You Bet Your Life #55-13 Dr. Giovanni, the world's greatest pickpocket ('Street', Dec 22, 1955)

[@deltabilly1]

Dr Giovanni is up there with Gonzales Gonzales as one of the best guests on this show.

[@blessings42]

Amazing how much high quality entertainment they squeezed into less than half an hour.

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh6898]

Talk/game shows will never be this good again. They will never hire such a smart and quick person to do this kind of gig ever again.

[@albertrodriguez4190]

Just imagine if Groucho Marx would have graduated from college. The way he carries himself you would think he did. It just goes to show that reading pays off and he read a lot when he was young

[@henrybrowne7248]

@@albertrodriguez4190 BINGO. I've been following that advice myself. Twain, sci-fi carefully selected, Dostoevsky . . .

[@henrybrowne7248]

No, but don't be sad . . . For one thing, back then, most of the film/TV stars started out in Vaudeville. There, the whole act was an interaction with the audience . . . a very different skill set from today's comedians, mostly.

[@breezycovergirl]

Groucho is brilliant !

[@Milo30066]

Thanks for these wonderful past films. As a young boy 1950s, I never saw films since we did not have TV.

[@gerardamitranno8837]

This is a talent show !

[@TowGunner]

Man, Groucho was so damn witty.

[@loveit2910]

Dr. Giovanni was also from Hungary. Giovanni is his stage name. He and my grandfather were cousins. My grandfather used to tell us that he had a cousin in America who once pickpocketed Roosevelt as part of his show. We never thought much of it until I started digging into my family roots, and found out his real identity. His real name was Adolf Herzog. Born in Budapest. His father and my great grandfather were brothers.

[@larslarsman]

Neat trivia. Thanks.

[@neubtuber]

Cool, thanks for sharing.

[@B1970T]

“Who’s running for king this year?”🤣🤣

[@papagen00]

just the automobiles are running.

[@dannydoc1969]

"are you married, General?" "Yes, I am" So you've seen a lot of fighting, Classic Groucho, he was the best

[@giorgikvatchadze4928]

"How did you meet your commanding officer?" was another great line. :)

[@georgemckenna5942]

dannydoc1969 I

[@coronaflo]

"Are you a legal pickpocket, like the average married woman". Wow the things they could get away with saying.

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

Groucho's attitudes on marriage-- on wives in particular-- were pretty negative. . .

[@retrorex]

coronaflo Yes, there was much more freedom back then.

[@jceepf]

+coronaflo sad but today they would have drones to assassinate Mr. Marx.How funny it would be for him to throw wisecracks at our disgusting politicians.

[@harleystine1840]

Groucho wasn't getting away with anything, that is simply how it was.

[@iamjedi06]

...that was too quick for the average ear (fact)

[@ketchyshubby]

"You'll realize that in this country nobody lives within their means."--- Even back then!!

[@jamescaputo5095]

Absolutely nothing comes close to entertainment today as this old groucho show you bet your life.

[@jaynunez749]

the marx brothers use to be pickpockets in their youth in the streets of new york, his amusement is genuine .

[@henningandersen9027]

Is it true? I don't think so, if they really were he wouldn't always joke about his family being crooks ... I think.

[@cherylvirden3073]

Groucho asks the woman contestant, her age. The womansays , Groucho a gentleman never asks a woman her age, Groucho says , thats very true, but how old are you? "priceless"!! Love Groucho! Miss his Humour. Thanks for all the showings I've seen so far.

[@AuroraCornejo-w2r]

Love it watc h e d seried over and over

[@miltonlevant2290]

A booker t Washington question on a 1950s quiz show made my day

[@SK-nd7db]

Very funny show!

[@SuperWinterborn]

6:39 Edythe Marsh: "Oh, a Gentleman never asks a Lady her age" Groucho: "That's right, how old are you?" ;)

[@verslalchimie5824]

I love the ambiguity in that joke - he's either saying he's not a gentleman, or she's not a lady

[@rickrick5041]

Isn't that a sexist statement? If we are equal that objection doesn't make sense

[@mattmexor2882]

@@rickrick5041 Yes, sexism is normal. Women are extremely sexist. But men just let themselves be pushed around today.

[@LaurenceMily-ik9lk]

EXCELLENT ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@anotheryoutubechannel4809]

16:48 ❤❤❤❤❤❤ she is a gem. Hope they had a great marriage!

[@fonso1030]

Coincidently, Groucho died four days after Dr. Giovanni in August of 1977.

[@joeambrose3260]

Post proof

[@fonso1030]

Joe Ambrose if you look up Dr Giovanni pickpocket, you can see his death date as August 15, 1977. Groucho died four days later.

