This page will contain wikis about 3 Stooges, as they become available.Three StoogesThe 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. The most familiar and popular Three Stooges lineup: (L to R) Moe, Curly, and Larry. This headshot is the official logo for Stooges' merchandising company, Comedy III Productions.HistoryThe boys with Ted Healy in the 1933 film, Dancing Lady. Joan Crawford looks on.Ted Healy and His StoogesThe Stooges got their name and their start from a vaudeville act called Ted Healy and His Stooges (originally called "Ted Healy and His Southern Gentlemen"), which was founded in 1922. Brothers Harry Moses Howard (Moe) and Samuel Howard (Shemp) (original last name Horwitz) were later joined by violinist Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg). Shemp acquired his name from his mother's attempts to pronounce his name, "Sam", in spite of her thick accent. By 1930, Ted Healy and His Stooges were appearing in Hollywood feature films, such as Soup to Nuts. Shemp left the act in 1931 for a career in feature films, notably as trainer Knobby Walsh in the Joe Palooka films, and in The Bank Dick with W.C. Fields. When Shemp left the act, Ted and the two remaining stooges (Moe and Larry) needed a third stooge, so Moe offered his baby brother, Jerome. Ted took one look at Jerome and with his long black locks and facial hair, stated he was not a character like Moe and Larry, so Jerome left the room and returned moments later with a shaved head and face, thus, Curly was born. According to Moe Howard in his autobiography, Moe Howard and the Three Stooges, the Stooges split with Ted Healy in 1934 once and for all because of his alcoholism and abrasiveness. Columbia Short Subjects, 1934-1959The same year, the Three Stooges (as the Howard brothers and Fine renamed their act) signed on to appear in two-reel comedy short subjects for Columbia Pictures at just a few hundred dollars a week. The Stooges went on to star in 190 film short subjects over the next twenty-three years, the longest such series in history. Del Lord directed more than three dozen of the Three Stooges shorts. Jules White directed many others, and his brother Jack White directed several under the pseudonym "Preston Black". According to a published report,[1] Moe, Larry, and director Jules White considered their best film to be You Nazty Spy (1940). This 18-minute short subject starring Moe as a Hitler-like character satirized the Nazis in a period when America was still neutral and isolationist about WWII. You Nazty Spy was the first Hollywood film to spoof Hitler, and was released nine months before the more famous Charlie Chaplin film The Great Dictator. The Stooges, Mark I, with Curly on board. Promotional photo from 1938's, Wee Wee Monseiur.Curly suffered a stroke on May 6, 1946, curtailing his output at 97 shorts. Brother Shemp reluctantly rejoined the act to take Curly's place. Curly did make one brief cameo appearance (doing his "Rrrowf! Rrrowf!" routine) in the third film after Shemp returned to the trio, Hold That Lion!, in an effort to boost his morale. It was the only film that contained all three Howard brothers simultaneously (Curly's cameo appearance was recycled in the 1953 remake Booty and the Beast). Shemp Howard was hesitant to rejoin the Stooges, as he had a successful solo career going at the time of Curly's untimely illness. However, he realized that Moe 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 grew worse. He died in January, 1952. With Shemp on board, the Stooges went on to appear in 77 more shorts and a mediocre feature entitled Gold Raiders (1951). During this period, Moe, Larry, and Shemp also made a pilot for a Three Stooges television show called Jerks of All Trades in 1949. The series was never picked up, although the pilot is today in the public domain and is available on home video, as is an early TV appearance from around the same time on a vaudeville-style comedy series starring Ed Wynn. The Three Stooges, Mark II, during the Shemp years (1947-1956). Shemp takes it like a man in A Snitch In Time (1950).The quality of the Stooge shorts took a nosedive in 1952 when director Edward Bernds was fired from Columbia Pictures. Bernds took producer Hugh McCollum with him, and Columbia Short Subjects head Jules White was left to both produce and direct the remainder of the Stooge shorts. Remakes of earlier Shemp shorts occurred on a regular basis as a cost-saving tactic. To add insult to injury, death paid the Stooges another visit just three years after Curly's demise. Shemp Howard died of a sudden heart attack at age 60 on November 22, 1955. 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 finish the last four films on Shemp's contract. Joe Besser then replaced Shemp in 1956 and 1957, appearing in 16 shorts. Besser had a clause in his contract specifically prohibiting him from being hit too hard, though this restriction was lifted as Besser's tenure continued (ironically, Besser was the only "third" stooge that dared to hit Moe back). Unfortunately, the market for short subjects had all but dried up by the time Besser joined the trio. Television was the new popular medium, and the Stooges were practically dinosaurs. Columbia Pictures, the last studio still producing shorts, unceremoniously fired the trio in 1957 at the end of production of their final short, Flying Saucer Daffy. Because of a production backlog, the final Stooges short, Sappy Bullfighters, did not reach theatres until 1959. The Stooges, Mark III, with Joe Besser on board. Moe takes some abuse in 1958's Guns A-Poppin'.RebirthIn 1959, Columbia syndicated the entire Stooges film library to television (through its TV subsidiary, Screen Gems), and the Stooges were rediscovered by the baby boomers. A "Stooge fandom" quickly developed, and Howard and Fine found themselves back in demand again with the public. Besser's wife had had a heart attack, however, and he withdrew from the act. Moe quickly signed Joe DeRita as his