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@Juiceboxdan72

4 жыл бұрын

Very nice editing, by the way

@FaithforMoney

4 жыл бұрын

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

@Juiceboxdan72

4 жыл бұрын

@Doctor Octagon Don't try to be cute.

@Juiceboxdan72

4 жыл бұрын

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

@multibassman

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@russblack443

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@johnbrowneyes7534

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I love that ! So funny!

@KindredFenrir

3 жыл бұрын

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

@lendrury2771

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@lendrury2771 who tf asked you anything.

@donaldhoot7741

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Shemp lines! lol

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

@Lord_KillerBee

10 ай бұрын

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

Surely many people felt as you do.

@parecearabe

Жыл бұрын

"Equal to but different than Curly" nailed it 👍

@jonnaking3054

Жыл бұрын

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

@tony.bickert

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

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

@Vonniesistah

4 жыл бұрын

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

@ShroomKeppie

4 жыл бұрын

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

@dwightcortes1130

4 жыл бұрын

😆😅😂🤣😭

@KoshN

4 жыл бұрын

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

@theearl1477

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

@gispel7058

4 жыл бұрын

@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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@SupraRy

4 жыл бұрын

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@gispel7058

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

@Doc_Fun

2 жыл бұрын

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

@jp9403

2 жыл бұрын

make that three

@TheDUDERulez1

2 жыл бұрын

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

@thehappysun9234

2 жыл бұрын

There were actually 5 Howard brothers in the family.

@Doc_Fun

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehappysun9234 but only 3 stooges.

One of the reasons why I love Shemp is because he was his own thing instead of being a copycat of Curly Shemp was more like a fusion of Curly and Moe which is what made him more unique than his future followups

@wdd3141

Жыл бұрын

Samuel "Shemp" Horwitz was the oldest of the Howard brothers, so I feel a little conflict when Moe bosses him around.

@e-122psi3

5 ай бұрын

@@wdd3141 That's probably why Shemp fought back against Moe more often. There's plenty pushover older siblings in comedies, but there's often a point the younger one is playing with fire. Really I kinda prefer this setup. Moe getting his comeuppance for being an abusive ass sometimes makes him more tolerable.

People never believe me when I tell them Shemp was actually an original stooge.

@dying101666

3 жыл бұрын

he was an og.

@dying101666

3 жыл бұрын

I always liked his hair.

@mondoseguendo6113

3 жыл бұрын

I would believe anything you tell me.

@zapkvr

3 жыл бұрын

You must hang around some very stupid people. I remember the six stooges. I even remember the terrible cartoon show which lacked all the violence of the live action features.

@nick56677

3 жыл бұрын

This is all true. The stooges started with Ted Healy and his stooges which were Moe, Larry, and Shemp. Shemp didnt get along with Healy at all and ventured away and did his own thing, so Moe suggested to Healy his baby brother Jerome (Curly) join the act. And the rest as they say is history.

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

@pandax75

4 жыл бұрын

Yep and now they're overpaid and under talented

@Jose-se9pu

4 жыл бұрын

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

@desertflower5724

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

4 жыл бұрын

@@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!! 💖

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

@jeremyramsey8804

2 жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

Teddy Hoosevelt!, Thomas Hedison!

@rufust.firefly4890

Жыл бұрын

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

@Mynamesalexa

Жыл бұрын

And his hair

Imagine how salty Ted Healy was that the Stooges would go on to completely eclipse his career and become the comedic icons we all love. I didn't even know who Ted Healy was until recently.

@slcRN1971

2 жыл бұрын

Until this video commentary, I hadn’t ever heard of Ted Healy. He certainly wasn’t a nice person at all. Then add in how Harry Cohen lied and conspired with others to not pay The Stooges what they deserved......... plus their manager Harry Romm (a good friend of Harry Cohen) feathered his own nest by cheating them too......... geesh, they were really taken advantage of!!!

@fredrikalarsson3962

2 жыл бұрын

Almost right after I started to watch the three Stooges I knew who Healy was, because he was in soup to nuts a stooges movie, he was actually an important part of the three Stooges even if some stooges fans love to hate him

@r.lamont8120

2 жыл бұрын

That is what happened to the Tracy Ulman show. The show featured the Simpsons.

