Harpo meets Groucho on "You Bet Your Life"

[MejoradaDj]

My role model

[beatlebeats9217]

Harpo honk honk

[dharmaseed]

Poor George, he couldn't keep it together!

[sabreyow]

you can still hear a bad impression of groucho's voice on the vlasic pickles commercials

[arkady714]

Harpo Speaks is a brilliant book. It's for anyone who,loves a good story. I read it in two days. Could not put it down.

[tuxguys]

Sometimes YouTube can surprise even me...I came to this from watching Frank Zappa on "What's My Line..." Go figure.

[herrveidt]

Harpo's book is the best on the Marx brothers history...and if you ever get a chance to see a kid photo of this bunch...they look like a litter of Scottish fold cats...cute as hell...long live the Marx brothers...

[idic5]

actually I just noticed that the audience resoinse shot was actually clever - it was after harpo suggested to the gal to come backstage with him in a lecherous type of nod - classic harpo - then the show's editor/directors put the shot of the quite staid and normal looking 1950s audience to that - not sure if this reaction was part of the live camera work or in this clip post production - but funnier!

[idic5]

HARPO rules! I always loved his have the other guy hold his leg bit.

[idic5]

i like the reaction shot of the audience clapping - so 1950s. (monty python used this kind od shot extensively in their mashups.

[rajinirulez]

harpo is cute n funny

[RandyAKing]

AWESOME!!!

[karlakor]

When Groucho shakes hands with Harpo it reminded me of the time they shook hands in the hotel lobby in "The Cocoanuts", about 30 years earlier. It is wonderful seeing the two of them together again.

[m4r3e2]

@karlakor when they shake hands at 0:34 it sounds like Groucho says "just like in Coconuts, eh?"

[candr]

Harpo was known as one of the kindest and most decent man in the industry, not to mention a talent hard to follow.

[cleancab]

Groucho cried the day Harpo died as did most of us who were alive back then.

[rockinrobintweets]

@cleancab Yes, I read where Groucho s son Arther stated he only knew of his dad crying once and that was when our beloved Harpo died. I also read Groucho envied Harpo s home life, one marriage for life and 4 childern. While I love all the Marx Bros I admit to loveing Harpo most of all.

[amberola1b]

Harpo always cracked me up

[CatalinaSafari73]

Looks like Mr. Kephart got a little pissed off when Harpo took that book from him and gave it to George.

[MerleOberon]

Brought to you by Toni!

[orkavorn]

0:35 - You hear Harpo's voice for a very brief moment.

And yes I've heard the recording of his voice on here.

[NFitalianGuy]

Harpo is my favorite Marx Brother.. He always stole the show..

[leafyutube]

If Chico came out as well, they could have done one of their full routines.

[daffylatke]

@leafyutube I think Chico had passed away by this point.

[blonde973]

harpo's book is one of the greatest things i've ever read... i've been madly in love with him ever since. :)

[MrGallagher]

Which Marx Brother has the Toni? ;-)

[creamyapanties]

A trio of superbly talented artists, those Marx Brothers. And masters of physical comedy, too; The Marxes, Buster Keaton, Chaplin, The Nicholas Brothers, the Stooges, and the incomparable Lucille Ball.

[monkeynbubba]

@creamyapanties yes; a hundred percent better than the Three Stooges. And they, plus the others were very talented; THE MARX BROTHERS were the early comic geniuses...

[Hikikomori013]

I heard that Harpo was also the fill-in genius. He could duplicate the schtick of each of his brothers, so he could take over if one of them was sick.I think he was Groucho #2 in the mirror gag in Duck Soup.

[ELVIS4221]

WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, HE TORE THE PLACE APART. WHAT A WONDER AND TALENTED ARTIST.

[MrReilly067]

OMG!!!....Very funny here....You Bet Your Life was a great game show,Groucho and George were perfect on it,I've been a Marx Brothers fan for years anyway,I'm gonna post this on my new Reilly's Classic Tv on You Tube Facebook page here now.

[KingMKLA]

Harpo is Hilarious.

[SmirkingLiberal]

I love how he does the leg thing! It's genius!

[fluffydolly]

harpo rocks!!!!

[inkey2]

I know this has nothing to do with anything, but.......I like to study old photos, TV shows etc.....up till about the hippy era people would "dress up" for almost anything. Notice how all the audience members are, the men in jackets and ties. Look up old baseball games from the 40s and 50s and the men are in jackets and ties.....people even dressed up to go to a carnival back then. The only time people dress up now is for funerals

[yryriza]

@inkey2 Funerals and weddings, but that's two of the same thing.

[glasscitadel12]

CLASSIC!

[TheKokokiss]

I don't see how he's going to make any money on that book if he keeps giving them away.....

:D

[bossyboots55]

i was touched at the part where groucho went up to harpo and said...you not going to greet me huh? took his hand and shook it. so touching. And the tone of his voice so soft and loving.

[peesyweesy]

@bossyboots55 harpo was groucho's favorite - everyone liked harpo

[TheTubePortal]

@peesyweesy The story goes that the only time anyone saw Groucho cry was at Harpo's funeral in 1964.

[yryriza]

@TheTubePortal Groucho's son said the only time he saw his father cry was when Harpo died.

[zapkvr]

Fenneman is a genius. He and Groucho had an amazing chemistry

[Coastguard29]

I just LOVE Harpo. He was my favorite.

[kdraper2007]

It would really be funny if you bought that book & it was just nothing in it other then horn honks & whistles.

[RomanDonna]

I have that book... the original edition, which I bought second-hand over 40 years ago now. I'd never seen the dustcover, though (it's missing on my copy). A wonderful book. Love the Marxes! :-)

[kdrapertrucker]

@RomanDonna I'll have to see if I can find an old copy.

[Jokerfan517]

Groucho and Harpo always were my favorite of the brothers :)

[clintbronson5]

@Jokerfan517 Really?  You didn't love Chico? He and Groucho played off each other so great. PARTY OF THE FIRST PARTY :)

[Jokerfan517]

@clintbronson5 Oh of course, can't forget Chico! But everyone has a favorite right? Haha.

[Demedancer23]

Ah love the book and most definitely a genuine guy, would of loved to of met him and all the brothers!

[junedeon]

Is that Harpo laughing at 0:37!?! Great stuff!

[MrWilliamtom]

@junedeon

Yes that's Harpo laughing out loud. He forgot that he doesn't talk. In fact, Harpo had a very distinguished deep baritone voice.

[dogshy61]

Harpo was by all accounts the nicest of the brothers and one of the greatest pantomime of all time. His book is one of the best autobiographies written by a Hollywood star.

[TheTubePortal]

@dogshy61 And according to his three kids he was an incredibly wonderful father with a child-like spirit. 

[vaudevilleUK]

@dogshy61 Seconded, it's most definitely one of my favourite books, nevermind autobiographies :)

[monkeynbubba]

@dogshy61 I knew knew he had written a book till years later; I will buy it on Amazon next month. After the Holidays. He was my favorite. His harp playing was very very beautiful. He had a kind and gentle manner. My Mom heard him speak only once; I never have. He was a treasure...

[peggymount]

Harpo's book is fabulous. Touching and witty.

[swordfish1929]

I love that book!

[nalatrebo]

Thanks for posting this!! For any Marx Bros fan who has not read Harpo's book, READ IT!! Excellent book by a wonderful man!!

[TeeAyGee1234]

@nalatrebo I own that book and I love it! I've read it about six times.

[nalatrebo]

@TeeAyGee1234 .......I've read it several times as well........my Plug Hat off to you!!