Bill cosby is one of the worlds most wellknown entertainers and comedians. Oct 29, 2018 i found this in the end of my parents wedding footage, for some odd reason. You bet your life tv series 1992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Trading circuit one of the largest misconceptions about the original version of you bet your life is was that it was adlib. As a young child we laid on the shelf old cars had under the back windon. In actually, the show was strictly scripted and was heavily edited. Two brief revivals were mounted in 1980 and 1992starring buddy hackett and bill cosby, respectivelybut the show still belongs to groucho. Welcome to the 1992 edition of you bet your life at tv tome.
August 2223, 1991, walnut street theater, philadelphia, pa other pilots. It is the first television series to star cosby since the cosby show which ended in the spring of 1992 and lasted one season 19941995. The lost episodes, released in 2003, which contained 18 classic episodes not seen since the original broadcasts, as well as numerous bonus features, including outtakes, a behindthescenes piece, and rare audio clips. Speakers there played supermaan, gunsmoke, and you bet your life as we took the long ride back from grandas house. Comedian and actor bill cosby discusses the weakness of you bet your life, his problem with journalists, and where his career is going after the cosby show. You bet your life opening credits, 1959 39,705 views 6 years ago. You bet your life tv listings, tv schedule and episode. But since every episode of you bet your life was filmed, the show has survived in syndication and in packaged video compilations. After the cosby show went off the air in 1992, cosby embarked on a number of other projects, which included a revival of the classic groucho marx game show you bet your life 199293, the tvmovie i spy returns 1994, and the cosby mysteries 1994. But it had some old commercials so i thought id share the nostalgia.
Bill cosby s remake of the 19501961 game show hosted by groucho marx. Bill cosby, televisions biggest star during the 1980s, has struck out with his first postcosby show venture. A channel featuring complete episodes of the groucho marxs classic comedy game show you bet your life. Instead, we get the pokerfaced grump who presided over the disastrous 199293 gameshow revival of you bet your life. Bill cosbys remake of the 19501961 game show hosted by groucho marx. You wont believe what bill cosbys next alleged job will. Watch you bet your life episodes online season 1 tv guide. The show began in january 1994 as a two hour movie, and regular episodes began airing on nbc in september. Not credited, but it sounds a lot like dick tufeld assistant. You bet your life also known as richard dawson and you bet your life in the unsold 1988 pilot was one of the many classic game shows where your knowledge is tested in order to win cash and prizes. There were also three unsold pilots with richard dawson of family feud fame in 1988 for nbc. Marcia brody describes where she comes from the town of north, south carolina. Most of the episodes have fallen into the public domain.
Aug 19, 2007 texas legend ed paetzel on bill cosby s 1990s game show you bet your life. Episode 3095 of sesame street has sonny friendly hosting the game show. Nielsen also measured the radio version at tenth among radio shows in 1955. The radio program was sponsored by allen gellman, president of elgin american, maker of watch cases and compacts, during its first two. Bill cosby won a kids choice award while he was doing the show. You bet your life also known as richard dawson and you bet your life in the unsold 1988 pilot was one. Bill cosby full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. You bet your life was parodied on a live april 1955 episode of the jack benny program, in which benny pretended to be someone else to get on the quiz show competing with a female contestant played by irene tedrow, and continually blabbed in an effort to say the secret word. Additionally, two official dvd compilations were released by shout factory. His radio show blue ribbon town, sponsored by pabst blue ribbon beer, had begun in march 1943 and had failed to catch on.
Cosby began his career as a standup comic at the hungry i in san francisco during the 1960s. I found this in the end of my parents wedding footage, for some odd reason. It was inspired after groucho had done an improvisational scene with bob hope on radio. With jaime mendez, bill cosby, stephen archibald, robbi chong. You bet your life started out as a radio show in 1947 as a vehicle for groucho. The idea was the same as it later was with bill cosby. Pilot episode of short lived game show starring bill cosby and robbi chong was an update of the classic series with groucho marx. Critics expressed hope that the cosby mysteries would fare better than cosbys previous two ventures, here and now and the game show remake, you bet your life. You bet your life was taken from grouchos radio series of the same name.
