Apparently, that's Pat Harrington as Groucho, and a pre-fame Ted Knight as Chico! Thanks for this. I literally just found out about it, ten minutes ago, and now I've seen it! For a kid's cartoon, it actually has a pretty good script. A couple of nice surreal moments in there. Thanks again for the post!
Not to mention three decades of TV work, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Too Close for Comfort, as well as his majestic turn as the villain in Caddyshack...
Stoned was a common usage euphemism for drunk in the 50s & (early) 60s, not smoking weed. As in "stone drunk". You hear it a lot in old radio, TV shows& movies from the era. It's just a bonus that it works in our modern context of "stoned" as well!
This shows that The Marx Brothers could work in animation beyond their short appearances in the early cartoons. They have the advantage of having very distinctive personalities and appearances, and that gives them plenty of flexibility and potential when it comes to stories. Being animated also gives them the ability to do things that couldn't be done in live action.
This is really charming, well-written, and for a Filmation production, quite well animated! What the heck? Why wasn't this cartoon picked up for syndication? We're the Marx Brothers just not "in fashion" around this time or something?
Oddly enough, in 1959, a Quick Draw McGraw cartoon with the episode title “Scat, Scout, Scat” had an Indian with a Joe Besser-style voice, but it was exaggerated, not Besser himself. “Oooh you crazies, you!”
Besser did some voice work in animation. One of his most notable roles was in the "Jeannie" animated series as Babu, an apprentice genie training under Jeannie. The series basically took the characters from "I Dream of Jeannie", made them teenagers, and set it in a high school.
Joe Besser did a lot of work in Vaudeville, Burlesque, movies, and TV shows. He later did voice-over work on Saturday morning cartoons. He did Babu in the cartoon, Jeannie.
Wait a minute! A good and funny cartoon made by Filmation that's not Fat Albert with art that is not bland or uninspired with decent staging and timing and doesn't misuse the voice actors and animators talents. I must be dreaming.
Now The Marx Brothers can join the club of famous comedy teams having their own animated shows including: The New 3 Stooges (Cambria Studios - 1965) The Three Robonic Stooges (Hanna-Barbera - 1977) Laurel And Hardy (Hanna-Barbera - 1966) Abbott And Costello (Hanna-Barbera - 1967) Plus: Will The Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down? (Filmation - 1970) The Little Rascals Christmas Special (Fred Wolf Films - 1979) The Little Rascals (Hanna-Barbera - 1982)
In "Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down" Jerry Lewis had some input on the series, but the animated Jerry Lewis was voiced the David L. Lander, later Squiggy on "Laverne & Shirley."
I feel this premise misses an important part of Groucho's character, Which is he a gold digger, he wouldn't be trying to get out marrying the cheif's daughter, he'd be trying to find a way to take avantage of that to make some money
The late, great Joe Besser as the fat little Indian! He was a Third Stooge and he worked extensively with Abbott and Costello on their TV show. "oooooh, ya ca-razy, you!!"
For A Filmation cartoon based on a comedy team, it's not half bad. Sure, the animation is as cheap as ever, but there's very little recycling of animation cels, and some of the jokes do work. I like the Indian who talks like Joe Besser.
Wish a clearer print of this would surface, especially so the credits would be legible. (I think this one was recorded off of a projection screen). Wonder if one of the other voices is Paul Frees. (The eyes on some of the characters does look a bit RankinsBass-ish).
Many live performers also turned up in animation. In the 1970s there was a wave of shows based on live-action shows. Among them: The New Scooby-Doo Movies, which featured cartoon versions of many real people. These included: Sandy Duncan, Mama Cass, Don Knotts, Jerry Reed, The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, Jonathan Winters, and Sonny & Cher. The Barkleys: "All in the Family" with dogs in a human skin. The Brady Kids My Favorite Martians Jeannie Baggy Pants & The Nitwits: Baggy Pants was based on Charley Chaplin as The Little Tramp, and The Nitwits were the characters of Tyrone and Gladys from "Laugh-In" who were basically incompetent superheroes. There was also a series named "ABC Superstar Movies" which featured 1-hour animated movies, many based on live-action TV shows such as "Lost In Space", "Nanny & The Professor", and one which featured teenage versions of Tabitha and Adam from "Bewitched."
