What's My Line? - Groucho returns to the Panel! - Anne Bancroft (Nov 15, 1964)
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2014
- And finally, 5 full YEARS after his first appearance on the WML panel demolishing the whole format, the producers dared to have him back on the panel again.
MYSTERY GUEST: Anne Bancroft
PANEL: Arlene Francis, Groucho Marx, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
NOTE: There was no WML broadcast on Nov 1, 1964, and the Nov 8, 1964 show with Robert Goulet as mystery guest is thought to be lost. The Oct 25th 1964 show with James Garner was posted earlier this year in tribute after his passing: It can be found here: • What's My Line? - Jame...
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Groucho was a master of his art - There will never be another like him - Thank you Groucho for all the laughs 🤣
Dorothy Kilgallen and Groucho’s friendship is absolutely adorable!! What a great cast with wonderful chemistry.
Amazing Groucho could be so funny here. This was about 6 weeks after Harpo died. From what I understand he took the loss hard. He still stole the show.
He was definitely more subdued than the last time he was on. So he was feeling the effects. Dealing with his loss with humour. 💜
His son Arthur said that the only time he saw Groucho cry was at Harpo’s funeral.
Harpo Marx was/is in that category of performers with Robin Williams who were simply angels delivered to us all to make everyone happy and that's it and that's good enough.
Comedy is cathartic.
I could just hug Arlene for all the laughs and smiles she's given me over the decades.
But scolding Anne Bancroft, at the end--OUCH!--and even after Bancroft immediately and so politely AGREED with her, Arlene kept tut-tutting about it!!
As much as Groucho tended to "hijack" the show, he also could bring out the best in the other people on it. Arlene, Dorothy, and even some of the guests had some of the funniest lines I've seen recently!
Reluctant Dragon I think your observation here is perfectly right! ;)
Reluctant Dragon
Yes, especially Mr. Johnson's reply to the question Groucho asks at 13:28! Bravo, Mr. Johnson!
SaveThe TPC Agreed! ;D
ZoneFighter1 Groucho wasn't an ideal panelist, but he did *not* ruin any of the episodes he was on either. Some unexpected incidents and funny behaviour, doesn't ruin a well running show. It only gives it some more spice! ;)
ZoneFighter1 Read Reluctant Dragon's comment again, and then try to see the incidents with Groucho in that light. Some spice is just good for the meal. ;)
I know it bothers some, and it's not like you wanted to see it every week, but at this stage in the game the show had earned the right to get a little silly just every now and then. And there was no one better suited for this than Groucho. Such a brilliant and quick mind, I'm sure he had a whole file cabinet of material up above those shoulders, just waiting to be deployed! It was fun to watch the ladies, especially Dorothy, not be able to maintain composure around the one.. the only.. the indomitable Mr. Marx!
yes seeing dorothy and arlene and even bennett bust a gut was priceless and they enjoyed it themselves
I could not agree more. Besides, I like silly.
Not, however, quick enough to ask a non-wasted question very often. Other comedians at least cooperate to the extent of asking actual questions. He's been uncooperative as a panelist and was uncooperative as a mystery guest, even by the standards of comedians.
So you think a silly game show should have the gravitas of a military funeral? 😂😂😂
@@brandonflorida1092 You didn't invite Groucho on to ask normal questions. They knew what they were getting and wanted it that way. That was the entire point.
Bancroft simply got more and more gorgeous with age. Wow!
She was gorgeous, classy 💖
I loved her in “84 Charing Cross Road”.
What a wonderful and timeless show!
Golden age of television which will sadly never be seen again.
Groucho's a great improvisor very quick he just throws it out there sometimes it works sometimes not. The chaos he brings is often hilarious.
+Jeff Schornack He often did it so rapid fire that if only half of worked, it was still truly great!
+thegalaxybeing Yes I agree, Groucho had a natural intuitive sense about humor he'd take chances, the more outrageous the better.
I'd like to add that a perfect example of what thegalaxybeing and Jeff Shornack are saying is when Dorothy Kilgallen passed the ball to Groucho at 20:52. A non sequitur works on that speedy turnaround of the unexpected. Groucho, whose timing is excellent, delivered in 1.5 seconds! Furthermore, DK really set the bar high when she surrendered her turn to "Mr. Marx" and stated "...he'll at least have something funny to say." Well, Mr. Marx got in and out quickly - you can't linger on it - and did not disappoint.
You know if wasn't always improvised but that never mattered. He just needed people around him to laugh. His great sadness was he couldn't make himself laugh.
