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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46 Responses to “operation groucho”

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Cockeyed.com: Always bring your camera Says:
August 9th, 2006 at 9:55 am
Colonpipe’s Unauthorized How Much is Inside Sour Spray. Backflippin’ Pat’s How Much is Inside Spaghetti. New Thing Daily! Things I figured out. Now with wrapping text. New! Excellent Hiding Places! Badmouth prank in Sacramento. Answer Posted. Water evaporating. New!
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badmouth - MySpace Blog Says:
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:03 pm
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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James Weirick Says:
July 25th, 2006 at 5:57 am
That’s totally awesome!
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Leah Says:
July 25th, 2006 at 10:58 am
Good. Good. Good job John.
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Steve Says:
July 25th, 2006 at 12:24 pm
Absolutely, friggin’ brilliant!
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Jeffry Says:
July 25th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
very good. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
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Tara Says:
July 25th, 2006 at 10:56 pm
John, you have too much time on your hands!! I loved it!
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Tom Says:
July 26th, 2006 at 6:25 am
Came here from a link on cockeyed.com

This is absolutely brilliant. Had to be cool under pressure.
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Joanne Says:
July 26th, 2006 at 5:54 pm
Excellent. You guys were great, and had the calm complexions of an expert prankster.

Also came from cockeyed.
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Ben Says:
July 26th, 2006 at 6:19 pm
Nice work, man. That’s pretty humurous.
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Dave Says:
July 26th, 2006 at 6:53 pm
Great quality too!

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

Good Job on your site.
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tommy lee dover Says:
July 26th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
Video too long and boring.
Jesus Christ, get a job.
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iliz Says:
July 26th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
WOW! the prank was so awesome. and u guys struck in broad daylight too! bravo!!
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Carl (theWAREHOUSE) Says:
July 27th, 2006 at 7:45 am
Now THAT is classy.

Nice job, guys.
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RandomFerret Says:
July 27th, 2006 at 8:32 am
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.
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V Says:
July 27th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
Excellent.

What is the name of the first song that plays? Is it a TV show theme song?
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John Marcotte Says:
July 27th, 2006 at 5:19 pm
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.
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Frank Says:
July 27th, 2006 at 8:51 pm
Cute – funny – good prank! But just one word: “Tripod”
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John Marcotte Says:
July 27th, 2006 at 11:46 pm
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.
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pete Says:
July 28th, 2006 at 6:01 am
verrrry cool…i think the statue of liberty needs a groucho makeover!!!
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AbbydonKrafts Says:
July 28th, 2006 at 10:00 am
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!
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JJ Says:
July 28th, 2006 at 11:34 am
You guys are absolute geniuses! Congrats on a brilliant job perfectly done!
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aaron Says:
July 28th, 2006 at 11:59 am
Ha ha, thats great, i wish someone would do that in new york city, statue of liberty

- http://www.sk8te.uk.to CEO
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False Prophet Says:
July 28th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
That’s the best thing I’ve ever seen. I suppose I should get out more.
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John Marcotte Says:
July 28th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
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.
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Andrew H. Says:
July 31st, 2006 at 4:19 pm
Great vid. I loved the fact that the weatherwoman didn’t know that they were Groucho Marx glasses.
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sacramenten... Says:
August 1st, 2006 at 5:34 pm
LOL….i linked this from cockeyed.com too!!…awesome prank….and it made the news!!…only in Sacramento!
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Area 43 Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:07 am
» Operation Groucho » Badmouth…

a prank, right here in sacramento!…
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Safety Rule 4001 Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:09 am
Extreme Makeover – Groucho Edition…

BadMouth.net do a little artistic enhancement to a statue in Sacramento:…
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Cockeyed Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:10 am
Operation Groucho…

Badmouth unveils a beautiful prank in Sacramento….
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Sactofly.com Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:11 am
Operation Groucho…

Local pranksters from badmouth.net do a little improvement job on the severed head statue on Folsom….
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i-am-bored.com Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:14 am
Operation Groucho…

Props to them on executing the thing….
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The End Is Now Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:16 am
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….
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Earthman Xosha Rosp Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 1:19 am
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….
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VideoSift Says:
August 2nd, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Operation Groucho …

Pranksters give a statue a new look in broad daylight….
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Kara Says:
August 18th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
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!
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Scott V. Says:
August 18th, 2006 at 11:29 pm
Great job guys! Very entertaining. Found the link via http://www.cockeyed.com
Look forward to future installments.
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LA-LA Land Says:
August 18th, 2006 at 11:31 pm
Absolutely friggin’ brilliant.

Sacramento definitely needs more of a C.R.A.C.K. epidemic.
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John Marcotte Says:
August 22nd, 2006 at 11:52 am
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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April 2nd, 2007 at 9:57 am
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Holly Sweet Says:
December 18th, 2008 at 7:59 am
verrrry cool…i think the statue of liberty needs a groucho makeover!!!
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January 24th, 2009 at 5:29 am
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