You Bet Your Life


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You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that has aired on both radio and television. The original version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, and went to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show on both radio[1] and television but not simultaneously. Many of the laughs on the television show were evoked by Groucho's facial reactions and other visual gimmicks; the two versions were slightly different. The last episode in a radio format aired on June 10, 1960. The series continued on television for another year, recording a season on September 22, 1960 with a new title, The Groucho Show. Gameplay on each episode of You Bet Your Life was generally secondary to Groucho's comedic interplay with contestants and often with Fenneman. The show was so popular that it was the first primetime series to be shown in reruns during the summer months. The common practice at the time was to have a series go on hiatus during the summer, being replaced temporarily by a 13-week comedy or variety series before the main series returned in the fall. The You Bet Your Life summer reruns were broadcast as The Best of Groucho, to make clear to viewers that these were repeat broadcasts. After the show went off the air, NBC prepared a syndicated version for local stations in 1961. Because the reruns were already established as The Best of Groucho, the syndicated version retained this title.[3] NBC removed all references to the original sponsors by cropping the image whenever the sponsor's logo appeared, along with the "NBC" mark on Groucho's microphone.[3] This is why some shots in the syndicated versions appear grainy and less focused: by deleting the sponsor's logo, the image zoomed in on what remained on the screen, sometimes cropping out a contestant while the screen showed only Groucho.[3] You Bet Your Life has been revived three times since the original series ended, the most recent being a version hosted by Jay Leno that aired in first-run syndication from 2021 to 2023. Synopsis from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life

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Secret Word - Air 16:06
Secret Word - Head 57:56
Secret Word - Chair 29:04
Secret Word - Smile 28:43
Secret Word - Clock 23:46
Secret Word - Radio 17:38
Secret Word - Shoe 24:58
Secret Word - Ink 24:07
Secret Word - Grass 28:19
Secret Word - Sky 29:00
Secret Word - Window 29:09
Secret Word - Dust 28:56
Secret Word - Hair 29:19
Secret Word - Chair 29:26
Secret Word - Name 29:14
Secret Word - Tree 28:58
Secret Word - Milk 29:32
Secret Word - Spoon 29:10
Secret Word - Sky 28:25
Secret Word Air 29:32
Secret Word - Bread 29:20
Secret Word - Sugar 29:09
Secret Word - Table 29:28
Secret Word - Door 29:05
Secret Word - Heart 29:11
Secret Word - Water 28:52
Secret Word - Money 28:59
Secret Word - Name 29:10
Secret Word - Smile 29:04
Secret Word - Door 20:37
Secret Word - Name 29:36
Secret Word - Chair 30:35
Secret Word - Bread 30:10
Secret Word - Door 29:07
Secret Word - Foot 29:23
Secret Word - Tree 29:07
Secret Word - Book 29:28
Secret Word - Dress 28:26
Secret Word - Wall 28:46
Secret Word - Grass 28:58
Secret Word - Floor 28:23
Secret Word - Air 29:18
Secret Word - Tree 28:42
Secret Word - Door 29:00
Secret Word - Key 28:52
Secret Word - Table 30:29
Secret Word - Book 29:28
Secret Word - Hair 29:14
Secret Word - Room 29:17
Secret Word - Floor 29:09
Secret Word - Smile 29:16
Secret Word - Chair 29:07
Secret Word - Heart 29:08
Secret Word - Lamp 29:01
Secret Word - Walk 29:31
Secret Word - Clock 28:59
Secret Word - Shoe 29:04
Secret Word - Sky 29:14
Secret Word - Door 28:28
Secret Word - Cup 28:41
Secret Word - Tree 29:19
Secret Word - Coat 29:09
Secret Word - Street 29:07
Secret Word - Hand 29:23
Secret Word - Room 29:33
Secret Word - Light 29:21
Secret Word - Wall 29:22
Secret Word - Foot 29:10
Secret Word - Sky 29:09
Secret Word - Smile 29:08
Secret Word - Heart 29:16
Secret Word - Floor 29:11
Secret Word - Door 29:32
Secret Word - Table 29:17
Secret Word - Table 29:26
Secret Word - Street 29:17
Secret Word - Floor 29:21
Secret Word - Sky 29:35
Secret Word - Head 29:21
Secret Word - Roof 29:26
Secret Word - Tree 29:37
Secret Word - Name 29:46
Secret Word - Door 29:36
Secret Word - People 29:31
Secret Word - Smile 29:06
Secret Word - Paper 30:31
Secret Word - Hand 30:07
Secret Word - Face 29:09
Secret Word - Spoon 29:04
Secret Word - Water 29:00
Secret Word - Food 29:08
Secret Word - Lamp 29:02
Secret Word - Floor 29:10
Secret Word - Heart 29:06
Secret Word - Knife 29:19
Secret Word - Sky 29:23
Secret Word - Name 29:28
Secret Word - Table 29:26
Secret Word - Chair 29:24
Secret Word - Sign 29:27
Secret Word - Foot 29:24
Secret Word - Spoon 29:24
Secret Word - Door 29:20
Secret Word - House 29:54
Secret Word - Age 29:33
Secret Word - Money 29:17
Secret Word - Wall 28:45
Secret Word - Clothes 29:04
Secret Word - Paper 29:15
Secret Word - Chair 29:25
Secret Word - Floor 29:19
Secret Word - Tree 29:16
Secret Word - Water 29:02
Secret Word - Table 28:45
Secret Word - Heart 29:13
Secret Word - Light 29:58
Secret Word - Clock 29:50
Secret Word - Smile 30:46
Secret Word - Door 28:43
Secret Word - Paper 27:44
Secret Word - Fire 28:52
Secret Word - Chair 27:44
Secret Word - People 30:03
Secret Word - Foot 29:33
Secret Word - Smile 29:31
Secret Word - Table 29:44
Secret Word - Wall 29:31
Secret Word - Name 29:41
Secret Word - Chair 30:14
Secret Word - Tree 29:50
Secret Word - Water 29:48
Secret Word - Face 28:19
Secret Word - Window 28:09
Secret Word - Car 28:04
Secret Word - Clock 28:31
Secret Word - Name 29:40
Secret Word - Paper 26:24
Secret Word - Street 26:28
Secret Word - Hand 27:59
Secret Word - Floor 27:41
Secret Word - People 27:42
Secret Word - Smile 29:07
Secret Word - Water 28:27
Secret Word - House 28:23
Secret Word - Arm 28:12
Secret Word - Chair 28:25
Secret Word - Clock 28:18
ecret Word - Name 26:53
Secret Word - Food 23:50
Secret Word - Face 29:10
Secret Word - Sign 29:43
Secret Word - Chair 29:19
Secret Word - Name 1:01:40
Secret Word - Name 21:44
Secret Word - Street 29:23
Secret Word - Table 27:42
Secret Word - Chair 25:05
Secret Word - Arm 27:21
Secret Word - Street 18:33
Secret Word - Hand 22:00
Secret Word - Picture 22:32
Secret Word - Hand 22:38
Secret Word - Face 22:50
Secret Word - Room 22:56
Secret Word - Name 22:49
Secret Word - People 22:45
Secret Word - Name 20:05
Secret Word - Table 21:33
Secret Word - Voice 17:53
Secret Word - Nose 18:48
Secret Word - House 18:45
Secret Word - Paper 18:51
Secret Word - Street 22:24
Secret Word - Street 22:26
Secret Word - Book 22:25
Secret Word - Room 22:23
Secret Word - Book 22:20
Secret Word - Shoe 21:34
Secret Word - Glass 24:03
Secret Word - Tree 24:42