Three Stooges

The Three Stooges were an American comedy act in the 20th century. Commonly known by their first names, Larry, Moe, & Curly (sometimes spelled "Curley"); Larry, Moe & Shemp; and other lineups became famous for their work in movies and starred in many short features that consisted of masterful ways of showcasing their extremely physical and sometimes controversial brand of slapstick comedy.

Feature motion pictures

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

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• Soup to Nuts (1930)
• Turn Back the Clock (1933)
• Meet the Baron (1933)
• Dancing Lady (1933)
• Myrt and Marge (1933)
• Hollywood Party (1934)
• The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
• Start Cheering (1938)
• My Sister Eileen (1942) (Cameo)
• Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943) (scenes deleted)
• Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)
• Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
• Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959)
• 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)

The Stooges appeared in a short-lived television show called The New 3 Stooges which ran from 1965 to 1966 and featured a mix of live action, and animated Stooges shorts.

Related Topics:
The New 3 Stooges - 1965 - 1966 - Live action

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In 1977, there was a short-lived CBS animated series called The Three Robonic Stooges featuring Moe, Larry, and Curly as bionic cartoon superheroes with extendable limbs, similar to the later Inspector Gadget.

Related Topics:
1977 - Inspector Gadget

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In John Badham's movie Short Circuit, Johnny 5, while watching T.V., sees the original Three Stooges in their first short for Columbia Pictures, Women Haters, made in 1934 at Stephanie's Ally Sheedy house. He later reprograms three of the Nova Robots into a breed of the Three Stooges, almost in their likeness.

Related Topics:
John Badham - Short Circuit - Johnny 5 - Columbia Pictures - Women Haters - 1934 - Ally Sheedy

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There are four Three Stooges shorts that are in the public domain, and which can be downloaded at no charge from the Prelinger Archive:

Related Topics:
Public domain - Prelinger Archive

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Disorder in the Court (1936)

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Malice in the Palace (1949)

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Sing A Song of Six Pants (1947)

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Brideless Groom (1947)

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A new Three Stooges film is reported to be coming out in 2007 with Benicio Del Toro as Moe, Sean Penn as Larry, and Jack Black as Curly.

Related Topics:
Benicio Del Toro - Sean Penn - Jack Black

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