You Bet Your Life #54-35 Groucho disturbed by crazy-eyed guest ('Food', May 12, 1955)

Highlight of this show is clearly Groucho's encounter with Albert Hall (couple #3), a very funny exchange where Groucho looks genuinely thrown by the odd man with the crazy eyes.
While Groucho always had jokes to fall back on prepared in advance by staff writers, he never actually met the contestants until the show. Seeing him startled like this is always a high point when it happens. He spends most of the segment here pretending, hilariously, to be scared for his life.
COUPLE #1: Mario DaRe, brother of actor Aldo Ray and USC football player / Barbara Schmidt, Queen of the Pasadena Rose Parade
COUPLE #2: Verne Cameron, hydrologist (locates underground water) / Marianna Erlik, from Prague
COUPLE #3: Abert Hall, whose bizarre manner and crazy wide-eyed stare seems to legitimately unsettle Groucho / June French
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.

[@blangh]

I cannot stop myself from watching Albert Hall again and again. This is one of the best examples of genuine humor that I have ever see. Funny, funny, funny!!!!

[@bloggerty-schmoo2698]

The young lady with him has a brain the size of a planet.

[@marcofreedom11]

I can't stop watching it either 😂

[@henrybrowne7248]

At first I wondered if Hall had some sort of abnormality. But do you suppose he's doing it deliberately?

[@SkyKingofMaricopa]

​​@@henrybrowne7248Hard to say. Groucho's staff supposedly interviewed the contestants beforehand. Apparently, Groucho usually was helped with cue cards hidden from the audience but, in this segment, Hall seems to turn tables on him. Especially hilarious is Hall saying, "Evidently...I didn't select the name."

[@kennybluet5527]

​@henrybrowne7248 I've seen the Albert Hall segment numerous times and I've always thought that it had to be a put-on. The guy was too good.

[@keithmockridge3329]

Groucho is a comic genius. His brain is so quick, he answers the contestants immediately.

[@henrybrowne7248]

Yes. I just loved the way he tied himself into Hall's, I'll call it, act.

[@jpowerw]

I can't imagine Albert Hall talking like that in his everyday life to friends and family! There must have been a lot of laughter wherever he lived! I went back to this video a lot over the years! Groucho was a comedic genius!!!

[@henrybrowne7248]

I've been wondering whether Hall's act was a deliberate routine. Think so?

[@kennybluet5527]

@@henrybrowne7248 had to be a put - on.

[@ANTINUTZI]

I was born in '51, and remember actually watching this show live on a B&W TV with so many tubes in it that it glowed like the Manhattan skyline. I used to think that the "50's were sort of just "A Different Time" ... now they seem much more like a different planet.

[@walterweddle7644]

Luckily we still have our outside drive in theater.

[@m42037]

​@@walterweddle7644There's over 300 still open in America

[@deborahhernandez7785]

Even more so, "a different planet" , in 2024. 🌍

[@scottmarshall1414]

This is my favorite so far. The guest at 16:14, Albert Hall, and Groucho's reactions, are fantastic. I can watch it over and over and not get tired of it.

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

Ah, I'm so glad to finally see someone commenting on this one! You know already I agree with you from the description on the video. One of the funniest segments I've seen on the show, yet this is not one of the episodes that became very well known, like, e.g., the one with Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez. Thanks for the comment!

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

After seeing the level of the many of the rest of the comments people have left on this video, I can't believe there was once a time when I wanted to see more! I've deleted at least a dozen thoroughly idiotic and/or offensive comments by now. Sigh. Thanks for leaving one of the few sane ones, Scott.

[@mensajekn]

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life His name was Ramiro G. González 😁, he was call Pedro 😂 I thought he was acting but it was for real. Priceless. And Mr. Hall, just saw Groucho reactions are hilarious. And when Groucho lay back at him when he said he was the Print's devil or something like that. 😂😂😂😂😂 That reaction was a jewel.

[@gianca60]

Same. I'm addicted.

