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64. The Three Stooges were about slapstick humor

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 05:31 PM

Nov 30

During the 30s and 40s, slapstick humor was popular and the Three Stooges were great at it. With the advent of TV, their movies appealed to teenagers and younger kids. Even today, you can sometimes see comical references to The Three Stooges in movies and on TV.

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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