Official Three Stooges logo since 1994. The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 A list of Short subjects the Three Stooges released between 1934 and 1959 L to R: Moe Howard, Curly Howard and Larry Fine. Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in Curly Howard ( October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) was a member of the American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges Larry Fine ( October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and Actor, who is best-known

The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid-20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. They were commonly known by their first names: 'Larry, Moe & Curly', and 'Moe, Larry, & Shemp', among other lineups. The act originally featured Moe Howard (born Harry Moses Horwitz), brother Shemp Howard (born Schmool Samuel Horwitz^[1]), and longtime friend Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg). Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in Shemp Howard ( March 04, 1895[http //shempcompanycom/Media/death_cert Larry Fine ( October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and Actor, who is best-known Shemp was later replaced by brother Curly Howard (born Jerome Lester Horwitz) in 1932. Curly Howard ( October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) was a member of the American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges 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. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Joe Besser ( August 12, 1907 &ndash March 1, 1988) was an American comedian known for his impish humor and is now best remembered for his Joe Palma ( March 17, 1905 &ndash August 14, 1994) was an American film actor Eventually Joe "Curly-Joe" DeRita (born Joseph Wardell) would replace him. "Curly-Joe" DeRita ( July 12, 1909 - July 3, 1993) born Joseph Wardell, was an American Comedian 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). Emil Sitka ( December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was a veteran American Actor who appeared in hundreds of movies short films However, Larry's paralyzing stroke in 1970 effectively marked the end of the act. He died in January 1975. Moe died of cancer a few months later.

The Stooges' hallmark was extremely physical slapstick comedy punctuated by one-liners, within outrageous storylines. Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with

History

Ted Healy and His Stooges

The Three Stooges started in 1925 as part of a raucous vaudeville act called 'Ted Healy and His Stooges' (a. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Ted Healy ( October 1, 1896 &ndash December 21, 1937) was an American Vaudeville performer Comedian, and Actor k. a. 'Ted Healy and His Southern Gentlemen', 'Ted Healy and His Three Lost Souls' and 'Ted Healy and His Racketeers'). In the act, lead comedian Healy would attempt to sing or tell jokes while his noisy assistants would keep "interrumping" him. Healy would respond by verbally and physically abusing his stooges. Brothers Moe and Shemp were joined later that year by violinist-comedian Larry Fine. Larry Fine ( October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and Actor, who is best-known

In 1930, Ted Healy and His Stooges appeared in their first Hollywood feature film: Soup to Nuts, released by Fox Studios. For other uses see Soup to nuts. Soup to Nuts is a 1930 Feature film written by Rube Goldberg and directed The film was not a critical success but the Stooges' performances were considered the highlight and Fox offered the trio a contract without Healy. This upset Healy, who told studio executives that the Stooges were his employees. The offer was withdrawn, and after Howard, Fine and Howard learned of the reason, they left Healy to form their own act, which quickly took off with a tour of the theatre circuit. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Healy attempted to stop the new act with legal action, claiming they were using his copyrighted material. There are accounts of Healy threatening to bomb theaters if Howard, Fine and Howard ever performed there, which worried Shemp so much that he almost left the act; reportedly, only a pay raise kept him on board. Healy tried to save his act by hiring replacement stooges, but they were not as well-received as their predecessors. ^[2] In 1932, with Moe now acting as business manager, Healy reached a new agreement with his former Stooges, and they were booked in a production of J.J. Shubert's The Passing Show of 1932. Jacob J Shubert ( Circa 1879 - December 26 1963) was naturalized American theatre owner/operator and producer and a member of the famous During rehearsals, Healy received a more lucrative offer and found a loophole in his contract allowing him to leave the production. ^[2] Shemp, fed up with Healy's abrasiveness,^[2] decided to quit the act and found work almost immediately, in Vitaphone movie comedies produced in Brooklyn, New York. Vitaphone was a Sound film process used on features and nearly 2000 Short subjects produced by Warner Bros Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.

With Shemp gone, Healy and the two remaining stooges (Moe and Larry) needed a replacement, so Moe suggested his younger brother Jerry Howard. Healy reportedly took one look at Jerry, who had long chestnut red locks and a handbar mustache, and remarked that he did not look like funny. ^[2] Jerry left the room and returned a few moments later with his head shaved (though his mustache remained for a time), and then quipped "boy, do I look curly. " Healy liked the name, and thus 'Curly' was born. (There are varying accounts as to how the Curly character actually came about. )

In 1933, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) signed Healy and his Stooges to a movie contract. They appeared in feature films and short subjects, either together, individually, or with various combinations of actors. The trio was featured in a series of musical comedy shorts, beginning with Nertsery Rhymes. Nertsery Rhymes ( 1933) is the first Short film starring Ted Healy and his Stooges. The short was one of a few shorts to be made with an early two-strip Technicolor process; the shorts themselves were built around recycled film footage of production numbers cut from MGM musicals, some of which had been filmed in Technicolor. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Soon, additional shorts followed (sans the experimental Technicolor), including Beer and Pretzels, Plane Nuts, and The Big Idea. Beer and Pretzels ( 1933) is the second Short film starring Ted Healy and his Stooges, following Nertsery Rhymes

Healy and company also appeared in several MGM feature films, such as Turn Back the Clock, Meet the Baron, Dancing Lady, Fugitive Lovers, and Hollywood Party. Dancing Lady is a 1933 musical Motion picture starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone. Hollywood Party ( 1934) is a Musical film starring Jimmy Durante. Healy and the Stooges also appeared together in Myrt and Marge for Universal Pictures. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American In 1934, the team's contract with MGM expired, and the Stooges parted professional company with Healy. According to Moe Howard in his autobiography,^[3] the Stooges split with Ted Healy in 1934 once and for all because of Healy's alcoholism and abrasiveness. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Their final film with Healy was MGM’s 1934 film, Hollywood Party. Hollywood Party ( 1934) is a Musical film starring Jimmy Durante.