@@jeffschornack3519 Groucho 's mind worked so quick, many people couldnt keep up with him..loved him.💗💗
"Are *you* an outdoor sport?"
Bam!
One could describe the bullfighter as a sport. He seems a jolly good sport!
Anne Bancroft had just married Mel Brooks a few months before this show aired! She was 32 years old at the time. She and Mel remained married until her death in 2005 (uterine cancer).
Anna Maria Italiano had recently married Mel Brooks, a rather unusual couple who remained happily married until her unexpected death in 2005. She had kept secret the public knowledge of the cancer. A magnificently talented and beautiful actress
100 % italian American!!
Yes...gorgeous and talented.
She was fantastic!!!! I loved her in 84 Charing Cross Road.
Anne Bancroft and Groucho Marx in the same segment. Never thought I'd see that.
I love Groucho's sense of humor. Reminds me so much of my family with that quick-spontaneous humor.
It's easy to see how Mel Brooks was crazy about her. She was full of energy, very attractive and loaded with talent as an actress.
She just married Mel Brooks in 1964!
I wouldn't call Harpo Marx "very attractive" per se, but the rest of your comment is true.
@@HattieMcDanielonaMoon I was speaking about Ann Bancroft.
@@HattieMcDanielonaMoonGroucho would appreciate that joke
Watching this show makes me smile through my depression about this horrible year 2020.
It's still helping into 2021
Wait until you see what happens in '22!!! 👀
hear hear
@@TheCosmicVagabond especially the piece about Anne Bancroff
@@robertbates6249 20:23 Anne
John Daly often looks down at his feet to see if he's in the correct spot for the cameraman. Sometimes, he also pulls the guest closer to him & informs them that he wants to be sure that they'll be "in the shot." I'm surprised Bennett didn't draw the easy conclusion as to why John does that.
Hearing Groucho calling someone else a "Wise Guy"? PRICELESS!
Can you imagine being 24 years old, getting elected to Congress, and getting a bigger laugh than Groucho all in the same month? A time to treasure, with experiences few could ever compete with.
Anne and Groucho share such a real embrace. It's frankly adorable. Interpersonal relationships just blow me away in their absolute complexity. What has God created here? What a strange place.
Very insightful and touching 💙
Groucho became very respectful and cordial when he recognized Anne Bancroft. I wonder what the connection that they had together was.
She was recently married to another comedy legend. This was ten years after New Faces of 1952. Anyone in comedy already considered Mel Brooks a uniquely hilarious genius, as he still remarkably is 70 years after he first performed on Broadway. Groucho alludes to that connection between them.
They all like Anne and spend time with her
Groucho made everything so awkward! Gotta love him.
But awkwardly funny. He never played safe
No, I don't gotta love him. He doesn't have to be the clown every second of every minute of every show. You know "too much of a good thing: is not always a good thing!
@@TheCometHunter He's sort of rude actually and not that funny.
I couldn't help but to laugh out loud when Groucho said "a wise guy". I loved how he kept the jokes coming! Also I still cannot understand why people comment that Groucho is rude or distracting, don't they understand that is his shtick, his comedy! I personally think he is just hilarious. Thanks for another great video!
Virginia Rodriguez
People understand Groucho’s schtick and it’s very entertaining, but it just doesn’t fit well within a structured format.
@@SonnyBubba It worked a lot better in a show and as refreshing entertainment and departure when it was overt and generous like it was in his 1959 episode
I think you are 100% right. He was one of a kind.
@@SonnyBubba lol he was the life of the show everytime he was on as a panelist or mystery guest thats why he was brought back so often
He used that "wise guy" remark on You Bet Your Life once in a while when the guest succeeded in one upping him.
I don't think I ever realized just what a beauty Anne Bancroft was back in the day.
And so gracious!
She was beautiful and gorgeous 💗💗💗
Anne was such.a gracious, charming and beautiful woman. I could never imagine her with the likes of Mel Brooks. I guess it proves out the concept of opposites attracting..
@@timholbrook7671 Opposites in some ways (at least their public personas), but they were both whip-smart--and I'm sure they shared a lot of other things in common.
Also, some women highly value a great sense of humor in a guy. Like when Jessica Rabbit was asked, "What do you see in that guy (her husband, Roger Rabbit)?" she said simply, "He makes me laugh."
@@RUclipsallowedmynametobestolen at Pegasus, DULY NOTED. And, thanks for the response.
