You Bet Your Life #58-18 Albert Hibbs, expert on roulette wheels (Secret word 'Voice', Jan 22, 1959)

Check out what happens during the wheel spin for the bonus question. Given who the contestant is, it couldn't be a more perfect moment if it was staged (which it wasn't-- this isn't "The $64,000 Question"!)
COUPLE #1: Mayme Maceira, married to a hod carrier / Albert Hibbs, who figured out a system for beating roulette wheels
COUPLE #2: Georgette Holt, who to describe her accent, tells Groucho, "I used to say bahth-room" / Willie Rudnick
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Mr. Hibbs had a quick wit and great sense of humor.

[@noeljokait]

Georgette Holt and Albert Hibbs were probably the two smartest contestants they ever had!!!!

[@terencedove5047]

Groucho was not stingy in hosting talent, brains, or personality. His show should have lasted for years and years, many years. Thank goodness for KZbin...

[@altfactor]

"You Bet Your Life" did run on TV for eleven years, so it indeed enjoyed a very long run.

[@terencedove5047]

@@altfactor ...I wish it had lasted as long as WHAT'S MY LINE? did (17 & 1/2 years). Both were fantastic shows, I think...

[@marions.120]

This is a great episode. Some really smart people! Georgette is awesome!

[@PrimeDirective101]

really great!!

[@walkingtrails7776]

My goodness those were some smart folks on this episode! What a pleasure to watch!

[@joelembo1275]

Lq1

[@jimmiedee2315]

Albert Hibbs was a systems designer on Explorer I, the USA's first satellite to orbit the earth in 1958. He was also a spokesman for NASA. He died following heart surgery in 2003 at age 78.

[@SuperWinterborn]

Jimmie Dee ...and what a charming man! ;)

[@SuperWinterborn]

***** Now maybe, but not then!

[@SuperWinterborn]

***** Oh, I'm sure it's quite lively there, but according to your former comments on Lingo, I thought you were strictly referring to physical matters.

[@SuperWinterborn]

***** Looks? I'm talking about personality. I've never gone for the looks because, as you said, It's "fleeting"! ;)

[@altfactor]

Albert Hibbs also was, for a time in the 1960's, Science Editor for NBC News,. and hosted a children's science series called "Exploring". Supposedly, this appearance led to Hibbs' being hired by NBC News for their Science Editor job, although I think he was based in Burbank.

[@davidcoyle1084]

I can't believe I'm finally seeing this after all these years (first saw it on CBN in the '80s). I did a double take back then when I heard Hibbs mention Chillicothe, Ohio, my hometown. I just read a newspaper column from the time and learned that the day after this episode aired, our local river overflowed its banks, causing a citywide flood that is still talked about today.

[@alfredroberthogan]

Very sorry to learn about the sad loss of Dr. Albert Hibbs. Wish that I could have interviewed him. He is in my forthcoming doctoral dissertation on the history of tv and radio space coverage from 1923 to the present--this will make a nice human interest anecdote to include. Thanks for posting this episode!

[@MrMenefrego1]

How did it turn out?

[@waverly2468]

I remember watching "Exploring" on Saturday mornings with Dr. Hibbs.

[@alfredroberthogan5426]

@@MrMenefrego1Health problems significantly delayed me on doc dis. Rough draft in progress now up to 410,000 words and just getting going!

[@user-ef4bt4km5o]

If I ever went to desoto dealership I will surely tell them Groucho sent me

[@googleyeyes5122]

2:35 Groucho's face is priceless. 😂

[@jackwmith8445]

Hibbs was scheduled as crew member of Apollo 25. Apollo ended with 17. There is an asteroid named after Hibbs and his wife.

[@jimjones7977]

I guess that's a joke.

[@LorenIpsum75]

As a kid, I remember watching Dr. Hibbs and the Ritts Puppets on NBC's "Exploring". The Peabody award winning show introduced math & science to young viewers. 🤖👍

[@keithnaylor1981]

I bet this edition looks sharper than it did in 1959! Amazing!

[@terencedove5047]

Groucho: "Now you selected 'Earth, Sea & Sky'. You crook, you!" [8:03-8:08]

[@Umustbekidn]

One of the funniest episodes!

