The Marx Brothers' Latest Comedy Adventure
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The Four Marx Brothers in their newest, funniest laugh-lark.
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Frenzied Foursome in Merriest Madness
Taglines: [[The Cocoanuts; [Animal Crackers]
You roared at them in ]. You laughed your heard off at ]. Now see the famous frenzied foursome in their merriest, maddest farce Monkey Business. The whole family will enjoy it.
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Unexpected Realizations in Caregiving
Groucho:
I don't know. When I woke up, there was the nurse taking care of me.
Chico:
Couldn't the nurse take care of herself?
Groucho:
You bet she could. But I found that out too late!
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Foolishness in a Hayloft Encounter
Groucho:
Hey, have you got a girl up in that hayloft?
Hoodlum:
NO!
Groucho:
Then you're a bigger fool than I thought you were.
Hoodlum:
Beat it, I say!
Groucho:
Pardon me, what did you say?
Hoodlum:
I said "BEAT IT!
Groucho:
He said "Beat It". Gee, I wish I'd said that. Everybody's repeating it around the club.
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Groucho Defends His Housewife Friends
Middle-aged woman:
I'm not happy with my husband. He should have married some little housewife.
Groucho:
Madam, I resent that. Some of my best friends are housewives!
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Emergency Care in a Crisis Situation
Woman Passenger:
Where's the Doctor? A doctor! I want a doctor!
Chico:
Sit. Stay calm. We take care of you. Oh, she's got a chill. Cover her up.
Chico:
No, no, no, no. Get up. Get up. Take her pulse. Take her pulse.
Chico:
No purse! Put it back. Pulse. I think you best take a temperature. That's good. Alright, we take care of you, lady. Alright. Alright. Alright.
Woman Passenger:
Oh, you fools! I'm not the patient!
Chico:
Well, we're not the doctor
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Mutual Praise Among Friends
Chico:
We're great, huh?
Joe Helton:
You're great.
Chico:
My partner?
Joe Helton:
He's great.
Chico:
My grandfather's great. He's a great-grandfather.
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Misunderstanding in Fare Exchange
Cab Driver at Barn:
That'll be $1.10.
Groucho:
Here's a dollar, keep the change.
Cab Driver at Barn:
But I said a dollar "ten"!
Groucho:
All right, give me the dollar, I'll keep the change.
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Unexpected Outcomes in a Quirky Exchange
Alky Briggs:
Didn't I give you a couple of gats?
Groucho:
I'm sorry, we had to drown the gats. But we saved you a little black gitten.
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Divorce Negotiations with Comedic Twists
Groucho:
Madam, before I get through with you, you will have a clear case for divorce, and so will my wife. Now, the first thing to do is to arrange for a settlement. You take the children, your husband takes the house, Junior burns down the house, you take the insurance, and I take you.
Lucille:
But I haven't any children.
Groucho:
That's just the trouble with this country. You haven't any children, and as for me, I'm going back in the closet where men are empty overcoats.
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Nail Trim Conversation Between Chico and Manicurist
Manicurist:
Would you like your nails trimmed long?
Chico: [Pause]
Oh, about an hour and a half. I got nothing to do. Believe me, you some nice gal. You got It'.
Manicurist:
Why, thank you!
Chico:
And you can KEEP it'.
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Breakfast Order Before Lunch
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Announcement of Buffet Supper and Performance
Groucho:
Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to announce that a buffet supper will be served in the next room in five minutes. In order to get you into that room quickly, Mrs.Smallhausen will sing a soprano solo in THIS room!
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Curious Inquiries About Personal Life
Groucho: [Posing as a reporter]
Is it true you're getting a divorce as soon as your husband recovers his eyesight? Is it true you wash your hair in clam broth? Is it true you used to dance in a flea circus?
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The Importance of Starting Your Studies
Groucho:
With a little study you'll go a long way. And I wish you'd start now.
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Questioning the Intent of a Bribe
Groucho:
Sir, are you trying to offer me a bribe? How much?
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Facing Fear with Humor
Groucho:
Afraid? Me? A man who's licked his weight in wild caterpillars? Afraid? You bet I'm afraid!
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