The Three Stooges - CBS Sunday Morning 4.15.2012

With the recent release of the Farrelly Brothers film "The Three Stooges," CBS Sunday Morning produced a segment about the real Stooges. This piece includes interviews with Moe Howard's son Paul Howard and daughter Joan Howard Maurer.

[@PlanetRockJesus]

I'm 65, and I became a HUGE Stooges fan in about 1960, watching reruns on Saturday morning on an Admiral black and white TV. I remember it so well. The Three Stooges and then, Flash Gordon, Sky King, and Circus Boy (Micky Dolenz of The Monkees). I remember also, about 20 years ago, my mother-in-law was visiting from Italy (she doesn't speak English), and we were watching "Disorder in the Court," and when Curly fell off the witness stand, my mother-in-law laughed hysterically for ten minutes! A great memory in our family.

[@cynthiaclarke3979]

I thought l was old..l remember those shows coming up.Our big screen TV was a black and white 20 inch Philco and when the picture tube went,so did the TV and all 6 TV channels.

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

Curly Howard is responsible for more laughs then ANY single human being. God bless him.

[@AceripXF]

moe n curly together

[@vickielawson3114]

As much as I adore the Stooges, I would say Benny Hill deserves that honor.

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

@@vickielawson3114 No way Jose'😁🤣

[@schizoidboy]

Curly's genius was he knew how to react. I remember that time AMC was showing their shorts with Leslie Neilson hosting and he referred to Curly as a physical comedy genius. That says it all.

[@macmac9744]

NOPE!@@vickielawson3114

[@dthur1003]

About 27 years ago I woke up in ther middle of the night, around 3am, and saw the downstairs light was on as well as the TV. I slowly walked down ther stairs and I looked around the corner to see my then, 2 yr. old daughter laying on the couch watching the 3 Stooges and laughing and laughing... she still loves them too this day !!!

[@tanmarketingchannel9457]

The original Stooges can't be duplicated .

[@kevindavis2315]

Tommy Hargrove they came close

[@thomasfoss9963]

Healy and the Stooges were genius'!!!!!! They were never recognized by the studio but loved by their fans!! Starting like others in vaudeville they've surpassed them all in ruining one generation after another!!!!!!!!!!!!!!+

[@davidbrown8303]

They need to make a black three stooges.

[@cdog1111able]

@@davidbrown8303 Why?

[@davidbrown8303]

@@cdog1111able well I don't remember the name of the movie but they has three black guys in it that played a part that was a lot like the three stooges and it was every bit as funny as the real three stooges. I dunno the names of the guys who played in it maybe my mom might.

[@patrickorourke41]

My dad introduced me to the Three Stooges when I was a kid, and I cannot stop laughing every time I watch them! They don’t make slapstick comedy like that anymore.

[@Nikolaos0603]

I was also introduced to the Three Stooges by my dad when I was a kid. They still make me laugh even as an adult 😂

[@michaelweatherly5786]

Moe,Curly,larry and Shemp comedy legends

[@lancebrown5334]

Don’t forget little joe!

[@chrisanthony7481]

Shemp was an absolute natural comedian..he was brilliant, and proved that with his comedy roles in other films WITHOUT his brothers.. But put 'em together, and they owned.. and STILL own, a viewing army of fans in the millions!

[@Greenelectra78]

The 3 Stooges still do for me today what they did when I was 6yo: Entertain me, make me smile and I feel better. After a long day at school I could count on seeing them sometime between 3PM and 6PM. It helped reduce my stress and I looked forward to that. With no other way to make it up to them, Joe Besser and Joe DeRita included, I can honor their memory only by continuing to enjoy their acting. Once stowed away on a Russian Submarine, Shemp makes everybody sick by eating a sausage while they all became seasick. They didn't show it but where do you throw up in a Submarine? Both Curley and Shemp did the plumbing scene in the tub, creating a cage of piping. Priceless.

[@m.f.m.67]

“Your dancing is atrocious.” Larry, “Oh, thank you.” Cracks me up every time. They never get enough credit for the dialogue and writing. Some of it is hilarious.

[@leonardohummel8658]

Shemp was also a sterling, solid gold Stooge. they were the greatest at chaotic slapstick. not always, but mostly brilliant. especially Curly and Shemp.

[@godlyblessedliibaangodisgo4394]

I love the Classic Three Stooges ❤

[@ViperSRTnACR]

In my view, it was MUCH more than just the old addage labels of them being "silly" "stupid" or "crazy" as you often hear. The stooges were comic geniuses that were far ahead of their time and did in such a way that can be imitated but never duplicated.

