YOU BET YOUR LIFE was an American quiz show that aired on both radio and telly. The original and best-known version was hosted by Groucho Marx, 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 & NBC-Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show simultaneously on the radio and on television. June 10, 1960 was the last episode aired in its radio broadcast format. For its final season debuting September 22, 1960, the show was renamed THE GROUCHO SHOW and ran a further year. When in syndication - THE BEST OF GROUCHO. Tony the Tiger is the advertising cartoon mascot for Kelloggs Frosted Flakes AKA Frosties breakfast cereal, appearing on its packaging and advertising. (More recently, Tony has also become the mascot for Tonys Cinnamon Krunchers and Tiger Power). Tony debuted in 1951 - Eugene Kolkey, an accomplished graphic artist and Art Director for Leo Burnett, sketched a character for a contest to become the official mascot of a then brand-new breakfast cereal... Kolkey designed a tiger named Tony (named after an ad man at Leo Burnett - Raymond Anthony Wells) and selected Martin Provensen for the finished artwork.
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