You Bet Your Life #57-30 The Tap Dancing Septugenarian Landlady ('Shoe', Apr 17, 1958)

Highlight of this show is the rousing tap dance number performed by 70 year old Mabel B. Porter @ 17:30. Groucho looks genuinely impressed.
COUPLE #1: Jean Hudson, 18 year old secretary, who thinks Groucho is a different kind of cute than Fenneman / David H. Brown, trainer for Marineland
COUPLE #2: Mabel B. Porter, 70 year old landlady / Vladimir Babishvili from Georgia (the Asian country, not the U.S. state). Groucho shows what a softie he was when he saw how badly they did in the quiz, calling up a member of the audience (Corrine Peacoff) to substitute for Babishvilli in the quiz.
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.

[@JustinDesrochers]

I couldn't be happier to be the 1000th like to this great video of Groucho in his greatness.

[@keithmockridge3329]

This ol' gal dancing, is amazing for a young 70 year old firecracker.

[@jazzmanchgo]

I'd love to have heard her stories from her Vaudeville days -- she and Groucho could have taken quite a stroll down memory lane!

[@walkingtrails7776]

That Firecracker could dance! Hope I can move like that when I'm 70!

[@vleldaddio210]

She died a few days after her performance 😢

[@franklinnorth7708]

Love the Women in the audience wearing furs.

[@Sojourning_]

that was awesome of Groucho to do what he did to help. you wouldn't see that to day I'll some prayers for him.

[@steppets25]

Wow! Mabel the Firecracker 🧨 Woooo👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😍 What a Fantastic dancer! Lovely lady,bless you 🙏🏼😍

[@cats0182]

Fenneman was the perfect foil/straight man for Groucho.

[@meandinah4310]

I might buy the series and binge watch for year...they're that good!!

[@justplainbrad7713]

Kevin Judy - You do that, and I'll see you next year...ttGsy

[@aaronsmith5433]

Binge 40 years now. 1982 , Mom asked me to beta-max some for my Grandfather who became bed ridin' from medical malpractice. They're all gone now but the beta still works. I binge on KZbin cause it's better than beta( taking cover now from incoming from die hard beta fans, oh , they're out there, I can feel it).

[@retrorex]

I just love these commercials!

[@Gravydog316]

YES!

[@satori03]

me too!

[@javiermiranda6135]

I suddenly want to buy a bottle of adorn!!

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

Watching again and I just noticed the "why a duck?" reference. Clever.

[@fredkruse9444]

That was also part of a gag Chico used in one of their movies.

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

​@@fredkruse9444 That's viaduct.....er, why I mentioned it.

[@tonyaltano7992]

You Bet Your Life is one of TV's greats.

[@DonnieReno]

Loved Mabel’s dance!

[@peggywelty5139]

Its nice to hear jokes without cursing in them

[@charlesnye1736]

Groucho did his own great dance in his movies

[@brianmacklin5175]

Groucho was the best !

[@giorgikvatchadze4928]

Oh boy, what a surprise to see my compatriot appear in this show!

[@MrMenefrego1]

who?

[@satori03]

First time I have ever LOVED the commercials

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

"Danged if I know Mabel. I've been using bear grease" made me laugh out loud

[@sweiland75]

Those shampoo bottles were REALLY big back then!

[@stanochocki8984]

They were really on the large size, you did get a lot more for your money, back in the 50's and early 60's; as far as commercial products went. Lol, even the 'trial sizes' were 2x,3x larger than.

[@MrLeglamp]

My grandmother bought a bottle in 1960 and she's still using it.

[@annodomini7887]

Those were samples magnified to show the product up close, to show the label and how clear the shampoo was. Like how McDonald’s shows perfect burgers on their menu but what you receive is different...

[@marymarysmarket3508]

Families were large back then

[@mikearagon9519]

@@stanochocki8984 I'm mm mm m mm mm alone m l. Lol

[@geoffnepo]

White rain rinses twice as fast !! Just like a De Soto in a deep rut !!

[@fatbowe]

Dam groucho had a very good band...🥁🥁🥁

[@cefcat5733]

The commercials are a riot. None of that worked on my hair but there wasn't much else back then.

[@truthntelling]

No doubt Mabel knew she'd be asked to dance as she had tap shoes on. And she dances like a pro, her feet have a mind of their own showing a lifetime of training and performing. But afterwards she looked to be under duress, I think she threw herself into that dance with exuberance and it took its toll. Her gentleman Russian partner looks to take notice, shows concern repeatedly, as she makes slow adjustments to come back into her all in rejoining the game. It is a bit worrisome to watch her, I want to offer her a chair to sit down. Her performance was delightful and took her back to when she was young, but not without the price to pay afterwards. I hope she slept well that night.

[@lukeheaton5336]

Agreed.....she looked to still be winded 5 minutes after she finished dancing.

[@Frank_Nemo]

Yes, sadly she passed away only three days later after giving that performance.

[@chrisfranco6603]

3 days later? Oh how sad.

[@truthntelling]

@@Frank_Nemo Would you please cite your source. I could not find any record of her death.

[@dennishunt787]

Love watching these reruns of grocho

[@marcpleines8303]

“If I was any closer I’d be standing behind you”.

[@GeneRogers-lo1qy]

The first male guest worked at Marine Land in Palos Verdes before there was ever a thought of Sea World of today in San Diego, California. I went to Marine Land as a kid.

[@kirnpu]

Marineland shout out! Went there in the 50s...

[@terencedove5047]

"Salome, When She Danced" can now be rightly changed to "Mabel, When She Danced"... At 70, the woman was undeniably good!

[@tinklvsme]

Wooo u go Maple! 👍

[@GoSadistik]

60 years ago and Governor Brown was already a joke.

