Comments on: The Origin of The Three Stooges

By: J. W.

J. W. — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:29:09 +0000

Its not just a guy thing, I'm a girl and I loved to watch the very early Three Stooges, The Knutzy Knights, The Woman Haters Club, They were so funny I could'nt stop laughing. I think there early stuff like Dr Howard Dr Find Dr Howard was another great one, I know that was'nt the name but its a great one.There is no other like Curly & Larry. The people that were so lucky to act with them were quite funny themselfs huh huh huh.

By: Morris

Morris — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:44:35 +0000

I always loved the Stooges (except Joe and Curly Joe) like most folks. Those were like watching Andy Griffith in color. )

Anyway an interesting fact I saw in a TV biography, was that the old man, who they used in many of the shorts, was once asked to be a stooge too.

In the biograhpy, the actor said that after everyone else had died, Moe wanted to keep it going and asked him to be a Stooge. He was delighted, but Moe unfortunately died soon after, so he never got the chance.

By: Michael J

Michael J — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:40:46 +0000

I have always thought the Stooges were way ahead of thier time. There was a made for TV movie about them a while back and it portrayed Moe in the later years as being a gopher for Harry Cohn (who was portrayed as a genuine A$$hole). Moe was actually bringing Cohn's lunch to him on a daily basis. I don't really remember too much about the movie as I was arguing with my ex at the time. Does anyone remember this movie?

By: Toni

Toni — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:04:26 +0000

Nope, it's not a guy thing! I have always loved the Stooges (except Joe and Curly Joe) and continue to watch them. A local station runs 2 hours of them on Saturday nights here in Chicago and I never miss it. Have seen all the shorts and my best friend (also female) and I are always quoting from them and doing the routines.

By: EDB

EDB — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:27:57 +0000

There is another UJBR piece about the stooges which I recommend everyone read. It compares different peoples personality types to the three stooges, the Moe, the Larry and the Curly. Friggen Hillarious.

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:57:48 +0000

I love the stooges. They actually have a lot of clever jokes between the physical gags. I also recomend The Three Stooges Scrapbook

By: Kang

Kang — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:46:34 +0000

I'm a huge Stooges fan. A good read on the Stooges is "The Three Stooges Scrapbook" written by Joan Howard-Maurer (Moe's Daughter).

By: bachelor calwood

bachelor calwood — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:28:14 +0000

if you want a great read about the history of the stooges try "Moe Howard and the 3 Stooges: The Pictorial Biography of the Wildest Trio in the History of American Entertainment", moe howard's autobiography. it's not great literature but is one of the most entertaining books i've ever read, hilarious and at times downright heartbreaking.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:41 +0000

It may be a guy thing across the board, but I've known quite a few women who love the Woman Haters clip. I just love the iteration to the music gag, and I'm positive these were the Ben Stillers and Jim Carreys of their day.

Oh, and Curly Joe was unfortunate.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:30:25 +0000

Yea, it's a guy thing. All that slapping, punching, knocking heads. I remember watching them when I was a little kid and thought they were just plain mean to each other! Didn't understand the concept of physical comedy. Of course, I was only 8 or 9.

By: Deana

Deana — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:33:42 +0000

I'm not a fan of the Stooges, but I think my boyfriend is. Maybe it's a guy thing...I just don't really remember seeing anything they've done past the whole physical comedy thing.