You Bet Your Life
You Bet Your Life was taken from Groucho's radio series of the same name. It was inspired after Groucho had done an improvisational scene with Bob Hope on radio. The idea was the same as it later was with Bill Cosby: to invite people on and have an unrehearsed conversation with them. Groucho could always be counted on to enliven the banter with his unique blend of comedy and wit. After talking with Groucho for several minutes, the contestants chose quiz questions from a category they had preselected and, if they answered them correctly, won money.
- 1950-1961
- 11 seasons
- NBC
- Comedy, Family, Game Show, Talk & Interview
You Bet Your Life was taken from Groucho's radio series of the same name. It was inspired after Groucho had done an improvisational scene with Bob Hope on radio. The idea was the same as it later was with Bill Cosby: to invite people on and have an unrehearsed conversation with them. Groucho could always be counted on to enliven the banter with his unique blend of comedy and wit. After talking with Groucho for several minutes, the contestants chose quiz questions from a category they had preselected and, if they answered them correctly, won money.
Season 6 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 1955 - 1956
Episode 1
Tree - Songwriter
Thu, Sep 29, 1955 30 mins
A publicity man, who once sold an icebox to an Eskimo; country songwriter Bebe Blake; and Donald Douglas Jr., vice president of Douglas Aircraft Company; are among the guests.
Episode 2
Room - Korean Conflict Veteran
Thu, Oct 6, 1955 30 mins
Anthony Herbert, the most-decorated veteran of the Korean War, is among the guests.
Episode 4
Clock - Hollywood Composer
Thu, Oct 20, 1955 30 mins
Hollywood composer Dimitri Tiomkin and a Hoover Dam tour guide are among the guests.
Episode 7
#6.7 Street
Thu, Nov 10, 1955
Housewife born in Missouri, postal clerk, newly weds with husband gaining 14 pounds, woman who jumped out of hot air balloons in 1910, and French perfumer.
Episode 8
Book - First Black Umpire
Thu, Nov 17, 1955 30 mins
A 7-year-old girl, a lawyer, a USC student, and Emmett Ashford, who was the first black umpire in professional baseball, are among the guests.
Episode 12
Name - Tennis Star
Thu, Dec 15, 1955 30 mins
Tennis star Pancho González is among the guests.
Episode 13
Street - World's Greatest Pickpocket
Thu, Dec 22, 1955 30 mins
Dr. Giovanni, known as the World's Greatest Pickpocket, and highly decorated World War II veteran, US Air Force Gen. Clarence A. Shoop, are among the guests.
Episode 15
Smile - Tarzan & Boxing Champ
Thu, Jan 5, 1956
Boxing champion Archie Moore and actor Gordon Scott (Tarzan) are among the guests.
Episode 17
Food - Hoot Gibson
Thu, Jan 19, 1956 30 mins
A woman and her chimp, a married couple in their thirties and all eleven of their children, and legendary western film star, Hoot Gibson, are among the guests.
Episode 18
Room - Jockey
Thu, Jan 26, 1956 30 mins
Popular jockey, Billy Pearson, and renowned marriage advice expert, John J. Anthony, are among the guests.
Episode 19
Foot - Dog License Inspector
Thu, Feb 2, 1956 30 mins
Joe Egbert, a dog license inspector, and Esther Bradley, a failed lipstick factory worker, are among the guests.
Episode 20
Door - Tony Curtis' Mother
Thu, Feb 9, 1956
Mrs. Helen Schwartz, mother of Tony Curtis; Isaac Kashdan, an International Grandmaster of chess; and Fifi, The Sheep-Headed Girl, are among the guests.
Episode 22
Voice - Actress Fifi D'Orsay
Thu, Feb 23, 1956 30 mins
The president of Revell, a model car company; a professional motorcycle racer; and the ever-exuberant actress, Fifi D'Orsay, are among the guests.
Episode 24
House - Liberace
Thu, Mar 8, 1956 30 mins
Liberace and a horse psychiatrist are among the guests.
Episode 27
Shoe - The Fastest Man On Earth
Thu, Mar 29, 1956 30 mins
An airline stewardess and "the fastest man on Earth", are among the guests.
Episode 28
Book - Miss America
Thu, Apr 5, 1956 30 mins
Young Miss America, Shirley Spencer, and colorful newspaper columnist, Henry McLemore, are among the guests.
Episode 30
Hand - Olympic Gold Metal Diver
Thu, Apr 19, 1956 30 mins
Olympic Gold Medal winning diver Sammy Lee, a couple of high school students, and Nona Morton, the Tomato Queen of the Ozarks, are among the guests.
Episode 31
Food - McCall's fashion magazine
Thu, Apr 26, 1956 30 mins
A McCall's magazine fashion promoter, a professional wrestler, a rabbi, and a married couple in their twenties with eight children, including three sets of twins in a row, are among the guests.
Episode 35
House - s.f. writer Ray Bradbury
Thu, May 24, 1956 30 mins
A vagabond bell-ringer and science fiction writer, Ray Bradbury, are among the guests.
Episode 38
Room - Song Writer
Thu, Jun 14, 1956 30 mins
A paleontologist and songwriter Harry Ruby are among the guests.
Episode 39
Hand - Experimental sound pioneer Henry Jacobs
Thu, Jun 21, 1956 25 mins
Experimental sound pioneer Henry Jacobs and Albert Eisen, longtime mayor of Torrence, California, are among the guests.