Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk: A Three Stooges Marathon
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Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk: A Three Stooges Marathon
Jonathan Storm, Inquirer Television Critic
Will Curly be blind by the end, his eye sockets poked empty by his punchy friends? How many giant mallets will Moe find in his jacket? Will Shemp, or, even more unlikely, Joe Besser or Curly-Joe DeRita make it onto the screen?
The TV world is abuzz with such serious questions, as cable's AMC network announces an April Fool's Day marathon of Three Stooges shorts, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 1. Anyone who watches the whole thing is soey-ten-lee guaranteed to be left with crazy eyes and a fevered brain to match any that the Stooges experienced.
AMC plans to show 24 shorts, back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back, etc., including some of the great ones (not that they aren't all great): "A Plumbing We Will Go," "Pardon My Scotch," "Violent is the Word for Curly," "Three Little Pigskins" (which features Lucille Ball) and, one of my favorites, "Dizzy Detectives." There's also the original "Men in Black," in which the boys, all somehow having completed medical school, terrorize a hospital and the grave chief of staff, Dr. Graves, in the name of duty and humanity.
Why is it called "Men in Black"? Ooooooh, Wiseguy, eh?
If the marathon leaves you weak in the knees for more Stooges, you could just walk this way (or more easily drive) out to Ambler, Pa., where Gary Lassin, Larry's grand nephew-in-law, displays about 3,500 of the 100,000 Stoogey souvenirs in his collection at the Stoogeum. You'll have to wait until the merry month of May, however, to get a load of the Three Stooges toilet paper and other tasteful items. May 8 is the next date the museum will be open.
It's the Three Stooges. It screams to have a crazy schedule.
what good is it all DAY? until April Fool's Day is a holiday, that means I miss almost all of it— justabit outside- I hope they show 'Grips, Grunts, and Groans'. One of my favorites. "I got the works bet on Bustoff tonight, and you mugs are out gettin 'em stewed!" "Yeah, but he's payin fer it!" Plink!!— olneymike
- Now THAT'S entertainment! I'll be looking for Playing the Ponies. Thunderbolt won't run unless they feed him chili pepperinos. Then watch out! Oh a wise guy, ay? Why Soitenly! Dis house is sho' gone crazy!— TomH
- Hey, olneymike, I lived @ 257 W. Sheldon St til '74.— TomH
- Why is it called "Men in Black"? It's a take off on the Clark Gable "Men in White" also set in a hospital.Yes, olneymike, Grips Grunts and Groans is part of it.— hdtv267
- Why you! ... Misspelled experienced, eh? [head bonk] Don't know how to work a spell-check, eh? [eye poke] Why, I oughta...— apreziosi
- Hey Moe, no wonder da plumbing don't woik! These pipes are clogged up wit wires!— TomH
- Ahhh I didn't misspell nuttin'. You musta had yer eyes poked out. Or maybe I changed it.— Jonathan Storm
- Do NOT miss the Stoogeum. It is one of the best museums I have been to, including the Smithsonian! It is loaded with Stooge memorabilia, odd facts. Even has a Joe Besser wing. You can skip that.
- >Even has a Joe Besser wing. You can skip that< LOL that goes without saying!— TomH
- The Stoogeum is awesome. Been there several times, although living 5 minutes away helps.— brio