[@robertklose2140]

@@mensajekn 'Printer's Devil," which was (usually) a boy who worked as a low-level assistant in a printing establishment

[@hypolyxa7207]

Those two young girls at 18 and 21 carried themselves with more grace than most at 30 today. Proper women. I was shocked they were so young. Great episode!!!

[@SuperC888]

They were articulate!! Not like kids today. I’ma say… instead of I’m going to say.. is that even English? 🙄

[@Funnymashups]

@@SuperC888well that’s just slang. There’s a lot worse examples to choose from lol. I agree in general tho.

[@mantelmann13]

My thoughts. Imagine a Laquisha or Teyrone-Davonte instead of these well mannered young people. It all fell apart at the end of the 50s.

[@deborahhernandez7785]

I was certainly impressed by the one young woman's knowledge of geography! Many now couldn't even tell you which countries border the USA. 😢

[@PollyPurree]

People had higher IQs from those generations. Seriously. Each new generation is dumber than the previous ones.

[@realguy5066]

Albert Hall!! Hahaha “Evidently, I didn’t select the name!” Quick, witty, kind, funny.... PURE GENIUS CHARACTER!!!

[@keithnaylor1981]

“A girl who will tell you her age is liable to tell you anything”. Brilliant!

[@theresatitus-lawson3431]

Great watching this again after so many years. We kids watched "You Bet Your Life" regularly with my Mom and Dad........when everyone in the Family watched the same television and you had to get up from the chair to turn the station! Good times! LOL

[@walterweddle7644]

I thought that my old man's Curtis Mathis TV set was a beautiful piece of furniture.

[@scotnick59]

Albert never ceases to crack me up

[@mrssmith3872]

Been crying all day and remembered this video...I thought that will cheer me up....and it so did 🥰

[@maureensimms1979]

I am so sorry to hear you were sad.. today . I am glad this cheered you .

[@mrssmith3872]

@@maureensimms1979 My dear lady, it is when people like you that reply to comment on posts like this that my faith and love for human nature is restored. God bless you. I am fine and I'm better for knowing you're out there saying this to everyone else who may be down. This world is a better place for having you in it. God bless you my dear sweet lady. Everything is fine now thank you do much. I hope life gives you everything you deserve!! God bless you xxxxxx

[@GrantTarredus]

Laughter is a wonderful thing, isn’t it, Mrs. Smith? I’m happy to know that it quelled some of your pain that day. Be well!

[@mrssmith3872]

@@GrantTarredus thank you sweety means a lot x

[@lakemaniac]

I am exactly there right now, and this video really did make me finally smile.

[@rozchristopherson648]

I was born in 1961. I heard my parents talk about this show but, unfortunately, this show was before my time. Thanks for putting this on KZbin.

[@m42037]

Nothing on television today is great like show's after the war up to the 80s

[@EdinburghAndy]

That was hilarious. Watching shows like this makes me feel I was born in the wrong era (and the wrong country!). Perfect entertainment - Groucho's interplay with Mr Hall was sublime. Wonderful stuff.

[@TruckRooke]

me too think I'd of prefered 1950«s

[@lillianward1309]

instead of the right and daily done I aregued. yrdt I rpwed

[@keymaninmusic]

Anyone who lives in the era of Obama and Biden live in the wrong era and country.

[@edgardarcelopez8179]

Groucho had a gift, he was smart, fast, very clever and funny in all his programs, i love him

[@gazurtoids1]

His comedy hasn't aged one bit, so far ahead of his time....precision sharp

[@sandragailgoudelock1531]

I really LOVE that you posted the show totally intact, from theme song to the end w/commercials. This is so much better than what we have on tv today. It's funny, amusing Thanks so much for posting!

[@mikeo.750]

We enjoyed Groucho in our childhood and now again in our Golden Years. Thank you for posting them for us to enjoy again.

[@FisheeC3]

Albert Hall made me cry last night... I was literally crying with laughter. I don't believe that they could have found a more perfect foil for Marx.

