"You Bet! Goodnight, God bless, I'll see you next week, bye!"" A new theme tune was introduced, composed by Jonathan Sorrell. The show made some massive changes due to the departure of Bruce Forsyth. A new logo was introduced, Matthew Kelly stepped up as host to replace Bruce Forsyth. Also, the challenges went up from four to five, which meant that Ellis Ward got involved, with her sponsoring challenges as well. Another change from the Forsyth era was that the celebrity guests could no longer specify the nature of their forfeit should their challenge fail - instead they had to"
"You Bet Your Life You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that aired on both radio and television. The original and best-known version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, then moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, before making the transition to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on radio and television. The last episode in its radio format aired on June"
"and in its original NBC broadcast presentation. The Carsey-Werner Company owns the Cosby version, as it produced that revival with Cosby. You Bet Your Life You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that aired on both radio and television. The original and best-known version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, then moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, before making the transition to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it"
"It's Your Bet It's Your Bet is an American game show which aired in syndication (mostly NBC owned-and-operated stations) from 1969 to 1973. The series was a revised version of the NBC game ""I'll Bet,"" which aired for six months in 1965. Both ""I'll Bet"" and ""It's Your Bet"" were produced by Ralph Andrews. During its four-year run, ""It's Your Bet"" had four hosts. Hal March hosted for the first few months. When health problems forced him to step down in late 1969 (he died in January 1970), actor Dick Gautier took over and hosted through the end of the"
"I Bet You Will I Bet You Will was an Internet webcast, and later a show on MTV that paid people to do outrageous things for money. In 2008, reruns of the program began to air on Spike. It was created by Morgan Spurlock. The show was hosted by Spurlock, musician/TV host/model Willa Ford, musician Jive Jones, comedian Godfrey, and Hescher. The host selected a participant from a seemingly random group gathered around him or her on a street, at the beach, or on a college campus. The M.C. (Master of Ceremonies) then presented the stunt and told the player"
"I'll Bet I'll Bet is an American game show that ran on NBC from March 29 to September 24, 1965. The series was created by Ralph Andrews, and hosted by Jack Narz. The series was a precursor to ""It's Your Bet"". Two celebrity couples played. Before taping, one member of each couple drew a name of whom they were playing for, but only the TV station of where that person watches the show was revealed until the end. A separating wall first divided the couple so they could not see what the other bet. One half of the couple (starting"
"You Bet Your Ass You Bet Your Ass was a Canadian game show that aired on The Comedy Network. It followed a blackjack and casino motif, with contestants answering questions on popular culture to earn points. The contestant with the most points at the end of the show was the winner. Hosted by Canadian comedian Stewart Francis and his co-host, Sitara Hewitt, the show premiered in 2005. As of June 25, 2007, the Comedy Network dropped ""You Bet Your Ass"" from its weekday lineup, replacing it with reruns of ""This Hour Has 22 Minutes"". Reruns of ""You Bet Your Ass"""
"I Bet You I Bet You is a show about the lives of best friends and professional poker players Phil ""The Unabomber"" Laak and Antonio ""The Magician"" Esfandiari as they wandered the streets of America betting and daring each other on anything and everything that inspired them, using their own money. The series was produced by NorthSouth Productions for the MOJO HD network. Two seasons aired on MOJO HD before the network went down on December 1, 2008; a third season was filmed but has gone unaired. Most episodes were centered on a big bet (referred to in the title"
"two choices with cryptic clue titles (e.g., ""Ooh! That's better!"" or ""Dangling Down""). Sarah Matravers, well known as a gong girl from Take Your Pick, replaced Diane Youdale as co-host for this final series. A new theme tune was introduced, composed by Simon Webb. The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows: You Bet! You Bet! is a British game show based around the format of the German show ""Wetten, dass..?"" developed by Frank Elstner. Richard Hearsey was the first producer of series one which was recorded at Shepperton Studios in late 1987 and transmitted on ITV"
