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.
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1950-10-05
A woman with 150 cats and a wood carver who likes to print his own money are among the guests.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1950-10-12
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1950-10-19
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1950-10-26
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1950-11-02
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1950-11-09
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1950-11-16
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1950-11-23
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1950-11-30
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1950-12-07
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1950-12-14
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1950-12-21
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1950-12-28
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1951-01-04
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1950-01-11
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1950-01-18
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1950-01-25
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1950-02-01
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1950-02-08
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1950-02-15
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1950-02-22
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1950-03-01
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1950-03-08
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1950-03-15
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1950-03-22
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1950-03-29
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1950-04-05
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1950-04-12
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1950-04-19
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1950-04-26
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1950-05-03
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1950-05-10
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1950-05-17
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1950-05-24
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1950-05-31
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1950-06-07
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1950-06-14
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1950-06-21
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1950-06-28
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1951-10-04
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1951-10-11
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1951-10-18
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1951-10-25
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1951-11-01
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1951-11-08
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1951-11-15
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1951-11-22
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1951-11-29
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1951-12-06
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1951-12-13
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1951-12-20
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1951-12-27
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1952-01-03
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1952-01-10
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1952-01-17
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1952-01-24
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1952-01-31
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1952-02-07
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1952-02-14
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1952-02-21
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1952-02-28
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1952-03-06
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1952-03-13
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1952-03-20
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1952-03-27
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1952-04-03
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1952-04-10
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1952-04-17
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1952-04-24
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1952-05-01
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1952-05-08
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1952-05-15
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1952-05-22
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1952-05-29
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1952-06-05
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1952-06-12
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1952-09-18
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1952-09-25
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1952-10-02
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1952-10-09
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1952-10-16
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1952-10-23
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1952-10-30
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1952-11-06
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1952-11-13
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1952-11-20
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1952-11-27
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1952-12-04
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1952-12-11
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1952-12-18
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1953-01-01
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1953-01-08
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1953-01-15
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1953-01-22
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1953-01-29
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1953-02-05
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1953-02-12
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1953-02-19
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1953-02-26
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1953-03-05
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1953-03-12
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1953-03-19
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1953-03-26
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1953-04-02
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1953-04-09
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1953-04-16
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1953-04-23
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1953-04-30
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1953-05-07
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1953-05-14
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1953-05-21
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1953-05-28
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1953-06-04
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1953-06-11
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1953-09-17
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1953-09-24
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1953-10-01
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1953-10-08
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1953-10-15
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1953-10-22
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1953-10-29
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1953-11-05
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1953-11-12
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1953-11-19
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1953-11-26
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1953-12-03
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1953-12-10
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1953-12-17
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1953-12-24
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1953-12-31
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1954-01-07
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1954-01-14
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1954-01-21
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1954-01-28
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1954-02-04
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1954-02-11
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1954-02-18
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1954-02-25
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1954-03-04
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1954-03-11
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1954-03-18
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1954-03-25
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1954-04-01
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1954-04-08
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1954-04-15
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1954-04-22
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1954-04-29
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1954-05-06
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1954-05-13
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1954-05-20
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1954-05-27
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1954-06-03
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1954-06-10
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1954-09-16
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1954-09-23
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1954-09-30
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1954-10-07
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1954-10-14
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1954-10-21
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1954-10-28
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1954-11-04
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1954-11-11
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1954-11-18
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1954-11-25
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1954-12-02
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1954-12-09
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1954-12-16
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.
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1954-12-23
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1954-12-30
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1955-01-06
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1955-01-13
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1955-01-20
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1955-01-27
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1955-02-10
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1955-02-17
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1955-02-24
25. MONEY
Air Date: 1955-03-03
Heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis (then retired and in debt) competes for a chance at the top prize.
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1955-03-10
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1955-03-17
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1955-03-24
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1955-03-31
30. VOICE
Air Date: 1955-04-07
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.