@TheFlashStickman

2 жыл бұрын

I heard he had issues and wasn't easy to get along with... So, honestly I'm glad they parted.

@ianfinrir8724

Жыл бұрын

Ted Healy eventually died from a combination of alcoholism and being beaten by Albert Broccoli (who would go on to produce the James Bond films)

Most people don't realize that Shemp was actually the original third stooge. And he had his own style - he wasn't there to just do Curly all over again. Now that all of the shorts are out on DVD, we can reevaluate Shemp as a talented comic in his own right.

@jamesstone5340

4 жыл бұрын

Well said sir, I love all the Stooges, they were all hilarious in their own right.

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

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@melissacooper4282

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@thehappysun9234

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

Really Shemp is underrated but he deserves so much more than that, besides being one of the original stooges, he played a great role in the three stooges in his own way which was also funny.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@jonnaking3054

Жыл бұрын

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

@johnmeowzer8333

10 ай бұрын

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

@LinkRocks

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

It was amazing on how the quality of the stooge shorts did not fall off after Curley's departure. I attribute that mainly to Shemp.

@lloydkline6946

4 жыл бұрын

Love shemp howard

@polferiferus1938

4 жыл бұрын

You, Larry Fine, were, and always will be my favorite stooge! Glad you’re still amazed after all these years ;)

@kelvinkloud

4 жыл бұрын

larry was the consistent glue. vastly underrated among the all time greats. he also seemed like such a cool laid back dude in real life from what ive seen of him.... agree re shemp. his timing was razor. impressive also considering he was older and had been displaced from the act for some time. he also played well off being the typical shmuck but who had the wit to understand that.

@scooterose100

3 жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget Moe he kept things going too!

@trekkiejunk

3 жыл бұрын

I somewhat disagree. While he was no Curley, Shemp was a fine talent, and has been maligned as a lesser Curley for way too long. My big issue with Shemp, although it didn't really have to do with Shemp, per say, is that there were just too many remakes of older Stooges shorts during the Shemp era. At least a dozen of Shemp-era shorts are remakes, and it seems like they were running out of ideas for gags.

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

@HatsOffEntertainment

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Mpshfromlowell64

3 жыл бұрын

Does that make Larry Ringo?

@geraldstephens6612

3 жыл бұрын

Shemp had a successful solo career after leaving the Stooges in the early 1930s because of Healy.

@johndoyle486

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect description. Though I would have said he was the Carl Wilson of the Three Stooges ;)

@morgoth2425

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mpshfromlowell64 Moe = Paul, Curly = John, Larry = Ringo, Shemp = George

Honestly, I feel conflicted whenever I have to decide between Shemp and Curly. Can’t go wrong with either. So much so that I almost wish there was more than that one moment in Hold that Lion where all four of them appeared in their own episode.

@demonkingbadger6689

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i feel that would like to see the brothers together for a short.

@danielblythe5337

2 жыл бұрын

Alwyn 2112, That would have been nice, but I am glad for that one episode Hold that Lion that does have The Four Stooges together. Shemp was that great, and was a part of The Four Stooges, Moe, Larry, Shemp and Curly!

@melissacooper8724

2 жыл бұрын

They originally was going to cast Curly as a chef in Malice In The Palace but due to his illness his scenes were omitted.

@LinkRocks

3 ай бұрын

I love them both. Each brought something unique to the table. Curly is an icon, but Shemp more than held his own with the Stooges. He helped them go on after Curly could no longer perform, so we all should thank Shemp for that.

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!!

One of the many things I like about Shemp is that unlike Curly who had the shaved head, his hair was fairly long so it made for a great visual when he got slapped around.

