Shemp Howard | The Underrated Stooge | A Docu-Mini

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The Three Stooges - one of cinema's most beloved acts. But did you know there were actually technically eight Stooges? This documentary short explores all of the Stooges members, while highlighting their most underrated third player: Shemp Howard. From their beginnings in vaudeville to their end in the 70's, see how Shemp was essential to The Three Stooges act.
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[@Juiceboxdan72]

Very nice editing, by the way

[@FaithforMoney]

Found your channel tonight and binged all of it. Subbed and look forward to the next.

[@Juiceboxdan72]

@Doctor Octagon Don't try to be cute.

[@Juiceboxdan72]

@Doctor Octagon At this point, you need to reference who your "guy" is.

[@multibassman]

I right there with you . i love Shemp , he was terribly underrated and a brilliant comedian .

[@tmrezzek5728]

Paul Howard, Moe's son, told about going to Shemp's house Friday nights with a friend to watch boxing matches on TV. But instead of watching the match they'd watch Shemp because Shemp would imitate the announcers and boxers and do fancy-footwork around the living room. Shemp Howard was a good soul who just wanted to entertain people.

[@invaderlav2722]

Aww that's sweet he just wanted to entertain everyone it brings a tear to my eye he just wanted to enjoy something that he loves to do

[@bowtieguy377]

Apparently Shemp went to the actual fights a lot as well and people would watch him in his seat gyrating and imitating the boxers as much as the boxers themselves. I read this in Moe's Autobiography.

[@genericpersonx333]

At the heart of the whole act was Love. Larry, Moe, Curly, and Shemp couldn't have done what they did to each other on camera if they didn't absolute trust each other to hold no ill-will for it, especially if something went wrong. Like Laurel and Hardy, the Stooges showed that loving your costars really made the difference between a good act and a legendary one.

[@mckinleycason8884]

I’d give just about anything to have been there and seen that,

[@russblack443]

@@bowtieguy377 he actually died of a heart attack in the back seat of the car on the way home from the boxing matches

[@MidKnighToker]

it really sucks how badly the studios treated the talent back then. they were so mistreated and underpaid.

[@pandax75]

Yep and now they're overpaid and under talented

[@Jose-se9pu]

They had to keep working until they died just to make a living, and all of them died in poverty.

[@desertflower5724]

@@Jose-se9pu wow, so true. That's some sad shit too! The comparison of pay/talent back then to talent/pay today is SICKENING! AND NONE OF THESE GUYS WERE ALCOHOLICS OR ADDICTS! JUST HARD WORKING ACTORS SO UNDERPAID IT WAS JUST DISGUSTING...🥵

[@thebeststooge]

@@desertflower5724 I agree and this all started to change thanks to Mickey Rooney and the worst part is that until Rooney no actor even made residuals so got paid once and the studios got paid for life from their hard work. This is why they almost all died paupers.

[@desertflower5724]

@@thebeststooge man, that's a trip... Mickey, good for him! I like him! He was A good guy. I saw him in an episode of the Twilight ZONE, too.. It was wild. He was a little jockey wanting to be bigger... Did U see that one? I wish 3 stooges came on nightly on MeTv or something... Or the Honeymooners... Now Jackie Gleason is my fave! The Great One!! 💖

[@unbridledenthusiasm]

I love Shemp. Obviously Curly is great but there is something extremely interesting and loveable about Shemp.

[@anthonycerulli1423]

Shemps snoring always cracks me up

[@stevepaul6955]

Yeah he'd get smacked and his hair would go all over the place.

[@imtruth69]

There will never be another act as great as " The Three Stooges."

[@johnnyx53]

Shemp was my man! He was the funniest by far IMO. Moe holding one end of a measuring tape “How many feet you got?” Shemp ignores the tape & points down to his own feet and counts “two!”-priceless!!

[@ulyssesthepagan7873]

I remember as a kid being all about Curly, it was as an adult I learned to appreciate Shemp Howard's talent. Hollywood realized this why he went solo. But he showed his loyalty to the family to returned to the trio after Curly's illness.

