You Bet Your Life #54-18 Groucho & Melinda Marx sing Gilbert & Sullivan ('Smile', Jan 13, 1955)

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  • čas přidán 24. 10. 2013
  • COUPLE #1: Andre Ronay / Lorna Young, winner of the "America's Prettiest School Girl" beauty contest
    COUPLE #2: Lane "Shotgun" Britton, Hollywood makeup artist from Texas / Moana Kamakua (sp?), Wil Wright girl
    COUPLE #3: Melinda Marx, Groucho's daughter, who sings a Gilbert & Sullivan duet with him / Mickey Walker, former boxing champion
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Komentáře • 214

  • @SelfReflective
    @SelfReflective Před rokem +12

    Groucho was born, wait for it, in 1890! So he was 65 here, and had an 8-year old daughter. What a man.

  • @AceripXF
    @AceripXF Před 3 lety +40

    OMG groucho singing w his daughter is ADOORRABLE!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @laylalayla-jl4ik
    @laylalayla-jl4ik Před 4 lety +34

    Hes a Proud Poppa!! and it shows!! We really need this kind of television back!!

  • @ronniebishop2496
    @ronniebishop2496 Před 5 lety +64

    His daughter is a doll. He really loves her and the way he fixed her collar was typical of s fathers love.

    • @charlesbrooks9577
      @charlesbrooks9577 Před 4 lety +12

      I loved that when he fixed her collar.A true loving father Groucho must have been.

  • @michellepost5232
    @michellepost5232 Před 4 lety +21

    Can you imagine having Groucho for a dad? He'd be a hoot. I watched all of his movies as a kid in the early 1970s. They used to be on TV on weekends back then.

  • @charlesbrooks9577
    @charlesbrooks9577 Před 4 lety +37

    Melinda Marx was the apple of Groucho's life.I bet he was a good father to her.

    • @lorenanders702
      @lorenanders702 Před 3 lety +6

      He adored his kids. A good father but bad husband?

  • @aliced7505
    @aliced7505 Před 3 lety +12

    Why not 1 million views by now, with 2 million likes!? I'd vote twice if I could. I wish Groucho had been this happy all his life. Groucho's show and movies still bring lots of laughs to new generations.

  • @carolynfranklin1447
    @carolynfranklin1447 Před 3 lety +25

    OMG! Too adorable! We need more of this kind of happiness.

  • @MrKmoconne
    @MrKmoconne Před 9 lety +66

    Melinda and Groucho were so charming. I checked and she seems to be still with us. I loved all her fathers movies so I hope she is still celebrating har father's legacy with all of us today.

    • @grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476
      @grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476  Před 9 lety +13

      Melinda's public appearances have been very few since the 1960s. She did pop up to do a short audio interview for the DVD release of the 1959 TV version of "The Mikado", which she appeared in with Groucho. Otherwise, she hasn't spoken publicly about Groucho for many years.

    • @jeanannkerr6386
      @jeanannkerr6386 Před 4 lety +6

      @@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476 Tell Melinda she was brilliant!! Adorable! Gifted!

    • @AceripXF
      @AceripXF Před 3 lety

      ah ok so melinda is grouchos daughter?

    • @rickrick5041
      @rickrick5041 Před 3 lety +1

      @@grouchomarx-youbetyourlife7476 Why not?

  • @SheriSoltes
    @SheriSoltes Před 3 lety +28

    That’s a really challenging song Melinda learned. She was delightful.

    • @dariawells7438
      @dariawells7438 Před 2 lety +4

      After hearing about her from Groucho on the show a lot (and her voice in the telemarketing bit), it was a sheer delight to actually see Melinda. She was a doll!

    • @imapaine-diaz4451
      @imapaine-diaz4451 Před rokem

      Well, not really. There reading the lyrics from a cue card off camera right.

  • @Engelhafen
    @Engelhafen Před 4 lety +13

    Adorable father/daughter interaction - very sweet 🤎

  • @earltrombley7646
    @earltrombley7646 Před 10 lety +34

    these shows were so great. No body could ad-lib like Groucho

  • @harleygrit5210
    @harleygrit5210 Před 5 lety +28

    wow! what a priceless moment for Groucho and his adorable daughter!...she has a brilliant mind just like her father...

  • @acousticshadow4032
    @acousticshadow4032 Před 3 lety +15

    "There are a number of boys around with good paper routes." LMAO!