@KairuHakubi

4 жыл бұрын

Right? Great comedy It makes you wonder about an alternate timeline where Ted Healy hadn't insisted that a guy with long curly hair and a fabulous moustache looked too dapper to be a stooge, and we'd gotten the 'raw' Curly. That would have been a sight. I guess it was his own idea to shave it, and it made the moniker 'Curly' funnier, but I'm told he hated having to keep doing it. Plus when you have a jewish comedy act, you want at least one of them to rock the curls, cmon. for that matter, if he'd never had that nickname.. would they have gone by 'moe, larry, and jerry'?

Shemp was always my second favorite behind Curly. He didn't try to be Curly, he did his own thing and it worked.

@RB-ye4ri

3 жыл бұрын

Doing your own thing is best. People who tried to be the next Bob Dylan never were. Elliott Murphy, Bob Seger , Moody Blues were creative and are themselves. Yeah, SHEMP !!!!!♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡!!!!!!!!!!!!! .

@melissacooper4282

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I love Shemp!

Shemp's verbal and physical comedy were hilarious, as were his many ad-libs.

Shemp face on the opening credits of the short films was already enough to sell him. He was always my favorite stooge

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

@anthonycerulli1423

Жыл бұрын

Shemps snoring always cracks me up

@stevepaul6955

Жыл бұрын

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

It was a heroic move on the part of Shemp to join the Stooges when Curly could no longer. There could've been no other replacement. Shemp did it perfectly.

@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Reaper I couldn’t make out a single thing you’ve just said.

@CO-cn7vr

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Reaper You might as well practice proof reading. I know you have the time. A little goes a long way.

@canadianmoth

4 жыл бұрын

@Ryan Reaper want to try that again

@JediMasterDracus

4 жыл бұрын

Shemp was actually the original but went on to do film. So curly came in. When curly had a stroke Shemp came back. And he didn't come back because curly died. Curly can be seen in a cameo in a Shemp episode. The only time the three brothers share the screen.

@CO-cn7vr

4 жыл бұрын

JediMasterDracus We, too, watched the video.

Shemp was and still is my favorite stooge. I think you described him perfectly, the idea that he didn't want to replace curly, rather he created his own stooge.

Shemp is my favorite. I watched these with my grandfather long ago and can still see my granddad laugh. To me, Shemp was the best.

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

It was a tragedy what happened to Curly, and when Shemp stepped up when his baby brother couldn’t do it anymore he brought his own character to the mix. I thought he was every bit as funny as Curly! He was an excellent Stooge!

@scooterose100

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@melissacooper4282

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. He never tried to be like his baby brother Curly. He had his own style. And that's why I love Shemp!

@360Warlock

3 жыл бұрын

Shemp He was Brilliant 👏 He was original he left to do his own thing Curly came in but then got sick and died that when older brother Shemp step back in

@wvu05

3 жыл бұрын

@@360Warlock Actually, he came back before Curly died. Shemp came back in 1947, and Curly died in 1952.

Whenever I grew up watching the Stooges on TV, I always hated it when they had Shemp on over Curly. But as I got older I have a much deeper appreciation for Shemp and I agree he was talented in his own merit and was the true MVP in saving the act after Curly went down.

Shemp is my fave. I never tire of his hilarious facial and body jerk reactions to situations. Shemp's body language and gait were original, pure and iconic comedy. Curly was indeed great...but Shemp was something special.

Shemp was hilarious, and it's as simple as that.

@kweli05

3 жыл бұрын

"Six lions, six lions!"

@JC-wn3ig

3 жыл бұрын

that’s why he went on as a solo star!

@jamessilva7991

3 жыл бұрын

This might sound sacriligeous but I thought Shemp was funnier than Curly.

@kenkunz1428

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamessilva7991 I agree James.

@saygoodnighttothebadguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamessilva7991 I also agree on that. Don't get me wrong. Curly was funny too, but Shemp to me had funnier facial expressions. It was always hilarious seeing him try to straighten his hair after getting the taste slapped outta him 😂. May they all rest in peace.

I've always admired Shemp in that although he was Curly's brother, Shemp was the only "third Stooge" that wasn't a clone of Curly. (i.e. A fat, bald guy.) Pardon the seeming oxymoron, but Shemp was his own stooge.

