Groucho Marx The Dating Game 1967

[@theresaholguin699]

I miss Groucho and Harpo and Chico they were awesome and wonderful comedians and terrific people

[@texasmimi5566]

I am so glad I found this! It was a nice surprise for a Marx Brothers fan.

[@NoahPasternak]

Surprised nobody answered his "how would you say goodbye to my daughter if I was spying" question with "hello, I must be going"

[@texasmimi5566]

I bet he was expecting that. THAT would have been who he would have chosen. Just my opinion.

[@meowkitty5588]

@@texasmimi5566 November 4, 1967

[@CladriteRadio]

ANIMAL CRACKERS had been out of circulation for years at that point due to legal issues, so few Dating Game viewers would have seen it.

[@NoahPasternak]

@Cladrite Radio I know but he still sang that/Hooray for Captain Spaulding during public appearances from that era, so anyone who knew Groucho would likely have known the song

[@meowkitty5588]

@@NoahPasternak June 18, 1967

[@VicMartino]

Classic television. I enjoy seeing Groucho on whatever show he is on as he makes whatever show he's on much more funny and entertaining.

[@luvmyrecords]

Groucho's kindness shows through, even after being his most acerbic. "They're all funnier than I am!"

[@patfromamboy]

That’s the same exact thing I thought too!

[@joncheskin]

Really impressed with the three guys--all three had great comebacks for Groucho.

[@zacredman9137]

#3 didn't!🤣

[@meowkitty5588]

@@zacredman9137 Daytime or Primetime

[@markweinreb2807]

The trip to Africa is a perfect set up for one of Grouchos jokes," I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know.".lol.

[@Jeremiah7-ox2nj]

I thought of that bit as well.

[@meowkitty5588]

@@Jeremiah7-ox2nj Daytime or primetime

[@anasandoval9824]

His daughter is beautiful

[@hashtag415]

Ana Sandoval , have you seen the other one?

[@timothyball7502]

Ana, you must use (was). This video is from 1967, this is 2020. Daughter has had some changes. Not saying daughter isn't beautiful, but from 1967 to 2020 is!!!!

[@StephanCohen-zo6yl]

This was my 1st time seeing this thanks

[@kitsnow5307]

She is a doll. Groucho is so talented.

[@depaola63]

What a hip era !! I was 4 on this day in 1967.

[@johnrogan9420]

Groucho had a lovely daughter.

[@jasonbeard4713]

Groucho looks better here than he did in years. I just wanted to see him dance for half an hour.

[@JSB1882]

Melinda Marx was always so great on "You Bet Your Life". She is extremely talented and I really like her groovy rock'n roll period. She did some nice RnR songs during the 1960s. I think she made three albums.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Groucho was so cool, I hope his daughter had a good time on her date.

[@karenmallonee3867]

I had never seen Melinda as an adult, she is beautiful! I think Groucho did a good job picking for her. I myself would have gone with #3!!!

[@mibeatleman6767]

One of my favorite Groucho quotes, " You're only as old as the women you feel." 😏 😆 🤣

[@ms.sonshine8878]

Lovely girl. That was a great episode.

[@edmundpower1250]

She is beautiful ..a joy!

[@rocknroller77]

Love the hair styles and suits, most men wore in this era of the 60s. Right before the shaggy haired look.

[@chips1a]

3 young guys trying to be witty to the one and only true legend and icon and master of wit.

[@krg9942]

Best Dating Game show ever!

[@grandma.p]

Groucho is so funny.

[@poetcomic1]

Groucho still sharp but mellow like fine old scotch whiskey.

[@Lampshade51]

Groucho is pretty spry for 77 years old. And his wit was a sharp as ever. Contestant after describing himself with lots of compliments: "I think I'll marry myself" Groucho: "you're going to be awfully bored"

[@djmips]

Melinda is getting close to Groucho's age at the time of this video... (she'll be 72 this year)

[@randysills4418]

@@djmips She is 73 today, August 14, 2019...

[@karenmallonee3867]

🤣

[@auntiem873]

As soon as Groucho said that I knew he wasn’t going to pick him.

[@mrmrfy]

Perfectly timed comeback, waited for the laughter to die down a bit from his response then hit us with the comeback. A true comedian.

