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{{Short description|American animated television series}}
{{Short description|American animated television series}}
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| genre = [[Comedy]] <br/> [[Slapstick]]
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| runtime = 5 minutes
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| creator = [[Norman Maurer]]<br>Dick Brown
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| producer = Norman Maurer<br>Lee Orgel
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| director = [[Edward Bernds]]
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| genre = [[Comedy]]<br/>[[Slapstick]]
| starring = [[Moe Howard]]<br>[[Larry Fine]]<br>[[Joe DeRita]]<br>[[Emil Sitka]]<br>[[Jeff Maurer]]<br>Peggy Brown<br>[[Margaret Kerry]]<br>[[Tiny Brauer]]<br>[[Paul Frees]]<br>[[Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]]
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| creator = [[Norman Maurer]]<br>Dick Brown
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| based_on = [[The Three Stooges]]
| country = United States
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| language = English
| developer =
| network = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]]
| writer = [[Edward Bernds|Eddie Bernds]]
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| teleplay =
| story = Pat Kearin<br>Jack Kinney<br>Cecil Beard<br>Art Diamond<br>David Detiege<br>Lee Orgel<br>Homer Brightman<br>Nick George<br>Barbara Chain<br>Warren Tufts<br>Jack Miller<br>Sam Cornell
| director = [[Edward Bernds|Eddie Bernds]]<br>Sam Cornell<br>David Detiege<br>Eddie Rehberg
| creative_director =
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| starring = [[Moe Howard]]<br>[[Larry Fine]]<br>[[Joe DeRita]]<br>[[Emil Sitka]]<br>[[Margaret Kerry]]<br>[[Tiny Brauer|Harold Brauer]]<br>Jeffrey Scott<br>Michael Maurer<br>Eric Lamond<br>Cary Brown<br>Tina Brown<br>Eileen Brown
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| voices = Moe Howard<br>Larry Fine<br>Joe DeRita<br>Margaret Kerry<br>[[Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]]<br>[[Paul Frees]]<br>Johnny Coons
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| music = Gordon Zahler<br>Paul Horn<br>
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
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| num_episodes = 40 (live-action)<br>156 (animated cartoon)
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| executive_producer = Norman Maurer
| producer = Norman Maurer<br>Lee Orgel
| news_editor = <!-- Content editor or editors of a current affairs/political show such as Newsnight. -->
| location = <!-- Nation the series was primarily filmed in, if different from the nation of origin. -->
| cinematography =
| animator = Kay Wright<br>Bob Maxfield<br>Chic Otterstrom
| editor = William J. Faris<br>George Probert
| camera = Jerry Smith<br>Edwin Gillette
| runtime = 30:00
| company = Normandy Productions<br>[[Cambria Productions|Cambria Studios]]<br>Heritage Productions
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| network = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1965|10}}
| released =
| last_aired = {{end date|1966|9}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
* [[The Three Stooges]] (1934-1959)
* [[The Three Stooges]] (1934-1959)
* [[The Robonic Stooges]] (1977-1978)
* ''[[The Robonic Stooges]]'' (1977-1978)
}}
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| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 156 individual cartoons
| first_aired = {{start date|1965|10}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1966|9}}
| company = Normandy Productions<br>[[Cambria Productions|Cambria Studios]]<br>Heritage Productions
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'''''The New 3 Stooges''''' is an American animated television series that ran during the [[1965–66 United States network television schedule|1965–66 television season]] starring [[the Three Stooges]]. The show follows the trio's antics both in live-action and animated segments. The cast consisted of [[Moe Howard]], [[Larry Fine]] and [[Joe DeRita]] (as Curly-Joe), with actor and close friend [[Emil Sitka]] co-starring, as well as [[Margaret Kerry]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=589–591}}</ref> The stories took place in varied settings, including a California beach and sailing as [[buccaneers]] on the [[Spanish Main]].<ref name=Woolery>{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series |date=1983 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1557-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool |url-access=registration |access-date=14 March 2020 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool/page/288 288]–290}}</ref>
'''''The New 3 Stooges''''' is an American animated television series that ran during the [[1965–66 United States network television schedule|1965–66 television season]] starring [[the Three Stooges]]. The show follows the trio's antics both in live-action and animated segments. The cast consisted of [[Moe Howard]], [[Larry Fine]] and [[Joe DeRita]] (as Curly-Joe), with actor and close friend [[Emil Sitka]] co-starring, as well as [[Margaret Kerry]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=589–591}}</ref> The stories took place in varied settings, including [[Newport Beach]] and sailing as [[buccaneers]] on the [[Spanish Main]].<ref name=Woolery>{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series |date=1983 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1557-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool |url-access=registration |access-date=14 March 2020 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool/page/288 288]–290}}</ref>

== Voice cast ==
* [[Moe Howard]]
* [[Larry Fine]]
* [[Joe DeRita]]
* [[Emil Sitka]]
* [[Margaret Kerry]]
* [[Hal Smith (actor)|Hal Smith]]
* Jeff Maurer
* Peggy Brown
* [[Tiny Brauer]]
* [[Paul Frees]]


==Production==
==Production==
Forty-one live action sequences were executively produced by cartoonist [[Norman Maurer]], Moe's son-in-law, who was their film agent at this time. [[Edward Bernds]], who had directed the team at Columbia Pictures from 1945 to 1952 during most of the [[Shemp Howard|Shemp]] era, was also hired to write and direct the series. Emil Sitka, who had appeared in many of the Stooges comedies over the years, was slated to appear in these wraparounds as a [[straight man]] to the Stooges.<ref name="Scrapbook">{{cite book| last = Howard Maurer| first = Joan| author-link = Joan Howard Maurer|author2=Jeff Lenburg |author3=Greg Lenburg | title = The Three Stooges Scrapbook| publisher = Citadel Press| year = 1982| pages = 170–171| isbn = 0-8065-0946-5}}</ref>
Forty-one live-action sequences were executively overseen by cartoonist Norman Maurer, son-in-law of Moe Howard, serving as their film agent during this period. Additionally, Edward Bernds, who directed the team at Columbia Pictures from 1945 to 1952 (predominantly during the Shemp era), was enlisted to both script and direct the series. Emil Sitka, a familiar figure from numerous Stooges comedies, was slated to feature in these wraparound segments, assuming the role of a straight man to the Stooges.<ref name="Scrapbook">{{cite book| last = Howard Maurer| first = Joan| author-link = Joan Howard Maurer|author2=Jeff Lenburg |author3=Greg Lenburg | title = The Three Stooges Scrapbook| publisher = Citadel Press| year = 1982| pages = 170–171| isbn = 0-8065-0946-5}}</ref>


