What are the top ten best and worst of Shemp Episodes?
John Kosinski
<stephe...@sprintmail.com> wrote:
Top 5: Fright Night
Slaphappy Sleuths
Sing A Song of SIx Pants
Pest Man Wins
Brideless Groom
Opencity
The worst: Cuckoo on a Choo-Choo
Zubit
> Slaphappy Sleuths
> Sing A Song of SIx Pants
> Pest Man Wins
> Brideless Groom
You guys forgot "Scrambled Brains"....my favorite Shemp episode!( well, ONE of
my favorites!)
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Hal Erickson
Ten Best:
FRIGHT NIGHT
OUT WEST
BRIDELESS GROOM
SQUAREHEADS OF THE ROUND TABLE
WHO DONE IT?
PUNCHY COWPUNCHERS
DOPEY DICKS
STUDIO STOOPS
SCRAMBLED BRAINS
SELF-MADE MAIDS (Shemp in drag is worth it!)
(Honrable mention: HOLD THAT LION, SHIVERING SHERLOCKS,
HEAVENLY DAZE, THREE ARABIAN NUTS).
Ten Worst:
HUGS AND MUGS (only for aficionados of "ass" jokes).
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE (or, trying to get laughs with the props).
CUCKOO ON A CHOO-CHOO (need we say more?)
PARDON MY BACKFIRE (3-D photography, 1-D laughs)
RIP SEW AND STITCH (a "new" film? It is to laugh!)
INCOME TAX SAPPY (though I have a perverse fondness for it).
PALS AND GALS (three films in one!)
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER (what a missed opportunity!)
BLUNDER BOYS (was Shemp asleep?)
STONE AGE ROMEOS (if I see that damn "one-minute closeup of the
)
map" bit again...)
"Opinions are like farts. Each man is more politely inclined
towards his own."
--Hal E.
JimNeibr
Who Done It
Vagabond Loafers
Goof on the Roof
Listen Judge
Punchy Cowpunchers
Studio Stoops
A Snitch in Time
Three Arabian Nuts
Sing a Song of Six Pants
Brideless Groom
Ten worst (not including remakes or posthumous ones with Joe Palma doubling for
Shemp):
Self Made Maids
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
Hot Scots
Love at First Bite
Blunder Boys
Hugs and Mugs
Spooks
The Ghost Talks
Dunked in the Deep
Three Dark Horses
Jim
Joseph Frizzi
Around", followed by "Brideless Groom". The worst Shemp short (and for
my money, the worst of all Stooge shorts) is "Coo-Coo on the Choo-Choo".
"Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was Syracuse"---Shemp
Mark Evans
stephen holme <stephe...@sprintmail.com> wrote in article
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>I don't know that I would want to list the 10 worst Shemp Episodes.
When Shimp was healthy and they had good direction/production, they
rarely had a bad short. Several of the later ones were weaker.
My picks for Best Shemp Shorts:
I would put Brideless Groom as number one, followed by Squareheads
of the Round Table, Hot Scots, and Punchy Cowpunchers. All these
are before 1952, when Shemp had his stroke and the McCollum/Bernds
duo left Columbia.
>
>
JimNeibr
The worst Shemp short (and for
my money, the worst of all Stooge shorts) is "Coo-Coo on the Choo-Choo".
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Whoops I'm an Indian, Rhythm and Weep, Uncivil War Birds, Restless Knights,
Self Made Maids, and Sweet and Hot are all just as bad as Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
Thankfully, most of the 190 shorts the boys made are great.
Jim
Ron Bauerly
Who Done It?; Scrambled Brains; Gents in a jam; Malice in the Palace
And because it was Shemp's favorite: Fright Night, his first Short with
The Boys.
Ron Bauerly
pla...@aa.net
the worst of all Stooge shorts is "Coo-Coo on the Choo-Choo".
Whoops I'm an Indian, Rhythm and Weep, Uncivil War Birds, Restless
Knights, Self Made Maids, and Sweet and Hot are all just as bad as
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
Jim,
You seem like a 3 Stooges kind of guy, and you've stated before that
"Whoops, I'm An Indian!" is one of the Stooges' WORST films. The rest
of your "worst" picks seem reasonable (to me) except "Restless Knights"
and "Self Made Maids" which I find delightful, especially Shemp removing
the ants from his chin.
Back to the point, I won't argue all the great funny stuff about
"Indian!", but perhaps you would tell me exactly why you cast this short
in disfavor. Please don't let it be a politically incorrect thing.
Jamison -- "Ah, for you I have zee grand surprise."
Curly -- "So have I, if you only knew it!"
sincerely,
Ted Knapp
JimNeibr
You seem like a 3 Stooges kind of guy, and you've stated before that
"Whoops, I'm An Indian!" is one of the Stooges' WORST films. The rest
of your "worst" picks seem reasonable (to me) except "Restless Knights"
and "Self Made Maids" which I find delightful, especially Shemp removing
the ants from his chin.
