
1955-11-03Episode 7: STREET
1955-11-10Edouard Cournand (Perfume Executive)
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Episode 8
1955-11-17Episode 9: Episode 9
1955-11-24Episode 10: Episode 10
1955-12-01Episode 11: Episode 11
1955-12-08Episode 12: Episode 12
1955-12-15Episode 13: Episode 13
1955-12-22Episode 14: Episode 14
1955-12-29Episode 15: Episode 15
1956-01-05Episode 16: Episode 16
1956-01-12Episode 17: FOOD
1956-01-19Hoot Gibson
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 18: Episode 18
1956-01-26Episode 19: Episode 19
1956-02-02Episode 20: Episode 20
1956-02-09Episode 21: Episode 21
1956-02-16Episode 22: Episode 22
1956-02-23Episode 23: Episode 23
1956-03-01Episode 24: Episode 24
1956-03-08Episode 25: Episode 25
1956-03-15Episode 26: Episode 26
1956-03-22Episode 27: Episode 27
1956-03-29Episode 28: Episode 28
1956-04-05Episode 29: Episode 29
1956-04-12Episode 30: Episode 30
1956-04-19Episode 31: Episode 31
1956-04-26Episode 32: Episode 32
1956-05-03Episode 33: Episode 33
1956-05-10Episode 34: Episode 34
1956-05-17Episode 35: Episode 35
1956-05-24Episode 36: Episode 36
1956-05-31Episode 37: Episode 37
1956-06-07Episode 38: ROOM
1956-06-14Harry Ruby
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 39: Episode 39
1956-06-21Season 7 (1956)
No overview available.
39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1956-09-27Episode 2: Episode 2
1956-10-04Episode 3: Episode 3
1956-10-11Episode 4: Episode 4
1956-10-18Episode 5: Episode 5
1956-10-25Episode 6: Episode 6
1956-11-01Episode 7: Episode 7
1956-11-08Episode 8: Episode 8
1956-11-15Episode 9: Episode 9
1956-11-22Episode 10: Episode 10
1956-11-29Episode 11: Episode 11
1956-12-06Episode 12: Episode 12
1956-12-13Episode 13: Episode 13
1956-12-20Episode 14: Episode 14
1956-12-27Episode 15: Episode 15
1957-01-03Episode 16: Episode 16
1957-01-10Episode 17: Episode 17
1957-01-17Episode 18: Episode 18
1957-01-24Episode 19: Episode 19
1957-01-31Episode 20: Episode 20
1957-02-07Episode 21: Episode 21
1957-02-14Episode 22: Episode 22
1957-02-21Episode 23: Episode 23
1957-02-28Episode 24: Episode 24
1957-03-07Episode 25: Episode 25
1957-03-14Episode 26: Episode 26
1957-03-21Episode 27: Episode 27
1957-03-28Episode 28: Episode 28
1957-04-04Episode 29: Episode 29
1957-04-11Episode 30: Episode 30
1957-04-18Episode 31: ROOF
1957-04-25Gal who makes Fenneman Blush
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 32: Episode 32
1957-05-02Episode 33: Episode 33
1957-05-09Episode 34: Episode 34
1957-05-16Episode 35: Episode 35
1957-05-23Episode 36: Episode 36
1957-05-30Episode 37: Episode 37
1957-06-06Episode 38: Episode 38
1957-06-13Episode 39: Episode 39
1957-06-20Season 8 (1957)
No overview available.
39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1957-09-26Episode 2: Episode 2
1957-10-03Episode 3: Episode 3
1957-10-10Episode 4: Episode 4
1957-10-17Episode 5: Episode 5
1957-10-24Episode 6: Episode 6
1957-10-31Episode 7: MONEY
1957-11-07Organ Grinder and Monkey
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: Episode 8
1957-11-14Episode 9: Episode 9
1957-11-21Episode 10: Episode 10
1957-11-28Episode 11: Episode 11
1957-12-05Episode 12: Episode 12
1957-12-12Episode 13: Episode 13
1957-12-19Episode 14: Episode 14
1957-12-26Episode 15: Episode 15
1958-01-02Episode 16: Episode 16
1958-01-09Episode 17: Episode 17
1958-01-16Episode 18: Episode 18
1958-01-23Episode 19: Episode 19
1958-01-30Episode 20: Episode 20
1958-02-06Episode 21: Episode 21
1958-02-13Episode 22: Episode 22
1958-02-20Episode 23: Episode 23
1958-02-27Episode 24: Episode 24
1958-03-06Episode 25: Episode 25
1958-03-13Episode 26: Episode 26
1958-03-20Episode 27: Episode 27
1958-03-27Episode 28: Episode 28
1958-04-03Episode 29: Episode 29
1958-04-10Episode 30: Episode 30
1958-04-17Episode 31: Episode 31
1958-04-24Episode 32: Episode 32
1958-05-01Episode 33: Episode 33
1958-05-08Episode 34: TABLE
1958-05-15Edgar & Candice Bergen, Melinda Marx
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 35: Episode 35
1958-05-22Episode 36: Episode 36
1958-05-29Episode 37: Episode 37
1958-06-05Episode 38: Episode 38
1958-06-12Episode 39: Episode 39
1958-06-19Season 9 (1958)
No overview available.