[@brianbrock8468]

I agree completely! This was one of the funniest exchanges I've ever seen on television. I couldn't stop laughing. Listen to it again when he gives the answer "Helsinki" as the capital of Finland. After a short pause he slowly says "I don't know" and almost sounds like a scared young boy when he says it. When he realizes his answer was correct he has a look of pure happiness on his face! The young woman embraces him and gives him a kiss and they act as if they won the Irish Sweepstakes!

[@lynnefels8645]

I was crying with laughter

[@PaulaRothrock]

The funniest thing I've ever seen..lol

[@elizabethladd1941]

Albert is adorable. I think he is related to my family.

[@SueProv]

@@elizabethladd1941 What ever became of him?

[@violetnewby]

There were SO many excellent moments in this episode! Oh my!!!

[@janedougherty3187]

The maturity is astounding for 18 years old compared to today. What happened!

[@Oscar-z2j]

The Internet

[@timothydriscoll]

I never laughed so hard as I did on this episode with the redoubtable Mr. Hall

[@scotnick59]

Agreed: He's uniquely hilarious

[@darrellsimpson6966]

Nor did I.

[@halibut1249]

That guy was a hoot!! I wondered if he was a paid actor.

[@56squadron]

@@halibut1249 - Absolutely not. Back then people were free to be themselves, and were. There was no zealot ready to scream at him for offending them. This is exactly the sort of thing we have lost.

[@repentfast3654]

@@56squadron SPOT ON GBU

[@nicbaracca9608]

What an amazing character this Mr. Hall! He seems completely unable to be other than what he is. A genuine nice guy. Not as clever as June who obviously shows warmth to him but he makes some keen observations. Absolutely gem of an encounter between him and Groucho. Many thanks to the uploader!

[@henrybrowne7248]

Do you suppose Hall was doing some kind of act deliberately? There is some evidence to that effect.

[@bryanmg8164]

Mr. Hall is such a character. He was made for quirky eccentric roles in the movies and should have been snapped up! Thanks for posting this.👍

[@gman1730]

I had to cover my mouth as to not wake my wife up from my laughing. A classic. The Joe Walsh comparison is hilarious too. Thanks for uploading.

[@LastRenegade]

I think the audience missed the joke at 19:39: "What sort of work ya been doin' lately? Homicide?" LOL, brilliant.

[@colt4667]

They also missed the joke where Groucho asked him why he no longer works as a printer's devil - "you weren't the type?"

[@MarvelousLXVII]

LastRenegade they also missed "engineers have their own plans."

[@Kikilang60]

Yeah, I missed it. Thanks for informing me.

[@lenzotrumpet]

Someone mentioned on You tube I think that Albert Hall ..looked like he could have been Huntz Halls father ..they look alike.😮

[@itsseven77]

They don’t educate them like that anymore! What a smart 21year old!!

[@dhsung91]

I have to say Groucho Marx is one of the finest game show hosts I've ever seen. Awesome program.

[@amaelamin64]

yes! groucho is a cutie. i love older guys, not to mention, being funny, witty , quickand funny!

[@LazlosPlane]

Love that the woman who was Hall's partner went from being freaked out by him to pulling him in and giving him a real smack on the cheek!!!

[@halibut1249]

On the cheek??!! Heck no. That kiss landed right on his mouth!! She was very smart, she knew all the answers, and went straight the big money on each question. Some of the questions seemed very hard. The producers stiffed everybody on the final question.

[@paulcolbourne9112]

@@halibut1249 She didn't know Helsinki. Mr. Hall did. And yeah Blackstone not exactly a household name.

[@SuperC888]

@@paulcolbourne9112 I knew the answer but I’m a lawyer. Sir William Blackstone, (born July 10, 1723, London, England-died February 14, 1780, Wallingford, Oxfordshire), English jurist, whose Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vol. (1765-69), is the best-known description of the doctrines of English law.

[@paulcolbourne9112]

@@SuperC888 I imagine that while the average viewer was saying "Who...?" lawyers were throwing their shoe at the screen.