replacement; DeRita shaved his head and became "Curly-Joe" because of his resemblance to the original Curly Howard. This version of the Three Stooges went on to make a series of moderately popular full-length films during the late 1950s and through the 1960s. The trio also filmed 39 short comedy skits that were broadcast as introductions and closings for a 1965 animated television series based upon the comedy team. The Three Stooges, Mark IV, with "Curly-Joe" DeRita filling the role of the third stooge. From 1961's feature film flop Snow White & the Three Stooges.In 1969, the Three Stooges filmed a pilot episode for a new TV series entitled Kook's Tour which would have been a combination travelogue and sitcom that would have seen the "retired" Stooges travelling around the world, with the episodes filmed on location. During production of the pilot, Larry suffered a paralyzing stroke, ending his acting career, as well as future plans for the TV series. 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, though unrestored. Later yearsLarry suffered another stroke in December 1974. The following month, he suffered a more serious stroke, which Larry did not survive. In January 1975, Larry Fine was gone. After his death, it was decided that long-time Stooge supporting actor Emil Sitka would replace him, and be dubbed "The Middle Stooge". 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). However, Moe passed on a few months later, and it was inconceivable that the Three Stooges continue without a Howard, although Curly-Joe did do some live performances with a new group of Stooges in the early 1970s. It's interesting to note that in 1975, we lost both Larry and Moe, but also Moe's wife of 50 years, Helen. Curly-Joe passed away in 1993, making him the last Stooge to die. Curly-Joe often stated that his time with the Three Stooges were the 'best years of his life.' Post-historyThroughout their career, Moe was the heart and soul of the troupe, acting as both their main creative force and business manager. Comedy III Productions, Inc., formed by Moe, Larry and Curly-Joe DeRita in 1959, is today the owner of all of the Three Stooges' trademarks and merchandising (the company is currently operated by DeRita's two stepsons). In Spring of 2000, a TV-movie about the life and careers of the Stooges was produced for and broadcast on ABC. This movie was based on Michael Fleming's authorized biography on the Stooges, The Three Stooges: From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons. MembersMoe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Shemp Howard Joe Besser Curly-Joe DeRita Emil Sitka
CatchphrasesAlthough The Three Stooges are best known for their physical comedy, the group's dialogue is also highly quotable, with many of their lines (or signature nonverbal vocalizations) having become popular catchphrases. Here are some examples:
SlapstickExamples of archetypical Stooge slapstick: One Stooge pokes the other in the eyes with the first and second fingers of one hand. After a while, the other Stooge catches on and holds his palm perpendicular to the edge of his nose to block this. The first Stooge then uses the index finger of each hand to jab both eyes at once. Here is an example:
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There were many variants to this classic move, one over the phone, and it being done in two episodes... in 3-D, giving you a Stooge's POV of Moe dishing out the two-finger eyepoke! One Stooge, usually Moe, strikes his own outstretched fist with his other fist. After being struck, the hand revolves downward, back and onto another Stooge's head. In a variant of this maneuver, one Stooge strikes his own outstretched fist with his other fist; usually, it is either Curly or Larry who is the one that does this, except after being struck, the clever trick backfires as the hand revolves downward, back and onto Curly's or Larry's own head. The triple slap: a straight man slaps the faces of all three Stooges in one energetic sweep. One Stooge, typically Moe, grasps another Stooge's nose then vertically strikes the grasping fist, making the sound of a honking horn-like device. In some brief scenes for certain episodes, Moe would be seen with his hair standing straight in fright as he yelled in terror. This was done with an air hose off-camera (usually below as it takes an extreme close-up of him) blowing his hair upward as he yells. His voice was later dubbed in. And in some episodes, there were sight gags involved Curly, who supposedly has a very hard head. See [2] for more examples. Sound effectsThe use of clever sound effects was important to the overall effect of the action. A good example would be Moe whacking one of his fellow Stooges on the head with a hammer. Typically, the sound of a hammer striking an anvil or a block of wood was used, suggesting the characters were "hard-headed" in more ways than one. A blow to a kettle drum accompanied blows to the stomach, and for pokes to the eye, a plucked violin string made the sound, or sometimes a high pitched piano sound. MusicSeveral instrumental tunes were played over the opening credits at different times in the production of their short features. The most commonly used themes were:
Feature motion picturesThe Three Stooges also made appearances in many feature length movies in the course of their careers:
TelevisionIn addition to the unsuccessful television series pilots, Jerks of All Trades (1949) and Kook's Tour (1970), the Stooges appeared in a short-lived television show called The New Three Stooges which ran from 1965 to 1966. This series featured a mix of thirty-nine live action segments which were used as wrap-arounds to 156 animated Stooges shorts. An episode of Hanna-Barbera's The New Scooby-Doo Movies aired in the early 1970's featuring animated Stooges as guest-stars. Due to this guest appearance there was a short-lived animated series, also produced by Hanna-Barbera, entitled The Three Robonic Stooges featuring Moe, Larry, and Curly as bionic cartoon superheroes with extendable limbs, similar to the later Inspector Gadget. 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. Public Domain ShortsThere are four Three Stooges shorts that are in the public domain, and which can be downloaded at no charge from the Prelinger Archive: [3] Disorder in the Court (1936) Tributes
