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Far from a "Tragic Downfall" The Three Stooges had a damn good career and Moe and Larry the two of the "Three" especially. Moe and Larry were together longer than any other comedy team and The Three Stooges especially Moe, Larry and Curly are now part of screen "gems" history for all time.

At first, I didn't think very much of the Three Stooges, but after hearing what they went through, I am more appreciative, and respectful, of them.

Larry really was the bridge made that things flow so well. Truly underrated.

So I'll was born in 1955. I learned how to turn on the TV set myself by watching my parents do it. And so I would wake up at the crack of dawn. I would watch the TV station sign on. And they would go into the Three Stooges. Then in syndication.. I watched so much TV as a kid. My mother would scream at me, constantly. And scream..."WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO FOR A LIVING WHEN YOU GROW UP?!?! WATCH TELEVISION???!!!" Today mom is still alive and pushing 97. I'm 65 and retired. After getting paid to watch television for 20 years. As an NBC-TV Audio Engineer. Thanks mom! She's never lived that down. It sounded like a great idea to me. The rest of the time I went to rock 'n' roll concerts for free. Actually I got paid to go. To record the rock 'n' roll concert. For local, nationwide and worldwide broadcast. Of rock 'n' roll music festivals. So I also get paid to listen to rock 'n' roll. I was always taught by my parents never used 4 letter words. Like, WORK. Now I'm 65 retired into old to work a job. Maybe I'll just record more rock 'n' roll? I haven't grown up yet so. I never had any children of my own. To age me. Instead when I felt parental. I would just borrow my friends kids. And put them to work doing rock 'n' roll audio jobs with me. There were never any complaints. And their stupid parents trusted their kids with me LOL ha ha ha. Now many are degenerates just like myself. And working for major television networks. As engineers and directors. And here I thought Anthony just wanted to be an audio engineer as he said. Now he's a big-time director. What did I do wrong? Take-2 RemyRAD

I loved the three stooges as a kid. They gave me laughter from everything that was going on in my life that wasn't good.

Love The Three Stooges! ❤ Curly has always been my favorite with Moe at a close second. It always saddened me that Curly passed away so young. So it's heartwarming to see Curly's grandson, Brad "Curly G" Server, carrying on his grandfather's legacy. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. 🙂 He has a KZfaq channel where he and some friends create Stooge-like videos. They even traveled the US a year ago with a Three Stooges live show. ❤🙂

My dad loved to watch their show. he's the reason why i like show.

I was born in 57', grew up watching all their shorts on TV. Hands down their my favorite slapstick comedy team. I still laugh watching all those episodes, "A plumbing we will go" is one of my favorite. Also the Civil War story where the feather pot Holder gets added into the cake.... lmao!

The Three Stooges were one of the best shows that people I can enjoy from decades decades on the really good show good job on the video

I'm 25 now I remember enjoying their show as a kid.

Greed. I met them on a train on my way to MN and they put on one their acts and every one on the train were really entertained. I've got of the black and white acts. They were the best entertainment at the time. Loved those guys!

Wow I honestly had no idea they suffered this much thanks for the info I wish I could have been there to meet such talented people they are always people I go to for a laugh

😆🐨 I miss the three stooges . watched them in 50s early 60s..rip x 3. Keith Australia

This and Laurel and Hardy are my 2 favorite classic comedy shows ever. May they all rest in peace

The Three Stooges were always our favorite after school TV show, growing up in the 60’s. We would run home from grade school, Junior high, and high school yes even as an adult. I still laugh my tokus off at 4:00 in the morning on TBC. They are a part of the American culture three brothers just trying to to make a living by making so many people laugh. I did not know that Columbia studios were responsible for Curly early death, which shall always be dark moment in Columbia Studios history of events. “what goes around comes around” W.C. Fields

I used to love watching the reruns of the three stooges while growing up

They were comic genius's, I'm sad they passed traumatically.

Correction on Larry Fine, Lary Fine died in January 1975, 4 months before Moe Howard in May 1975. The story of the Three Stoges is one of 3 men who never gave up, never quit no matter what happened to them. They made several movies with Curly Joe Derita that made them the best money the stooges every made. Read Moe Howard's autobiography for confirmation of these facts.