[[Cambria Productions|Cambria Studios]] produced 156 short Stooge cartoons under the supervision of Lee Orgel. Four cartoons were produced to correspond thematically with 40 of the live-action Stooge opening and closing sequences, so that one live-action sequence could serve as a wraparound for four different cartoons. Joe DeRita later commented that this presented something of a problem for viewers:
Under the auspices of [[Cambria Productions|Cambria Studios]], 156 short Stooge cartoons were produced, under the supervision of Lee Orgel. Notably, four cartoons were meticulously crafted to thematically align with each of the 40 live-action Stooge opening and closing sequences. Consequently, a single live-action segment could seamlessly transition as a wraparound for four distinct cartoons. However, this format posed a challenge for viewers, as articulated by Joe DeRita:


{{cquote|There were 156 cartoons and we made only 40 live-action segments. So after they ran the whole 40, they'd just start over by using these same introductions on ''new'' cartoons. This turned out to be misleading because viewers would say, 'Oh, I've seen this one before.' and they'd turn off the television. They didn't know it was a new cartoon.<ref name="Scrapbook"/>}}
{{cquote|There were 156 cartoons and we made only 40 live-action segments. So after they ran the whole 40, they'd just start over by using these same introductions on ''new'' cartoons. This turned out to be misleading because viewers would say, "Oh, I've seen this one before", and they'd turn off the television. They didn't know it was a new cartoon.<ref name="Scrapbook"/>}}


Most of the cartoons ended up with the trio running into the horizon after accidentally causing havoc at their current jobs and for getting into trouble. The cartoons were unusual for Cambria in that they did not use [[Syncro-Vox]], Cambria's patented technique which used filmed footage of the voice actors' mouths over top of still frames. The pilot cartoon, "That Little Old Bomb Maker", featured a unique live-action wrap around that was not reused on other cartoons.
The majority of the cartoons culminated with the trio fleeing into the horizon following inadvertent chaos at their various employments and ensuing predicaments. Remarkably, these cartoons diverged from Cambria's customary employment of [[Syncro-Vox]], a patented technique involving filmed footage of voice actors' mouths over still frames. The inaugural cartoon, "That Little Old Bomb Maker", featured a distinctive live-action wraparound that remained exclusive to that particular cartoon.


Some of the cartoons featured a recurring character named Badman, a jerky supervillain with a [[Batman]] get-up who is actually a 5-year-old boy that is nice and kind. The boy can only transform to Badman if he ever hears or says the word "bad", and for Badman, vice versa for "good". In the episode "Badman of the Briny", the two finally find out that they are the same person in several scenes. Another recurring character was a western outlaw named Getoutoftownbysundown Brown.
A number of the cartoons featured recurring characters, such as Badman, a juvenile antagonist sporting a Batman-esque attire, who paradoxically is a benevolent 5-year-old boy. Another recurring character was the western outlaw named Getoutoftownbysundown Brown.


To avoid any potential licensing problems, Cambria did not use any of the past Three Stooges theme songs, including "[[Three Blind Mice]]", or "[[Listen to the Mockingbird]]", even though both had lapsed into the [[public domain]] at the time (likewise, the on-screen title used a numeral "3" to avoid infringing on any trademark [[Columbia Pictures]] might have held on the name "The Three Stooges"). Several of the musical pieces used on the show were also used for the series ''[[Bozo's Big Top]]''.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}}
To preclude potential licensing entanglements, Cambria abstained from employing any of the Stooges' theme songs, including "[[Three Blind Mice]]" and "[[Listen to the Mockingbird]]", despite their lapse into the [[public domain]]. Similarly, the on-screen titling employed a numeral "3" to circumvent potential infringement on any trademark held by Columbia Pictures regarding the name "The Three Stooges".


''The New 3 Stooges'' was not the first attempt at an animated version of the team. During the late 1950s, [[Norman Maurer]] attempted to sell ''Stooge Time'', a live action/[[rotoscoping|rotoscope animation]] mix half-hour series to television. In 1960, Maurer and the Stooges filmed a pilot for a half-hour series ''[[The Three Stooges Scrapbook]]'', which featured a five-minute Stooge cartoon. The Stooges would later return to animated form for [[Hanna-Barbera]] (for whom they recorded the audio-only ''[[Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad Dr. No-No]]'' just as ''The New 3 Stooges'' was ending) in two episodes of ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' and in the series ''[[The Robonic Stooges]]'' (the latter being produced after the death of both Moe Howard and Larry Fine).
''The New 3 Stooges'' represented a subsequent endeavor at animating the trio. In the late 1950s, Norman Maurer sought to market "Stooge Time", a hybrid live-action/[[rotoscoping|rotoscope animation]] half-hour series for television. In 1960, Maurer and the Stooges filmed a pilot for ''[[The Three Stooges Scrapbook]]'', a half-hour series incorporating a five-minute Stooge cartoon. The Stooges later revisited animated form for [[Hanna-Barbera]], contributing to two episodes of ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' (1972–74) and the series ''[[The Robonic Stooges]]'' (1977–78) the latter developed posthumously following the demise of both Moe Howard and Larry Fine.


==Lawsuit==
==Lawsuit==
The series proved to be a financial headache for the Stooges. In accordance with their contract, Cambria Studios' distributor was supposed to forward quarterly statements to the trio to keep them abreast of the show's profits. Norman Maurer recalled receiving only one or two statements over a five-year period, ultimately leading to a lawsuit. The judge presiding over the case knew little about the film or television industry and ruled in favor of Cambria. The Stooges appealed the decision in 1975, leading to a victory in their favor. However, it changed nothing in regard to the distributor's failure to provide the necessary profit statements to Normandy Productions, and by the time the case was decided, both Larry and Moe had died.<ref name="Scrapbook"/>
The series posed significant financial challenges for the Stooges. Per the terms of their contract, Cambria Studios' distributor was obligated to furnish quarterly financial statements to the trio, ensuring transparency regarding the show's earnings. However, Norman Maurer recalled receiving only one or two statements throughout a span of five years, precipitating legal action. In the ensuing lawsuit, the presiding judge, lacking substantial familiarity with the intricacies of the film and television industry, ruled in favor of Cambria.

