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operation groucho

July 24th, 2006 by John Marcotte

Watch and learn as the Badmouth crew gives a statue an extreme humor makeover in broad daylight!

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43 Responses to “operation groucho”

  1. 1
    James Weirick Says:

    That’s totally awesome!

  2. 2
    Leah Says:

    Good. Good. Good job John.

  3. 3
    Steve Says:

    Absolutely, friggin’ brilliant!

  4. 4
    Jeffry Says:

    very good. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

  5. 5
    Tara Says:

    John, you have too much time on your hands!! I loved it!

  6. 6
    Tom Says:

    Came here from a link on cockeyed.com

    This is absolutely brilliant. Had to be cool under pressure.

  7. 7
    Joanne Says:

    Excellent. You guys were great, and had the calm complexions of an expert prankster.

    Also came from cockeyed.

  8. 8
    Ben Says:

    Nice work, man. That’s pretty humurous.

  9. 9
    Dave Says:

    Great quality too!

    Did you know the TV was coming, or did it surprise you?

    Good Job on your site.

  10. 10
    tommy lee dover Says:

    Video too long and boring.
    Jesus Christ, get a job.

  11. 11
    iliz Says:

    WOW! the prank was so awesome. and u guys struck in broad daylight too! bravo!!

  12. 12
    Carl (theWAREHOUSE) Says:

    Now THAT is classy.

    Nice job, guys.

  13. 13
    RandomFerret Says:

    We need to get an update! Are they still there? If not, when did they come down?

    Oh, and very nice use of impermanent affixatives. I hope nobody gets the idea to go vandalise art after this. That’s not big, and it’s not clever.

  14. 14
    V Says:

    Excellent.

    What is the name of the first song that plays? Is it a TV show theme song?

  15. 15
    John Marcotte Says:

    Dave: We hoped the TV was coming, so we set up our Tivos to record all the local news. We got lucky.

    tommy lee dover: Sorry you were bored.

    RandomFerret: The glasses stayed up for about two days. We called the restaurant the next day and heard our story about C.R.A.C.K. parroted back to us. But the property manager took them down on Monday.

    V: The song is the theme music from “Monsters, Inc.” from Pixar.

  16. 16
    Frank Says:

    Cute - funny - good prank! But just one word: “Tripod”

  17. 17
    John Marcotte Says:

    Frank: Couldn\’t set one up where we filmed from. We\’re thinking about getting a monopod for stability instead. This was are first video project and we\’re still working out the kinks.

  18. 18
    pete Says:

    verrrry cool…i think the statue of liberty needs a groucho makeover!!!

  19. 19
    AbbydonKrafts Says:

    That was awesome. I would’ve peed my pants just from the fear of getting caught. LOL. And as usual, the news people get it wrong. I can’t believe she called them “sunglasses”. Does anyone see any tinted lenses in those things? Geez. And where’d the strap go? LOL.

    Great job!

  20. 20
    JJ Says:

    You guys are absolute geniuses! Congrats on a brilliant job perfectly done! :D

  21. 21
    aaron Says:

    Ha ha, thats great, i wish someone would do that in new york city, statue of liberty :)

    - http://www.sk8te.uk.to CEO

  22. 22
    False Prophet Says:

    That’s the best thing I’ve ever seen. I suppose I should get out more.

  23. 23
    John Marcotte Says:

    AbbydonKrafts:

    We noticed the newswoman called them sunglasses. She also referenced the ever popular “Father’s Day Hoax,” whatever that is.

    The strap came off the first night. I went and did a repair with a staplegun. It came off again and then disappeared the next day.

  24. 24
    Andrew H. Says:

    Great vid. I loved the fact that the weatherwoman didn’t know that they were Groucho Marx glasses.

  25. 25
    sacramenten... Says:

    LOL….i linked this from cockeyed.com too!!…awesome prank….and it made the news!!…only in Sacramento!

  26. 26
    Area 43 Says:

    » Operation Groucho » Badmouth…

    a prank, right here in sacramento!…

  27. 27
    Safety Rule 4001 Says:

    Extreme Makeover - Groucho Edition…

    BadMouth.net do a little ‘artistic enhancement’ to a statue in Sacramento:…

  28. 28
    Cockeyed Says:

    Operation Groucho…

    Badmouth unveils a beautiful prank in Sacramento….

  29. 29
    Sactofly.com Says:

    Operation Groucho…

    Local pranksters from badmouth.net do a little improvement job on the severed head statue on Folsom….

  30. 30
    i-am-bored.com Says:

    Operation Groucho…

    Props to them on executing the thing….

  31. 31
    The End Is Now Says:

    Operation Groucho…

    Watch and learn as the Badmouth crew gives a statue an extreme humor makeover in broad daylight! All the cool people seem to live in California, especially in the Sacramento area….

  32. 32
    Earthman Xosha Rosp Says:

    Operation Groucho!?…

    …I want to recreate this prank in vancouver somewhere. Or better yet, everywhere. Pick random statues all over town, and groucho them up. Holy crap, the awesomeness….

  33. 33
    VideoSift Says:

    Operation Groucho …

    Pranksters give a statue a new look in broad daylight….

  34. 34
    Cockeyed.com: Always bring your camera Says:

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  35. 35
    Kara Says:

    Beautiful! I actually saw it that Sunday and e-mailed Rob at Cockeyed.com to ask if it was his handiwork.
    Yeah, that newslady’s a gobshite. “Sunglasses” indeed!

  36. 36
    Scott V. Says:

    Great job guys! Very entertaining. Found the link via http://www.cockeyed.com
    Look forward to future installments.

  37. 37
    LA-LA Land Says:

    Absolutely friggin’ brilliant.

    Sacramento definitely needs more of a C.R.A.C.K. epidemic.

  38. 38
    John Marcotte Says:

    We’ll keep you updated as C.R.A.C.K. spreads throughout the city. We have more ideas on tap.

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    “Tricks of the Trade” » Badmouth Says:

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    badmouth - MySpace Blog Says:

    links from Technorati The Sacramento Bee ran an article on the fine art of playing pranks for their April Fools’ Day edition, and both operation groucho and groove is in the heart received nice mentions. Yours truly was even interviewed for the piece. Such as in last July, when John Marcotte noticed a giant sculpture of a human head — and saw an opportunity, a blank canvas, so to speak. Commence

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