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1955-04-14
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1955-04-21
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1955-04-28
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1955-05-05
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1955-05-12
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1955-05-19
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1955-05-26
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1955-06-02
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1955-06-09
40. Episode 40
Air Date: 1955-06-16
41. Episode 41
Air Date: 1955-06-23
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1955-09-29
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1955-10-06
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1955-10-13
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1955-10-20
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1955-10-27
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1955-11-03
7. STREET
Air Date: 1955-11-10
Edouard Cournand (Perfume Executive)
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1955-11-17
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1955-11-24
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1955-12-01
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1955-12-08
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1955-12-15
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1955-12-22
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1955-12-29
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1956-01-05
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1956-01-12
17. FOOD
Air Date: 1956-01-19
Hoot Gibson
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1956-01-26
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1956-02-02
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1956-02-09
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1956-02-16
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1956-02-23
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1956-03-01
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1956-03-08
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1956-03-15
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1956-03-22
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1956-03-29
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1956-04-05
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1956-04-12
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1956-04-19
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1956-04-26
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1956-05-03
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1956-05-10
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1956-05-17
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1956-05-24
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1956-05-31
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1956-06-07
38. ROOM
Air Date: 1956-06-14
Harry Ruby
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1956-06-21
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1956-09-27
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1956-10-04
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1956-10-11
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1956-10-18
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1956-10-25
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1956-11-01
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1956-11-08
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1956-11-15
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1956-11-22
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1956-11-29
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1956-12-06
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1956-12-13
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1956-12-20
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1956-12-27
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1957-01-03
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1957-01-10
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1957-01-17
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1957-01-24
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1957-01-31
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1957-02-07
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1957-02-14
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1957-02-21
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1957-02-28
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1957-03-07
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1957-03-14
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1957-03-21
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1957-03-28
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1957-04-04
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1957-04-11
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1957-04-18
31. ROOF
Air Date: 1957-04-25
Gal who makes Fenneman Blush
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1957-05-02
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1957-05-09
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1957-05-16
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1957-05-23
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1957-05-30
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1957-06-06
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1957-06-13
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1957-06-20
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1957-09-26
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1957-10-03
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1957-10-10
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1957-10-17
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1957-10-24
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1957-10-31
7. MONEY
Air Date: 1957-11-07
Organ Grinder and Monkey
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1957-11-14
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1957-11-21
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1957-11-28
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1957-12-05
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1957-12-12
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1957-12-19
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1957-12-26
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1958-01-02
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1958-01-09
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1958-01-16
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1958-01-23
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1958-01-30
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1958-02-06
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1958-02-13
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1958-02-20
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1958-02-27
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1958-03-06
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1958-03-13
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1958-03-20
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1958-03-27
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1958-04-03
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1958-04-10
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1958-04-17
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1958-04-24
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1958-05-01
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1958-05-08
34. TABLE
Air Date: 1958-05-15
Edgar & Candice Bergen, Melinda Marx
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1958-05-22
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1958-05-29
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1958-06-05
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1958-06-12
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1958-06-19
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1958-09-25
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1958-10-02
3. GRASS
Air Date: 1958-10-09
Johnny Weissmuller, Richard Armour
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1958-10-16
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1958-10-23
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1958-10-30
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1958-11-06
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1958-11-13
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1958-11-20
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1958-11-27
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1958-12-04
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1958-12-11
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1958-12-18
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1958-12-25
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1959-01-01
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1959-01-08
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1959-01-15
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1959-01-22
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1959-01-29
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1959-02-05
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1959-02-12
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1959-02-19
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1959-02-26
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1959-03-05
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1959-03-12
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1959-03-19
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1959-03-26
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1959-04-02
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1959-04-09
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1959-04-16
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1959-04-23
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1959-04-30
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1959-05-07
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1959-05-14
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1959-05-21
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1959-05-28
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1959-06-04
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1959-06-11
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1959-06-18
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1959-09-24
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1959-10-01
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1959-10-08
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1959-10-15
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1959-10-22
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1959-10-29
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1959-11-05
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1959-11-12
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1959-11-19
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1959-11-26
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1959-12-03
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1959-12-10
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1959-12-17
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1959-12-24
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1959-12-31
16. ROOM
Air Date: 1960-01-07
Max Shulman
17. WALK
Air Date: 1960-01-14
Writer :Mark Harris
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1960-01-21
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1960-01-28
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1960-02-04
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1960-02-11
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1960-02-18
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1960-02-25
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1960-03-03
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1960-03-10
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1960-03-17
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1960-03-24
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1960-03-31
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1960-04-07
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1960-04-14
31. HOUSE
Air Date: 1960-04-21
Harpo
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1960-04-28
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1960-05-05
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1960-05-12
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1960-05-19
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1960-05-26
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1960-06-02
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1960-06-09
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1960-06-16
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 1960-09-22
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 1960-09-29
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 1960-10-06
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 1960-10-13
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 1960-10-20
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 1960-10-27
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 1960-11-03
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 1960-11-10
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 1960-11-17
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 1960-11-24
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 1960-12-01
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 1960-12-08
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 1960-12-15
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 1960-12-22
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 1960-12-29
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 1961-01-05
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 1961-01-12
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 1961-01-19
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 1961-01-26
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 1961-02-02
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 1961-02-09
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 1961-02-16
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 1961-02-23
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 1961-03-02
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 1961-03-09
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 1961-03-16
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 1961-03-23
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 1961-03-30
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 1961-04-06
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 1961-04-13
31. Episode 31
Air Date: 1961-04-20
32. Episode 32
Air Date: 1961-04-27
33. Episode 33
Air Date: 1961-05-04
34. Episode 34
Air Date: 1961-05-11
35. Episode 35
Air Date: 1961-05-18
36. Episode 36
Air Date: 1961-05-25
37. Episode 37
Air Date: 1961-06-01
38. Episode 38
Air Date: 1961-06-08
39. Episode 39
Air Date: 1961-06-15
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
1950-10-05
Episodes
427 (11 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
FilmCraft Productions