  • @emmetmcardle1516
    @emmetmcardle1516 Před 10 lety +69

    GROUCHO MARX,,,,,,,THE FUNNIEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED!

  • @joet840
    @joet840 Před 6 lety +36

    Mickey the boxer is such a humble guy.

  • @JacquieGoebel
    @JacquieGoebel Před 9 lety +34

    Absolutely Adorable!!

  • @jackkircher1755
    @jackkircher1755 Před 3 lety +8

    Melinda was the youngest and most talented of his three daughters. She appears on her Daddy's show AT LEAST four times. I THINK the first time was at age 8 when she sang, "Witch Doctor." I THINK her last appearance was at 12 when she sang AND danced with another guest.
    Even though I would never believe Groucho would ever played favorites with his girls, I do believe Melinda held a special place in his heart.

    • @lala-gj4oo
      @lala-gj4oo Před 3 lety +4

      groucho had 2 daughters, miriam and melinda, not three.

  • @JSB1882
    @JSB1882 Před 5 lety +19

    Melinda Marx was such a cutie. I loved her when she turned to Rock'n Roll. She did some nice stuff. Always gorgeous too.

  • @dennishardy3869
    @dennishardy3869 Před 2 lety +3

    This is so adorable of Groucho dueting a cute little song with his daughter Melinda.

  • @terrysigmon3119
    @terrysigmon3119 Před 4 lety +11

    Groucho was way before his time. I love to watch these old shows.

  • @picklesthewise
    @picklesthewise Před 3 lety +7

    She's adorable! Gilbert and Sullivan is not the easiest to learn for any performer of any age. Her dad was probably their most famous fan, so it makes sense he'd want to get her to learn them early. Great job!

  • @Tenraiden
    @Tenraiden Před 6 lety +50

    So cute how Melinda tries to contain her giggles at her father's jokes, like at 14:12 ^^

  • @sixstringmarauder
    @sixstringmarauder Před 3 lety +6

    She's just precious 💖

  • @ohmeowzer1
    @ohmeowzer1 Před 5 lety +10

    Aww Melinda is sooo sweet

  • @ediekoller1144
    @ediekoller1144 Před 7 lety +23

    I am a huge fan of the Marx brothers..I have all their movies on DVD. And Melinda Marx i exactly 2 1/2 months older than me. She was born August 14, 1946. Mine is Oct 28, 1946 and I am still alive so far.

    • @MrMenefrego1
      @MrMenefrego1 Před 3 lety +3

      how can you tell?

    • @marymarysmarket3508
      @marymarysmarket3508 Před 9 dny

      💥 ihope you are still alive now...July, 2024

    • @ediekoller1144
      @ediekoller1144 Před 9 dny

      @@marymarysmarket3508 Hi marymary. I hope you are well too!. I am still a fan of the Marx Brothers though I never met any of them in person but I would have loved to meet Chico because I loved the way he played the piano. And I do live near Hollywood, California (Less than 10 miles) but I don't go there anymore even though I still drive a little. I am doing ok and try to keep active and I will be coming up on my 78th birthday in Oct. My brother came by to do some yardwork for me and he will be 79 also In Oct. Wish I was in Paris watching the Olympics but they will be here in Los Angeles in 2028. They were here in 1984 but I did not go and won't go in 2028. I love Paris but I never renewed my passport in the 1980's but Paris at night is so beautiful. I was there as a tourist in 1971 and 1973. Take care. Be Well.😀😀🙏🙏❤

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 4 lety +16

    8-year-old Melinda does a great job with the complex G & S lyrics. Groucho appeared in "The Mikado"; he may have done other G & S as well.

    • @WaterShowsProd
      @WaterShowsProd Před 8 měsíci

      He was a big fan of Gilbert and Sullivan, to the chagrin of some of his friends I've heard it said, but I think The Mikado was the only performance of their work he ever gave. That said, I didn't know about this duet until today.

  • @captaindj9790
    @captaindj9790 Před 7 lety +16

    Always pushed people to get married but struggle in his own right. Funny man and a hard working one he was

  • @russellcampbell9198
    @russellcampbell9198 Před 4 lety +10

    Groucho's love of Gilbert and Sullivan was legend.

  • @stevenwatson7668
    @stevenwatson7668 Před 6 lety +15

    How precious.

