You Bet Your Life

Posted by Riklaa on August 11, 2010 at 7:41pm

You Bet Your Life
You Bet Your Life
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1955-60 title card
Format Quiz show
Created by John Guedel
Directed by Robert Dwan, Bernie Smith
Presented by Groucho Marx
Narrated by George Fenneman
Composer(s) Jerry Fielding (1950-52)
Jack Meakin (1952-61)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 429
Production
Producer(s) John Guedel
Running time 22–24 minutes
Production company(s) John Guedel Productions, in association with NBC
Broadcast
Original channel ABC Radio
CBS Radio
NBC Radio and NBC-TV
Original run October 1947 (radio)
October 5, 1950 (television) – 1959 (radio), September 21, 1961 (television)
Status Ended

You Bet Your Life is an American quiz show that aired on both radio and television. The most well-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 1949 before making the transition to the NBC Radio and NBC-TV networks 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 it's reruns syndicated.

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