@melissacooper4282

4 жыл бұрын

Even though Joe Besser wasn't my favorite Stooge I respect him for not being like Curly. As for Curly Joe DeRita he may have looked like Curly's doppelganger but he was more soft spoken and quiet.

@Cjnw

4 жыл бұрын

Oxystooge😛

@doddsino

4 жыл бұрын

@@melissacooper4282 Very much agree

@RobotacularRoBob

4 жыл бұрын

I always felt that Curly and Shemp were equals in their own way, and I never liked one more than the other. You could tell that they were related because Shemp feels like a Moe & Curly hybrid so he still fits in just fine.

@Face2theScr33n

4 жыл бұрын

@dwdeline55 Wasn't Besser the pussy that had "no pies to the face" and "no excessive hitting" clauses in his contract? This video was more than kind in it's Besser analysis. Plus, he got paid more than Moe and Larry to be in THEIR act! Two years too long a Stooge, if you ask me!

I forget how funny Shemp was with the Stooges. He's just as hilarious as Curly. The way his hair gets in his face when he gets slapped tickles me.

I think one of the things I loved about Shemp being back in the act was that it opened up a lot more for Larry to get the spotlight in some shorts they were in.

Shemp has always been my favorite stooge. Brideless Groom is by far his best episode and my all time favorite.

@MrVideovibes

4 жыл бұрын

"Join hands you lovebirds." (Emil Sitka as the Justice of the peace.)

@hermanmunster1797

4 жыл бұрын

Ivan Parra I agree with you there! So many great one for sure! Three Arabian Nuts is awesome too! Just rub the lamp and a (genius) appears.

@hermanmunster1797

4 жыл бұрын

RUFUS T. FIREFLY Moe, What are you looking for? Shemp, a million dollars, it’s around here somewhere! Moe, Oh, a million dollars! Kicked! By the way, great name!

@douglasj53

4 жыл бұрын

We didn't know it until it appeared in a local newspaper but Dee (Delores) Greene from Brideless Groom was our chorus teacher at Peoria Heights grade school.

@lloydkline6946

4 жыл бұрын

Shemp had lots of great three stooges episodes

Shemp was my favorite because he was the best actor, and the best episode (in my opinion) was 'The Brideless Groom'. His schtick with that woman where she thinks he's her cousin is priceless. Whenever an episode started and it showed his face at the beginning, I'd always say, "All right it's Shemp!"

@josephcalderon906

3 жыл бұрын

+Chris Slater His stooges short subjects director edward bernds said the same about him being the best actor of the stooges.

@evanham4057

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I exclusively watch the Shemp episodes.

@gadget00

3 жыл бұрын

same here; there was extra excitement when I knew the episode included Shemp

@stevegallo8483

2 жыл бұрын

The actress who thinks Shemp is her cousin Basil in that short is Christine McIntyre. She was in a number of Stooges shorts.

@jg769

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. Shemp made me laugh harder than any others. He was my favorite. The clip at 5:38 had me laughing out loud.

No one could replace his dear brother and so he did his own thing and did it brilliantly 😍🤣 and even before that, he was a true comic genius

I've always loved Shemp, he really made a whole new character and he was so fun, his delivery, bodywork and overall persona were cativating, watching him do his shennanigans makes me so happy and nostalgic...he really put his soul and heart into the act when it needed the most, and that is one of the reasons i love him so much, thank you Shemp Howard, you are a true legend

So sad, that off camera, these men lived difficult lives. Their performances live on and should be cherished

I too am a huge Shemp fan. One reason is the shorts from the Shemp era (late 40s through early 50s) just hold up better in this day and age. He was greatness.

@garyreynolds3235

4 жыл бұрын

@Firstname lastname, correct. I'm just saying one of the main reasons I like Shemp is because of his films when he rejoined the group.

@vanguard4065

4 жыл бұрын

Gary Reynolds Larry is my favorite Stooge but Shemp is absolutely a proper and brilliant Stooge!

@lloydkline6946

4 жыл бұрын

Lot shemp boxing dance,comedian acting talent, great chemistry with mo Howard

@karlhess7064

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed ! I had legendary artist Ben Burghoff draw a caricature poster of The 4 Stooges with Shemp in the middle.