[@larrydrozd2740]

Shemp's comedic timing was just amazing!! That cannot be taught. Had there been no Curley in the first place, the three stooges with Shemp would still be a famous act....but everybody realizes Curley was just impossible to follow.

[@56squadron]

As a child the Stooges were huge to me, but I only loved Curly and hated when it was a Shemp episode. As an adult I have wised up a great deal, and Shemp is now very close to my heart as well. The scene above at 5:38 where he fights Vernon Dent is brilliant... he moves with grace as well as humor and it is all him. Curly would not and could not have done it. He also had a running gag whenever the mention of food (or breakfast) came up (like at 7:08) and he goes into a little dance while he says "love it... love it..." and I often think of that at meal times and laugh. God bless all of these men. We will never see their like again. Can you imagine them all in the same house as kids?

[@hoover2501]

Shrimp is, has been, and always will be my favorite. I love how he vacillates between confidence and fear. One great physical comic of our day Michael Richards, better known as Kramer from Seinfeld, uses a lot of shrimp technique when you really look at it. Not only does he have the physical characteristics of Shemp but he also uses his hair like a prop just as Shemp did. Shemp is grossly underestimated and is in my opinion one of the finest comedians of all time. Long live team Shemp!!

[@hoover2501]

Shemp, not Shrimp!!!! Anything but...

[@JohnDoe-tm9wz]

¨Shrimp¨ LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rustyaxelrod]

Look Moe,,,Oysters!

[@rustyaxelrod]

Ha ha! A joke inside a joke inside another joke. Funny

[@JanetStarChild]

@marcello torricelli That was the funniest comment I've read in a long time, especially since it was supposed to be totally straight and candid. Holy hell... "Shrimp"; I literally laughed out loud!

[@JesseKozlowski]

Even as a kid in the 60s, Shemp was always my favorite :) And still is today ;)

[@ChadQuick270W]

It’s great to see Shemp get some love here. He’s a great stooge abs very underrated in my opinion. I’ve always enjoyed the shorts with him in them. Thanks for this great tribute to Shemp 👍

[@garyevans3421]

It’s been a long time since I saw it, so I don’t remember the title, but my favorite Shemp episode was one where they were fighting gangsters. They were in a room with several bad guys and someone either cut off or shot out the lights. All you could hear was a bunch of punches hitting in a general melee when out of the blue Shemp strikes a match and holds it close to his face and announces “Here I am Moe!” and of course numerous fists connect with his face and extinguish the match! As far as I’m concerned, if that wouldn’t make someone laugh, something’s not right.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

Who Done It

[@lewiemcneely9143]

The one of Shemp shaving with a straight razor still kills me.

[@jpsned]

Agreed! You can just feel that blade.... yikes!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@jpsned ZIP, ZIP, ZIP!

[@jpsned]

@@lewiemcneely9143 Hahaha!

[@melissacooper4282]

I lol at the part where Shemp believed he cut his head off with a razor when he was holding the mirror backwards!😂

[@jpsned]

@@melissacooper4282 And then Moe turns the mirror around and Shemp says, "Oh, there I am! And as pretty as a picture!" To which More replies--"Yeah--of an ape!"

[@asteverino8569]

Nice tribute. I appreciated Shemp. He was funny and a good actor in his own right. Thanks

[@HatsOffEntertainment]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@miked4309]

shemp is my fave. classic lines-- "have another sniff?" "no thanks, i gotta drive" "why that old tight wad, he'd steal flies from a blind spider" brideless groom makes me laugh like no stooges episode. when the ring goes in the piano...LMAO.

[@evanward4303]

Sleeping Stooges: Moe: *_"HWWWWAAAK"_* Larry: *_"PEEEEWWWW"_* Shemp: *_"BEBEBEBEBE"_* Me: LMAO!

[@anthonycrnkovich5241]

Shemp is definitely underrated -- not only as a Stooge, but as a comedian in general. As much as I like Curly I have to say Shemp is just as funny, in fact more consistently so. Curly's deteriorating health showed in his later Stooge shorts whereas Shemp stayed the same. There are times where Shemp makes me laugh more than Curly does.