[@glennatkinson698]

Thanx for the info Fonso🌹

[@westsparks6844]

@@joeambrose3260 joe i bet you dont even trust your mother...how sad.

[@joeambrose3260]

@@westsparks6844 Believe me , I tried. Oh, how I tried. Forgive me, Mom !

[@moonlanding-69]

Sadly Gen. Shoop died in 1968 of pneumonia.He strongly opposed the Vietnam War.

[@johnmoran1317]

Terry-fortunately there have been some sane military leaders.

[@Mutlap]

a political war from the start

[@therrienmichael08]

I saw he was only 60 years old but wikipedia didn't give cause of death.

[@E.Carrillo]

His wife died of the same ailment in 2001.

[@kenmurphy6792]

Clarence A. Shoop was a long serving pilot in the California Air National Guard, an American test pilot, and a mustang who eventually rose to rank of Major General and post-war Commander of the California Air National Guard. Wikipedia

[@5thdimension625]

He was a bad ass pilot! He ended up as VP at Hughes Aircraft

[@Oscar-z2j]

Groucho was the special ingredient for the show

[@donaldappelhof2059]

I wish you would have left the old commercials with the show. I love the old commercials.

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

Wilson ave theater, that blows my mind cause I've been there

[@skiburnski7543]

After she refused to give her age, Groucho was done with her.

[@therrienmichael08]

Cranky Witch.

[@super_coop9925]

Love Tonopoh, Nevada!

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

Are you a"legal pickpocket like the average married woman?

[@MrMenefrego1]

From Wiki: "A difficult student, Shoop took a trainer aircraft for his first solo flight without permission. Upon his return he experienced a ground loop while landing, causing minor damage to the aircraft. Shoop was convicted by court-martial and sentenced to six months' hard labor at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. His sentence was subsequently rescinded but he was kicked out of the Army Air Corps cadet program."

[@rickrick5041]

j.d. di giusto And he joined the study to be a General division

[@glennatkinson698]

Jeff di Giusto Huh? Info did’nt match his profile on Groucho’ show🤷🏾

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@glennatkinson698 Things were a lot different in those days.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

@@glennatkinson698 Read the article. Those were the mistakes of a youngster; he eventually DID rise to become what he says he is in the show.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

@@MrMenefrego1 Trying to soil his reputation? Try again.

[@SK-nd7db]

Great

[@solohoh]

Take courage from an amazing turn around -- From Wiki: "A difficult student, Shoop took a trainer aircraft for his first solo flight without permission. Upon his return he experienced a ground loop while landing, causing minor damage to the aircraft. Shoop was convicted by court-martial and sentenced to six months' hard labor at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. His sentence was subsequently rescinded but he was kicked out of the Army Air Corps cadet program."

[@donaldeldridge1674]

That was one spicy Hungarian babe!

[@tugginalong]

I thought the Dr picked Groucho’s watch but apparently not

[@brandonk8948]

Time will tell 🫠

[@chrisfranco6603]

Julie Bishop?

[@deltabilly1]

I love how Groucho counts his money each time he gets his wallet back. Street smart.

[@deltabilly1]

When the stock market crashed in 1929 Groucho lost all the money he had saved up from years in vaudeville. He was never forgot about it.

[@deltabilly1]

He finally puts in his front shirt pocket. 😂 “Watch your pants, George.”

[@fifty9forty3]

@deltabilly1: This was in 1955. Groucho was carrying $170.00 in his wallet by his count. According to the inflation calendar this is equal to $1092.00 today. That's quite a piece of change for anyone to carry in their wallet on a given day.

[@martinjones5965]

the "you won" music is different - the sliding trombone sound is quite strange for this purpose.

[@Will_DiGiorgio]

Pretty common place for that sort of thing in the 50s... No sound track back then, that was coming from a live band.

[@itsnat2665]

i'm going to buy a hearing aid

[@jasontuck-smith3896]

Sound?!

[@dancochrane617]

Say the secret woid. It’s a common woid

[@robertholman8730]

Brooklyn ease accent

[@sweiland75]

How did Dr. Giovanni know that Mentor Klein kept his wallet in his right inner jacket pocket?

[@MrMenefrego1]

Good point.

[@sandrauhlein4317]

Most men do

[@karlakor]

I am guessing that Dr Giovanni noticed a bulge in Mentor Klein's coat pocket. I would think that a professional pickpocket would train himself to notice such details.