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.

Police man : Who's in that can !! Shemp: Just garbage (slap) OH !!!!

I have always felt that the Shemp years were the Stooge's finest. Besides Shemp being hysterically funny, the shorts had a consistency by this time where everything came together, seemingly effortlessly, and the "Stooge formula" had been fully developed, so to speak. Curly was a comedic genius, but I always preferred the Shemp episodes. All this time I thought I was alone in my opinion!

@danielblythe5337

2 жыл бұрын

I did notice this "formula" in the Shemp Three Stooges " shorts, as those really were brilliant! The Three(four) Stooges (Moe, Larry Curly and Shemp) all truly great!

@Aidenkong523

2 жыл бұрын

The only problem with the shemp era is the fact that about 20 of them reuse a lot of footage.

Love this! Thank you for making it. I'm Moe's great-granddaughter, which makes Curly and Shemp my great-great uncles (or great, depending how you count it) I always have to explain to people that I'm related to three of The Three Stooges, but not Larry, and then I have to give a brief history lesson. Haha. Shemp is definitely underrated. Growing up, I watched the shorts a ton, but even we didn't have a lot of Shemp ones. I always liked him even so. I'm going to share this with some other Stooge family members. I think they'll like it.

@karlhess7064

4 жыл бұрын

Wow ! Moe's granddaughter ? memememememememememe !

@tessamaurer4961

4 жыл бұрын

@@karlhess7064 Great-granddaughter! My dad is Moe's grandson.

@karlhess7064

4 жыл бұрын

@@tessamaurer4961 Hi Tessa; In 1995 at the Trevose, Pa. convention I had a picture taken with Moe's son and daughter. Tell them hi ! They were very nice and spent time talking to me and a friend. I'll try and get to the next convention and maybe see you and Chandler. Thanks for the reply !

@karlhess7064

4 жыл бұрын

And Norman is a legend.

@tessamaurer4961

4 жыл бұрын

@@karlhess7064 That's great! Yes, Paul and Joanie (my grandma) are both lovely people. Glad you met them. Also, love hearing Norman is a legend. He doesn't get enough credit! :)

Shemp is without question my absolute favorite Stooge. I own a coffee mug with his picture on one side of the handle and the words "Legalize Shemp" on the other.

@rufust.firefly4890

Жыл бұрын

I have that T-shirt

Hard to say definitively but Shemp might be my favorite.

It's amazing that the stooges are almost a century old, and their comedy still holds up even today.

@scooterose100

3 жыл бұрын

Remember when they would show the stoogefest on TV? I loved it

@marioguti9887

3 жыл бұрын

My 11 and 7 year old sons love watching the 3 stooges, from down here south of the border in Mexico...their comedy is timeless and universal. RIP legends...also want to add that my sons were sad when I explained to them that all them have since passed away decades ago :(

When I was younger I didn't really like Shemp, he just didn't have that much "childness" compared to Curly. Maybe that's why kids really enjoyed Curly - he has this child-like personality. But when I got older into my mid-twenties I start to notice why people also adore Shemp, he brought a little more maturity to the roll while also being hyperactive. Nowadays I really love the stooges shorts with Curly and Shemp.

@booifojoe

4 жыл бұрын

Agree, he brought an air of sophistication and intellect to senseless, violent behavior. My favorite Stooge.

@suicunesorcerer4865

3 жыл бұрын

Weirdly enough, as a kid, I saw more Stooge shorts with Shemp than Curly, so maybe that's why I like him more, even as a kid.

@jmadratz

3 жыл бұрын

He brought nothing to bread products, although I read he did like to eat sandwiches using rolls, not bread. But he brought maturity to the role of the third stooge.

@davidl570

3 жыл бұрын

Spagett! That's EXACTLY how I felt about Shemp! Disliked him a kid, love him now as an adult.

@ty1298

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmadratz Well...I liked the joke.

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.

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 👍

Shemp was always my favorite, His fight scene was hysterical.