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[3] Disorder in the Court (1936) Due to this guest appearance there was a short-lived animated series, also produced by Hanna-Barbera, entitled The Three Robonic Stooges featuring Moe, Larry, and Curly as bionic cartoon superheroes with extendable limbs, similar to the later Inspector Gadget. On January 6, 2005 U.S. An episode of Hanna-Barbera's The New Scooby-Doo Movies aired in the early 1970's featuring animated Stooges as guest-stars. When asked for evidence, Jackson did not give facts but replied, "Based on distrusting the system, lack of paper trails, the anomaly of the exit polls." [9]. This series featured a mix of thirty-nine live action segments which were used as wrap-arounds to 156 animated Stooges shorts. John Conyers (D-MI) and discovered during a flawed recount of the Ohio presidential vote called for by Green Party candidate David Cobb and Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik, Jackson suggested the Ohio voting machines were "rigged" and some African-Americans were forced to stand in line for six hours in the rain before voting. In addition to the unsuccessful television series pilots, Jerks of All Trades (1949) and Kook's Tour (1970), the Stooges appeared in a short-lived television show called The New Three Stooges which ran from 1965 to 1966. Based on information obtained in hearings held by Rep. The Three Stooges also made appearances in many feature length movies in the course of their careers:. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney to deliver Ohio to the Republican Party. The most commonly used themes were:. Jackson has called Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell inappropriately partisan and said that Blackwell may have been pressured by President George W. Several instrumental tunes were played over the opening credits at different times in the production of their short features. presidential election would not have been certified by the international community. A blow to a kettle drum accompanied blows to the stomach, and for pokes to the eye, a plucked violin string made the sound, or sometimes a high pitched piano sound. Jackson compared the voting irregularities of Ohio to that of the recent Ukrainian presidential election, saying if Ohio was Ukraine the U.S. Typically, the sound of a hammer striking an anvil or a block of wood was used, suggesting the characters were "hard-headed" in more ways than one. Jackson said he held some hope that the election could be overturned, although he admitted that was very doubtful.[8]. A good example would be Moe whacking one of his fellow Stooges on the head with a hammer. Jackson called for a congressional debate on the matter, asking for a fair count and national voting standards, saying the elections in the United States each run with different standards by different states, with partisan tricks, racial bias, widespread incompetence, and are an open scandal. The use of clever sound effects was important to the overall effect of the action. presidential election controversy, particularly the voting results in Ohio and its recount. See [2] for more examples. Jesse Jackson’s most recent project was gathering information and support to investigate the 2004 U.S. And in some episodes, there were sight gags involved Curly, who supposedly has a very hard head. [7]. His voice was later dubbed in. They also point out that Yusef and Jonathan Jackson had no prior experience in alcoholic beverage distribution or any other business. This was done with an air hose off-camera (usually below as it takes an extreme close-up of him) blowing his hair upward as he yells. Jackson’s critics, such as Chicago Sun-Times reporter Tim Novak, claim that Jackson had in effect blackmailed Anheuser-Busch into selling the distributorship to Jackson’s sons in exchange for Jackson dropping the boycott. In some brief scenes for certain episodes, Moe would be seen with his hair standing straight in fright as he yelled in terror. Jackson sued the paper for libel but dropped the suit when a judge ruled that the paper could inspect the finances of Jackson as well as his many organizations in order to prove their case. One Stooge, typically Moe, grasps another Stooge's nose then vertically strikes the grasping fist, making the sound of a honking horn-like device. Louis, reported that Jackson had demanded $500 each from local African American businessmen to help support the Anheuser-Busch boycott campaign. The triple slap: a straight man slaps the faces of all three Stooges in one energetic sweep. Louis American, a Black-owned paper in St. In a variant of this maneuver, one Stooge strikes his own outstretched fist with his other fist; usually, it is either Curly or Larry who is the one that does this, except after being struck, the clever trick backfires as the hand revolves downward, back and onto Curly's or Larry's own head. The St. After being struck, the hand revolves downward, back and onto another Stooge's head. Shortly after the sale, Jackson dropped his prior support of the Anheuser Busch boycott campaign. One Stooge, usually Moe, strikes his own outstretched fist with his other fist. They refuse to publicly disclose how much they paid for the distributor but the business was worth an estimated $25 to $30 million. in 3-D, giving you a Stooge's POV of Moe dishing out the two-finger eyepoke!. In 1998 the River North distributorship was purchased by two of Jackson’s sons, Yusef and Jonathan Jackson. There were many variants to this classic move, one over the phone, and it being done in two episodes.. Shortly thereafter, Anheuser