You Bet Your Life #57-18 The Bearded Traveler (Secret word 'Nose', Jan 23, 1958)

COUPLE #1: Cathy Smith,who-- shockingly!-- wears Capri pants / Alan Caillou, world traveler, who belittles Groucho's comparatively puny facial hair
COUPLE #2: Nancy Sheppard, rodeo trick rider / Tommy Ongtooguk, Eskimo army sargeant
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.

[@ericamcmillan4021]

Can’t get enough of this channel. Thanks for providing the Groucho laughs!

[@michaelandrew4488]

Nancy Shepard was GORGEOUS!

[@dotheyfloat9961]

Wowza, the way she says "yes" at 10:50 knocks my socks off

[@theoakhills]

Nancy b. DEC 29, 1929 is alive and 91.

[@joeambrose3260]

@@dotheyfloat9961 Relax,Huck Finn. You into the gout, varicose veins and liquid lunches ?

[@lorrainechandler7864]

Nancy Shepard resembles Linda Darnell,a classic movie star from the 1940's and 50's.

[@MichaelThorpeNJ]

She looks alot like Susannah Hoffs of Th😊e Bangles

[@mauriceupton1474]

These are interesting to watch...! 2 days of binge watching. Groucho was incredibly quick with his comments, some of these people are very delightful.

[@mrfk9d]

Just delightful. The guests are so nice, respectful & humble. Groucho always seems to make the chemistry work.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

That long kiss at the end was well-earned -- he clearly did ALL of the work.

[@vince1103]

The combination of Groucho's wit and the charming guests makes this show so watchable. Great upload thank you.

[@MattRichardsonX]

Caillou's real life book "The World is Six Feet Square" detailing his experiences as a prisoner of war in WW ll Africa is one of my favorite books.

[@marymarysmarket3508]

I just watched an episode of Bonanza with Alan Caillou. 2/2021. "War comes to Washoe".

[@MattRichardsonX]

@@marymarysmarket3508 Yes, I had forgotten that Caillou also went into acting. He led quite a life!

[@ll-eb2rt]

"World traveller"aka prisoner of war

[@Chrisamos412]

@Matt Richardson thank you for that , being an avid WWII reader I’ll definitely look for it!

[@johnbowman1076]

Caillou led a spectacular life. Someday someone will write a biography I suspect.

[@madelschmadel]

This is so much better than any of the creepy crapola on Netflix today. I love Groucho.

[@frankie3041]

I was just thinking the same thing, Maddy!

[@alexandermarquis6197]

If that's the case, then you should cancel your subscription. Because I'm more than sure, you're producing anything good or bad.

[@dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007]

The guy in the first couple is an adventurer straight out of central casting. Put him in the movie version of Kon Tiki.

[@oldhippie81]

Nancy Sheppard is still alive 2023

[@joesmith-jb4ls]

Kathy Smith was a gorgeous lady with a killer smile.

[@mattmexor2882]

You can see a lot more of her in movies such as "Blue Hawaii".

[@rickrick5041]

@@mattmexor2882 She’s not in that

[@mattmexor2882]

@@rickrick5041 Yes she was

[@rickrick5041]

@@mattmexor2882 I looked it up on IMDB

[@mattmexor2882]

@@rickrick5041 Oh, that settles it then. IMDB doesn't know about it so it can't be true, regardless of the whole issue of the two being a spitting image of each other and the fact that YBYL commonly used actors and models for the show.

[@auletjohnast03638]

THAT FIRST GIRL KATHY SMITH WAS GORGEOUS.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

They were both hot.

[@CmonstoleCmonstole]

Probably Very high maintenance...but I agree

[@rickrick5041]

What happened to her?

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@rickrick5041 Only Cathy Smith I heard of was the one who gave Belushi the fatal shot of drugs he ODed on. Nancy Shepard was a famous rodeo trick rider. Google her. The Smith here kissed the beardo right on the mouth and it was no peck, either.

[@chucktaylor9190]

Mr America 1950 was John Farbotnik@@rufust.firefly4890

[@catherinewells2339]

Cathy Smith was a real looker!!! This episode is edited because she actually brought out a workout bench. You hear Groucho reference it when she comes out at the end

[@pathenderson5245]

Wouldn't it be great if in our lifetime (no matter how old you are) the morals, values and culture of the 1950's came back into our society?

[@dotheyfloat9961]

It's an ethereal thing, kind of an atmosphere. People don't have any down time now, there's always some form of stimulation from technology, social media etc. Little things like being on a bus and looking out the window, less people do that now, instead they consume information and obsess about their online personna. It's creating a kind of mental disturbance in the wider population which is leading to mass insanity. That's my theory anyway.

