You Bet Your Life #59-08 Ferdinand Demara, "The Great Imposter" ('Water', Nov 12, 1959)

[@tomgreene2978]

Though I didn’t see it in the myriad of comments here, but I’m sure someone else must have brought up the fact that DeMara’s life was made into a major motion picture called “The Great imposter“ with Tony Curtis playing him. It’s interesting, that many of the instances that he talks about on Groucho’s show are in the movie, including being an naval surgeon, and being the warden of a penitentiary, where he made remarkable improvements. It’s actually one of Curtis’ best performances, and was directed by the legendary Robert Mulligan of “To Kill a Mockingbird“ fame.

[@axelandstuefreed]

I had the privilege of knowing Fred Demara very well from the mid 70's until his death in 1982. My father was the Chief of Staff at a hospital in Orange County CA in the 70's. There he met the very popular and much loved new hospital Chaplain. It was Fred Demara, who by that time had become a legitimate Ordained Minister. Fred tried to keep his history to himself with the patients and everybody else. Soon thereafter Fred's notorious history came to light with the brass at the hospital and they were going to boot him out. My dad went to bat for him, vouched for him and he remained. He had no family and no assets. He lived in the hospital in a simple room. They became good buddies and Fred would visit our home on a regular basis. He spent many a Sunday dinner and holiday with our family. My dad, who was a doctor as well as an attorney, would talk to Fred on a wide variety of subjects for hours on end. Medicine, the law, philosophy, Latin, American & World History, religion, politics, etc. My dad, who was also a professor of medicine, would shake his head in utter amazement at the breath of deep knowledge he had on such a variety of heavy subjects. "My god, he knows more about medicine than a first year resident." One Sunday after dinner my dad & Fred were relaxing by the pool. I went outside to tell them that I was going to the movies. My dad said "you have a real life extraordinary true story right here. Sit and listen for a while." Me being a dumb high school kid I really didn't appreciate this man who had become so close to our family. So I sat and listened as Fred shared stories of his worldwide travels and experiences that blew my mind. I'll share one in the next comment. But let me say Fred was no ordinary "con man." He was an unquenchable free mind and spirit seeking adventure with a brilliant mind. He didn't do his act for money or power unlike Frank Abignale. I don't mean to criticize Abignale but he even says in his book he did most of his scams for money and women.

[@rohandhakal9170]

axelandstuefreed would love to hear some of his stories

[@april1st183]

axelandstuefreed did you ever think about writing a book?

[@axelandstuefreed]

It has cross my mind. Between me and my family we'd have a good amount of material on Old Fred Damara. But I don't know that such a book would have enough interest from the reading public. Not sure about that in todays non-reading world.

[@mikebarrett2207]

You never know. A remake of his story would make a great film, more factual than the original!

[@waynej2608]

I think there's a film about this guy, played by Tony Curtis. Yeah, The Great Imposter. Good one.

[@deborahd.7281]

Carmen Phillips is astonishingly beautiful and smart. How she makes a simple little black dress a work of art, beautifully and simply styled hair, simple earrings, a beautiful face, jawline, profile , smile, eyes a gentle, artistic pose and a quick sense of humor equally matching if not exceeding the expert Groucho Marx.

[@finnkuudere3516]

I came here for Demara but I saw your comment and I quite agree. I've always had a thing for Latinas. I was born in 1979 and my Dad introduced me to Jazz. First Dave Brubeck and later Astrud Gilberto kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6TVqGh8h9Jom6M She made such an impression on me that 20 years later I married a girl from Spain who looked just like her.

[@gerryadams3260]

One of Damara's " impersonations was when he "borrowed credentials from a Massachusetts teacher and then taught school in North Haven, Maine were I was born and went to school. He was a high school teacher and taught Latin, among other subjects. He had a photographic memory and learned Latin well but could not pronounce some terms. My mother was well versed in Latin and helped start the "discovery" of this man and his new identity. I have an old laminated front page from the New York Times that shows Damara (teaching as Martin D. Godgart), playing a game at my brothers birthday, where teams passed a lifesaver from person to person using a toothpick. Damara was passing the lifesaver to me when the picture was taken. He was amazing.

