You Bet Your Life #56-25 Andy Devine's son Dennis; Betina Consolo's 1st show ('Money', Mar 14, 1957)

Betina Consolo, an Italian immigrant on the prowl for a new husband, makes the first of her very funny appearances on YBYL.
COUPLE #1: Dennis Devine, son of Western film star Andy Devine / Betina Consolo, Italian husband-hunter
COUPLE #2: Lydia H. Mueller / Paul Anderson, weight lifting champion
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.

[@tamiobrien345]

Betina was my great grandmother. It is incredible to be able to see your great grand mother and hear about how she met her husband. I grew up not too far from her in So Cal and we would visit but was too young to remember much. My grandfather was quite a fun man- I see where it came from. Thanks KZbin!

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

+Tami OBrien So delighted to hear from you-- thanks for taking the time to add a comment! I assume you're aware that Betina was on two other YBYL shows, both available on this channel. She was a real hoot!

[@SecsSells]

How fortunate you are! I think of Groucho playing straight man for Chico with your lovely Grandmother.

[@douglasthompson9482]

Wow that is incredible. She was like my gramma, a great cook and funny. These lovely ladies are gone from today...honestly a tragedy. A lost art of great ladies...

[@hairyscotman]

love your Grandma....great lady!

[@Michigan25132]

Tami OBrien I love this lady! This is one of my favorite episodes. Peace to you always.

[@ferlenarab]

This show is so light hearted, a joy to watch!

[@martinjones5965]

Betina Consolo sets an all time high record for delightful !

[@marilynwillett804]

she reminds me of my italian grandma, always emaculate, always in the kitchen wearing an apron, warm loving, gentle. cooked everything from scratch. raised 9 kids with grandpa.

[@amc042759]

I like Betina she is funny as hell! And Devine's son is very attractive. He was born the same yr as my dad 1935. Dad was also good-looking. Dad is deceased. I'm addicted to these You Bet Your Life videos. Groucho is hilarious!

[@theoakhills]

b.1940 (17)

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@theoakhills What does 'b.1940 (17)' mean?

[@jefferydowler4655]

My Dad was a 1932 model born an raised on a farm in Prague AR. At sixteen said that's not the life for me came to Michigan work in the truck plant at General Motors for 37yrs, Levis and a white t shirt, leather shoes, hare grease back is all he ever looked an wore. My mother said he was the finest looking man she ever seen.

[@andrewnorris1514]

@@theoakhills dennis was born in 39 Tad 34

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

Groucho truly loved that Italian woman.

[@stephenwoehr3116]

He always had the most amazing guests. And he knew how to get the best stories out of them.

[@MrMenefrego1]

As per-usual, I'm so very grateful that you've taken the time and uploaded these wonderful and memorable episodes of 'YBYL'. (I watched them when they first aired back in the day '50's-early-'60's!) Now, after a bit of Google 'research': Paul Anderson, who overcame a childhood kidney ailment and became a Gold Medal Winning Olympic weightlifter, died in August 1994 at age 61 in Vidalia, Georgia where he had run a home for juvenile delinquents for over 30-years. Dennis Devine is still with us at age 81. He authored a book about his movie star father, Andy Devine, and became a fairly successful director and cinematographer; working mainly on horror films such as: 'Canyon Passage' (1946), 'Lafayette Escadrille' (1958) and others.

[@gerrydooley951]

I read Dennis's book about his dad, Andy Devine. Andy was a good guy

[@crumblefest]

It's great to see a time when people could take a joke, without filing a lawsuit...

[@SrVP100]

As always, I'm so grateful you've uploaded these wonderful episodes. Paul Anderson, who overcame a childhood kidney ailment to become an Olympic weightlifter, died in August 1994 at age 61 in Vidalia, Georgia where he had run a home for juvenile delinquents for 30 years. Dennis Divine is still with us at age 77, wrote a book about his father and became a director & cinematographer.

[@stephenwoehr3116]

I heard Paul Anderson's testimony on "Unshackled." Incredible man! (Still holds a weightlifting record, I believe.)

[@marymarysmarket3508]

He was such a fine man. 💪🏻

[@jefferydowler4655]

There seem to be a honest and mostly a sweetness and kindness that I miss in today's youth.

[@mortalclown3812]

Sister V ~ Thank you for this info. Blessings your way.

[@iraqafghanistanmarine6905]

Paul Anderson is the MAN. Long before all these supplements.....just good old fashioned buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy😄

[@laurnaleto4622]

Maybe it's me, but internet has very little info on Denny Devine. Born 1939 and still with us at 81. Film director, writer, actor; appears none of it was top drawer. Seems such a great teen.. I'm sure it's all in his 2013 book "Your Friend and Mine, Andy Devine."

[@richardyoung1890]

Paul Anderson’s back lift is still the record I believe! My father and Uncle where very strong,my uncle was European freestyle wrestling champion and could lift a table with 3 people on it with his teeth!My father could lift up the back end of our Ford!I got their strength and at 16 lifted 250 lbs over my head!I became a champion weightlifter on a combined Army/Air Force Team out of Colorado Springs! We competed all over the US and won a lot of Championships with the other Services,Civilian teams and even went into prisons to compete against prison teams!

[@MrMenefrego1]

As per-usual, I'm so very grateful that you've taken the time and uploaded these wonderful and memorable episodes of 'YBYL'! (I watched them when they first aired back in the day!) Now, after a bit of Google 'research': Paul Anderson, who overcame a childhood kidney ailment and became an Olympic weightlifter, died in August 1994 at age 61 in Vidalia, Georgia where he had run a home for juvenile delinquents for over 30-years. Dennis Divine is still with us at age 81, and authored a book about his father, Andy and became a fairly successful director and cinematographer.

