Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Groucho Marx vs. Inner Tube Strongman on "You Bet Your Life"

On this Throwback Thursday we're turning the clock and calendar back to 1955, when Groucho Marx was in his heyday as host of the weekly show You Bet Your Life.

The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, then moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, before making the transition to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on radio and television. 

The last episode in its radio format aired on June 10, 1960. On television, however, the series continued for another year, debuting in its final season on September 22, 1960, and with a new title, The Groucho Show.  

In this episode, Groucho banters with a contestant who claims to be a strongman who shows up with an inner tube that he proceeds to blow up while answering Groucho's questions.

Enjoy!

 

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Groucho Marx Sings Duet with His Daughter Melinda

In the 1950s when quiz shows were the rage on television, one of the most popular was Groucho Marx's show You Bet Your Life.

In one of the episodes announcer George Fenneman introduced an 8-year old schoolgirl as one of the contestants. She happened to be Groucho's daughter Melinda, who joined her father in singing a duet from The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Groucho Marx Hosts Phyllis Diller as a Contestant on "You Bet Your Life"

On this Throwback Thursday we're turning the clock and calendar back 65 years to 1957, when Groucho Marx was in his heyday as host of the weekly show You Bet Your Life.

The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, then moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, before making the transition to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on radio and television. 

The last episode in its radio format aired on June 10, 1960. On television, however, the series continued for another year, debuting in its final season on September 22, 1960, and with a new title, The Groucho Show. 

In this 1957 episode, Phyllis Diller appears as a contestant -- a housewife from Ohio who just started out in the entertainment industry. It was Diller's first appearance on national TV. She went on to become a stand-up comedy legend for 45 years.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: "You Bet Your Life" with Groucho Marx and Rabbi Max Nussbaum

On this Throwback Thursday we're turning the clock and calendar back 64 years to 1956, when Groucho Marx was in his heyday as host of the weekly show You Bet Your Life.

The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, then moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, before making the transition to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on radio and television. 

The last episode in its radio format aired on June 10, 1960. On television, however, the series continued for another year, debuting in its final season on September 22, 1960, and with a new title, The Groucho Show. 

In this episode, Groucho banters with Rabbi Max Nussbaum, who was the rabbi of Temple Israel in Los Angeles for 32 years. The rabbi appears on the show at 6 and a half minutes into the video clip.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Groucho Marx's Funniest Contestant on "You Bet Your Life"

On this Throwback Thursday we're turning the clock and calendar back to 1955, when Groucho Marx was in his heyday as host of the weekly show You Bet Your Life.

The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, then moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, before making the transition to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on radio and television. 

The last episode in its radio format aired on June 10, 1960. On television, however, the series continued for another year, debuting in its final season on September 22, 1960, and with a new title, The Groucho Show. 

In this episode, Groucho banters with one of his funniest contestants, a printer's devil from Seattle who mesmerizes him with his googly eyes. We think it's impossible to watch this episode without laughing out loud.

Enjoy!

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Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Groucho Marx Meets Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

Today we're starting a new Thursday weekly series on Jewish Humor Central. We've been posting a joke every Monday to start the week on a funny note. Now we're also adopting Thursday as a special day as we join the many blogs, Facebook, and Twitter posts that designate Thursday as Throwback Thursday.

Throwback Thursday has become a weekly social media posting trend to let readers and viewers look back fondly on some of their favorite memories -- hence the "throwback" theme. At Jewish Humor Central, we'll be posting a nostalgic video clip from a very old TV show or movie that brings back happy memories.

Today we're sharing an old episode of Groucho Marx's TV show You Bet Your Life. It's the classic episode in which Groucho meets Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, a Mexican character actor who made his first appearance as a contestant on the quiz show. The segment was so funny that Gonzalez Gonzalez was offered roles in movies and became best known for his appearances in a number of John Wayne movies and earned a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Enjoy!

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(A tip of the kippah to Irving Gerber for bringing this video to our attention and to Esther Kustanowitz who introduced us to Throwback Thursday.)
 
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