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© Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Jay Leno bets on reboot of Groucho Marx 1950s game show
By LYNN ELBER LOS ANGELES©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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GBR48
If that is the official Library of Congress logo in the background, I hope they didn't pay much for it.
Mocheake
Man, I loved Groucho and his brothers! That show was fabulous I am sure I can skip the remake. Forty or fifty years too late. Wrong generation.
NCIS Reruns
Groucho: "You've been married for 11 years and have 9 children. How do you explain that?"
Contestant: "Well Groucho, I love my wife."
Groucho: "I love my cigar too, but I take it out once in a while."
I'm not sure if the above exchange really happened on You Bet Your Life, but I want to think it happened. One thing for sure, Groucho was one of the funniest men who ever walked the earth.
snowymountainhell
Not sure though about international markets. Probably wouldn’t do well in China. Perhaps most Chinese people might think “You Bet Your Life” is a reality-show for people speaking out against “the Party”?
snowymountainhell
Leno would probably observe that “*someone’s frequent, irrepressible tic’ may cause them to not complete a full thought, or sentence. A medical evaluation may be a good course of action.*” -
snowymountainhell
WRONG, again, @Kentarogaijin 11:13am. “Pathé!”, the French film company doesn’t have the rights to Leno’s reboot. It’s being distributed by FOX and has been sold in 85% of North American markets. - Pretty impressive.
Skeptical
Why remake a classic?
Speed
You Bet Your Life was hilarious with Groucho. If you ever have a chance, check them out on YouTube. Groucho's innuendos, lack of PCness and his demeanor on that show made it a fun show to watch.
Now this Jay Leno thing.... meh.