Not only the Three Stooges, the Marx Brothers attempt was in the period when The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, & Abbott & Costello all had animated series based on them.
Apparently, that's Pat Harrington as Groucho, and a pre-fame Ted Knight as Chico!
Thanks for this. I literally just found out about it, ten minutes ago, and now I've seen it! For a kid's cartoon, it actually has a pretty good script. A couple of nice surreal moments in there. Thanks again for the post!
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Who the hell is Ted Knight?
Ted knight was a very important voice actor in the early days of filmation he did love the narration and a lot of the voices for the characters
Not to mention three decades of TV work, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Too Close for Comfort, as well as his majestic turn as the villain in Caddyshack...
@@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635 you know Harrington but not Knight?
“I must have posed for that when I was stoned”
~ okay, that’s a clever joke 😂😂😂 also Harpo is a cutie in this 🥺💗
Stoned was a common usage euphemism for drunk in the 50s & (early) 60s, not smoking weed. As in "stone drunk". You hear it a lot in old radio, TV shows& movies from the era. It's just a bonus that it works in our modern context of "stoned" as well!
This shows that The Marx Brothers could work in animation beyond their short appearances in the early cartoons. They have the advantage of having very distinctive personalities and appearances, and that gives them plenty of flexibility and potential when it comes to stories. Being animated also gives them the ability to do things that couldn't be done in live action.
This is really charming, well-written, and for a Filmation production, quite well animated! What the heck? Why wasn't this cartoon picked up for syndication? We're the Marx Brothers just not "in fashion" around this time or something?
Wow, I hear former stooge Joe Besser doing the chief’s voice.
Not so harrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd!!! :)
Oddly enough, in 1959, a Quick Draw McGraw cartoon with the episode title “Scat, Scout, Scat” had an Indian with a Joe Besser-style voice, but it was exaggerated, not Besser himself. “Oooh you crazies, you!”
Besser did some voice work in animation. One of his most notable roles was in the "Jeannie" animated series as Babu, an apprentice genie training under Jeannie. The series basically took the characters from "I Dream of Jeannie", made them teenagers, and set it in a high school.
Joe Besser did a lot of work in Vaudeville, Burlesque, movies, and TV shows. He later did voice-over work on Saturday morning cartoons. He did Babu in the cartoon, Jeannie.
This pilot is good! I wish the series had been picked up for Saturday mornings.
It was good
It seems to me to have been a pilot not for Saturday mornings, but rather for prime time. Many gags going over a child’s head.
Wait a minute! A good and funny cartoon made by Filmation that's not Fat Albert with art that is not bland or uninspired with decent staging and timing and doesn't misuse the voice actors and animators talents. I must be dreaming.
Well you’re not.
Thanks for the support
Harpo is actually cute as an untalking cartoon
The animation style reminds me more of Jay Ward's style than it does the typical Filmation style.
Now The Marx Brothers can join the club of famous comedy teams having their own animated shows including:
The New 3 Stooges
(Cambria Studios - 1965)
The Three Robonic Stooges
(Hanna-Barbera - 1977)
Laurel And Hardy
(Hanna-Barbera - 1966)
Abbott And Costello
(Hanna-Barbera - 1967)
Plus:
Will The Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down? (Filmation - 1970)
The Little Rascals Christmas Special
(Fred Wolf Films - 1979)
The Little Rascals
(Hanna-Barbera - 1982)
Groucho would never be a part of any club that would have him as a member.
In "Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down" Jerry Lewis had some input on the series, but the animated Jerry Lewis was voiced the David L. Lander, later Squiggy on "Laverne & Shirley."
Oh my, you don't know how long I've been waiting to see this! Thank you!
Wow never knew the Marx Brothers had their own cartoon show.
Neither did I till I saw it
Neither did I till I saw it
It never passed the pilot stage
This is the first time I discovered this too.
I feel this premise misses an important part of Groucho's character, Which is he a gold digger, he wouldn't be trying to get out marrying the cheif's daughter, he'd be trying to find a way to take avantage of that to make some money
... I can see why this didn't get picked up for a series
I enjoyed seeing this. Thanks for the posting Comic Guru.