[@jamiec5565]

@@SuperC888 Studied Law, my answer would have been Sir Edward Coke. Blackstone isn't taught that much, even to someone specialising in legal history. The way that question was worded, it could have been answered with at least 5 names. Halsbury's can be argued to be a commentary (by its strict definition) and its the most influential current legal text (all 31 volumes of it).

[@MsGinnyLee]

Groucho is another "blast from the past!" What an original comedian - with wit and outrageous humor! His banter with the 'gargantuan' was the best! Who would ever suspect such a character? LOVED IT!

[@mysaviorjohn3168]

I yearn for the 1950s all over again. That was a wonderful time!

[@deadfreightwest5956]

For some people, yes

@@deadfreightwest5956 and some people would not be happy or successful in any time or place.

[@butchyshoe]

You Bet Your Life !!!!!!!!!!! I was 16 in 1958 !! What a great simple time.

[@buzzkill808raven2]

if you were white and middle/upper class, sure. try being black in Chicago in 1950 and get back to me

[@walterweddle7644]

Pretty automobiles. Now they all look alike, all SUVs.

[@wildebeest3]

Outstanding!I haven't laughed this much in AGES... Albert Hall rocks!

[@arneyoga1204]

I could watch Groucho and Albert Hall talk to each other all day long. Too bad they didn't do anything else together. BTW, Groucho was born in 1890 and Albert in 1886. I suddenly feel so incredibly young. :^)

[@m42037]

Life is fast & short

[@bay575]

saw this about 6 years ago on tv, funniest guest ever. Wife and i kept pausing/rewinding to laugh, took over half an hour just to get through the Al Hall interview. Thanks for posting it up.

[@bigdlovesoldies]

This show certainly had some of the most beautiful women - and they had class.

[@JimmyFoxhound]

I know Marianna is an older lady but I think she is absolutely adorable! She seems so sweet with a great smile! Hope she lived a long, happy life.

[@Joy14ever]

This episode was truly funny with Mr Hall's 'google eyes' in responding. Thanks so much for uploading these oldies.. Nothing of today's shows can compare to these.

[@MrShadowpanther3]

The magic of Groucho Marx is taking anything that comes his way and being able to find the funny. Straight suits, shy people, or people like Mr. Hall with his over the top body language and facial expressions, Marx works with it all and has fun with it. Thank you for preserving this for future generations.

[@djw457]

That guy should have gone straight to an agent and become a character actor. He's an absolute classic.

[@stevedouglas7375]

DJ, I agree! I can see him in a scene with W.C. Fields. W.C. would have had a field day with that guy.

[@petesmith8886]

That's exactly what I thought...How this guy didn't end up in Hollywood I have no idea!

[@citetez]

Mr. Hall bears a strong resemblance to Kenneth Copeland, the crazed "HA Ha Ha" preacher and charlatan.

[@david-pb4bi]

@@citetez Uncanny resemblance but Copeland a far stranger and evil dude

[@factorybear5264]

@@petesmith8886 because he’s absolutely insane

[@H.pylori]

Isn't it strange that those two young women look much older than the stated age...more mature than the ones today! And also note how smart they were, some of those questions were hard. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@voiceover-impressionist]

Thank you for uploading this grand oldie. Back when America was still an independent nation, and made it's own products! Sad it is no longer the America it once was. Just a name now!

[@keithnaylor1981]

All these shows are uplifting but the last contestant sends this one into orbit!

[@willdrucker4291]

at 20:05...."and how longgggg were you therrrrrre?"...hahahaha classic Groucho comeback!!