@albertwells8503

4 жыл бұрын

birage I always thought I was the only one who liked Shemp best of all. He was my favorite too. I’m glad to find somebody else who liked Shemp.

@birage9885

4 жыл бұрын

@@albertwells8503 Me, too. If you ask anyone who their favorite stooge is, it is always Curly, who I think was a riot, but the other guys were too. I never really took to the other ones like Curly Joe, etc., but Shemp was certainly underrated, glad you like him.

@lloydkline6946

4 жыл бұрын

I love shemp boxing dance and great comedian acting talent and great chemistry with mo Howard

@karlhess7064

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite also. Legalize Shemp !

@CubamusPrime

3 жыл бұрын

I liked all of them but when I see Curley I always think of Shemp.

Personally I loved Shemp the best. His timing ,his self made physical comedy..I believed he learned alot when he went out on his own.. To "Shemp" much appreciated..

AMEN!! Shemp NEVER got the due credit he deserves as the most underrated Stooge!

Very nicely done, thank you. Each of the numerous Stooges was an inventive, veteran comic. I love them all, but feel that for sheer, raw talent (particularly his skill at ad libbing), Shemp is unsurpassed. On my first visit to Gary Lassin's fabulous Stoogeum, when I turned and saw "The Hall of Shemp," I knew I was in the right place!

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

I always liked Shemp for who he was. Sure, Curly was the breakout one for the Stooges, but Shemp had plenty of his own moments, too.

Shemp is my favorite! From what I've read of his story, he was a dedicated man and at the same time a complete professional both being a talented actor and also being an amazing comedian not only in The Three Stooges but in his successful solo career at the same time underrated.

Shemps always been my favorite. He had the most/best one liners

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.

Shemp and Curly had different styles but both brilliant. I think though, that Christine McIntyre had her best scenes with Shemp, their chemistry was especially good.

@DarksaberForce

4 жыл бұрын

She was the closest to a fifth and female Stooge.

@MrVideovibes

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. They were perfect together.

@panzerriff

4 жыл бұрын

She only did a handful of shorts near the end of Curly's time.Their best scene together was in Three Pests in a Mess when she thinks Curly was a big lottery winner. Hilarious!

@karlhess7064

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, and let's not forget Joe Palma and his contribution. And the gorilla did a good job, to. "I helped. My Buddy".

@Bigbadwhitecracker

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Still in love with Christine

So many people dislike Shemp, but I love him because he didn't try to imitate Curly, he instead did his own brand of comedy. And it worked. I love Moe, Larry, Curly AND Shemp for the comedic geniuses they were.

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.

I notice Moe had bags under his eyes during the Joe Besser episodes however losing Curly and Shemp was too much stress on him I can imagine

@wb9506

4 жыл бұрын

@Carolina to the Caribbean for him being in his late 50's he got a work out

@erikj.2066

4 жыл бұрын

Moe was 60 when Joe Besser signed on.

@wb9506

4 жыл бұрын

@@erikj.2066 true

So glad you brought up Shemp being the original 3rd Stooge. Most people don't realize that. I always liked how Shemp wasn't afraid to stand up to Moe more than the others

@HatsOffEntertainment

4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite aspects of his character is when he would boss Moe around. So hysterical!

@kevinmiller1985

4 жыл бұрын

@@HatsOffEntertainment Yep, especially in the newspaper office scene in Crime On Their Hands (1948).

@POLOAZTECA

4 жыл бұрын

@@HatsOffEntertainment 😂😂😂😂

@melissacooper4282

4 жыл бұрын

He might as well have. After all Shemp is older than Moe!

@BrotherDerrick3X

4 жыл бұрын

Shemp was Moe's older brother after all.

Though I wish you'd have included a mention of the "Fake Shemp" episodes which used Joe Palma as a stand in (with face always obscured) to complete the remaining shorts that the team had been contracted for prior to Shemp's sad passing, I appreciate this video a great deal as Shemp was indeed beloved in his own right.

I’ve always felt I had to be a closet Shemp fan because of Curly. Thank you for showing us how truly important he was.

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.

Shemp was an absolute riot in everything he did.

