hogan873 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) 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, 2009 by FlaSoxxJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Curly. He was one of the first stuntmen and he allowed himself to be the guy who took the punches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 11:14 AM) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Iggy Pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 12:44 PM) Iggy Pop Well, technically he wasn't a Stooge, it was Iggy AND The Stooges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (Kid Gleason @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 01:14 PM) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (The Critic @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 01:48 PM) Well, technically he wasn't a Stooge, it was Iggy AND The Stooges. Such a stickler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (The Critic @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 02:48 PM) 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, 2009 by FlaSoxxJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 01:03 PM) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 11:22 AM) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Sarah Palin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 NO ONE likes Joe or Curly-Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Curly was hilarious. Joe was awful, just a whiny p****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 01:03 PM) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 11:18 AM) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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