  • @Tony-rl2fr
    @Tony-rl2fr Před 3 lety +3

    Heartwarming to say the least. What an honor for any daddy to perform with his lovely daughter like this.

  • @claxton1959
    @claxton1959 Před 3 lety +4

    This is the greatest thing these eyes and ears have ever seen or heard...🙂✌

  • @ohmeowzer1
    @ohmeowzer1 Před 5 lety +8

    Loved this Groucho and Melinda are are so cute ,,and I love first the couple..they are so cute and the second couple,is soo,funny...the older Texas man is is so funny 😂

  • @rickdickerson1204
    @rickdickerson1204 Před rokem +4

    I always love this show! 🙂

  • @shanke300
    @shanke300 Před 5 lety +13

    Lorna is a Natural beauty. Her smile is infectious. That lad is likable fellow.

    • @JJTownley_Classical-Composer
      @JJTownley_Classical-Composer Před rokem +1

      I looked her up. She hails from Salt lake City and is a descendant of Brigham Young, the man who moved the Mormons west from New York to Salt Lake City. Scary to think she looks like Grandma Moses today if she is still alive. I'd love to know what she made of her life.

  • @emilyzena7070
    @emilyzena7070 Před 6 měsíci

    How adorable that Groucho is mouthing the words when Melinda sings?! Think my heart just combusted 🥲

  • @lbcharlie05
    @lbcharlie05 Před 5 lety +12

    GROUCHO - Such a genius!

  • @613aristocrat
    @613aristocrat Před 7 lety +21

    Thanks for this. Pure entertainment.

  • @martynelson2666
    @martynelson2666 Před 3 lety +3

    she is very good............he is a legend!!......

  • @kevinkettell1092
    @kevinkettell1092 Před 8 lety +20

    hes been chewing the old loco weed groucho is sharp as a tack.

  • @TowGunner
    @TowGunner Před 8 lety +36

    Americana at it's best!

  • @elspethcoogan1499
    @elspethcoogan1499 Před 3 lety +8

    The first female contestant Lorna was very attractive with a beautiful smile.

  • @nicholasjanke3476
    @nicholasjanke3476 Před rokem +1

    I've always loved the Marx Brothers!

  • @LazlosPlane
    @LazlosPlane Před 3 lety +3

    OMG!!! SHE'S SOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!

  • @schumi9xwdc
    @schumi9xwdc Před 2 lety +1

    I loved he mentioned Greb, Dempsey, Armstrong, great great fighters from the past.

  • @michaelleeannspringer3247
    @michaelleeannspringer3247 Před 5 lety +13

    Groucho was the best!

  • @jackkircher1755
    @jackkircher1755 Před rokem +2

    I stand corrected. He had three CHILDREN. The oldest was a boy named Arthur. Sorry for the oversight. I looked itvup and didn't remember the names so I said he had all girls.
    This had to have been a tough song for wn 8 year old to sing with so many words crammed into a measure.

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 8 měsíci

    Ten years later, Melinda appeared on "The Hollywood Palace", with her father as guest host. That show also featured Margaret Dumont, who died shortly thereafter, in 1965.

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 4 lety +6

    Groucho, no model of human warmth, was genuinely fond of his youngest child. Melinda had a brief singing career as a teenager, then left the spotlight.

  • @FF11Freshstep
    @FF11Freshstep Před 10 lety +13

    just a little piece of info... that "Wha' happan?" line you'll hear Groucho use in this episode and many others, comes from a very old radio episode of the show. George Fenneman did a commercial for something of which I've forgotten (soap or something). He imitated that line from Fenneman for years and years well after anyone still knew what he was talking about. =^.~= Also, all the Jack Webb and Dragnet references you'll hear from Groucho is because George Fenneman is also the guy who did the tagline for Dragnet on the radio.

  • @4EyedAnimation
    @4EyedAnimation Před 3 lety +2

    Lorna Young is a doll.

  • @louisep5178
    @louisep5178 Před 2 lety +3

    Loved the way Groucho's shoulder flinched when Melinda said to him 'you know I'm not married' and he mouthed her lyrics in the duet. Melinda is as bright as a button too adorable from Beberly Hills ♥️😂

  • @lorenzomagazzeni5425
    @lorenzomagazzeni5425 Před rokem +1

    Very wise comments from Mickey Walker.