Busch contributed $10,000 to Jackson’s Citizenship Education Fund, contributed over $500,000 to the Rainbow PUSH coalition, and established a $10 million fund to help non-whites buy distributorships. or:. Jackson came to the aid of the employees in 1997 shortly after the first EEOC blackmail suit was filed. Here is an example:. After languishing for over a decade, the boycott movement received a boost when Budweiser’s River North distributorship was accused by several of its African American employees that they were being denied promotions. The first Stooge then uses the index finger of each hand to jab both eyes at once. In 1982, Jackson launched a "this Bud's a dud" boycott of Anheuser Busch because it had only three Black-owned distributors nationwide. After a while, the other Stooge catches on and holds his palm perpendicular to the edge of his nose to block this. Critics of Jackson (including the African American Jesse Lee Peterson, founder of BOND) claim that he has exploited poverty stricken African Americans in order to make money and gain political power. One Stooge pokes the other in the eyes with the first and second fingers of one hand. However, Jesse Jackson has often been the center of controversy. Examples of archetypical Stooge slapstick:. Jackson appeared at several anti-war rallies in opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Here are some examples:. During this time, it was suggested by some commentators that Al Sharpton had usurped Jackson's position as the leading figure in the African-American political movement. Although The Three Stooges are best known for their physical comedy, the group's dialogue is also highly quotable, with many of their lines (or signature nonverbal vocalizations) having become popular catchphrases. This seriously damaged Jesse Jackson's credibility even among long-time supporters, and for a brief time prompted Jackson to withdraw from activism. Emil Sitka Curly-Joe DeRita Larry Fine Comedy III Productions, Inc., formed by Moe, Larry and Curly-Joe DeRita in 1959, is today the owner of all of the Three Stooges' trademarks and merchandising (the company is currently operated by DeRita's two stepsons). Jackson is seen by his critics as using racial politics to advance himself and his family's financial interests. Throughout their career, Moe was the heart and soul of the troupe, acting as both their main creative force and business manager. Although Jackson is known mainly for his works in the civil rights arena, many people have alleged that Jackson uses his influence and reputation primarily to extort businesses for his personal gain. Curly-Joe often stated that his time with the Three Stooges were the 'best years of his life.'. Also in early 2005, Jackson visited the parents of Terri Schiavo and their supporters; he supported their unsuccessful bid to keep the disabled Florida woman alive. Curly-Joe passed away in 1993, making him the last Stooge to die. His work involved giving speeches to ethnic audiences. It's interesting to note that in 1975, we lost both Larry and Moe, but also Moe's wife of 50 years, Helen. In 2005, he was enlisted as part of the United Kingdom's "Operation Black Vote", a campaign to encourage more of Britain's ethnic minorities to vote in political elections ahead of the May 2005 General Election. However, Moe passed on a few months later, and it was inconceivable that the Three Stooges continue without a Howard, although Curly-Joe did do some live performances with a new group of Stooges in the early 1970s. He also writes for "The Progressive Populist.". 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). Kucinich, Jackson described Kucinich as "assuming the burden of saying 'you make the most sense, but you can't win.'"[5]. After his death, it was decided that long-time Stooge supporting actor Emil Sitka would replace him, and be dubbed "The Middle Stooge". Although he did not explicitly voice an endorsement of Rep. In January 1975, Larry Fine was gone. Instead, Jackson remained largely silent about his preference in the race until late in the primary season, when he allowed Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, another presidential candidate, to speak at a Rainbow/PUSH forum on March 31, 2004. The following month, he suffered a more serious stroke, which Larry did not survive. In 2003, Jackson surprised many observers by declining to endorse the campaigns of either the Reverend Al Sharpton or former Senator Carol Moseley Braun, the two African-American candidates in the race for the Democratic Party's 2004 presidential nomination. Larry suffered another stroke in December 1974. Jackson is also known as a passionate orator, in the tradition of Southern US and African American Protestant preaching. 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, though unrestored. His son, Jesse Jackson, Jr., also emerged as a political figure, becoming a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. During production of the pilot, Larry suffered a paralyzing stroke, ending his acting career, as well as future plans for the TV series. Clinton awarded Jesse Jackson the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest honor bestowed on civilians. In 1969, the Three Stooges filmed a pilot episode for a new TV series entitled Kook's Tour which would have been a combination travelogue and sitcom that would have seen the "retired" Stooges travelling around the world, with the episodes filmed on location. While Jesse Jackson was initially critical of the "third way" or more moderate policies of Bill Clinton, he became a key ally in gaining African American support for Clinton, and eventually became a close advisor and friend of the Clinton family. The trio also filmed 39 short comedy skits that were broadcast as introductions and closings for a 1965 animated television series based upon the comedy team. Reprint of a Washington Post article from 1988. This version of the Three Stooges went on to make a