Armor All
In 1957, he appeared on the television game show hosted by of
fame. After introductions, Groucho repeated the show's famous
catch-phrase, "Say the secret word, win a hundred dollars." Each episode
of the show had a secret, common word (i.e. home, head, door) and if
the contestant said the word during his/her often hilarious interview,
then the partnered contestants would each get $50. In this particular
case, Armour caught the host in a semantic trap, by immediately stating,
"The secret word." He then demanded his $100. After a very brief moment
of confusion the band broke out with a short medley indicating that the
secret word had been said. Announcer and assistant then arrived on camera and turned to Armour, "From the C.O. over here that we will allow you
to do what you just did. But nobody else better try this. That's what
they said." Armour replied, "Thank you, very much." And Fenneman left
the frame and responded, "You're welcome," quickly caught himself, and
almost cut himself off stating, "I had nothing to do with it." Normally
when the secret word is said, Groucho immediately hands over cash. He
did not hand over the cash and it's unclear if they paid Armour the
bonus even after Armourand his partner won the game. He also composed
the following poem that he read to Groucho.
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