"condition that the contestant ate two or three more things, performed a dare naked or allowed his or her best friend to aid in the humiliation. Now I bet you will is aired in Latin America on VH1. I Bet You Will I Bet You Will was an Internet webcast, and later a show on MTV that paid people to do outrageous things for money. In 2008, reruns of the program began to air on Spike. It was created by Morgan Spurlock. The show was hosted by Spurlock, musician/TV host/model Willa Ford, musician Jive Jones, comedian Godfrey, and Hescher. The"
"of the episode) of which the development was shown in several pieces. Between those pieces, smaller bets around town were shown. The first season consisted of eight regular episodes and two bonus episodes. The second season premiered on April 10, 2008 at 9:30 PM and concluded its 14 episodes on July 10. Each episode was filmed in a different location, though usually in or around a major American city, such as New York City, Las Vegas or Miami. I Bet You I Bet You is a show about the lives of best friends and professional poker players Phil ""The Unabomber"""
"a quiz show!"" Undeterred, Guedel proposed that the quiz would be only a backdrop for Groucho's interviews of people, and the storm of ad-libbing that they would elicit. Groucho replied, ""Well, I've had no success in radio, and I can't hold on to a sponsor. At this point, I'll try anything!"" ""You Bet Your Life"" debuted in October 1947 on ABC radio (which aired it from 1947 to 1949), sponsored by costume jewelry manufacturer Allen Gellman; and then on CBS (1949–50), and finally NBC. The show was on radio only from 1947 to 1950; on both radio and television from"
"Beat the Odds Beat the Odds is an American game show created by Bill Derman for Bing Crosby Productions. It first aired as a local production on KTLA in Los Angeles, California in 1961 with Mike Stokey as host and Stan Chambers as announcer. Dennis James succeeded Stokey as host in 1962, and the last episode aired in August 1963. The format was revived for syndication, debuting nationally on December 16, 1968 with Johnny Gilbert as host and Bill Baldwin as announcer. This version of the show lasted until September 1969. In the show, contestants competed to form words after"
"Wanna Bet? Wanna Bet? is an American game show based on the German series ""Wetten, dass..?"", which aired on ABC. It featured four celebrities making wagers on whether ordinary Americans will be able to complete outrageous stunts. The format first aired as a one-time special on CBS in 1993, with Gordon Elliott and Mark McEwen hosting. The CBS version was a one-time special aired on April 21, 1993 with Gordon Elliott and Mark McEwen hosting, and Mark Elliott as announcer. Marsha Warfield, Martin Mull, Victoria Jackson, and Evander Holyfield were the panelists. An episode of the ABC version began with"
"Eye Bet Eye Bet was a Canadian television game show hosted by Jim Perry, which debuted on CTV in 1971. His announcer, as with most Jim Perry game shows in Canada, was smooth voiced CFTO-TV weatherman Dave Devall. The object of ""Eye Bet"" was for contestants to view old Hollywood movie clips, then answer questions about each clip, testing their skills of observation. This game show is more or less similar to that of an ABC game show, ""The Reel Game"", hosted by Jack Barry around the same time ""Eye Bet"" aired in Canada. According to ""TV North"", a book"
"Game show host A game show host is an individual who manages a game show, introduces contestants, and asks quiz questions to test the knowledge of said contestants. In 1938, Freddie Grisewood was the first game show host. He directed ""Spelling Bee"", a fifteen-minute show that was broadcast in the United Kingdom over radio and television. In June 2014, Alex Trebek set a new world record for ""hosting more episodes of a single television game show than anyone else in TV history"". Bob Barker previously held this record, and Trebek predicted that Pat Sajak is on track to break it."
"Game show host A game show host is an individual who manages a game show, introduces contestants, and asks quiz questions to test the knowledge of said contestants. In 1938, Freddie Grisewood was the first game show host. He directed ""Spelling Bee"", a fifteen-minute show that was broadcast in the United Kingdom over radio and television. In June 2014, Alex Trebek set a new world record for ""hosting more episodes of a single television game show than anyone else in TV history"". Bob Barker previously held this record, and Trebek predicted that Pat Sajak is on track to break it."
