You Bet Your Life 1950
★ 7.2/10 · 13 votes TV-G Comedy 11 seasons · 427 eps Ended
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What is You Bet Your Life?
You Bet Your Life is an American quiz show that aired on both radio and television. The show was initially broadcast on ABC Radio in October 1947, before transitioning to CBS Radio in September 1949.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1950
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 427
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 5, 1950
- Last aired
- Jun 15, 1961
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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You Bet Your Life is an American quiz show that aired on both radio and television. The show was initially broadcast on ABC Radio in October 1947, before transitioning to CBS Radio in September 1949. It later moved to NBC-TV in October 1950, where it could be broadcast simultaneously on radio and television due to its simple format. The show was hosted by Groucho Marx, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman.
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“Groucho Marx hosts this classic quiz show featuring witty banter and a simple, enduring format.”
Reasons to watch
- witty humor from Groucho Marx
- simple and engaging format
Keep in mind
- older production values
- dated broadcast style
Watch it if you enjoy classic television comedy and the sharp wit of the Marx Brothers.
The show is rated TV-G and is suitable for general audiences.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Episode 1 Oct 5, 1950
- E2 Episode 2 Oct 12, 1950
- E3 Episode 3 Oct 19, 1950
- E4 Episode 4 Oct 26, 1950
- E5 Episode 5 Nov 2, 1950
- E6 Episode 6 Nov 9, 1950
- E7 Episode 7 Nov 16, 1950
- E8 Episode 8 Nov 23, 1950
- E9 Episode 9 Nov 30, 1950
- E10 Episode 10 Dec 7, 1950
- E11 Episode 11 Dec 14, 1950
- E12 Episode 12 Dec 21, 1950
- E13 Episode 13 Dec 28, 1950
- E14 Episode 14 Jan 4, 1951
- E15 Episode 15 Jan 11, 1950
- E16 Episode 16 Jan 18, 1950
- E17 Episode 17 Jan 25, 1950
- E18 Episode 18 Feb 1, 1950
- E19 Episode 19 Feb 8, 1950
- E20 Episode 20 Feb 15, 1950
- E21 Episode 21 Feb 22, 1950
- E22 Episode 22 Mar 1, 1950
- E23 Episode 23 Mar 8, 1950
- E24 Episode 24 Mar 15, 1950
- E25 Episode 25 Mar 22, 1950
- E26 Episode 26 Mar 29, 1950
- E27 Episode 27 Apr 5, 1950
- E28 Episode 28 Apr 12, 1950
- E29 Episode 29 Apr 19, 1950
- E30 Episode 30 Apr 26, 1950
- E31 Episode 31 May 3, 1950
- E32 Episode 32 May 10, 1950
- E33 Episode 33 May 17, 1950
- E34 Episode 34 May 24, 1950
- E35 Episode 35 May 31, 1950
- E36 Episode 36 Jun 7, 1950
- E37 Episode 37 Jun 14, 1950
- E38 Episode 38 Jun 21, 1950
- E39 Episode 39 Jun 28, 1950
Season 2 · 37 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Oct 4, 1951
- E2 Episode 2 Oct 11, 1951
- E3 Episode 3 Oct 18, 1951
- E4 Episode 4 Oct 25, 1951
- E5 Episode 5 Nov 1, 1951
- E6 Episode 6 Nov 8, 1951
- E7 Episode 7 Nov 15, 1951
- E8 Episode 8 Nov 22, 1951
- E9 Episode 9 Nov 29, 1951
- E10 Episode 10 Dec 6, 1951
- E11 Episode 11 Dec 13, 1951
- E12 Episode 12 Dec 20, 1951
- E13 Episode 13 Dec 27, 1951
- E14 Episode 14 Jan 3, 1952
- E15 Episode 15 Jan 10, 1952
- E16 Episode 16 Jan 17, 1952
- E17 Episode 17 Jan 24, 1952
- E18 Episode 18 Jan 31, 1952
- E19 Episode 19 Feb 7, 1952
- E20 Episode 20 Feb 14, 1952
- E21 Episode 21 Feb 21, 1952
- E22 Episode 22 Feb 28, 1952
- E23 Episode 23 Mar 6, 1952
- E24 Episode 24 Mar 13, 1952
- E25 Episode 25 Mar 20, 1952
- E26 Episode 26 Mar 27, 1952
- E27 Episode 27 Apr 3, 1952
- E28 Episode 28 Apr 10, 1952
- E29 Episode 29 Apr 17, 1952
- E30 Episode 30 Apr 24, 1952
- E31 Episode 31 May 1, 1952
- E32 Episode 32 May 8, 1952
- E33 Episode 33 May 15, 1952
- E34 Episode 34 May 22, 1952
- E35 Episode 35 May 29, 1952
- E36 Episode 36 Jun 5, 1952
- E37 Episode 37 Jun 12, 1952
Season 3 · 38 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Sep 18, 1952
