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S1 E1 The General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery

Comedy

TV-PG

27m

Jan 1, 1959

The well-received half-hour show - basically a silent two-reel comedy with Harpo and Chico that could have been produced thirty years earlier - features only the briefest unadvertised appearance by Groucho.

Season 1, 10 Episodes

Season 1 (10 Episodes)

The Marx Brothers - The General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery

The General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery,

The well-received half-hour show - basically a silent two-reel comedy with Harpo and Chico that could have been produced thirty years earlier - features only the briefest unadvertised appearance by Groucho.

The Marx Brothers - The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program,

In this thoroughly enjoyable meeting of two comic legends, Benny attempts to win some money by going on You Bet Your Life in disguise.

The Marx Brothers - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,

In Harpo Marx's last TV appearance, Senator Smith mistakes Harpo for a famous French pianist and invites him to play at the White House.

The Marx Brothers - The College Bowl

The College Bowl,

In this, the final episode of the series - and the only one known to survive - Chico considers an offer to sell his popular college hangout.

The Marx Brothers - The Red Skelton Hour

The Red Skelton Hour,

The premiere of Red Skelton's new one-hour show was a tour-de-force for Harpo, who was on camera almost as much as Skelton.

The Marx Brothers - The General Electric Theater: The Hold Out

The General Electric Theater: The Hold Out,

In Groucho's one and only dramatic performance on television, Groucho plays a father who opposes his teenaged daughter's marriage.

The Marx Brothers - Celebrity Golf

Celebrity Golf,

Harpo was a serious golfer and jumped at the chance to travel to Las Vegas to take on the legendary Sam Snead. He claimed a 21-stroke handicap and clowned his way through the match, but occasionally displayed a pretty good swing.

The Marx Brothers - Championship Bridge with Charles Goren

Championship Bridge with Charles Goren,

There's something fitting about Chico making one of his last public appearances with a deck of cards in his hands.

The Marx Brothers - Groucho

You Bet Your Life had been off the air for four years when Groucho accepted an offer to do a new version of the show in England. Simply called Groucho, the show utilized essentially the same format as the American show.

The Marx Brothers - The DuPont Show with June Allyson: A Silent Panic

The DuPont Show with June Allyson: A Silent Panic,

There had been discussion of Harpo speaking on television in the past, but the role in A Silent Panic appealed to him for reasons beyond the fact that he would not be required to end his professional silence.

Details

The Marx Brothers

Comedy

TV-PG

1 Season

27m

The Marx Brothers became entertainment icons through a long and brilliant career on vaudeville and Broadway stages, and they sealed their immortality in a string of celebrated feature films.

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