Anyone See Similarities Between Bugs and Groucho Marx? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JeffRuss1972 · 03-05-2006, 04:37 PM

If you've ever seen any of the Marx Brothers movies from the 30s, you know what im talking about. Groucho's character reminds me SO MUCH of Bugs Bunny. Of course, instead of a carrot he always has a cigar, but his wiseacre comments are VERY similar, even the tone of voice and the way he's always getting something over on the BIGGER guy-lol. Some of their best movies are "Duck Soup"(1933) and "A Night at the Opera"(1935). The other brothers are funny too. Im sure Harpo, who never speaks but has an endless supply of tricks in his coat, would remind me of other LT characters as well-lol

tv star collector · 03-06-2006, 08:27 AM

DEFINITELY! I always saw similarities between Bugs and Groucho. Love 'em
both. Great characters.

Steve Carras · 03-08-2006, 05:44 PM

I have as well. Matter of fact as far back as the FIRST one, "Porky's Hare Hunt" (4/30/38), where Bugs uses Mssr.Marx's "Of course you KNOW, this means WAR!"(Spoken, btw, NOT by Mel Blanc who was ALREADY doing Bugs, Daffy, and Porky, BUT by the director Ben hardaway, or so I'm told..) (He even WALKS like groucho Marx in many 1940s cartoons regardless the ditrector....

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TV Knowledge Fan · 04-28-2006, 01:38 PM

turned up AS "Groucho" in two cartoons, Freleng's "Slick Hare" (1947), where he delivers Robert Benchley's immortal line, "I hope you won't mind waiting while I remove these wet things and slip into a dry martini!"....and McKimson's "Wideo Wabbit" (1956), where he presides over "YOU BEAT YOUR WIFE" [the phony title which isn't shown on TV these days!!], confounds Elmer Fudd, and again delivers the "dry martini" remark {only DAWS BUTLER
impersonates "Groucho" this time, not Mel Blanc!!}.

Ireneparalegal · 04-28-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffRuss1972

If you've ever seen any of the Marx Brothers movies from the 30s, you know what im talking about. Groucho's character reminds me SO MUCH of Bugs Bunny. Of course, instead of a carrot he always has a cigar, but his wiseacre comments are VERY similar, even the tone of voice and the way he's always getting something over on the BIGGER guy-lol. Some of their best movies are "Duck Soup"(1933) and "A Night at the Opera"(1935). The other brothers are funny too. Im sure Harpo, who never speaks but has an endless supply of tricks in his coat, would remind me of other LT characters as well-lol

You know why? the creator got the idea for Bugs from Groucho. check this out: http://www.ccm.org/usr_doc/cover/Ani...bugs/Bugs.html

digitalmonkey · 06-17-2006, 07:30 PM

http://images.bcdb.com/gallery/Various/Bugs_as_Groucho

03-05-2006, 04:37 PM	#1
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03-08-2006, 05:44 PM	#3
Steve Carras Sandra Bullock RULES! Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 30, 2002 Location: Riverside County, CA Posts: 807	I have as well. Matter of fact as far back as the FIRST one, "Porky's Hare Hunt" (4/30/38), where Bugs uses Mssr.Marx's "Of course you KNOW, this means WAR!"(Spoken, btw, NOT by Mel Blanc who was ALREADY doing Bugs, Daffy, and Porky, BUT by the director Ben hardaway, or so I'm told..) (He even WALKS like groucho Marx in many 1940s cartoons regardless the ditrector.... )
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04-28-2006, 01:38 PM	#4
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Don't forget, Bugs actually... turned up AS "Groucho" in two cartoons, Freleng's "Slick Hare" (1947), where he delivers Robert Benchley's immortal line, "I hope you won't mind waiting while I remove these wet things and slip into a dry martini!"....and McKimson's "Wideo Wabbit" (1956), where he presides over "YOU BEAT YOUR WIFE" [the phony title which isn't shown on TV these days!!], confounds Elmer Fudd, and again delivers the "dry martini" remark {only DAWS BUTLER impersonates "Groucho" this time, not Mel Blanc!!}.

06-17-2006, 07:30 PM	#6
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03-06-2006, 08:27 AM	#2
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	DEFINITELY! I always saw similarities between Bugs and Groucho. Love 'em both. Great characters.