It would seem as if the previous reveiwers had never seen or heard "You Bet Your Life".....Groucho carried on just the same only he was the host of that show...this show was produced by John Guidel who also created & produced "You Bet Your Life". So Groucho being on the panel was not an accident, & according to Jack Linkletter, he was a regular.
Here, James Callahan played "Arnold" the assistant years before he became known as the grandfather on "Charles in Charge".
I believe the narrator within the mini-mystery was the voice of Jackson Beck, a voice actor from radio's golden age & in the 40's & 50's was the voice of Bluto in the Popeye cartoons.

Well, this could've been a fun little show. I agreed with another reviewer up to a point. Groucho DID ruin the game but I didn't enjoy his cheap, sleazy brand of "humor". Stupid, slimy sex jokes from a leering grandpa salivating over attractive women creeped me out and it destroyed what had the potential to be an interesting game. And, from the words of the announcer at the end, the producers intended 'Gross-o' to be a weekly panelist so this was doomed from the start. Too bad.

It may interest people to know that this was done as a series on British ITV.It was called Whodunit and was hosted by the late Jon Pertwee of Doctor Who fame.It was broadcast in the late 70's to early 80's and unfortunatly is'nt public domain

I'm currently on an unaired-pilot kick (and the Archive has no shortage of them), but this is the first one I really feel could have been something. The scenario is very clever, and the production values are quite good for the time period.

Bringing on Groucho Marx was a delightful mistake, because he unrepentantly attempts to screw with everyone (my personal favorite was him pestering the host about whether the prop prize bags actually contain money, something the host is very cagey about). He's clearly exasperating to the other players, the hosts and the story members, and I love it.

All in all, it's a shame this never saw the light of day, but it's a very entertaining half hour.

I can see why this never went into production against The Twilight Zone,Combat,and Perry Mason,it was a bit dated and looked "50's-ish".Anyway,the real gem here is Groucho,what an unexpected pleasant surprise,and really adult comedy considering the sqeaky clean era of tv at that time.