7 , ▁F iring ▁Line ▁TV ▁show , ▁Marx ▁said , ▁" The ▁whole ▁political ▁left ▁is ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den ▁of ▁in comp et ence ." ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁You ▁Bet ▁Your ▁Life ▁Marx ' s ▁radio ▁career ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁successful ▁as ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁stage ▁and ▁in ▁film , ▁though ▁histor ians ▁such ▁as ▁Ger ald ▁Nach man ▁and ▁Michael ▁Bar son ▁suggest ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁single - season ▁Fly w heel , ▁Sh yst er , ▁and ▁Fly w heel ▁( 1 9 3 2 ), ▁the ▁failure ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁a ▁poor ▁time ▁slot ▁and ▁the ▁Marx ▁Brothers ' ▁returning ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁to ▁make ▁another ▁film . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s , ▁during ▁a ▁de press ing ▁l ull ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁( his ▁radio ▁show ▁Blue ▁Rib bon ▁Town ▁had ▁failed , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁proposed ▁sit com ▁The ▁Fl ots am ▁Family ▁only ▁to ▁see ▁it ▁become ▁a ▁huge ▁hit ▁as ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁R iley ▁with ▁William ▁B end ix ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role , ▁and ▁the ▁Marx ▁Brothers ▁as ▁film ▁perform ers ▁were ▁well ▁past ▁their ▁prime ), ▁Marx ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁a ▁radio ▁show ▁with ▁Bob ▁Hope . ▁An no yed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁wait ▁in ▁the ▁green ▁room ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁minutes , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁a ▁f oul ▁m ood . ▁ ▁Hope ▁started ▁by ▁saying