The Marx Brothers TV Collection
Synopsis
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. But the end of their film career was perfectly timed for a collision with the birth of television. The new medium provided Groucho, Chico and Harpo with unprecedented exposure — which meant, of course, an opportunity to bring laughter to millions of people all at once. It was as if live vaudeville was being beamed to the entire nation. For the next 20 years, the Marx Brothers' appearances on television — individually and together — included sitcoms, game shows, variety programs and even the occasional drama.
This first of its kind set — featuring long-lost material from the Marx Brothers' own collections — presents a broad and genuinely rare array of television work from the comedy legends, who still had plenty of laughs left in them after the movies. For Marx Brothers fans — and fans of comedy in general — this is truly must–see TV.
Over 50 Television Appearances:
GE Theater, The DuPont Show, The Jack Benny Program, The Jackie Gleason Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Dick Cavett Show, All Star Revue, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, Kraft Music Hall, The Red Skelton Hour, The RCA Victor Show, The Perry Como Show, The Arthur Murray Party, Championship Bridge, Celebrity Golf, Celebrity Billiards and many, many more!
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Episodes
Episode | Episode Title |
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1 | The General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery (March 8, 1959) CBS |
2 | The Jack Benny Program (April 3, 1955) CBS |
3 | Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (October 20, 1962) ABC |
4 | The College Bowl (March 26, 1951) ABC |
5 | Labatt's Beer Commercial # 1 (1960) |
6 | I've Got A Secret (April 21, 1954) CBS |
7 | All-Pure Evaporated Milk Commercial # 1 (Fall, 1951) |
8 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (March 30, 1952) NBC |
9 | All-Star Revue (October 4, 1952) NBC |
10 | All-Pure Evaporated Milk Commercial # 2 (Fall, 1951) |
11 | All Star Revue (October 4, 1952) NBC |
12 | Showtime (October 4, 1959) BBC |
13 | Foster's Freeze Commercial # 1 (Fall, 1951) |
14 | U.S. Royal Showcase (January 20, 1952) NBC |
15 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (October 4, 1959) NBC |
16 | Labatt's Beer Commercial # 2 (1960) |
17 | Kraft Music Hall With Milton Berle (January 14, 1959) NBC |
18 | You Bet Your Life Stag Reel # 7 (1960 – 1961) |
19 | Showdown At Ulcer Gulch (1958) |
20 | The Marx Brothers Home Movie Collection |
21 | The Red Skelton Hour (September 25, 1962) CBS |
22 | The General Electric Theater: The Hold Out (January 14, 1962) |
23 | Celebrity Golf (April 23, 1961) NBC |
24 | Championship Bridge With Charles Goren (October 16, 1960) ABC |
25 | Groucho (July 1, 1965) ITV |
26 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (March 30, 1952) NBC |
27 | All-Pure Evaporated Milk Commercial # 3 (Fall, 1951) |
28 | RCA Victor Show (February 1, 1952) NBC |
29 | The Swift Show Wagon (May 21, 1955) NBC |
30 | All-Pure Evaporated Milk Commercial # 4 (Fall, 1951) |
31 | U.S. Royal Showcase (January 20, 1952) NBC |
32 | McCall's Magazine Commercial (May 1961) |
33 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (March 30, 1952) NBC |
34 | Labatt's Beer Commercial # 3 (1960) |
35 | The Perry Como Show (December 15, 1956) NBC |
36 | I've Got A Secret (May 3, 1961) CBS |
37 | Pepsi Cola Refreshment Musicale (November 27, 1957) NBC |
38 | The Sunday Spectacular: Inside Beverly Hills (#1) (January 29, 1956) NBC |
39 | The DuPont Show With June Allyson: A Silent Panic (December 22, 1960) |
40 | The Arthur Murray Party (November 16, 1953) NBC |
41 | The DuPont Show Of The Week: The Wonderful World Of Toys (November 12, 1961) NBC |
42 | Who Said That? (May 10, 1955) ABC |
43 | Labatt's Beer Commercial # 4 (1960) |
44 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (March 30, 1952) |
45 | Foster's Freeze Commercial # 2 (Fall, 1951) |
46 | The Sunday Spectacular: Inside Beverly Hills (#2) (January 29, 1956) |
47 | I've Got A Secret (August 17, 1955) |
48 | All-Pure Evaporated Milk Commercial # 5 (Fall, 1951) |
49 | The Jackie Gleason Show (October 14, 1967) |
50 | Celebrity Billiards (July 19, 1968) |
51 | Candid Camera (May 14, 1961) |
52 | The Martha Raye Show (April 17, 1956) |
53 | The Dick Cavett Show (March 20, 1970) |
54 | Right Guard Commercial (1971) |
55 | Skidoo Trailer (1968) |
56 | Beds (1976) |
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The Marx Brothers TV Collection
NAME | ROLE |
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Bing Crosby | Notable Guest Star |
Bob Hope | Notable Guest Star |
Dinah Shore | Notable Guest Star |
Edie Adams | Notable Guest Star |
Ernie Kovacs | Notable Guest Star |
Jack Benny | Notable Guest Star |
Orson Bean | Notable Guest Star |
Perry Como | Notable Guest Star |
Red Skelton | Notable Guest Star |
Chico Marx | Actor |
Groucho Marx | Actor |
Harpo Marx | Actor |