▁say ▁almost ▁anything . ▁The ▁television ▁show ▁ran ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁seasons ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Autom obile ▁marque ▁De S oto ▁was ▁a ▁long time ▁major ▁spons or . ▁For ▁the ▁De S oto ▁ad s , ▁Marx ▁would ▁sometimes ▁say : ▁" T ell ▁' em ▁Gr ou cho ▁sent ▁you ", ▁or ▁" Try ▁a ▁De S oto ▁before ▁you ▁decide ". ▁ ▁The ▁program ' s ▁theme ▁music ▁was ▁an ▁instrument al ▁version ▁of ▁" H oor ay ▁for ▁Captain ▁Sp a ul ding ", ▁which ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁identified ▁as ▁Marx ' s ▁personal ▁theme ▁song . ▁A ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁with ▁Marx ▁and ▁the ▁Ken ▁Lane ▁sing ers ▁with ▁an ▁or chestra ▁directed ▁by ▁Victor ▁Young ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Another ▁recording ▁made ▁by ▁Marx ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁was ▁" The ▁Fun ni est ▁Song ▁in ▁the ▁World ", ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Young ▁People ' s ▁Records ▁label ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁five ▁original ▁children ' s ▁songs ▁with ▁a ▁connecting ▁narr ative ▁about ▁a ▁mon key ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁zoo ▁cre atures . ▁ ▁An ▁ap oc ry phal ▁story ▁rel ates ▁Marx ▁interview ing ▁Charlotte ▁Story , ▁who ▁had ▁bor ne ▁ 2 0 ▁children . ▁When ▁Marx ▁asked ▁why ▁she ▁had ▁chosen ▁to ▁raise ▁such ▁a ▁large ▁family , ▁Mrs . ▁Story ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁replied , ▁" I