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Includes 25 years of the Three Stooges unique brand of humor with Moe as boss, Larry the middleman and Curly as their foil. Witness the rise of these comedy icons in this high-spirited collection, which has been re-mastered for the best quality picture and sound. You'll experience the eye-pokes, face slaps, hollow head knocks and knuckle cracks like you've never heard or seen them before.
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“ Great to see Columbia release the entire "canon" of the 190 Stooge shorts in one set; it is an iconic body of work, and automatically gets the five-star rating. ”
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137 of 137 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The credit goes to Grover Crisp & Mike Schlesinger for the Bonus Shorts
June 8, 2012
Format:DVD
Restored, preserved and now shared with the world. This collection of the 190 Columbia Shorts starring the boys now includes 28 shorts made by Shemp Howard, Joe Besser and Joe Derita.
The credit for the restoration goes to Grover Crisp and his outstanding crew of film preservationists. All the shorts were preserved onto film stock and mastered onto digital formats. This allows for the films to be projected either from 35mm film sources and digitally from DCP or DVD.
The reason these made it to home video is due to the tenacity of one individual; an executive at Sony who knows the importance of the "solo" shorts to the fans of the Stooges. He has been in the industry for over thirty years, making sure that many films were saved from extinction and, for the fans, pushing hard for their exhibition in revival houses and on home screens. With this box set of 218 two reel comedies (the largest complete collection of short subjects ever released by a major distributor), we all owe a deep debt of gratitude to Michael Schlesinger for staying true to his convictions and pursuing Sony to release these vaulted gems. Thank you Michael and Grover. You have given us all a great gift.
The credit for the restoration goes to Grover Crisp and his outstanding crew of film preservationists. All the shorts were preserved onto film stock and mastered onto digital formats. This allows for the films to be projected either from 35mm film sources and digitally from DCP or DVD.
The reason these made it to home video is due to the tenacity of one individual; an executive at Sony who knows the importance of the "solo" shorts to the fans of the Stooges. He has been in the industry for over thirty years, making sure that many films were saved from extinction and, for the fans, pushing hard for their exhibition in revival houses and on home screens. With this box set of 218 two reel comedies (the largest complete collection of short subjects ever released by a major distributor), we all owe a deep debt of gratitude to Michael Schlesinger for staying true to his convictions and pursuing Sony to release these vaulted gems. Thank you Michael and Grover. You have given us all a great gift.
65 of 67 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Great to see Columbia release the entire "canon" of the 190 Stooge shorts in one set; it is an iconic body of work, and automatically gets the five-star rating.
Also great to see Columbia's 3-disk supplement, which will give the general public (who only know the Stooges as a team) an idea of the OTHER comedy shorts that were being churned out by Columbia during their heyday. You will see the same directors, writers AND supporting cast members that we have come to know and love through their work with the Stooges...and it's cool to see them in all of these unfamiliar efforts (three of the Shemp appearances are in films starring the wacky but sad-sack Andy Clyde, who was Columbia studio's 2nd-biggest comedy film-star after the Stooges).
HOWEVER---BE ADVISED: there's a reason that only the Stooges shorts have survived in the public consciouness for the past 80 years; for even when an excellent director like Ed Bernds, who did such great work with the Stooges, worked with Shemp as a solo comedian (or Joe DeRita), the results were....well, you'll see for yourself. The chemistry, the PACING (as you will painfully become aware) and that special Stooge magic just ISN'T there. Still, it's fascinating to see what the old studio days were all about via these relics from the past.
You will undoubtedly come away from these 3 Bonus discs with a greater appreciation of the Stooges and just HOW GOOD THEY WERE; they were a brilliantly talented team that really lit up the screen with their unique brand of insanity.
LR
PS; Want to read/own a great BOOK, excellently researched, that covers ALL of Columbia's comedies in great detail (w/lots of photos and COMPLETE plot synopses)?? Get "THE COLUMBIA COMEDY SHORTS" by Ted Okuda, published by McFarland Press; you'll be amazed.
Also great to see Columbia's 3-disk supplement, which will give the general public (who only know the Stooges as a team) an idea of the OTHER comedy shorts that were being churned out by Columbia during their heyday. You will see the same directors, writers AND supporting cast members that we have come to know and love through their work with the Stooges...and it's cool to see them in all of these unfamiliar efforts (three of the Shemp appearances are in films starring the wacky but sad-sack Andy Clyde, who was Columbia studio's 2nd-biggest comedy film-star after the Stooges).
HOWEVER---BE ADVISED: there's a reason that only the Stooges shorts have survived in the public consciouness for the past 80 years; for even when an excellent director like Ed Bernds, who did such great work with the Stooges, worked with Shemp as a solo comedian (or Joe DeRita), the results were....well, you'll see for yourself. The chemistry, the PACING (as you will painfully become aware) and that special Stooge magic just ISN'T there. Still, it's fascinating to see what the old studio days were all about via these relics from the past.