Shemp was hilarious, and he was my Pop’s favorite. We would watch the stooges before church. It was some of the best times of my childhood.

The three stooges comedic gold! They probably had no idea of television reruns nor KZread videos when they were alive but because of their genius they will live forever.

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

4 жыл бұрын

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

@JohnDoe-tm9wz

4 жыл бұрын

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

@rustyaxelrod

4 жыл бұрын

Look Moe,,,Oysters!

@rustyaxelrod

4 жыл бұрын

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

@JanetStarChild

4 жыл бұрын

@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!

Shemp is probably my dad's favorite stooge, he would just lose it whenever Shemp was doing his signature, "Be! Bebebebebebebe be!".

R.I.P SHEMP My Favorite Stooge Was Just Watching You and The Other Stooges Yesterday☝💯🕊

I remember asking my three-year-old daughter--Kelli--who her favorite stooge was . . . she replied, "Skrimp." Yep, that's the way she pronounced it. Well, Skrimp has always been my favorite Stooge as well.

@JenaRieder

3 жыл бұрын

That is hilarious her calling him Skrimp lol

@scooterose100

3 жыл бұрын

This is classic lol I love it !!!

@demonkingbadger6689

3 жыл бұрын

@PestoMayo yeah, me too

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

I love Shemp! He was a great stooge!

I grew up watching them on TV and enjoyed Shemp just as much. You can tell none of the other guys they brought in were even close to Curly and Shemp. Moe was an amazing guy, love his TV appearances in the 1970s. Such a long gone era where you had to be funny without all kinds of cut aways and video tricks.

My five ex wives hated The Stooges! That`s why I have five ex wives!!! LOL

@Royamccray15

4 жыл бұрын

Who could possibly hate such timeless humor!! That last sentence though XD !!

@robseeley8621

4 жыл бұрын

Stooges and Zeppelin!

@Matkaizer08

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh!

@melissacooper4282

4 жыл бұрын

@RUFUS T. FIREFLY There are women out there who love The Three Stooges as well as men. I'm one of those women!

@richarddelgado2723

4 жыл бұрын

Knuck knuck knuck knuck (slap) woah!.......

I've watched the three stooges since I was a kid in the 70's, and Shemp has always been my favorite! Don't get me wrong, Curly is a great comedic genius in his own right, but Shemp is the one who always made me laugh the most! I enjoy the stooges with Shemp or Curly but Shemp is the one who I'd choose if I had to. Thanks for the video, it's been interesting and I learned a thing or two that I didn't know before.

Shemp was a true strar, but also a star who really loved his brothers Curley and Moe and was bot afraid to help them in their hour of need even if that came at a great cost to his own solo career. What a guy he was. What a legend too! May he rest in peace.

I’ve loved Shemp, and was always glad when he was in the act. Curley and Shemp were both talented in their own unique ways.

As a kid, I was always disappointed when a Shemp episode came on instead of a Curley, but Shemp is an acquired taste, and is actually very funny with his own mannerisms. I am constantly doing his "Woah!" - said in an alarming, loud, throaty way. I am no longer disappointed when a Shemp episode comes on (I own the entire collection of original shorts). I also find the interplay between Larry & Moe was better during Shemp's tenure, and the sound effects much better & more often. Agree that Joe just didn't have it - too wimpy.

@thomasromano9321

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. That was the end of the stooges, when Shemp died. Shemp was very funny in his own right. Shemp was very into boxing, and his amazing footwork in some of the stooges episodes was incredible. When Shemp died in 1955, that was it, as far as I'm concerned. Joe Bessemer was terrible, and so was "Curly" Joe DeRita.

@greenwich1754

4 жыл бұрын

@@thomasromano9321 Yes, Joe was abysmal, but I think Curly-Joe was an improvement. Maybe he wasn't that funny, but certainly better than Joe Besser, and Curly-Joe seemed a likable person. By then, they only did feature movies, and as a unit were getting physically old, so the slapstick/sound effects were not that good. I never really saw any of the feature movies (only 4 or 5 of them, I believe). My attention span is more of the 16 minute variety.

