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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Wall | 1950-10-05 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | House | 1950-10-12 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Smile | 1950-10-19 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Money | 1950-10-26 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Foot | 1950-11-02 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Door | 1950-11-09 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Face | 1950-11-16 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Floor | 1950-11-23 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Smile | 1950-11-30 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Tree | 1950-12-07 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Room | 1950-12-14 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Food | 1950-12-21 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Dollar | 1950-12-28 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | Tree | 1951-01-04 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | Grass | 1950-01-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Money | 1950-01-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | Door | 1951-02-22 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | Nose | 1951-02-28 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 20 | Floor | 1952-02-14 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 22 | Nose | 1952-02-28 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 30 | Spoon | 1952-04-24 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 32 | House | 1952-05-08 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 35 | Wall | 1952-05-29 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 16 | Sky | 1953-01-01 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 20 | Floor | 1952-02-14 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 22 | Walk | 1953-02-12 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 26 | Sleep | 1953-03-12 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 30 | Spoon | 1952-03-12 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 32 | House | 1952-05-08 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 35 | Wall | 1952-04-02 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 16 | Light | 1953-12-31 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 20 | Money | 1954-01-28 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 21 | Door | 1951-02-21 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 22 | Walk | 1953-01-07 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 23 | Clock | 1954-02-18 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 26 | Sleep | 1953-03-12 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 33 | Smile | 1954-04-29 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 5 | Window | 1954-10-14 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 6 | Hand | 1954-10-21 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 8 | Chair | 1954-11-04 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 9 | Voice | 1954-11-11 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 10 | People | 1954-11-18 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 11 | Table | 1954-11-25 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 14 | Wall | 1954-12-16 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 15 | Name | 1954-12-23 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 16 | Tree | 1954-12-30 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 17 | Water | 1955-01-06 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 18 | Smile | 1955-01-13 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 20 | Money | 1954-01-27 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 21 | Foot | 1955-02-03 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 23 | Door | 1955-02-17 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 24 | Face | 1955-02-24 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 25 | Money | 1955-03-03 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 26 | Floor | 1955-03-10 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 30 | Voice | 1955-04-07 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 33 | Smile | 1955-04-28 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 35 | Food | 1955-05-12 | 30 min |
Season 5 | Episode 36 | Smile | 1955-05-19 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 1 | Tree | 1955-09-29 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 2 | Room | 1955-10-06 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 4 | Clock | 1955-10-20 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 7 | Street | 1955-11-10 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 8 | Book | 1955-11-17 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 12 | Name | 1955-12-15 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 13 | Street | 1955-12-22 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 15 | Smile | 1956-01-05 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 17 | Food | 1956-01-19 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 18 | Room | 1956-01-26 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 19 | Foot | 1956-02-02 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 20 | Door | 1956-02-09 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 22 | Voice | 1956-02-23 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 24 | House | 1956-03-08 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 27 | Shoe | 1956-03-29 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 28 | Book | 1956-04-05 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 30 | Hand | 1956-04-19 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 31 | Food | 1956-04-26 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 35 | House | 1956-05-24 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 38 | Room | 1956-06-14 | 30 min |
Season 6 | Episode 39 | Hand | 1956-06-21 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 1 | Book | 1956-09-27 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 2 | Hand | 1956-10-04 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 3 | Street | 1956-10-11 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 4 | Hand | 1956-10-18 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 6 | Name | 1956-11-01 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 14 | Smile | 1956-12-27 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 17 | Picture | 1957-01-17 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 19 | Head | 1957-01-31 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 21 | Dollar | 1957-02-14 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 23 | Clock | 1954-02-21 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 24 | Hand | 1957-02-28 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 25 | Money | 1957-03-14 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 27 | Table | 1957-03-28 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 28 | Roof | 1957-04-04 | 30 min |
Season 7 | Episode 31 | Roof | 1957-04-25 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 1 | Food | 1957-09-26 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 2 | Chair | 1957-10-03 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 3 | Money | 1957-10-10 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 5 | Street | 1957-10-24 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 10 | Chair | 1957-11-28 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 11 | Room | 1957-12-05 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 12 | Grass | 1957-12-12 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 13 | Hand | 1957-12-19 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 14 | Water | 1957-12-26 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 18 | Nose | 1958-01-23 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 19 | Hand | 1958-01-30 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 20 | Chair | 1958-02-06 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 22 | Book | 1958-02-20 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 23 | Face | 1958-02-27 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 24 | Room | 1958-03-06 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 26 | People | 1958-03-20 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 27 | Paper | 1958-03-27 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 28 | Name | 1958-04-03 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 34 | Table | 1958-05-15 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 37 | Food | 1958-06-05 | 30 min |
Season 8 | Episode 38 | Walk | 1958-06-12 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 1 | Roof | 1958-09-25 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 3 | Grass | 1958-10-09 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 4 | Shoe | 1958-10-16 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 6 | Food | 1958-10-30 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 7 | Money | 1958-11-06 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 8 | Roof | 1958-11-13 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 15 | Name | 1959-01-01 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 18 | Voice | 1959-01-22 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 19 | Nose | 1959-01-29 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 21 | Face | 1959-02-12 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 22 | Hand | 1959-02-19 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 23 | House | 1959-02-26 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 25 | Tree | 1959-03-12 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 26 | Chair | 1959-03-19 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 28 | Hand | 1959-04-02 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 29 | Cherry | 1959-04-09 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 30 | Water | 1959-04-16 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 31 | Grass | 1959-04-23 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 33 | Money | 1959-05-07 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 34 | Street | 1959-05-14 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 36 | Table | 1959-05-28 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 37 | Paper | 1959-06-04 | 30 min |
Season 9 | Episode 38 | Chair | 1959-06-11 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 2 | Street | 1959-10-01 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 3 | Book | 1959-10-08 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 4 | Room | 1959-10-15 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 5 | Book | 1959-10-22 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 6 | Hand | 1959-10-29 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 8 | Water | 1959-11-12 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 9 | Arm | 1959-11-19 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 10 | Table | 1959-11-26 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 13 | Table | 1959-12-17 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 16 | Room | 1960-01-08 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 20 | Shoe | 1960-02-04 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 21 | Walk | 1960-02-11 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 22 | Table | 1960-02-18 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 23 | Paper | 1960-02-25 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 24 | Water | 1960-03-03 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 26 | Door | 1960-03-17 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 27 | Face | 1960-03-24 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 28 | Paper | 1960-03-31 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 29 | Name | 1960-04-07 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 30 | Hand | 1960-04-14 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 31 | Food | 1960-04-21 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 32 | Book | 1960-04-28 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 33 | Room | 1960-05-05 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 34 | Book | 1960-05-12 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 36 | Money | 1960-05-26 | 30 min |
Season 10 | Episode 37 | Room | 1960-06-09 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 2 | Clock | 1960-09-29 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 4 | Sun | 1960-10-13 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 10 | Food | 1960-11-24 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 11 | Water | 1960-12-01 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 12 | Smoke | 1960-12-08 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 13 | Paper | 1960-12-15 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 15 | Face | 1961-01-05 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 17 | Walk | 1961-01-19 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 19 | Dress | 1961-02-02 | 30 min |
Season 11 | Episode 31 | House | 1961-05-11 | 30 min |