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[[Image:Why a Duck.jpg|right|thumb|[[Chico Marx|Chico]] and [[Groucho Marx]] during the classic '''"[[Why a Duck?]]"''' scene from ''The Cocoanuts''.]] |
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'''''Why a Duck?''''' is a [[sketch comedy|comedy routine]] which features in the [[Marx Brothers]] movie ''[[The Cocoanuts]]''. In a scene in which Groucho and Chico are discussing a map, Groucho mentions the presence of a viaduct next to a peninsula, to which Chico, who is playing the role of an immigrant with poor English skills, replies "Why a duck?" This leads into a long [[schtick]] positing the existence of "Why a chickens?", "Why a horses?", etc. |
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''Why a Duck?'' is a [[touchstone]] scene for Marx Brothers fans, as evidenced by a book of the same name (featuring a foreword by [[Groucho]]) which focuses on the minutiae of the Marx Brothers' routines. |
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==References== |
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*Anobile, Richard. ''Why a Duck?'' Avon Books, 1980. ISBN 0380004526 |
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Revision as of 19:39, 13 October 2008
Why a Duck? is a comedy routine which features in the Marx Brothers movie The Cocoanuts. In a scene in which Groucho and Chico are discussing a map, Groucho mentions the presence of a viaduct next to a peninsula, to which Chico, who is playing the role of an immigrant with poor English skills, replies "Why a duck?" This leads into a long schtick positing the existence of "Why a chickens?", "Why a horses?", etc.
Why a Duck? is a touchstone scene for Marx Brothers fans, as evidenced by a book of the same name (featuring a foreword by Groucho) which focuses on the minutiae of the Marx Brothers' routines.
References
- Anobile, Richard. Why a Duck? Avon Books, 1980. ISBN 0380004526
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