The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection

I also recommend watching the documentary done by Moe’s son Paul on Prime.

It is all slapping good humor. If someone makes a mistake, or touches Moe's face with a paint brush, guess what he does? Pinches your nose, or bops you on the head with his fist. & its a very laughable thing watching Moe trying to get some sense into both Larry & Curly! That's what I like best about the show. It never falls flat. I love all the jokes, Curly's jokes anyways. & then you got Shemp who replaces Curly's absence in some of the episodes. He's funny too. & Lets say they get a job as auto mechanics, Plumbers, carpenters, that's when we all witness the silliness. Or take a job as painters, trying to start their own plumbing company, I love it all. In the mid 80's I'd catch the show in the mornings usually between 8 & 10 am. I never bothered very much to watch anything else.In my opinion the 3 stooges is about the best there is as far as comedy goes! I wouldn't ask for a funnier show!!!!!!!!!!! All the mistakes they make are like no other that you'll see. I chose to skip watching the new movie that just recently came out because comedy isn't what it use to be. I think I'd watch this show any day. About the theme song, whether or not (The Pop goes the weasel was the first thing to ever do this version of the song or if it was played as the theme song for the 3 stooges first, I don't know). The theme song is played a little different. My favorite theme song is the one where it sounds like birds chirping.If you want top of the line jokes & absolute silliness then this show is for you!!I now own the show, just recently bought this not too long ago. & the quality appears to be good. It doesn't seem to have every episode the 3 stooges ever did, I thought it did. Comes close though.Some episodes are so hilarious its difficult to stop laughing!You may find too much of the same episodes with Shemp. Not enough of something different. & that's the only thing that disappointed me just a tad.The box holding the series DVD's in was little messed up. So I had to tape that up. Aside from that I am very satisfied.

The new boxed set contains all of the previous short-subject releases (1934-36, 1937-39, etc., in the identical shrinkwrapped packages), and the quality is superb. You can read about the individual volumes in detail on the various Amazon pages.The big news, and the reason vintage-comedy fans will be sorely tempted to grab this new set, is the bonus volume, titled "Rare Treasures from the Columbia Pictures Vault." All of the "third Stooges" are featured here: Curly Howard (seen in one feature film), Shemp Howard (as a supporting player in five shorts, and starring in nine more), Joe Besser (in all 10 of his 1949-56 Columbia shorts), and Joe DeRita (in his four 1946-48 shorts, as well as his first Three Stooges feature).The Curly Howard contribution is unfortunately one of the Stooges' weakest films: ROCKIN' IN THE ROCKIES, a Western-themed musical that has Moe in a character role as "Shorty" and Curly and Larry as a mildly amusing two-man team. Curly is in declining health here, so there isn't much sparkle. Completists will be glad to see more Curly footage, but if you like the Stooges you may shrug your shoulders at this one.Many Stooge fans have come to appreciate the creative comedy of Shemp Howard in recent years, and this assortment won't disappointment them. It features almost every two-reeler Shemp did for Columbia before being drafted for the Stooge series. The earliest exhibits have Shemp as a boorish foil for Mack Sennett veteran Andy Clyde. HOME ON THE RAGE, MONEY SQUAWKS, and BOOBS IN THE WOODS are standard Columbia gagfests with Shemp's stream-of-consciousness ad libs contrasting nicely with Andy's subtler bits of business. There are also two Glove Slingers comedies, with Shemp among the handlers of a likable young boxer; watch Guinn "Big Boy" Williams openly breaking up at Shemp's improvisations in PLEASED TO MITT YOU. In 1944 Columbia began starring Shemp in his own shorts, sometimes making him part of a team. He and Swedish-dialect comic El Brendel don't quite mesh in PICK A PECK OF PLUMBERS, but dumb-ox comic Tom Kennedy makes a better foil in JIGGERS, MY WIFE and SOCIETY MUGS. Fans will note a Three Stooges connection in A HIT WITH A MISS, a remake of the early Stooge comedy PUNCH DRUNKS, with Shemp as a prizefighter who goes nuts whenever he hears "Pop Goes the Weasel"; the story is credited to "Howard, Fine, and Howard." By 1946 Shemp was established as a Columbia star comic: MR. NOISY (a remake of Charley Chase's THE HECKLER, even better with Shemp) and BRIDE AND GLOOM demonstrate that he could have gone on indefinitely as a solo performer.Joe Besser's whiny, tantrum-prone character is an acquired taste best enjoyed in moderation, which may explain why he only made one or two shorts a year for Columbia. The last four shorts are low-budget remakes of the first four! Clever scripting and editing match the newly filmed scenes to the older ones, but you'll see lots of the same footage. One very novel and eye-catching diversion is that the DVD shows the later shorts in the widescreen format, and it's amazing to see how well composed the older, pre-Cinemascope footage is when intercut with the newer wide shots.Joe DeRita was an ex-burlesque comedian playing minor roles in minor movies when Columbia signed him for a brief series in 1946. His character at that time has been aptly described by authors Ted Okuda and Ed Watz as "the poor man's Lou Costello," and you'll see hard-luck Joe having slapsticky domestic problems in the usual Columbia manner. Of special interest is JITTER BUGHOUSE, teaming Joe with The Novelites, a zany musical-comedy trio seen in the concurrent Columbia feature I SURRENDER DEAR. The DVD set also includes Joe DeRita's first appearance with Moe and Larry, the 1959 kiddie-matinee feature HAVE ROCKET, WILL TRAVEL.The frosting on the cake is a trio of color cartoons featuring caricatures of the Stooges.Stooge fans will recognize the same familiar character players in support: Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre, Jean Donahue (later known as Jean Willes), Bud Jamison, Philip Van Zandt, Dick Wessel, Emil Sitka, Esther Howard, Bruce Bennett, John Tyrrell, etc. Print quality across the board is fabulous. This is a little sad in a way, because these solo shorts never received as much exposure as the Three Stooges shorts and have been largely forgotten. Fortunately for us, the mere fact that they weren't handled so often means they still look like new today. Sony Pictures' Grover Crisp can take a bow for these dazzling restorations, and Mike Schlesinger deserves our thanks for making these rarities available.Yes, Stooge fans, you need the solo shorts. Eleven hours of fun await you.

