Little Groucho #1

Little Groucho wants nothing more than to sail his toy boat, but the bathtub is too cramped—so when his father insists he can wait until a lake trip next month, the impatient boy has other ideas. Left alone while his parents run errands, Groucho decides to tackle a leaky faucet himself, with hilariously waterlogged results that turn the whole house into an impromptu nautical disaster. Can the family salvage the situation, or will Groucho's determination to find the perfect sailing spot create even bigger waves?

Little Groucho sneaks home late from poker night hoping to avoid Ellen's notice, but his dog Whiskers nearly gives him away—until a lucky break lets him slip upstairs undetected. Just when he thinks he's home free, he's caught off guard by an unexpected encounter that puts his evening of mischief in a whole new light.

A father takes young Groucho downtown to help pick out a new suit, but the boy's constant critiques and ice cream cone mishaps test the patience of the tailor shop staff. When Groucho decides to "help" by taking matters into his own hands, the situation spirals into chaos that leaves everyone regretting the shopping trip.

When Harold needs uninterrupted time to prepare his business records for an important investor, he convinces his son Groucho that standing sentry duty outside his office door is the most important job a soldier can have. But Groucho takes his new role a bit too seriously, turning away visitors—including the very investor Harold was counting on—and creating chaos that threatens to derail everything. A clever bit of child psychology backfires spectacularly in this playful tale from 1955.

Groucho's muddy afternoon adventures land him in hot water with his mother, who drags him along to the beauty parlor to prevent another mess—only to discover that the parlor has plans of its own for keeping him clean.

A young girl wants nothing more than to go fishing with the men in her family, but her mother insists she learn "proper" activities instead—so Grandpa hatches a mischievous plan involving plaster of Paris cookies to change everyone's minds. When the scheme backfires spectacularly at a tea party for her mother's club, Angel Face discovers an unexpected ally in her determined grandmother.

Little Groucho makes a questionable trade with Skinny Morton—swapping his father's golf stick for a frog—and after a stern lesson in business sense, decides to launch his own luncheonette operation on the street. When success attracts the attention of a child welfare inspector, things take a comedic turn that leaves the whole family scrambling.

Little Groucho gets into mischief when he decides to give the family dog a much-needed haircut—but his pop has other ideas about what's best for their shaggy friend. This playful 1955 tale captures the classic clash between a kid's logic and a parent's wisdom, all in one delightful page.