There are moments, however, where Chico's characters appear to be genuinely Italian; examples include the film "The Big Store", in which his character Ravelli runs into an old friend he worked with in Naples (after a brief misunderstanding due to his accent), the film "Monkey Business", in which Chico claims his grandfather sailed with Christopher Columbus, and their very first outing "The Cocoanuts", where Mr. Hammer (Groucho) asks him if he knew what an auction was, in which he responds "I come from Italy on the Atlantic Auction!" Chico's character is often assumed to be dim-witted, as he frequently misunderstands words spoken by other characters (particularly Groucho). However, he often gets the better of the same characters by extorting money from them, either by con or blackmail; again, Groucho is his most frequent target.