[@TheGman4747]

Shemp has always been my favorite stooge(much love to all of them though) and its mainly cause my style of comedy when I tell jokes and the timing and delivery is so much like his. Definitely inspired me as with all of them tbh.

[@ShempBob]

About time Shemp gets his due. In my youth, was always disappointed when Shemp episodes were shown. Audible groans from me and my Stooge watching cohorts in fact. But funny thing, as I got older, I began to appreciate Shemp for much of what the OP described. But the conclusion I’ve come up with is this…Shemp vs Curly? Not a fair fight. Two entirely different animals. Each has their place. I’ve learned to appreciate each like I appreciate other great art forms from painting, to cuisine to music. For example, Curly: fantastic rock or pop. Shemp: be bop jazz. Think of it like putting early Beatles side by side to Charlie Parker respectively. Curly: the immediate sweet satisfaction of a chilled Coca Cola or Chocolate Malt. Shemp: the contemplative complexity of a full-bodied mid-70s Bordaeux or perfectly mixed Manhattan. Curly one of the great Norman Rockwell holiday depictions. Shemp: a Rothko or Kandinsky perhaps. Curly: Peter Pan or Cinderlla. Shemp: Candide. Curly: Sean Connery’s James Bond to Shemp’s Roger Moore follow up. You get the idea. Either brother, very different interpretations. Both tops in their class.

[@stubbyjones7110]

Congratulations, this is the most pretentious thing anyone's ever said regarding the three stooges

[@miakhalifa5952]

Shemp=George Harrison. Underrated, surrounded by greatness and can still hold his own. Bravo good sir for this video

[@gadget00]

Shemp was THE BEST for me; hands down. My favorite of all of them; he could have had his own show honestly

[@travelinben1966]

I loved all the boys, but Shemp was my favorite.R.I.P. boys,and thank you for your timeless comedy.👏👏👏👏

[@ExperienceGrind]

I remember as a kid watching these on Nick at Night and always really enjoy the Shemp episodes, glad to see him getting some love still.

[@julieanne5373]

Shemp was always and forever will be my favorite Stooge! ❤️😊

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

Shemp and the ironing board will always be my favorite stooge bit

[@deaustin4018]

excellent study of Shemp's style verses Curly's. You have to respect Shemp for never attempting to copy Curly but rather developing his own style. And when you really look at Shemp's work without other context in Malice in the Palace, Brideless Groom and so many others, he really was a comedic genius.

[@Buffalo49]

The first few Stooges re-runs I saw starred Moe, Larry & Shemp. That’s my favourite lineup.

[@johndoyle486]

I love all of the Stooges, but Shemp was my favourite. Very underappreciated, I think.

[@turdgoblin6113]

Shemp and Larry were always my two favorites!! Larry's facial expressions were absolutely hilarious!

[@Ashanti0826]

Thanks for that short! I have watched the 3 stooges for over 40 years! It's ALWAYS ALWAYS hilarious!!

[@Brotherofthe4thCompany]

I actually visited "Curly Joe" Durita's grave when I was in Highschool. My school was located across the road from a cemetery. It even had a memorial for the crew of the Voyager space shuttle. But seeing Curly Joe's grave, (as someone who grew up watching the "The Three Stooges short), was absolutely a marvelous experience for me.

[@dougobrien4877]

Just a couple of slight corrections…Curly suffered his debilitating stroke in May of 1946, his last short, Half Wits Holiday, was released in 1947. Curly appeared in three feature films with the Stooges, not one. The first “Time Out For Rhythm, 1941, the second, Rockin’ In The Rockies, 1945, and Swing Parade 1946.

[@pumpkinsdontcry]

Shemp was a star in his own right his solo stuff is hysterical and helped his bros becoming a stooge.

[@december241]

When I was younger, I always skipped the shorts with Shemp because i always thought that that was Curly's place. Now that I'm older and after learning the story of The Three Stooges; I have a deeper appreciation for Shemp

[@XCambodianBuddha]

As a kid I didnt like the Shemp shorts. Now as an adult I like Shemp better than Curly.

