Chico plays the piano with an apple

[BlessElShaddai]

None can play better than Chico.

[4evernate28]

Two words: DA FUCK?

Chico is the man.

[douglasamarshall]

This is a recreation of how Chicko got into the act. They saw him in the audience, Harpo threw him an orange, and he played this song with it. Something like that.

[eotto2001]

In an interview, Graucho said he could have been a concert pianist. He said he never practiced his playing.

[Nostrum84]

For whomever is interested:

This is "The Woodpecker Song" by Harold Adamson and Eldo di Lazzaro :)

[PeterAppleseed]

the best gig!

[Lockemeister]

It's hilarious, but also musically perfect.

[IAMAG00DB0Y]

wow exactly on the clock!!

[Yamsareverytasty]

apple duh, you don't eat an orange without peeling it :P

[SingWithInNow]

Always makes me laugh these 3, Groucho, Chico and Harpo!!!

[FINKBRAU1980]

Questa è "Campagnola bella" :)

[piratelover71]

The only reason I want to learn to play the piano is to be able to play like Chico does!!! Master at work!

[eLTxUs8BC]

wich song does he starts to touch at 0:32 ?? AMAZING!!!

[Sillygoose14111]

I love the Marx brothers, especially Harpo.

[FreeHappyGirl]

La manière dont il joue est unique

[noizefloor]

automatic cure for depression

[RandyNewmanFan]

Decades before Lang Lang was born

[tacticianSHG]

no Victor Borge, but he deserves his own categorie for what he's doing

[Rombizio]

It is impossible to dislike this.

[RollaArtis]

Yes, it's obvious that Chico Marx was a better pianist than Lang Lang - even without the orange!

[leli950]

POR FAVOOOORRRR.....NO PUEDO PARAR DE REIRME......ERAN GENIALES....SE PUSO TAN NERVIOSO QUE CASI LA AHORCA! JAJAJAJ!!!!!!

[GaijinNH]

Apple wouldn't crush, only Orange Crush...

[irishoorah]

i'm fairly certain that it was an apple, you see, an orange would have probably punctured on the corners of the black keys or squished under the pressure of his hand...thus causing a big mess...but i don't know....i could be wrong

[jdlocotxftw2002]

KICK ASS !

[MrAndrimoro]

GENI!!!non ce ne sono piu' cosi'....

[falansong]

geniuses way ahead of their time in comedy not bad musicians also love them

[blackrabbitcux]

Se fue al carajoo! q bruto

[dragongirls1]

Genius. Absolutely genius. There is no other word to describe this.

[sydneyflute08]

No one can do it like chico... I mean it...

[HeavyOpera1]

Genius. Funny as hell, and amazing musical talent.

[disk3001]

there's a reason why this video has dislike 0

[cannonbulk]

That was Genius. I haven't seen this before :P

[MrMLD72MLD]

♥ ♥

[mikris50]

Harpo looses his hat and goes for the girls throat, this spontaneity couldn't possibly have been scripted at the time. These guys were something else, never seen before and sadly nothing like them since - wonderful - 'we'll be lucky if we get out of this life alive!!'

[WimGrundy]

Minnie's Boys Forever!

[missymcr3]

When he started chocking the girl I was like "It's the devil's music!!!"

[bbnazofbgc]

Obviously the apple didn't get crushed. It's not like he is Gallagher or something.

[thewomandirector]

I've read that Mischa Auer played with an orange. Anyone have the video?

[TommyStudios10]

That's funny!

[angeebaby1]

awesome!!!!!!!

[bigmuso123]

choked the girl paaahaaaaaaaaa far out , i gotta do that when i get excited ! paahaha

[22fishndish]

It bring harpo---chasing girls, offering a leg instead of a hand... He WOULD have bitten an orange! That would be easier to play piano with, too.

I think my favorite Marx bros. story is the one told by Jon Adamson.."once, unable to get an appointment with the Wunderkind of MGM, the Marx brothers broke into his office, stripped naked, and sat around his baronial fireplace roasting potatoes until he arrived." Lol :3 love 'em.

[offstride]

@22fishndish Warner Bros tried to sue the Marx Bros when they released A Night In Cassablanca shortly after the movie Cassablanca was released. Groucho sued Warner Bros because the Marxs were brothers before Warner. Warner dropped their suit. It is in the book Groucho, Chico, Harpo And Sometimes Zeppo.

[MusicDivaK]

@offstride HA! That's hilarious!

[Pikatroid42]

This is the Three Stooges theme!

[simetti]

seu eu tocasse piano assim eu morreria feliz!

[petrandaniG10]

Greek song aaaaaaa

Μὲ τὸ χαμόγελο στὰ χείλη

πᾶν᾿ οἱ φαντάροι μας μπροστά

καὶ γίναν οἱ Ἰταλοὶ ρεζίλι,

γιατί ἡ καρδιά τους δὲ βαστᾷ.

