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I used to live in a street called 93rd Street, and there was a girl there that I was stuck on. She was almost 15 years old. And I used to go out every morning and buy bread from my mother. And I used to get the stale bread because it was four cents, and the regular bread was five cents. So in no time at all, in about four months, I had saved 70 cents. And I was stuck on Annie Berger. She had a great pair of legs. And I used to watch her walk upstairs. She lived on the floor…

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In the episode titled Annie Berger from An Evening With Groucho, Groucho Marx takes the audience on a journey back to his childhood, where he vividly remembers his first crush, a girl named Annie Berger. Living on 93rd Street, Groucho finds himself infatuated with Annie, who is almost 15 years old. His youthful determination to impress her is evident as he recounts how he cleverly saves money by buying stale bread for his mother, accumulating 70 cents over four months.

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An Evening With Groucho, Episode 11

Annie Berger

Saturday, May 6, 1972 · 2:50

An Evening With Groucho, Episode 11

Annie Berger

Saturday, May 6, 1972 · 2:50

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Groucho recounts a humorous childhood memory of his first crush, Annie Berger, and a theater outing that goes awry due to a lack of candy sharing.

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