[@rickrick5041]

sweiland75 He watched the shows reruns

[@joeambrose3260]

Set-up. Scripted and rehearsed

[@kevinkettell1092]

this day is my exes birthday i cant stop laughing plus its 1955 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!+++++jesus saves

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

You mustve forgotten that GOD is Dead!!!!!!!!

[@Nancy-pb6ie]

🐐🐐🐐

[@williamanthony9090]

You poor saps don't seem to understand Groucho. He was playing a character. The network, guests, studio audience, and home audience, all understood that. Politically incorrect? Certainly--By today's standards--Absolutely! Also, for the denser among you, the quiz was the LEAST part of the show... Which is why it changed so often over the course of the series, and why the rules were so loose. The most important part of the show, was ALWAYS the interaction between Groucho and the guests!

[@mattmexor2882]

Politically incorrect by today's standards is likely a sign of superior morals.

[@Will_DiGiorgio]

I agree with almost everything with the exception of it was Groucho playing a character, Groucho didn't have an off switch, even when he was off he was on.

[@zabidi59]

Do like to share this amazing video please.

[@Danielseven-ir2mq]

Watch yourself George

[@priestguardian2587]

The good old TV days when a host could say anything without offending a Left Liberal :P

[@indetif839]

Joke is on you. Groucho was a self -described liberal Democrat. Everything offends you neo-fascists when it doesn't agree with your Nazi views.

[@michaelsalisbury1477]

Piest Guarfian Judgementa lpig! Trumpp belongs in PriSon now forr high!!!! Treason!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulhammons7077]

Say a few things just like jack

[@richardr8753]

$2990. That’s the most I’ve seen anybody win.

[@robertholman8730]

Handful of people won $10,000

[@robertpatrick5188]

This is the only time I can recall seeing Groucho in a straight tie rather than the polka-dot bow tie he usually wore. The contestant naming words in an attempt to hit the secret word reminds me of the Jack Benny show from the same year (1955) in which Jack, as Ronald (Rodney) Forsythe, keeps naming items in his house while trying to hit the secret word "telephone."

[@joeambrose3260]

Baloney

[@mattmexor2882]

@@joeambrose3260 No it was street

[@iamjedi06]

...@ 6:38 ----> BOOM ;******** )

[@KiranKumarBokkesam]

100th like.

[@henningandersen9027]

411 I invented this WHAT? I am the father of ?

[@rj6683]

It's awkward when he asks,especially women their age. It's like asking someone how much they weigh. I don't know why he insisted on doing that.

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

This is 1955 people liked to know it was not a big deal back then. Besides today all you need is your cell phone to know anybody age.

[@aprils376]

It was called being funny

[@jaysilverheals4445]

the various shows over the years of pickpockets of course were all staged and simply a comedy routine but we were dumb enough to believe it. person walks out they shake hands. then pickpocket hands them their underwear, watch, wallet, and their dentures. cant be done never has been done

[@robertholman8730]

Very niheve

[@dannytoon7040]

Finally the California, Los Angeles smog is finally gone, when I was a kid in the 1960s, smoggy skies we're every day and always, thank God the smog is gone, now we have to deal with fire's and and a president who thinks he's a king or God, am speaking about Trump.

[@mattmexor2882]

In Los Angeles you have to deal with your local government. You'll get a bail-out, we'll all be paying for you guys I guess. But that j ust means you won't change and you'll suffer longer in the end. I'd say the ones who think they are kings are the establishment types who conspired against Trump. Trump has a big ego but no bigger than the other politicians. Trump's just brash. Trump did nothing king-like or dictator-like or god-like. You might not have smog but you could still use some fresh air.

[@MrGoogster]

@@mattmexor2882 Nobody conspired against Trump. He's a huckster, you fell for it.

[@mattmexor2882]

@@MrGoogster You're the one who's fallen for something. It's very obvious they are conspiring against Trump. They aren't even trying to hide it. They are just trying to justify it by saying he's dangerous. The whole Crossfire Hurricane, Two impeachments, various investigations with little to no cause that lead nowhere, the January 6th kangaroo court. If you look at the situations, compared them to precedent and principles you can easily see there's a conspiracy against Trump. In fact, they admit there is. They just say Trump is so dangerous it's justified, something Sam Harris has recently echoed, for example. How you can come out of the last 6 years and think there's no conspiracy against Trump, yet you think you've been paying attention enough to comment on the issue, is a bit of a head-scratcher.

[@maryperez1235]

@@MrGoogsteryou are truly stupid

[@ethanbondick9631]

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[@freddyfurrah3789]

A good time in our history when a military man receives applause. Hey Groucho, America is a constitutional Republic.😅 The word Gaslight has made a com ccoe reh