Undeterred, the Stooges pursued an appeal in 1975, ultimately securing a favorable verdict. Nonetheless, this legal triumph failed to rectify the distributor's persistent failure to furnish requisite profit statements to Normandy Productions. By the time the litigation concluded, both Moe and Larry had passed away.<ref name="Scrapbook"/>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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===Live-action wraparounds===
===Live-action wraparounds===
*Soldiers
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*Lost
*'''Soldiers''': The boys are dressed in their old World War I uniforms. Every year, on the anniversary when they were discharged, they get together to reminisce. Curly-Joe forgets their lunch, and runs off to retrieve it. At the end, the sergeant (Harold Brauer) enters and gives the boys a lunch pail as a "peace offering" for all those times he stole their lunches, then leaves snickering. When Curly-Joe opens the pail ... BOOM!
*Campers
*'''Lost''': The boys are out hunting and become lost. They stop to take their bearings, and Curly-Joe lays out a lunch spread fit for a king. The boys later discover that they are "lost" at a nearby football field in the park, and spend the rest of the time razzing each other.
*Bakers
*'''Campers''': The Stooges bring gear for camping and horseback riding so they can spend the weekend as cowboys, but forget to bring the horses! Moe then harnesses Curly-Joe to the wagon and makes him become the horse. Curly-Joe claims that if he's gonna work like a horse, he's gonna eat like one! Moe ties a feed-bag on Curly-Joe and he starts happily munching away!
*Zookeepers
*'''Bakers''': The boys take a job making pies for Mr. Hasenpfeffer (Emil Sitka), but they goad themselves into a pie fight, ruining almost all the pies. Moe and Curly-Joe fight over the last undamaged pie, causing it to fly into the face of Mr. Hasenpfeffer as he walks in.
*Flat Tire
*'''Zookeepers''': The Stooges are zookeepers in their first day on the job and don't want to make any mistakes. Moe sends Curly-Joe and Larry on zookeeping tasks, but each return with food instead. Later, Curly-Joe and Larry are trapped in the cage of the chimp they were sent to feed. Moe admonishes them and climbs inside the cage to begin handing out slaps, when the chimp sneaks up and locks all three in the cage!
*Fan Belt
*'''Flat Tire''': The boys are out motoring in their old, broken-down jalopy and stop when the car gets a flat tire. They decide to hitchhike into town, and a motorist (Emil Sitka) stops when Curly-Joe flashes a bare leg at him. He gets out of the car and picks up a five-dollar bill from under Curly-Joe's foot, then drives off. Moe then declares that they will have to fix the flat themselves. After the boys finish repairing the flat, suddenly they realize are out of gas and Curly-Joe winds up pushing the car.
*Fishermen
*'''Fan Belt''': The Stooges are stopped at the side of the road attempting to repair their old jalopy. Of course, they make one mechanical failure after another. The boys figure out that the rubber-band that powers the car is busted, so they remove Curly-Joe's suspenders to repair the car. This leaves Curly-Joe's pants in a droopy state of affairs as he runs behind the car trying to catch up.
*Dentist (remake of ''[[The Tooth Will Out]]'' (1951))
*'''Fishermen''': The boys are out for a pleasure cruise and fishing trip, and Curly-Joe continuously has trouble getting all the fishing gear onboard and calls for help. Out of ship, Larry comes up on deck and proclaims his love for the sea, so Moe pushes him off the pier and into the water!
*Janitors
*'''Dentist''': Moe is crowing about getting his diploma to practice dentistry. When Larry claims it is only a diploma to PRACTICE dentistry, Moe decides to practice on Larry! When Moe tries to drill on Larry's tooth, Larry jumps up and fights off Moe and Curly Joe with a tire iron. Because of Larry's violent reaction to Moe's dental work, Moe then decides to practice on Curly-Joe! Curly-Joe plaintively pleads for help from Larry, but Larry gratefully helps Moe get him into the chair.
*Artists
*'''Janitors''': The boys are janitors assigned to clean-up what appears to be a haunted house. Curly-Joe, in the act of dusting, causes a suit-of-armor to be tickled. He runs to Moe for help, and Moe discovers that Larry is inside the suit and gives him a whack with the mace Larry is holding! Later, Curly-Joe encounters the ticklish suit-of-armor again, who is now wielding a sword. Moe, thinking that Larry is inside the suit, begins taunting it. Larry approaches Curly-Joe and asks, "What's going on?". The boys soon discover that the suit is truly haunted and run for their lives.
*Decorators (remake of ''[[A Bird in the Head]]'' (1946)/''[[Jerks of All Trades]]'' (1949))
*'''Artists''': The boys are artists painting still life landscapes. Larry is drinking coffee and sets his cup down. Moe sets his cup of paint thinner next to Larry's cup. Larry picks up the wrong cup and swigs, then spews a mess all over Moe's painting! The trio soon find themselves engaged in an all-out painters' brawl. Moe, Larry and Curly-Joe already ruined each other works, but a passing art collector (Emil Sitka) immediately buys all three paintings. The boys exclaim, "What are we waitin' for?," and begin spitting, spilling, and slapping upon their canvases!
*Golfers (remake of ''[[Three Little Beers]]'' (1935))
*'''Decorators''': The boys are hired as paperhangers by a woman (Margaret Kerry) who wants a top-notch job for her husband. Of course, they terribly botch the job, ultimately trapping Moe between a piece of wallpaper and the wall. After they finish the room, the woman comes home and is mortified. She keeps beating up the Stooges even when Moe tried to doing "Texas" routine.
*Hunters
*'''Golfers''': The boys are on the links and Moe hits his ball into a sand trap. Curly-Joe suggests using a sand wedge, at which Moe digs a huge hole in the sand. He finally gives up and throws the ball, whereupon it conks Larry and Curly-Joe on the head, then rolls gracefully into the cup. Curly-Joe soon discovers his ball is stuck up in a tree and retrieves an ax from his golf bag. As he attempts to cut down the tree, an irrate groundskeeper (Emil Sitka) chases the boys off the course.
*Weighing In
*'''Hunters''': The boys are hunters who've been at it all day long with no luck. Curly-Joe produces a butterfly net and begins chasing butterflies. Moe slaps Curly-Joe down, and while the boys are arguing, a lion sneaks up behind them. Moe is still bragging about how brave he is in the face of fierce animals when they notice the lion behind them, and run off in terrified fright.
*Telegram
*'''Weighing In''': The boys are at the airport trying to make a flight when Moe decides to weigh Curly-Joe. The scale delivers a fortune, and when Curly-Joe reads that he will receive a lot of money, the scale drops piles of coins from its coin slot. Larry steps on the scale, and his fortune states he has a twenty dollar bill stuck to the sole of his shoe! Moe then gets on the scale, and his fortune states that he will go on an unexpected trip. Moe then immediately trips over his own suitcase! Moe is determined to get money from the scale and uses up all that Larry and Curly-Joe received earlier. Moe finally gets his last fortune that states he spent so much time at the scale that they've missed their flight! They then resort to thumbing for a ride.
*Sunken Treasure
*'''Telegram''': Moe and Larry are lazy good-for-nothings who make Curly-Joe wait on them hand and foot. A telegram arrives proclaiming that Curly-Joe is the sole heir of his uncle's vast fortune. The tables are turned, and Moe and Larry soon find themselves to be Curly-Joe's servant. As Larry and Moe pamper Curly-Joe, the phone rings. Moe answers, and learns that a mix-up has happened. The telegram Curly-Joe received was meant for Curly-John. When Curly-Joe muses over the fact that he doesn't have an uncle, the boys are soon engaged in a great argument.
*Outdoor Breakfast
*'''Sunken Treasure''': The Stooges are after sunken treasure, but the small boat they are embarking in is still tied to the dock! The boys are forced to bail when the back of the ship is ripped off. They then make their way back to shore. Moe is cold and hungry from the ordeal and Curly-Joe offers him some "sand-which-is-here."
*Setting Up Camp
*'''Outdoor Breakfast''': The boys are camping at the lake. Curly-Joe is cooking breakfast while Larry is mending his fishing pole. Curly-Joe serves Moe pancakes, and Moe is accidentally given the "Stick Fast Glue" instead of syrup, ultimately glueing the spoon inside his mouth! Curly-Joe and Larry try to muscle the spoon from Moe's mouth to no avail, and Moe finally wrenches it free. He then exclaims, "Ill murder you!!," and Curly-Joe and Larry run off with an angry Moe hot on their heels.
*Rare Bird
*'''Setting Up Camp''': The boys are on a camping trip in the park and are attempting to pitch camp. Curly-Joe and Larry struggle in vain to set up a tent while Moe wrestles with a folding director's chair, ultimately giving up and pitching it into the brush. The boys finally get the camp set up when the radio announces that a lion has escaped from the local zoo and was last seen heading toward the park. The boys ignore the warning, and the lion soon finds his way into the Stooge's tent!
*Caretakers