SO polite, as Arlene embarassed herself at her, yes!
Dorothy, "I pass. At least Mr. Marx will have something funny to say." And he does. LOL. "I'm sick of her." At least this time he stays sort of in the rules.
Love how back then they all new who was about appear and where. Hollywood was charm and grace and talent back then. And respectful. Miss that today.
So true. Class ruled.
And nobody of color. A classist, racist set of assumptions along with the fancier sense of class.
@@VidHardt Please. It was different back then. You are a child now of this current generation/society. Get over it.
@@texasmimi5566 Yes, it was different, but the problems were real, so we needn't excuse them while enjoying these entertainments. As a child of the Eisenhower administration, take your excuses elsewhere. Wrong then, wrong now--they just got away with it more then.
@@VidHardt There were certainly black people in the entertainment elite, roughly proportionate to the general population of the time (87% white, 10% black, 3% everyone else).
John Daly was an excellent user of the refined Mid-Atlantic accent.
John's accent was actually a combination of being a native of South Africa, having a British mother, attending school from 5th grade on in New England, and having a Scottish nanny as a little boy. :) He once recalled that when he came to this country, he had to be taught how to "speak American", and was shunned as a young student in New England because of his speech. He was quoted in a Saturday Evening Post article as saying "I have a quaint illusion I don't sound funny".
I really do appreciate this show more, now that I am 67.
Groucho is such a rudely great addition to the show also.
Thanks to all
Groucho : "Is this gonna be a long story Bennett ?" 😂😂
Hello Elizabeth, How are you doing
So funny, because Bennett was a great wit, but had no timing, so his windup could be a stemwinder. That Groucho burst in so fast made it not at all mean-spirited, but chaotically interrupting for comedy.
This is one of the few times Dorothy seems to be really enjoying herself being entertained by Groucho. She actually seems fun to be around. Arlene and Bennett, not so much.
I've watched many episodes of WML? and I don't think Bennett Cerf's button down clean cut persona blends well with Groucho's racy ad libs; and yes, looks like Dorothy K. let her hair down and had fun; there are rumors out there that Dorothy was a secret freaky party girl, I know there's mystery surrounding her death
We seem to have just missed Groucho sitting in Dorothy's lap. Who could resist him in a mink hat? Funny thing now is, he wears it so well, but at the time it was a bit of drag to wear his wife's hat.
@@linkone11 Bennett was competitive...but he always laughed at grouchos antics
considering all the lovers she had while married yes she was fun to be around...except for richard
I luv when Groucho was on...he brought all these snobs back down to earth!!!!
Ann Bancroft looks wonderful..a real great actress
Groucho is like having Robin Williams as a guest.
Both spastic!
But far less predictable lol
@@anntaylor2039 Robin Williams was an absolute Genius of talent in entertainment. Unlike your RUclips channel and your pathetic opinion. Put your money where you mouth is and do better than the Great Robin Williams. Groucho was just a jerk
David Harris . I thought the same!
There is no comparison to the master comedian Robin Williams. Groucho was always using sarcastic quick wit to show disdain and contempt towards those beneath him.
John's words about diabetes are as timely today -- and the numbers are even more staggering..
A subject pretty close to home for me, as a type I diabetic. Type Is are but a tiny minority of diabetics, however (about 5%), and tend not to go undiagnosed as long as type IIs can. At least not without, well, dying. ;)
We still need to be made aware of Diabetes in 2014. Personal aside as illustration -- a neighbor of mine, 15 year old young woman, died this summer of undiagnosed diabetes.
soulierinvestments That's terrible. And as John said in *1964*, so easily preventable.
Yeah. If this late child had mentioned any of her symptoms to her mother -- a nurse! -- she could have been right on it.
soulierinvestments She might have mentioned some of her symptoms, but the mother hasn't understood them. It's not easy for a very young person, to express exact symptoms in a "correct" manner.
"Groucho throws enough bull for all of us."
Indeed! Love him and brothers
I must've been born in a previous time.
Hemingway wrote wonderfully about Luis Miguel Dominguín and his rivalry with Antonio Ordóñez in "The Dangerous Summer". On another note, I know some folks don't like Groucho's interruptions. But I think he's fantastic. He's a good change-up to spell the usual format. He's always trying. And you gotta admit, "Are you Sonny Liston?" is pretty darn funny.
@MichaelKingsfordGray Get a grip douche.
@MichaelKingsfordGray No.