[@RayPointerChannel]

I am loving your videos. I want to commend you for your skill. You are one of the rare few with professionally executed videos. Your expertise is consistent from your narration to your editing and use of clips. There are so many poorly done videos on KZbin. It is refreshing and reassuring to see someone else making an effort to hold high standards. I greatly appreciate your work.

[@johnmaldonado3909]

Couldn't agree more with your message about Shemp. I appreciate him even more as an oldie than when I watched as kid. Shemp is hilarious and I borrow his style to get laughs from my grandkids

[@barney6888]

Shemp's 2nd last (I think) film, where he and Moe go at it in a phone booth, is one of his very best. I love these men for the joy they have given me.

[@michaellamb2964]

Shemp is a wonderful stooge especially when he made solo comedy shorts for Vitaphone and Columbia not only that he’s the only stooge who developed the double eye poke

[@carolinahernandez5728]

Mo, Curly and Larry were so great together but growing up my favorite was Shemp. I would get so excited if I saw the episode had him in it

[@TheEngineerYTDS]

Shemp is my favorite stooge He always had lightning quick Adlibs The boxing footwork he did for bits And he always knew how to make a slap or fall look convincing with his hair going from slick to messed up.

[@jasemalvis2140]

As a kid I watched a ton of 3 Stooges with my gramma. She didn't have any DVDs but she did have a TV channel that showed all their skits and in no particular order. This meant that I got a MIX of stuff from all over their career, some episodes even getting mixed with the Curly and Shemp era. SO being the little brat I was, I got mad. I would say things like "where's Curly?! I don't like that guy!" or "No no! Not another one without Curly, I hate it!" Gramma would always tell me when a Curly episode came on, putting up with my bullshit. I really need to rewatch these now, not just cause adulthood has taught me how closed minded I used to be, but also to appreciate what this video has taught me about the old bits. Hats off to you, Hats off Entertainment.

[@chrisbarber5148]

I love Shemp so much. Thanks for making this wonderful tribute!!

[@LuciFeric137]

The 40s and 50s era stooges are fascinating. Little time capsules. I also loved the gorgeous actresses paired with them.

[@DrVernSFC]

This Is The Best Video Of The Year! on Earth. I applaud you, and my Hat is indeed Off.

[@chrisms_96]

Shemp and Curly are both hilarious and completely unique third stooges. All four men are comedic geniuses. Joe and Curly Joe you can have.

[@givehonestanswer5508]

Shemp is the Best and always will be the Best stooge. never did like his brother Gerome aka Curley. Shemp sleeping noise cracks me up epepepeppppp-epepepepppppp

[@MrRiprip56]

Curley Joe .....sorry,,not funny at all

[@givehonestanswer5508]

@@MrRiprip56 Jonathan...if you saying Curly not Funny you are Correct. Shemp has always been the Funniest.

[@MrRiprip56]

@@givehonestanswer5508 if it was a MMA fight Id give Curley Howard 7 and Shemp 10. Not sure what short, Moes says"O SHEMPINGTON" Remember?? Kids now a days would think this is just plain stupid not funny at all. Sad that the world changes so fast and becomes more dangerous daily also. that is my honest answer take care!!

[@mr.awesome6011]

Shemp was always great. In his own bits and with Larry and Moe. Jerome "Curly" Howard was simply just one tough act to follow for anyone.

[@officialtoddhoward69]

Moe, Shemp, and Curly. The true three stooges, all caring brothers.

[@CC-xi5mz]

This was excellent! Shemp was my favorite stooge.

[@jkmorrison1013]

Shemp always my favorite

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Love Shemp! And his real brother was Curley! Amazing! We love them both! 👍😀

[@lynnfisher3037]

Yes Samuel and Jerome Horowitz along with tough guy Moses

[@piperian3962]

What always impressed me about Shemp is that when I first saw him I was shocked and prepared to hate him. But the act still worked and that says a lot.