[@rephaelreyes8552]

I wonder how rare photographic memory is

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

I think I read the stats once, but I can't remember.

[@jdraven0890]

That certainly helps explain his abilities. I imagine he was bored by traditional education (as many genius level ppl are).

[@sexobscura]

Amazing is the correct word to use

[@User2354-p7h]

My grandpa was a student in a village in alska and Ferdinand was his teacher for a couple years and I just learned about him and it’s very interesting

[@rhemorse]

I wish i had grown up while this was airing. In the early 2000s, TV was repetitive and boring, just focused on making money. This show is so simple yet so entertaining. It refreshing seeing a game show that is entirely focused on conversations and interactions between the guest and the host. Love these so much.

[@blackhorse11thACR]

That was Groucho. A real gem. I watched these all the time as a kid and listened to them on the radio then. It was on TV and radio. I remember television during the Eisenhower and JFK days. I loved it.

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

The interaction between Groucho and Carmen was hilarious! He was really messing with her and she gave it right back lol.

[@pfflyer3381]

She's Beautiful

[@mattmexor2882]

@@pfflyer3381 She's cute but she's crazy

[@bernieweber4663]

She sure did. She's a firecracker! My kind of gal.

[@richardlavenstein6798]

🤓

[@Misty-uy6xt]

That Brazilian lady was the star of the show, hilarious.

[@bernieweber4663]

She was a young lady who stands her ground.

[@firdausHITMAN]

What an extremely interesting, captivating and unbelievable story behind Ferdinand Demara. It is great to see Reg Lewis from the silver era of bodybuilding. This is such a great surprise and a treat to see the old true bodybuilders as any footage involving them is extremely rare and virtually non existent. I look forward to seeing more. Thank you very kindly for the upload.

[@MsToniben]

I came here to read comments after listening to an episode of The Grift about Fred. And boy am I happy I did! Great stories/comments!!!!

[@eggnog62]

I'm impressed on this one! Ferdinand Demara! How cool is this! I'm watching the "You Bet Your Life" episodes today and Groucho interview, and I like this one the most. When I was a kid, I watched all of the episodes, and it is cool that youtube has saved these. Thank you.

[@burningblue1254]

My father was a medical doctor, a Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Korean War. My father met Ferdinand and they chummed a bit. My father thought he was a good doctor! Ferdinand had 2 things going for him, a very high intellect and a photographic memory. My father said he was brilliant at always changing the conversation from him to you. What do you think, was his favourite line!

[@LightSketch]

what was it

[@fomofud9479]

Come on dude, what was it?

[@burningblue1254]

@@fomofud9479 What do you think, what would you do? He always through it back on the other person.

[@fomofud9479]

@@burningblue1254 I'm going to go with the obvious one ..... what do you do for a living

[@heartmind6373]

I'm gonna start using that phrase from now on.

[@jdraven0890]

I sought this episode after watching Qix Tales From the Bottle about Mr. Demara. Fascinating. He could have been a radio announcer with that voice, in addition to everything else he did. Regarding his time as a surgeon: I kept expecting the Qix video to pull a fast one and say "well, no actually all those soldiers he operated on died". Quite the opposite. And those were battlefield injuries. The commendation as he said was his undoing.

