Tell It to Groucho - Pilot (1961) 

It'll forever be a mystery! 👀

bc they already heard most of those puns in the WDYW pilot ? Groucho recycles them here

Steve Stalzle Terrible format, yes. Groucho hosted the Tonight Show many times. Unfortunately those are basically all lost. But not *entirely*. . . stay tuned. :)

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life You are doing a great job amigo. Totally forgot about these, our local affiliate didn't bother to show 'em and when visiting out of state caught just a few.

Sam Moss There were also only 13 episodes aired (mercifully. . . )

I believe 17 episodes were produced, as the series lasted through May of '62.

What a horrible thing to say! I don't think you understand this type of comedy at all. Groucho used his guests as 'straightmen' to zing his jokes off of. That's how he showed off his great comedic talent. Your comment shows how far we as a human race has fallen. Grow up and gain some humility and respect for others.

They didn't dump anyone, this is a different program, one in which there was no real need for a sidekick.

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I'm not so convinced of this, personally. The game was never the focus on YBYL, but it was still a very important part of the format in giving the show a sense of purpose and structure. What little I've heard of Groucho as substitute host on the Tonight Show wasn't all that impressive to me, and in a late night style talk show, he'd have been talking only to celebrities. The best segments on YBYL were usually with the ordinary contestants. If anything, TITG would have benefited from having a REAL game as part of the format, rather than the feeble excuse for a game they offered. But the big mistake with TITG, really, was dumping Fenneman in favor of bimbette Joy Harmon, who was absolutely cringeworthily horrible. It was a change CBS insisted on-- clearly Groucho and Guedel originally wanted to continue with Fenneman, considering that the earlier pilot for "What Do You Want" that didn't sell featured him.

Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life But Groucho knew everyone, and his appearances on talk shows show that he can handle a serious conversation. Personally I would have liked to have seen a celebrity sit down show tried out.

Joe Postove He was entirely capable of holding down a serious conversation, yes, but I don't think viewers were the slightest bit interested in seeing Groucho maintain a serious conversation. He also wasn't a very social guy in Hollywood, and lots and lots of people in show business didn't like him. Could he fill in for a few weeks? Sure, and he did, before Carson took over. But as a regular host of a late night show? I don't see it working, personally. Fred Allen would have been perfect for a late night talk show.

Joy Harmon did some sexy dance moves in Village Of The Giants

six of one I don't get tired of Groucho's wit, but that doesn't mean he can't get tiresome. Tell It To Groucho just goes to show that there was a lot more involved in making YBYL the classic it was than just sticking Groucho in front of a camera with a couple of contestants.

Who's that? Patti Harmon is the young lady here

Lucille...!!!

Groucho was 71 at the time. He was born in 1890. SO sharp & in good shape

Bet it stunk in their house.

You posted " Certainly explains why Newton, Einstein, Shakespeare, Cicero, Mozart, Jefferson and Yeats were all women", which they were not, obviously. Perhaps you meant they were single men? They weren't. It was recently discovered, as just one example, that Albert Einstein had a long romance with a bright German woman whom greatly assisted him in developing relativity, the equivalency of energy & matter, quantum entanglement, et al. Perhaps you meant these men all disliked felines or women with felines?

Start it at 20:07

Which area? You have much experience with women with multiple pussies? - what 'area' specifically? Don't feed 'em salmon, 'cuz there's nothing worse than a fish-smelling pussy. Should I steer clear, Obi Wan?