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I'm a very big fan of Marx brothers movies, and I'd like to see just how many others in the forum are as well.

If you ever tried making a puppet nation named Freedonia, and found it had already been taken, then this is the place for you.

I love the Marx brothers.

I'm currently saving up for the new collection released (if it isn't too expensive, I still haven't checked the price).

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.
And inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx.

Harpo was a comic genius. But sometimes Chico had the best lines.

Rufus T. Firefly : Awfully decent of you to drop in today. Do you realize our army is facing disastrous defeat? What do you intend to do about it?
Chicolini : I've done it already.
Rufus T. Firefly : You've done what?
Chicolini : I've changed to the other side.
Rufus T. Firefly : So you're on the other side, eh? Well, what are you doing over here?
Chicolini : Well, the food is better over here.

Haven't seen the movies, but I've seen a few quotes. Great people.

word to the marx brothers

i love the marx brothers

muchly muchly

I'm a very big fan of Marx brothers movies, and I'd like to see just how many others in the forum are as well.

If you ever tried making a puppet nation named Freedonia, and found it had already been taken, then this is the place for you.
OMG! I originallly tried to make my main nation Freedonia,it was the first name I thought of! I didn't realise I was subconciously ripping it off!Luckdonia was the closest I could think of!

*sigh*

Fricken Groucho.... no matter where I go he gets top billing...

my sister's boyfriend hasn't seen them. i plan on holding him down, taping his eyelids open, and forcing him to watch them. which could be difficult since he weighs a good 50 pounds more than me.

This morning I woke up and shot an elephant in my pajamas.
How he got into my pajamas, I'll never know.
-G.M.

This morning I woke up and shot an elephant in my pajamas.
How he got into my pajamas, I'll never know.
-G.M.

Ah, the Marx Brothers. Comedic geniuses. My oft qouted... "I'd never join any club that would have the likes of ME as a member." is a Groucho quote. :)

I love the Marx brothers! My favorite part in every movie is when Harpo plays the harp and Chico plays the piano.

I love the Marx brothers! My favorite part in every movie is when Harpo plays the harp and Chico plays the piano.
i like the one where Harpo tries the piano, and ends up smashing it to create a harp.

"I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."-Groucho Marx

The movies of the Marx brothers are timeless. I think that Duck Soup was their best film although I love A night at the opera and their last big film together - A night in Casablanca.

"We're fighting for this woman's honor, which is more than she ever did." - GM, Duck Soup

Woman: "Hold me closer.....Closer!"

G.M "If I hold you any closer, I'll be in back of you."

Ive seen a few clips of the various programs, and quite liked it, but sadly we don't really get alot of them over here in the UK...at least not that I know of.

Ive seen a few clips of the various programs, and quite liked it, but sadly we don't really get alot of them over here in the UK...at least not that I know of.
We do. Not as much as they deserve though.

A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five. - G.M.

I think that "Night at the Opera" was one of their best:

"This table is set for four!"

"That's nothing, my alarm clock is set for eight."

How about Harpo's guest appearance on "I Love Lucy"?

:)

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception." -G.M.

"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others." -G.M.

"Why was I with her? She reminds me of you. In fact, she reminds me more of you than you do!" -G.M.

I love the Marx Brothers, and have seen just about all of their films, but I'm also a fan of Buster Keaton and the Three Stooges, not to forget Charlie Chaplin. (I wouldn't have traded lives with any of them, though. Not for all the tea in China)...

There's a lot of sophisticated humor in those old films that people miss these days, because they think it's all slapstick. They can even watch it, and miss the better jokes, because they've already made up their minds that it's all a bunch of physical humor.

My favorite Groucho quote was from a game show he hosted called You Bet Your Life

Groucho: So, you got any kids?
Female Contestant: Yes, Groucho, I have eleven children.
Groucho: Eleven?! Did you say eleven kids?
Female Contestant: Well, I love my husband.
Groucho: Lady, I love my cigar but I take it out of my mouth once in a while.