[@axelandstuefreed]

So, I took a seat by the pool. Fred said "Wanta hear a story that wasn't in the book or movie?" "When I was the Deputy Warden at Huntsville State Prison one of my guards was a dimwitted man but he was as loyal as a puppy dog. He was a giant man. 6'6"and about 300 pounds. We called him "Music." Fred continued: "Well one day Music called for me to go down to the high risk section of the prison with the most dangerous prisoners. When I got there he pulled me into an inmates cell. The inmate was lying on the floor dead. Music had strangled him after some sort of argument or something. Just then, as if on cue, I got a call on my walkie talkie from the front gate. It was a surprise visit/inspection from the Governor and State (Texas) head honcho of prisons. They had just passed the gate and I was to meet them at the prison structure entry forthwith." "I immediately ran out of the cell to meet the big shots at the entry leaving Music in the cell with the dead prisoner." "My mind was swimming." "What shall I do?" "Will this lead to me being uncovered as the fraud that I am?" "I got to the entry and introductions were just being made when seconds later a loud scream could be heard calling for help from that same section of the prison." "It was a guard (not Music) calling for emergency assistance." "We all just instinctively ran towards the high security wing" "When we all got to the floor there was Music standing in the corridor pointing into a cell. We all ran up to see what he was pointing at" "when we got to the cell and looked in there was the dead inmate hanging from a rope, dead from an apparent suicide." "I stood there in shock with my mouth open alongside the Governor, Prison Inspector etc." "I looked over at Music." "He was standing there at attention. with his arms down to his sides. " "Looking at me out of the corner of his eyes, he gave me a quick but big wink." That's a true story.

[@axelandstuefreed]

I started to visit and hang around Fred more often after this. In my junior year in HS I was sitting in my health class and we were studying mental illness. One of the students asked the teacher about "that Great Imposter guy." "was he a sociopath?" she asked the teacher, Mrs. Bailey. "I don't know." Mrs. Bailey replied. I raised my hand and told them that I know him and he was definitely not a sociopath. It drew a laugh from the class and Mrs. Bailey looked at me with suspicion. So after class I approached Mrs. Bailey: "would you like to meet him? Perhaps he would come into class and give a guest talk to the class?" I asked my dad if it would be ok. "If you pick him up at the hospital and take him back" he said. So about a week later I went and picked up Fred and off we went to my HS. He drew quite a glare by the students milling around school as Fred walked thru campus. 6'3" about 300 lbs. and wearing nothing but a large nice black robe. Like a priest. With a huge cross hanging from his neck. This is what he always and I mean always wore. Needless to say he was a big hit with the class and Mrs. Bailey as he regaled all with his extraordinary life and travels. From world leaders, dictators to the biggest actors, Fred knew them all. From the brutal "Papa Doc" in Haiti to Steve McQueen who he was very close with and gave him his last rights. Mrs. Bailey asked if he would stay for her next class. We did and I finally drove him back to the hospital. Mrs. Bailey was known as the toughest grading teacher at school. She threw "A's" around like manhole covers. Rare. I was thrilled to be passing her class. Figured I was getting a "C". What a nice surprise when my report card showed she gave me an "A."

[@MarcRizzo15]

Great stories about probably the most real-life adventurous person of the world. No fiction book comes even remotely close to Ferdinands extraordinary life. I read Crichtons book The great impostor several times and I am constantly amazed by the guts, ingenuity and knowledge, that Demara posessed. Please, share some more stories, that you know from first hand experience. Thanks.

[@axelandstuefreed]

