Groucho glasses

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Groucho glasses are a novelty disguise that caricature Groucho Marx. Typically consisting of black horn-rimmed glasses with attached eyebrows, large plastic nose, and bushy moustache, Groucho glasses were first retailed in the 1940s.[1] Groucho glasses today are often used as a shorthand for slapstick[2] and general silliness such as the "world record most people at one time wearing Groucho Marx glasses."[3]

Nose glasses (as they are called in the game), along with a play a notable role as a disguise in the video game Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.

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  1. ↑  Gary Giddins, There Ain't No Sanity Claus, The New York Times, June 18 2000
  2. ↑  Steven R. Pritzker, The Effect of Groucho Marx Glasses on Depression, Psychology Today, September/October issue 1999
  3. ↑  Shaun Byron, Groucho Marx helps high school students break into record books, The State News, May 28 2003

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