"Ed McMahon Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor and singer. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game show ""Who Do You Trust?"", running from 1957 to 1962. Then afterwards, McMahon would make his famous thirty-year mark as Carson's sidekick, announcer and second banana on NBC's ""The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"" from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original ""Star Search"" from 1983 to 1995, co-hosted ""TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes"" with Dick Clark from 1982"
"won either by scoring $200 themselves, or if their opponents ""lost"" $200 (shown as -200). ""I'll Bet"" is presumed to have been wiped, much like all NBC daytime shows of the period. One episode, with guest stars Richard Long and Beverly Garland, circulates among collectors as a black-and-white kinescope. A color episode from September 6, featuring Denise Darcel and Robert Culp, was discovered in February 2009. I'll Bet I'll Bet is an American game show that ran on NBC from March 29 to September 24, 1965. The series was created by Ralph Andrews, and hosted by Jack Narz. The series"
"Bud Collyer Bud Collyer (born Clayton Johnson Heermance Jr., June 18, 1908 – September 8, 1969) was an American radio actor/announcer who became one of the nation's first major television game show stars. He is best remembered for his work as the first host of the TV game shows ""Beat the Clock"" and ""To Tell the Truth,"" but he was also famous in the roles of Clark Kent/Superman on radio and in animated cartoons, initially in theatrical short subjects and later on television. Collyer was born in Manhattan, to Clayton Johnson Heermance and Caroline Collyer. He originally sought a career"
"host. This pilot did not sell. Beat the Odds Beat the Odds is an American game show created by Bill Derman for Bing Crosby Productions. It first aired as a local production on KTLA in Los Angeles, California in 1961 with Mike Stokey as host and Stan Chambers as announcer. Dennis James succeeded Stokey as host in 1962, and the last episode aired in August 1963. The format was revived for syndication, debuting nationally on December 16, 1968 with Johnny Gilbert as host and Bill Baldwin as announcer. This version of the show lasted until September 1969. In the show,"
"The Guinness Game The Guinness Game is an American game show that aired in weekly syndication from September 17, 1979 to September 1980 for a total of 24 episodes. Bob Hilton was the host, later replaced by Don Galloway. The announcer was Charlie O'Donnell who was then later replaced by Tony McClay. One of the show's producers was Bob Eubanks. Three contestants were asked to predict if a live, record-breaking stunt could be performed or broken by guessing if they would succeed or fail. Each player began with $1,000 and could bet up to 90% of what they had. The"
"correctly and misses the second, they would only win the $500 for winning the game. In season 1, the winner could choose to take $500 or ""double down"" and attempt to answer one final question correctly for $1,000, but a wrong answer meant he or she got nothing. If a game ended in a tie, the double down question was not offered and the tied contestants split the $1,000 prize automatically. You Bet Your Ass You Bet Your Ass was a Canadian game show that aired on The Comedy Network. It followed a blackjack and casino motif, with contestants answering"
"The Game Game The Game Game is a game show hosted by Jim McKrell. It was packaged by Chuck Barris and aired during the 1969–1970 season; the show was Barris's first syndicated program. The game involved one contestant and three celebrities. All four players would participate in a type of personality test, with the intent of answering the focal question of the particular episode (like ""How courageous are you?"" or ""How impulsive are you?""). Before the game, the civilian player would predict whether he/she would score higher or lower than the celebrities; if this prediction proved to be correct at"
"Your First Impression Your First Impression is a NBC daytime game show which aired from January 2, 1962, to June 26, 1964. A panel of three celebrities tried to guess the identity of mystery guests from clues supplied by the host. Bill Leyden was the MC of the program, with Dennis James as a regular panelist or alternating host. Filmed in Burbank, California, ""Your First Impression"" was a Monty Hall-Art Stark Production. Hall was the series executive producer. The program aired at Noon Eastern time and followed another quiz program, ""Concentration"", then hosted by Hugh Downs. Celebrities who appeared on"
