Im old enough (73) to remember it was always pronounced as Cheeko

@RMSecurityGroup

15 күн бұрын

Nope has always been Chick-o.

@tmhrows

15 күн бұрын

Nope, whether it was correct or not, my remembrance is correct. More often than not it was pronounced cheeko.

@jobethschlatterer1655

15 күн бұрын

It still is. Even the women’s stores “Chico’s”, is pronounced cheekoos

@bwtv147

15 күн бұрын

@@tmhrows I’m even older. I saw Groucho on the Dick Cavett show once. Cavett used the Spanish pronunciation. Groucho corrected him and gave the same explanation for “Chicko” as this video does.

@karenklehm1036

15 күн бұрын

Pronounced Chick-o because he always chased the chicks. I'm 67.

Chico was in all the movies. If anybody was forgotten it would be Zeppo and Gummo.

@winstonelston5743

13 күн бұрын

Okay. the narrator did remember Manfred. And Minnie called Julius _The Dark One._

@aisforapple2494

6 күн бұрын

Totally forgot Gummo!

Chico was hardly the forgotten one...that would be Gummo Edit: Chico was my favorite, so Im biased😁

@dbarcd.5913

14 күн бұрын

Factinate is an idiot.

@user-ih1mo8vv7o

14 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@Eidann63

14 күн бұрын

Zeppo is next, just in front of Gummo ..

@pooddescrewch8718

9 күн бұрын

Zeppo

@63mckenzie

9 күн бұрын

@@Eidann63 Gummo became an agent and Zeppo started a ranch with Barbara Stanwyck called Marwyck.

I know there are people who wish they could play the piano like Mozart or Beethoven but I always wanted to play like Chico! In every movie seeing him play the piano was my favorite part!

Who taught these boys how to play their instruments. They all had great skills!

@wardarcade7452

14 күн бұрын

Adolf (later Arthur) 'Harpo' Marx taught himself to play the harp! Notice he played it backwards!

@winstonelston5743

13 күн бұрын

Chico took formal piano lessons and Harpo got the piano lessons second-hand from him. Harpo was largely self-taught. He remarked in _Harpo Speaks_ that his first harp lesson was a picture of a right-handed angel playing a harp. Harpo was left-handed and had been resting the harp against the "wrong" shoulder. Later in his life, Harpo approached several teachers, but quickly realized that he was teaching the teachers his unique technique. A couple of stories come to mind, his famous proposition to Talullah Bankhead ("And so you shall, you dear old-fashioned boy. So you shall.") and the somewhat tamer "I wasn't kissing her. I was whispering in her mouth."

@peachluck1050

13 күн бұрын

@@winstonelston5743 - Thank you for your reply. Always admired their acting and musical skills, I assumed they were from a musical family and learned from their parents. Your information makes me want to read more about them. Thanks!

@winstonelston5743

13 күн бұрын

@@peachluck1050 Read _Harpo Speaks_ for the full story. Harpo and Groucho both described Sam "Frenchie" Marx as a less-than-brilliant tailor. Minnie was a tiger stage mom.

Actually, the most forgotten Marx brother was the little known sixth brother, Skid.....

Summer of 1971, my sister owned the TV in the living room but around 11am she'd go upstairs to her room and listen to her David Cassidy or Donny Osmond records. That is when I discovered the Marx Brothers. It was "Monkey Business" and when they were singing the Maurice Chevalier song I laughed harder and longer than I ever did before in my life. When I babysat my niece's and nephews as an adult I would pay them to watch the Marx Brothers (I had to cuz the films were in black and white) and hook them. The joy of watching a child discover them was priceless. I would leave knowing my job was done. I infected them with happiness like I was!

Read Harpo's book (Harpo Speaks). On page 32, he relates how each brother got their nicknames. Chico, pronounced Chicko, was a serious womanizer. Even he, himself in interviews, admits that he "liked the chickens". Later on in life, people began referring to him as Cheeko, which he allowed, due to the stigma it had on his family. Watch interviews with Groucho and you'll see that he's referred to as Chicko. This video has gotten it right. Those who don't get it suffer from the Mandela effect. It has ALWAYS been pronounced Chicko by his closest friends. Again, read Harpo's book if you don't believe me. I've read several (and did a paper on them in college) so I know. Fun fact: Zeppo was always the fastest and funniest of all the Marx Brothers. He was so quick with a joke that he was first called Zippo but decided he didn't want to be named after a lighter and changed it to Zeppo. If you were throwing a party, Zeppo was the one you wanted to attend. He was also responsible for building the brackets for transporting the two atomic bombs to the pacific. A major role during the war. But Chico is Chicko and was from the beginning. Now go out and impress your friends.