Both Healy and the Stooges went on to separate success. Healy died under mysterious circumstances in 1937.

The Columbia years

The same year, the trio (now christened The Three Stooges) signed on to appear in two-reel comedy short subjects for Columbia Pictures. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company In Moe's autobiography, he said they each got $600 per week on a one-year contract with a renewable option; in the Ted Okuda-Edward Watz book The Columbia Comedy Shorts, the Stooges are said to have gotten $1,000 between them for their first Columbia effort, Woman Haters, and then signed a term contract for $7,500 per film, to be divided among the trio. Ted Okuda (born 1953) is an American non-fiction author in film television and entertainment subjects According to Moe, Columbia Pictures studio head Harry Cohn would always wait until the last minute to renew the contract. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Harry Cohn ( July 23, 1891 &ndash February 27, 1958) was president and production director of Columbia Pictures. ^[3] The Stooges, too worried about keeping their jobs in an increasingly declining short-subject market, would not dare ask for a raise during the 23 years they worked for Cohn. The Stooges appeared in 190 film shorts and five features under the "original" contract with Columbia. Del Lord directed more than three dozen Three Stooges shorts. Del Lord ( October 7, 1894 - March 23, 1970) was a Film director and Actor best known as a director of Three Stooges Jules White directed dozens more, and his brother Jack White directed several under the pseudonym "Preston Black". Jules White born Jules Weiss ( 17 September 1900 - 30 April 1985) was a movie director and producer Jack White ( March 2, 1897 — April 10, 1984) was a film producer director and writer A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) (In the early shorts, Curly was billed as "Curley", and also as "Jerry Howard" when receiving a writing credit).

The Stooges during their prime years with Curly on board. Promotional photo from the 1938 short Wee Wee Monsieur. Wee Wee Monsieur is the 29th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges.

According to a published report,^[4] Moe, Larry, and director Jules White considered their best film to be You Nazty Spy!. You Nazty Spy! is the 44th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. This 18-minute short subject starring Moe as an Adolf Hitler-like character satirized the Nazis in a period when America was still neutral and isolationist about WWII. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including You Nazty Spy was the first Hollywood film to spoof Hitler, and was released nine months before Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. The Great Dictator is a Comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. Reportedly this film caused the Stooges to be placed on Hitler's so-called "death list" because of its anti-Nazi stance. Chaplin, along with Jack Benny would also be on this list due to their later anti-Nazi films. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian

The Stooges made occasional guest appearances in feature films, though generally they stuck to short subjects. Columbia offered theater owners an entire program of two-reel comedies (15 to 25 titles annually) featuring such stars as Buster Keaton, Andy Clyde, Charley Chase, and Hugh Herbert, but the Three Stooges shorts were the most popular of all. Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Andrew "Andy" Clyde ( March 25, 1892 — May 18, 1967) was a Scottish movie and TV actor whose career spanned more than Charley Chase ( October 20, 1893 - June 20, 1940) was an American Comedian, Screenwriter and Film director Hugh Herbert ( August 10, 1887 &ndash March 12, 1952) was a motion picture comedian ^[2]

Curly was easily the most popular member of the team. ^[2] His childlike mannerisms and natural comedic charm made him a hit with audiences. The fact that Curly had to shave his head for the act led him to feel unappealing to women. To mask his insecurities, Curly drank, ate, and made merry whenever the Stooges made personal appearances, which was approximately seven months out of the year. His weight ballooned in the 1940s, and his blood pressure was dangerously high. ^[5] His wild lifestyle and constant drinking eventually caught up with him in 1945, and his performances suffered. Anyone viewing Curly's last dozen shorts will see a seriously ill Curly, struggling to get through even the most basic scenes. ^[2]

During the filming of Half-Wits Holiday on May 6, 1946, Curly suffered a debilitating stroke, and the film was finished without him. Half-Wits Holiday is the 97th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain (He is absent from the last several minutes of the film. ) Curly's health necessitated a temporary retirement from the act, and while the Stooges hoped for a full recovery, Curly never starred in a film again. He did make one brief cameo appearance in the third film after Shemp returned to the trio, Hold That Lion!. Hold That Lion! is the 100th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. It was the only film that contained all four of the original Stooges (the three Howard brothers and Larry) on screen simultaneously; Jules White recalled Curly visiting the set one day, and White had him do this bit for fun. (Curly's cameo appearance was recycled in the 1953 remake Booty and the Beast). Booty and the Beast is the 145th short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team Three Stooges. ^[3] In 1949, Curly was supposed to play a cameo role in the Stooge comedy Malice in the Palace, but his chef role was played by Larry. Malice in the Palace is the 117th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges.

Shemp returns

Moe Howard turned to his older brother Shemp Howard to take Curly's place. Shemp, however, was hesitant to rejoin the Stooges, as he had a successful solo career at the time of Curly's untimely illness. However, he realized that Moe's and Larry's careers would be finished without the Stooge act. Shemp wanted some kind of assurance that his rejoining was indeed temporary, and that he could leave the Stooges once Curly recovered. Unfortunately, Curly's condition declined until his death on January 18, 1952. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Shemp appeared with the Stooges in 73 more shorts and a quickie Western comedy feature titled Gold Raiders. Gold Raiders ( 1951) is a Comedy Western film directed by Edward Bernds with a script by B-movie writer William Lively During this period, Moe, Larry and Shemp made a pilot for a Three Stooges television show called Jerks of All Trades in 1949. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The series was never picked up, although the pilot is currently in the public domain and is available on home video, as is an early television appearance from around the same time on a vaudeville-style comedy series, Camel Comedy Caravan, originally broadcast live on CBS-TV on March 11, 1950 and starring Ed Wynn. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ed Wynn ( November 9 1886 - June 19 1966) was a popular American Comedian and Actor noted for both his Perfect Also available commercially is a kinescope of Moe, Larry and Shemp's appearance on The Frank Sinatra Show, broadcast live over CBS-TV on January 1, 1952. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sinatra was reportedly a big fan of the Stooges and slapstick comedy in general. On this broadcast, the Stooges are joined by one of their longtime stock-company members Vernon Dent, who plays "Mr. Vernon Bruce Dent ( February 16, 1895 - November 5, 1963) was a comic actor who co-starred in many short films for Columbia Pictures Mortimer", a party-goer who requests a drink. The Stooges oblige with disastrous results.

The Three Stooges during the Shemp years (1947-1956), as represented in Malice in the Palace. Malice in the Palace is the 117th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges.

The quality of the Stooge shorts declined after Columbia's short-subject division downsized in 1952. Producer Hugh McCollum was discharged and director Edward Bernds resigned out of loyalty to McCollum, leaving only Jules White to both produce and direct the Stooges' remaining Columbia comedies. Hugh McCollum ( March 9, 1900 — March 16, 1968) was an American Film producer best known for his credits on Edward Bernds ( July 12, 1905 - May 20, 2000) was an American screenwriter and director born in Chicago Illinois. Production was significantly faster, with the former four-day filming schedules now tightened to two or three days. In another cost-cutting measure, White would create a "new" Stooge short by borrowing footage from old ones, setting it in a slightly different storyline, and filming a few new scenes often with the same actors in the same costumes. In the later years of The Three Stooges shorts a tactic was used to cut costs by recycling footage from previous shorts White was initially very subtle when recycling older footage: he would reuse only a single sequence of old film, re-edited so cleverly that it was not easy to detect. The later shorts were cheaper and the recycling more obvious, with as much as 75% of the running time consisting of old footage. White came to rely so much on older material that he could film the "new" shorts in a single day.

Death paid the Stooges another visit just three years after Curly's demise, when Shemp Howard died of a sudden heart attack at age 60 on November 22, 1955. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Archived footage of Shemp, combined with new footage of his stand-in, Joe Palma (filmed from behind or with his face hidden), were used to complete the last four films of Shemp's contract: Rumpus in the Harem, Hot Stuff, Scheming Schemers and Commotion on the Ocean. Joe Palma ( March 17, 1905 &ndash August 14, 1994) was an American film actor Rumpus in the Harem is the 171st short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Hot Stuff is the 172nd short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Scheming Schemers is the 173rd short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Commotion on the Ocean is the 174th short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges.

Joe Besser replaces Shemp

Joe Besser replaced Shemp in 1956, appearing in 16 shorts. Besser, noting how one side of Larry Fine's face seemed "calloused",^[6] had a clause in his contract specifically prohibiting him from being hit too hard (though this restriction was later lifted). Ironically, Besser was the only "third" Stooge that dared to hit Moe back in retaliation and get away with it; Larry Fine was also known to hit Moe on occasion, but always with serious repercussions. "I usually played the kind of character who would hit others back," Besser recalled. ^[7] Actually, Besser simply continued using the same "whiny sissy" act he had used throughout most of his career (with such catchphrases as "Not so louuuuuuud!" and "You craaaaaaaazy, youuuuuu!") and played that character alongside Larry's and Moe's.

Larry and Joe Besser, as "The Original Two-Man Quartet," serenade Moe in the 1957 short Guns A Poppin. Guns a Poppin! is the 179th short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges.

With Besser on board, the Stooge films began to resemble sitcoms. Sitcoms, though, were now available for free. Television was the new popular medium, and by the time Besser joined the act, the Stooges were generally considered throwbacks to an obsolete era. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic In addition, Moe and Larry were growing older, and could not perform pratfalls and physical comedy as they once had.

The inevitable occurred soon enough. Columbia was the last studio still producing shorts, and the market for such films had all but dried up. As a result, the studio opted not to renew the Stooges' contract when it expired in late December 1957. The final comedy produced was Flying Saucer Daffy, filmed on December 19-20, 1957. Flying Saucer Daffy is the 187th short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. ^[8] Several days later, the Stooges were unceremoniously fired from Columbia Pictures after 24 years of making low-budget shorts. Joan Howard Maurer, daughter of Moe, wrote the following in 1982:

Although the Stooges were no longer working for Columbia, the studio had enough completed films on the shelf to keep releasing new comedies for another 18 months, and not in the order they were produced. The final Stooge release, Sappy Bull Fighters, did not reach theaters until June 4, 1959. Sappy Bull Fighters is the 190th and final short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Comeback

In 1958, Columbia syndicated the entire Stooges film library to television (through its TV subsidiary, Screen Gems), and the Stooges were rediscovered by the baby boomers. Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment 's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born during the Post-World War II baby boom between 1946 and 1964 A "Stooge fandom" quickly developed, and Howard and Fine found themselves back in demand with the public. Moe and Larry discussed plans for a personal appearance tour; meanwhile, Besser's wife had a heart attack, and he preferred to stay local, leading him to withdraw from the act. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Moe quickly signed movie and burlesque comic Joe DeRita as his replacement; DeRita shaved his head and became "Curly-Joe" because of his resemblance to the original Curly Howard. ("Curly-Joe" was easy to distinguish from Joe Besser, the previous Stooge called "Joe").

This Three Stooges lineup went on to make a series of popular full-length films from 1959 to 1965. The films were aimed at the kiddie-matinee market, and most were slapstick outings in the Stooge tradition, with the exception of Snow White and the Three Stooges, a children's fantasy in Technicolor. Snow White and The Three Stooges was the second feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Throughout the 1960s, The Three Stooges were one of the most popular and highest-paid live acts in America. ^[7]

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The trio also filmed 41 short comedy skits for The New Three Stooges, 156 animated cartoons produced for television. The New Three Stooges was a syndicated TV series that ran from 1965 - 1966 starring the Three Stooges. The Stooges appeared in live-action color footage, which preceded and followed each animated adventure in which they voiced their respective characters.

