▁love ▁my ▁husband "; ▁to ▁which ▁Marx ▁respond ed , ▁" I ▁love ▁my ▁cig ar , ▁but ▁I ▁take ▁it ▁out ▁of ▁my ▁mouth ▁once ▁in ▁a ▁while ." ▁The ▁remark ▁was ▁jud ged ▁too ▁ris qué ▁to ▁be ▁a ired , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁an ec d ote , ▁and ▁was ▁edited ▁out ▁before ▁broadcast . ▁Charlotte ▁Story ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Mar ion , ▁indeed ▁parents ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁children , ▁were ▁real ▁people ▁who ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Audio ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁interview ▁exist , ▁and ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁cig ars ▁is ▁made ▁(" With ▁each ▁new ▁kid , ▁do ▁you ▁go ▁around ▁passing ▁out ▁cig ars ?" ), ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁claimed ▁remark . ▁Marx ▁and ▁F enn eman ▁both ▁denied ▁that ▁the ▁incident ▁took ▁place . ▁" I ▁get ▁credit ▁all ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁things ▁I ▁never ▁said ," ▁Marx ▁told ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁" You ▁know ▁that ▁line ▁in ▁You ▁Bet ▁Your ▁Life ? ▁The ▁gu y ▁says ▁he ▁has ▁sevent een ▁k ids ▁and ▁I ▁say , ▁' I ▁smoke ▁a ▁cig ar , ▁but ▁I ▁take ▁it ▁out ▁of ▁my ▁mouth ▁occasionally ' ? ▁I ▁never ▁said ▁that ." ▁Marx ' s ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁mem oir ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁episode ▁as ▁fact , ▁but ▁co - writer ▁H ector ▁Ar ce ▁re lied ▁mostly ▁on ▁sources ▁other ▁than ▁Marx ▁himself —