  • @stevej398
    @stevej398 Před 4 lety +6

    I can’t believe people don’t like Groucho! What the hell is wrong with them? Unbelievable!!!

    • @zacredman9137
      @zacredman9137 Před 3 lety +1

      They have absolutely NO taste!!!🙄🤔👎🏻👎🏻

    • @stevej398
      @stevej398 Před 3 lety

      @@zacredman9137 You’re an idiot! And you have no sense of humor, dumb ass!!!

    • @atiphwyne5609
      @atiphwyne5609 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stevej398 What an amazing response to someone who was agreeing with your remark. Are you serious?

    • @stevej398
      @stevej398 Před 3 lety +2

      @@atiphwyne5609 Sorry I’m the dumb ass for miss reading your response! I truly apologize!

    • @atiphwyne5609
      @atiphwyne5609 Před 3 lety +1

      @@stevej398 No worries my friend but I just commented on the thread really it was zac redman who got the brunt of the misunderstanding.

  • @keithhyttinen8275
    @keithhyttinen8275 Před rokem

    "For a dollar ninety eight, I can get a fifth." LMAO!

  • @mrpuniverse2
    @mrpuniverse2 Před 9 lety +16

    There is another classic episode with Melinda appearing with Edgar Bergen and his 11 year old daughter Candice and they were contestants giving what they won to charity. I have that episode on DVD and as well as another brief appearance she had on the show sitting with a family with14 kids.

  • @E.Carrillo
    @E.Carrillo Před 4 lety +2

    Cute daughter! Imagine having Groucho as your father?

    • @phousefilms
      @phousefilms Před 3 lety +1

      Lol, apparently he was quite a character. His son brought up that when he was signing papers at the airport, he put down his occupation as "smuggler"and they held them up for a while over that, lol.

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 8 měsíci

    Melinda Marx has never gone public about her father. She was his favorite person.

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 4 lety +3

    Melinda appeared with her father in "The Mikado", from which the song here is taken.

  • @jefferyparris1999
    @jefferyparris1999 Před 3 lety +1

    Their voices blend so perfectly. Reminds me of Elvis and Donna Butterworth in Paradise, Hawaiian Style.

    • @annieh2900
      @annieh2900 Před 3 lety

      I adore Donna😍 ,still have her pic and autograph

  • @edsmith651
    @edsmith651 Před 3 lety +2

    Welcome to the Groucho Marx matchmaking show 😂

  • @jeanannkerr6386
    @jeanannkerr6386 Před 4 lety

    Wonderful!!

  • @JoshuaCraigStrain
    @JoshuaCraigStrain Před 5 lety +6

    I think they've done this before . Classic . Groucho's the best .

  • @nedludd7622
    @nedludd7622 Před 2 lety

    A very good episodes. The boxer was very intelligent and I wonder how many people today know Gilbert and Sullivan except for the many parodies of their excellent songs.

  • @henningandersen9027
    @henningandersen9027 Před 7 lety +1

    Mickey Walker looks like he's saying 'Euklid, of COURSE!'

  • @alisoncole3211
    @alisoncole3211 Před 3 lety +1

    Groucho is the greatest

  • @juangabin1693
    @juangabin1693 Před rokem

    Maravilloso...

  • @AceripXF
    @AceripXF Před 3 lety

    having a lovley time will write lol

  • @jaybrown1828
    @jaybrown1828 Před 3 lety +10

    Poor Mickey,he was clearly “punchy”.A super nice guy that stayed in the ring too long

    • @rickrick5041
      @rickrick5041 Před 3 lety +7

      He seemed fine

    • @schumi9xwdc
      @schumi9xwdc Před 2 lety +5

      Mickey Walker is one of the all time greats! You don’t know what you are talking about for sure!

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 8 měsíci

    Groucho loved his youngest child very much, which is obvious here.

  • @Tenraiden
    @Tenraiden Před 6 lety +3

    Apparently this episode was after Groucho had divorced from Melinda's mom

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 8 měsíci

    Like old pug Mickey Walker is going to know those answers lol

  • @FF11Freshstep
    @FF11Freshstep Před 10 lety +2

    Layne Britton was also in the original blues brothers movie and was the makeup artist
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layne_Britton

  • @lorenzomagazzeni5425
    @lorenzomagazzeni5425 Před rokem

    Melinda was adorable.