@dbarcd.5913

14 күн бұрын

The video has it wrong. His stage name was always Cheeko. He was never called chicko. Try watching a movie. Reading comprehension works too.

@jimnething1264

14 күн бұрын

@@dbarcd.5913 then why would his own brother Groucho pronounce it "chicko"?

Harpo wrote in his autobiography "Harpo Speaks", he was concerned that older brother Chico would steal the watch Harpo received as a gift for his bar mitzvah, and hock it at the pawn shop. So Harpo removed the hands from the watch. After that, he knew it was his forever.

Bedding Tallulah Bankhead wasn't exactly a difficult task.

@smilanesi98

14 күн бұрын

Well, it was more difficult considering she was openly gay.

@StamperWendy

14 күн бұрын

Her interesting quote is that her mother warned her about men with alcohol but neglected to warn her about women with co--- blow, or snow.

@StamperWendy

14 күн бұрын

@smilansi98 Bi

@sugarplum5824

13 күн бұрын

@@smilanesi98 She was open for whatever was available.

@steveschmidt5156

11 күн бұрын

@@sugarplum5824 A walking mix of STD's.

What a pianist!!!!!

I remember another brother named Zeppo.😮

@elizabethhouse9454

15 күн бұрын

Yes

@dreadcthulhu5

15 күн бұрын

And Gummo.

@JeffSherlock

13 күн бұрын

Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo, Zeppo.

Say "Chicko" one more time!!! 👊

@ginaheller333

14 күн бұрын

You won the internet today!😂

@kathleenjordan6875

14 күн бұрын

His niece called him Chicko. During an interview on TV, his niece repeatedly called him Chicko.

@StamperWendy

14 күн бұрын

😂

@HeardYa

13 күн бұрын

@@HauntedCJ 🫣🤣

@tomsdotter3228

12 күн бұрын

It IS pronounced Chicko, per Groucho and Harpo, because he liked to chase "chicks".

In "Duck Soup," when Groucho, Chico and Harpo are all wearing a nightshirt-and-cap costume, Groucho and Chico look indistinguishable from each other. Harpo, though, looks off because he always had too much of a wide-eyed appearance about himself.

@dreadcthulhu5

14 күн бұрын

In all of those pictures of them out of costume I can still tell who is Harpo because of his eyes and smile.

@HeardYa

6 күн бұрын

@@bernhardwall6876 My favorite line was from Chico: "Who you gonna believe? Me or your own eyes?"🤣

Okay everyone, the narrator IS pronouncing Chico’s name correctly-he was nicknamed “chicko” because in real life he chased women (chicks). Watch any interview with Groucho, Dick Cavett or Marx family member and they pronounce his name “chicko”. I grew up a huge fan of the Marx brothers and have read several books by them and about them-I am a bit of an aficionado on the subject.

@user-fo9pq4wy2y

13 күн бұрын

Absolutely true. Read the Marx brothers biography.

I thought Chico was pronounced in the Hispanic manner so the way you said it was jarring.

@bwtv147

15 күн бұрын

😊.

@tennyceb

15 күн бұрын

I think you are right

@phillipminer4641

15 күн бұрын

​@@tennycebyou are right to think that

@annaboner3414

15 күн бұрын

"Chicko" as in chasing after the chicks

@tennyceb

15 күн бұрын

@@phillipminer4641 😃

Had an affair with Tallulah Bankhead?? And in the days before penicillin? To save her life Bankhead had to have a hysterectomy because of an incurable STD. A lot of people had had Bankhead.

@aisforapple2494

6 күн бұрын

Speaking of promiscuous actresses, my Dad told me that Joan Collins was so promiscuous during her early days in Hollywood, her detractors referred to her as "The British Open". 🤣🤣🤣

⭐️🏆⭐️Chico was my favorite Marx brother. I enjoyed this interesting story.

Wikipedia's page on Chico Marx has a paragraph regarding the pronunciation of "Chico". According to the page, the narrator of this video is pronouncing it correctly. There are references to Groucho also pronouncing the name as "Chicko" in interviews. Good enough for me.