[@C_R_O_M________]

randall2020 maybe you just didn’t get the joke...

[@geoffnepo]

Nice ducky !! Quack quack

[@marions.120]

Mable Firecracker was great!

[@gimpynogo2726]

Ah, the old days when commercials didn’t scream at us or talk too fast or even (gulps) use sex to keep American men in heat.

[@madelschmadel]

That shower scene was pretty racy for the time.

[@Finglesham]

Apart from the ads this show was very amusing. I presume much as 'prepared' carefully but seems ad lib. excellent.

[@darrellsimpson6966]

The adds were damn near as funny as Groucho.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

The girl in the Adorn spots looks like Sgt Carter’s girlfriend, in Gomer Pyle USMC.

[@vleldaddio210]

I DONT need a Man "I have income property ⁉️"

[@lesliehughes1030]

Go Mable aka firecracker!

[@gilbertotongco1054]

OMG She could tap dance and I could hardly walk

[@kevink2593]

Always wanted to try duck plucking....

[@laurastone6578]

Good for her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@justplainbrad7713]

@Laura Stone - What, is good for who, blondie?

[@laurastone6578]

@@justplainbrad7713 Good for the Septugenarian Landlady who cut a rug!

[@justplainbrad7713]

@@laurastone6578 Thanks for the clarification. Guess I'm not used to modern terminology. I'm more accustomed to hearing something like, "Good on her'" (As in - looks good on her) The world is always changing, and I never get a notification...lol

[@typeface-um6kl]

Mabel is a stich.

[@JHPRS]

Who was the girl with the comb, in the Adorn commercial? I know she became an actress that I recognize, but I don't know her name.

[@MrMenefrego1]

That was the actress, Adolf Hitler, she tried to conquer the world back in 1939 too!

[@MrJamespeyton]

I think it was Doris Day .

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

No, it was Barbara Stuart, who played Bunny…Sgt Carter’s girlfriend, in Gomer Pyle.

[@amywalker7515]

Why did Ru Paul's Drag Race come to mind while watching the Adorn commercial at 10:00?

[@Spokenwisdom1]

Because those same folks use the same mantras. “I love myself”

[@bornyesterday21]

Swanee River ??

[@firdausHITMAN]

The duck woman appeared as a guest in one of the episodes where she talked about being a trainer in a gym. Wonder if that was a made up story or really true. Thanks for the new upload. Hoping to see more! Best wishes, Firdaus

[@CamhiRichard]

Why a duck?

[@TemperTemper...]

70 years old and that much get up and go..

[@biwa7236]

I seriously think Mable was in coronary distress after that tap dance. She was struggling to breathe and sweating greatly. When she left the stage she practically ran off. Wouldn't be surprised if she didn't need medical attention off stage.

[@chrisfranco6603]

Someone else posted that she died three days later. So sad.

[@firdausHITMAN]

To me her hand felt like a cold piece of salmon

[@johnlemaitre9977]

Is this the same Vladimir Babishvilli who worked for "The Voice of America"?

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

John LeMaitre I'm not familiar, but how many Vladmir Babishvillis could there possibly be? ;)

[@Gravydog316]

haha

[@loissimmons6558]

There's a quarter page of them in the Tbilisi phone book!

[@dorothykilgallenwasmurdere1653]

They should have let Mabel sit down. Smfh

[@annodomini7887]

America has gone from an empire of gold and silver to one of iron and rust! Bring back suits, dresses and manners. Get rid of rap music, sweat pants, social justice warriors and these thug kids!!!

[@billanthony7896]

ANNO DOMINI- Can't you see that these contestants are the direct ancestors of who we have walking around today? It's all connected, man.

[@annodomini7887]

No shit Sherlock!

[@MrMenefrego1]

Amen, Trevor Peddicore! Thankfully, President Trump will help God to restore America Her former glory... sadly, the work ethic, Christian values, class and good manners seem to be gone forever... The 1950's were truly the Golden Age of America.

[@user-pc2mc2he4z]

Gangster garbage rap trash what's wrong with the blacks.

[@jackgamble6120]

It should be spelled: septuagenarian :)

[@MrJamespeyton]

I think the girl in the Adorn commercial may be Doris Day.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

No. DD was much too big a star to do spots like this. I think it was the same woman who played Sgt. Carter’s girlfriend, in Gomer Pyle USMC.

[@519djw6]

I have one and a half comments regarding Vladimir Babishvili, he was neither a Russian nor a Slav. The Georgians are a a non-Slavic people living in the Caucasus. They were conquered and annexed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. (Joseph Stalin himself was a Georgian whose real last name was Dzhugashvili, and he was never entirely at home with the Russian language.) In addition, I think most Georgians would take exception to their country being called a part of "Asia."

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

519DJW It wasn't meant as a political statement, for goodness sake. It was simply a geographical clarification. Eastern Europe, Western Asia, potato/potahto. Please.

[@bobcrestwood740]

Lots of famous "Russians" were actually Georgians. Since I'm a chess player, I know that Tigran Petrosian, who was World Champion from 1963-1969, often called one of the greatest "Russian" grandmasters, was from Georgia.

[@maryperez1235]

@@eldaddio9100 This channel is nothing but good clean American nostalgia. People make many very interesting and intelligent comments here. Please. Keep your vile ugly stupid comments to yourself. Go haunt some place else.

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@eldaddio9100 You are speaking to a lady, you classless scumbag! Learn some manners, coward!

[@indetif839]

@@eldaddio9100 Take your meds and chill.

[@tinklvsme]

Genes not a good friend! Taking the guy who her friend liked.

[@christinadavis2132]

The handy handle coherently wipe because monkey retrospectively pour atop a creepy flower. lavish, descriptive loan

[@trh1493]

groucho exploited women disgustingly