Stereotypes regarding the Three Stooges
Sandra Flor
my boyfriend thinks they are hilarious and is just ROTFL every time he
watches an episode.
So the stereotype fits here...
-- Sandy
Matthew Horn
karyn kim
this newsgroup are unfortunately attracted to their opposites (i.e. women
who don't get physical comedy) I even like the movie the Army of Darkness.
Karyn
Rebecca L Anderson Bishop
: Yesterday's episode (3/17) was the second time that I've seen this M/F
: stereotype regarding the Three Stooges portrayed on tv. i.e., guys
: seem to find the Three Stooges hilarious while women seem to take the
: exact opposite viewpoint. So, I thought I'd just conduct another
: random survey to test the validity of this stereotype. Please post
: your response to the group. I'll start this off by saying that I'm
: a guy and I find them hilarious.
: (For those interested, the other time I saw this issue come up was
: on a Cheers episode. Here, Sam took the male viewpoint while Rebecca
: took the female viewpoint.)
It fits here too. I can't stand to watch the 3 Stooges for anything
longer than 5 minutes. I'm also in agreement with the Zucker brothers
movies. Don't get 'em can't stand 'em. My boyfriend, on the other hand,
thinks they are the funniest things on the face of the earth. Go figure.
-Becky
Earl Wong
Laura L. Barnes
>Yesterday's episode (3/17) was the second time that I've seen this M/F
>stereotype regarding the Three Stooges portrayed on tv. i.e., guys
>seem to find the Three Stooges hilarious while women seem to take the
>exact opposite viewpoint. So, I thought I'd just conduct another
>random survey to test the validity of this stereotype. Please post
>your response to the group. I'll start this off by saying that I'm
>a guy and I find them hilarious.
I'm with Jamie on this one. I just don't see it. My husband thinks
they're really funny though. One of the many things on MAY that makes me
laugh because it's so like my own life!
Laura
Teresa Ann Cook
I have to agree that I don't find the Stooges funny. I have a hard
time with the Zuckers, i.e. Airplane, Miscellaneous Naked Gun films, etc.
So, one female viewpoint.
My husband & my Father, however, fall out of their seats laughing
at Hot Shots, Naked Gun, Ace Ventura stupid flicks. So, it may ve a
stereotype, but who says stereotypes are always wrong?
Tess
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Chris Sonnack
> ... I thought I'd just conduct another random survey to test the
> validity of this stereotype. Please post your response to the group.
I'm a guy, and I never particularly got into them.
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Benny Hill: take'm or leave'm, just like the 3S.
Zucker, Zucker Abrams: ROTFLASTC!! Love'm.
Go figure. (It's not that I find T3S or BH lame, just not hysterical.)
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Stephen Treger
: Well, I must cast a male vote against the Stooges. I've never found
: them entertaining. And while the Hot Shots-type movies have a few funny
: moments, I don't really enjoy them.
Whew! Glad someone else feels this way. I can enjoy watching physical
humor and slapstick humor but I would organize my social schedule around
it. My fiance has the stereotypical female view - plain dumb; and she
has trouble enjoying them at all.
Ooops gotta run, MAY is on <grin>
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Matt Yuen
: I'm a woman and I personally like the Three Stooges. I think the men on
: this newsgroup are unfortunately attracted to their opposites (i.e. women
: who don't get physical comedy) I even like the movie the Army of Darkness.
: Karyn
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matt "in sickness and in health, thru the Stooges and Steel Magnolias" yuen
Natasha R. Agee
I am female and I love the Three Stooges!!! My mother loves
them and my aunt has every Three Stooges episode with Curly
Joe, Moe, and Larry. We all hate Shemp and the other Curly Joe
replacements.
I don't really think liking the Three Stooges is a male or
female thing. I think it depends on the kind of sense of humor
you have. Besides, I'm only 22--I find that almost everything
amuses me!!