@dbarcd.5913

14 күн бұрын

The narrator is not pronouncing it correctly. You're a joke. Try watching one of the movies. I guess your standards are pretty low considering it's good enough for you.

They all looked like brothers

@Fruity_lexia

13 күн бұрын

I wonder why

@overcomerbtbojesus

12 күн бұрын

@@Fruity_lexia🤣

@carolcaponigro

12 күн бұрын

@Fruity_lexia not to sound stupid, it's just amazing how strong genes are to have brothers with strong familiar features. Look at James Mitchem. He so looks like his father, and Alan Hale and Hale Jr.

@rossdelain1645

9 күн бұрын

Groucho is the only one who looks like Minnie.

Back in the 80s I read Maxine's book about her dad. Harpo and Groucho had both written autobios but Chico never got around to it. She said (per her research) they ALL were womanizers in the early years. She said they passed women around. Harpo married Susan and stopped philandering.

Zeppo is the forgotten Marx Brother

@RobertaReal7980

15 күн бұрын

And Gummo

@bfc3057

15 күн бұрын

@@RobertaReal7980 indeed - Gummo is so forgotten I never heard of him. Until now. I've just looked him up after your comment.

@pooddescrewch8718

5 күн бұрын

Gummo , Zeppo, and Clappo , the infected

He’s my favorite Marx Brother!

Forgotten? You kidding? 🥴

I always liked his comedy and his piano playing was Amazing and fun to watch !! All Marx Bros. R.I.P 🙏 Thanks for the laughs !! 👍

There is a famous scene in A Night At The Opera where the tiny ship's cabin becomes crowded with people. Watch Chico and the young woman (down on the left). There is a moment where her face suggests Chico had his hand somewhere inappropriate.

radibonzical video, makes me want to go and watch some Marx Brothers, truly you are an inspiration

I’ve heard of Chico’s gambling addiction. I Always liked the 3 main Marx Brothers. They did some Great Skits together. Their timing was Phenomenal! I still Always watch “You Bet Your Life “ Groucho’s quiz show. It’s such a Crack Up!! 🙏🏻👼😎👼🙏🏻

Excellent video, well done!

The rumor was that Zeppo was the funniest of all the Marx bros in private.

I feel like not everyone in that poll knew too much about Chico because of him not being Groucho and all, and the ones who do don't like him because they feel he may have held them back with his addiction so screw him, and then the ones who have studied the brothers and knew who he actually was in the family and used that to decide. I honestly think it has/had more to do with the age of it all. No one knew him, but some know of him, and all the other shitheads in between commenting our views on him over KZread, after just learning about him. Man I love all of this, because there is history in this silver age gossip that I otherwise would have never known about. Good stuff!

@helenstillman-dk7jm

14 күн бұрын

Ya right they didnt knw him & nor did his daughter

Chico did a brilliant bit in Room Service I believe it was, where in his faux Italian accent he impersonated an Irish "hotel dick" complete with a brogue colored by the over arching Italian accent. It was great. Only the best can do one fake but convincing accent imitating a different stereotypical accent. Mel Blanc could do it too having one of his characters imitating the voice of another. More recently you can also hear Tom Kenny do it when for example Spongebob imitates Krabbs. Outstanding voices all.

I swear the titles of these videos are purely for clickbait! Chico Marx was a valued member of the brothers. Each and everyone of them had a crucial part to play in each and every film. Yes, that also includes the lovely Zeppo.

@MavonEast

15 күн бұрын

The channel uploads old celebrity scandals on a daily basis. I'd say clickbait is putting it lightly.

@Glamrockqueen

15 күн бұрын

@@MavonEast I know love. Half of its crap information too!

@harlow743

13 күн бұрын

In this case Chick Bait

@Glamrockqueen

13 күн бұрын

@@harlow743 That's a good one! x

Buggy Siegel built an early Strip casino. Las Vegas already had casinos.

Apparently it was originally spelled "Chicko" but at one theater the program had it as "Chico" and it stuck that way. There's a picture of the four brothers on the set of either MONKEY BUSINESS or HORSE FEATHERS, each one is in one of those "director's chairs", and there's a picture illustrating their nicknames (the frowning mask from the theater symbol; a harp; a bird; a zeppelin).