series of moderately popular full-length films during the late 1950s and through the 1960s. Jackson has adopted an openly pro-choice view, believing the right of a woman to terminate a pregnancy is fundamental and should not be infringed in any way by the government. Moe quickly signed Joe DeRita as his replacement; DeRita shaved his head and became "Curly-Joe" because of his resemblance to the original Curly Howard. However, since then Rev. Besser's wife had had a heart attack, however, and he withdrew from the act. Jackson once endorsed the pro-life Hyde Amendment and wrote an article in a 1977 National Right to Life Committee News report:. A "Stooge fandom" quickly developed, and Howard and Fine found themselves back in demand again with the public. Although Jackson was one of most liberal members of the Democratic Party, his views on abortion were originally more in line with pro-life views. In 1959, Columbia syndicated the entire Stooges film library to television (through its TV subsidiary, Screen Gems), and the Stooges were rediscovered by the baby boomers. With the exception of a resolution to implement sanctions against South Africa for its Apartheid policies, none of these positions made it into the party's platform in either 1984 or 1988. Because of a production backlog, the final Stooges short, Sappy Bullfighters, did not reach theatres until 1959. Declaring that he wanted to create a "Rainbow Coalition" of various minority groups, including African-Americans, Hispanics, the poor and working poor, women, and homosexuals, as well as White progressives who fit into none of those categories, Jackson ran on a platform that included:. Columbia Pictures, the last studio still producing shorts, unceremoniously fired the trio in 1957 at the end of production of their final short, Flying Saucer Daffy. In both races, Jackson ran on what many considered to be a very liberal platform. Television was the new popular medium, and the Stooges were practically dinosaurs. In the end, however, he lost the nomination, coming a close second to Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, the eventual nominee. Unfortunately, the market for short subjects had all but dried up by the time Besser joined the trio. Briefly, after he won 55% of the vote in the Michigan primary, he was considered the frontrunner for the nomination, as he surpassed all the other candidates in total number of pledged delegates. Besser had a clause in his contract specifically prohibiting him from being hit too hard, though this restriction was lifted as Besser's tenure continued (ironically, Besser was the only "third" stooge that dared to hit Moe back). Although most people didn't seem to believe that he had a serious chance at winning, Jackson once again exceeded expectations as he more than doubled his previous results, capturing 6.9 million votes and winning eleven primaries. Joe Besser then replaced Shemp in 1956 and 1957, appearing in 16 shorts. This time, his successes in the past made him seem a more credible candidate, and he was both better financed and better organized. 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 finish the last four films on Shemp's contract. Four years later, in 1988, Jackson once again offered himself as a candidate for the nomination. Shemp Howard died of a sudden heart attack at age 60 on November 22, 1955. Jackson garnered 3.5 million votes and won five primaries, all in the South. To add insult to injury, death paid the Stooges another visit just three years after Curly's demise. In the primaries, Jackson, who had been written off by pundits as a fringe candidate with little chance at winning the nomination, surprised many when he took third place behind Senator Gary Hart and former Vice President Walter Mondale, who eventually won the nomination. Remakes of earlier Shemp shorts occurred on a regular basis as a cost-saving tactic. A major controversy erupted during the early stages of the race, when Jackson was reported making remarks in which he referred to Jews as "hymies" and to New York City as "Hymietown," remarks for which he later issued a perfunctory apology. Bernds took producer Hugh McCollum with him, and Columbia Short Subjects head Jules White was left to both produce and direct the remainder of the Stooge shorts. In 1984, Jackson became the second African American (after Shirley Chisholm) to mount a nationwide campaign for President of the United States, running as a Democrat. The quality of the Stooge shorts took a nosedive in 1952 when director Edward Bernds was fired from Columbia Pictures. During the 1980s, he achieved wide fame as an African American leader and as a politician, as well as becoming a well-known spokesman for civil rights issues. The series was never picked up, although the pilot is today in the public domain and is available on home video, as is an early TV appearance from around the same time on a vaudeville-style comedy series starring Ed Wynn. These two groups merged in 1996. During this period, Moe, Larry, and Shemp also made a pilot for a Three Stooges television show called Jerks of All Trades in 1949. He started two political organizations, PUSH in 1971, and the Rainbow Coalition in 1984. With Shemp on board, the Stooges went on to appear in 77 more shorts and a mediocre feature entitled Gold Raiders (1951). Later that year, he was authorized as a Baptist minister. He died in January, 1952. He was present with Martin Luther King in Memphis when he was assassinated, April 4, 1968, the day after making his famous “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” speech given to the Mason Temple, Church of God in Christ. Unfortunately, Curly's condition grew worse. As a graduate student, Jesse studied Divinity at the Chicago Theological Seminary (he did not complete the degree at the time, however, but was later awarded a Master of Divinity in 2000 based on life experience), and he began to organize in the southern Christian Leadership Conference under