39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1958-09-25Episode 2: Episode 2
1958-10-02Episode 3: GRASS
1958-10-09Johnny Weissmuller, Richard Armour
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: Episode 4
1958-10-16Episode 5: Episode 5
1958-10-23Episode 6: Episode 6
1958-10-30Episode 7: Episode 7
1958-11-06Episode 8: Episode 8
1958-11-13Episode 9: Episode 9
1958-11-20Episode 10: Episode 10
1958-11-27Episode 11: Episode 11
1958-12-04Episode 12: Episode 12
1958-12-11Episode 13: Episode 13
1958-12-18Episode 14: Episode 14
1958-12-25Episode 15: Episode 15
1959-01-01Episode 16: Episode 16
1959-01-08Episode 17: Episode 17
1959-01-15Episode 18: Episode 18
1959-01-22Episode 19: Episode 19
1959-01-29Episode 20: Episode 20
1959-02-05Episode 21: Episode 21
1959-02-12Episode 22: Episode 22
1959-02-19Episode 23: Episode 23
1959-02-26Episode 24: Episode 24
1959-03-05Episode 25: Episode 25
1959-03-12Episode 26: Episode 26
1959-03-19Episode 27: Episode 27
1959-03-26Episode 28: Episode 28
1959-04-02Episode 29: Episode 29
1959-04-09Episode 30: Episode 30
1959-04-16Episode 31: Episode 31
1959-04-23Episode 32: Episode 32
1959-04-30Episode 33: Episode 33
1959-05-07Episode 34: Episode 34
1959-05-14Episode 35: Episode 35
1959-05-21Episode 36: Episode 36
1959-05-28Episode 37: Episode 37
1959-06-04Episode 38: Episode 38
1959-06-11Episode 39: Episode 39
1959-06-18Season 10 (1959)
No overview available.
39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1959-09-24Episode 2: Episode 2
1959-10-01Episode 3: Episode 3
1959-10-08Episode 4: Episode 4
1959-10-15Episode 5: Episode 5
1959-10-22Episode 6: Episode 6
1959-10-29Episode 7: Episode 7
1959-11-05Episode 8: Episode 8
1959-11-12Episode 9: Episode 9
1959-11-19Episode 10: Episode 10
1959-11-26Episode 11: Episode 11
1959-12-03Episode 12: Episode 12
1959-12-10Episode 13: Episode 13
1959-12-17Episode 14: Episode 14
1959-12-24Episode 15: Episode 15
1959-12-31Episode 16: ROOM
1960-01-07Max Shulman
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 17: WALK
1960-01-14Writer :Mark Harris
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 18: Episode 18
1960-01-21Episode 19: Episode 19
1960-01-28Episode 20: Episode 20
1960-02-04Episode 21: Episode 21
1960-02-11Episode 22: Episode 22
1960-02-18Episode 23: Episode 23
1960-02-25Episode 24: Episode 24
1960-03-03Episode 25: Episode 25
1960-03-10Episode 26: Episode 26
1960-03-17Episode 27: Episode 27
1960-03-24Episode 28: Episode 28
1960-03-31Episode 29: Episode 29
1960-04-07Episode 30: Episode 30
1960-04-14Episode 31: HOUSE
1960-04-21Harpo
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 32: Episode 32
1960-04-28Episode 33: Episode 33
1960-05-05Episode 34: Episode 34
1960-05-12Episode 35: Episode 35
1960-05-19Episode 36: Episode 36
1960-05-26Episode 37: Episode 37
1960-06-02Episode 38: Episode 38
1960-06-09Episode 39: Episode 39
1960-06-16Season 11 (1960)
No overview available.
39 episodes