I never heard of the fling with Tallulah. Chico did have an affair with Ann Roth, sister of Lillian, that nearly broke up his (first) marriage to Betty Karp Marx. It is documented in his daughter's book, "Growing Up With Chico."

You MUST see Chico playing piano to the little Italian children, in A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, to appreciate the utter CHARM of this man......no wonder he got so many women.......he was magic on screen, and must have been irresistible in person. I wish I had known him -- actually, Harpo was a real charmer as well. (Not so much GROUCHO!)

At 1:15 Chico , Harpo , Groucho and Zeppo for those who would not know them cleaned up . At 7:53 taken in 1958 Harpo , Zeppo , Chico . Groucho and Gummo all dressed dapper .

Can you pronounce Grand Prix?

Good video but I’m missing details like when he died and what of. More details of him. I watched it a lot growing up. Reruns and vhs of course.

@ma4450

15 күн бұрын

Wiki's bio says he died at home at the age of 74 of arteriosclerosis.

Why did you show pictures of Groucho when at that moment you were talking about Chico?

"I wasn't kissing her. I was just whispering in her mouth."

Sometimes the direct approach works!!!! Show me a clip of a Hollywood celebrity who actually had a happy life if you want to shock me. I haven't heard of one yet.

Bankhead’s family is buried at Jasper, Al. where some of my people are buried.

Gummo never was in the movies, he worked in the movie business but behind the scenes.

Groucho _(indicates map):_ And over here we have a levee... Chico _(interrupting):_ Oh, Ats'a da Jewish neighborhood. Groucho: We'll pass over that one.

I grew up knowing him as Cheeko, but I read it’s supposed to be pronounced Chicko because of him chasing women. Let’s just focus on the video yall. 😫

Talulah Bankhead was hardly a conquest …. The Panty-less Wonder

Oddly enough, if you watch the Groucho Dick Cavett interview, Groucho pronounces it both Chick-o and Cheeko.

I loved Chico's routines. He was great as the guy that paired with both Harpo and Groucho more than the other two with each other. I have no favorite among the three. It's a 3-way tie.

Cheeko is what I grew up. the The way pronounced in this video I believe is incorrect. His name has a long ee as pronounced.

@ValleyoftheRogue

13 күн бұрын

It is NOT incorrect. That is how the Marx family pronounced it. YOU are wrong.

Great video.

@dbarcd.5913

14 күн бұрын

It sucked. He didn't do any research.

I liked Chico the best of the Marx Brothers, if he was born Italian and just a few things were different, he would have fitted right in with the Italian Mafia in NYC.

@St63420

9 күн бұрын

GREAT Thievery was a title both Italians and Jews could hold.😂.

Yes,he was a bit of a rake. You could see it in his eye. I love the story you told about him eulogy, I’m sure it had the mourner asking if that guy was at the right funeral? 😂

Chico Marx was never the forgotten Marx Brother. Does anyone remember Gummo or Zeppo? Gummo never appeared in the Brothers' movies, having split to form his own talent agency long before. And Zeppo left the team after completing Duck Soup. So, there are your forgotten Marx Brothers. Chico got the Brothers their contract with MGM - mostly because Irving Thalberg was a poker buddy, and Chico figured anyone that good at poker would be worth working for. It made the Brothers a lot of money, but the movies got worse over time.

Forgotten? He's much more well known than two of his brothers.

I've been a Marx brothers fan since i was a kid & I've never heard it pronounced chick-o.

@jimnething1264

14 күн бұрын

then why did Chico's own brother Groucho pronounce it "Chick-O" in interviews? that would seem to settle it!

@RobertaReal7980

14 күн бұрын

@@jimnething1264 didn't say it was a lie. I said I'd never heard it pronounced that way.

@jimnething1264

14 күн бұрын

@@RobertaReal7980 I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you, Roberta. I think Chico was okay with either pronounciation, so in that sense I think we're all correct, lol!

@RobertaReal7980

14 күн бұрын

@@jimnething1264 you didn't upset me Hun. We're both fans ❤️

@jimnething1264

14 күн бұрын

@@RobertaReal7980 so true!! 🙂

Look up what “ infamous “ means before you misuse it again .

He had a photographic memory, yet he kept forgetting his lines ?

Geez all these years I’ve been pronouncing his name wrong.

His brother Groucho pronounced it as Chicko..............apparently all these people below think Groucho was wrong !!

Cheek--O. Sheesh!

Chikko had problems.

