NEW! 4 complete episodes of You Bet Your Life...

You Bet Your Life was a popular TV show of the 1950's. It has been revived in the US a couple of times since, but this was the original version, starring the legendary Groucho Marx.

The hilarity stems from people taken off the street with quirks or an interesting life story who are pummeled mercilessly by Groucho. This clip involves a Japanese American whose husband calls her Fatty, and a guy whose wife calls him Windbag - he's called that because he can blow up tire inner tubes... and he does it while answering questions... you've got to see this to believe it... watch Groucho's reaction during the later stages of the performance - you can see him running away and hiding at the back of the stage... Hilarious.

Quiz rules: During the initial interview, there is a secret word which if they say it they win a cash prize of $100. Contestants then have to answer four questions but they mustn't get more than two wrong in a row. If they answer four questions they win $1000. At the end of the show they choose whether to come back to gamble their winnings on a possible $10,000 prize.

We've split this clip up into two parts because you don't really need to see the first part, but it just sets the scene. The hilarity is in the second part...

To see the video embedded on the screen, Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here