[@alfredroberthogan]

Probably not a use--PhD doctoral dissertation--you anticipated when doing the painstaking process of obtaining, converting, and posting these! Thanks also to the NBC NJ warehouse worker and the Groucho Marx grandson and the lucky telephone call that saved these cultural gems from being lost forever.

[@randysills4418]

Yes! If that grandson hadn't been there the films would probably have been destroyed...

[@hogfarmersforjustice4804]

Hibbs earned his doctorate under the great Richard Feynman, and they became good friends. He died in 2003.

[@yannschonfeld5847]

How to choose a favourite amongst all these gems? Merci infiniment pour le télécharement pour nous et la postérité.

[@marions.120]

Chillicothe, Ohio, I played and produced music there back in the 80’s.

[@wardka]

My goodness. "Bothroom" lady Ms. Holt is quite entertaining.

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

A true rocket scientist, the questions were to e-z for him.....lol

[@donaldpype7018]

I love it when they spin the Wheel

[@wynnssecret8243]

Mr Hibbs attended Cal Tech..... that's very impressive 😱. Even ( by today's standards ) not just any joker can get into Cal Tech. It's a nice small campus located in Pasadena, Calif

[@bernoullismom8629]

Toward then end of the show, Groucho is in rare form or something has intoxicated the show which makes it very special

[@nealgordon3712]

No one can take Groucho,s place, it's been tried at least twice Bill Cosby and now Jay Leno. At least Jay tries to lead people to the secret word. For example : if the secret word was "beer" Jay would ask the contestant how they like to spend their time, and when they say for example I like to party, and Jay would ask what they like to drink.

[@martinjones5965]

1m8s Groucho "You Bet Your Knife". Rather pointed.

[@terrenceprzybylski3226]

That show is tops, nothing like that today

[@davidcoyle1084]

On a humorously ironic note, I came to this clip last night from binging Simpsons "Steamed Hams" parodies. Anyone watching this show who has seen a few of those will know what I'm talking about ("No, Mother, it's just the Northern Lights!").

[@davidcoyle1084]

At the 9:00‐9:03 mark, you can practically see the wheels turning in his head (no pun intended) as Dr. Hibbs contemplates his next quip.

[@godcandy108]

11:28 BRILLIANT

[@mattmexor2882]

Wikipedia says that kohl is antimonite, which is a chemical compound that contains antimony, but is not in fact antimony, which is an element. It'd be like saying carbon dioxide is oxygen.

[@PrimeDirective101]

Albert Roach Hibbs had an incredible career: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hibbs

[@axiomist4488]

Oh, no ! I thought everybody knew Juan Manuel Fangio. What a disappointment for the players. Got 500 instead of 2000 !

[@zacheryalderton6741]

I could spend $ 10,000

[@stephenleonard3110]

I was born in 1954 so it's like seeing this show for the first time!! lol I have a question though... if the couple wins $1000 in the first round then plays for $2000 from the question after the wheel ..Does the players keep the total amount of $3000 if they win ? Or are they forfeiting the first $1000 for a chance at the $2000??

[@jim165670]

My understanding and experience from watching this game version of the program - there were several versions during the shows run - is that you don't keep the $1000 if you win $2000. $2000 was a lot of money in 1954, the same year I was born. February 9th.

[@henningandersen9027]

the queen of Greece made a big hit with what?

[@barbecuecity138]

The officials in Washington, according to Groucho...DAH

[@AA-ke5cu]

Welcome to;" you bet your knife"

[@martinjones5965]

you noticed too :)

[@wendywood3268]

The teeny-tiny drop contrarily exist because michael apically tip besides a various rugby. optimal, near milkshake

[@geraldswirsky8834]

Typical Groucho Hi Mrs. What does your husband do ?

[@CD-db1zo]

He asked the man about his wife, so shut up

[@thedonwesley5279]

Mr NASA seem to be trying to one up Groucho Served him right to lose the 5,000 question

[@CD-db1zo]

Oh, shut up

[@indetif839]

Some people hate any one who is educated and sharp witted.