[@avenger2807]

Chaplin has received an Honorary Oscar; The Marx Bros have an honorary Oscar..... The Three Stooges and Abbott & Costello are long overdue for theirs.

[@dariowiter3078]

The Stooges, along with Abbott & Costello, didn't write their own material; in other words, both teams weren't "creative" comedians like Chaplin, Stan Laurel of Laurel & Hardy, and, the Marx Brothers. It's very doubtful that the Stooges or Bud & Lou will get that honor from the Academy.

[@VegetabIeMan]

+Dario Witer but they were the funniest out of everyone.

[@dariowiter3078]

+Montana Tapia-Reyes You will not get an argument from me on them being funny, but the Stooges wrote very little creative stories that Chaplin and Stan Laurel did in their prime. That's why they will never win an Oscar ever.

[@VegetabIeMan]

+Dario Witer I don't believe that's an actual reason. Creativity matters so much. But execution was done well much over than Chaplin and Laurel.

[@dariowiter3078]

+Montana Tapia-Reyes Well, that's an argument that has been going on for years and it won't end anytime soon, believe me.

[@danfab4]

I have loved the stooges all my life since 5 i am now past 55 and still i love watching them. The only sad thing is that they never got what they deserved!! The millions upon millions Columbia Pictures have made from their talent is beyond mars!

[@johngullo9420]

Nothing can ever top the original. Ever

[@AllenMQuinn]

Columbia screwed them over so tragically. They were MASSIVE and remain iconic.

[@Lizard1984]

Allen M. Quinn right on!!! They were the best at what they did.

[@shirle7343]

“Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe”

[@thomasfoss9963]

AND HOW!!!!!!!

[@robertschaffer1598]

What a classic

[@WornoutRNPARAMEDIC]

Always loved the Three Stooges. Wish they still came on TV a lot like when I was a kid. I'm 66 now.

[@cazaresj21]

I love the classic Three Stooges! Love live Moe, Larry, Curly, & Shemp.

[@mconcaz]

How about joe besser ^_^?

[@cazaresj21]

Don't care too much about Joe as a stooge.

[@Anonymous01959]

Curly was the best 3rd stooge

[@aliciaveal1284]

I watched this with my parents and still watch. I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to appreciate the greatness of the three stooges

[@michaeloloughlin3267]

Amazing childhood memories. Remember where I was when Moe died. Classic shows!!! Still love them every time I watch them..

[@carolgaskill8505]

A couple of years ago I introduced my grandchildren to Three Stooges, they couldn't stop laughing. They begged me to buy DVD's of them. I did and there always watching them. I grew up in the sixties watching them. The excitement never ends. Shemp and Curly were my two favorites.

[@Gilyslas]

To this day these guys make us laugh and bring joy to our hearts. All of their clips are on KZbin. I will always be a dedicated fan. Funny, I was just talking to my wife and said to her that these guys have been gone for a long time and it's like they never left us. God bless them always.

[@brianpress1392]

To me, The Three Stooges, were One of the funniest teams to come to the Big screen.

[@THE-HammerMan]

I've loved CBS Sunday Morning since it's first season. Segments like this great tribute are why. Charles would have liked this one very much! Thanks Sunday Morning!

[@blizzdog3881]

I'm 58 and I turn my kids and now my grandkids onto the 3 stooges and all of them love them now everytime my grandkids come over the first thing they want to watch is the Three Stooges and you can hear there laughter coming from deep inside them as they roll around on the floor haha love it.

[@thebronxbarbariannetwork6530]

I'm a life long fan of the 3 stooges.these guys were the gods of comedy hands down.thank you for the years of fun & laughter guys.

[@flashbaneyify]

We were at the last Stooge Fest in Southern California. Meet Larry Fine's great grandson Kirk Lamond , and Moe Howard's daughter Joan Howard Mauer. Such great people. By the way, Joan is in her 90's and doing great.

[@billypatscher3075]

they r the best at 59 yrs young i watched them as a kid n still do too bad that kind of entertainment is no longer around but these guys n all the others will always be as fun n funny now n forever i also love laurel n hardy marx bros n all the rest thanks billy

[@critter7052]

Thanks for posting this story about my heroes, The Three Stooges!

[@melissafagansilva6756]

The Stooges never get old; still funny as can be today!!

[@MicheleMJJ]

They were comedic geniuses. I laugh just as much when I watch them now than I did when I was a kid in the 60s!