[@mojoworld1]

Thank you for posting this. Albert Hall was absolutely the best guest on the show in my opinion. What ensued and the interaction between he an Groucho was pure magic and some of the funniest improv by Marx you will ever see. Absolutely one IF not THE funniest clips from the show was with Albert Hall. It was most certainly a bit staged but the actual quips and reactions were all Groucho. Mr. Hall ( a retired newspaper man) was born in 1886 and died 1964, a resident of Seattle having aspirations of making it in the entertainment industry (surprise, surprise). “You could safely say there were few people that have ruffled Groucho Marx’s feathers. Of those very few it would be one Mr. Albert Hall who would certainly place number one on that list. Hall, a contestant on “You Bet Your Life" was selected by the audience along with Mrs. June French, a messenger who was 21s going on 40. None of them could have known just what a good pick they had made with the Kansas born Hall, a man possessed of such a bizarre demeanor and with such a strange repertoire of facial expressions from his lilting, creaking speech to his bugged eye stare (such that it must be seen to be believed). Marx, unsurprisingly, although taken aback recovers quickly and together they produce arguably one of the funniest segments in the entire run of the show.” ref://cite: Partial bio & Info taken from find a grave & “Seattle man leaves Groucho Marx speechless" by JIM DEVER / Evening Magazine "Long before there were reality stars there was Albert Hall."

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

Thanks for the comment, +mojoworld1! I just want to point out that the bit you quoted isn't entirely accurate, in that the contestants on YBYL were no longer being selected from the audience by this point in the show's run. They stopped doing that fairly early on, though they continued for a while to try to give the **impression** to the viewers that they were still getting contestants right from the audience. The odds on finding an Albert Hall through concerted effort are low enough, let alone that he'd just happen to have been sitting in the audience one day. :) The contestant selection process was very careful, and there was a lot of advance preparation before the show. Groucho never met the contestants beforehand, but the staff did extensive pre-interviews.

[@mojoworld1]

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life Indeed, I am actually aware of how the show worked as well. Most audience participation shows worked on this premise. Other words, I agree about the audience members being previously selected & used, however going by what is written down in the timeline. That is what I believe I stated. Certainly, Albert Hall’s were probably not just coincidentally in the audiences. However, irrelevant in my opinion. We both agree (I believe) that Mr. Hall & Groucho had a great interaction with Mr. Hall on that show, hysterical quips, physical humor and subtle jabs. All of which made for the perfect comedic storm.

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

mojoworld1 I was only correcting the information that you quoted, not you personally. I don't know what you know or don't know personally. :)

[@mojoworld1]

It is all good natured. No offense taken nor intended. (“< 💬 >”) Were just talking.

[@m42037]

​@@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476If you're still here after eight years, are you saying "Albert Hall" was a "setup?" I want to think it wasn't fixed that's terrible

[@TowGunner]

I find the women to be so classy and intelligent. Such a good and different time in America.

[@bobburnitt1411]

ACS Shap Yes it WAS a good and DIFFERENT time in America, we will never be that good again. I am very grateful to the person that put these fine shows on here. They are solid Gold and I watch them again and again over time. I also recommend them to people all of the time. BB

[@GingerManGottaWreck]

Good time for whom? I'm sure not everybody was as happy as people making money on television.

[@bobburnitt1411]

GingerManGottaWreck I lived in that time and compared to NOW it was HEAVEN. ANYBODY could make money in business. It was SAFE, very little crime, no comparison to now. It was over and it started going downhill in 1970, the Monetary and Economics system has just gotten lousier, BB

[@MrCamelneck]

+Bob Burnitt You are absolutely right, Bob. People back then took pride in being hard-working, honest people. Today, so many people (especially in big business) will lie, cheat, and steal just to get ahead. Another big difference is how much better looking the women were back then. The women had nice curvaceous figures. Today, most women think something is wrong with them unless they look like a skeleton.

[@MrCamelneck]

+Chandler Nasch lmao@U "Regurgitated buzzwords?" "Heapin Helpin of salt?" In keeping with our current charade, all I can say is "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"! :) As for Non-factual statements, I wasn't stating facts, I was just expressing MY opinion. This isn't the first time that you got a little bit miffed with someone who expressed an opinion that differed from your "factually correct" opinions (please note the sarcasm). Can you say "narcissist"?

[@SrVP100]

Thank you for uploading this marvelous episode. Albert Hall (October 1886-August 1964) and Groucho's reactions were hilarious. Like another commenter, I also wonder if Mr. Hall was a tad tipsy before appearing on the show, or if he was just a ham.. As always, many thanks and blessings for keeping the memory of Groucho Marx, George Fenneman, and You Bet Your Life alive and well.