You are welcome
Huge Marx Brothers fan. Glad I saw this; happier it didn’t catch on
Amazing job guys!!
Ah yes, Filmation where good ideas go to die...I think we were spared.
7:45-7:52: Whoa.... A Porky Pig cameo.....
Was that Pat Harrington doing Groucho?
No idea my friend
Yes.
@@jimbarry3856Pat Harrington also Voiced The Inspector.
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"Knock it off, Schneider!"
Thanks for posting. This was pretty cool!
You're welcome
A Day at the Horse Opera 1966
The late, great Joe Besser as the fat little Indian! He was a Third Stooge and he worked extensively with Abbott and Costello on their TV show. "oooooh, ya ca-razy, you!!"
Thanks for posting ~~~
Half funny, half cringy~~~~
(I was a kid in the 60's and a teen in the 70's. I had no idea this existed.)
God lord, where did you find this???
This was evidently not a kid show.
Is that Joe Besser as the Indian chief????!!!!!
Not bad; good somebody took a chance to animate the combo✔
It was still a cool project
For A Filmation cartoon based on a comedy team, it's not half bad. Sure, the animation is as cheap as ever, but there's very little recycling of animation cels, and some of the jokes do work. I like the Indian who talks like Joe Besser.
I agree.
And it IS Joe Besser.
I feel like groucho was slowed down
that was good. the beatles cartoon on the other hand..
Seeing this i think Warner Bros or Hanna Barberra would have been a better choice to make a Marx Brothers cartoon
Chico in this looks like my grandma.
Lol He’s weird
Henry Morgan also has a voice here..
Wish a clearer print of this would surface, especially so the credits would be legible. (I think this one was recorded off of a projection screen).
Wonder if one of the other voices is Paul Frees. (The eyes on some of the characters does look a bit RankinsBass-ish).
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Erv Kaplan the background artist was there too.
I'm glad you guys enjoyed it
Can probably upscale and clean to 4K now using AI if someone here has those skills? I’m not well versed in video upscaling with AI.
You know anything about Filmation doing Red Skelton?
In a Barney Bear cartoon, there's a character called "Willy Wildcat" tat is sort of like Red Skelton's "Mean Widdle Kid" character.
It's nice that they didn't give the Natives that stereotypical redface speaking style.
this is awesome is there ne more marx cartoons?
Unfortunately, this is the only Marx Brothers cartoon existed so no
Did this cartoon get picked up?
Sadly, no, but it would have been interesting if it had been.
As Seen on Philly 57's Bozo Show
Wow, puny and blurry credits!
And I thought only the Three Stooges were capable of getting the animation treatment.
Many live performers also turned up in animation. In the 1970s there was a wave of shows based on live-action shows. Among them:
The New Scooby-Doo Movies, which featured cartoon versions of many real people. These included: Sandy Duncan, Mama Cass, Don Knotts, Jerry Reed, The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, Jonathan Winters, and Sonny & Cher.
The Barkleys: "All in the Family" with dogs in a human skin.
The Brady Kids
My Favorite Martians
Jeannie
Baggy Pants & The Nitwits: Baggy Pants was based on Charley Chaplin as The Little Tramp, and The Nitwits were the characters of Tyrone and Gladys from "Laugh-In" who were basically incompetent superheroes.
There was also a series named "ABC Superstar Movies" which featured 1-hour animated movies, many based on live-action TV shows such as "Lost In Space", "Nanny & The Professor", and one which featured teenage versions of Tabitha and Adam from "Bewitched."
Not only the Three Stooges, the Marx Brothers attempt was in the period when The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, & Abbott & Costello all had animated series based on them.
Was that Joe Besser as one of the Indians?
I'm not sure.
The only good Filmation cartoon ever made and it didn’t even become a real series. A shame.
Harpo had it made
As Seen on Garfield Goose and Friends
Not nearly as bad as it had every right to be.
I can't stand Joe Besser
Oh man..funny lines but bad as a cartoon.
Anything against the Native Americans I'm not buying it.
Ok pro native