*'''Rare Bird''': The boys are photographers attempting to snap a picture of the rare "Blue-Billed Puma-Panna Bird". Curly-Joe inadvertently pours too much flash powder into the tray, and when they set off the powder ... BOOM! The boys retrieve the negative, and are congratulating each other on a job well done, when Moe notices that the lens cover was never removed from the camera!
*Seasick Joe
*'''Caretakers''': The boys are zookeepers, and Moe sends Larry and Curly-Joe to clean the elephant cage, while Moe engages in a game of checkers with the zoo chimp Chester, losing miserably to the chimp. When Moe next encounters the boys, they are relaxing while the elephant, Herbert is sweeping the cage, for which Moe gives Larry and Curly-Joe a sound thrashing. Moe coerces Larry and Curly-Joe to give the elephant a bath, and in the process wind up dousing each other with soap and water.
*Magicians
*'''Seasick Joe''': The boys are seamen on a small boat and Curly-Joe begins feeling seasick when Moe sends him to the Galley for mustard, salt pork, grape jelly, anchovy paste, frog-legs in chocolate syrup and cracked nuts. Curly-Joe is accidentally tripped by Larry and he spills all the food. Larry, Moe and Curly-Joe hurry to clean up the mess, tossing food overboard right into the face of the returning Captain (Emil Sitka) who chases them all over the boat!
*Electricians (remake of ''[[They Stooge to Conga]]'' (1943))
*'''Magicians''': The boys are at a Marina entertaining a large group of children with a magic act. Curly-Joe messes-up the "Disappearing Bowl" trick, and Larry fouls-up the "Pour-Milk-Out-Of-My-Head-Through-A-Spigot" trick. The boys attempt the "Knotted Hankerchiefs" trick, and of course, Curly-Joe ruins it, and so Moe snaps his fingers and POOF! ... Curly-Joe disappears! When Larry tries to intervene for Curly-Joe, Moe snaps his fingers and POOF! ... Larry disappears! Moe quickly becomes lonesome for his Stooge pals, and snaps his fingers ... POOF!
*Salesmen
*'''Electricians''': The boys are electricians called to repair a faulty buzzer at a beauty parlor. Larry and Curly-Joe manage to rip every wire from a wall while Moe traces another wire to the other side of the wall. Moe and Curly-Joe get hold of the same wire and begin struggling to pull it free. Curly-Joe asks Larry for help, and they end up pulling Moe completely through the wall! Larry and Curly-Joe help Moe up as the woman (Margaret Kerry) who hired them enters the room. She spies the damage done, and then promptly faints.
*Barbers
*'''Salesmen''': The boys are running a brisk business selling ice cream at the park. Curly-Joe spots a little girl with no money, and he gives her an ice cream cone free of charge. Moe upbraids Curly-Joe and demands that the girl give back the merchandise. The girl throws the cone at Moe, landing with a splat on his nose! A boy approaches Curly-Joe wanting to buy a cone. The boy hands him a credit card to pay for it, and the Stooges are astonished.
*Inheritance
*'''Barbers''': A woman (Margaret Kerry) brings her son into the Stooges' barber shop with instructions to cut just a tiny bit of his hair while she goes shopping. As the boys prepare to cut his hair, a businessman (Emil Sitka) enters and demands that the boys can't cut any hair until they've joined the Union. Moe counters with, "You mean, I can't even do this?!" ... SNIP!, followed by Larry and Curly-Joe. The boys then get into a great hair-cutting argument with chunks of the kid's hair flying every which way! The woman returns for her son, whose hair is in terrible shape, and gives the boys and the businessman a sound beating with her groceries. ''Adapted from a story in The Three Stooges # 6 comic book, St. John Publications, August 1954.''
*Sweepstakes Ticket
*'''Inheritance''': Curly-Joe inherits an old mansion from his grandfather, and legend says it is haunted by his great-grandfather, who was beheaded and roams the house looking for his head. The boys search the house for treasure, while ghostly eyes watch them from Grandpa Curly-Joe's portrait. While Moe scolds his partners for believing in the old ghost stories, the headless ghost of Great Grandpa (Emil Sitka) enters the room proclaiming "I want to get a head".
*Sunbathers
*'''Sweepstakes Ticket''': After a lesson from Curly-Joe on how to clean lettuce for a salad, the boys learn that they are holding a winning sweepstakes ticket. But Curly-Joe hid it in such a safe place, he can't remember where. Moe finds the ticket in his own pocket, but accidentally throws it out the window. No problem... he throws Larry and Joe after it.
*Doctors
*'''Sunbathers''': A relaxing day at the beach is anything but, starting with Larry attempting to plant the beach umbrella in a huge mound of sand that turns out to be Curly-Joe. Helpful Joe loans a woman (Margaret Kerry) and her daughter some suntan lotion, which turns out to be quick-dry cement. The girls and a lifeguard (Emil Sitka) find themselves stuck to each other, and after prying loose, begin chasing the Stooges. The Stooges escape as Moe & Larry jump into their nautical-penguin and head out into the lagoon, with Curly-Joe belly-flopping in the water trying to catch up.
*Buried Treasure
*'''Doctors''': Dizzy doctor Stooges contend with a timid patient (Emil Sitka) hiding under his bed, and a temperamental one (Emil Sitka again) with a broken TV. The Stooges work him over, thinking that it's his leg that's broken. Stupidity turns into success, when the Stooges learn that their broken leg therapy session actually cured the patient, as he dances a jig out of the room.
*Waiters
*'''Buried Treasure''': Digging for buried treasure, Larry and Curly-Joe almost bury Moe before they discover a treasure chest. What they find is a Chinese puzzle, with empty boxes contained within empty boxes. The final box contains nothing more than a note, telling them to watch the next cartoon. Coming up empty, in frustration, Larry slams a shovel spade into the ground... and strikes oil!
*Athletes
*'''Waiters''': Waiters Moe, Larry and Curly-Joe are given one last chance to make good, but quickly get on the bad side of a customer and his wife (Emil Sitka and Margaret Kerry). Emil and the Stooges engage in the "Texas" routine. Hoping to make amends, Curly-Joe serves up a cake for dessert... right into Emil's face.
*Shipmates
*'''Athletes''': The Stooges launch their new fitness regime while on a visit to the beach... Larry and Curly-Joe do the sweating, while Moe gives the orders with the help of a stuck phonograph record. In the end, a young boy with a lollipop does what the Stooges can't do, by picking up their dumbbells. So the boys change strategy, and give up exercise for lollipops.
*High Voltage (remake of ''[[Monkey Businessmen]]'' (1946))
*'''Shipmates''': Boat owner Stooges prepare to take Mr. Guffey on a fishing trip, while Larry "checks" the bait. Leaving port, the Stooges hand Mr. Guffey (Emil Sitka) a fishing rod... whose line is hooked onto the dock, pulling Mr. Guffey into the bay.
*Pilots
*'''High Voltage''': Balking at the high cost of a television repairman, the Stooges decide to fix it themselves. Crossing wires, Curly-Joe is charged with high voltage, and Larry & Moe try to short circuit him. The Stooges antics enrage a newscaster (Emil Sitka), who yells at them through the set.
*Sharpshooter
*'''Pilots''': As mini-motorcycle test pilots, the Stooges are hired to instruct a millionaire on their proper operation. Unfortunately, the throttle on Joe's cycle sticks. The stuck throttle sends the millionaire straight into the lake,...and the Stooges on the run.
*Piemakers
*'''Sharpshooter''': Eagle Eye Curly-Joe is the world's greatest, blind as a bat, sharpshooter. He'll demonstrate his skill by shooting a raisin off the top of Fearless Frizzle-Top Larry's head. Larry has one final request... to see the cartoon. It's firing time, and Eagle Eye blasts every stage prop in sight, missing Frizzle-Top by a mile.
*Prospectors
*'''Piemakers''': Mr. Hassenpfeffer gives the Stooges another chance to make pies for his stores, and Curly-Joe and Larry remind Moe that he must control his temper if they're to succeed. But a bothersome fly helps the boys turn the kitchen into a disaster area. Surveying the damage, Moe insists to Curly Joe and Larry that he's not mad at them... "I'm mad at the fly!"
*Turkey Stuffers
*'''Prospectors''': The boys are searching for uranium when an old prospector (Emil Sitka) threatens them with a rifle as being claim jumpers. Being a chatty fellow, however, he begins spinning yarns about the old days ... The Gunfight at K O Corral: Cactus Pete (Moe) and Frizzletop Freddie (Larry) are each madly in love with Lulu Belle (Curly-Joe). Moe and Larry engage in a gunfight for Lulu Belle's hand, and both end up being shot. Moe and Larry ask the prospector whatever became of Lulu Belle, and "she" (Curly-Joe) emerges from the prospector's tent.
*Melodrama
*'''Turkey Stuffers''': How to prepare turkey stuffing Stooge-style, with a loaf of bread, an unopened can of tomatoes, and oyster shells. An argument over who will put it in the oven results in the turkey taking flight out the window into the back of a pickup truck. The truck driver (Emil Sitka) turns up at the Stooges' door, with the turkey. He realized that only the Three Stooges would stuff a turkey with a can.
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*'''Melodrama''': The Stooges entertain children at the marina with their old "Melodrama" skit. After "several" smacks, Curly-Joe is fed up with Moe's bullying in the play, and challenges him to a fight. But, who's brave enough to fight with Moe?