[@williamanthony9090]

He was just hamming it up, according to George Fennerman on the Best Of a Groucho VHS tape from the 1970's.

[@GrantTarredus]

Hello, Sister! May I ask how you came by Albert Hall’s month and year of death? Thanks!

[@pbailey232]

@@GrantTarredus I Googled his name and birth date and a lot of his information pulled up

[@GrantTarredus]

@@pbailey232 Thanks very much!

[@pbailey232]

@@GrantTarredus your welcome!!

[@geniahecker9268]

I had tears coming down my eyes.. I'm not one who laughs alot. I was caught off guard.

[@moss8448]

I am personally glad you posted these videos they remind me of those days and times with fond memories. Groucho was absolutely one of the comic classics of all time. I watched each and every one and haven't laughed so much in I can't remember. Absolute joy.

[@walterweddle7644]

He was also halarious on What's My Line.

[@Edwin48100]

I love these old shows! Thanks for posting this! I love the old commercials,too!

[@m42037]

Buy a DeSoto

[@davidgilbertson858]

I sure laughed when the elderly lady talked about not being able to get a rise out of her husband - Groucho’s expression was priceless‼️

[@richarddarlington1139]

The girl from Czechoslovakia was just adorable!

[@InCountry6970]

Groucho's subtile joke (printers and type) at 19:23 went by so fast the audience did not get it. Groucho was a true master for sure

[@SubdolphinX]

Caught that. Audiences were pretty sharp back then, surprised, I think it slipped by them.

[@digitalsoldier3894]

The 50s were pure class. This was around four months before James Dean tragically left us and six months before Marty McFly time travelled into classic Hill Valley. Grouchos quick wit and deadpan humour is timeless

[@kenbecht6892]

I was so blessed to grow up being able to watch Groucho & all the other TV programming ..and that generation.

[@LIBICU812]

At 5:50. "That's like living in Las Vegas and going all the way to Cedar Rapids to play bingo for a church bizaare". That's a great line I'll have to use sometime. 😂😅🤣

[@MerleOberon]

Now I want to visit my DeSoto-Plymouth dealer!

[@TheoHockeyton]

When you find'im let us all know where he's at.

[@damsideau]

Tell 'em KZbin sent you. lol

[@walterweddle7644]

It's delightful, it's delovely, it's DeSoto!

[@ferlenarab]

@@walterweddle7644 Last one was in 1961!

[@gfghjfgfghfj]

And, uh . . . , tell him Groucho sent 'ya.

[@NotaVampyre111]

This is one of the first TV show I remember from my childhood.

[@jimlastname]

Groucho was brilliant. He knew Albert Hall was the meal ticket that night and he played off of him perfectly.

[@mikedemaria3695]

I've watch the Albert Hall segment about twenty times and laugh as hard every time.

[@NelsonStJames]

I'd love to see Albert Hall do the "Slowly I turned" routine.

[@artmoss6889]

Absolutely! OMG, he'd be incredible.

[@addagwenlyn9662]

A 3 Stooges' bit ? Yeah, no doubt he'd be xcln't at it. What about, this guy playing "Johnny" the lost brother in "Arsenic And Old Lace" ?

[@BeingRomans829ed]

LOL!! 8-) Great comment!

[@HellhammerSS]

That would be really fucking creepy with them EYES

[@Michigan25132]

Hellham

[@LPORanger]

I thought perhaps Albert Hall was an actor, which were known to be featured periodically on the show, but IMDB documents only this single TV appearance as his legacy. He certainly had a unique set of mannerisms ... I can't imagine working with this guy at a newspaper.

[@moboutmen]

The Hall segment reveals the power of comedic timing, and what a master Groucho is of it.

[@UnicRainbowFarts]

thank you so much for sharing this. I seriously cried laughing so hard!!! made my night....