@thebeststooge

4 жыл бұрын

He was always my favorite.

@thebeststooge

4 жыл бұрын

They never made me think of Stooge.

@melissacooper4282

4 жыл бұрын

@@greenwich1754 I saw two of The Three Stooges feature films. The Three Stooges Meet Hercules and Snow White and The Three Stooges. I really loved Snow White the best! Even though Curly Joe was never as funny as Curly or Shemp he was more likeable than Besser. I do respect both Besser and DeRita for having their own style. But I do agree that the Stooges's prime was long gone after Shemp died.

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?

Shemp was so beloved by the cast; during his funeral stooge supporting actor Vernon Dent who was suffering from severe diabetes and was completely blind was led up to his casket and silently held his hand for a minute as everyone watched.

Shemp is my favorite stooge, I am glad people are finally starting to see how great he really is.

One of Shemps best roles was when he needed married before the days out. He went into the wrong room where she believed Shemp was her lost uncle. She was kissing on him but found out and began slapping him. When Moe said listen, the kisses are getting louder. Shemp just had to be there with his hair to make this work. Pure Genius

@melissacooper4282

4 жыл бұрын

In that famous scene where Miss Hopkins beats up Shemp? Christine McIntyre the actress who played Miss Hopkins was worried about hurting him. Shemp had to beg her to really let him have it to make the scene good. She did it so well that Shemp was left groggy afterwards!

@HellNoMoreBiden

4 жыл бұрын

@@melissacooper4282 Take three. Hope it was done right the first time. She did let him have it like she was bearing a grudge. Thanks for the details.

Shemp was a wonderful performer and a great physical comic. I also love that his hair, falling down in his face just became another prop in his act. Joe Besser was a competent comic in his own right, but I think there are very few who could have stepped into the shoes that Curly or Shemp wore.

@demonkingbadger6689

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no disrespect to Besser, i like him some things outside the stooges, but it just didnt work.

As a kid, I love curly. I thought he was funniest thing ever to grace the TV. When I saw shemp shorts, I would be disappointed that it wasn't curly and I didn't enjoy watching them as much. As an adult now, I can appreciate shemp for who he was and what he brought to the table. I can honestly say that I love shemp shorts just as much as curly shorts. I'm gonna make sure my kids get to grow up and see these truly timeless comedic legends.

Shemp was a gem. Some of my favorite shorts are Shemp shorts. That's why the real stooges are Moe, Larry, Curley and Shemp. Everyone else fine without.

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

Жыл бұрын

Who Done It

Shemp was a terrific 4th stooge and very underated Even though Shemp was the original 3rd stooge They were the best

@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903

4 жыл бұрын

Dudley Dickerson would’ve made a good 5th stooge

@melissacooper4282

4 жыл бұрын

I think Moe considered making Dudley Dickerson a Stooge at one point but Columbia wouldn't allow it.

@cityhawk

4 жыл бұрын

Melissa Cooper Why not?

@melissacooper4282

4 жыл бұрын

@@cityhawk I think it was because Dudley Dickerson was African-American. Remember there was a lot of segregation then.

You see anything down there? Yeah, wires. 💀😭 My favorite exchange between moe and shemp.

I really appreciate this tribute to a great performer. Whenever engaging in the endless debate of "Who is the Greatest Stooge", I'm a Shemp man, 100%.

Shemp was a solid performer and did a good job. His brother was just a tough act to follow.

Shemp is and always will be my favorite of the trio. Yeah, Curly is great in what he does, but Shemp brings so much to the dynamic that makes his overconfident facade mix with his cowardly side so well and in many hilarious ways. I remember a short where he's geared to take someone on, but Moe asks what's keeping him from doing just that. Shemp then responds with, "Me".

Curly and Shemp were both great, just different in approach. I loved Shemp's work in the Stooges. I loved all the Stooges but Shemp and Larry were my favorites. Shemp had quite the solo career as well as he worked steadily in films throughout the times he was not in the Stooges, both in shorts and features. There is some great stuff out there on youtube featuring Shemp solo.

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