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.

Tributes

• The 1984 song "The Curley Shuffle," recorded by Jump N'The Saddle Band, expressed admiration for the stooges and included a Curly imitation in the chorus.
• The 1985 film, Stoogemania tells the story of an obsessed Three Stooges fan, and includes clips of their classic Shorts.
• The Evil Dead film series has a number of stooge inspired moments. Among these: The blood flowing in the basement in Evil Dead(an Homage to "A Plumbing we will go"), the fight with his hand in the kitchen in Evil Dead 2 and the fight the skeleton hands and with the little Ashes in Army of Darkness.
• The 1994 Song, "Two Reelers" by Frank Black tells the story of the four "original" stooges and Jules White, and protests the dismissal of The Three Stooges as mere low-brow slapstick: "If all you see is violence/Well then I make a plea in their defense/Don't you know they speak vaudevillian?"
• A 1987 computer game by Cinemaware, The Three Stooges, has the stooges trying to save an orphanage where they engage in wacky adventures and engage in some of their classic comic scenes. The game was also ported to the NES in 1989 by Activision.
• In the 1995 computer game Space Quest 6, there was a minigame called Stooge Fighter, which was a humorous tribute to the stooges.
• In the computer game remake of Quest for Glory 1, three guards attempt to kill the hero in the Brigand fortress. These three guards are none other then the three stooges
• In an episode of the cartoon Pinky and the Brain entitled "Pinky & The Brain And... Larry", Pinky and The Brain are inexplicably joined by a third wheel Larry in their plan to get into the White House posing as wallpaperers, whose unwelcome addition to the team causes Stooge-style antics to ensue.
• The King of the Hill episode "A-Fire Fighting We Will Go" contains several references to the Stooges.
• The Super NES RPG Final Fantasy VI features as bosses the "Three Dream Stooges"(also named Larry, Curly and Moe), which entered in Cyan Garamondea's mind while he was suffering from nightmare.
• Homer Simpson from the TV show The Simpsons imitates Curly occasionally, while character Mr Burns suffers from 'Three Stooges Syndrome', where he has every disease known to man, but survives because they all cancel each other out.
• The Stooges were brought back to life (so to speak) in a 2000 TV movie. Moe was played by Paul Ben-Victor, Larry by Evan Handler, Shemp by John Kassir, and Curly by Michael Chiklis. The movie was executive produced by Mel Gibson.
• Tribute to a famous trio by...another famous trio: the legendary Canadian rock group Rush. The Stooges television series theme music, a derivative of "Three Blind Mice", was used by Rush as introductory music during the Signals through Hold Your Fire tours, and again for the Vapor Trails tour. A picture of the Stooges and their names is included in the Counterparts linernotes, and they are included in the "assistance, inspiration, comic relief" listing. (Source: http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/RushInspirations.htm; and...first-hand experience at multiple Rush concerts)