The last months of Fred's life was very sad. As I've shared before, Fred had no family. None. He had a few good friends and they were doctors at the hospital who looked after him and cared about him. My dad was one of them and so was our family. Fred had developed diabetes and it was quite advanced. The last few times I saw Fred was at the hospital. But now he was a patient and not able to serve as the hospital chaplain. I know that really depressed Fred. He truly loved serving as the chaplain. One thing that was nice, was that they had kept Fred in his own room which was his long time bedroom---as apposed to moving him to the medical floor in a typical hospital room. They had brought in a hospital bed into his room but at least he was able to stay in his own bedroom which he had personalized, of course, with his few personal possessions. By this time he was bed-bound. I'll always remember the last visit I had with Fred. I went to his room of course. I had brought a bunch of magazines for Fred. He was a voracious reader. He read everything. So we're sitting there chatting and Fred's in his bed. Then I asked him something that had been on my mind for while. My dad had told me that Fred was simply brilliant with an extraordinary mind and a true photographic memory. Now at this time I was 18 or 19 years old so what the hell did I know? But my dad had said that there are a lot of smart, brilliant people and he knew many of them and sometimes people throw around that someone has a "photographic memories". "Most of the time it's bullshit" he said. But I can still remember my dad saying "a true photographic memory is as rare as hens teeth but Fred has a true photographic memory." Anyways, I'm sitting talking to Fred and I ask him "is it true that you really have a photographic memory?" Now i'm sitting next to his bed by the foot of the bed. Fred says "take one of those magazines you brought and open it up. Pick a page and hand it to me." I handed him an old Sports Illustrated that I had brought. I can remember what page I turned to--a story about Oakland Raider great Kenny Stabler who was my favorite athlete in the world. I handed Fred the open magazine. He looked hard at the page I had opened for about 2-3 minutes. Then he handed the magazine back to me and I looked at the page as Fred read back from memory the entire page word for word. Mind. Blown. About a month or so later my dad told us that Fred had passed away. My dad said that he didn't want any further surgery and just wanted to pass on in peace. I believe he had had at least one leg amputated by that time due to the advanced diabetes and that really took the wind out of his sail. Sad ending to the truly extraordinary life of Ferdinand Demara. Or simply Fred as we knew him.

[@jackclass5446]

so he covered up what really happened in the jail? i read he was diagnosed as a psychopath.

[@cubanbach]

@@axelandstuefreed THANK YOU for these anecdotes, they enrich my understanding of this unusually gifted man.

[@stephanbrucebecker7268]

Extraordinary people, extraordinary times!

[@tomitstube]

the brazillian carmen phillips and ferdinand demara were amazing, for a while it sounded like "who's on first" with carmen and groucho.

[@gurusoft1]

The Great Imposter with Tony Curtis based on the Demara's life is one of the most charming movies I've ever seen, specially the prison scene.

[@johngreen3543]

Curtis once said in an interview that the role of Fred Demara was his favorite.

[@LeroyBraun]

Carmen is adorable.

[@5thdimension625]

The bodybuilder Reg Lewis just died in February 2021 at age 85.

[@Foreign501st]

Old humor is so much better than most modern humor. I actually managed to laugh, and that's no easy task for me.

[@gimedemcookiesb3271]

Wow it’s crazy how likable this guy is and his wife is absolutely delightful, so funny how success in school isn’t everything. We all had those few friends who were really smart but didn’t get good grades and I feel like this guy is exhibit A for that

[@moonlanding-69]

Reg Lewis is now 83. Demara was played by Tony Curtis in the film 'The Great Imposter' in 1961

[@joeambrose3260]

Ok. Now what?

[@AV1611-t8l]

He died in 2021​@@joeambrose3260

[@rjwalker4153]

I think a good part of his success in fooling people was that he was a likeable guy with a good demeanor. Crooks that come off as a nice guy with a likeable personality can get away with a lot more. The other reason was his great intelligence. It's easier to fool people that you are a doctor or a dean, if you really are as smart as one, which he was.

[@patricky9]

The Brazilian woman was flat out beautiful

[@daniellef7811]

This was a great clip, He was slick and she was hilarious!!

[@MrMenefrego1]

Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., (December 21, 1921- June 7, 1982), known as 'The Great Impostor', masqueraded as many people - from monks to surgeons to prison wardens. He was the subject of a movie, The Great Impostor, in which he was played by Tony Curtis. Demara's impersonations included a ship's doctor, a civil engineer, a sheriff's deputy, an assistant prison warden, a doctor of applied psychology, a hospital orderly, a lawyer, a child-care expert, a Benedictine monk, a Trappist monk, an editor, a cancer researcher, and a teacher. One teaching job led to six months in prison. He never seemed to get (or seek) much monetary gain in what he was doing - just temporary respectability. Many of Demara's unsuspecting employers, under other circumstances, would-have been satisfied with Demara as an employee. Demara was said to possess a true photographic memory and was widely reputed to have an extraordinary IQ. He was apparently able to memorize necessary techniques from textbooks and worked on two cardinal rules: The burden of proof is on the accuser and When in danger, attack. He described his own motivation as "Rascality, pure rascality!"