[@SirPukesAlot]

I love them I wish there was more interviews with them I look up to them so much

[@GantzIsSloppy]

when I was a kid I thought Curly was the funniest then I got older& started to like Shemp

[@sugardeady2903]

You'll probably never see this but I just found your channel and am already completely drawn in. Thank you for doing this.

[@KenzGamesCollection]

Shemp was my all time favourite Stooge

[@stephylynnpatch]

Saturdays at my dad's house watching the three stooges and eating grilled cheese..ahhh the memories. 😌

[@KittySnicker]

I love Shemp and have loved him since I was a kid. He brings such a neurotic silly energy! My favorite episode with him was Carrie the Canary!

[@Daniel_B_23]

Love shemp!

[@c.johnson1691]

Actually, Shemp was the third Stooge when I first saw their shorts in the movie theater. I liked him equally with Curly.

[@KutWrite]

Good job, Joe. Well presented and very touching. You may know "Shemp" wasn't his real name. That was "Samuel." "Shemp" came from his mother's pronunciation of "Sam" through her thick accent. (source: Wikipedia)

[@scarlettraven6505]

The “two socks of fives” joke gave me a much needed laugh 😂.

[@OtakuMan114]

The Curly and Shemp eras are my favourite

[@lloydkline6946]

❤ shemp howard, my favorite three stooges

[@ScottRock-mr6qk]

I know that everyone loved Curly, but my favorite stooge was Shemp. I laughed soooo hard because if his demeanor and mannerisms. Truly funny man. RIP Shemp and all.

[@scottodrowsky9835]

"I'll take the two socks!" "You got 'em!" **punch!**

[@jx.cx.6514]

Shemp was never the underrated stooge in my book; he stood on his own, made his unique mark in this classic trio. He more than stood out as Curly's perfect replacement .. With what was revealed in this video, Shemp was the MVP of the stooges, selflessly deciding to leave a promising solo comedy career to return to the 3 stooges as well as providing financial support for his baby brother Curly, that was very altruistic, compassionate and honorable on his part. Although the act was solidly to be only 3 stooges, I often wonder if the fates would have allowed at least just one longer movie short with all 4 stooges that would accommodate equal screen time for all 4 stooges with the fates included in the skit as s form of timeline manipulation of sorts ... Who knows, with today's CGI advancement, some die heart 3 Stooges fan with a ton of money can make this idea come to reality for all 4 stooges fans ...

[@crorivpro]

When you watch movies from the 30's and 40's Like Abbot & Costello and others, you'll see Shemp popping up all over as a character actor even A class movies.

[@jamesgrassia844]

Shemp is my favorite stooge,always was

[@terrywiebe5616]

Shemp has always been my favorite

[@kevinpayton2664]

With all.respect to Joe and Curly Joe, you think of Moe/Larry/Curly/Shemp when it comes to the Three Stooges. Shemp did more than held his own.

[@ryline666]

Everything that has ever happened is underrated

[@TheFlashStickman]

Shemp contributed GREATLY to the series. Shemp was the OG and one of the best. I kinda prefer him over Curly sometimes.

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

Joe Palma was temporarily Shemp's stand in in refurbished Shemp shorts.

[@itatsuuchiha96]

Love both Curly and Shemp equally. No stooge ever made me smile and laugh as much as they do.

[@jameshoffman3690]

Nothing funnier than watching some big guy with a foreign accent chasing Shemp around with a machete or sword yelling "I KEEL YOU" while Shemp was going "OHHHHH" running away from him.

[@tedmcintosh3722]

That was a really good post !!! Well done !!!

[@elliotburing87]

Why did I tear up at that four Stooges clip?

[@nick56677]

The part at 6:14 was Shemp paying tribute to his baby brother Curly.

[@DoctorWhovianDW]

My grandpa showed me the 3 stooges dvd and it showed 3 episodes and one of them had shemp in it and ive always liked him from the start

[@libertyjustice2703]

Shemp was my favorite stooge. I loved his boxing skills.😂

[@Otis_symbol]

When Moe says 2 socks of 5's...that's why they're great

[@garrettatkinson8373]

I think the Stooges fit their name pretty well. Larry, Moe, Curly and Shemp

[@haydenhess69]

It's unfortunate Shemp never got got his do.. By far the best of all of them!