[@kevinfitzmaurice4072]

Longtime Chuck Barris announcer Johnny Jacobs, heard at the beginning of this clip, also served as Marx's announcer on the short-lived series "Tell It To Groucho."

[@BBQFanNo1]

Groucho Marx and Jack Benny are my favourites.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Check out the jazzy flute version of the Beatles’ “The Night Before” at the end.

[@pfflyer3381]

Hope your well Melinda.

[@henningandersen9027]

In 1972 I was nine months in the States - and I LOVED the DATING-game.

[@flower24587]

3 gorgeous and funny guys

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

Melinda Marx, as of this posting, is now 74 years old.

[@chrisnatmills7802]

Thanks for posting

[@aliced7505]

Oh my gosh, I just found this! I expect it will be hilarious.

[@TomBleecker]

Melinda, if you should watch this, perhaps you remember me from our third-grade classroom at Brentwood Elementary School - our teacher was Mrs. Heatley.

[@BUSTER.BRATAMUS]

Good God I miss grouho...

[@richardbullis6263]

Groucho

[@meowkitty5588]

@@richardbullis6263 Airdate?

[@sandrap.6530]

Nobody ever has been as funny as Groucho. Maybe Conan comes close but still no cigar.

[@johnnydoe7846]

No cigar 😏

[@davemattia]

Conan??? Oh geez.

[@meowkitty5588]

@@johnnydoe7846 Daytime or primetime

[@jmadratz]

The Barbarian?

[@auletjohnast03638]

GROUCHO SHOULD'VE PICK #1 THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TIGHT-END, HE WAS WITTY AS GROUCHO.

[@MrMuzikProductions]

Note the key word when she sees her date... “Chaperone”

[@donnamylove]

Yes. I believe they always had one for the dates.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Excellent show 👏

[@garylee3685]

Love the Muzak version of "The Night Before" when they tell about the date...

[@sfgooner70]

I LOL'd at that record give away at the end there. How unfortunate. LMAO.

[@longlocks40]

Cute daughter

[@preservativetalkradio]

Funniest game show ever.

[@ithepreacher8309]

A Dilettante Presumptuous Theorem: It's nice to hear how people thought in the past. The Host of the dating game show said Melinda and her date are going on their "Chaperone Dream Date." Good Ethics. Goods Manners. I don't know how it disappeared without watching it go by.

[@commentatron]

People didn't have sex back then, and even when they did, they didn't.

[@meowkitty5588]

@@commentatron Do you have the exact air date for this episode

[@commentatron]

@@meowkitty5588 No, but Google does: November 4 of that year.

[@meowkitty5588]

@@commentatron Is it daytime or primetime

[@commentatron]

@@meowkitty5588 Your tIme zone depends on your longitude. Where you live I'm guessing it's always primetime.

[@dev-lx8lp]

this is so cool

[@concepcionledezma5027]

A trip to Africa... REALLY!!!

[@syphon_9892]

So you get to see the whole continent. With the exemption of south africa

[@longlocks40]

Grocho Marx was a good father, my dad would never dance with me in his life because he didn't like to dance. My husband and I eloped to Vegas due to my mom and dad were in a nursing home and were too weak to go to our wedding.

[@TaiJ-Aird]

Melinda had eyes for #3 😉😏

[@highhighsky1]

If he picked bachelor #1 maybe his daughter's acting career may have taken off a little.

[@texasmimi5566]

Actually she didn't want to be in the limelight, Groucho "encouraged" her to sing and so forth. Notice they were estranged in his later years and she never did become "famous" in her own right.

[@u47tube]

wow, thanks

[@pianofixer898]

I wish I could hear what Groucho says about their sleeping arrangements in Africa right before the host says “Haha alright Groucho”

[@JustFunandGames]

Jim Lange lived across the street from my parents in Mill Valley, Ca and used to BBQ with them.

[@texasmimi5566]

How cool!

[@margiebrogdon9552]

I worked at KBAY and KKSJ with him briefly. Only saw him once or twice and we weren't introduced because everyone thought we knew each other. He had a desk in the promotions room that he used on weekends and I used during the week.

[@tonyr1950]

Lou D'Ambrosio passed away just this April, 2022.