[@ЫРІ]

j.d. di giusto and this man couldn't graduate the school

[@QwertyQwerty-so4kw]

19:00 that was a great on the spot homonym he made

[@FF11Freshstep]

from what i see of both their biographies Frank Abagnale very well might of taken some inspiration from Demara as Frank Abagnale would have been a younger child during Demara's fame. Frank Abagnale was born in 1948. this appearance was from 1959. i highly doubt they would have met though

[@SuperWinterborn]

I must admit I found Demara far more interesting than former Mr. Universe. ;)

[@domtgtheonly1]

That's fax

[@timothyroberts9980]

She is so pretty. And how he successfully operated on all those people , with out. Being a doctor , is mind blowing.

[@henrywyche]

Groucho is great!

[@irontribeissues9104]

Reginald is sweet, shy and humble. Very sweet.

[@MARKETMAN6789]

I thought the lady from Brazil was going to be boring ,but she was very entertaining and good t v ,great pair to entertain the public

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

Saw him in the Hypnotic Eye. Very intelligent guy. I've watched every episode on KZbin. There are still many more that are not here if this show ran for 10 years. Where are the other episodes?

[@PIERCED6966]

You can guess that he didn't graduate not because he wasn't clever enough, more it was below him and could not indulge his intellect. The guy was incredibly intelligent. Only watched this as im just about to watch The Great Impostor (1961)

[@cubanbach]

Carmen Phillips was GREAT!!!!!!!!!!♥♥

[@violetnewby]

I think Carmen was one of the smartest women Groucho ever encountered!! He just could not get around her!

[@wel51x]

She sure got him, didn't she?

[@harlow743]

Folks we had 3 or 4 TV Channels and there was far more to watch than today !!

[@loissimmons6558]

I have mixed feelings about Demara. On one hand, I believe that for many of the jobs where he impersonated someone, his ability to do the job is more important than his credentials. I draw the line where people's lives were literally in his hand. I'm disappointed that YBYL, a movie and an author glorified him. The only good thing was that the publicity (and eventually his physical appearance) made it impossible for him to continue to pull off the impersonation. And perhaps a bit of karma, when he eventually played it straight and worked based on his own identity, he went through some trials to prove that he really was qualified now.

[@rickrick5041]

He seems to have done better with lives in his hand than the ones with credentials. The only real time for that was when he was a surgeon

[@Burps___]

Mr. Demara’s exploits are fascinating and reflective of his era. Today, after the first impersonation, he’d be sued by his victims (students, patients, etc) and suffer societally and financially.

[@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635]

There is the great imposter among us

[@rentslave]

By the way,this was the week that Charles Van Doren confessed.(And we're certain he went to Columbia).

[@joeambrose3260]

Get a life

[@joeambrose3260]

@@rentslave U need help

[@joeambrose3260]

@@rentslave Sorry, I lapsed into a coma. You were saying ?

[@timfronimos459]

I'd like to see a remake of The Great Imposter film. I didn't know Mr Demara posed in thirty different careers.

[@therobinmasterstheory1636]

Where's Waldo? :)

[@BillBirney]

It’s so funny this lady got really upset at Groucho 😝 short tempered to say the least

[@loissimmons6558]