Groucho was outsmarted by Dominguín, who was known for being noticeable clever, like all his brothers and father, and wit, at least in his own language. I didn´t know he can speak english.
Groucho was great and he still is.
Most relaxed episode till now . Pure fun
I did not realize til watching Groucho on this show just how much he reminds me of my father-in-law....wow!
and my father too
And my mother-in-law.
Hello Laura, How are you doing?
Amusing how Dorothy keeps helping Groucho with that hat.
About 21:15 -- as a result of Dorothy's help, we get a brief glimpse of early bald Groucho.
Of course, Groucho went completely topless in his Mystery Guest segment in 1964. (sans toupee and hat, not shirtless. . . ) :)
What's My Line? - Groucho Marx; Tony Randall [panel] (Oct 13, 1963)
He was without his glass. I am sure he needed help to find his hat and Dorothy knew it
Dorothy Kilgallen was looking good here!
With the Internet and all the media outlets today, it would be much more difficult to have a show like this today.
Wherever Groucho went, he was the show.
Groucho was the wittiest comedian whoever lived 👍
Groucho's hat is one of the best looking chapeaus ever to make an appearance on this show -- and that includes that mauve feathered number that Sophie Tucker wore in Dec 1963.
soulierinvestments He should have worn it as the Russians. Without the glasses, but with the moustache, it would have looked splendid! ;)
The congressman, Jed Johnson Jr, died at a very young age of 53 in 1993 due to a cerebral aneurysm. He was not reelected in 1966 and did not pursue a very extensive career in politics.
But with his appearance on this show, we can finally debunk AOC's claim to fame as the youngest member of the House. That credit goes to Mr Johnson, and the one before him in 1797.
He voted for the Voting Rights Act, that's probably what cost him his reelection.
@@ironhills I agree. As it's really too much of a coincidence. His Political Ideals of Fairness; as seen though His Youthful Eyes, had a need to Fix the World. It "did Him in" ... sad .
He stayed in public service and policy the rest of his life, didn't he?
I love Bennett's reaction after Anne Bancroft's first answer.
i was same its a terrible screetch
What a charming show! All these characters!
How much fun it must have been to be part of this show, love the 60's.....no foul language, everybody respects one another,..wow, bring back the 60's....please.💗
Mostly, but I wouldn't call the catcalling respectful. That's the one cringy thing I find watching these episodes.
@@jarst50 I don't know whether or not anybody was cringing back then, including the women. Maybe it was more like it still is today in Latin America, Spain, Italy, etc, where women don't necessarily feel appreciated otherwise. Or so some of them claim.
In other words, it might have been done in the spirit of complementing the women, and may have been received in the same way. It's impossible for us to know unless we were adults back then.
LOL "Are you an old Buick?"
He snuck 3 boxer names in there.. absolutely brilliant and hilarious.
Really too bad about the two lost 1964 episodes.
Fortunately, all 1965 episodes exist.
Anne Bancroft had JUST married Mel Brooks that year. That's what Groucho was trying to bring up at the end.
@MichaelKingsfordGray I have no idea what you're talking about. Neither do you. :D
Bennett stole the show for me! Forget Groucho - Bennett's response to Anne Bancroft's (first) shrill answer was stellar, lol.
“Your not the colored prize fighter jack Johnson??” Groucho was the greatest comedian to ever grace this little old rock called earth...
But not on What’s My Line.
Jed Johnson Junior served as a Democrat to the 89th Congress from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1966 to the 90th Congress. He served as special assistant to the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity from 1967 to 1968, and as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1968 to 1972. He was also a consultant to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities in 1973. He died in 1993 at the age of 53
He died of a cerebral aneurysm according to this article: articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-12-23/news/9312230211_1_cerebral-aneurysm-johnson-oklahoma
Was that the only use of the word "colored" in the racial sense, on WML?
I remember at least one other time, an elderly female detective from a 1950s show. Groucho was actually very far ahead of his time in terms of his feelings about racial justice, so it's a bit jarring to hear him use the term "colored". I have no doubt he didn't mean it as a slur in any way. Remember what the initials in the NAACP stand for-- this wasn't always considered a derogatory term, even by black people.
What's My Line? Oh, yes, Gary. In no way do I believe Groucho meant it as a slur. There are old timers around today who still use it, more or less out of ignorance, but not in a mean way. It was unusual also because I have rarely heard race described in any way on 50' and 60's tv, most exceptionally on Amos and Andy. I have a running bet with a friend, that race was never mentioned and probably never even inferred to on the television program.