Final years

In 1969, the Three Stooges filmed a pilot episode for a new TV series titled Kook's Tour, a combination travelogue-sitcom that had the "retired" Stooges traveling around the world, with the episodes filmed on location. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. Kook's Tour is the title of an American short comedy film produced in late 1969 and early 1970 Travel literature is Travel writing considered to have value as Literature. On January 9, 1970, during production of the pilot, Larry suffered a paralyzing stroke, ending his acting career, as well as plans for the television series. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain A 50-minute version of Kook's Tour was edited together from usable material and initially only made available for the home movie market (years before the popularity of home video); it has subsequently been released to DVD, in an unrestored version. Home video is a blanket term used for pre-recorded media that is either sold or hired for home entertainment

Larry Fine suffered another stroke in December 1974. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain The following month, he suffered a more serious one, and slipped into a coma. He died on January 24, 1975, at the age of 72. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Devastated by his friend's passing, Moe nevertheless decided that the Three Stooges would continue, and longtime Stooge supporting actor Emil Sitka would replace Larry, and be dubbed "The Middle Stooge". Emil Sitka ( December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was a veteran American Actor who appeared in hundreds of movies short films Sitka later said he accepted the offer after receiving Larry's blessings.

Several movie ideas were considered, including one called Blazing Stewardesses according to Leonard Maltin, who also uncovered a pre-production photo (the film was ultimately made with the last surviving Ritz Brothers). Blazing Stewardesses is a raunchy 1975 comedy film that reunited the last remaining members of the Ritz Brothers comedy team Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American Film critic and Film Historian. The Ritz Brothers were a comedy team who appeared in 1930s films and as live performers from 1925 to the late 1960s However, lifelong smoker Moe fell ill from lung cancer, and died on May 4, 1975. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. ^[3]

The final incarnation of the Three Stooges. A promotional picture taken in 1975 (after Larry Fine's death): (L to R) Curly-Joe DeRita, an ill Moe Howard (who died shortly thereafter) and Emil Sitka.

With Moe gone, it was inconceivable that the Three Stooges would continue without a Howard, although Curly-Joe did perform live with a new group of Stooges in the mid-1970s.

Joe Besser died on March 1, 1988, followed by Curly-Joe on July 3, 1993. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Emil Sitka died on January 16, 1998, making him the last "Stooge" to die (though Sitka never performed on film as a member of the trio, but did appear in a few publicity shots). Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Combinations

1. Ted Healy, and Moe Howard 1922 - 1923
2. Ted Healy, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard 1922-1932
3. Ted Healy, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard 1932-1934
4. Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard 1934-1947
5. Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard 1947-1956
6. Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe Besser 1957-1959
7. Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Joe DeRita 1958-1975
8. Moe Howard, Emil Sitka, and Curly Joe DeRita 1975

Comedy III Productions, Inc. Ted Healy ( October 1, 1896 &ndash December 21, 1937) was an American Vaudeville performer Comedian, and Actor Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in Larry Fine ( October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and Actor, who is best-known Shemp Howard ( March 04, 1895[http //shempcompanycom/Media/death_cert Curly Howard ( October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) was a member of the American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges Joe Besser ( August 12, 1907 &ndash March 1, 1988) was an American comedian known for his impish humor and is now best remembered for his "Curly-Joe" DeRita ( July 12, 1909 - July 3, 1993) born Joseph Wardell, was an American Comedian Emil Sitka ( December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was a veteran American Actor who appeared in hundreds of movies short films

Throughout their career, Moe acted as both their main creative force and business manager. Comedy III Productions, Inc. , formed by Moe, Larry and Curly-Joe DeRita in 1959, is presently the owner of all Three Stooges trademarks and merchandising. After a court battle with the grandsons of Moe Howard, the company is currently operated by DeRita's stepsons, Earl and Robert Benjamin, attorney Bela G. Lugosi and Larry Fine's grandson, majority owner Eric Lamond. Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in Bela G Lugosi also known as Bela Lugosi Jr (b 1938 is the son of Bela Lugosi. ^[9]

Comedy III has also, since 1995, authorized and provided the services of veteran actors Jim Skousen, Alan Semok, and Dave Knight (as Moe, Larry, and Curly respectively) for numerous "personal appearances" by the Stooge characters for a variety of merchandising and promotional events. This latter day trio has also provided voices for the characters in a variety of radio spots, merchandising tie-ins, and most recently for the first new Three Stooges short in fifty years. . . a CGI animation by Famous Frames Mobile Interactive, a first-wave "new media" company. Entitled The Grate Debate, the short has Moe, Larry and Curly running for President.

2000 TV movie

In Spring of 2000, longtime Stooge fan Mel Gibson produced a TV movie filmed in Sydney about the lives and careers of the Stooges. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 It was produced for and broadcast on ABC. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. This movie was based on Michael Fleming's authorized biography of the Stooges, The Three Stooges: From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons. The film regularly runs on the American Movie Classics (AMC) channel. AMC is a cable television network that primarily airs movies The letters originally stood for American Movie Classics.