I could post this on any episode because it relates to YBYL and game shows in general. The timing fits that it would be the first episode I watched after what I had read, as described below. I happened to be reading about Johnny Carson yesterday, including his work as host of "Who Do You Trust?" (previously called "Do You Trust Your wife" when Edgar Bergen hosted it and all the couples who were contestants were married to each other). I was quickly intrigued by how similar WDYT was to YBYL. While Carson got more physically involved in demonstrating some of the questions (he was much younger than Groucho, who only got physically involved to dance or sing occasionally) the general premise of the show's are similar: the contest is a way to provide an opportunity for the host to banter with the couple. (And they expanded this portion of the show when Carson replaced Bergen.) As an example of the professional relationship between Johnny and Groucho, Groucho introduced Johnny when Johnny hosted his first Tonight Show on 10/1/1962. Gary, I know you have been doing a lot of projects over the years, even perhaps with a backlog. But I see very few WDYT episodes on You Tube. 1) To your knowledge, is there a significant number of these shows available? 2) If so, is this a show you would eventually like to start posting?

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

I don't have even a single episode, sorry. I don't think I've seen one (not that there aren't at least some in circulation, I just haven't sought them out.) I have read that this is the only other game show which, like YBYL, was recorded on film and edited down for the best material for broadcast, a very expensive production method. I wish I could give you more info, like how many episodes are known to exist, but I just don't know. This is not a series that was ever rerun as far as I'm aware.

[@loissimmons6558]

Interesting. One would think that as big a star as Carson became, there would have been more interest in his earlier work. After I directed my last post to you, I read that very few videos of Carson episodes of the Tonight Show exist until after sometime in 1972 (and then they are pretty much all preserved). Furthermore, I assume to save money when tape was very expensive, Carson personally encouraged wiping the tapes of those shows from the first ten years because he didn't consider them to be of much value. Most of what remains from that period was either recorded by viewers or by a show guest. So perhaps he had the same attitude toward the films of WDYT. I know I have seen no more than a half dozen of them when I searched the other day on You Tube, some of them listed under the original name, "Do You Trust Your Wife". I plan to watch one soon to see what they are like.

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

Lois Simmons Oh good heavens, no! Carson had no idea that NBC wasn't preserving the Tonight Show tapes, and he was absolutely livid when he found out. The reason the shows after 1972 are preserved is because Carson preserved them himself (starting when he moved the show from NY to Burbank.) As for the game show, since the programs were filmed, not videotaped, they can't possibly have been "wiped". Either they still exist today (which is very possible, even despite the lack of reruns), or they were simply discarded. You can't reuse film. That's why it's more likely that these shows still exists than the first 10 years of the Tonight Show, which was videotaped. In any event, none of this was Carson's decision. He didn't have anywhere near that kind of power in the 1950s. It was routine for networks to wipe videotapes because the medium was so expensive until the 1970s.

[@loissimmons6558]

+Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life ... As the song goes, only believe half of what you read and nothing of what you hear. This is the joy of the Internet. There's abundant information on each subject. The only problem is to figure out what's accurate and what's not. I traced back what I read to its original source, a Los Angeles Times article as reported in the Washington Post on 7/6/13 in conjunction with the premier of the "Carson on TMC" program. The article included this part of an interview with Jeff Sotzing, Johnny's nephew, President of the Carson Entertainment Group that had control of Carson's archive. Sotzing said that Johnny thought there would be no interest in watching episodes of the Tonight Show. Here's the direct quote from the article: _Carson, said Sotzing, never thought his legacy would endure._ “_We used to talk about how we could preserve the library, and he told me once, ‘Make guitar picks out of it. Nobody is going to watch it.’ I said, ‘No, they will.’_ ” So what gives? One source is right and the other wrong? Sotzing is trying to make himself look good when his uncle is no longer around to contradict him? Carson had vastly different opinions about his legacy at different times of his life? Who knows? As for the missing shows of "Who Do You Trust", I only meant that if Carson considered them of no lasting importance, he wouldn't have made an effort to hold onto them. And I worked in a recording studio for a few years, so I knew that reels of any media (tape or film) take up a lot more room than the equivalent bits and bytes on a multi-terabyte hard drive. And yes, because of my work in a recording studio, the fact that my dad was both a photographer and an audiophile with a 1950's model Webcor reel to reel tape recorder (bought new) and my science and engineering background, I know that film cannot be wiped while tape can. Tape is a magnetic process while film is a chemical process. Over time, film will deteriorate, but it is usually a very slow process, whereas wiping a tape can be done quickly. And then there were magnetic wire recorders ... :-)

[@trace6402]

Groucho calls Demara a crook for 3 minutes and then Mrs. Phillips tries to unintentionally cheat by handing Demara the answer to the 1st question. Proves he really did obtain or acquire things he wasn't supposed to have through no fault of his. 😆 Did I say fault? That's a homonym.