[@texasmimi5566]

Really? Wow. Wonder why he and Melinda didn't get together after all?

[@TheRecordSaver]

3:35 is one of the funniest moments..

[@stevenwolff6866]

Melinda had no interest in this guy. Didn't look him in the eye & moved away when he tried to put his arm around her

[@cherylvirden3073]

Melinda is still Beautiful.

[@MisterCaddy]

The Bill Cosby album said it all! 😂😅😮

[@auntiem873]

I can’t help but wonder if her Dad had something to do with that location. A place we’re the staff and guest would all keep an eye on her.

[@donnamylove]

Most dates were never that exotic. Usually just local stuff in California.

[@PhilBagels]

No, it was an African safari, just like Captain Spaulding!

[@texasmimi5566]

@@PhilBagels Groucho prolly went along, either planned or without anyone knowing he was going.

[@meowkitty5588]

@@texasmimi5566 Daytime or primetime

[@meowkitty5588]

@@PhilBagels Do you have the air date for this episode

[@TrueTruthToday]

For Beatles fans-- did you catch at the end they are playing The Beatles "The Night Before" in instrumental form as the announcer describes the date details.

[@robbob1234]

I wonder if this Lou D'Ambrosio is the father of Lou D'Ambrosio from Goldman Sachs, former CEO of Sears and former global marketing bigwig at IBM?

[@davemattia]

Yes, Louis D'Ambrosio Jr. is the son of Lou D'Ambrosio and Melinda Marx. He was conceived in 1967 at Bill Holden's Kenyan Safari Ranch.

[@texasmimi5566]

@@davemattia Psych! to those of you who fall for this, LOL.

[@voiceguy3635]

He HAD to choose #1.Shocked he picked 2.

[@TimothyJonSarris]

What’s the deal with the Greek music that comes on right before the commercial? This was hilarious, by the way.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

GROUCHO MARX 02 DE OCTUBRE DE 1890 19 DE AGOSTO DE 1977

[@E.Carrillo]

Was it me or did it seem that Melinda didn’t want to be touched?

[@chadgilmore5046]

Groucho wouldn't let one of them near his daughter! Shit imagine having him as your father in law....

[@shawnredmond8402]

All three of these guys look like they have been cut out of a 1960s modelling catalogue

[@johnrogan9420]

Home record player and a Bill Cosby album..boobie prize!

[@jedibill111]

Damn Man Groucho fell for the Ad man, go figure.

[@sneadh1]

It's just a silly TV show.

[@primovid]

I would have done it just for the record player (with speakers) and the Bill Cosby record, of course.

[@ellenmuseum]

Wow nice prize

[@seriousgamer64]

melinda marx could get it

[@voiceguy3635]

Actually,the copyright says 1964.

[@papagreenemusic]

Airdate: 11/04/1967 They didn't wear miniskirts like that in 1964...

[@user-hu4gr1bo5g]

🇹 🇭 🇪 🇧 🇪 🇸 🇹 😇

[@danrodden6115]

The title here says the year is 1967, but the slide at the end clearly says it's 1964.

[@simonjacobs1376]

That is the date of when the Chuck Barris Production was founded. The show is from 1967.

[@luvmyrecords]

Yes, the announcer at the beginning says 1967 as well!

[@rickkartisable]

luvmyrecords ....No sh*t, *RummyDecor!* Dan Rodden was making on observation. If YOU paid attention, you'd know that the production or recorded tags at the end of 99.9% of TV shows and movies (ever see a movie, ya rummy?) include the, now try to focus, CURRENT DATE OF SAID SHOW OR MOVIE. The morons that love to kkkomment here are so quick to attack an OBSERVATION. Right, Rummy??!😱

[@frankjuster8726]

color tv broadcasts were rare in 1964...the biggest show on tv , ed sullivan , didn't begin broadcasting in color until 1965.

[@robertstrugnell7842]

plus they play Herb Alpert Spanish Flea on Billboard chart 1966

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

Groucho, his intentions are not honorable. 11:09 while you're shooting the elephant, how he got your daughter out of her pajamas you'll never know!