[@patrickhenderson5842]

@@dotheyfloat9961 I love your reply and I agree.

[@watchman1178]

We could really use the culture of the 1950's right now.

[@SheriSoltes]

Yes minus the segregation, misogyny, damage to the planet and animals.

[@pathenderson8182]

@@dotheyfloat9961 You are right on. As for me, one of my biggest pet peeves about today’s society is the tremendous and obnoxious noise I hear in everyday life. Anywhere you go where there are people, there is blaring noise from rap music in their vehicles to simply watching TV, going to the movies or listening to commercials on TV where almost every commercial has this loud bass beat and other loud sounds. Let’s not forget about how mass people are glued to their hand held screens blocking out any semblance of human contact with others.

[@widetrackerinkazoo6559]

Time to grab another Strohs beer from my 1954 General Motors Frigidaire. Aaah!

[@markstaggs7342]

Boy I have drank a million of Strohs beer,That was the beer.

[@Farawaysoclose]

I wish we had a TIME-MACHINE great show, GROUCHO MARX still is the greatest,god bless you, rip

[@richardbrown1234]

Caullou was probably a hit with the ladies. Very charismatic.

[@jackrobinson5974]

Kathy the first contestant looks like Elizabeth Montgomery in the role of Sabrina the wild cousin of Samantha. "Crazy Baby"....

[@mattmexor2882]

She looks like Joan Blackman.

[@scottlahti1252]

Cathy Smith gave as good as she got with Groucho, e.g., when after she felt her partner Alan's copious beard, to Groucho's plea "what about mine?", she said "yours is kind of skimpy" - a word I seldom hear. Or in her role as a trainer "I could build you up if you needed some more meat on your shoulders ... your arms ... and legs." Groucho: "If I need meat on my shoulders I'll go to a butcher shop."

[@keithnaylor1981]

This show must have had a team scouting for the most beautiful contestants in America.

[@DaveDarin]

The first couple, the guy, sounds like Ricardo Montalban. GREAT voice.

[@tomitstube]

$1000 apiece in 1958, over $9,000 apiece in today's money. pretty good haul, i knew the english bloke would know the sherlock holmes question.

[@michaelxpettis]

Groucho should have asked Caillou more questions. He has a fantastic story.

[@fradaja]

Too busy trying to be a wise cracking sexist prick

[@SOffenbach]

Tommy Ongtooguk, Eskimo Air Force sargeant

[@watchman1178]

Hard to say whether Kathy or Nancy was the more beautiful girl. I think I might have to give a slight nod to Kathy.

[@ericrainwater2076]

Nancy

[@martinjones5965]

21m21s this is the best 'racking our brains" acting I've ever seen.

[@MrMenefrego1]

How I miss the class, culture and refinement of America in the 1950's!

[@susanjohnston1421]

j.d. di giusto I’m with u 100%🙂

[@alevine1951]

You sound like a Trump supporter missing the good ole' days of unquestioning obedience, suffocating conformity, discrimination, rigid gender roles, institutionalized racism, and culturally-sanctioned unequal treatment for anyone not white, heterosexual, or male,

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@alevine1951 You sound like a liberal who believes that no one is allowed to have an opinion.

[@alevine1951]

@@MrMenefrego1 I actually agree that certain limited aspects of '50's America were quaintly more charming and innocent than today, but I was calling you out on your shallow-thinking nostalgia for the generalized "class, culture, and refinement of America in the 50's."

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@alevine1951 Nice try. Again, you are a typical liberal who not only does-NOT allow others to have their own opinions, you pretend to agree, then you judge me for having my own opinion. I'll tell you what, you just make a list of the opinions that we are and aren't allowed to have and then shove them.

[@gregpmil]

The air dates are off on a few episodes. It says it aired in 1958, and then the cars being advertized are from 1954.

[@patrickbailey1393]

I noticed the same thing

[@bernieweber4663]

It was a reverse leap year.

[@FF11Freshstep]

he was actually a pretty interesting guy... wrote for the man from u.n.c.l.e. too en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Caillou

[@axiomist4488]

Imagine, people were shocked when a woman showed up in pants ! How the world has changed .

[@jimdavis8391]

Groucho was a little rough on the Inuit guy, especially when he started on about Igloos.

[@bobdownes162]

The contestants must surely know that Graucho ain't gonna be extra careful with the wisecracks he may throw at them

[@fricken99]

It's uncomfortable to watch, not because of groucho or the jokes, but because Tommy did not joke or tease back. Tommy had no personality. He was boring. Or better said he was 'reserved'.