John Fenton
>
>>Yesterday's episode (3/17) was the second time that I've seen this M/F
>>stereotype regarding the Three Stooges portrayed on tv. i.e., guys
>>seem to find the Three Stooges hilarious while women seem to take the
>>exact opposite viewpoint. So, I thought I'd just conduct another
>>random survey to test the validity of this stereotype. Please post
>>your response to the group. I'll start this off by saying that I'm
>>a guy and I find them hilarious.
>
>
>time with the Zuckers, i.e. Airplane, Miscellaneous Naked Gun films, etc.
>So, one female viewpoint.
>My husband & my Father, however, fall out of their seats laughing
>at Hot Shots, Naked Gun, Ace Ventura stupid flicks. So, it may ve a
>stereotype, but who says stereotypes are always wrong?
>
>Tess
Well, I must cast a male vote against the Stooges. I've never found
them entertaining. And while the Hot Shots-type movies have a few funny
moments, I don't really enjoy them.
But, of course, my wife would point out that I generally like movies
targeted at older women, so I'm not the typical 20-something male.
John
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M.B. Spring class
: >ez00...@hamlet.ucdavis.edu (Earl Wong) writes:
: >
: Well, I must cast a male vote against the Stooges. I've never found
: them entertaining. And while the Hot Shots-type movies have a few funny
: moments, I don't really enjoy them.
: But, of course, my wife would point out that I generally like movies
: targeted at older women, so I'm not the typical 20-something male.
I agree too. The Three Stooges is not funny. And for teh record, I am male.
I do however like Hot Shots, Air plane (all the ZAZ movies), and a
lot of other movies in this genere. But then I like almost anything
you can show on a silver screen :)
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Jim Bob Howard
wrote:
> Zucker, Zucker Abrams: ROTFLASTC!! Love'm.
Chris, got the ROTFL (Rolling on the floor laughing), but what's the ASTC?
Agree with you on the Stooges: Eh... Benny Hill, I rarely understand (his
accent, not the jokes, if I can decipher what's said).
Kentucky Fried Theatre Group (aka ZAZ): Love 'em. ROTFL and probably ASTC
if you'll tell me what it means.
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Dave Schaumann
Jim Bob Howard <ifc...@mcl.cc.utexas.edu> wrote:
>In article <2mftct$n...@dawn.mmm.com>, us22...@mmm.com (Chris Sonnack)
>wrote:
>
>> Zucker, Zucker Abrams: ROTFLASTC!! Love'm.
>Chris, got the ROTFL (Rolling on the floor laughing), but what's the ASTC?
AFAIK, A)nd S)caring T)he C)at
>Kentucky Fried Theatre Group (aka ZAZ): Love 'em. ROTFL and probably ASTC
>if you'll tell me what it means.
Take him to DETROIT! ;-D
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I don't much care either way about the Three Stooges (although I
definitely hate any Stooge who is non-{Moe, Larry, Curly}).
I despise Benny Hill. His "humor" always struck me as "what Brits
think Americans find funny," although I suppose Brits find it funny
anyway.
As for ZAZ...love 'em. Can't get enough.
I think the big difference is that the Stooges relied almost entirely
on physical (i.e., slapstick) humor. Benny Hill also -- physical,
slapstick, big boobs. That just doesn't do much for me as humor.
ZAZ use slapstick, sometimes, but what I find funniest is their
parody, and their absolutely-the-stupidest-joke-possible jokes.
Then again, most of the time, I don't bother trying to analyze it.
I just laugh at the funny stuff and turn off the unfunny stuff.
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Huw Davies
: I should also mention that the 3 Stooges effect applies to Benny Hill
: as well.
I'm afraid not. I'm male and I really don't like Benny Hill. He just isn't
funny.
Huw Davies (hda...@bu.edu)
Brig C McCoy
>your response to the group. I'll start this off by saying that I'm
>a guy and I find them hilarious.
I'm a guy, I find them hilarious, also.
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Chris Sonnack
>> Zucker, Zucker Abrams: ROTFLASTC!! Love'm.
> Chris, got the ROTFL (Rolling on the floor laughing), but what's the ASTC?
Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat. :-)
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Chris Sonnack
> As for ZAZ...love 'em. Can't get enough.
