So, I was bored recently and did a lot of reading on-line about the Three Stooges. Actually learned a lot I didn't know. So, who's your favorite stooge? Who is your least favorite? Have any trivia nuggest about the Stooges?

Gleason is the resident Stooge expert I think - or was it someone else here who used to watch them with his grandfather?? I'm fair to middling in Stoodeology.

 

Least favorite is a two-way between Joe Besser and and Joe DeRita — although DeRita probably gets the overall crappy Stooge nod.

 

As for favorite, I'm one of those odd ones who think Shemp did an outstanding job filling Jerry's shoes and is vastly undarappreciated, so I'll go Shemp.

Edited August 20, 200916 yr by FlaSoxxJim

Oh, yeah. . . here's a bit of trivia. Joe Besser went on to do the voice for Babu, Genie's sidekick in the badly produced Hannah-Barbara animated version of I Dream of Genie.

Curly. He was one of the first stuntmen and he allowed himself to be the guy who took the punches.

I was always a fan of Larry. I'm not sure why, perhaps it was just his look or mannerisms, but he also seemed to have the best one-liners.

I think some of the funniest moments were with Curly, but I found Shemp to be one of my favorites. Interesting fact was that he was one of the originals, along with Moe and Larry. He left to do some solo stuff but eventually came back when Curly's health started failing.

 

Curly's life was pretty sad, reading about it. He was very self-conscious about his appearance, his shaved head and baby-face looks being perfect for the Stooges. He began drinking heavily, was married and divorced several times, and started suffering a series of strokes.

Gleason is the resident Stooge expert I think - or was it someone else here who used to watch them with his grandfather?? I'm fair to middling in Stoodeology.

 

Nope, not me. Though I like them, I am a much bigger fan of the other comedy teams. I'm a Marx Brothers fanatic and I will take Laurel and Hardy over the Stooges any day of the week.

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Well, technically he wasn't a Stooge, it was Iggy AND The Stooges.

 

Nope, not me. Though I like them, I am a much bigger fan of the other comedy teams. I'm a Marx Brothers fanatic and I will take Laurel and Hardy over the Stooges any day of the week.

 

Ah, it was qwerty who is the Stooge Head, and used to watch them with his uncle.

Well, technically he wasn't a Stooge, it was Iggy AND The Stooges.

 

Such a stickler.

Well, technically he wasn't a Stooge, it was Iggy AND The Stooges.

 

 

I'll refute that, based on the name of the band at the time of their debut release.

 

Edited August 20, 200916 yr by FlaSoxxJim

I'll refute that, based on the name of the band at the time of their debut release.

 

They were first billed as "The Psychedelic Stooges".

 

Anway I saw the Three Stooges perform in person in Hillside in 1959. After their performance the Stooges went and milled about in the audience and I got to shake hands with Moe. My favorite of the Three Stooges was probably Curly.

I was always a fan of Larry. I'm not sure why, perhaps it was just his look or mannerisms, but he also seemed to have the best one-liners.

Exactly that. Larry FTW.

Sarah Palin.

NO ONE likes Joe or Curly-Joe.

 

 

Curly was hilarious.

Joe was awful, just a whiny p****.

I'll refute that, based on the name of the band at the time of their debut release.

 

Well, he obviously "de-Stooged" himself after that, so if he renounced his Stoogeism, so do I.

Oh, yeah. . . here's a bit of trivia. Joe Besser went on to do the voice for Babu, Genie's sidekick in the badly produced Hannah-Barbara animated version of I Dream of Genie.

My gosh, we saw that on the cable channel when we were in Indiana. I was remarably stuck to the tv to watch that POC.

 

Then again, that POC is GREAT compared to 99% of TV today.