===Cartoons===
===Cartoons===
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*A002 ''Woodsman Bear That Tree''
*A002 ''Woodsman Bear That Tree''
*A003 ''Let's Shoot the Player Piano Player''
*A003 ''Let's Shoot the Player Piano Player''
*A004 ''Dentist the Menace''
*A004 ''Dentist the Menace'' (remake of ''[[The Tooth Will Out]]'' (1951))
*A005 ''Safari So Good''
*A005 ''Safari So Good''
*A006 ''Thimk or Thwim''
*A006 ''Thimk or Thwim''
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Several episodes are currently available on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] (often in cheap "dollar packages" with the cartoons and live action sequences being in poor quality) as the majority of the series fell into the [[public domain]].
Several episodes are currently available on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] (often in cheap "dollar packages" with the cartoons and live action sequences being in poor quality) as the majority of the series fell into the [[public domain]].


Using the original 16mm acetates, [[Rhino Entertainment]] issued a restored version in 2002 of 28 live action segments, and 32 of the cartoons over two volumes. Each volume contains a Spanish audio option, and Volume one has a near 7 minute retrospective interview with Lee Orgel. During it, he mentions only 39 live action segments being produced which adds confusion to some claims of there being 40 or 41. Of the many DVD releases of the show, these Rhino Volumes have many reviews stating they are of the best quality available of the series.<ref name=DVD>[http://amzn.com/B00005UM36 ''The Three Stooges – Cartoon Classics, Vol. 1'']</ref> In 2004, EastWest DVD released a slim case volume of episodes. In 2007 and 2008, Mill Creek Entertainment released a number of episodes as part of their ''Ultimate 150 Cartoon Festival'', their ''Giant 600 Cartoon Collection'' and their ''200 Classic Cartoons – Collector's Edition Label'' formats. On October 15, 2013, Image Madacy Entertainment released The New 3 Stooges: Complete Cartoon Collection on DVD in Region 1 making it the first time for a complete set to be released. The five-disc set features all 156 cartoons and 39 live action sequences on four discs, with the bonus disc being an audio CD by the Stooges which combines tracks from two of their albums (one of them being their 1959, The Nonsense Songbook).
Using the original 16mm acetates, [[Rhino Entertainment]] issued a restored version in 2002 of 28 live action segments, and 32 of the cartoons over two volumes. Each volume contains a Spanish audio option, and Volume one has a near 7 minute retrospective interview with Lee Orgel. During it, he mentions only 39 live action segments being produced which added confusion to some claims of there being 40 or 41.
In 2004, EastWest DVD released a slim case volume of episodes. In 2007 and 2008, Mill Creek Entertainment released a number of episodes as part of their ''Ultimate 150 Cartoon Festival'', their ''Giant 600 Cartoon Collection'' and their ''200 Classic Cartoons – Collector's Edition Label'' formats.
On October 15, 2013, Image Madacy Entertainment released ''The New 3 Stooges: Complete Cartoon Collection'' on DVD in Region 1 making it the first time a complete set was released. The five-disc set features all 156 cartoons and 39 live action sequences on four discs, with the bonus disc being an audio CD by the Stooges which combines tracks from two of their albums.