I would watch the three stooges everyday on television

Man I would love to see them in action I know I'm 40 - 50 years late but I may never replace them

I loved them. They where treated badly by bosses and wouldn't get away with it today. I can still watch them thinking I'm not going to laugh but end up belly laughing. Bit like Tommy cooper. Some people just have that gift and they cerntenly did/ bless them / to famous to soon. Xx

They helped me get over my first break up I still watch them to this day

They were a great act god bless them I remember watching them on tv at my grandparent's house and laughing so hard

I loved the stooges till this day they still make me laugh at 74

I loved them and feel very bad for them as they were in the clutches for many years. Long live three stooges.

They were great ! My brother sister & I, watched them, great, Family remembrance Moe Larry & Curly !

You just dont see comedy like this anymore. They went above and beyond the call of duty. And I still find them hilarious today.

I had no idea Curly was after Shemp. As a kid I watched episodes with Curly first, then Shemp, so I was under the impression and never actually bothered to learn otherwise.

Born in 1992 and watching this with my grandpa 1 day n my dad the nxt the three stooges always remains in my life n now into my sons life 2010 such funny shorts they shared to the world

Working nights I get home at 3 am and I always look forward to the Stooges about 4 am .... I only wish it was longer we only get a half hour of them. I just love the slapstick comedy much better than a lot of the wound up generic stuff you get these days although big bang theory is tops lately. Kaley Cuoco is a smoking hot piece of candy always also

I watch the 3 Stooges every night and I'm 64yo. I've watched them since age 7. I'm disheartened by both their exploitation and their missing out on how popular they are. Moe had great business sense and comic timing, Larry being a Musician and the fall guy was the oerfect compliment to the act. Curly could bring a laugh even during all the pummeling. Shemp was unique insofaras he seemed to have his own foil to Moe's berating. Joe Besser stepping in to help keep the act going was great and being a known actor from the Abbott and Costello Show, (another great act) helped. Finally, the Cartoons would not have been created without Joe DaRita. He brought a kinder, gentler air to the Stooges. Let's not forget all the supporting Actors who made the Shows great! Emil Sitka had the chops to take over as the 3rd Stooge but I'd gotten so used to him being different supporting characters that incorporating him would've been a stretch. Thank goodness they live on today.

I learned a lot in this video. Also this was my Sunday morning "cartoons"

I already knew most of their facts. However there were some inconsistencies that I noticed. Moe and Larry died in 1975 within months of each other. Curly's excessive drinking and eating were also the cause of his health problems. I feel sorry for him that he felt insecure about himself. Also what wasn't mentioned that the Stooges actually got hurt during the filming of their shorts. Moe got the worst of it. If all that they went isn't considered suffering for their art I don't know what is!

This video opened my eyes 👁️👄👁️

There was a documentary type movie that wasn’t very good, but did have have a really sad moment when Moe asked a dying Curly to sign over rights

It is a shame that greed held them back, those dudes are and always will be cornerstones of comedy

i was just surprised they really hit each other.

Loved the 3 Stooges growing up...still do. I've been watching all the Laurel & Hardy talkies, and couldn't help but notice how much the Stooges copied skits and ideas from them.

Larry curly and moe the three stooges is a classic show that everyone will laugh and love did you know that two of the three stooges were brothers in real life

AMC needs a marathon of the three stooges on tv restored full episodes of Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard and Shempy Howard

They certainly knew how to bounce back. Thanks for this info.

AMC needs promos of the three stooges

I actually saw the 3 Stooges live on stage at the CNE in Toronto in the early 60's.

I never knew the Three Stooges were so used and abused, when they brought so much happiness to me! P.S. I always loved 'Curly' more than 'Shemp'

The Stooges were performers a t my bithday party at Freedomland in the Bring. Good memories.

The stooges were a great show that all ages can watch rip Larry Moe shemp and definitely curly

I believe that they had great show and were loved By many but were exploited and taken advantage of by people In that era circumstances Beyond there control

Endless love ! 😍

Great video

Its a sad, Its like there were no employees legal protection like we have now. They forever will live in our heart and dearly remembered by million of fans, while Healy and Cohen took their greed and millions to their graves, and no one know who they are.

