Groucho Marx: You Bet Your Life Podcast

Groucho Marx: You Bet Your Life Podcast

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the contestants. Grouch put them through their paces with a joke filled personal conversation before beginning the game portion, where contestants would answer trivia questions for cash prizes. Each episode also featured a “secret word” on a card held by a duck with glasses, raised eyebrows, and a cigar that would trigger an alarm and award the extra prize money should the contestant accidentally say it at any point during the show.

Episodes

February 1, 2025 25 mins

February 1, 1950 – The Secret Word is “Air”.  Contestants include a young engaged couple, a house mover, and parents of 20 kids.

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from diff...

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January 25, 1950 – The Secret Word is “Sky”.  Contestants include a librarian, police officer, and television repair man.

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October...

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January 18, 2025 26 mins

January 18, 1950 – The Secret Word is “Spoon”.  Contestants include a bouncer, chiropodist, and an Irish war bride.

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October ...

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January 11, 2025 24 mins

January 11, 1950 – The Secret Word is “Milk”.  Contestants include a young engaged couple, house mover, and parent of 20 kids.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring or...

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January 4, 2025 25 mins

January 4, 1950 – The Secret Word is “Tree”.  Contestants include a a spinster, a sailor, and a congressman.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from...

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December 28, 2024 24 mins

December 28, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Name”.  Contestants include a car hop, a college football player, and a chiropractor.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ord...

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December 21, 2024 24 mins

December 21, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Chair”.  Contestants include a special effects man, a group of foreign college students, and a messenger boy.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

The show debuted on ABC radio on Octobe...

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December 14, 2024 24 mins

December 14, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Hair”.  Contestants include newlyweds, a group of brownie troop leaders, and a public school official.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC ra...

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December 7, 2024 25 mins

December 7, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Dust”.  Contestants include a bacteriologist, a bird hospital lady, and an engaged couple.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of...

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November 30, 2024 24 mins

November 30, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Window”.  Contestants include an investment broker, explorer, housewife, and lighthouse keeper.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the contestants.   Gro...

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November 23, 2024 24 mins

November 23, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Chair”.  Contestants include a father of a bride, mother of a groom, butcher, and a bail bond man,

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the contestants. ...

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November 16, 2024 24 mins

November 16, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Grass”.  Contestants include a weatherman, airport girl, and circus worker.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the contestants.   Grouch put them through...

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November 9, 2024 25 mins

November 9, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Chair”.  Contestants include an optometrist, a health department worker, bus driver, and a roller coaster operator.

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as t...

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November 2, 2024 25 mins

November 2, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Shoe”.  Contestants include an expecting father, a nurse, a fix-it-man, and a hotel detective.

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the contestants.   Grouc...

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October 26, 2024 24 mins

October 26, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Radio”.  Contestants include a bachelor, a spinster, and magic shop clerks.

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the contestants.   Grouch put them throug...

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October 19, 2024 24 mins

October 19, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Cluck”.  Contestants include a mindreader and a sleep walker.

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the contestants.   Grouch put them through their paces ...

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October 12, 2024 23 mins

October 12, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Smile”.  Contestants include a pair youngsters.

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the contestants.   Grouch put them through their paces with a joke fi...

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October 5, 2024 25 mins

October 5, 1949 – The Secret Word is “Chair”.  Contestants include a pair of Newlyweds, a Librarian and a Wrestler, and a Druggist and a Grave Digger.

 

“You Bet Your Life” was a top rated American radio and television game show that aired from 1947 until 1961. The show's host was the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. 

 

The show debuted on ABC radio on October 27, 1947 featuring ordinary people from different walks of life as the c...

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