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This is literally a life's work led by Moe, with no less dedication from Larry, Curley and Shemp. My daughter age 10 found the sophistication in the humour. On the surface it seems silly and violent but there is a lot of social and political satire not to mention the New York City accents and unique language that the episodes preserve. I laughed my guts out as a child 50 years ago and am still inspired by the antics and plots in these most humanistic films. So many have been influenced by these original Vaudvillian geniuses.It would be a terrible omission not to recognize the supporting cast that appear over and over in the two decades plus that this collection covers. They are all comics of the best degree and great pie throwers as well.

3ばか大将の短編映画・全190作をノーカットでデジタルリマスター化して収録した、ディスク20枚からなるDVDボックス。総再生時間はなんと64時間超え！！北米版なので字幕はもちろん英語のみですが、、、無いよりはマシです。すでに60年から80年以上も前の作品になりますが、ドタバタぶりは今見ても新鮮です。主なメンバーとしては、甲高い声が特徴で、転がるかのように走り回る無邪気な丸坊主のカーリー・ハワード。二人をお仕置きしつつも、実はかなり痛い目に遭っているカワイソウなおかっぱ頭のモー・ハワード。上記の二人に巻き込まれては、髪の毛をむしられてしまうモジャモジャ頭のラリー・ファイン。最年長メンバーで、カーリーに負けず劣らずのボケをかます長い前髪のシェンプ・ハワード。常に3人一緒で、小さな身体で画面を縦横無尽に飛んだり跳ねたりする彼らには愛らしささえ感じます。残念ながら日本では殆ど忘れ去られているのが現状ですが、今でこそ彼らの魅力を再発見するべきではないかと思います。日本語字幕版の発売も待ってます！

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Some humour is as fresh today; as it Ever was...proof of this was when, our 17 year-old daughter having watched one pecticular episode of the Three Stooges- was in stitches with laughter. At the same time, I had laughed that much- my sides hurt, and was breathless. You either like them or you don't! My wife doesn't like all the slapping that goes on. But...The sketches are... crazy...slapstick! Mo's face cracks me up...as he looks into the camera, at the antics of Curly.All our offspring- really love to watch the 1970s sitcom- "On the Buses"...they also; always laugh whilst watching the gentle "Dad's Army" sitcom humour..they also think Laurel and Hardy funny...Abbott and Costello....the Marx Bros...Will Hay.I myself grew up on Norman Wisdom in the 1950s at the cinema. The Three Stooges Ultimate collection is a must have; an integral edition, to the many different moods of comedy, contained within collections.