Television broadcasts

A handful of Three Stooges shorts first aired on television in 1949, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. It was not until 1958 that Screen Gems packaged 78 shorts for national syndication; the package was gradually enlarged to encompass the entire library of 190 shorts. In 1959, KTTV in Los Angeles purchased the Three Stooges films for air, but by the early 1970s, rival station KTLA began airing the Stooges films, keeping them in the schedule until early 1994. KTTV, channel 11 is an Owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation -owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles California KTLA, channel 5 is a television station in Los Angeles California. The Family Channel (now ABC Family) as part of their Stooge TV block from February 19, 1996 to January 2, 1998. ABC Family is an American Cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In the late 1990s, AMC had held the rights to the Three Stooges shorts, airing them with host Leslie Nielsen, in the format of a college instructor for NYUK (New Yuk University of Knuckleheads), with several shorts often grouped by a theme, such as similar schticks used in different films. Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor The AMC run ended when Spike TV picked them up in 2004, airing them in their Stooges Happy-Slapping Hour. Spike (formerly called Spike TV) a division of MTV Networks, is an American cable network designed for an audience described By 2007, the network had discontinued airing the shorts. Spike TV had begun airing Stooges shorts again, this time every Sunday morning at 9:00. As of late April 2008, Three Stooges has disappeared from the network's schedule entirely.

Since the 1990s Columbia has preferred to license the Stooge shorts to cable networks, precluding the films from being shown on local broadcast TV. Stations in Chicago and Boston, however, signed long-term syndication contracts with Columbia years ago and declined to terminate them. Thus, WCIU-TV in Chicago currently airs all 190 Three Stooges shorts on Stooge-a-Palooza, hosted by Rich Koz, and WSBK in Boston airs Stooge shorts and feature films. WCIU-TV is an independent television station, located in Chicago Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Rich Koz (b 1952 is a Chicago area Actor and broadcaster best known as horror-movie host Svengoolie.

Some of the Stooge films have been colorized by two separate companies. Film colorization is any process that involves adding Color to Black and white, sepia or monochrome moving-picture images The first colorized DVD releases, distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, were prepared by West Wing Studios in 2004. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. Film colorization is any process that involves adding Color to Black and white, sepia or monochrome moving-picture images The following year, Legend Films and 20th century Fox Home Entertainment colorized the public domain shorts Malice in the Palace, Sing a Song of Six Pants, Disorder in the Court and Brideless Groom. Legend Films, a San Diego -based company was founded in August 2001. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone Malice in the Palace is the 117th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Sing a Song of Six Pants is the 102nd Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Disorder in the Court is the 15th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Brideless Groom is the 101st Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Disorder in the Court and Brideless Groom also appear on two of West Wing's colorized releases.

Chronological DVD release and public reception

DVD cover for the October 2007 release of The Three Stooges Collection, Volume One: 1934-1936.

On October 30, 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released The Three Stooges Collection, Volume One: 1934-1936 on DVD. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. The two-disc set contains shorts from the first three years the Stooges worked at Columbia Pictures. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company This is the first time ever that all 19 shorts have been released in their original theatrical order to DVD. Every short was remastered in high definition, a first for the Stooge films. ^[10] Previous DVD releases were based on themes (wartime, history, work, etc. ), and sold poorly. Fans and critics alike praised Sony for finally giving the Stooges the proper DVD treatment. One critic states "the Three Stooges on DVD has been a real mix'n match hodge-podge of un-restored titles and illogical entries. This new. . . boxset. . . seems to be the first concerted effort to categorize their huge body of work chronologically with many shorts seeing the digital light for the first time. "^[11] Videolibrarian. com critic added "finally, the studio knuckleheads got it right! The way that the Three Stooges have been presented on home video has been a real slap in the face and poke in the eye to fans. They’ve been anthologized, colorized, and public domain-ed, as their shorts have been released and re-released in varying degrees of quality. Highly recommended. "^[12] Critic James Plath of DVDtown. com added, "Thank you, Sony, for finally giving these Columbia Pictures icons the kind of DVD retrospective that they deserve. Remastered in High Definition and presented in chronological order, these short films now give fans the chance to appreciate the development of one of the most successful comedy teams in history. "^[13]

The next set in the series, The Three Stooges Collection, Volume Two: 1937-1939 was released on May 27, 2008. ^[14]

Members

Curly takes it in the ear in 1938's Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb. Healthy Wealthy and Dumb is the 31st Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. This photo remains one of the most popular publicity shots of the team.

Moe Howard
Real Name: Harry Moses Horwitz
Born: June 19, 1897 (1897-06-19)
Died: May 4, 1975 (aged 77)
Stooge years: 1922, 1926, 1929-1975

Larry Fine
Real Name: Louis Feinberg
Born: October 5, 1902 (1902-10-05)
Died: January 24, 1975 (aged 72)
Stooge years: 1925-1926, 1929-1975

Curly Howard
Real Name: Jerome Lester Horwitz
Born: October 22, 1903 (1903-10-22)
Died: January 18, 1952 (aged 48)
Stooge years: 1932-1946

Shemp Howard
Real Name: Schmool Samuel Horwitz
Born: March 4, 1895 (1895-03-04)
Died: November 22, 1955 (aged 60)
Stooge years: 1922-1925, 1929-1932, 1947-1955

Ted Healy
Real Name: Clarence Ernst Lee Nash
Born: October 1, 1896 (1896-10-01)
Died: December 21, 1937 (aged 41)
Stooge Years: 1922-1925, 1929-1934

Joe Palma
Born: March 17, 1905 (1905-03-17)
Died: August 15, 1994 (aged 89)
Stooge Year: 1956 (body double for Shemp)

Joe Besser
Born: August 12, 1907 (1907-08-12)
Died: March 1, 1988 (aged 80)
Stooge years: 1956-1957

Curly-Joe DeRita
Real Name: Joseph Wardell
Born: July 12, 1909 (1909-07-12)
Died: July 3, 1993 (aged 83)
Stooge years: 1958-1975

Emil Josef Sitka ^[15]
Born: December 22, 1914 (1914-12-22)
Died: January 16, 1998 (aged 83)
Stooge year: 1975

