You Bet Your Life #58-36 Creators of Honey West (Secret word 'Table', May 28, 1959)

COUPLE #1: Gloria & Skip Fickling, creators of private detective Honey West
COUPLE #2: Phyllis Warren / Ronald Schell, comedian who talks about beatniks
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.

[@jimmyflanagan5938]

KZbin is a blessing for us seniors, we can re-live our youth. Groucho is funny even after 65 years later, what a talent

[@HighwayCinema]

Happy 92nd Birthday Glori Fickling! So happy they are making a documentary about Honey West and your life.

[@MrMenefrego1]

How was it?

[@janepatterson6779]

Her husband was the actual creator of Honey..he died in 1998 at age 73.

[@keithnaylor1981]

“We named her Honey West….” Groucho - “were you writing for bee pictures” I do not think she got stung with that pun!

[@PrimeDirective101]

Ronnie Schell from Gomer Pyle; love them both!!

[@jessiejames7492]

Groucho hit the nail on the head when he described 'beatnicks 'as deadbeats! ha ha .

[@Spokenwisdom1]

We’ve got a lot of those today.

[@solohoh]

Thank you for finding and uploading this entertaining show. A rare glimpse of life in the 1950s -- the golden age of America.

[@barbecuecity138]

Anne Francis played Honey West on the tv ABC series, she wasn't 38-24-36 though! Saw Ronny doing stand up on Johnny Carsons show in the early 80s, he also was a lead on a short lived "Good Morning World" tv series, which was also the tv debut of Goldie Hawn Thank you for sharing this, I enjoyed it.

[@moonlanding-69]

Goldie also did several episode on the Dean Martin show so cute.

[@poetcomic1]

Ronnie did a TON of TV including as Jim Nabors best friend on Gomer Pyle. Anne Francis as Honey West on TV was my very first crush after Annette Funicello. She had a sexy beauty mark - now days if you wear a beauty mark people rush you to a skin doctor for biopsy.

[@acousticshadow4032]

Ronnie Schell said his b-day was 2 weeks ago. Since he was born on Dec 23rd, this episode was probably taped between January 5th & 7th.

[@westy40]

Ronnie Schell is 85 and still going strong. He was just on the Gilbert Gottfried podcast, making his second appearance. He had Gilbert cracking up. Still sharp as a tack

[@PaulTesta]

Still going. Will be 92 later this month, God willing.

[@westy40]

@@PaulTesta Yup!

[@lee-lee2418]

I'm watching this seven years later and he's 92! Still sharp 😅.

[@TheMikester307]

This may well have been Ronny Schell's first appearance on network TV.

[@cedjazz]

He’s from Richmond CA.

[@michaelcerza871]

Ronnie Schell did a great job jabbing with Groucho and Fenneman

[@hogfarmersforjustice4804]

And Gomer.

[@stevebutler812]

Skip is one lucky man. He was a ball turrett gunner in WW2, so yes, he did kill many people. They stayed married, lived well in Laguna Beach, until his death. She's alive and healthy: great personalities.

[@Chrisamos412]

WOW! A WWII Hero! Outstanding...thx for looking that up Steve. I caught a few other episodes that had combat Veterans, as well as combat Nurses. It’s very cool to see them on this program.

[@laurnaleto4622]

Ironic that the creators of Honey West would share the show with Ronnie Schell from "Gomer Pyle, USMC", the show whose popularity resulted in the cancellation of "Honey West" after one season.

[@elainesmith7512]

Laurna Leto: I didn't know that, but even as a very young girl during this time I never watch "Honey West". I always watched "Gomer Pyle" because, to me, it was funny. I think it was aired on Friday evenings. Thanks for the info.

[@znentitan4032]

Weird how reality can toy with you like that isn't it?

[@jojolucas6973]

He has a big seller.. Groucho, he has a big cellar at home!! Very fast quick wit. I love groucho!

[@pearldiver1006]

64 I made $.59 an hour working the snack shack at the Pasadena, Tx drive in. A thousand bucks could buy a hit on a busload of folks back then.

[@wardka]

Good grief! It's so weird to think of ladies form the 50s as being this stunning. Both of these are heartbreakers. I was around when this aired, but I was only 3. I didn't think ladies became stunning until the early 1970s.

[@cjatfenway]

As a teenager you found women beginning to become stunning? How strange 😜

[@Howlinblind]

Ronald Schell from Gomer Pyle

[@pattihawks93]

Ronnie Schell, Gomer Pyle’s friend, Duke!

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Comedian Ronnie Schell probably learned loads from his five minute interaction with Groucho.

[@cherieallen9508]

Laguna Beach residents. Just saw Gloria passed this august..I hope not..I wanted to send a very late condolance card to her on Michael's passing g her sweet son who was in my brother's class. It's a sad time 2024 😢 God Bless you Gloria and everyone ❤ cherie🌺

[@mattmexor2882]

I really enjoyed this episode.