  • @charlesbrooks9577
    @charlesbrooks9577 Před 4 lety +2

    Melinda was the woman or girl that i think Groucho loved her so much and gave her a good schooling and some morals.A lot of people can tell that Groucho was a trash talker and loved women.Tha t trash talking was for our entertainment.Loved the man.

  • @alirE2904
    @alirE2904 Před 3 lety +1

    Girls look so much older then the stated age

  • @calebproductions5970
    @calebproductions5970 Před 3 lety +1

    This was on DVD at Walmart

  • @jvolstad
    @jvolstad Před 3 lety +2

    Interesting bit of trivia, Groucho lost a lot of money in the stock market, during the great depression.

  • @henningandersen9027
    @henningandersen9027 Před rokem

    She did some great singing later, too. East Side of town....

  • @rockyjaydog6447
    @rockyjaydog6447 Před 5 lety +4

    28 pounds of food for one dollar, amazing.

  • @johnbrown9183
    @johnbrown9183 Před 3 lety

    Julius Henry Marx had three children Arthur, Miriam and Melinda was the youngest

  • @frankstone3809
    @frankstone3809 Před 2 lety

    Let's remake this show, now who could play Groucho?

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 4 lety +2

    I don't think Melinda took an active role in the bitter fight with Erin Fleming over Groucho's estate. I may be incorrect.

  • @henningandersen9027
    @henningandersen9027 Před 2 lety

    Wonder how some were lucky to be "selected by the studio audience"?

  • @googleyeyes5122
    @googleyeyes5122 Před 2 lety +1

    Moana! 🌊🌋🐓

  • @jackmorrison7379
    @jackmorrison7379 Před 2 lety

    Say the magic "Woid". Oh those regional/ethnic accents.

  • @ontarioguy4707
    @ontarioguy4707 Před 3 měsíci

    Does anyone know if Lorna Young is still with us ,if so she would be 88 years old!

  • @edwardfondeur4477
    @edwardfondeur4477 Před 2 měsíci

    Groucho was the funniest man of our time. He use no profanity at all , so that makes him to me the funniest man who of our time

  • @davido8056
    @davido8056 Před 5 lety

    Munday Texas is not 19 miles North of Wichita falls, it is South East of Wichita Falls. 9:22 it is about 75 miles away. how could you get that wrong if your from there.

  • @stealth48nurse
    @stealth48nurse Před 3 lety +3

    Lorna young looks like she can pass for Donna Reed's sister

  • @bMacTV
    @bMacTV Před 6 měsíci

    MY FAVORITE EPISODE!
    THE SONG WITH HIS DAUGHTER WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.

  • @mfcobb1
    @mfcobb1 Před 5 lety +1

    Nesselrode Bula Ice Cream.

  • @dnally7864
    @dnally7864 Před 3 lety +1

    Lorna reminds me of Grace Kelly.

    • @evepeabody4738
      @evepeabody4738 Před rokem

      I was thinking she looked like Dorothy Malone.

  • @henningandersen9027
    @henningandersen9027 Před 7 lety

    What's Andre saying in 3.06 after I'd like to be friends....?

    • @MichaelSimmons.
      @MichaelSimmons. Před 7 lety +3

      "I don't plan on getting married for a while yet."

  • @MadTheDJ
    @MadTheDJ Před 3 lety +1

    What's a yute? ;-)

  • @mattmexor2882
    @mattmexor2882 Před 3 lety +3

    Why'd the CARE woman say "if I win $10,000"? When they did the big question it was worth $1,500. Later when they introduced the wheel to the show the big question could be worth $10,000.
    Also, it is rare that anyone plays the game the correct way, the way the CARE woman did: to start at the highest value question you plan to play and work down from there.

  • @meetdogblack8277
    @meetdogblack8277 Před 6 lety +3

    So did they get married?

  • @JackKincaid..
    @JackKincaid.. Před 5 lety +2

    Wonder what ever happened to Lorna? She was cute as hell.

  • @jazzmanchgo
    @jazzmanchgo Před 3 lety +1

    Cute, but kind of sad in a way, also. Melinda actually did not enjoy these TV spots at all; she felt very self-conscious and uncomfortable. She had little interest in actually pursuing any kind of show business career; she did these numbers to please her father, who loved her dearly in his own way but wasn't always the best at empathizing with others' feelings and emotions.

  • @steelers6titles
    @steelers6titles Před 4 lety +1

    Melinda thinks her dad is funny, and giggles.