• Sitka was officially named a member of the Stooges following Larry Fine's stroke, but never got to perform with the group. Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Fine ( October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and Actor, who is best-known Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Curly Howard ( October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) was a member of the American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shemp Howard ( March 04, 1895[http //shempcompanycom/Media/death_cert Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Ted Healy ( October 1, 1896 &ndash December 21, 1937) was an American Vaudeville performer Comedian, and Actor Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Palma ( March 17, 1905 &ndash August 14, 1994) was an American film actor Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Joe Besser ( August 12, 1907 &ndash March 1, 1988) was an American comedian known for his impish humor and is now best remembered for his Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) "Curly-Joe" DeRita ( July 12, 1909 - July 3, 1993) born Joseph Wardell, was an American Comedian Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Emil Sitka ( December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was a veteran American Actor who appeared in hundreds of movies short films Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Kenny Mraz: the 6 stooges

Music

Several instrumental tunes were played over the opening credits at different times in the production of the short features. The most commonly used themes were:

• The verse portion of "Listen to the Mockingbird", played in a comical way, complete with sounds of cuckoo birds and such. Listen to the Mockingbird (1855 is an American folk song from the mid-19th century by Septimus Winner, under the Pseudonym "Alice Hawthorne" This was first used in Pardon My Scotch, their ninth short film. Pardon My Scotch is the ninth Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Prior to that film, the opening theme varied and was usually connected with the storyline in some way. Ironically, the actual song "Listen to the Mockingbird" is mournful.

• "Three Blind Mice", beginning as a slow but straightforward presentation, often breaking into a "jazzy" style before ending. Three Blind Mice is a children's Nursery rhyme and musical round. Another version was played fast all the way through.

• The Columbia short subject Woman Haters was done completely in rhyme, recited (not sung) in rhythm with a Jazz-Age underscore running throughout the film. It was sixth in a “Musical Novelties” short subject series, and appropriated its musical score from the first five films. The memorable “My Life, My Love, My All,” was originally “At Last!” from the film “Um-Pa. ”

• "Swinging the Alphabet" (a. Swinging the Alphabet is a Novelty song sung by The Three Stooges in their 1938 film Violent is the Word for Curly. k. a. B-A-bay, B-E-be, B-I-bicky-bi…) from Violent is the Word for Curly is perhaps the best-known song performed by the Stooges on film. Violent Is the Word for Curly is the 32nd Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges.

• The “Lucia Sextet” (Chi mi frena in tal memento?), from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti (announced by Larry as “the sextet from Lucy”), is played on a record player and lip-synched by the Stooges in Micro-Phonies. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic Opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. For the Cabaret Voltaire album see Micro Phonies Micro-Phonies is the 87th Short subject starring American The same melody re-appears in Squareheads of the Round Table as the tune of “Oh, Elaine, can you come out tonight?”. Squareheads of the Round Table is the 106th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Micro-Phonies also includes the Johann Strauss Jr. waltz “Voices of Spring” ("Frühlingsstimmen") Op. Johann Strauss II (also known as Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr Frühlingsstimmen ("Voices of Spring" op 410 is a Waltz by Johann Strauss II that was written in 1882. 410. Another Strauss waltz, "The Blue Danube," is featured in Ants in the Pantry and Punch Drunks. The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau op Ants in the Pantry is the 12th Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. Punch Drunks is the second Short subject starring American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges.

• The Moe-Larry-Curly Joe lineup of the Stooges recorded several musical record albums in the early 1960s. Most of their songs were adaptations of nursery rhymes. A nursery rhyme is a traditional Song or Poem taught to young children originally in the nursery. Among their more popular recordings were "Making a Record" (a surreal trip to a recording studio built around the song "Go Tell Aunt Mary"), "Three Little Fishes," "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth," and "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. " All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth " is a Christmas song that was written by Donald Yetter Gardner. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is a Christmas Novelty song written by John Rox and performed by Gayla Peevey (10 years old at the time "

• In 1983, a group called the Jump 'N The Saddle Band recorded a track called "The Curly Shuffle", which featured the narrator singing about his love of the Stooges mixed with a chorus of many of Curly's catchphrases and sound effects.

Feature motion pictures

The Three Stooges also made appearances in many feature length movies in the course of their careers:

• Soup to Nuts (1930)
• Turn Back the Clock (1933)
• Meet the Baron (1933)
• Dancing Lady (1933)
• Myrt and Marge (1933)
• Fugitive Lovers (1934)
• Hollywood Party (1934)
• The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
• Start Cheering (1938)
• Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
• My Sister Eileen (1942) (Cameo)
• Good Luck, Mr. For other uses see Soup to nuts. Soup to Nuts is a 1930 Feature film written by Rube Goldberg and directed Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dancing Lady is a 1933 musical Motion picture starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hollywood Party ( 1934) is a Musical film starring Jimmy Durante. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Time Out for Rhythm is a 1941 musical Comedy Film starring Rudy Vallee, Ann Miller and The Three Stooges Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. My Sister Eileen originated as a series of short stories by Ruth McKenney that eventually evolved into a Book, a play, a musical, Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yates (1943) (scenes deleted)
• Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)
• Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
• Gold Raiders (1951)
• Columbia Laff Hour (1956)
• Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959)
• Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)
• Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
• The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962)
• The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)
• The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) (Cameo)
• 4 for Texas (1963) (Cameo)
• The Outlaws Is Coming (1965)
• Kook's Tour (1970)