- E2 Episode 2 Sep 25, 1952
- E3 Episode 3 Oct 2, 1952
- E4 Episode 4 Oct 9, 1952
- E5 Episode 5 Oct 16, 1952
- E6 Episode 6 Oct 23, 1952
- E7 Episode 7 Oct 30, 1952
- E8 Episode 8 Nov 6, 1952
- E9 Episode 9 Nov 13, 1952
- E10 Episode 10 Nov 20, 1952
- E11 Episode 11 Nov 27, 1952
- E12 Episode 12 Dec 4, 1952
- E13 Episode 13 Dec 11, 1952
- E14 Episode 14 Dec 18, 1952
- E15 Episode 15 Jan 1, 1953
- E16 Episode 16 Jan 8, 1953
- E17 Episode 17 Jan 15, 1953
- E18 Episode 18 Jan 22, 1953
- E19 Episode 19 Jan 29, 1953
- E20 Episode 20 Feb 5, 1953
- E21 Episode 21 Feb 12, 1953
- E22 Episode 22 Feb 19, 1953
- E23 Episode 23 Feb 26, 1953
- E24 Episode 24 Mar 5, 1953
- E25 Episode 25 Mar 12, 1953
- E26 Episode 26 Mar 19, 1953
- E27 Episode 27 Mar 26, 1953
- E28 Episode 28 Apr 2, 1953
- E29 Episode 29 Apr 9, 1953
- E30 Episode 30 Apr 16, 1953
- E31 Episode 31 Apr 23, 1953
- E32 Episode 32 Apr 30, 1953
- E33 Episode 33 May 7, 1953
- E34 Episode 34 May 14, 1953
- E35 Episode 35 May 21, 1953
- E36 Episode 36 May 28, 1953
- E37 Episode 37 Jun 4, 1953
- E38 Episode 38 Jun 11, 1953
Season 4 · 39 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Sep 17, 1953
- E2 Episode 2 Sep 24, 1953
- E3 Episode 3 Oct 1, 1953
- E4 Episode 4 Oct 8, 1953
- E5 Episode 5 Oct 15, 1953
- E6 Episode 6 Oct 22, 1953
- E7 Episode 7 Oct 29, 1953
- E8 Episode 8 Nov 5, 1953
- E9 Episode 9 Nov 12, 1953
- E10 Episode 10 Nov 19, 1953
- E11 Episode 11 Nov 26, 1953
- E12 Episode 12 Dec 3, 1953
- E13 Episode 13 Dec 10, 1953
- E14 Episode 14 Dec 17, 1953
- E15 Episode 15 Dec 24, 1953
- E16 Episode 16 Dec 31, 1953
- E17 Episode 17 Jan 7, 1954
- E18 Episode 18 Jan 14, 1954
- E19 Episode 19 Jan 21, 1954
- E20 Episode 20 Jan 28, 1954
- E21 Episode 21 Feb 4, 1954
- E22 Episode 22 Feb 11, 1954
- E23 Episode 23 Feb 18, 1954
- E24 Episode 24 Feb 25, 1954
- E25 Episode 25 Mar 4, 1954
- E26 Episode 26 Mar 11, 1954
- E27 Episode 27 Mar 18, 1954
- E28 Episode 28 Mar 25, 1954
- E29 Episode 29 Apr 1, 1954
- E30 Episode 30 Apr 8, 1954
- E31 Episode 31 Apr 15, 1954
- E32 Episode 32 Apr 22, 1954
- E33 Episode 33 Apr 29, 1954
- E34 Episode 34 May 6, 1954
- E35 Episode 35 May 13, 1954
- E36 Episode 36 May 20, 1954
- E37 Episode 37 May 27, 1954
- E38 Episode 38 Jun 3, 1954
- E39 Episode 39 Jun 10, 1954
Season 5 · 40 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Sep 16, 1954
- E2 Episode 2 Sep 23, 1954
- E3 Episode 3 Sep 30, 1954
- E4 Episode 4 Oct 7, 1954
- E5 Episode 5 Oct 14, 1954
- E6 Episode 6 Oct 21, 1954
- E7 Episode 7 Oct 28, 1954
- E8 Episode 8 Nov 4, 1954
- E9 Episode 9 Nov 11, 1954
- E10 Episode 10 Nov 18, 1954
- E11 Episode 11 Nov 25, 1954
- E12 Episode 12 Dec 2, 1954
- E13 Episode 13 Dec 9, 1954
- E14 Episode 14 Dec 16, 1954
- E15 Episode 15 Dec 23, 1954
- E16 Episode 16 Dec 30, 1954
- E17 Episode 17 Jan 6, 1955
- E18 Episode 18 Jan 13, 1955
- E19 Episode 19 Jan 20, 1955
- E21 Episode 21 Jan 27, 1955
- E22 Episode 22 Feb 10, 1955
- E23 Episode 23 Feb 17, 1955
- E24 Episode 24 Feb 24, 1955
- E25 MONEY Mar 3, 1955
- E26 Episode 26 Mar 10, 1955
- E27 Episode 27 Mar 17, 1955
- E28 Episode 28 Mar 24, 1955
- E29 Episode 29 Mar 31, 1955
- E30 VOICE Apr 7, 1955
- E31 Episode 31 Apr 14, 1955
- E32 Episode 32 Apr 21, 1955
- E33 Episode 33 Apr 28, 1955
- E34 Episode 34 May 5, 1955
- E35 Episode 35 May 12, 1955
- E36 Episode 36 May 19, 1955
- E37 Episode 37 May 26, 1955
- E38 Episode 38 Jun 2, 1955
- E39 Episode 39 Jun 9, 1955
- E40 Episode 40 Jun 16, 1955
- E41 Episode 41 Jun 23, 1955
Frequently asked questions
Who hosted the show?
The program was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers.
When did the television version begin?
The show made its transition to NBC-TV in October 1950.
Did the show air on radio?
Yes, the program aired on both radio and television.
Was the show ever renamed?
In 1960, the program was renamed The Groucho Show.
Are the episodes available?
Most episodes of the series are in the public domain.