"two celebrity-contestant teams. As with ""Eye Guess"", the object was to remember where the correct punch line was located. Similar to the likes of ""Match Game"" and ""Hollywood Squares"", The humor came out of the comically mismatched answers and over-the-top line readings given by the performers. Some of the celebrities that were featured in the pilot were Joyce Bulifant, Fred Grandy and Edie McClurg. While the show failed to sell in America, two years later, the show was sold in the U.K. for ITV and had a successful three-year run with Lennie Bennett as its host from January 3, 1981,"
"video from this episode can be found online. The Game Game The Game Game is a game show hosted by Jim McKrell. It was packaged by Chuck Barris and aired during the 1969–1970 season; the show was Barris's first syndicated program. The game involved one contestant and three celebrities. All four players would participate in a type of personality test, with the intent of answering the focal question of the particular episode (like ""How courageous are you?"" or ""How impulsive are you?""). Before the game, the civilian player would predict whether he/she would score higher or lower than the celebrities;"
"Dennis James Dennis James (born Demie James Sposa, August 24, 1917 – June 3, 1997) was an American television personality, philanthropist, and commercial spokesman. Up until 1976, he had appeared on TV more times and for a longer period than any other television star. Often referred to as ""The Dean of Game Show Hosts"", he is credited as the host of television's first network game show, the DuMont Network's ""Cash and Carry"" (1946). James was also the first person to host a telethon (raising over $700,000,000 for United Cerebral Palsy throughout his career), the first to appear in a television"
"1950 to 1960; and on television only, from 1960 to 1961. The show proved a huge hit, being one of the most popular on television by the mid-1950s. With George Fenneman as his announcer and straight man, Groucho entertained his audiences with improvised conversation with his guests. Since ""You Bet Your Life"" was mostly ad-libbed and unscripted—although writers did pre-interview the guests and feed Groucho ready-made lines in advance—the producers insisted that the network prerecord it instead of it being broadcast live. There were two reasons for this: prerecording provided Groucho with time to fish around for funny exchanges and"
"You're Putting Me On You're Putting Me On! is an NBC game show in which celebrities tried to communicate the identities of famous people through odd and interesting clues. Bill Leyden was the original host, with Larry Blyden taking over halfway through the run. The program was broadcast from June 30 to December 26, 1969, at 1:30 pm. Three teams, composed of a ""regular"" celebrity and a guest celebrity, were each given 100 points to start the game. Each team played for a member of the studio audience. In each round, Leyden began by listing four famous people as possible"
"about the history of Canadian television by Peter Kenter, production of ""Eye Bet"" was cancelled after one season when the costs of licensing the movie clips became prohibitive. Its U.S. counterpart, ""The Reel Game"" was also discontinued after a short run on ABC. Eye Bet Eye Bet was a Canadian television game show hosted by Jim Perry, which debuted on CTV in 1971. His announcer, as with most Jim Perry game shows in Canada, was smooth voiced CFTO-TV weatherman Dave Devall. The object of ""Eye Bet"" was for contestants to view old Hollywood movie clips, then answer questions about each"
"if they lose. Until 1987, each of the celebrities bet on all the performances and the most accurate one was selected to be that show's ""Wettkönig"" (""bet king""). Ever since, one of the people performing the task is selected by a telephone vote. Celebrities that have appeared on the show included a vast range of personalities, with repeated guests including the likes of Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Naomi Campbell, Michael Douglas, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Aniston, David Beckham, Hugh Grant, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claudia Schiffer, Heidi Klum, Bill Gates, Karl Lagerfeld, Mikhail Gorbachev and"
"the archives. Play Your Hunch Play Your Hunch was an American game show first hosted by Merv Griffin from 1958 to 1962, and was then hosted by Robert Q. Lewis until 1963. The announcers for the show were, respectively, Johnny Olson, Wayne Howell and Roger Tuttle. In 2001, ""Play Your Hunch"" was ranked #43 on TV Guide's ""50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time"". ""Play Your Hunch"" was a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production. It has been considered to be something of a ""spin-off"" of another more successful Goodson-Todman game, ""To Tell the Truth"". It featured one of Robert Redford's first"