[@FriedLobsterFilmsMovieCompany]

I watched the stooges a lot as a kid (born in 2003) I grew up watching BOTH Curly and Shemp. (To be honest, I didn't even know who Joe, or Curly Joe was.)

[@justinturley7071]

When AMC outbided Spike TV in 2007 and got the Shorts again, they only showed 95 Curly Shorts, completely omitting I Can Hardly Wait (1943), and Uncivil War Birds (1946), and only show 75 Shemp Shorts, completely omitting Shivering Sherlocks (1948), and completely omitting every Joe Besser Short.

[@SoberIrishman]

I like Shemp very much, always have. Curly yes, is an icon, however Shemp was the basic founder of the Vaudeville act in the beginning, that got Moe interested in acting. He was also the original 3rd Stooge before Curly became old enough to join, being the oldest of the Howard brothers....:) (Oh, i wrote this at the beginning of the video, before the explanation of Shemp...lol). My father introduced the Stooges shows to me and my brother in the 70s and we grew up on watching them and other classics, thx pop for that. 🍀🍀

[@xxvvkx9312]

I've Always loved Shemp💖 & his Unique name, it's got Character

[@m.m.morrison956]

As many have said in these comments... Shemp was/IS my favorite! Btw... as I've said in other comment sections, there were only 4 Stooges. It ended with Shemp. RIP to them all. Never matched, never surpassed.

[@POWwrestling]

You would be AMAZED how many people have no idea that Shemp was the original third stooge.

[@FartSmucker]

My favorite is all of em. Shemp was a different curly but he was so random and silly and had his own sounds and actions that were cartoonish almost just like curly.

[@dogsbark5750]

"Thems fightin words in my country!" "Lets fight." "Well, we ain't in my country."

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Oh I love that ! So funny!

[@KindredFenrir]

Literally my favorite Shemp moment. "Its lucky he left" "-tap- -tap- -tap-" "Hmyes -gets punched-"

[@lendrury2771]

@@KindredFenrir shemp was a falling down drunk stew bum. Dude drank from sun up to sundown and smoke 3 packs of camel cigarettes a day

[@KindredFenrir]

@@lendrury2771 who tf asked you anything.

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

One of my favorite Shemp lines! lol

[@ssotkow]

Love the fact Shemp, Moe, Larry contributed some of their salary to the recovery of Curly. Class act stooges.

[@Lord_KillerBee]

When Curly wasn’t able to perform due to his health, Moe was able to convince Shemp to return to help their youngest brother with his recover. Thanks to Shemp returning, Moe was able to help provide some financial support for Curly until he was able to recover from his poor health and return to the three stooges act, which sadly never happened.

[@alvincash3230]

When I was young, I would groan with disappointment when a 3 Stooges short featuring Shemp came in instead of one with Curly. But over the years, I have come to really enjoy Shemp. I now think of him as equal to but different than Curly. Thanks for showing Shemp some well deserved respect.

[@gispel7058]

Surely many people felt as you do.

[@parecearabe]

"Equal to but different than Curly" nailed it 👍

[@jonnaking3054]

@@parecearabe Shemp is really funny in his own way.... Joe Besser seemed to try to imitate Curly too much

[@tony.bickert]

That’s exactly was I was thinking! I always wanted Curly’s head to be there during the opening song. And now I too have got the Shemp guilt. He was really good.

[@mjames4709]

Agreed.

[@gispel7058]

Shemp's shtick of when he challenges guys to fight is classic.

[@gispel7058]

@Neil Bentley Pop a sneaker aye? From "flagpole sitters" at 6:50. Also at 11:00 ....these two in my favorites. Lol ....i said i was sorry so shaaad up! Btw. Niel Bentley ....the very dirtbag lawyer who wanted to sue the county on behalf of Otis... Thought you could get one past me aaaye? Put em up aaaye?