Say it with me "CHEE-KO"

You all have time to argue the pronunciation of the man's nickname? Once and for all, it was CHICK-o. He was not Latino.

He was called Cheeko not not Chicko

Wait, there are people who believe Zeppo was funnier than Chico?

So he gambled and chased chicks. So he was a regular guy!

How’s he the “forgotten” Marx brother? If you know of them, you know them all, as they were equals in every way on screen & fame. The forgotten Marx brothers were Zeppo & more so, Gummo.

I think u mean “best”

So what if he had an affair, people do have them Even a good handful of our presidents . Let him rest in peace.. Poor man.🙏

He probably is still a free spirit. Soar

CHEEEEEEKO

Wait! You can`t release this with the wrong pronunciation of Chico`s name.

@sergioandrade8735

15 күн бұрын

According to what I've heard it was "Chick-Oh" because he liked "Chicks".

Wouldn't Zeppo be "the forgotten Marx Brother??!! You didn't mention Karl either. 🤣

Has the close caption typist never HEARD of the Marx brothers???? Can'[t spell Chico or GROUCHO???

Groucho corroborated this in his book.

Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeko

Cheeeko not chicko. Sheesh

@mssmith3604

14 күн бұрын

Nope. Didn't you follow the video? He chased chicks (women).

It’s pronounced CHEEKO

Probably an AI voice

@Factinate

14 күн бұрын

All of our videos are narrated by real humans!

Chee- Koh

What a jerk.

The mispronunciation of his name is extremely irritating

@kayhathaway6956

12 күн бұрын

Well, he explains his pronunciation very clearly.

I hate the mispronunciation- pls fix it

Pronounced ch-EE-ko for goodness sake !!!!! It's a long eeee sound, not short like a chicken. I can't watch - your mispronunciation of the man's name is killing me 😖😓

@Cynthia-ld9eb

13 күн бұрын

@@Brightangel55 I hear yah, I could watch the video any longer because the narrator’s pronunciation was getting to me.

@carlmassengale1027

5 күн бұрын

Did you stop watching before the narrator explained the difference between the commonly accepted pronunciation of the name and its original, intended, and correct pronunciation?

Dude. Learn how to pronounce the names of those people whose stories you steal.

Cheeeee ko ..Jesus

Really, you expect to be taken seriously when you can't even get the first name of a very famous person correct?

Its nit chic-co its chico, lol

@ValleyoftheRogue

13 күн бұрын

It is pronounced "CHIK-O." That is how Groucho and the other brothers pronounced it. They knew more than you do.

This guy sugar coats what Chico actually said...

Karl Marx was the biggest clown of all! 😂😂😂😂😂. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@karenklehm1036

14 күн бұрын

@@frogmantoad8110 Good one.

C H E E C K O..

The speaker needs to learn how to pronounce the words he has to read. His mispronounciation is off-putting.

CHEEKO! GET THE AI RIGHT! Use a person and do a little darn research. CHEEKO

My Lord! Do some research on his name pronunciation while you're at it!

This video is very good except for the distracting & annoying AI voice mispronouncing Chico. It's pronounced CHEEK-O not chick-o.

@allan9603

15 күн бұрын

@elizabeth, wrong. Groucho made it clear numerous times that Chico was pronounced Chick-O. Also, the narrator isn't an AI voice.

@markb.265

15 күн бұрын

​@allan9603 Except he didn't. Stop pulling crap out of your ass just to be disagreeable.

@allan9603

15 күн бұрын

@@markb.265 , Just to prove you wrong, I would post links to interviews Groucho had with Dick Cavett and Steve Allen where Groucho made it clear the pronunciation of Chico's name, but you being an ass wipe changed my mind. End of discussion.

@lisag18

15 күн бұрын

It's Chick and it's not AI

@shannonwalker6944

15 күн бұрын

No, it is not. You can find Grouch pronouncing it Chick-O. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Marx

Hey, perhaps look up the pronunciation before you post a video. It’s like nails on a chalkboard listening to this.

Who can't pronounce Chico correctly? A narrator? /sigh

I appreciate your content but how can you mispronounce the name of your subject so badly despite all your research? Very annoying, so I abandoned the video.

@lisag18

15 күн бұрын

It is not mispronounced. Leonard's nickname was CHICK-o

@carlmassengale1027

5 күн бұрын

You abandoned it before he explained the reason for two different pronunciations.