Barbara Heidenreich with Groucho the Singing Parrot on the Tonight Show

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Published 2008-11-21

I was on the Tonight Show in 2000 with Groucho, the singing parrot. There was a writer’s strike, and animals became frequent guests for talk shows. He was a companion parrot that was donated to the company I was working for at the time. Groucho sings seven songs. He came to the company already singing the songs. While there, some of them were put on cue, and he learned to sing in new environments, like on TV. He was selective about who he would train with, and I was one of the trainers he liked. He is the third parrot, so watch the whole thing! Unfortunately, the audio has a few issues I can't fix.

I have my own parrot who talks and sings. I trained him using information you can find here on my channel.

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All Comments (21)

@BarbaraHeidenreich 4 months ago

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@charlespapineau5428 5 months ago

All these birds are awesome.
@mirandaclayton4483 3 years ago

I couldn't have picked a winner, ALL 3 birds sang VERY WELL INDEED.
@vidulagujjarwar4719 4 years ago

Three of them are the winners bravo
@kaybeekal 3 years ago

Parrots are so amazing.
@victoriaanaredding8915 4 years ago

Amazons, African Greys, and McCaws are the BEST!!! I've personally raised over 300 and I've rescued over 2500 and it never, ever gets old!
@sr633 4 years ago

The way these birds didn't get upset with all of Leno's hand waving and moving around was an art in itself.
@truthteller308 4 years ago

I was just waiting for one of these parrots to bite the heck out of Leno's constantly waving hands! He was annoying ME, and he wasn't even doing it in MY face!
@jackrobinson5974 3 years ago

I saw Poncho on Johnny Carson years earlier when he was 12 years old. I was hoping to hear his age here. Jay Leno wouldn't shut up long enough for the trainer to say.
@lindachavezw...246 3 years ago

Ohmagosh!! Those birds are singing!! Wow...they sing better than I do! Great job sweet babies!!
@susieboyer6747 3 years ago

😄❤️ they all were good
@janicesullivan8942 3 years ago

I love all the birds, they’re beautiful and intelligent.
@dawn4999 3 years ago

Imagine the world if everyone was as happy as that little fella!!💕
@scootermom1791 3 years ago

It's so amazing these parrots can actually mimic the vibrato when they are singing, too!
@loganlion6314 4 years ago

😂 they all should win! 👏 👏 👏 they’re better than most singers out on the radio now
@reatha754 3 years ago

ALL of the birds are WINNERS!!! AWESOME!!!🤗
@miriamjewett5438 5 years ago

These birds are more on key than many people!!
@gdblackthorn4137 3 years ago

Groucho was easily the winner. Very clear and easy to understand. The fact that he knew seven songs is incredible. I would love to have heard some of the other songs.
@9ijkopl 4 years ago

Barbara, you handled Jay's pervy behavior really well. He didn't touch the other participants, but his hands were all over you from the start. Let's hope future generations of Innocents don't have to deal with such smut.
@redwolf126 10 years ago

I can understand the last one so well. I love birds.