In 2022, Mill Creek Entertainment released all 156 cartoons on a DVD called ''The Big Box of Nyuks''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Three Stooges, The Big Box of Nyuks |url=https://www.millcreekent.com/products/the-three-stooges-big-box-of-nyuks |website=Mill Creek |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>
On October 17, 2017, Mill Creek Entertainment released all 156 cartoons and 40 live action segments as part of ''The Three Stooges: The Big Box of Nyuks'' box set.<ref>{{cite web |title=Three Stooges, The Big Box of Nyuks |url=https://www.millcreekent.com/products/the-three-stooges-big-box-of-nyuks |website=Mill Creek |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
''The New 3 Stooges'' was well received upon initial airings, despite the use of [[limited animation]]. However, the Stooges were visibly aging during this time (Moe was 68 and Larry was 63), so the team's patented slapstick routines were subdued in the live action segments. Orgel later stated that the Stooges' penchant for violence was kept to a minimum due to the concerns of parental groups.<ref name="Scrapbook"/><ref name=DVD/> In addition, Larry's motor skills had become somewhat sluggish, resulting in occasional slurred dialogue. To compensate, most of the comedy being divided between Moe and Curly-Joe, with Larry only chiming in when necessary. In retrospect, this altered comedy dynamic was a throwback to the Stooges' prime years in the 1930s when [[Curly Howard]] dominated the team's films and Larry was relegated to an occasional line of dialogue.<ref name="Forrester">{{cite book| last = Forrester| first = Jeff| author-link = Jeff Forrester| title = The Three Stooges: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Most Popular Comedy Team of All Time| publisher = Donaldson Books| year = 2004| pages = 162| isbn = 0-9715801-0-3}}</ref>
''The New 3 Stooges'' was well received upon initial airings, despite the use of [[limited animation]]. However, the Stooges were visibly aging during this time (Moe was 68 and Larry was 63), so the team's patented slapstick routines were subdued in the live action segments. Orgel later stated that the Stooges' penchant for violence was kept to a minimum due to the concerns of parental groups.<ref name="Scrapbook"/><ref name=DVD>[http://amzn.com/B00005UM36 ''The Three Stooges – Cartoon Classics, Vol. 1'']<sup> {{Dead link|date=November 2023}}</sup></ref> In addition, Larry's motor skills had become somewhat sluggish, resulting in occasional slurred dialogue. To compensate, most of the comedy being divided between Moe and Curly-Joe, with Larry only chiming in when necessary. In retrospect, this altered comedy dynamic was a throwback to the Stooges' prime years in the 1930s when [[Curly Howard]] dominated the team's films and Larry was relegated to an occasional line of dialogue.<ref name="Forrester">{{cite book| last = Forrester| first = Jeff| author-link = Jeff Forrester| title = The Three Stooges: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Most Popular Comedy Team of All Time| publisher = Donaldson Books| year = 2004| pages = 162| isbn = 0-9715801-0-3}}</ref>


''The New 3 Stooges'' lasted for a single season. Although animated portions of the show were last aired in [[Television syndication|syndication]] on [[WGN-TV]] in the [[Chicago]] area in the early 1980s and 1990s, repackaged, redubbed and distributed at the time by [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]] and Jeffrey Scott Productions,<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=EGTywFvbdI0 New 3 Stooges – Syndicated Program Elements, Circa 1992 (Reupload) – YouTube], accessed on January 30, 2021.</ref> it is occasionally seen on [[Me-TV]]. It also aired in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]].
''The New 3 Stooges'' lasted for a single season. Although animated portions of the show were last aired in [[Television syndication|syndication]] on [[WGN-TV]] in the [[Chicago]] area in the early 1980s and 1990s, repackaged, redubbed and distributed at the time by [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]] and Jeffrey Scott Productions,<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=EGTywFvbdI0 New 3 Stooges – Syndicated Program Elements, Circa 1992 (Reupload) – YouTube], accessed on January 30, 2021.</ref> it is occasionally seen on [[Me-TV]]. It also aired in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]].
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The New 3 Stooges
GenreComedy
Slapstick
Created byNorman Maurer
Dick Brown
Based onThe Three Stooges
Written byEddie Bernds
Story byPat Kearin
Jack Kinney
Cecil Beard
Art Diamond
David Detiege
Lee Orgel
Homer Brightman
Nick George
Barbara Chain
Warren Tufts
Jack Miller
Sam Cornell
Directed byEddie Bernds
Sam Cornell
David Detiege
Eddie Rehberg
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe DeRita
Emil Sitka
Margaret Kerry
Harold Brauer
Jeffrey Scott
Michael Maurer
Eric Lamond
Cary Brown
Tina Brown
Eileen Brown
Voices ofMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe DeRita
Margaret Kerry
Hal Smith
Paul Frees
Johnny Coons
Music byGordon Zahler
Paul Horn
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes40 (live-action)
156 (animated cartoon)
Production
Executive producerNorman Maurer
ProducersNorman Maurer
Lee Orgel
AnimatorsKay Wright
Bob Maxfield
Chic Otterstrom
EditorsWilliam J. Faris
George Probert
Camera setupJerry Smith
Edwin Gillette
Running time30:00
Production companiesNormandy Productions
Cambria Studios
Heritage Productions
Original release
NetworkSyndicated
ReleaseOctober 1965 (1965-10) –
September 1966 (1966-09)
Related

The New 3 Stooges is an American animated television series that ran during the 1965–66 television season starring the Three Stooges. The show follows the trio's antics both in live-action and animated segments. The cast consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe DeRita (as Curly-Joe), with actor and close friend Emil Sitka co-starring, as well as Margaret Kerry.[1] The stories took place in varied settings, including Newport Beach and sailing as buccaneers on the Spanish Main.[2]

Production

Forty-one live-action sequences were executively overseen by cartoonist Norman Maurer, son-in-law of Moe Howard, serving as their film agent during this period. Additionally, Edward Bernds, who directed the team at Columbia Pictures from 1945 to 1952 (predominantly during the Shemp era), was enlisted to both script and direct the series. Emil Sitka, a familiar figure from numerous Stooges comedies, was slated to feature in these wraparound segments, assuming the role of a straight man to the Stooges.[3]

