About this season
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.
Episodes (40)
1. Episode 1
Aired 16 September 1954 • 30 min
2. Episode 2
Aired 23 September 1954 • 30 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 30 September 1954 • 30 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 7 October 1954 • 30 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 14 October 1954 • 30 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 21 October 1954 • 30 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 28 October 1954 • 30 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 4 November 1954 • 30 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 11 November 1954 • 30 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 18 November 1954 • 30 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 25 November 1954 • 30 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 2 December 1954 • 30 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 9 December 1954 • 30 min
14. Episode 14
Aired 16 December 1954 • 30 min
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
Aired 23 December 1954 • 30 min
16. Episode 16
Aired 30 December 1954 • 30 min
17. Episode 17
Aired 6 January 1955 • 30 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 13 January 1955 • 30 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 20 January 1955 • 30 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 27 January 1955 • 30 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 10 February 1955 • 30 min
23. Episode 23
Aired 17 February 1955 • 30 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 24 February 1955 • 30 min
25. MONEY
Aired 3 March 1955 • 30 min
Heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis (then retired and in debt) competes for a chance at the top prize.
26. Episode 26
Aired 10 March 1955 • 30 min
27. Episode 27
Aired 17 March 1955 • 30 min
28. Episode 28
Aired 24 March 1955 • 30 min
29. Episode 29
Aired 31 March 1955 • 30 min
30. VOICE
Aired 7 April 1955 • 30 min
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
Aired 14 April 1955 • 30 min
32. Episode 32
Aired 21 April 1955 • 30 min
33. Episode 33
Aired 28 April 1955 • 30 min
34. Episode 34
Aired 5 May 1955 • 30 min
35. Episode 35
Aired 12 May 1955 • 30 min
36. Episode 36
Aired 19 May 1955 • 30 min
37. Episode 37
Aired 26 May 1955 • 30 min
38. Episode 38
Aired 2 June 1955 • 30 min
39. Episode 39
Aired 9 June 1955 • 30 min
40. Episode 40
Aired 16 June 1955 • 30 min
41. Episode 41
Aired 23 June 1955 • 30 min