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Libra (23 de septiembre al 22 de octubre) Libra (23 de septiembre al 22 de octubre)

[@ppumpkin3282]

they needed a nice jewish boy

[@wchomes106]

"shoot the animals in their natural habitat" ...wow, different times

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

while in your pajamas!

[@Beaglemaster3]

Surprised he didn't mention the cigar Groucho was smoking.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Chang Noi So he misinterpreted. Big deal. Cut the guy a break for Christ sake.

[@jmason2838]

I think it was meant as ' photograph' ( shoot ) the creatures 📸📸📸📸.. take pictures ... William Holden🌹 became an anti - hunting environmentalist ... he did an about - face on hunting - big game or any hunting - and started this wildlife preserve for protecting the animals , for purposes of conservation , enviromnmental protection and education🙏💪..👍👍. A very good actor🌟 🏆, environmentalist , conservationalist , a good - hearted man that died too early🙁 ☁️.. my whole family loved him ..❤️❤️❤️ Mom absolutely adored him . ❤️💓💘💕💞💖 heartbroken when he died .. I still miss him on this Earth 💙💖- May He Rest In The Sweetest Peace 🙏🕯️🌻🥀🌼🏵️🌷🌺💮🏵️🌸🌹💐... . . 🕊️🛐☯️☯️☯️

[@MarvinThiessen]

A safari date in Kenya? That's lame.

[@johnrogan9420]

William Holden..died drunk when he smacked his head on the coffee table leg!

[@jmason2838]

Strongly suggest to find the death report / autopsy ... There is some question as to whether it was an accident at all ... possible foul deed occurred upon William Holden... something about changing his will ... strange circumstances concerning his death ... ☯️☯️☯️🛐☯️☯️☯️

[@henningandersen9027]

All Dating-Games were way too short - this one ESPECIALLY way too short. The 3d was cheated for the 3d question.

[@benjover5663]

I bet groucho wrote the lines for the bachs

[@CMRinehart]

Way back when, most men had to be macho. Or at least tried to be. No girly girls, transtesticles, or crossdressers in this era.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

No because to be seen as such could mean put in prison or killed in an alley someplace. Yes, a little different but nothing has changed how people are born.

[@troybirch]

I liked both of your comments, cmon guys all of us can appreciate Groucho- can't we leave out politics for a while and just agree on that?

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

It's not politics.

[@shinymensdressshoes]

Charles M Rinehart Agreed. And men had ears back then. Neatly combed cut hair, and well-dressed in suits and ties and shined shoes. Not like a lot of the prissy metrosexual femme males you see today.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

It's not cool to be uneducated. Do you understand why there are homosexuals? Or are you one of the idiots from the medieval ages that still thinks it's a lifestyle choice? Grow a brain. Maybe you had something happen to you when you were young to be so homophobic?

[@christopherkalble4373]

Three WASPS for Melinda Marx.

[@KidMillions]

I guess the answers were mostly scripted?

[@Mikado8848]

No.

[@stankatic8182]

The two who weren't picked won a Bill Cosby record.

[@zacredman9137]

Big deal!🙄🤣👎🏻

[@meowkitty5588]

@@zacredman9137 Primertime

[@dmontes133]

🤣🤣🤣

[@syedhusaini8918]

Bill Cosby!?

[@dsonoma9505]

If anything, they should have been grouped by religion, not race.... Heritage continuity is important.

[@leafyutube]

I thought Groucho was gonna choose from 3 older chicks.

[@scottthrower7637]

Shoulda been #3....Troy Fancher

[@longlocks40]

Grocho Marx was a good father but he smoked like a chimney.

[@luissanjuan1072]

My grandpa smoked till he was 83 years old my dad till his 73 !

[@PrincessWarsop]

And?

[@glenndecker1645]

@@PrincessWarsop really ! What's the the point? Sweet Jesus! Can't we just go to hell the way we want to, without pissing in our ears? My God!!! I don't ever want to be perfect.

[@jmason2838]

He did not inhale...

[@texasmimi5566]

@@jmason2838 I was going to say this as well. He began with the cigar as a teen to look older for Vaudeville jobs, then it became a trademark of his.

[@williamrich7638]

Bill Cosby records. Oh that's too funny.

[@deirdre108]

Yeah, he had several comedy records out that year. I was in high school then and had a copy of his "Why Is There Air?" album.