Television

Title card for The Three Stooges' guest appearances on The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rockin' in the Rockies is a low-budget musical western film starring the Three Stooges. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Swing Parade of 1946 is musical Comedy Film. In it the Three Stooges help an aspiring singer Carol Lawrence ( Gale Storm Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gold Raiders ( 1951) is a Comedy Western film directed by Edward Bernds with a script by B-movie writer William Lively Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Have Rocket Will Travel was the first feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stop! Look! and Laugh! was a feature-length Three Stooges compilation featuring all of the supposed original Three Stooges Moe Howard, Larry Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Snow White and The Three Stooges was the second feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Three Stooges Meet Hercules was the third feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Three Stooges In Orbit was the fourth feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze was the fifth feature film made by the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World is a 1963 American Comedy film directed by Stanley Kramer about the madcap pursuit of $350000 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 4 for Texas is a 1963 western Comedy starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Outlaws IS Coming! was the sixth and last theatrical feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Kook's Tour is the title of an American short comedy film produced in late 1969 and early 1970 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New Scooby-Doo Movies (sometimes called The New Scooby-Doo Comedy Movies) was the second incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera

In addition to the unsuccessful (see "History" section, above) television series pilots, Jerks of All Trades and Kook's Tour, the Stooges appeared in a show called The New Three Stooges which ran from 1965 to 1966. Kook's Tour is the title of an American short comedy film produced in late 1969 and early 1970 The New Three Stooges was a syndicated TV series that ran from 1965 - 1966 starring the Three Stooges. This series featured a mix of thirty-nine live action segments which were used as wraparounds to 156 animated Stooges shorts.

That cartoon program became the only regularly scheduled television show in history for the Stooges. Unlike other films shorts that aired on TV like the Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, and Popeye, the film shorts of the Stooges never had a regularly scheduled national television program to air in, neither on network nor syndicated. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical Short subjects (cartoons created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows When Columbia/Screen Gems licensed the film library to television, the shorts aired in any fashion the local stations chose (examples: late-night "filler" material between the end of the late movie and the channel's sign-off time; in "marathon" sessions running shorts back-to-back for one, one-and-a-half, or two hours; etc. ).

Two episodes of Hanna-Barbera's The New Scooby-Doo Movies aired on CBS featuring animated Stooges as guest stars: the premiere, "Ghastly Ghost Town" (September 9, 1972) and "The Ghost of the Red Baron" (November 18, 1972). The New Scooby-Doo Movies (sometimes called The New Scooby-Doo Comedy Movies) was the second incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Due to these guest appearances there was a short-lived animated series, also produced by Hanna-Barbera, titled The Robonic Stooges, originally seen as a featured segment on Skatebirds (CBS, 1977-1978), featuring Moe, Larry, and Curly (voiced by new actors) as bionic cartoon superheroes with extendable limbs, similar to the later Inspector Gadget. The Robonic Stooges was a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series featuring The Three Stooges in new roles as clumsy crime-fighting bionic superheroes The Skatebirds was a 60-minute show on CBS Saturday mornings from 1977 - 78, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Inspector Gadget is an Animated television series about a clumsy absent-minded and oblivious Detective, Inspector Gadget who is a human being with

The Stooges were brought back to life (so to speak) in a 2000 TV movie. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Moe was played by Paul Ben-Victor (who also had a small role as a fan who thinks he is Moe Howard in the film Stoogemania), Larry by Evan Handler, Shemp by John Kassir, and Curly by Michael Chiklis. Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in Paul Ben-Victor (born July 24, 1962) is an American actor Ben-Victor was born Paul Friedman in Brooklyn, New York, Stoogemania is a 1986 film about a fan of the Three Stooges. It was directed by Chuck Workman, and starred Josh Mostel. Larry Fine ( October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and Actor, who is best-known Evan Handler (born January 10, 1961) is an American actor and leukemia survivor who has appeared in films and television dramas and Sitcoms Shemp Howard ( March 04, 1895[http //shempcompanycom/Media/death_cert Johnny Kassir (born October 24 1957) is an American Actor, Voice actor, and Comedian who is perhaps best known for voicing Curly Howard ( October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) was a member of the American Slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges Michael Charles Chiklis (born August 30, 1963) is an American Actor. The executive producer was Mel Gibson. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956

Mobisode

A mobisode featuring CGI stooges has been announced, and a short trailer released. Mobisode is a term first coined by Daniel Tibbets then trademarked by his employer Fox Broadcasting Company, for a broadcast Television episode specially Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics The theme involves the Stooges running for President. ^[16]

Computer Game

In 1987, game developers Cinemaware released a successful Three Stooges computer game, available for Apple IIGS, Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, and Nintento Entertainment System (NES). Cinemaware was a computer game developer and publisher that released several popular titles in the 1980s based on various movie themes The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Based around the Stooges earning money by doing odd jobs to prevent the foreclosure of an orphanage, it incorporated audio from the original films and was popular enough to be reissued for the Game Boy Advance in 2002. The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. ^[17]

Museum

Gary Lassin opened the Stoogeum in 2004 in a renovated architect's office in Spring House, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Philadelphia. Spring House is a Census-designated place (CDP in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The museum-quality exhibits fill three stories (10,000 square feet or 929 square meters), including an 85-seat theater. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one ^[18] Peter Seely, editor of the book Stoogeology: Essays on the Three Stooges said that the Stoogeum has "more stuff than I even imagined existed. A literary editor is an editor in a Newspaper or similar publication who deals with aspects concerning Literature and Books especially reviews A Book is a set or collection of written printed illustrated or blank sheets made of Paper, Parchment, or other material usually fastened together " 2,500 people visit it yearly, many during the annual gathering of the Three Stooges Fan Club. ^[19]

Robert Swerdlow of Dix Hills, New York has a large collection of Three Stooges memorabilia. Dix Hills is census-designated hamlet located in western Suffolk County New York on Long Island. Puppets, dolls, coloring books, paper dolls and toys are displayed in his Long Island home.

