You Bet Your Life #54-16 Leela & Lola & Herman & Harmon Loveless ('Tree', Dec 30, 1954)

[@1949LA-ARCH]

I am hooked….love❤this show 😂

[@westsparks6844]

You can stream it

[@519djw6]

Zale Parry was/is an extremely beautiful and intelligent woman. I'm glad to know that she is still around.

[@m42037]

English aeee!

[@henrybrowne7248]

Her smile could light up the ocean floor.

[@keithnaylor1981]

So entertaining and amusing thanks to Groucho great wit! I bet a lot of his hilarious lines in the Marx Bros movies were ad libs!

[@MadTheDJ]

Zale Parry (still kicking as of August 2020) has had quite the life as a diver, underwater photographer, actress, stunt dive double and writer. Look her up, her life is pretty well documented. It's one of the few times that a contestant's appearance on YBYL often goes unmentioned simply because of the scale of everything else she did.

[@sandraragole2679]

Nice 👍👍

[@SelfReflective]

She looks very modern here! Her face I mean, like she travelled back in time from our own day...all the other contestant look very, well, old-fashioned, even the young people.

[@henningandersen9027]

Groucho should have given Bill Rutter a chance to sing on tv - right there!

[@henrybrowne7248]

Yeah, usually he does just that . . Not a good sign for Rutter, but it may have been lack of time in this case.

[@bencheshire]

Pretty sure that's what Bill Rutter expected to happen

[@scottlahti1252]

When the diver Zale Parry talks of using an Aqualung*, I'd have loved to have heard Groucho ask, "When you use the Aqualung, are you sitting on a park bench, or playing the flute while standing on one leg and wearing a long coat? *See discography for Jethro Tull (band).

[@MrMenefrego1]

WOW, She went diving with Jacques Cousteau ! 😲

[@SueProv]

I get panicky when the barber puts my head in the sink for a shampoo.

[@anneroy4560]

pleased to see the grand prize won ... $4,200 was the annual income in the states back in '54 so 3 years pay!

[@jimmiedee2315]

3 years later, Zale Parry appeared in at least 8 episodes of "Sea Hunt". She also did stunts for "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", as well as for "Sea Hunt". Her husband, Parry Bivens, was technical advisor for "Sea Hunt". He died in 1963, but I believe Zale is still alive. They were both known to experiment with the then-unknown drug LSD.

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

Thanks again for all the great info on the guests, Jimmie. I don't know how you dig this stuff up. Your googling skills impress me. The only comment you've made yet where I'd already been aware of the info was on the Olympic swimmer Sammy Lee, but only because I had to look him up when I was writing up the show description!

[@jimmiedee2315]

I've seen all 155 episodes of Sea Hunt, so I was very excited to see that Zale was a guest on You Bet Your Life. She behaved a little goofy, I thought. Maybe she dropped some acid for the show. Who knows?

[@nancejantz]

Awesome, Jimmie Dee, thank you i love these updates

[@m42037]

Dated, 7 years ago, she's now 88

[@NoName-ge6wc]

Groucho is wonderful. A great talent. RIP

[@walkingtrails7776]

"We're going diving tomorrow!" 👀👀 classic Groucho!

[@sandraragole2679]

Bet my life... Groucho is laughing from above. 🌲. 12/2021

[@andersonsmith2821]

Surprised Groucho did not ask the man to sing. The show nearly always has would be singers give a sample.

[@dotsywotsy18]

Something Groucho said at the end made me think that perhaps he did sing. Maybe his talent was such that they felt they should cut it out rather than embarrass him. But he was such a nice man

[@mehboobkm3728]

And they were running out of time with 4 couples!

[@robertholman8730]

He wasn't a big time professional

[@stonesinmyblood27]

Groucho, you’re still the greatest

[@valeriebradleylensing166]

Great show!

[@laurnaleto4622]

The Los Angeles Times had Patrick Cunningham's January 2012 obit describing him as "colorful" and said he "...gained acclaim fighting bulls in the 1950s."

[@tanikiahall7414]

Those twins all live in the same house n have one car smh damn

[@robertholman8730]

Wasn't uncommon back then, hugh shortage of homes!

[@LaurenceMily-ik9lk]

EXCELLENT ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@1tigerbee]

the Loveless twins were a little spooky---especially living together and all! Great videos. Thanks for doing this.

[@robertholman8730]

Back in the 50s it was common for people to live together, hugh shortage of homes!

[@Willam_J]

Why do the men and, especially the women, all look older than their age on these shows? The first guy said he was 28. I would have guessed he was at least 45.

[@miclazy-5m]

its the hairstyles and outfits.

[@mz2083]

They may have been smokers

[@MadTheDJ]

The very conservative Fifties. Round about high school, everything becomes preppy. Guys dress like their fathers (suits, ties, sweaters, brill cream) and girls their mothers. Notice how every contestant is asked if they're married and most are asked if they have children? That's what was expected, a spouse, a job, a home, children, a car, in a neighbourhood with trees and parks and good schools and friendly neighbours who looked like you. All those modern stereotypes about women homemakers and men breadwinners come from this time period. It's why there's nervous, self-conscious laughter from the audience at unusual occupations. A great many people wanted suburban normalcy after the war, easily defined gender roles and "traditional" values. And that's what their children and the disenchanted outcasts would rebel against less than a generation later when the late Sixties rolled in. And this is just before Rock And Roll took root. It was in its infancy at the end of 1954.

[@lukeheaton5336]

I think the quality of the film and black and white tends to make people look older, too

[@indetif839]

@@mz2083 50% of all men smoked at this time. There were smokers, and people who lived with smokers. Plus smoke filled nearly all public places. Shortened everyone's lives. But I see so many comments that those were "the good old days'

[@elgubero]

That whole situation with the two sets of twins was just plain odd!