Under the auspices of Cambria Studios, 156 short Stooge cartoons were produced, under the supervision of Lee Orgel. Notably, four cartoons were meticulously crafted to thematically align with each of the 40 live-action Stooge opening and closing sequences. Consequently, a single live-action segment could seamlessly transition as a wraparound for four distinct cartoons. However, this format posed a challenge for viewers, as articulated by Joe DeRita:

There were 156 cartoons and we made only 40 live-action segments. So after they ran the whole 40, they'd just start over by using these same introductions on new cartoons. This turned out to be misleading because viewers would say, "Oh, I've seen this one before", and they'd turn off the television. They didn't know it was a new cartoon.[3]

The majority of the cartoons culminated with the trio fleeing into the horizon following inadvertent chaos at their various employments and ensuing predicaments. Remarkably, these cartoons diverged from Cambria's customary employment of Syncro-Vox, a patented technique involving filmed footage of voice actors' mouths over still frames. The inaugural cartoon, "That Little Old Bomb Maker", featured a distinctive live-action wraparound that remained exclusive to that particular cartoon.

A number of the cartoons featured recurring characters, such as Badman, a juvenile antagonist sporting a Batman-esque attire, who paradoxically is a benevolent 5-year-old boy. Another recurring character was the western outlaw named Getoutoftownbysundown Brown.

To preclude potential licensing entanglements, Cambria abstained from employing any of the Stooges' theme songs, including "Three Blind Mice" and "Listen to the Mockingbird", despite their lapse into the public domain. Similarly, the on-screen titling employed a numeral "3" to circumvent potential infringement on any trademark held by Columbia Pictures regarding the name "The Three Stooges".

The New 3 Stooges represented a subsequent endeavor at animating the trio. In the late 1950s, Norman Maurer sought to market "Stooge Time", a hybrid live-action/rotoscope animation half-hour series for television. In 1960, Maurer and the Stooges filmed a pilot for The Three Stooges Scrapbook, a half-hour series incorporating a five-minute Stooge cartoon. The Stooges later revisited animated form for Hanna-Barbera, contributing to two episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–74) and the series The Robonic Stooges (1977–78) the latter developed posthumously following the demise of both Moe Howard and Larry Fine.

Lawsuit

The series posed significant financial challenges for the Stooges. Per the terms of their contract, Cambria Studios' distributor was obligated to furnish quarterly financial statements to the trio, ensuring transparency regarding the show's earnings. However, Norman Maurer recalled receiving only one or two statements throughout a span of five years, precipitating legal action. In the ensuing lawsuit, the presiding judge, lacking substantial familiarity with the intricacies of the film and television industry, ruled in favor of Cambria.

Undeterred, the Stooges pursued an appeal in 1975, ultimately securing a favorable verdict. Nonetheless, this legal triumph failed to rectify the distributor's persistent failure to furnish requisite profit statements to Normandy Productions. By the time the litigation concluded, both Moe and Larry had passed away.[3]

Episodes

List of live-action wraparounds and cartoons for The New 3 Stooges television series (1965-1966):

Live-action wraparounds

  • Soldiers
  • Lost
  • Campers
  • Bakers
  • Zookeepers
  • Flat Tire
  • Fan Belt
  • Fishermen
  • Dentist (remake of The Tooth Will Out (1951))
  • Janitors
  • Artists
  • Decorators (remake of A Bird in the Head (1946)/Jerks of All Trades (1949))
  • Golfers (remake of Three Little Beers (1935))
  • Hunters
  • Weighing In
  • Telegram
  • Sunken Treasure
  • Outdoor Breakfast
  • Setting Up Camp
  • Rare Bird
  • Caretakers
  • Seasick Joe
  • Magicians
  • Electricians (remake of They Stooge to Conga (1943))
  • Salesmen
  • Barbers
  • Inheritance
  • Sweepstakes Ticket
  • Sunbathers
  • Doctors
  • Buried Treasure
  • Waiters
  • Athletes
  • Shipmates
  • High Voltage (remake of Monkey Businessmen (1946))
  • Pilots
  • Sharpshooter
  • Piemakers
  • Prospectors
  • Turkey Stuffers
  • Melodrama

