As I mentioned here last December, Shout Factory is bringing out a DVD set of appearances, many of them quite obscure, that the Marx Brothers made on television. It's being assembled by my pal Robert Bader — in fact, he's the one who told me about it — and he does real good DVDs that we all must own.
Recently at a Marx Brothers festival, he and Dick Cavett discussed the set and gave the crowd a little preview. That presentation is discussed here.
Now, this is the point where I'd usually post an Amazon link so you can pre-order it. Here it is but before you click, read the following. You probably don't want to order it from Amazon. If you order from Shout Factory, you get four discs of Groucho, Harpo and Chico cavorting, individually and collectively, on television. You get the same three-disc set Amazon is selling plus you get a bonus disc.
As I post this, the price for the 3-disc set only from Amazon is $37.98. Amazon, of course, has its price guarantee. If there's a lower price by the time it's released (August 12), you get the lower price.
The same set with the bonus disc version can be purchased over on this website and it's currently cheaper ($34.97), plus they're promising delivery a month sooner.
I should probably keep my mouth shut because I get a tiny commission if you order from Amazon via my links, whereas I get bupkis from Shout Factory. But I can't do that to you…not after all we've been through together. So get it from Shout Factory…and don't tell them Groucho sent you because he didn't. It was me.