the auspices of Martin Luther King, Jr. Shemp wanted some kind of assurance that his rejoining was indeed temporary, and that he could leave the Stooges once Curly recovered. Jesse graduated the university of Illinois and North Carolina A&T University. However, he realized that Moe and Larry's careers would be finished without the Stooge act. An athlete, Jesse played football at both of the universities that he attended. Shemp Howard was hesitant to rejoin the Stooges, as he had a successful solo career going at the time of Curly's untimely illness. At age 21, he married Jacqueline Lavinia Brown on December 31, 1962. It was the only film that contained all three Howard brothers simultaneously (Curly's cameo appearance was recycled in the 1953 remake Booty and the Beast). He was born with the name Jesse Louis Burns, in a poor household in Greenville, South Carolina. Curly did make one brief cameo appearance (doing his "Rrrowf! Rrrowf!" routine) in the third film after Shemp returned to the trio, Hold That Lion!, in an effort to boost his morale. He is known for being an American politician, civil rights activist, and Baptist minister. Brother Shemp reluctantly rejoined the act to take Curly's place. Jesse Jackson was born on October 8th 1941. Curly suffered a stroke on May 6, 1946, curtailing his output at 97 shorts. . You Nazty Spy was the first Hollywood film to spoof Hitler, and was released nine months before the more famous Charlie Chaplin film The Great Dictator. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988. This 18-minute short subject starring Moe as a Hitler-like character satirized the Nazis in a period when America was still neutral and isolationist about WWII. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. (born October 8, 1941) is an American politician, civil rights activist, and Baptist minister. According to a published report,[1] Moe, Larry, and director Jules White considered their best film to be You Nazty Spy (1940). ". Jules White directed many others, and his brother Jack White directed several under the pseudonym "Preston Black". Mandela. Del Lord directed more than three dozen of the Three Stooges shorts. Schwarzenegger did not learn that lesson from Mr. The Stooges went on to star in 190 film short subjects over the next twenty-three years, the longest such series in history. And somehow, some way, it seems that now Mr. The same year, the Three Stooges (as the Howard brothers and Fine renamed their act) signed on to appear in two-reel comedy short subjects for Columbia Pictures at just a few hundred dollars a week. He didn't seek to revenge his -- having been arrested the way he was. According to Moe Howard in his autobiography, Moe Howard and the Three Stooges, the Stooges split with Ted Healy in 1934 once and for all because of his alcoholism and abrasiveness. Mandela chose redemption over revenge. Ted took one look at Jerome and with his long black locks and facial hair, stated he was not a character like Moe and Larry, so Jerome left the room and returned moments later with a shaved head and face, thus, Curly was born. Mandela because, after 27 years in jail, Mr. When Shemp left the act, Ted and the two remaining stooges (Moe and Larry) needed a third stooge, so Moe offered his baby brother, Jerome. He was congratulating Mr. Fields. Mandela and Governor Schwarzenegger. Shemp left the act in 1931 for a career in feature films, notably as trainer Knobby Walsh in the Joe Palooka films, and in The Bank Dick with W.C. And there was a huge picture on the wall of Mr. By 1930, Ted Healy and His Stooges were appearing in Hollywood feature films, such as Soup to Nuts. I was in South Africa about a month ago, meeting with President Nelson Mandela. Shemp acquired his name from his mother's attempts to pronounce his name, "Sam", in spite of her thick accent. "I feel pain by the governor's decision to choose revenge over redemption and to use "Tookie" Williams as a trophy in this flawed system. Brothers Harry Moses Howard (Moe) and Samuel Howard (Shemp) (original last name Horwitz) were later joined by violinist Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg). They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude. The Stooges got their name and their start from a vaudeville act called Ted Healy and His Stooges (originally called "Ted Healy and His Southern Gentlemen"), which was founded in 1922. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. . Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. 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. I hear that melting-pot stuff a lot, and all I can say is that we haven't melted. The Three Stooges were an American comedy act in the 20th century. 1984 DNC Convention Address. They rarely say anything, but are occaisionally spotted in the background. Our mission: to feed the hungry; to clothe the naked; to house the homeless; to teach the illiterate; to provide jobs for the jobless; and to choose the human race over the nuclear race. In the TV show The Simpsons, two regulars of Moe's Tavern are named Larry and Curly. Yet, we are called to a perfect mission. In the 1950s, after numerous complaints by parents of children imitating the Stooges' eyepoke, they went on TV to demonstrate how exactly they did it safely. We are not a perfect people. The illusion looked real on television. This is not a perfect party. The contact point of the "eye poke" was actually the brow bone, not the eyes. 1988 DNC Convention Address. She comments, "I wonder what's wrong with that man?" as she looks up, and gets the pie right in the face. We are all precious in God's sight -- the real rainbow coalition. Finally the guest asks, "Young man, what's wrong with you? You act as if the Sword of Damocles was hanging over your head.", to which Moe replies, "Lady, you must be psychic!" and walks away. When I look out at this convention, I see the face of America: Red, Yellow, Brown, Black and White. One of the guests starts talking with Moe