In a Stooge Kinda Mood

[filkertom]

Disclaimer: If you don't have any like whatsoever for Larry, Moe, or Curly, just move along. Nothing to see.

Anne got me a copy of Swing Parade (with special commentary track by Michael J. Nelson), and que_sara_sara asked me about "Swingin' The Alphabet", so I guess it's a Stooge kinda morning. Do you have any other favorite bits of theirs?

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[docwebster.livejournal.com]

"Maha!" "Aha?"

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

Yes, but ONLY the one with CURLY!

[docwebster.livejournal.com]

I've got a pretty good one from a Steve Allen show with Curly-Joe that I would definitely recommend.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

No! Curly-JOE is anathema! There can be only one CURLY!

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness...the alphabet song...I've sung that all the way through I don't know how many times...that brings back some memories.

And I'm such a Stooge Girl (I think I was Moe in a past life) that picking just a few is nigh on impossible...

*sneaking into a football game dressed as players*
Moe: "Quarterback."
Larry: "Halfback."
Curly: "Hunchback!"

Curly surrounding himself with plumbing pipe.

The boys fishing a large fish out of an aquarium with a fishing pole.

Moe cranking Curly's head in a printing press.

Curly turning into Rocky Balboa when Larry plays "Pop Goes the Weasel"...only to be thrown into a panic when Larry's violin is broken.

And really..."The Curly Shuffle." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKAfXdb5LsA)

What else do you need? :-)

[rook543.livejournal.com]

I love the shorts with Curly, but I also liked Shemp also....
Joe was so-so. Never really gelled as a Stooge.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

As mentioned on the Stooge FAQ I link to above, no one likes Joe Besser. Or Joe DeRita. I genuinely have no idea why they ever had show business careers.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

Joe Besser had some lovely moments in his career. It's just that none of them were as a Stooge.

[wildcard9.livejournal.com]

"Moe! Larry! The cheese!!" (to calm Curly down again after he goes into his Popeye-on-spinach routine)

Curly eating clam chowder, with a live clam in it eating all the crackers on him.

I am sure "Maha? Aha!" has already been mentioned

Shemp's wacky money-making schemes, including the "fountain pen that can write under whipped cream" (I never did figure out what good use that would be)

Curly: I can't see!! I can't see!!
Moe & Larry: What's wrong?
Curly: I've got my eyes closed :-) (smiley necessary to convey Curly's grin at that point)

[ericcoleman]

The hats that read Press, Press, Pull

And the bit with the hat, the cane and the bible in Odor In The Court.

Mostly whenever Curly would be let loose solo for a bit. The problem I found with the Stooges is that they made 180+ shorts, of which a dozen or so are brilliant. I'd love to be able to pick through those dozen or so.

Hi, my name's Lumpy and..... I'm a Stoogeaholic.

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

"NIAGARA FALLS! Slo-o-o-owly I turned..."

"You can either be beheaded or burned a the stake!"
"I'll take burning at the steak."
"Why?"
"A hot steak is better than a cold chop! Nyuck-nyuck-nyuck!"

The Original Two-Man Quartet

"I'm taking census, where was you born?"
"Lake Winnipesaukee."
"How do you spell that?
"W-O-... Woof! Make that Lake Erie, I have a cousin there."

"Zee LAH-lee-pop! Zee LAH-lee-pop! Zee la-la-la-la-lee-pop!"
"Woo-woo!"

Re: Hi, my name's Lumpy and..... I'm a Stoogeaholic.

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

"You can either be beheaded or burned a the stake!"
"I'll take burning at the steak."
"Why?"
"A hot steak is better than a cold chop! Nyuck-nyuck-nyuck!"

*falls over laughing*

I can't believe I forgot that one! Classic--thanks for reminding me!