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

Nice to see some sane comments being added to this video for a change. . . glad you enjoyed it. This is one of the funniest YBYLs I've ever seen.

[@UnicRainbowFarts]

couldnt agree more, i sent it to a bunch of my friends who thought the same :)

[@thekingsxecutionerband2249]

Groucho and his brothers ROCK!!! I've almost died laughing a few times; I can't get enough!!!

[@steppets25]

Mr. Albert Hall is a giant gem 💍 I would love to have met him in person. I’m sure I’ve seen characters done like him in some Marx brothers movies.

[@vxenon67]

16:05 last couple. Groucho was prepared to fight when he took off his coat and did his boxing pose. Albert Hall is a funny guy just being himself and his country friendly mannerism.

[@George_Tropicana]

How did I never know this show existed?! It’s such a great show. I also had no idea Groucho was so amazing 😄 The guy with the scary eyes seems like the devil 😭

[@rickkartisable]

Crazy man....I LOVE IT!!! And to think, I was born just eight days after this episode aired! My parents enjoyed watching television, especially funny, comedic programs, so much so that I've always believed while in the womb, I was able to pick up on humor, laughter, and "having a good time" via my mom and dad! Just like the "experts" claim that playing music or reading out loud or even talking directly to the unborn-child can actually cause the child to "be a step ahead" of those who were not purposefully given these direct gifts. Quite fascinating to study. My mom told me she did a lot of these things with/for me (back in 1955) that she didn't always do, as much, with my brothers. My parents knew I was destined for the entertainment world right when I was born: I slipped right out, into a standing position, and did my very first stand-up routine!! Oh, Groucho...you taught me well, you fool!!😉

[@scottburton9701]

These episodes were later shown in syndication as "The Best Of Groucho"-This is a bonafide classic.

[@1Phoebus]

These are gems...Thx to Groucho Marx-You Bet Your Life, for finding these and sharing them...they bring back memories of my Dad on his easy chair, laughing along with me and my siblings at the hilarity of the "one and only.....Groucho." ^/^

[@thequietestengine]

19:40 cracks me up the way Groucho casually just asks 'Homicide?' XD

[@kdm71291]

I actually have this one on a compilation DVD which includes several of these episodes along with some Laurel and Hardy, W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. Groucho seemed to be on top of his game on this one. That first lady was truly a beauty and seemed to be very sweet! Favorite Groucho quote: "A man is only as old as the woman he feels." I heard that quote when I was with my last girlfriend who was 24 years younger than myself. ;-)

[@pgronemeier]

I've watched this probably 50 times over the years. Every time this pops up on my home screen. I still laugh as hard as the first time I saw it. THE FUNNIEST YBYL episode I've seen.

[@cards1985]

Great episode! The guy should've been hired as an actor immediately and put in either comedy or horror films. Great expressions on that guy.

[@SWog617]

I've seen the shorter Albert Hall clip before, and he was hysterical. This one shows the whole episode, and he seemed like a very nice guy. And he was lucky with the partner he had... June was as smart as a whip.

[@crystalheart9]

Thanks for this show, I enjoyed it when I was a kid and am having a great time watching it again:D

[@13loomisst]

Excellent. Thanks very much.

[@TomHuston43]

Mr Albert Hall had me howling every time he answered a question.

[@sylviabolan688]

Albert Hall, the funniest man on T.V.!

[@crystaljumi]

GOD, made me laugh so hard at the part with Albert Hall! 😂😂😂😂 whew tears of laughter :D

[@kevinjudy7218]

This guy is so freakin funny... Groucho's seen it all, and this guy threw him lol!!

[@HellhammerSS]

HAHAHAHA! Groucho's face after Albert says "Printers Devil!"

[@SuperC888]

Mario Da Re really was the brother of movie actor Aldo Ray!! From Wikipedia: Ray was born Aldo Da Re in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania to an Italian family with five brothers (Mario, Guido, Dante, Dino, and Louis) and one sister (Regina). Wow!

[@gtc1961]

Thanks for posting this...my all-time favorite episode!