Howard, who is getting increasingly nervous as the pie starts coming loose. Tonight, we pause and give praise and honor to God for being good enough to allow us to be at this place at this time. The legend of the Sword of Damocles gets mentioned in Half-Wits' Holiday (1946), when a pie get thrown up and stuck to the ceiling during a party. May 1999) (resulting from an extramarital affair). Stooges folklore has it that the Soviet government asked permission for the aging Stooges shorts to be shown on Soviet TV, and that the Stooges declined, their theory being that the Soviets planned to use the Stooges as Cold War propaganda, i.e., evidence that the American people were pathologically violent and/or stupid. Daughter: Ashley (b. Legend has it that the eye poke started when Shemp accused Larry of cheating in a card game, and Shemp poked him in the eyes! Moe, watching all this, laughed so hard he fell off his chair and through his patio glass door. Daughter: Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson, Jr. The appearance of the Second Doctor in the British science fiction series, Doctor Who, played by Patrick Troughton, was often compared to that of Moe Howard, although it's not known if this was intentional. Daughter: Sanitita Jackson. The folk trio Modern Man perform the song "Moe" (written by pianist/singer George Wurzbach), about a boy whose father looks like Moe Howard. Son: Jonathan Jackson. An episode of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch featured the stooges, who were brought to the present age via a time machine invented by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to battle the Three Tenors. Son: Yusef DuBois Jackson. Another Vulcan, who is depicted as being familiar with human pop culture, agrees with the assessment. March 11, 1965). One of the Vulcans is annoyed at being nicknamed "Moe" because of his resemblance to "something called a 'Stooge'". (b. The Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Carbon Creek" features a group of Vulcans stranded in a small American town in the 1950s. Son: Jesse Jackson, Jr. In Louis Sachar's children's novel The Boy Who Lost His Face, a group of three children (one of which being a girl called Mo) is nicknamed after the Stooges. 1963)
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. increasing federal funding for lower-level public education and providing free community college to all,. Tribute to a famous trio by...another famous trio: the legendary Canadian rock group Rush. ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment,. The movie was executive produced by Mel Gibson. creating a single-payer system of universal health care,. Moe was played by Paul Ben-Victor, Larry by Evan Handler, Shemp by John Kassir, and Curly by Michael Chiklis. giving reparations to descendants of black slaves,. The Stooges were brought back to life (so to speak) in a 2000 TV movie. instituting an immediate nuclear freeze and beginning disarmament negotiations with the Soviet Union,. 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. declaring Apartheid-era South Africa to be a rogue nation,. The Super NES RPG Final Fantasy VI features as bosses the "Three Dream Stooges" (also named Larry, Curly and Moe), who entered Cyan Garamonde's mind while he was facing his inner demons in Doma Castle. cutting the budget of the Department of Defense by as much as fifteen percent over the course of his administration,. The King of the Hill episode "A-Fire Fighting We Will Go" contains several references to the Stooges. reversing Reaganomics-inspired tax cuts for the richest ten percent of Americans and using the money to finance social welfare programs,. 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. reprioritizing the War on Drugs to focus less on mandatory minimum sentences for drug users (which he views as racially biased) and more on harsher punishments for money-laundering bankers and others who are part of the "supply" end of "supply and demand,". In an episode of the cartoon Pinky and the Brain entitled "Pinky & The Brain And.. creating a WPA-style program to rebuild America's infrastructure and provide jobs to all Americans,. These three guards are none other than the three stooges. Jackson also met representatives from the Afro Venezuela and indigenous communities[4]. In the computer game remake of Quest for Glory 1, three guards attempt to kill the hero in the Brigand fortress. After meeting with Chavez and addressing the Venezuelan Parliament, Jackson said there was no evidence that Venezuela posed a threat to the U.S. In the 1995 computer game Space Quest 6, there was a minigame called Stooge Fighter, which was a humorous tribute to the stooges. Jackson condemned Robertson's remarks as immoral. The game was also ported to the NES in 1989 by Activision, and then to Game Boy Advance in 2002 Metro 3D (M3). In August 2005 Jackson traveled to Venezuela to meet President Hugo Chavez, following controversial remarks by Televangelist Pat Robertson in which he implied that Chavez should be assassinated. 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. He met with the then-Yugoslav president Slobadan Milosevic who later agreed to release the three men[3]. 