They did have a great clause in their contract that allowed them to make money outside of their film work by doing stage, personal appearances, etc. They had 12 weeks off per year to do this type of work and Moe (who did all the bookings as he was the leader offscreen as well) had them earning 4X's what they could make in the films so this was great. Also, their resurgence in the 1960's in feature films made them tons of money as they were finally out of their original Columbia Contract. Yes, they got screwed in many ways, but it wasn't all bad.

It happened to my idols as we say in Mexico: they left Guatemala to enter Guatepeor.... What I mean with that phrase... Is that no matter how much they tried to find peace of mind and to find someone trustworthy, they never they could find it, they moved away from Ted so as not to suffer any type of abuse and the director of Columbia Pictutes abused very ugly without any type of recognition The Three Stooges 4ever

8:35 Larry Fine died January 24, 1975

How terribly sad & how terribly awful for these extraordinary brothers. The Divine in me honorably bows to the Divine in them & their phenomenal talents!!! 💖💖💖🍀🍀🍀🌈🌈🌈✌

I love them all, but Shemp was my favorite.R.I.P. boys.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Long live three stooges moe curly & Larry you guys always be in my I’m always be your biggest fan? More than anyone? ❤️😘😂😂😭👍

And Curly's drinking and partying also helped to bring him down.

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i always LOVED the stooges matter fact i can do the curly bark as well as his why certainly among other lines he says and does i guess you could say I wanna be a stooge like curly

I:VE REALLY LOVED ALL OF THE SIX STOOGES;BECAUSE THEY ARE THE GREATEST COMEDIANS; IN THE WORLD: AND I LOVED THEM ALL:❤❤😊😊

Who else loves watching these videos when there bored🖐🏽💚

I think it's a bit of both. HUGE Stooge fan!

Put it on Netflix kids and AMC and IFC and hulu and crackle restored full episodes

The Stooges are great and never received the praise they should have got there up there with some of the greats 💯💯❤️❤️

Stooges are alive and well in 2022 about 100 years of the stooges I would say that's successful and then some I love the stooges since I was 4 I'm now 66

Me: yay I’m early Ads: you shall not pass

Curly was my favorite most of the time, but for a while I preferred Larry and another time I preferred Moë- Shemp I saw later- I like the idea of there being more Stooges in the world, but he seemed extra- I remember Shemp’s solo films

That's the way it is in Hollywood. They squeeze the talent from the actors and when their prime is gone, puff! They are discarded as old junk.

I didn't know Facts Verse knew about The Three Stooges

Interesting

God bless them

love the Three stooges always have always will

A tragedy indeed

Joe Besser was the only comedian I can name who said he wasn't funny. Some background: After Besser was no longer in the act, in an interview, he opined that he never found The Three Stooges funny. Think about that with him having been a Stooge. . .

I preferred the Ted Healy days because I got to see Moe being slapped around by Ted. Moe is too much of a slapper later on without Ted to keep him in line.

I love the stooges but whenever there's a Shemp short on I change the channel

I Grew up with the three stooges

If I had to give my say so, I'd say that the Stooges had a combination of success and tragedy. Who knows what would have happened had it not been for Harry Cohn?

Just keep on going tell somebody you know look up do something three stooges yes there are the best like keep them alive

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It's a shame the way their lives ended. They died broke because they weren't making the money they should have. People took advantage of them

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Another video about the sad/tragic end of the stooges? Say it ain’t so

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I have to compare these commercials in the middle of the video to a phone call in the middle of sex. Very distractive and unwanted!!

It's amazing how gullible the public are and perhaps always have been.They only see the veneer ,ie the films etc but ignore the heartache behind the scenes.I'm in the UK and it's hard to see how American audiences could find this stuff hilarious- different tastes in comedy obviously, whatever turns you on as they say. nevertheless a terrible price for them to pay and a hell of a comment on the American system.