[@solohoh]

Thank you for uploading this fascinating video. Contrary to what Ferdinand Demara said here, he did spend time in jail for being AWOL. From Wiki: "The FBI captured him, and he served 18 months at the Naval Disciplinary Barracks, San Pedro, California for desertion ." He seems to be a likable guy in this show, but that could have been faked also. We have DSM 5 now. The facts are that he lived a life of unrepentant deceit and caused untold damage to society. His life was and is a rebuke to all those who lived or live to bless others. “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.”

[@williamanthony9090]

Untold damage to society? Whatever.

[@M.J.R.]

What damage that he cause the society, he might have disguised being someone else (wrong thing) but actually had help people, he has helped more than hurt anyone as far as I know

[@Carlos-nq7up]

Ferdinand Demara was a genius!

[@Kimonha]

Groucho also didn't know meaning of "homonym."

[@mattmexor2882]

He probably did.

[@ElaMongrella]

"30 waist" - How much when the belly isn't sucked in?

[@henningandersen9027]

21.52 what is his favourite charity?

[@LauraCrawfordComedy]

Great clip-do you own it or own the rights to it? I'm looking to license this clip for a production, would love to get more info about where it was found! Thank you-

[@riddlescom]

liberty island is now ellis island

[@mattmexor2882]

and manhattan is now the bronx

[@TheJimCoughlinShow]

Liberty Island and Ellis Island continue to be separate islands.

[@rentslave]

Fred couldn't get away with this today being that he couldn't get into Canada without being vaccinated-and he was too smart to fall for the TRJJ.

[@MultiSkyman1]

Hey, I am from San Francisco!

[@waynebow-gu7wr]

Wasn't the conman who did this known as Mr Ripley ?

[@wrAIth-AI]

Haha! "What do you call cubes of taosted bread served with soup?" "French Toast" ahahah!

[@B.H.56]

brawn not brains.

[@sscot720]

I had to leave at 1:11, couldn't stomach it anymore

[@scottrussell1006]

She is NO 39 inch chest, no way.

[@richardlavenstein6798]

Hi

[@44032]

Did Ferdinand Demara ever meet Frank Abagnale?

[@predrag8945]

it s not Jarod on the cameleon??

[@axelandstuefreed]

No he did not. When the movie "Catch me if you can" came out my brother e-mailed Abagnale. He congratulated him on the movie and told him that Demara was close to our family. Abagnale e-mailed back. He said that he read everything he could about Demara and that he was awed by him but never met him. Very nice e-mail by Abagnale.

[@shintori2808]

XD i got every question right but the caviar i don’t even like food like that XD

[@beboploo]

no steroids in that guy just pure natural muscle

[@naveenkumarsr7847]

From 6:48 demara

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

“Give my regards to your wife Ms Brazil.”

[@Sad_Doge]

HE IS IMPOSTER!!!! vote him out

[@chevyDboyMike]

He talked to the first wife like she was stupid. Turns out she was.

[@davemattia]

2:25 - as soon as I heard his speaking voice, I knew the marriage was doomed.

[@mightynobble]

Oooh, Groucho.

[@beatmet2355]

People commenting here don’t know squat about Groucho. No need to get butthurt if you don’t get his schtick.

[@Matt2chee]

He and Groucho rubbed each other the wrong way, but all the people on this episode were amazing and genuine.

[@robson200000006]

Brazilian from state Bahia, dont born, stars as we said here.