[@Blackfive1945]

It shows you how people look much younger now at 60

[@firdausHITMAN]

Hard to believe this was nearly 57 years ago. How time flies!

[@theoakhills]

Dennis Devine b.Jan 24, 1939. Movie maker.

[@jimlaguardia8185]

Fenneman was so very straight that he made a perfect straight man for Groucho, who was so outrageous.

[@mcctravel]

Bettina - the ideal woman for some lucky fella.

[@keithnaylor1981]

The Italian lady was just wonderful!

[@ATomRileyA]

Love this been looking for this episode with paul anderson, a great man :).

[@Matt2chee]

That lady is my family when I was a kid.

[@christopherkloe6442]

Thx for this great episode to the contributors

[@MrJamespeyton]

I first saw Andy Devine in the role of “Jingles” the sidekick of wild Bill Hickok television show. He later hosted his own show called “Andy’s Gang”.

[@1949LA-ARCH]

I am hooked, fabulous show 😂

[@joesmith-jb4ls]

She is precious

[@captainmorgan757]

My word how remarkable Dennis resembles a friend of mine! I guess we all have a double.

[@theoakhills]

Paul died Aug 15, 1994 age 61 of 'Bright's disease'..........probably too much 'egg whites' protein( I did research) and not enough water. I competed in Mr Oregon 1997.

[@fenwaypark1725]

Terry Siedelman according To biography, he had it as a child before he got into weightlifting.

[@kevinbutler7255]

Around this time..Mr.Devine's father was hosting:"Andy's Gang"saturday mornings on The NBC TV Network.

[@troydante]

"Thump your magic twanger, Froggie!"

[@MrMalibu30]

I don't think the Andy's Gang theme song would work today......"I got a gang, you got a gang, everybody's got to have a gang"..

[@JoshuaCraigStrain]

Oh , yeah !! Froggy !!

[@andrewnorris1514]

Groucho was the best.

[@poetcomic1]

Dennis Devine had the most beautiful eyes.

[@deanbianco4982]

As the kids say, he was a hottie! Must take after his mom 👩 LOL

[@keymaninmusic]

That's Robert Mue!ler's mother.

[@wonderfulworld1205]

To bad.. What a shame the cameraman shouldve caught the faces of the van nuys high school kids so their grandkids could watch them in today's day in age.....????

[@fatbowe]

...WELL THEY DONT MAKE WOMEN LIKE THIS ANYMORE...😂

[@joeambrose3260]

How is a Cali kid supposed to know about Boston rolls ? I'm 58 and from NY, I've never heard of them

[@gilbertotongco1054]

The scriptures tells us No matter how hard we exercise The ox is still stronger Than us

[@judyharris6516]

That Indian looking duck substitute was scary

[@artmoss6889]

1,000 dollars in today's money (2019) would have the buying the buying power of just over $9,000.

[@christinesutton6507]

Art Moss actually much more than that. With an inflation factor of just 5%, it would be about $15,000.

[@artmoss6889]

@@christinesutton6507 True, but inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, between 1957 and 2019 was never constant and was typically below 5% per year. For example, in the last 62 years there were only about 10 years when the CPI was at or over 5% (this was during the 1970s and early 1980s). There are inflation calculators on the web that provide a year by year graph of the CPI inflation rate and are helpful in determine changes in buying power.

[@christinesutton6507]

Art Moss o!' I'll take your word for it!

[@jongreen4893]

Paul Anderson could do a full squat with 1200lbs. long after his Olympic days!

[@martinjones5965]

33s she's a sounda likethe Chico tries to sound a like :)

[@morgunstyles7253]

There was a bugs cartoon where a mother buzzard sent her kids out to hunt. This womans voice sounds just like the buzzard mother. Its great. 5:16 its called mama buzzard. Look it up. This woman has to be the , or could be the voice of mama buzzard.

[@FF11Freshstep]

Here is another place to fill in. You Bet Your Life - Episode #1 is episode 0726 air-date 03/21/1957.

[@FF11Freshstep]

secret word: chair

[@FF11Freshstep]

this is the 2nd Betina Consolo episode on the next week's airing

[@morgunstyles7253]

I looked it up. It was sara berner. But still sounds just like her.

[@martinjones5965]

16m0s - what off-script shenanigans if Groucho up to here ?

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

21:31 See that body? And this was before they were using steroids!

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

How about this show I just posted?!? You Bet Your Life #59 09 Muscle Men contest begins ('Arm', Nov 19, 1959)

[@gregk.6723]

All that is from chewing gum.

[@brunneng38]

😂

[@papagen00]

KZbin is one reason I don't watch television or stream shows anymore.

[@ncf1]

Chico has a better Italian accent than Bettina, hehe

[@robertklose2140]

Did this wonderful woman ever remarry?

[@bredfortbingley1079]

Groucho Marx , Genius with a rt !!!!

[@bredfortbingley1079]

( .....with a heart !)

[@uglyturnips2813]

Wish he theyyd bring back these great old shows!

[@jonesy4588]

someone pulled the plug to soon

[@TowGunner]

Wtf.... Did they go for the extra money??

[@mybookfacetube]

I know, what happened?

[@patburrows714]

What ever became of Lingo. Man dress in black and sings. He lived on a mountain

[@patburrows714]

Lingo

[@patburrows714]

What ever happen to Lingo man lives on a mountain and sings

[@retiredmusiceducator3612]

why do muscle men have to chomp gum with their mouth open?

[@andrewnorris1514]

Because they can!

[@retiredmusiceducator3612]

@@andrewnorris1514 Actually, it is probably because they can't close their mouth and eat at the same time. ha

[@sidranaqvi7130]

Please if Groucho made fun of Samson delete that part

[@MikeMike-jg2ue]

Smart guy but his humor sucked and really wasn’t funny at all