> I think the big difference is that the Stooges relied almost entirely
> on physical (i.e., slapstick) humor. Benny Hill also -- physical,
> slapstick, big boobs. That just doesn't do much for me as humor.
>
> ZAZ use slapstick, sometimes, but what I find funniest is their
> parody, and their absolutely-the-stupidest-joke-possible jokes.
Exactly. Couldn't have stated it better m'self.
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M.B. Spring class
: OK. I'm male and I'm...um...in my early 30's.
: I don't much care either way about the Three Stooges (although I
: definitely hate any Stooge who is non-{Moe, Larry, Curly}).
: I despise Benny Hill. His "humor" always struck me as "what Brits
: think Americans find funny," although I suppose Brits find it funny
: anyway.
: As for ZAZ...love 'em. Can't get enough.
: I think the big difference is that the Stooges relied almost entirely
: on physical (i.e., slapstick) humor. Benny Hill also -- physical,
: slapstick, big boobs. That just doesn't do much for me as humor.
I have to agree, I find neither Benny Hill nor the Three Stooges
funny, and I am a 22 year old male. I do however like ZAZ a lot, but my
favorite havn't been mentioned so far in this thread. I love Monte
Python!! And I usualy also like most movies with any of the members of
MP. A fish called Wanda is one of the best comedies ever made.
Well, guess I should get to the point... MP uses a lot of physical
humor, but so does TTS. But perhaps it would be more fair to compare
TTS to someone much closer to theyr style of humor. Take for eksample
Charlie Chaplin. I think he is very funny (what little I have seen of
him). I don't know why I like one and hate the other, but that's how
it is.
: ZAZ use slapstick, sometimes, but what I find funniest is their
: parody, and their absolutely-the-stupidest-joke-possible jokes.
: Then again, most of the time, I don't bother trying to analyze it.
: I just laugh at the funny stuff and turn off the unfunny stuff.
That's the way it should be! Don't analyze it!
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Ali Lemer
>Yesterday's episode (3/17) was the second time that I've seen this M/F
>stereotype regarding the Three Stooges portrayed on tv. i.e., guys
>seem to find the Three Stooges hilarious while women seem to take the
>exact opposite viewpoint. So, I thought I'd just conduct another
>random survey to test the validity of this stereotype. Please post
>your response to the group. I'll start this off by saying that I'm
>a guy and I find them hilarious.
>
I'm a female and I can't stand the Three Stooges at all. Can't watch
'em.
However, I ADORE the Marx Brothers (went as Groucho for Halloween one
year). As does my boyfriend. ;-) ;-) ;-)
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>
>Another observation that was recently pointed out to me:
> Men will quote ANYTHING - movies, commercials, cartoons,
>whatever. Women don't tend to do that.
>
>Example: How many women are quoting the guy from the beer
>commercials who claims to be Dr. Galacewitz & Mr Lee?
>
>-jim
>
> "I've never been in a limo THIS SMALL"
Well, THAT'S bullsh*t, I have to say emphatically.
I've been quoting since I was in my early teens, and I still do it.
Jim Cappucci
like the 3 stooges. I think Benny Hill is funny. I'll watch
Naked Gun-90210 if they make that many! I think those are
hilarious.
My fiance likes Benny Hill, and my sister likes the stooges.
I'd still agree with that split along gender lines though. I've
also found that _most_ women don't like Monty Python, whereas
_most_ men seem to love them.
Laura L. Barnes
>It fits here too. I can't stand to watch the 3 Stooges for anything
>longer than 5 minutes. I'm also in agreement with the Zucker brothers
>movies. Don't get 'em can't stand 'em. My boyfriend, on the other hand,
>thinks they are the funniest things on the face of the earth. Go figure.
>-Becky
I really like the Hot Shots and Naked Gun movies (and, as I mentioned
before, I hate the Three Stooges). I like the former because I really
enjoy parody (I also like Mel Brooks films). I don't enjoy really
physical comedy (where somebody should have gotten hurt BADLY). I had a
lot of trouble watching Home Alone 2 for that reason (the Wet Bandits
should have dies about 12 times a piece during that movie!).