This should be called "Myths Verse", not "Facts Verse". The dates of different events in the Stooges' history correct, but your statements about Harry Cohn "exploiting" them are false. There is no evidence Cohn didn't allow Curly to rest, on the contrary the Stooges' schedule was extremely light - no more than 6-7 weeks per year were spent actually filming shorts. If anything, the Stooge's own decision to go on their many personal appearance tours did far more to harm Curly, those tours were grueling and Curly partied hard on them. A particular East Coast tour in the fall of 1945 was devastating to Curly's health. Despite doctors advising against going on it. they performed nearly every day and during that tour Curly married a gold digger. The combination of that tour, that woman, and Curly's partying is evident in their 1946 shorts. No mention at all of that tour in this video. You cite "Pininterest" often as a "source"...seriously? BTW, Larry passed away in 1975, not 1974 as is stated in the video. And the Stooges' approximately 20K per year per Stooge salaries equals over a million dollars a year in today's money. Not bad for at the most 6-7 weeks worth of work spent actually filming shorts for actors who didn't make feature films. Columbia did not make as much off the Stooges as is claimed in this video either.

This was really cool! *please pin meh!* I never got pinned really Edit: it's 2020

Wow so sad that those talented man we're so used and abused like many actors back in them days and then it went to the other extreme now the actors are overpaid they don't deserve the millions they get like that they deserve an honest pay like a teacher or a police officer in a police officer deserves what the stars make And thus pure greed and corruption back then this country was built on greed and corruption

When I was a little girl I like them but Anthony don’t I find their humor not funny. You don’t pertain to hit people that you supposedly are your brothers.To get a laugh it’s disgusting. They are calling themselves names there they’re saying things that are not nice we have enough trouble in the store and we don’t need to Three Stooges to make people feel bad showing or emulate what they see don’t put stuff like that on TV. Have a blessed day

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There is absolutely so much wrong with this video. So much that I don't even know where to start. You've managed to wrangle every myth possible and lump it into a 10 minute trainwreck of misinformation that it is mindboggling, so I'll start here: The Stooges were paid very well for being a strictly short-subjects attraction. Their deal was 8 shorts per year at Columbia. A short averages approx. 3-5 days of shooting, and they were paid $20,000.00 a piece for a year. With their contract, the boys were allowed to tour and make personal appearances, which supplemented their income greatly. Now, let's revisit that $20,000.00 a year and let's say the year is 1942. In today's dollar, that is approx. $343,000.00. Pretty good cash for 8 weeks of work per year...for 24 years....and they did receive raises. Also...when the later remakes with stock-footage were in full swing as common practice, shooting of any new footage would sometimes only take a day...and they were paid the same....for, in some cases, a week or less of work for the year. As Larry once said, "We had one of the sweetest deals in Hollywood". I'll skip ahead a bit to the post-Shemp years and Joe Besser. Joe was already under contract at Columbia appearing in a separate short-subject series (Columbia produced over 500 slapstick two-reelers between 1933-1957 starring many popular comedians. These shorts had the same writers, directors and even stock-footage remakes, so the situation was no different than what was happening with the Stooges) so it was suggested by Jules White, the head of the Shorts Department, that Joe join Moe and Larry. He had no clause in his contract, but the violence towards him was indeed scaled back a bit because it would jar with his already well-established characterization of himself that audiences were already very familiar with. Joe parted ways as a Stooge the same day Moe and Larry did...when they were informed on Dec. 20, 1957, on the final day of filming FLYING SAUCER DAFFY, that Jules White was retiring and the Shorts Department was closing (it had nothing to do with them being turned away and locked out of the studio after Harry Cohn died on Feb. 27th, 1958 (two months after they filmed their final short and were informed about the Shorts Department's closure). It's funny that you call your channel "Facts Verse" when you're not really presenting anything factual. Just more myths and the same old "the Stooges got screwed by Cohn" stale stories. Cohn kept them working....and he paid them well.

Very dubious analyses and conclusions here.

Comedy has changed and now this is not very funny to us now.

Wow! So much abuse and violence is a cause of laughter? No wonder our kids were messed up! This is not funny at all. In fact, it's really quite sad... Only sick in the head people would think this is funny.