Film

A film about the Three Stooges, simply titled The Three Stooges, is scheduled to be released on 2009. The Farrelly Brothers are still attached to the project,^[20] even though their Warner Bros. deal to write and direct the film has expired. The Farrelly brothers, Peter (b December 17 1956 and Bobby (b Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and First Look Studios, working with C3 Entertainment, will distribute the motion picture. First Look Studios is an independent American Film studio that specializes in home video releases of films and TV series ^[21] The Farrellys have said that they were not going to do a biopic or remake, but instead new Three Stooges episodes set in the present day. The plot of the episodes are said to be an adventure that revolves around the Stooges characters. ^[22]

References

Bibliography

• Stroke of Luck, by Larry Fine and James Carone [1] (Siena Publishing Co. , 1973). (Larry Fine's autobiography, transcribed from interviews toward the end of his life)

• Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [2], (Citadel Press, 1977). Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in (Moe Howard's autobiography, completed and released posthumously by his daughter)

• The Stooges Chronicles, by Jeffrey Forrester [3], (Contemporary Books, Inc. , 1981); reissued as The Three Stooges: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Most Popular Comedy Team of All Time, by Jeff Forrester, Tom Forrester, Joe Wallison. [4], (Donaldson Books, 2004). (Comprehensive overview of the team's career, with interview quotes; also discusses the various Ted Healy stooges)

• The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [5](Citadel Press, 1982, rev. 1994, 2000)

• The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; by Jon Solomon [6], (Comedy III Productions, Inc. , 2002).

• The Three Stooges Book of Scripts; by Joan Howard Maurer [7] (Citadel Press, 1984)

• The Three Stooges Book of Scripts, Volume II; by Joan Howard Maurer and Norman Maurer [8] (Citadel Press, 1987)

• Curly: An Illustrated Biography of the Superstooge; by Joan Howard Maurer [9] (Citadel Press, 1985, rev. Norman Richard Maurer ( May 13, 1926 - November 23, 1986) was a comic book artist and a writer director and producer of films and TV shows 1988)

• One Fine Stooge: Larry Fine's Frizzy Life in Pictures[10], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2005, hardback coffee-table format) by Steve Cox and Jim Terry

• Stoogemania: An Extravaganza of Stooge Photos, Puzzles, Trivia, Collectibles and More, by Tom Hansen with Jeffrey Forrester [11] (Contemporary Books, Inc. Cold Fear is an action/survival horror game designed by Darkworks and published by Ubisoft. , 1984). (Overview of Three Stooges memorabilia)

• Stoogeology: Essays on the Three Stooges, by Peter Seely and Gail W. Pieper [12] McFarland & Company, 2007)

• The Official Three Stooges Cookbook, by Robert Kurson [13] (Contemporary Books, Inc. , 1998).

• The Official Three Stooges Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Knucklehead's Guide to Stoogedom - from Amalgamated Association of Morons to Ziller, Zeller, and Zoller, ; by Robert Kurson [14], (McGraw-Hill, Inc. , 1999).

• Behind the Three Stooges: The White Brothers: Conversations With David N. Bruskin, by David N. Bruskin [15] (Directors Guild of America, 1993). (In-depth interviews with producer-directors Jules White. Jules White born Jules Weiss ( 17 September 1900 - 30 April 1985) was a movie director and producer Jack White, and Sam White),

• Pop, Your "Poifect!": A Three Stooges Salute to Dad, by Comedy III Productions, Inc. Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis on July 9 1975 is an American musician Record producer, and occasional actor best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist [16] (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2002).

• Mousie Garner: Autobiography of a Vaudeville Stooge, by Paul Garner. [17] (McFarland & Company, 1999).

• Larry, the Stooge in the Middle; by Morris Feinberg [18], (Last Gasp of San Francisco, 1984). (Biography of Larry Fine, attributed to his brother but actually ghostwritten by Bob Davis)

• The Stoogephile Trivia Book, by Jeffrey Forrester [19] (Contemporary Books, Inc. , 1982).

• Not Just a Stooge; by Joe Besser with Jeff Lenburg and Greg Lenburg [20], (Excelsior Books, Inc. , 1984); reissued as Once a Stooge, Always a Stooge; by Joe Besser with Jeff Lenburg and Greg Lenburg [21], (Roundtable Publications, 1987). (Autobiography of Joe Besser, including anecdotes about Abbott and Costello and Olsen and Johnson)

• The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [22](Broadway Publishing, 2002). William (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo performed together as Abbott and Costello, an American comedy duo whose Olsen and Johnson were zany comedians of Vaudeville. Radio, the Broadway stage Motion pictures, and Television.

• Last of the Moe Haircuts, by Bill Flanagan [23] (McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 1986).

• The Stooges' Lost Episodes, by Tom Forrester with Jeffrey Forrester [24], (Contemporary Books, Inc. , 1988). (Discussion of obscure Stooges appearances, including solo films by individual Stooges)

• The Columbia Comedy Shorts by Ted Okuda with Edward Watz, [25] (McFarland & Company, 1998). Ted Okuda (born 1953) is an American non-fiction author in film television and entertainment subjects (Comprehensive history of the Columbia short-subject department; Stooge colleagues Edward Bernds and Emil Sitka are quoted extensively)

• The Stooge Fans' I. Edward Bernds ( July 12, 1905 - May 20, 2000) was an American screenwriter and director born in Chicago Illinois. Emil Sitka ( December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was a veteran American Actor who appeared in hundreds of movies short films Q. Test by Ronald L. Smith, [26]. (Contemporary Books, Inc. , 1988).

• The Conservative In Spite of Himself: A Reluctant Right-Winger's Thoughts on Life, Law and the Three Stooges, by Maximilian Longley [27] (Monograph Publishers, 2007).

• Stoogism Anthology, by Paul F. Fericano [28] (Poor Souls Printing, 1977).

• The Three Stooges Golf Spoof and Trivia Book, by Bill Kociemba, Eric A. Kaufman, and Steve Sack. [29] (Gazelle, Inc. , 1999).

See also

• Three Stooges in popular culture

External links

• The Three Stooges Official Website