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22. My cousin and I were just little kids,

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 11:30 AM

Nov 30

My uncle decided to take us to the movies. It was the 3 Stooges who were hunting a bear.

Suffice it to say when the bear was getting the better of the Stooges my cousin and I started screaming, our uncle had to extricate us from the movie theater before it was over.

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Did you watch the Three Stooges when you were a kid? Do you remember a very funny short? I sometimes watched. I thought [View all] debm55 Nov 30 OP

Disorder in the Court MichMan Nov 30 #1

Thank you, MichMan. debm55 Nov 30 #11

Who added hair to Curly Joe? Sneederbunk Nov 30 #49

HaHAHAHAHAHAHh. I didn't notice that before. Thank you Sneederbunk. debm55 Nov 30 #53

Joe "Curly Joe" DeRita didn't join the Stooges until 1958. rsdsharp Nov 30 #54

I found this one hilarious as a preteen EYESORE 9001 Nov 30 #2

HAHAHAHA. Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Nov 30 #12

A Plumbing We Will Go! pdxflyboy Nov 30 #3

Thank you pdxflyboy. debm55 Nov 30 #14

No. I found them repulsively inane even as a little girl... 3catwoman3 Nov 30 #4

I didn't like the hitting, Thank you 3catwoman3 debm55 Nov 30 #15

Me too! buzzycrumbhunger Nov 30 #39

My family was extremely abusive to me. Physically,Emotionally and sexually . I understand if people liked them.and debm55 Nov 30 #40

Watched it a lot growing up MichMan Nov 30 #47

i still watch the stooges . AllaN01Bear Nov 30 #5

nyuk nyuk, nyuk to you Bear. debm55 Nov 30 #16

I usually watched You Bet Your Life. GreenWave Nov 30 #6

Thank you GreenWave for sharing. debm55 Nov 30 #17

Yes, I did...but we had to sneak watching... MiHale Nov 30 #7

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you MiHale. I wonder why? debm55 Nov 30 #18

LOVE them! "Maha?" "Aha!" CurtEastPoint Nov 30 #8

Thank you CurtEastPoint. It sounds how my grandparents talked. debm55 Nov 30 #20

They were creative with their language as well as with slaps! CurtEastPoint Nov 30 #42

Thanks. debm55 Nov 30 #43

My brother loved it, but not me. pandr32 Nov 30 #9

Thank you pandr32. I only watched the one short.and 2 episodes I thought they were abusive too. Is that slapstick? debm55 Nov 30 #21

I guess it is on the slapstick spectrum. pandr32 Nov 30 #27

Thank you. pandr32. debm55 Nov 30 #55

Watching them as an adult... Mike Nelson Nov 30 #10

Thank you for sharing , Mike Nelson. debm55 Nov 30 #23

I think if you are a male from a certain age group, it is a requirement MichMan Nov 30 #13

Thank you MichMan. I was wondering about that. My male friends and relatives loved them. debm55 Nov 30 #24

I watched them, but can't recall any specific episodes SheltieLover Nov 30 #19

Thank you SheltieLover. Yes, I think it was slap stick. debm55 Nov 30 #25

My cousin and I were just little kids, gab13by13 Nov 30 #22

Oh my. thank you very much for sharing that with us. gab13by13. debm55 Nov 30 #26

I have to say that I never thought the Three Stooges were all that funny. Ocelot II Nov 30 #28

Agree. Thank you Ocelot II, But back in the day they were very popular among kids. debm55 Nov 30 #29

Same here! 70sEraVet Nov 30 #30

Thank you, 70sEraVet. Agree. debm55 Nov 30 #31

I can't remember ever watching an episode all the way through. markodochartaigh Nov 30 #32

Thank you for sharing. markodochartaigh debm55 Nov 30 #35

I watched them with my little brothers. MuseRider Nov 30 #33

I did enjoy that joke line. It is classic. Thank you MuseRider for sharing. debm55 Nov 30 #36

