Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Groucho seems completely taken with Esther Bradley, one of those contestants who's so naturally funny that he's happy to let her take center stage. Groucho spends so long talking to Esther, there was no time for any of the other couples!

Esther, under-confident of her ability to answer the quiz questions, bows out; a sailor from the audience takes her place. At the end of the show, producer John Guedel decided to have Esther and Joe return next week, and the big question is skipped.

COUPLE #1: Esther Bradley, who talks about her history of botched factory work / Joe Eggbert, in charge of dog licenses
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.