He also reluctantly appeared in two movies with brothers chico and harpo marx, a night in casablanca and the. In one episode, grouchos brother, harpo, came down instead of the duck, and in another. After tenth grade, cosby joined the navy and completed high school through a correspondence course. The cosby mysteries is an american mystery drama television series that starred bill cosby that aired on nbc from january 31, 1994 to april 12, 1995. You bet your life is an american comedy quiz series that aired on both radio and television. Groucho marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of competitive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation. You bet your life was an american radio and television quiz show hosted by. I would buy the lost episodes set used, or at a discounted price, but the 18 episodes here are no better or worse than the 14 episodes on the abovereference bargain dvd. For the first time ever in my life, i was sitting and i was. You bet your life was the television version of groucho marxs popular radio series of the same name, which grew out of improvisational scenes groucho had performed. If i find they use funds i am definitely going to donate and share with as many young people as i can.
The program was rerun into the 1970s and later in syndication as the best of groucho, making it the first game show to have repeat episodes enter the syndication market. Gameplay on each episode of you bet your life was generally secondary to. You bet your life pop culture wiki fandom powered by wikia. The lost episodes, released in 2003, which contained 18 episodes not seen since the original broadcasts, as well as numerous bonus features, including outtakes, a behindthescenes piece, and rare audio clips. Check if it is available to stream online via where to watch. You bet your life when a legendary comedian hosts a classic game show, the result is pure television magic. Another version hosted by bill cosby aired from september 7, 1992 to june 4, 1993 with repeats airing until september 3 of that year in syndication. Gameplay on each episode of you bet your life was generally secondary to grouchos comedic interplay with contestants and often with fenneman. Bill cosby will produce and star in a new weeknight version of groucho marxs 1950s quiz show you bet your life, beginning in the fall of. There were also oneyear syndication versions before this pilot with buddy hackett in 198081 and after with bill cosby in 199293. The cosby mysteries only lasted 18 episodes, as it was cancelled in april 1995. The lost episodes, released in 2003, which contained 18 uncut episodes not seen since the original broadcasts, as well as numerous bonus features, including outtakes, a behindthescenes piece, and rare audio clips.
Hes responsible for creating the multiaward winning, culture. And in 1991 forbes magazine named cosby the secondrichest entertainer in america, with a two. Watch full episodes of you bet your life and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Bill cosbys disturbing prison phone call has folks. According to a new york daily news article, five pilots were shot.
The syndicated, cosbyhosted series you bet your life wont be coming. Despite that, it seems he will continue to maintain his innocence until proven otherwise. Groucho would be introduced to the music of hooray for captain spaulding, his signature song. Groucho left the program in june 1944, replaced by vocalist kenny baker until the shows end two months later. Despite not being involved with the quiz show scandals, the shows popularity waned and you bet your life fell out of the top 25. I have all the mp3s of the you bet your life radio shows, and i wish a complete set of the tv series was available. Bill cosby, probably one of the hottest commodoties in television at this time. According to a new york daily news article, five pilots were shot in one day. In 1992 bill cosby hosted yet another revival, which like the hackett version, lasted. You bet your life starring bill cosby 1992 youtube. He then landed a starring role in the television show i spy, followed by his own sitcom the bill cosby show, which ran for two seasons from 1969 to 1971. What im about to tell you is not something that i think is something in the cosmos, or spiritual or something, cosby, 81, rambled. With groucho marx, george fenneman, melinda marx, tuulikki woods. So, get ready, its time for americas funniest game show, you bet your life.
See more ideas about tv show games, life and your life. Groucho marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of competitive questions and a. Debuting on radio in 1947 for the abc network, the show then moved to television in 1949 on cbs, and then moving to nbc in 1950 where it was aired simultaneously on radio and television. Add you bet your life to your watchlist to find out when its coming back.
The jury on cosbys case could not come to a conclusion despite 10 out of 12 jury members agreeing to convict. Jun 22, 2017 the jury on cosby s case could not come to a conclusion despite 10 out of 12 jury members agreeing to convict. Having a career spanning over 50 years, william henry bill cosby jr. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show you bet your life anytime, anywhere. Ed paetzel on you bet your life bill cosby game show. Syndicated revivals starred buddy hackett 198081 and bill cosby 199293. Texas legend ed paetzel on bill cosbys 1990s game show you bet your life. A description of tropes appearing in you bet your life.
You bet your life show 1039 bill cosby marcia brody youtube. The following game show tropes appear in you bet your life. Were on the red carpet, backstage and behind the scenes talking to the biggest athletes. Groucho could always be counted on to enliven the banter with his unique blend of comedy and wit. Dec 26, 2018 what im about to tell you is not something that i think is something in the cosmos, or spiritual or something, cosby, 81, rambled.
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