Cartoons

  • A001 That Little Old Bomb Maker
  • A002 Woodsman Bear That Tree
  • A003 Let's Shoot the Player Piano Player
  • A004 Dentist the Menace (remake of The Tooth Will Out (1951))
  • A005 Safari So Good
  • A006 Thimk or Thwim
  • A007 There Auto Be a Law
  • A008 That Old Shell Game
  • A009 Hold That Line
  • A010 Flycycle Built for Two
  • A011 Dizzy Doodlers
  • A012 The Classical Clinker
  • A013 Movie Scars
  • A014 A Bull for Andamo
  • A015 The Tree Nuts
  • A016 Tin Horn Dude
  • A017 Thru Rain, Sleet and Snow
  • A018 Goldriggers of '49
  • A019 Ready, Jetset, Go
  • A020 Behind the 8 Ball Express
  • A021 Stop Dragon Around
  • A022 To Kill a Clockingbird
  • A023 Who's Lion
  • A024 Fowl Weather Friend
  • A025 Wash My Line
  • A026 Little Cheese Chaser
  • A027 The Big Windbag
  • A028 Baby Sitters
  • A029 Clarence of Arabia
  • A030 Three Jacks & a Beanstalk
  • A031 That Was the Wreck That Was
  • A032 The Three Astronutz
  • A033 Peter Panic
  • A034 When You Wish Upon a Fish
  • A035 Little Past Noon
  • A036 Hair of the Bear
  • A037 Three Lumps in a Lamp
  • A038 Who's for Dessert?
  • A039 Watts My Lion
  • A040 Which Is Witch
  • A041 Suture Self
  • A042 The Yolks on You
  • A043 Tally Moe with Larry and Joe
  • A044 The First in Lion
  • A045 The Transylvania Railroad
  • A046 What's Mew Pussycat?
  • A047 It's a Bad Bad Bad Bad World
  • A048 Bridge on the River Cry
  • A049 Hot Shots
  • A050 Mel's Angels
  • A051 Bee My Honey
  • A052 That Dirty Bird
  • A053 Stone Age Stooges
  • A054 Smoke Gets in Your Skies
  • A055 Queen Quong
  • A056 Campsight Fright
  • A057 Goldibear and the Three Stooges
  • A058 The Lyin' Tamer
  • A059 The Pen Game
  • A060 It's a Small World
  • A061 Late for Launch
  • A062 Forgot in Space
  • A063 The Noisy Silent Movie
  • A064 Get Out of Town by Sundown Brown
  • A065 Table Tennis Tussle
  • A066 Phony Express
  • A067 Best Test Pilots
  • A068 Litter Bear
  • A069 A Fishy Tale
  • A070 The Unhaunted House
  • A071 Aloha Ha Ha
  • A072 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Umpire
  • A073 Deadbeat Street
  • A074 Cotton Pickin' Chicken
  • A075 Larry and the Pirates
  • A076 Tree Is a Crowd
  • A077 Feud for Thought
  • A078 Bat and Brawl
  • A079 Knight Without End
  • A080 Up a Tree
  • A081 Turnabout Is Bearplay
  • A082 Pow Wow Row
  • A083 Flat Heads
  • A084 No News Is Good News
  • A085 Bully for You, Curly
  • A086 Tee for Three
  • A087 Goofy Gondoliers
  • A088 Bearfoot Fishermen
  • A089 Washout Below
  • A090 The Three Marketeers
  • A091 Follo the White Lion
  • A092 One Good Burn Deserves Another
  • A093 Curly's Bear
  • A094 Land Ho, Ho, Ho
  • A095 Surfs You Right
  • A096 Seven Faces of Timbear
  • A097 Bearfoot Bandit
  • A098 Nuttin' But the Brave
  • A099 Three Good Knights
  • A100 Call of the Wile
  • A101 Snowbrawl
  • A102 Rob 'n' Good
  • A103 There's No Mule Like an Old Mule
  • A104 Squawk Valley
  • A105 Mummies Boys
  • A106 The Plumber's Friend
  • A107 Rub-a-Dub-Tub
  • A108 Under the Bad-Bad Tree
  • A109 Hairbrained Barbers
  • A110 Waiter Minute
  • A111 Souperman
  • A112 Abominable Snowman
  • A113 Curly in Wonderland
  • A114 Stooges in the Woods
  • A115 Chimney Sweeps
  • A116 The Mad Mail Mission
  • A117 Out of Space
  • A118 Wizards of Odd
  • A119 Three for the Road
  • A120 Feudin' Fussin' and Hillbully
  • A121 Don't Misbehave Indian Brave
  • A122 You Ain't Lion
  • A123 Muscle on Your Mind
  • A124 Badmen in the Briny
  • A125 Furry Fugitive
  • A126 How the West Was Once
  • A127 Bowling Pinheads
  • A128 The Mountain Ear
  • A129 Norse West Passage
  • A130 Lastest Gun in the West
  • A131 Toys Will Be Toys
  • A132 First Glass Service
  • A133 Strictly for the Birds
  • A134 Le' Stooginaires
  • A135 The Bear Who Came Out of the Cold
  • A136 The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Hit
  • A137 Little Red Riding Wolf
  • A138 Bell Hop Flops
  • A139 Dig That Gopher
  • A140 Gagster Dragster
  • A141 Just Plane Crazy
  • A142 From Bad to Verse
  • A143 Droll Weevil
  • A144 The Littlest Martian
  • A145 The Bear Showoff
  • A146 No Money, No Honey
  • A147 Get That Snack Shack Off the Track
  • A148 Curly's Birthday-a-Go-Go
  • A149 The Men from UCLA
  • A150 Super Everybody
  • A151 Kangaroo Catchers
  • A152 No Smoking Aloud
  • A153 The Chicken Delivery Boys
  • A154 Sno Ball
  • A155 Rug-a-Bye Baby
  • A156 Dinopoodi

Home media

Several episodes are currently available on VHS and DVD (often in cheap "dollar packages" with the cartoons and live action sequences being in poor quality) as the majority of the series fell into the public domain.

Using the original 16mm acetates, Rhino Entertainment issued a restored version in 2002 of 28 live action segments, and 32 of the cartoons over two volumes. Each volume contains a Spanish audio option, and Volume one has a near 7 minute retrospective interview with Lee Orgel. During it, he mentions only 39 live action segments being produced which added confusion to some claims of there being 40 or 41.

In 2004, EastWest DVD released a slim case volume of episodes. In 2007 and 2008, Mill Creek Entertainment released a number of episodes as part of their Ultimate 150 Cartoon Festival, their Giant 600 Cartoon Collection and their 200 Classic Cartoons – Collector's Edition Label formats.

On October 15, 2013, Image Madacy Entertainment released The New 3 Stooges: Complete Cartoon Collection on DVD in Region 1 making it the first time a complete set was released. The five-disc set features all 156 cartoons and 39 live action sequences on four discs, with the bonus disc being an audio CD by the Stooges which combines tracks from two of their albums.

On October 17, 2017, Mill Creek Entertainment released all 156 cartoons and 40 live action segments as part of The Three Stooges: The Big Box of Nyuks box set.[4]

Reception

The New 3 Stooges was well received upon initial airings, despite the use of limited animation. However, the Stooges were visibly aging during this time (Moe was 68 and Larry was 63), so the team's patented slapstick routines were subdued in the live action segments. Orgel later stated that the Stooges' penchant for violence was kept to a minimum due to the concerns of parental groups.[3][5] In addition, Larry's motor skills had become somewhat sluggish, resulting in occasional slurred dialogue. To compensate, most of the comedy being divided between Moe and Curly-Joe, with Larry only chiming in when necessary. In retrospect, this altered comedy dynamic was a throwback to the Stooges' prime years in the 1930s when Curly Howard dominated the team's films and Larry was relegated to an occasional line of dialogue.[6]

The New 3 Stooges lasted for a single season. Although animated portions of the show were last aired in syndication on WGN-TV in the Chicago area in the early 1980s and 1990s, repackaged, redubbed and distributed at the time by DIC Animation City and Jeffrey Scott Productions,[7] it is occasionally seen on Me-TV. It also aired in Japan on TV Tokyo.

The New 3 Stooges became the only regularly scheduled television series in the Stooges' history. Unlike other film shorts that aired on television like Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry and Popeye the Sailor, the Stooges' short films never had a regularly scheduled national television program to air in, neither on network nor syndicated; the film shorts, at roughly 20 minutes apiece, were of ideal size to be run as a stand-alone television series in and of themselves. When Columbia/Screen Gems licensed the film library to television beginning in 1958, local stations aired the shorts when they saw fit, either as late-night "filler" or marathon sessions.

See also

References

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 589–591. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 288–290. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Howard Maurer, Joan; Jeff Lenburg; Greg Lenburg (1982). The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Citadel Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-8065-0946-5.
  4. ^ "Three Stooges, The Big Box of Nyuks". Mill Creek. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ The Three Stooges – Cartoon Classics, Vol. 1 [dead link]
  6. ^ Forrester, Jeff (2004). The Three Stooges: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Most Popular Comedy Team of All Time. Donaldson Books. p. 162. ISBN 0-9715801-0-3.
  7. ^ New 3 Stooges – Syndicated Program Elements, Circa 1992 (Reupload) – YouTube, accessed on January 30, 2021.
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