[@StevePhil-qw4ep]

wow... the first girl was so naturally pretty

[@d.w.sparks3655]

ABS Briliant! watched loads of these when I was a kid ;-) Brings back super memories! Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@Tralman1965]

Thank you so much for uploading these classic shows.

[@tryharder75]

That first couple are so cute together. I'd love to think they both eloped after this episode. Also Groucho is so good. Funny and edgy but natural and warm. Thanks uploader.

[@GeneJenkins]

Loved this one! Thanks for posting, gave me such a great laugh!

[@briancoffey4581]

Groucho Marx-You Bet Your Life Love that you've made these available for viewing. My first exposure to the show was on cable TV in the '80's. The Family Channel, I believe it was, used to show them sometime between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Monday thru Friday. Later I went to the library and found the series collected on DVD and really enjoyed what I saw. The set included bonus features like outtakes and bloopers and even a stag reel sent out to sponsors that while racy for the time would be mild by today's standards. One question I remember Groucho asking was what is the only state bordered by 8 states and was originally the state of Franklin. I could have kicked myself when I forgot it was my own home state of Tennessee! Hope you continue this and please try not to be discouraged by keyboard imbeciles. Thanks again!

[@rogermoore27]

Very nice to see Groucho Marx. I only knew his name and face but never saw him on TV before. Very very cool

[@bangzoom8180]

Timeless humor and effectively addictive...

[@SuperC888]

When he said he got a job in the composing room I immediately thought “decomposing “ room !! Lol

[@GeneRogers-xl9um]

Albert Hall keeps me in stitches every time I watch this episode!!!!

[@EternalHennessy]

Interesting (to me), that no one here mentioned Ms. French and her marriage beginning at 15. I would have liked to have seen Ms. Hall in the audience.

[@SuperC888]

Spouse of Albert Arthur Hall Catherine Mary Conroy Hall 1892-1981 (m. 1911)

[@catonsvilledan]

Thank You for posting the videos of YBYL. Its a real pleasure to watch and try see what part of America was like in the 50's. Although the money they win doesn't seem like a lot in 2015, but to adjust for the 60 year difference, the $440 won in 1955 would be about 4,000 in todays dollars. Now I can understand why they get excited when they win a few hundred. I wonder if the IRS was there for their part like they are today. I think its anything over $599 that now requires a lot of forms and SS#'s and the IRS gets paid 1st. TY again for taking the time and effort to post.

[@peterjanoshazi7519]

I am delighted, thanks for posting

[@medzykh9455]

Mr Albert Hall and Groucho are too funny on this. I think Groucho was legit scared a bit lol

[@llg3pe]

People had so much class and tact back then. That 21 year-old woman with Albert Hall had more class, intellect, and refinement then many women 10 to 30 years older, today.

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

I almost wish none of my videos were this popular. The ones with an unusually large number of views attract the most idiotic comments imaginable. Almost makes me want to disable comments entirely.

[@moss8448]

Glad you didn't. I guess it's a sign of the times. Just goes to show having a pc or smart phone and the internet doesn't make one any smarter or wittier....just mouthy-er.

[@Anth4444444]

Sorry to hear that. But please keep this online. It is a very good piece of History.

[@bobburnitt1411]

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life + I hope you won't let some flaky comment discourage you from putting them on there. They are truly great, BB

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

Just to be clear, I was only talking about disabling the comments, not having any regrets about posting the videos. The more popular a video is, the dumber the comments are, because they start to reach people who don't usually watch these things.

[@bobburnitt1411]

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life I think they are GREAT and Thank You for putting them on. I don't even watch TV becasue all I can get is the "Free TV" these wonderful shows were on. Where I live I cannot get anything BUT the Free TV and it is so lousy I just cannot watch it. It is aimed at a totally different demographic from ME. But to me, it does show how the USA has declined. It is a shame. You are always going to get some bad comments, you can block THEM individually. Thanks Again for the videos!! BB

[@MartinDee2000]

"This guy's trying to hypnotize me!"