Episode Status
Most episodes of the Marx era still exist, with 1954–1961 episodes syndicated by NBC as The Best Of Groucho from 1961–1968, then rerun on PBS to this day. A number of episodes have also been released to DVD. Also existing is the unaired pilot episode for the TV version, which was produced for CBS on December 5, 1949.
Unlike most pre-1973 NBC in-house productions, it was not part of the package of TV series sold to National Telefilm Associates (later Republic Pictures Television, Worldvision Enterprises, Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount Domestic Television, and finally CBS Television Distribution).
The reason for NBC holding on to ancillary rights of this version remains unknown to this day, but distribution began with NBC Enterprises as a distribution unit from 2001–2004. Since September 2004, NBCUniversal Television Distribution handles syndication rights to the Marx (non-public domain episodes) and Hackett versions.
Carsey-Werner Productions owns the Cosby version as it produced this revival.
Distributions include:
- United States
- NBC Home Video (1984–1985)
- Ambrose Video (1988–1998)
- Brentwood Home Video (1998–2001)
- Alpha Video Classics (2001–2011)
- Goodtimes DVD (2000–2002)
- Passion Productions (2005–present)
- Brentwood Communications (2005–2008)
- BCI Navarre (2011–present)
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