[@williambranham6249]

@@fricken99 Military people are trained to be reserved. Also there are shy folks in this world, naturally.

[@mattmexor2882]

He's rough on everyone. He kept saying "arrivederci" to a Greek woman. She corrected him after they won the first quiz and then he said it to her again after the bonus question.

[@suzannemorrow9987]

My late Aunt MaryPat ran a Vic Tany Gym (Not sure of the Spelling ) it was in Dearborn , MI.

[@chrisrose6014]

Two attractive women on this episode. I think they edited out where Cathy Smith shows Groucho some exercises.

[@dotsywotsy18]

That’s actually on the outtakes reel. The shows took an hour to tape, and they had to edit down to half an hour

[@pathenderson5245]

I was born in 1958, and although I enjoyed growing up in the 60's, 70's and 80's, the decades afterwards have been nothing but moral decay, increasing social animosity and anger. I wish I was born at least 20 years earlier and that way I could have avoided living through current society. The only bad thing would be living with the limited health technology and knowledge from those days and the shorter life span. I do remember the broad public smoking from the 60's, 70's and into the 80's. Funny, I don't remember it being so bothersome then, but I could not imagine having to deal with that again.

[@mattmexor2882]

I grew up in the 80s and man, the smoking was bothersome to me. And my mother smoked all the time so it's not like I wasn't around it at home. I'm happy there's no smoking like that now, but I'm not so happy about the "second-hand smoke" farce they used to get it to happen.

[@poetcomic1]

The Eskimo was a real 'wooden Indian' and the strange writer from England with the beard was kissed on the mouth by the cute health trainer and kept wiping his mouth off over and over again. WEIRD.

[@garyranieri3856]

alan caillou was married and didn't want to upset his wife so he wiped off the kisses. pretty good idea for a married man

[@B.H.56]

plus it was the 1950's, the lipstick was probably about an inch thick.

[@miclazy-5m]

@@garyranieri3856 but the girl had a boyfriend too, and shes just kissing strangers.

[@garyranieri3856]

odd isn't it- a married man wipes off a kiss from a stranger but a girl with a boyfriend goes around kissing strangers. maybe it was the thrill of winning big money- let's give her the benefit of the doubt? one kiss just this one time and all that?

[@ronwilsontringue6574]

Just possible that his WIFE wore a different color!

[@seanconlon2408]

Groucho recycles a beard joke from A Day At The Races here.

[@Finglesham]

The capital of Brazil has changed . Beware. Fantastic programme.

[@mattmexor2882]

Interestingly it was in the process of changing at the time of the show. The show was in 1958. The order to build Brasilia as the next capital of Brazil was made in 1956 and it became the capital in 1960.

[@TheBohemianAngels]

Its very interesting how back then kissing on the lips to strangers even while married really didn't cause a big fuzz or was not uncommon it seems. Wow, interesting.

[@user-ll4tw9xp7h]

Cathy Smith's boyfriend was really the 1950 Mr. America? John Farbotnik?

[@mattmexor2882]

I'm convinced another commenter is right and "Cathy Smith" is really Joan Blackman.

[@rickrick5041]

@@mattmexor2882 Doesn’t seem like it. Joan looks and acts differently

[@mattmexor2882]

@@rickrick5041 Joan acts differently because she's playing a different role. She looks exactly the same to me. Look at her smile, look at her eyes, in particular, look at how her brow comes downward at an angle over the outside edges of her eyes. Listen to her voice (ignore the accent).

[@albertrodriguez4190]

She is beautiful

[@CmonstoleCmonstole]

They don't work hard in Africa.......boy that would go over good today.

[@marvinmartian7281]

At least the N word was not pronounced.

[@PrimeDirective101]

Lazy forever and it's our fault.

[@bernieweber4663]

He was meaning americans work too hard.

[@georgesanders4166]

I swear to God. Kathy smith if u look real close. And it might be her. Way early in her career. She looks like actress Joan blackman who was in blue Hawaii and kid Galahad with Elvis Presley. She has the same smile. I'd bet my life on it. Lol even sounds the same when she talks. Same voice. I know some actors played contestants on the show. Sure looks like Joan blackman.