[@hankterreros223]

39", 22 1/2", and 35"? She had to going from bottom to top maybe?

[@B.H.56]

right, no way she has a 39" bust. Maybe 36".

[@mattmexor2882]

Her bottom was definitely bigger than her top.

[@lurking0death]

Groucho is being downright obnoxious with this nice beautiful young woman. Peculiar.

[@MrGarysugarman]

This was the only one of these I've seen where Groucho seemed a bit off. When she mentioned her book, Groucho mentioned his -- I was expecting some kind of joke in relation to hers but none came. His interruptions, normally funny and sharp, were sluggish and grew tiring. Even the best have a bad day now and then.

[@vomesaupa7229]

すっげ

[@martinjones5965]

19m11s I hope George got $300 for his "homonym".

[@m42037]

Jay Leno is remaking Groucho's show You Bet Your Life, he best pay tribute to the great Groucho this is his baby not Leno's

[@theresaholguin699]

Reginald insulted the great Groucho 🤣🤣 Reginald was all muscle and no brains 🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@jazzmanchgo]

Demara worked as a medic in Korea -- Too bad they never included him in any of the episodes of M*A*S*H*!

[@karendeaton9297]

Carmen would like to punch Groucho in the nose.

[@jazzmanchgo]

No, she just stands up to Groucho and has a great time doing it. I bet she got in her husband's face the same way if he tried to cop an attitude with her.

[@annodomini7887]

Why did all bodybuilders suck in their gut???

[@IseongReum]

7:00

[@donblosser8720]

There is another guy who went this route of impersonator, AKA fake. The other guy impersonated an airline pilot, putting everyone's life at risk. I wonder how many patients they injured or killed. I think they should have spent the rest of their lives impersonating a prisoner.

[@faithworks217]

Frank Abagnale never flew a plane. He just cashed cheques at the airport. Demara did a good job as a doctor, which is why South Korea gave him a medal.

[@michaelkaczmarski2938]

Carmen upstaged Groucho!

[@chikin5]

amogus

[@hemming57]

Fred Demara, total sociopath

[@axelandstuefreed]

Wrong.

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

Barbers back in the day were terrible.

[@rentslave]

Comparing Demara to Obama is the same as it is comparing Charles Ponzi to Bernie Madoff.

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

Who was comparing Demara to Obama?????? Keep politics out of the comments, please.

[@rentslave]

Just wait until Trump unseals those records.Then we'll see who's right.

[@mgreco1292]

​@@rentslave The President...who is loved by many for hiding his taxes... and of course, while in White House has immunity... may just go to jail, yet .

[@williamanthony9090]

@@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476- I'm with you. Keep the politics in the closet. We're here for the entertainment!

[@M.J.R.]

are you trying to pull off a Ponzi/ Madoff scheme by comparing Demara & Obama? Let's see how u compare them

[@ipaporod]

Compared to today's weight lifters standards this dude is small and lacking definition.Any run of the mill 190-220 pounds weight lifter from most Gyms today would beat him in a competition.

[@marymarysmarket3508]

Lifters didn't use steroids back then

[@russ5024]

@@marymarysmarket3508 Steroids were around in the 1950s, Russians used them to win weight lifting contests

[@dirkvantroyen9170]

Groucho is annoying. He doesn't let people finish and is always making assumptions

[@Halloffamer-km9qw]

That interviewer is probably the most annoying person in earth

[@jasonmccool4342]

Groucho Marx is irritating, with his non-stop stupid comments. But I guess that was his whole schtick

[@amirhanif4928]

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[@amirhanif4928]

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[@noelrogan4058]

Groucho not funny what so ever just rude and never stops interrupting

[@johngreen3543]

If you don't like Groucho's style then why are you watching this show?

[@beatmet2355]

😂

[@bryllejustinreforma9878]

Demara's wife is cute!!

[@bryllejustinreforma9878]

I dont like the interviewer, he is mean as fuck!

[@beatmet2355]

Mean? What’s mean about it? 😂