Κορόιδο Μουσολίνι, κανένας δὲ θὰ μείνει,

ἐσὺ καὶ ἡ γελοία, ἡ φασιστικὴ Ἰταλία, τρέμετε ὅλοι τὸ χακί.

[petrandaniG10]

eee eipe YES Greek Language

[lsdvine]

you can tell hes enjoying that

[olymania]

1:05 E or D key is stuck ;) very nice. very fun to watch.

[iLike2Drummm]

GOOOSHHH....Chico simply makes me shake my head at his greatness.

[InvaderJem]

:( Makes me jealous because I can't play the piano!! Grr... But, lovely playing! I admire the talent of the Marx brothers. Chico's piano playing never fails to entertain me.

And about the apple/orange debate, I personally couldn't care less even if it was a peach or a plum, or an oversized brussel sprout. What matters is that he used it to play the piano with.

[iLike2Drummm]

LOL exactly.

[UlixesHE]

The tune is of italian origin and it's called Reginella Campagnolla! The american adaptation is called The Woodpecker song and the greek one Koroido Mussolini because it was a mocking song to the Governor of Italia during WW2

[BillDFC]

....and where did your anorak come from?

[dekekyo]

'moss' bros.!!!

[marcvilla278]

Damn! Chico Marx was like the Jerry Lee Lewis of his time. What a talent. He and his entire brothers were indeed the best comedians of their day!

[djboony]

thats a great bit of shtick!

[leafyutube]

Great piece!

Anybody know what this tune is called?

[corticalmass]

I'm not sure what he starts out with but he finishes with "Listen To the Mockingbird," a very old song that predates the Civil War and which somehow transformed from a sad lament to become the Three Stooges theme song!

[misterbuckethead]

why would harpo go to bite it if it were an orange?

[UneducatedGenius]

its called acting

[misterbuckethead]

so they told him to act as if it were an apple just so people wouldn't think it was an orange? why? I wouldn't mind if it were an orange.

[thePolerin]

have you never used your teeth to open the skin of an orange so you can peel it more easily?

[mrdave929]

@thePolerin A squirrel uses his teeth to peel away ALL the rind from oranges on my tree...I named him "Earl"

[Guitarnut57]

because he's harpo. in the cocoanuts he ate the mouthpeice of a telephone among othe things you're nor supposed to eat :P

[kickar]

yea i was thinking about that too.. but.. this is still the marx brothers.. haha anything can hapen, especially with harpo haha

[ncopcutt]

This beats lang lang any day

[smillar98]

I think it was an apple. He does roll it instead of slide it. An apple could hold up to that.

[themightyboooooooooo]

I saw an old guy do this on The Tonight show with Johnny Carson years and years ago. I wonder if it was Chico?

[ricknineg2009]

OMG i laughed my ass off when Harpo began choking that girl

[haruba]

they're a beautiful team

[RockyWhyNott]

@ricknineg2009 Yeah, me too, ha-ha!

We're all sick : P

XX

[Makanai3]

They were all brilliant

[hezekielbooi]

harpo is brilliant too >:(  hehe

[The14thDoctor]

Musical genius at work!!!

Just wondering how many piano teachers have cringed at his fingerwork over the years lol

[MadAndronicus]

@The14thDoctor

or how many wished they had his skills.

[Pentan797]

@The14thDoctor fingerwork or applework?

[Pikatroid42]

@The14thDoctor Hey, so long as it works, any fingering's fine in performance!

[lovetoeatallthefood]

@Pikatroid42

That's what SHE said! (sorry, couldn't help it)

[SharmaYelverton]

@The14thDoctor Aside from the obvious theatrics his piano technique is actually phenomenal. lol wish I could play like him,

[MommyMacyx4]

@The14thDoctor or laughed their butts off and then had their students swear to never watch the Marx Brothers.

[domkoehller0407]

As a piano buff I see what he's doing and remind myself that I'd probably pull something in my hand if I tried to do that...:-) He's nothing short of brilliant

[roboshuffle]

Must be an apple because Harpo shined it up and was going to take a bite out of it...

What movie is this from? And why did Harpo bug out and strangle that woman?

[HarveyLMiller]

From the movie "Go West". Harpo was merely being in character. If you'd see more Marx Bros. movies you'd certainly understand.

[Koshbanjo]

Great posting! Thanks. The more I see the old Marx Brothers movies, the more I appreciate the uniqueness of their talent. Which movie did this clip come from?

[gael456]

c'est une pomme, pas une orange.

[frustrado]

Apple? Orange? Never mind :D

[gromoglas77]

Nice!)))) Tanks for posting!