[@mattmexor2882]

Oh man, looking at some pictures I was like "wow", there's something to that. Then I looked at a video of part of a movie with Elvis and her eyes are a spitting image. And yes, the same voice. Even the same over-the-top syllable stressing pattern. "Cathy Smith" did seem to be acting on the show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJa3oaJogKiGfNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJa3oaJogKiGfNk According to some web site citing the 1956 Mr. America program, the 1950 Mr. America winner was John Farbotnik, who had a 47.5 inch chest when he won the contest in 1950. Cathy Smith claimed in 1958 her boyfriend won the 1950 Mr. America contest and she also claimed he had a 55 inch chest. Looking at the Mr. Universe statistics from 1965 through 1967 there is no one who is listed with even a 53 inch chest until Schwarzenegger in 1967 (in 1966 he had a 52 inch chest). Farbotnik would have been a real trailblazer to be using steroids, especially using them so successfully, by 1958. So I'm a little skeptical Farbotnik went from 47.5 in 1950 to 55 by 1958 without being noted for it, unless he stopped competing and went for pure girth including fat. Of course anything is possible for a former "Mr. Professional Or Something." i think you're on to something. I'd bet your life on it, too.

[@rickrick5041]

You bet your life

[@hobonickel]

If you liked Nancy Sheppard you can watch her on the October 9, 1955 episode of What's My Line? at kzbin.info/www/bejne/a37ceKWqo6t7gZYm34s

[@friedharper]

Is this the Cathy Smith who became the girlfriend of singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot and confessed to injecting John Belushi withheroin and cocaine that caused his death?

[@frankie3041]

12:41 Groucho: “Where’s your home, Sarge?” Eskimo Sgt: “Alaska.” Groucho: “Alaska, huh? I suspected that. What part of Alaska?” Sgt: “Teller.” Groucho: “You teller yourself. I’ll tell you what I’ll do: if you teller, I’ll ask ‘er.”

[@therrienmichael08]

How did they miss Havana ?

[@shadg269]

Hawaiian Beach boy running a dog sled omg he killed it

[@user-zx2dp6pp3k]

Luv Groucho😊

[@tarstakars]

That episode cannot possibly be from 1958 the automobile shown in the Shows intro as either a 1953 or 1954 De Soto they wouldn't have 4 year old cars in the opening ads...

[@libertynow4047]

The term Eskimo is now racist 😳

[@Sheriff_GrimLaw]

Brilliant! That makes it even more funny😂

[@dorothyhowell6355]

bring this show back.,., damn it! )))) more natural delicious girls please! )))))))

[@keiko-jb1kb]

$1000.00 in 1958 is now $8680.42 in 2018 dollars

[@mattmexor2882]

But what's that in 2021 dollars?

[@JustFunandGames]

@@mattmexor2882 $8,680.43

[@marcco7947]

Tommy was so close to saying the secret word!

[@jackrobinson5974]

Gee, Alan can't wipe that kiss off fast enough or just plain enough.. lol

[@ronwilsontringue6574]

See above answer

[@talltexan6432]

Yes, morality and society norms were different in 1958. Wish it were still that way.

[@masonldn8647]

5:11 the sexism I hear on this show is amusing . You would be cancelled in 30 seconds or less in 2021

[@dotsywotsy18]

I’m glad I was young at a time that men could still flirt. I enjoyed the attention and you had to put a stop if it went too far.

[@johnsweeney5946]

I was at a rodeo in Burleigh during the early 60's and I remember a beautiful trick rider who was probably her. What's with the very odd Mr. Caillou wildly wiping off a pretty girl's. kiss? Interfering with his ridiculous beard I guess.

[@tonycampanelli4938]

and also the the guest answer she did nothing but yet they have split the money

[@catherinewells2339]

The edit was around the 7 minute mark

[@dingus6536]

The writer from England just pulled a handkerchief from under his sleeve, after he was kissed in the mouth, and started wiping his lips like if the hot health trainer had ebola. Just wiping his mouth off like if he didn't want a beating from his wife . Gotta wipe off the kisses as a married man.

[@talltexan6432]

Yes, morality and society norms were different in 1958. Wish it were still that way.

[@mattmexor2882]

"Not wanting to get a beating from his wife" was just the joke. In reality I'm guessing his wife would face social embarrassment in certain circles for her husband being kissed square on the lips by a young girl like that on national television. And there's a good chance he knew the girl was an actress and not "Cathy Smith" and that it was not a spontaneous performance. (I'm convinced that another commenter is correct and "Cathy Smith" is really Joan Blackman). Anyway, we can only guess. Maybe her mouth was wet, or her lipstick was sticky. Or maybe he was a germaphobe.

[@marvinmartian7281]

Just a normal reaction from a puritan english man back then indeed!

[@fee9043]

Probably wiped off her lipstick

[@tonycampanelli4938]

I like to show it seems you always wanted to talking about sexual comments to the women I guess in those days you can get away with that you would never get away with it today you' get thrown off the air you spend more time talking about sexual comments to the woman.. Actual subject that they're talking about whatever

[@williamanthony9090]

Yikes! That Air Force Sargent had all the personality of a bowl of turnips.