[@Lengsel7]

The way he moves, it kind of looks like a legit fighting style.

[@SupraRy]

My father and I laugh hysterically whenever shemp does the shadow boxing and fake fighting. Shemp was always my favorite of the three honestly.

[@cfb3903]

Shemp was a Boxing aficionado and actually had his heart attack in a taxi returning home from watching a boxing match.

[@gispel7058]

@@cfb3903 Good piece of trivia......you wont get any thumbs up for Shemp's heart attack. I keep thinking that Larry was a boxing fan too. Pretty sure they all loved the horse racing.

[@leokimvideo]

A family that produced 3 Stooges, that alone is incredibly special

[@Doc_Fun]

3 technically. Moe, Shemp and Curly Howard (Horwitz).

[@jp9403]

make that three

[@TheDUDERulez1]

If only they had a fourth. We could've been spared Joe Besser and Curly Joe.

[@thehappysun9234]

There were actually 5 Howard brothers in the family.

[@Doc_Fun]

@@thehappysun9234 but only 3 stooges.

[@Jose-se9pu]

It was the only "third stooge" that didnt try to copy Curley, and made his own thing. He was in my opinion, the best stooge. Btw, I always wondered how the Howard brothers would have worked as the stooges, although I think Larry was esential for the trio to work.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Same.

[@melissacooper4282]

I'm not sure. Moe and Larry wanted to be a duo but Harry Cohn wouldn't allow it. And I think that later when their old shorts were airing on television they had to have a third stooge too. That was why after Curly we got Shemp, Joe, and Curly Joe.

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Well, moe, larry and curly/shemp were a great trio. And it was a good run, so i enjoy that.😁

[@thehappysun9234]

Though, if you ask me, Joe did at least try to do his own thing, he was just a stooge that didn't work out due to a number of factors.

[@eymed2023]

Losing both Curly AND Shemp must have been very hard on Moe and Larry.

[@williamwilson6499]

Moe: What does your watch say? Shemp: It don’t say nuthin, you gotta look at it. One of my favorite exchanges...

[@Vonniesistah]

lol I liked: Moe: what does your watch say? Shemp: tick tick tick tick tick will never get old :')

[@ShroomKeppie]

"They looked in my head, but didn't find nuthin'!"

[@dwightcortes1130]

😆😅😂🤣😭

[@KoshN]

@@Vonniesistah THAT'S one of my favorites. 😂🤣😂

[@theearl1477]

Shemp: it was awful I tell ya. Six lions scratching and crawling down my back. SIX LIONS! Moe: quit lyin'. You're only stalling.

[@jessicasouza8397]

Shemp Howard is my favorite! He was very talented, brilliant, funny and I loved his infectious laugh.

[@jeremyramsey8804]

My favorite Shemp line is the 200% wool from Sing a song of six pants. He said those sheep lived a double life. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@jeremyramsey8804 What's that brand of perfume you're wearing? Sphinx. I know but what brand is it? I'm Brown--from The Sun. No kidding are ya peeling?

[@rufust.firefly4890]

Teddy Hoosevelt!, Thomas Hedison!

[@rufust.firefly4890]

My two favorite Shemps: A Crime on Their Hands and Who Done It?

[@Mynamesalexa]

And his hair

[@Garrett316]

Absolutely wonderful documentary. Moe is my favorite and the brains of the act, Larry was the glue, Curley the heart and Shemp was the unsung hero.

[@rileyjenkins4396]

What a great description of the guys!! I like the way you pointed out what each one of them contributed to the group!

[@jonnaking3054]

@@rileyjenkins4396 Shemp is always in Curley's shadow, but I always thought Shemp was really funny in his own way

[@johnmeowzer8333]

I love em all but Shemp is my favorite. He's a riot!

[@LinkRocks]

@@jonnaking3054 Honestly only Shemp could have followed Curly. For one he was an original Stooge, he was a Howard brother, and he had the talent to hold his own within the act. He was the perfect choice to replace Curly, Moe and Larry were lucky he was available and willing to join the Stooges.