[@Johnnyjammer1]

I was skeptical about seeing this for my love of the originals. I went into the theatre with an open mind. It was a good show.

[@pauljojo6855]

Larry: "I cant see, I cant see! Moe: What's the matter kid?!? Larry: I got my eyes closed.

[@danielchais4603]

In the early 60s.. I think I saw Moe at my elementary school, Castle Heights. He was picking up his grandchild.

[@greenwich1754]

Absolutely the best: "Why you, why I otta moida you!"

[@animalyze7120]

As I always have said about the Three Stooges: No matter how sad, upset, angry, stressed out you may become at times in your life, a few minutes with the boys and life is smiles and laughs again. The three stooges are the best cure for most ailments in life, at least the ones that can be fixed with a few moments of laughter which is the best medicine.

[@youtubeman1548]

Almost every time I watch the 3 Stooges shorts I see something that I missed from before. Whether it be dialog or a sight gag, they were so far ahead of their time in comedy that it amazes me to this day. Timeless stuff. So funny. I've been watching for 60 years and it just never gets old.

[@cowboybob7093]

I've been known in my circles over the years for my humor. (look, after a while you know your place) Growing up I Did-Not-Get-It when it came to The Three Stooges. A few decades ago it hit me. At that moment I was blessed to be a kid again. Comedic genius is having exactly what everyone else has, and making them laugh. The Three Stooges were absolute genius.

[@twinsmm1]

I bought Three Stooges, Little Rascals videos for my kids when they were younger. They didn't have the patience to watch and enjoy simply because it was in black and white and looked dated. Too bad they didn't "get it" the way I did.

[@johnhayes3464]

same here even with great old movies they same way looks to old for them even sadder is with remakes they watch it and go wow this sucked and you liked this stuff as a kid

[@Iowarail]

I showed my son at about 5, he got up and walked out about 5 minutes in to it. I made him come back and finish the show, he laughed his ass off and to this day a fan.

[@ms.sonshine8878]

Got my two grandsons into them and they both love them. They also love Looney Toones.

[@ecavuto]

From the first time I saw these comedians as a toddler I laughed myself silly. In my family everybody (except Mother) felt the same. I think now that I'm middle-aged I laugh even harder at the Stooges. Two years back I bought all 190 film shorts of theirs on Amazon and consider that one of my most special belongings.

[@halcyon1030]

I did those stunts over and over again while a teenager. Love those guys

[@dthur1003]

About 3 years ago my daughter got married to a young man from Brazil. His parents came up for the wedding and at some point started watching the 3 Stooges... they were seeing them for the first time and were laughing like children !!!!

[@angies7154]

Awesome team thank you for the laughter 🗯💕💕💕R.I.P

[@perryberman2824]

+star trek You can't exclude Shemp. He was actually the original third stooge in their earlier days. Live long and prosper. Star treks best movies had the original cast also. It is logical.

[@sherylbeasley4938]

Watched the world over in many languages, but with the same laughter. Will there be another? I think not.

[@aviator1962]

Love the stooges. The 2012 movie was so-so. I love watching the stooges and have a few laughs. Curly of course is my favorite.

[@rockymanuel8903]

An amazingly awesome team, a 180 years later they will still be the greatest r.i.p (Moe,Larry,Shemp, Curly) vaya con Dio’......respect to joe and curly joe

[@DougHinVA]

the 3 stooges are comedy history... no one before or since came close in sheer slapstick and spoken comedy. the sound effects of 'Curly' alone have passed into the culture. we loved them.

[@RJ1999x]

Its actually pretty sad you have to have a disclaimer to explain to a so called educated society that you can't hit someone in the head with a hammer! We grew up with the "violence" of the three stoodges, bugs bunny, road runner etc, yet I guess we were so stupid we never hit anyone with a hammer, dropped and anvil on our head,or shot ourselves in the face with a gun. sad commentary on today's people!

[@leehanson6855]

the unfortunate pussification of the society we now live in

[@jamesowensiii9475]

RJ 1999 I agree people take stuff to seriously.

[@cmans79tr7]

RJ- Back in the early 60s a moron neighborhod kid shouldered a wooden stock and steel-barrelled rifle replica and purposely did an about-face to hit me (in the eyebrow) with the barrell, much like how the stooges might do...that about-face put a small dent in my eyebrow that i have to this day, so there were idiots out there back in the 60s imitating the stooges. However I never would want the stooges (or old cartoons) censored for that type of slapstick, or any other reason.

