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Many consider them to be the greatest comedy team of all-time!
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Feb 11, 2009
- by drifter51
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Baby boomers like myself have been watching them on television since we were kids. Our parents enjoyed these "shorts" in movie theatres when they were growing up in the 1930's and 1940's. Countless books have been written about them, fan clubs still abound and all sorts of merchandise bearing their image is available in stores and online. The Three Stooges have been a phenomenon in this country for three quarters of a century now. And with good reason. Their brand of slapstick comedy is timeless and works as well today as it did seven decades ago. The original Three Stooges lineup, featuring Moe Howard, "Curly" Howard and Larry Fine continues to delight audiences of all ages. I supposed that if you are of the younger persuasion it is quite possible that you have never seen a Three Stooges short.
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Do yourself a favor and go to the public library or to amazon.com and grab a copy of some the Stooges handiwork. I recommend you start with a disc called "Three Stooges: Curly Classics". The collection features a half dozen of the best films they ever made with Curly including "A-Plumbing We Will Go", "Men In Black" and "Micro-Phonies". If you are not roaring with laughter within moments then methinks there is something wrong with you. Sadly, Curly had to retire from the act and Curly had to retire from the act in 1945. He was replaced by his brother Shemp Howard. The trio continued to make some excellent films but I must admit there were more "clunkers" than there used to be. After Shemp died of a heart attack in 1955, he was replaced by Joe Palma and the act's popularity rapidly declined.
For many people of my generation, The Three Stooges has been a rather significant part of our lives. As evidence of this several months ago my wife and I planned to attend a Three Stooges festival at a local theatre. We arrived 45 minutes early and were unable to get a seat.The theatre was packed! Viewing Three Stooges shorts alway brings back back fond memories of my childhood. They were a Saturday morning staple at our house. Highly recommended!
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DonnaL1
April 25, 2009
I'm anxious to see the new Stooges film.....interesting casting with Sean Pean as Moe. Does anyone know who will depict Larry and Curly?? Good point, QueenB.....I always thought they hated each other too. If they didn't they're certainly good actors.
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QUEENBFLIX
March 28, 2009
Have you heard about the new Stooges film? Sean Penn has been cast as Moe.
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QUEENBFLIX
February 11, 2009
I think its a genetic thing; men have a gene that enables them to find the Stooges funny and the corresponding gene in women makes it impossible for us to function without chocolate. I never found them funny because it seemed so obvious that they hated each other. It doesn't surprise me in the least that they are suing each other unto the 7th generation.
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DesignDude
February 11, 2009
I haven't watched The Three Stooges in years, but I think about it reasonable often. Most of what I now find appealing about slapstick, I first witnessed via this comedy team, which was a Saturday morning staple for me too.
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The Three Stooges is one of those shows that'll never get old for me. While slapstick comedy largely stinks, Moe and Curly Howard and Larry Fine had this type of humor down to a science (the same can be said for the classic Looney Tunes shorts). Those over-the-top physical jokes with the excessive sound effects will always give me a good laugh.
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October 31, 2009
Oh, how I used to love watching the Stooges when I was little....still enjoy this group when I can find them. wild slapstick, great laughs!
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The Three Stooges was an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical slapstick comedy punctuated by quickly-delivered one-liners, within outrageous storylines.
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The Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Larry, Moe, and Curly" and "Moe, Larry, and Shemp," among other lineups. The act originally featured Moe Howard (born Harry [Moshe] Moses Horwitz in 1897), brother Shemp Howard (born [Shmuel] Samuel Horwitz[1]), and longtime friend Larry Fine (born Louis [Levi] Feinberg). Shemp was later replaced by brother Curly Howard (born Jerome Lester [Yehudah-Leib] Horwitz) October 22, 1903. When Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in 1946, Shemp rejoined the act. After Shemp's death in 1955, he was replaced by bald-headed comedian Joe Besser, after the use of stuntman Joe Palma to record several "Shemp" shorts after his death. Eventually Joe "Curly-Joe" DeRita (born Joseph Wardell) would replace him. After Larry suffered a serious stroke in 1970 he was unable to continue performing. Emil Sitka, a longtime actor in Stooge comedies, was contracted to replace Larry—but no film was ever made with him in the role, although publicity photographs exist of him with his hair combed similarly to Larry's posing with Moe and Curly-Joe (see below). However, Larry's paralyzing stroke in 1970 effectively marked the end of the act. He ...
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