"Sing a song if six pants" Raastan Nov 30 #34

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Raastan. debm55 Nov 30 #37

Even as a kid I didn' t think Golden Raisin Nov 30 #38

Thank you for your sharing Golden Raisin. debm55 Nov 30 #41

Niagra Falls! Slowly I turned... JoseBalow Nov 30 #44

HAHAHAHAHahhah. I liked that one. It is a classic. Thank you, JoseBalow. debm55 Nov 30 #45

A DUer posted an episode called "You Nazty Spy" the other day, that is interesting. Silent Type Nov 30 #46

Thank you very much, I stay in the Lounge. I will go over to the link and watch. TY. Silent Type. debm55 Nov 30 #56

I wonder if they tried some of those stunts growing up MichMan Nov 30 #48

Thank you very much, MichMan. I didn't know that. debm55 Nov 30 #66

Anyone who watched Paul Shannon in Pittsburgh in a certain era knew the Stooges... malthaussen Nov 30 #50

Thank you malthaussen. I remember Paul Shannon and Adventure Time. Thank you for the memories. debm55 Nov 30 #51

I didn't like it, even even when I was a child, I didn't think getting hit in the head was very very funny Walleye Nov 30 #52

Thank you Walleye. for sharing your thoughts. debm55 Nov 30 #57

Only the ones with Curly. LoisB Nov 30 #58

Thank you you LoisB. I liked Curly. Didn't like Moe debm55 Nov 30 #67

Yoo Hoo Oh Iceman.... Jughead Nov 30 #59

HAHAHAH. Thank you Jughead. I thought that one was funny. debm55 Nov 30 #68

Never understood what all the shouting (and slapping) was about. Aristus Nov 30 #60

Thank you very much Aristus for sharing your opinion with us. PS. You are not snotty. debm55 Nov 30 #69

Moe was a ---ing bully. I remember the Ice man. There was one when they were in doc03 Nov 30 #61

Oh I never saw the dog wash. I hope they didn't hurt the dogs. Thank you doc03 for stating your feelings. Moe was a debm55 Nov 30 #70

Oh yes.... they were on from 6-9 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays in Boston when I was a wee lad. ificandream Nov 30 #62

Thank you for sharing with us, ificandream. debm55 Nov 30 #73

Yes I Watched ProfessorGAC Nov 30 #63

Thank you ProfessorGAC for sharing your opinion on the Stooges. I didn't like Moe. debm55 Nov 30 #71

The Three Stooges were about slapstick humor LogDog75 Nov 30 #64

Thank you very much for sharing your opinion on the Stooges, LogDog75 . I appreciate your post. debm55 Nov 30 #65

Jerome "Curly" Howard was a huge dog lover and is said to have rescued over 5000 strays MichMan Nov 30 #72

Thank you very much, MichMan, That was very kind and loving of Curly. debm55 Nov 30 #74

Swinging the Alphabet Delarage Nov 30 #75

HAHAHHAHAHH. Thank you very much. Delarage. debm55 Monday #81

The plumbers one was great as a little kid. Klarkashton Nov 30 #76

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much Klarashton. I think someone posted the whole episode above somewhere above. debm55 Monday #82

Remember it well ... marble falls Nov 30 #77

So true, so true. Thank you very much marble falls. debm55 Monday #83

The Curly Shuffle Brother Buzz Monday #78

HAHAHHHAHAHHAHAh. I say the ice cube ,Curly was carrying. Brother Buzz, I have been feeling down. but you made me LOL debm55 Monday #84

Doctor Howard! Doctor Fine! Doctor Howard! Wednesdays Monday #79

HAHAHAHAHHAA. Thank you very much, Wednesdays. for sharing . debm55 Monday #85

Didn't get them as a kid, but at age 23 no_hypocrisy Monday #80

Thank you so much, no_hypocrisy. I am going to go to YouTube and check it out. Again thank you your shairing my friend. debm55 Monday #86