[@robertsiebenrock3997]

That cat's real gone man!

[@usermikes]

I use to watch Honey West..

[@jessiejames7492]

$1000 in the 50s was big money

[@michaelkottler]

Thank you posting!

[@janepatterson6779]

Gomer Pyle, RONNIE SCHELL! Remember..

[@theresaholguin699]

I loved the game Honey West. I had the game. Played the game all the times also had the books and watched the show. Ronnie was a real cute guy

[@znentitan4032]

About ten years ago I was on a flight and was carrying the Honey West board game under my arm and I was surprised that people still remembered the show.

[@henningandersen9027]

I didn't understand the cat-joke either.

[@TimothyJonSarris]

I guess we’ve discovered one sure way to keep Groucho from flirting with females contestants…. bring spouses to the program 🤣😂

[@PimpLenin]

Groucho was a playa. RREOOWOWWW. lol

[@invisibleman1028]

Love that Ronnie Schell.Electric.

[@HighwayCinema]

Ronnie Schell was on Gomer Pyle show, which go0t better ratings than Honey West, thus Honey West only lasted one season.

[@henningandersen9027]

Gloria - what a fitting name.

[@519djw6]

Anyone who's familiar with "Gomer Pyle, USMC" knows when Ronald (Ronny) Schell reached the pinnacle of his fame. But I'm more interested in those who did not go into the world of showbiz--such as Phyllis Warren. She is an extremely beautiful young woman in this clip. And, although I realize she'd be in her '70s by now, I'm curious to know whether anyone is aware of what's become of her. Does anybody have a clue?

[@jaekn]

Thats the thing about not being famous, no biography

[@arttrombley7385]

Yup, it would be 5 more years before Ronald Schell became Gomers good buddy Duke Slater. Groucho helped many struggling actors, actress's, writers, singers, etc.

[@hogfarmersforjustice4804]

I understand that she continued as a stripper up to a point.

[@cefcat5733]

Groucho is cute sometimes.

[@Sam-k3s5q]

Went 2bat room..she took over my pillow

[@lenparis6237]

.......Duke.......

[@stephane1316]

Both women were so beautiful!

[@billadams9826]

This is like reliving your child hood

[@noeljokait]

whatever happened to Phyllis Warren ???

[@m42037]

Ron was on Gomer Pile USMC

[@jojolucas6973]

Arnie rocked!

[@henningandersen9027]

13,23, I didn't understand the joke either!

[@mattmexor2882]

I think it has something to do with "making the scene", but I didn't really get it either.

[@Frank_Nemo]

You heard of Cheech and Chong, it's a bit like that. Here's the joke - There was these two stoners getting high in a 12th floor apartment, when one of them dived out of the window. The other called the cops (pretty unlikely) and the cop said, 'Why didn't you stop him?' the stoned guy replied 'Whoa, man, I thought he was going to make it OK!'.

[@wardka]

@@Frank_Nemo That or it's a play on the slang word "cat" and cats always land on their feet. But that's a stretch I guess.

[@FF11Freshstep]

not exactly a setup but @ 6:53 the secret word would have been said no matter what if they got to that question and got it right, only way they wouldn't have had that question is if they got 4 in a row right out of the gate

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

This was probably not an example of a setup-- the questions were only seen by a very few people on the staff. But they did rig the secret word from time to time when they really liked a contestant. When they did this, they made sure to pick a word that they knew would come up in the interview, not in the quiz (which would have-- as you noted-- required the contestants to answer the questions correctly. Just a coincidence here.) An example of rigging would be when they'd choose the secret word "name", and Groucho would ask a contestant what the origin of his/her name was. There's almost no way to answer that kind of question without using the word "name" in response ("It's a Scottish name. . . ", e.g.). Or they might know a contestant was going to tell a story involving a foot, and choose the secret word "foot" as a result. That sort of thing.

[@FF11Freshstep]

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life indeed so... one of those odd little coincidences i like to throw in the comments as i watch them =^^=

[@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476]

FF11Freshstep And please continue to! I get so many idiotic comments on these videos (far more than I get on What's My Line videos), I very much appreciate your intelligent, thoughtful contributions.

[@FF11Freshstep]

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life thanks and i sure will... i finished with this main set and if you need someone to lend u a hand with the other 18 or so still undone i'd be happy to write up descriptions and keep them in line with the one's you did for all the others :D

[@FF11Freshstep]

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life as i'm sure you know by now, i'm very serious about making as complete a restoration of this show as is possible

[@henningandersen9027]

why is groucho so found of boxing ?

[@halffasthaiku7526]

Gomer’s BFF!

[@henningandersen9027]

11.19 What does she say ?

[@pearldiver1006]

Here's Gomer's corporal.

[@beatmet2355]

I recognize the comedian, just not from what

[@dennishardy3869]

This guy told a beatnik joke. I'm afraid I'm with Groucho. I didn't get it either. 🥱🤔. I like her logic on housecleaning. Let the man get up off his but and help.