[@moonlanding-69]

weirdo's

[@robertholman8730]

It wasn't odd back then!

[@arthurharrison1345]

Zale purchased a Rollei Marin underwater camera with her winnings.

[@michaelfarranto-wg6zw]

SHE IS EXACTLY THAT MA'AM! I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY! MICHAEL! FORMER UNITED STATES ARMY 🪖☮️🇺🇲 MILITARY POLICE OFFICER WHO SOUGHT JUSTICE NOT INJUSTICE NO MATTER RACE COLOR OR CREED! BYE FOR NOW AND THANKS FOR YOUR UTUBE CHANNEL!! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS TAKE CARE STAY SAFE AND STAY STRONG!!❤🎉

[@iraqafghanistanmarine6905]

Zale is gorgeous!!

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

You're pretty good looking yourself

[@keiko-jb1kb]

Sorry but they look 79 not 59. Wow

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

Black and white doesn't help either

[@robertholman8730]

People were very mature back then!

[@Jetsetfastfood]

Zale îs so beautiful.

[@marions.120]

Zale was certainly beautiful! I from right down the road from Modesto.

[@robertholman8730]

Zale Parry

[@ARIZJOE]

"I'll bet the judge had a double Scotch right afterwards." I saw this on reruns in the 1970s - a favorite line. Along with, "It's a good thing there's a vaccination scar."

[@josephfarrell6403]

Why have subtitles suddenly appeared on ybyl reruns? The predictive text is awful! How can I remove the subtitles?

[@screenjunkie4638]

Joseph Farrell Have you ever tried turning your 💻 or📱or whatever OFF and ON again?!

[@dotsywotsy18]

No subtitles. You may have accidentally turned on your closed captioning

[@SecsSells]

Groucho did not growl at Zale. One of the prettiest women ever on his show. Curious.

[@theresaholguin699]

The set of twins are odd and living together. That is pretty weird

[@auroracornejo3853]

Love this kind of fun with m,c,

[@ealswytheangelicrealms]

A guy who was on the show that I would like to know if he is still alive is H G Morton, the domination of women guy. I would like to ask him his opinion of the world from 1959 to the present. Anyone have any information on him besides his 2 appearances on You Bet Your Life? I have not been able to find out anything about his life or if he is still alive.

[@jimcoughlin5012]

He's dead. I watched it a few weeks ago and looked him up on Ancestry.com. He had married and died in I want to say early 2000s.

[@deanguando9950]

The first contestant who won was a nice guy and a complete gentleman. I can't stand it when someone answers a question without even conferring with their partner. Hate to say it but it is usually the men.

[@ncf1]

true

[@dotsywotsy18]

He really was a lovely man. I wish we knew more about him

[@ncf1]

5:45 I thought he was going to kiss her

[@ajg2558]

Great show they didnt need to bleep the nbc mic

[@SigToyArts]

21:18 Men in Black standing in the isles… 😮

[@josephfarrell6403]

Ok found it!

[@natives602CC]

Ever notice that there are no kids in the audience?

[@dotsywotsy18]

When I worked in television in the 80’s and 90’s, audiences had to be over 18, whether for game shows, talk shows or sitcoms. Kids easily get bored and antsy and could become disruptive. It usually takes at least an hour or more to tape each episode. Boring for kids.

[@mehboobkm3728]

@@dotsywotsy18 And I don't think most of the kids would not get these boring, repetitive jokes!!

[@robertholman8730]

Children were left home, as this was for adults!

[@steverudder3321]

Occasionally, those under 18 were contestants. Including Groucho's daughter Melinda Marx.

[@jackrobinson5974]

Too bad the Phil Silver guy didn't get to sing. He was dying do. Groucho miss the mark on that one.

[@dotsywotsy18]

Something Groucho said at the end When he said he wanted to get an agent made me think that perhaps he did sing and it was not very talented so They may have cut out the singing

[@robertholman8730]

Ran short of time

[@magnificentfailure2390]

This would be the perfect episode to drop acid to...or should I say to which to drop acid?

[@searchingforlostatoms7191]

Fleischer studios cartoons are the best. They ARE acid!

[@robertholman8730]

No such thing back then

[@claxton1959]

Hilarious!

[@lakemaniac]

I could probably compare groucho's great wit to probably Steve harvey. No one else has the charm, grace, and sense of comedy like them .

[@robertholman8730]

Harvey isn't anything like Mr Marx

[@MrMalibu30]

Steve Harvey,, the best, & funniest Family Feud host out of all of them.....

[@enrigoletto]

Isn't it funny that Zale Parry married a man whose first name was Parry? Actually I've never heard this name elsewhere...

[@louisep5178]

Welsh surname I think evolved from Ap Harry (son of Harry)

[@magnificentfailure2390]

One person gave this a down-vote. Bad person!

[@elgubero]

You listed the wrong occupation for Pat Cunningham of couple #2, he owns a sporting goods store and does some bull fighting, and you didn’t list his partner’s name at all, Gwen Anderson, crane operator.

[@robertstrugnell7842]

1940 dollars was a big amount then

[@mehboobkm3728]

Why were they giving away old dollar bills (dollars from 1940?)?

[@robertholman8730]

1950s

[@SheriSoltes]

Bullfighting is one of the most cruel things ever. Thumbs down.

[@robertholman8730]

Back then it was considered a brave man sport

[@emerycarden6684]

" no M.l, mb. L b ok

[@leonpse]

Emma Watson looks a little like Zale.