Joe Postove I haven't watched much of the A&A TV series, but enough to say that's almost certainly true.
The Congressman left Groucho speechless! What a feat!
Anne Bancroft was adorable 💖 🇺🇸
I don't care what she says, Anne Bancroft was a "curvaceous cutie "
And how a guy like Mel Brooks got married to a lady like that, I'll never know (except maybe he made her laugh). Lucky guy.
She's wearing little or no makeup, and she's still beautiful!
her son wrote a Zombie Survival Guide
@@gmosphere He came and did a small lecture on it at the time at my college. Got to ask him a few questions. Like his father, sharp as a tack.
Daly rightly implied that that would have been demeaning to a woman of Bancroft's classic beauty, intelligence, wit, and talent.
Blessed son of a gun Mel Brooks that he convinced Anne Bancroft to marry him the year before. There's a household that must have held fun parties. Brooks would have been a good panelist or mystery guest -- too bad he never showed up on Sunday night WML. I wonder if Groucho and Mel ever worked together.
I'm not aware of any time Groucho and Mel worked together (and I'm a huge fan of both). As for being on WML, Mel wasn't widely known to the public until the 1970s. But that sure would have been a hoot!
I remember that Mel Brooks used to make appearances on "The Hollywood Squares." I vivid remember for some reason Peter Marshall asking Mel, "What is the world's oldest sport?" and Mel replying without missing a beat, "Cesar Romero. He still has two-tone wing tips."
soulierinvestments Wonderful. :)
I believe I read somewhere that Ann Bamcroft couldnt wait for mel to come home because thats when the party would start.
No one really knew Mel as one of Sid Caesar's writers on "Your Show of Shows"?
~Enjoy this shoe very much. Wish we could have this panel back on public television.
I LOVE Bancroft in The Miracle Worker....one of my favorites.
"The most deserved Oscar ever given as far as I'm concerned" states John Daly referring to Miss Bancroft's performance in 'THE MIRACLE WORKER'. Insightful on his part. Just watched "Blue Jasmine" with Cate Blanchett. I don't what all the Oscar buzz was over that. The movie read like a revised transcript to "A Streetcar Named Desire" which was better on every level.
That handshake at 11:52 was quite intense.
Groucho was an idealistic American. He must've loved the idea of a 24-year-old Oklahoman getting elected to Congress.
Diabetes awareness week back in 64....
This was recorded less than two months after his older brother Harpo's death
Life goes on........
ZOMG, this was my natal date and year; I was born in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mi at 12:34 p.m.!I wonder if my dad and older brother watched this that evening while me and my mom were in the hospital?
12:28 Sadly, Jed Johnson Jr only made it to the age of 53, dying from a cerebral aneurysm (stroke).
He died in 1993.
@@ValleyoftheRogue Yes, I forgot to mention the year. Thank you.
"I can't see anything!" *silence* LOVE IT
So at 11:20 Louis approaches somewhat hesitantly if you will notice. Groucho picks up on this and when he shakes hands Groucho kisses his own wrist, which then compels Louis to give him a very affectionate embrace. Wtf was that? Lol. He literally Groucho'd Groucho Marx. That moment is easily one of the funniest moments of television history.
Ann Bancroft class and beautiful lady
Yes she did. Lucky man that Mel Brooks!
"No, I'm a young Buick"
Too bad nobody could keep up with Groucho I'm sure he would have loved it.
Robin Williams might have, but they were from two different eras.
+BixbyConsequence
I'm not so sure. As someone who wanted to be the center of attention, he didn't like to be upstaged. When the Congressman-elect zings him with a good comeback, Groucho calls him a "wise guy" and while I admit not knowing what was in Groucho's mind, the vocal inflection and facial expression sounded like someone who was irritated without a wink or other gesture that would indicate it was put on.
@@loissimmons6558It looked to me like Groucho was thinking of a good comeback and chose the pot calling the kettle black. Marx was often upstaged by guests on You Bet Your Life and he would pause to let the audience enjoy the joke.
@@loissimmons6558 I disagree. Groucho did his trademark deadpan pause. He let the Congressman’s remark sink in and had a chuckle when he looked down. When dealing with other showbiz folk trying to get a word in , he could be nasty and unpleasant. There’s a Dean Martin roast where Don Rickles skewers every guest on the podium but ignores Groucho completely. Groucho is stewing in his own bile but Rickles knew Groucho wouldn’t take his ribbing in any kind of good humor and would try and take over the floor.
Thanks!
Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks married in New York City's City Hall Marriage Bureau on August 5th, 1964, her film that year THE PUMPKIN EATER had it's New York City Premeire on November 9th, 1964... Extremely recommended if interested, one of her best performances of her career. A film extremely ahead of it's time, for this film she won awards for 1964, the best actress Golden Globe Award in a Drama, best actress Cannes Film Award, the British Academy Film Award and received the 1964 best actress oscar nomination. :)
11:52 - most awkward handshake ever....
Lmao I'm dying!!!
@Clorox Bleach Wikipedia says he lost re-election. Never held another elected position.
😂😂😂
Folks, That "enthusiastic" Hand Shake, is what Politicos; use to call " the Pressing of the Flesh".
what great memories.
11:11 Groucho...he kisses his own hand. Ha!
I loved this show back in the Day 🇺🇸 💙
I'm so grateful that my parents let me stay up till 11:00 every Sunday evening, just to watch this show.
Oh wow, Anne Bancroft, what a gorgeous woman, and funny too.
Groucho, the quickest wit of all time.
This would have been a good show to have George Fenneman as the mystery guest.
Sometimes I think Ms. Bancroft is the most beautiful human being, inside and out, ever to have lived.
Groucho was hilarious 😂
Then why was John neglecting him? He is funny at times but not suited for WML
He was great in his movies and his TV show, You Bet Your Life. But he never respected the premise of What’s My Line nor the role of the panelists. He was incorrigible about hijacking the show and turning it into the Groucho Marx Comedy Show. I cringe at his appearances on WML.
No diamond pendant on Arlene, rare!
GREAT OBSERVATION!! This is almost exactly a year after the Beatles' royal command performance at which John said "...and the rest of you can just rattle your jewellery," so Arlene probably chose to deny Groucho an opportunity to turn her into Margaret Dumont over that.
Wow! Anne Bancroft was married to Mel Brooks, and she's the mother of Max Brooks, the author of World War Z. I always thought of her as this marvelous serious actress, I had no idea she had that comedy connection too. No wonder Groucho commented on her recent marriage - Mel Brooks was a huge fan of the Marx brothers' work and had been a comedy writer for Sid Caesar for well over a decade.
I just re-watched The Graduate after seeing this episode.
anne bancroft... one of the most beautiful women and greatest actresses I have ever seen. never really got her due IMO
Arlene Francis had opened at the Morosco Theater in Beekman Place on 7 Oct 1964. Her performance received good reviews but the play itself was not well regarded and closed on 31 Oct after only 29 performances and 2 previews (6 Oct).
Aha! So, not just resentful of Groucho but seething about newcomer Anne Bancroft becoming a legend as Arlene's legit career is window-dressing on being an Establishment type radio host.
18:30 Dorothy: "Are you a curvaceous cutie?" Anne: Nooooooooo!
Dorothy: o____o (blank face)
After asking about being a blonde, and singing! When women are the enforcers of what women may be.
Makes me want to watch 84 Charing Cross Road.
After it's announced that the candidate has contributed his $50 winnings to a chapel fund, Groucho asks how much winning his election cost. Good question, never answered.
Actually, Congressman Johnson did answer Groucho: "Too much!"
I thought Groucho’s question was ( of interest) but rude in the context of a game show. The audience didn’t think it was a bit funny either
@@jmccracken1963 I think that was Daly's answer.
@@garyzerr8134 I'm sure much of the audience was thrilled to be present for every bit of Groucho going full speed for one Sunday night episode, live.
@@garyzerr8134 even great comedians bomb once in a while i dont think he expected a answer...or maybe he had a brain fart and it came out different then intended
Two Genius together Groucho Marx and Luis Miguel Dominguin Bravo
2:05 Groucho is sent a kiss to Dorothy Kilgallen LOLOL
Omg Grouchos face. His expression! Says so much. Donno what to call what it's saying but it's sure clear
Jed Johnson Jr, elected in 1964, served only one term before being defeated in 1966 by James Vernon Smith, who in turn lost in 1968. Frank Lucas has represented this part of Oklahoma since 1994.
“Are you Cassius Clay?” I DIED.
"Are you Sonny Liston" hahaha
Gil Fates said in his book that the only time he ever saw Groucho speechless was when the bullfighter greeted him on his walk down the panel. Except -- Groucho was not at a loss for words. Very funny sequence.
and here's to you Mrs. Robinson
Just a few years later, Anne would play a middle-aged mom in, "The Graduate".