Wednesday, February 13, 2013

You Bet Your Life - February 13, 1952

The appeal of Groucho Marx's quiz show wasn't in the game itself, but in Groucho's chats with average people. For example, the first pair of contestants in this show are the wife of an upholstery shop owner and a man who works for the railroad, and has ridden to L.A. six times trying to get on the show.

This was 1952, so you'll note the woman was still defined by what her husband did for a living, not for her own qualities.

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