Back to the point, I won't argue all the great funny stuff about
"Indian!", but perhaps you would tell me exactly why you cast this short
in disfavor. Please don't let it be a politically incorrect thing.
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Political correctness has never been my vice. I just found Whoops I'm an
Indian to be stilted and barely amusing (I don't think any stooge short is
unbearable, but I do think this pales in comparison to others).
Restless Knights is my candidate for the weakest of the Curlys. It is slow
moving, contains few really funny scenes.
Self Made Maids is a horror, the idea of the boys playing various roles is
intriguing but they go nowhere with it.
With 190 shorts, the Stooges are going to have a few ups and downs.
Fortunately there are far more ups.
Jim
JimNeibr
> duo left Columbia.
Shemp never had a stroke. That was Curly (in 1946 -- he died in 1952). Shemp
died suddenly of a heart attack in 1955, but his health didn't lack prior to
that.
Bernds and McCollum did leave Columbia for other pursuits in the early fifties.
Jim
SlvrHmr
You sure about this, Jim? A few sources state that Shemp had a stroke in the
early 50's, slowing down his timing a bit (though not as noticably as with
Curly). Unfortunately, the only immediate source I have for this is Jeff
Forrester's "The Stooge Chronicles," which is about as reliable as an Al
Goldman biography.
John
JimNeibr
>>Shemp never had a stroke.
You sure about this, Jim? A few sources state that Shemp had a stroke in the
early 50's, slowing down his timing a bit (though not as noticably as with
Curly).
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Absolutely sure. Shemp was in good shape until that sudden heart attack. His
timing is great in post-1952 shorts like Goof on the Roof, for instance.
Jim
John Jones
I dunno....
In "Spooks", and around this period, Shemp seems very sluggish.
Definately not the Shemp of a year or two earlier.
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Mark Evans
John Jones <jjo...@richnet.net> wrote in article
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> On 18 Aug 1998 15:33:07 GMT, jimn...@aol.com (JimNeibr) wrote:
>
> >John asked--
> >
> >>>Shemp never had a stroke.
According to his widow (quoted in Jeffrey Forrester's "The Stooge
Chronicles," Shemp did have a minor stroke in 1952. Actually
she refers to it as a cerebral hemorrhage. "After a while he was back
working with the boys again, going on tour...but he was never quite the
same
afterward. He was never a hundred percent perfect," she said.
> >
> >You sure about this, Jim? A few sources state that Shemp had a stroke
in the
> >early 50's, slowing down his timing a bit (though not as noticably as
with
> >Curly).
> >-------
> >
> >Absolutely sure. Shemp was in good shape until that sudden heart attack.
His
> >timing is great in post-1952 shorts like Goof on the Roof, for instance.
> >
> >Jim
Curly had one or two good performances after his first stroke, too!
Zubit
>The Boys.
Really? I read somewhere that "Scrambled Brains" was Shemp's fav....maybe I'm
wrong, but I know it's one of MY favs....
THarri3779
>>The Boys.
>
>Really? I read somewhere that "Scrambled Brains" was Shemp's fav....maybe I'm
>wrong, but I know it's one of MY favs....
You're not all wrong. It was LARRY'S fave!
I, Zombie
Zubit wrote:
> >And because it was Shemp's favorite: Fright Night, his first Short with
> >The Boys.
>
> Really? I read somewhere that "Scrambled Brains" was Shemp's fav....maybe I'm
> wrong, but I know it's one of MY favs....
Joseph Frizzi
shorts that Larry kept in his personal film library. He liked the
toughness that his character portrayed in the film. "I
wonder if Uncle Phineas would like to sleep on a park bench?"--Larry
Bobster123
>> My picks for Best Shemp Shorts:
>> I would put Brideless Groom as number one,
Yeah- there was LOTS of great stuff in BRIDELESS GROOM. Like:
1) "Gargle with old razor blades"
2) The phone booth scene ("Now look... now we ain't getting no place fast...
GET IT THE RIGHT WAY!!!!!")
3) Larry biting off his fingernails and spitting them out
4) "Cousin Basil!!!!"
5) Moe kissing Larry when the steward walks by ("Cut it out!!! <slap>)
6) The shaving scene ("Moe!! My head's cut off!!! My head's cut off!!!")
7) The final wedding scene ("You wouldn't hit a woman with that!!! Use this-
it's bigger.")
8) "Hold hands you lovebirds!"
Also- the woman that put Shemp's head in the vice had a pretty nice build on
her, huh?? <g>
SaxonCow
>Yeah- there was LOTS of great stuff in BRIDELESS GROOM. Like:
>6) The shaving scene ("Moe!! My head's cut off!!! My head's cut off!!!")
Don't forget the next part of that scene.
"Oh, there I am, and as pretty as a picture".
Moe - "Yeah, of an ape"