Hope this makes sense! It boils down to, I know what I like!
Laura
Soren Ryherd
: Yesterday's episode (3/17) was the second time that I've seen this M/F
: stereotype regarding the Three Stooges portrayed on tv. i.e., guys
: seem to find the Three Stooges hilarious while women seem to take the
: exact opposite viewpoint. So, I thought I'd just conduct another
: random survey to test the validity of this stereotype. Please post
: your response to the group. I'll start this off by saying that I'm
: a guy and I find them hilarious.
Okay, I'm a dissenter. I'm a male who's never found the Stooges
particularly funny. Now MAY on the other hand I find hilarious...
23552-berczik
|> I'm a guy (just in case 'Jim' didn't give it away) and I don't
|> like the 3 stooges. I think Benny Hill is funny. I'll watch
|> Naked Gun-90210 if they make that many! I think those are
|> hilarious.
|>
I grew up during the 60s in Southwestern Pennsylvania watching Paul Shannon's
"Adventure Time" on WTAE. He was one of the first in the 50s to start showing
the Stooges, something I know Moe acknowledged. As a result, I saw all of the
Stooges films over and over. Today, I guess you could say I'm indifferent to
them, or it could be that I've seen them so many times the gags have gotten
old for me. Either way, I neither search them out not avoid them; I just sort
of ignore them.
The original Star Trek is like that. I love the show, but I've seen them
so often it would be like reading Franny and Zooey for the 20th time: I know
what's going to happen and why.
|> My fiance likes Benny Hill, and my sister likes the stooges.
|>
|> I'd still agree with that split along gender lines though. I've
|> also found that _most_ women don't like Monty Python, whereas
|> _most_ men seem to love them.
|>
|> Another observation that was recently pointed out to me:
|> Men will quote ANYTHING - movies, commercials, cartoons,
|> whatever. Women don't tend to do that.
|>
|> Example: How many women are quoting the guy from the beer
|> commercials who claims to be Dr. Galacewitz & Mr Lee?
|>
|> -jim
|>
|> "I've never been in a limo THIS SMALL"
I do quote movies, cartoons, etc., but I also quote poetry, books,
philosophers, etc. Of course, to paraphrase Steve Martin said in
~Grand Canyon," "The answers to all of life's mysteries can be found in the
movies."
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to refute the statements being posted about maleness=stooge_fan. Their
work is abusive, abrasive, demeaning and an unfortunate influence ranging
from mean spirited comics to neighborhood bullies. If comedy is agression,
then take it some where else. It is unfortunate that Paul Reiser and many
male comics need to cling to this nasty male affectation.
guy
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pho...@startide.ctr.columbia.edu (Ali Lemer) wrote:
> In article <JIMC.94Ma...@tybalt.wx.ll.mit.edu> jimc@.LL.MIT.EDU writes:
> >
> >Another observation that was recently pointed out to me:
> > Men will quote ANYTHING - movies, commercials, cartoons,
> >whatever. Women don't tend to do that.
> >
>
>
> Well, THAT'S bullsh*t, I have to say emphatically.
>
> I've been quoting since I was in my early teens, and I still do it.
>
> -- Ali.
Ali, most women I've ever known have not been movie quoters. Some have,
true.
But the man said, "Women don't *tend* to do that." I'd say on average, men
quote 'em *much* more often than women.
Jim Bob "Hope-this-doesn't-start-another-3TS-'I do'-'I don't'-thread"
Howard
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Geraldine A. New
: >
: >-jim
: >
: > "I've never been in a limo THIS SMALL"
: Well, THAT'S bullsh*t, I have to say emphatically.
: I've been quoting since I was in my early teens, and I still do it.
: -- Ali.
I have to agree. I don't usually quote things, but saying "yes I am" in
Japanese has gotten to be a fave of mine since I saw the Lee family
reunion. Or is that Korean?
gerri (female despite the name)
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->I have to agree. I don't usually quote things, but saying "yes I am"
->in Japanese has gotten to be a fave of mine since I saw the Lee
->family reunion. Or is that Korean?
Uh, no. Chinese. Mandarin, to be specific.
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