[@gavanhillebold3131]

He couldn’t get a word in edge wise with Groucho steamrolling the interview

[@dotheyfloat9961]

You can still have a very interesting personality but not be extroverted.

[@mattmexor2882]

@@gavanhillebold3131 Groucho gave him plenty of time to react. Groucho wanted him to react.

[@mattmexor2882]

@@dotheyfloat9961 You're right. He should have said "That Air Force sergeant displayed all the personality of a bowl of turnips."

[@AA-ke5cu]

They were trying to put Packard out of business and eventually did before 1960. Then Desoto took a dump soon after. Nov 1961. The name had bad customer appeal. Too close to Dodo. Most of the woman contestants were eye candy picked from acting and modeling fronts. A public deception from the start; even worse now. What's Kissinger doing in the audience with his 2 buddies?

[@mattmexor2882]

Everyone was picked from somewhere for their interest to the show. The Eskimo because he's an Eskimo (it couldn't have been his personality). They picked people with a shtick, like the woman with the "arithmetic dog". Sometimes they have well-known people like that songwriter Cohn or like Ray Bradbury. They also had a few singers and comedians. Or just people who had quirky personalities. I don't see what's particularly deceptive or bad about picking good-looking girls. In general the good-looking girls were lovely as well. This gym manager here was probably the least interesting one. In the beginning they did say "members of our studio audience selected..." Television was always phony I guess. It's not like it's any better today. Reality TV pretends to be real. America's Got Talent is staged. They edit things to get people's magic tricks to work, for example. I'd be surprised if the crowds have minds of their own.

[@Straker1895]

1954 not 1958...

[@cassidybb10]

Um didn't they say the key word, the second couple?

[@MrVjjorge]

Wow, he visited Palestine, 3:18 , now there’s a thing

[@bernieweber4663]

He lived there.

[@MrVjjorge]

@@bernieweber4663 no mention of the ‘state’ ,,, there’s another thing

[@fonso1030]

What is it with this guy and wiping off that kiss so many times? You’d think she had trenchmouth 🙄 what a nut

[@mattmexor2882]

He didn't like it, shrug. Or maybe it was a matter of honor of him being a married man. A kiss on the lips on national TV. It could put social pressure on his wife.

[@fee9043]

Probably lipstick

[@postal_the_clown]

Have to agree that Groucho was quite inappropriate to the AIR FORCE Sergeant (please get that right) even for that time. But my question is how did the '54 DeSoto spots get cut into this episode including, it seems 2 outros?

[@ronwilsontringue6574]

Groucho was reasonable and "APPROPRIATE".

[@AventuraLuver]

8:59 dirty old man Groucho "what about me? You don't kiss me huh? " LOL

[@miclazy-5m]

that look of hers.

[@ronwilsontringue6574]

Try to watch things you can understand

[@mattmexor2882]

@@miclazy-5m That look was deliberate. She's making a simple joke. If you watched some 1940s or 1950s movies you'd understand. Oh, and btw, Groucho was making a joke, too. Her joke was a continuation of his joke.

[@marvinmartian7281]

From a dirty bitch ? " LOL

[@suejak1]

Really important chronicle of anti-Inuit racism. I can't believe they asked him on the show just to make crass jokes and make him feel like an outsider. He's active in the U.S. army, ffs.

[@thebiglittlestore7137]

Yes. Really important evidence of rabid iglooism.

[@suejak1]

I think it's more a chronicle of how old white people continue to think it's ok to mock minorities, but are in the minority today and have to face criticism for it now.

[@suejak1]

Nobody loves racism more than white people ;) Glad to see I got you so wound up over this. Chill out more, Pole boy.

[@suejak1]

V8 Powerr lol ok

[@suejak1]

V8 Powerr Ok bud, ty for your concern.

[@caroler01]

Except for the racist jokes.

[@henningandersen9027]

One pair certainly didn't care about animals' welfare. One being a rodeo-rider and the other going to buy a mink-fur for his wife.

[@ronwilsontringue6574]

and ,oh, my goodness just yesterday I actually killed a mosquito - hope the "animal welfare freaks" don't find out!

[@williambranham6249]

Ever eat meat? If so the part you ate doesn't grow back. Do you wear leather products or use cosmetics ? If you only eat a plant based diet then you are to be admired.

[@henningandersen9027]

@@williambranham6249 I am vegan, yes. Thank you.

[@vleldaddio210]

Dam it thise cars were Great 👍