[@thegrandmasabrina]

I don't know about that one. Kids have always done some dumb things they seen on movies and TV. I'll admit it. Back in the 70s I was a little girl watching the stooges and got in trouble for smacking people. My mom (who hated that show) wouldn't let me watch the Stooges for a month. When I became an adult, I found out my cousin did the same things during the 1950's and if course, he got in trouble in the same way. too! Lol. Both of us grew up fine.

[@Johnnyjammer1]

Yes. They had to tell the public that pods were not candy.

[@hollywoodharriet13]

Last year my younger sister died so as not to cry myself to sleep I would watch Three Stooges episodes that I dvr'd. Works like a charm. I love my Three Stooges and every once in a while I will see a short I hadn't seen before.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*Sean Hayes IS 'Larry Fine'...he even has Fine's 'walk' done to perfection and that's no small task!* ( *Half of Fine's comedywas all 'physicality' in reaction to some event...just watching him 'run' in "Punch Drunks" is hysterical of itself...that 'quick-step'forward 'crab-shuffle' of his was unique...how many others are 'funny' just running down a city block?* )

[@jessiesmith5256]

Yakov Smirnoff used to talk about when he grew up in the USSR. They would show them the Stooges movies in grade school and say "see how stupid Americans are?" He said his reaction was "We don't want to fight these guys. You can hit them in the head with a sledge hammer and they keep coming"

[@Iowarail]

And don't forget it!!!!!

[@MrUfojunkiedavid]

Jessie Smith lmao!!

[@thomasfoss9963]

Did the Soviets ever show Yakov the Das Boot episode??

[@thomasfoss9963]

The one time I sat thru an Opera--i knew none of the pieces they played until one I will always recognize!!!!! VOICES OF SPRING!

[@coleparker]

As a kid growing up on a Military Base in the late 50s and early 60s, the base theater would show the Three Stooges and Cartoons and would sometimes let us in for free or charge us 15 cents. I really loved the Stooges movies.

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

The Farrelly Brothers did an OUTSTANDING job with The Three Stooges movie. The actors were beyond brilliant in their performance. And, having grown up in the 60's watching Stooges' re-runs, I was gratefully and pleasantly surprised by the final product.

[@fatmanjack7782]

*CALLING DR. HOWARD, DR. FINE, DR. HOWARD*

[@peaceandwealthseeker4504]

FAT MAN JACK aka Horowitz, Fine, Horowitz

[@Kazuo1G]

Hello, Hellooo, Hellooooooo!

[@thomasfoss9963]

OH--THEY GOT ME!

[@jimmyfreeman5714]

Fuckin'A man!

[@jimmyfreeman5714]

@@thomasfoss9963 Fuckin'A man

[@worldsgreatestimpressionis6462]

No comedy team, including the deified Laurel & Hardy (yes they were great) has transcended the ages and still brings laughter as much as the "Original" ( technically they weren't) team of Moe, Larry and Curly ( although Shemp was a technically good comic)

[@EqualOpportunityDestoroya]

My late father loved the Three Stooges and I will watch any piece of Three Stooges media that comes out. I even saw Stoogemania, and thought it funny that the two orderlies in the movie would go on to become sitcom dads.

[@jamesowensiii9475]

It's still makes me mad that the 3 stooges, got screwed over by the movie studios greedy executives. These guys were straight up funny, my childhood idols.

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

190 shorts over 24 years and not one swear word in one of them. Today comics can’t go thru a 10 minute stand up routine without using every swear word available

[@ronmartin4212]

We'll,Curly was asked if he would swear,(while in court,hand on bible)and quickly rebuttled,"NOOO...but I know all the woids!!!!-and another time,saying to Moe,thinking he saw something out of place,ghost,or something,"But I could swear"-gets slapped by Moe,before he could finish his sentence,Moe says "That's a bad habit!!!!!

[@ronmartin4212]

In "What's The Matador",in one scene,where they meet(begrudgingly) Dolores's husband for the first time,getting off the bus,Curly tries to kiss her,the husband says"How dare you kiss her in front of my eyes!!"Curly says"Well,turn around Il kiss her behind your back!"(great line!!).Well,the husband gets upset at him for trying,and turns him around,you hear Curly actually say"Godamnit"!!

[@1krani]

So this is why the Three Stooges Movie didn't suck. LOVE IT!

[@kirkfraser3403]

When I watched that show growing up,I didn't have a care in the world! Oh the laughter!!!