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?". POW's captured on the Macedonia border while patrolling with a UN peacekeeping unit. Among these: the blood flowing in the basement in Evil Dead (an homage to 1940's A-Plumbing We Will Go), the fight with his hand in the kitchen in Evil Dead 2, and the fight with the skeleton hands and with the little Ashes in Army of Darkness. In April 1999, during the Kosovo War, Jackson traveled to Belgrade to negotiate the release of three U.S. The Evil Dead film series has a number of stooge inspired moments. In 1997 Jackson traveled to Kenya to meet with Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi as President Clinton's special envoy for democracy to promote free and fair elections. The 1985 film, Stoogemania tells the story of an obsessed Three Stooges fan, and includes clips of their classic Shorts. In June 1984, Jackson negotiated the release of 22 Americans being held in Cuba after an invitation by Cuban president Fidel Castro[2]. The 1984 song "The Curly Shuffle," recorded by Jump N'The Saddle Band, expressed admiration for the Stooges and included several Curly imitations in the chorus. This helped to boost Jackson's popularity as an American patriot and served as a springboard for his 1984 presidential run. Kook's Tour (1970). However, after Jackson secured Goodman's release, President Reagan welcomed both Jackson and Goodman at the White House on January 4, 1984 [1]. The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). Initially, the Reagan administration was skeptical about Jackson's trip to Syria. 4 for Texas (1963) (Cameo). After a dramatic personal appeal that Jackson made to Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Goodman was released. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) (Cameo). Goodman had been shot down over Lebanon while on a mission to bomb Syrian positions in that country. The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963). Robert Goodman, who was being held by the Syrian government. The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962). In 1983 Reverend Jackson traveled to Syria to secure the release of a captured American pilot, Navy Lt. The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962). Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961). Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959). Columbia Laff Hour (1956). Gold Raiders (1951). Swing Parade of 1946 (1946). Rockin' in the Rockies (1945). Yates (1943) (scenes deleted). Good Luck, Mr. My Sister Eileen (1942) (Cameo). Time Out for Rhythm (1941). Start Cheering (1938). The Captain Hates the Sea (1934). Hollywood Party (1934). Fugitive Lovers (1934). Myrt and Marge (1933). Dancing Lady (1933). Meet the Baron (1933). Turn Back the Clock (1933). Soup to Nuts (1930). Ironically, the actual song is mournful. The verse portion of "Listen to the Mockingbird", played in a comic way, complete with sounds of cuckoo birds and such. Another version was played fast all the way through. "Three Blind Mice", beginning as a slow but straightforward presentation, often breaking into a "jazzy" style before ending. Larry: OW!!. Moe: Yeah, an eye fer an eye! (Moe immediately pokes Larry in the eyes). Larry: (points out) That's an eye. Moe: (pointing to his left eye) What's that?. Curly: YEOW!!. (Moe immediately pokes Curly in the eyes.). Curly: (pointing out Moe's first and second fingers) One, two!. Moe: (holding out his hand) Pick out two fingers. "Poifect!". (after Moe kicks his right foot causing his right fist to hit his chin). Moe: "This!". Curly and/or Larry: "What happens now?". (After Moe gets Larry or Curly to put his right fist up to his chin and puts his right knee up to his right elbow)
"Buint toast 'n' a rotten egg?" (any of the Stooges). "I'll take some buint toast 'n' a rotten egg." (any of the Stooges)
Curly and/or Larry: "Wait a minute! What're you gonna do?". "Get out (of here)! (Moe to Larry, Curly, or Shemp)
"Mammy!" (Larry gets on his knees to Moe). (After Moe tells them to do something). "I'm tryin' to think, but nothin' happens!" (Curly). (Moe pokes them in the eyes again). Curly and/or Larry: "I got my eyes closed.". Moe: "What'sa matter?". Curly and/or Larry: "I can't see! I can't see!". (After Moe pokes them in the eyes)
"Hold Hands, You Love Birds" (Emil Sitka). "Hey Lorna, How ya do'in?" (Shemp introduction to Lorna Doone). "Meep-meep-meep-meep!". "Vee-vee-vee-vee!". "Bee-bee-bee-bee!". "Hee-hee-hee-hee!". "Heep-heep-heep-heep!". "Mee-mee-mee-mee!" (Shemp, frightened or surprised): Uttered very fast, difficult to transcribe exactly; some other attempts:
(or "Woop-oop-oop-oop-oop-oop!"). (or "Whoop-whoop-whoop-whoop!"). "Woo-woo-woo-woo!" (Curly)
Fine, Dr. Howard, Dr. "Calling Dr. "Okay, buddy boy" (Curly-Joe DeRita). "Come on and fight like a man!" (Joe Besser). "that's good for you! "that's good for you! (get's hit by something) that's bad for me! (Joe Besser). "You crazy you!" (Joe Besser). "Oh, cut it ouuuuuut!" (Joe Besser). "That huuuuurts!" (Joe Besser). "Not so haaaaaard!" (Joe Besser). "Cotton!!" (Stooges to each other whenever performing surgery). "Seenophran!" (Moe, demanding another surgical instrument). "Anakanapuner!" (Moe, demanding a surgical instrument). "I'm sorry, Moe, it was an accident!" (Larry). "Say a few syllables!" (Curly to Moe when trying to wake him). Yuhhh-uh-uh-uh!. Other attempts: "Nyuhhh-uh-uh!". "Nyahhh-ah-ah!" (Stooges frightened)
"Niagara Falls! Slowly I turn, step by step, inch by inch..." (Moe or Larry). "Hello (Moe, low tone), Hellooo (Larry, a note higher, with Moe still holding his 'o'), Hellooooo (Curly, another note higher, with Larry and Moe both holding their 'o's)!". "I'll make a note of it!" (Larry or Curly). "Remind me to kill you later!" (Moe, to others)
"I'll moider ya!" (Moe). "Hey, porcupine!" (Moe, to Larry). "I'm a victim of soicumstance" (circumstance) (Curly). "Oh, you're an intelligent imbecile!" (Moe). "Oh, a wise guy, eh?" (Curly). "You knucklehead!" (Moe, to others). (Sometimes Moe on some Shemp and Joe shorts). Other attempt: (Ruff! Ruff!)
"Rrrowf! Rrrowf!" (Curly) (when angry or defiant)
"You nitwit!" (Moe, to others). "You imbecile!" (Moe, to the others). "Soitenly!" (certainly) (Curly). "Hey, Moe! Hey, Larry!" (Curly, Shemp). "Why I oughta..." (Moe). "Spread Out!" (Moe, to others). "Come 'ere!" (Moe, to others). "Why you...!" (Moe, to others). "A hot stake is better than a cold chop." (Curly, on why he would rather be burned at the stake instead of decapitated). "Ngah-ngah-ngah!" (Curly frightened). "Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!" (Curly laughing). Sitka was officially named a member of the Stooges following Larry Fine's stroke, but never got to appear in a movie with the group. |