You Bet Your Life - Volume 1

I wish the DVD producers would get organized and list the episodes by the date they originally aired, the secret word for each episode, and the names of the first two guests, on both the DVD covers and on Amazon and other sales web sites, so collectors of "YOU BET YOUR LIFE" episodes can figure out which ones they have, and which ones they still need to buy,Far too many 'YOU BET YOUR LIFE" DVDs are just re-hashes of the same episodes that have appeared on other DVDs, and VHS tapes, repackaged with different artwork and names for the covers, some leaving out some episodes to cash in on the interest in "YOU BET YOUR LIFE" episodes by splitting them into multiple volumes from larger compilations.Several hundred episodes were filmed and aired over a period of almost 14 years, and so it's frustrating to find the same relatively few episodes cropping up again and again on almost every DVD compilation.This volume is another one of those re-hash collections, and thus isn't worth the effort to buy.Until it's re-released with the above-mentioned specifics about all the episodes contained in it, this gets only one star in my book.Dan Fiebiger

My only gripe is one on myself . . . . I fully expected more than four episodes and once I received the DVD I had to scroll down past most of the description to find that indeed there were only four episodes. For a little more money I was able to get anywhere from sixteen to twenty-four episodes, although these four were of higher quality (as indeed they should be, requiring less space on the disk). And of course there were the unavoidable duplications among the sets. The series ran twelve years so I hope more episodes will be available.

Great seeing these old shows once again

I put the disk into 3 different DVD players, it appears to be blank.

Bought this as a gift for my fiance and he loves it! In excellent condition and good picture quality

I am a baby boomer and I loved watching the interaction between Groucho and his guests. People were more interested in knowing things then.

Still laughing after all those years!

I wish the DVD producers would get organized and list the episodes by the date they originally aired, the secret word for each episode, and the names of the first two guests, on both the DVD covers and on Amazon and other sales web sites, so collectors of "YOU BET YOUR LIFE" episodes can figure out which ones they have, and which ones they still need to buy,Far too many 'YOU BET YOUR LIFE" DVDs are just re-hashes of the same episodes that have appeared on other DVDs, and VHS tapes, repackaged with different artwork and names for the covers, some leaving out some episodes to cash in on the interest in "YOU BET YOUR LIFE" episodes by splitting them into multiple volumes from larger compilations.Several hundred episodes were filmed and aired over a period of almost 14 years, and so it's frustrating to find the same relatively few episodes cropping up again and again on almost every DVD compilation.From the lack of specific episode details, it loos like this is another one of those re-hash collections, and thus isn't worth the effort to buy.Until it's re-released with the above-mentioned specifics about all the episodes contained in it, this gets only one star in my book.Dan Fiebiger

Das waren noch Zeiten, als nicht um die Million gespielt wurde, sondern um ein paar Hunderter. Die Quiz-Show aus der Anfangszeit des amerikanischen Fernsehens ist vor allem interessant durch ihren Gastgeber - Groucho Marx, der die Kandidaten zu ihrer Biographie befragt und das sowie die Quizfragen selbst zu launigen Bemerkungen nutzt. So kommentiert er den Beruf seines Gastes, eines Geologen, mit der Bemerkung, die Show hier sei nicht gerade auf Felsen gebaut usw. Die Fragen drehen sich Themen und sind eher simpel: Kleinere Ortschaften werden einem Bundesstaat zugeordnet, der Geburtsort George Washingtons und der Name seiner Frau sind gesucht. Das ist von unaufgeregter Langsamkeit und hat vor allem durch Groucho Charme.Die Bildqualität der DVD ist eher schlecht, mitunter fehlt auch ein Sekündchen, was den Nostalgie-Faktor betont. Englische Untertitel wären hilfreich, um dem Gespräch besser folgen zu können, fehlen aber. Trotzdem ein kurzweiliges Vergnügen, oder wie Groucho sagen würde: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."