[@18661873]

I visited the resting places of the Three Stooges this week. I support anything that is considered politically incorrect.

[@brandoninglin7566]

1:57-2:02 is my favorite part of the video

[@williamwilson6499]

Now I watch the Stooges with my 5 year old granddaughter...she loves them.

[@cynthiar7350]

The 3 Stooges were a Saturday morning staple for me!

[@Blahbevava]

I've been showing groups of kids old 3 stooge shorts every summer for the last 4 years. They absolutely Love Them and I've yet to have any problem with them acting it out in any serious way on anyone. Kids are not that stupid, at least most of them.

[@Lampshade51]

$60,000 in 1940 would be $984,000 today. Divided by three = $348,000 each today. Good money. But not what they deserved.

[@jtmichaelson]

In 1939, $60,000 split three ways is $20,000 and adjusted for inflation, that would equal $350,000 a year per Stooge in 2018.

[@jackhammer5409]

The 3 Stooges will live on forever !

[@brandonflorida1092]

A beautiful tribute.

[@kelvinkloud]

The studios screwed the stooges

[@randyzeitman1354]

Moe screwed the Stooges. All he had to do was say no.

[@hardlines4]

God Bless Moe, Larry, Curly, and Shemp!!

[@buffalopatriot]

When I was in elementary school in the 60's, on rainy days during recess, our teachers would set up a film projector in the auditorium and show Three Stooges shorts. Education was so much better in those days.

[@tomvan8117]

Love the Stooges ALL GREAT LEGENDS that will Never Be Forgotten 😂

[@bradmartz1171]

Still funny as hell all these years

[@richardheikkila4146]

Just when you think that nothing can bring together our polarized nation, watching either the three stooges and/or Laurel and Hardy just might do the trick.

[@clintwhatley7981]

Pure Genius

[@charleswilcher4281]

They have been around way before me but learned them in summer school when we had a movie fest in the lunchroom on the last day with Laurel and Hardy movies too and have loved them ever since they are the best and I will try and get a box set of there stuff very funny guys god bless them

[@tigersharma1443]

Moe larry and curly... Are and will always be remembered for always....Love Love and Love from India....

[@lednails]

The Farrelly brothers did nothing to rekindle the fame of The Three Stooges. The Stooges have always been famous and loved and always will be.

[@dano4572]

Beautiful!

[@dougcasey6117]

The movie was AWESOME... Need more fast yes and soon .. Please!

The best there ever.

[@bethkelly6126]

I still love them.

[@ms.sonshine8878]

My grandchildren love the 3 Stooges. I also got them into the original Looney Toons.

[@jondoe6273]

Those sound effects where the best.

[@JamesWalshBristolKids]

Moe Howard was one of the very Kindest and most Wonderful Guys to ever Set Foot In Hollywood, California film studios. When families in Hollywood and Santa Monica were hit with hard times he gave away bags of groceries to the hungry kids and their parents in the neighborhoods everywhere. He was a Saint ! On Thanksgiving day he gave dinners to them too. 3 Cheers for Moe, Larry and Curly and Shemp !

[@ronmartin4212]

And that's why they so much more loved today,learning how charitable Moe was,for example.

[@GrayLensman51]

I remember the cameo of them in Mad Mad Mad Mad World when the the paint storehouse caught fire and they showed up as the Firemen.

[@TheRanhughes]

They had to add a disclaimer for all of the idiots that we have running around these days.

[@steveng.willis618]

I've always loved watching the stooges.

[@upmysuccess90s20]

7:18- Don’t forget Shemp! Also…now it’s 90 years later since the stooges shorts debuted! Truly a handful of the funniest men to have ever lived. RIP guys. Too bad curly never lived passed the Columbia years, nor did Shemp 😢

[@apieceofdirt4681]

Without a doubt the Three Stooges are funny as shit.

[@tybriggs9880]

Love to see the foly table with all the stuff to make all those sounds

[@crystalgrose]

Shemp started out first before Curly. After he left, Curly came on. After Curly became ill and couldn't continue with the show, Shemp came back.

[@MrJoey1970]

the greatest comedy team in history.

[@glendale6]

Saw them in person at a circus in st louis 1963!!

[@brycewakefield6565]

glendale6 lucky were they nice?

[@angelopdemita4309]

" I'm still laughing...

[@BulletSpoung]

I lost an eye doing this back in 64.

[@markruth3938]

Thank you, boys

[@garylobo348]

The funniest American comedy troupe of all time. Who knows about the rest of the world? There. I said it.