You will undoubtedly come away from these 3 Bonus discs with a greater appreciation of the Stooges and just HOW GOOD THEY WERE; they were a brilliantly talented team that really lit up the screen with their unique brand of insanity.
LR
PS; Want to read/own a great BOOK, excellently researched, that covers ALL of Columbia's comedies in great detail (w/lots of photos and COMPLETE plot synopses)?? Get "THE COLUMBIA COMEDY SHORTS" by Ted Okuda, published by McFarland Press; you'll be amazed.
93 of 101 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great set of comedy shorts with NEW BONUS MATERIAL of the stars solo shorts!
February 26, 2012
Format:DVD
GREAT SET! The COMPLETE Collection of all of the Three Stooges Columbia shorts as well as three discs of Bonus material featuring the solo efforts of the Stooges!
Who could ask for more? And speaking of more.. IF YOU ALREADY BOUGHT THE INDIVIDUAL SETS, YOU CAN BUY THE THREE BONUS DISCS HERE: The Three Stooges - Rare Treasures from the Columbia Vault
If you have not bought the previous individual sets, then get this 5-star set! The restoration is wonderful! They look like they were filmed yesterday! Kudos to Sony Home Video for this wonderful presentation!
New Bonus Contents Included are (and these WILL also be available separately outside of this set):
Disc #1
Rockin' In The Rockies (1945) (feature film with Curly)
Have Rocket--Will Travel (1958) (feature film with Curly-Joe)
Columbia Color Rhapsody cartoons:
The Bon Bon Parade (1935)
The Merry Mutineers (1936)
A Hollywood Detour (1942)
Disc #2
SHEMP HOWARD solo shorts:
Most of these solo shorts have Stooge story lines and will leave you missing the other Stooges. It can seem strange to see other actors do the Stooges roles. They are curiosities for sure, but I have yet to find a five-star comedy here.
HOME ON THE RANGE (1938) - An Andy Clyde comedy.
After getting bit by Andy's dog, Andy;s wife & brother-in-law (Shemp) plot to kill the dog. Andy over hears this and thinks they are trying to kill him. Hard for animal lovers to watch.
THE GLOVE SLINGERS (1939) - The Glove Slingers series
Fight promoter Shemp hires Noah Beery Jr. (Rockford Files) to be the new boxing champ, fighting his girlfriend's brother!
MONEY SQUAWKS (1940) - An Andy Clyde comedy.
Railway station operators Andy & Shemp watch over a payroll that arrived, protecting it from bandits. Their antics make this one of the best solo Shemp shorts made.
BOOBS IN THE WOODS (1940) - An Andy Clyde comedy.
Shemp is the brother-in-law again as he joins Andy & his wife on a hunting trip. His abrasive personality keeps this from being as good as it could have been.
PLEASED TO MITT YOU (1940) - The Glove Slingers series.
School kids are having a party at Shemp's house. The kids prepare the food just as Curly would, but without his bewilderment. They even mistake a pot-holder for fresh cake & put icing on it.
PICK A PECK OF PLUMBERS (1944) - with El Brendel
El Brendel & Shemp basically re-make "A Plumbing We Will Go". Neither directly takes on the role of any Stooge, but they merge some of the Stooge roles for two characters. (see note below for blooper)
OPEN SEASON FOR SAPS (1944)
Marital mix-ups as Shemp enters the wrong apartment to find his old girlfriend and her insanely jealous husband. The Shemp's wife finds him!
OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN (1945) - with Christine McIntyre, Joe Palma (who later impersonated Shemp after Shemp died.)
Despondent Shemp hires a gangster to do him in.
WHERE THE PEST BEGINS (1945) - co-starring Tom Kennedy with Christine McIntyre
Almost like a RKO Edger Kennedy Comedy as Shemp antagonizes his new neighbor Tom.
A HIT WITH A MISS (1945) - with Charles Rogers, Joe Palma (who later impersonated Shemp after Shemp died.)
Shemp again re-makes a Stooge comedy. Here it is "Punch Drunks", complete with stock footage from that film. Shemp is the punchy waiter replacing Curly.
Mr. NOISY (1946) - with Vernon Dent
Re-making Charley Chase's "The Heckler", Shemp takes on the role of an obnoxious loud baseball fan at the game.
JIGGERS, MY WIFE (1946) - with Tom Kennedy, Christine McIntyre
Again Shemp has a suspicious wife thinking there is another woman.
SOCIETY MUGS (1946) - co-starring Tom Kennedy with Snub Pollard, Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre.
Tom & Shemp re-make the Stooges "Termites of 1938" as exterminators who are mistaken for party escorts.
BRIDE AND GLOOM (1947) - with Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre.
After being late for his wedding, Shemp's fiance doesn't believe that the blond girl with Shemp is just an innocent situation. To make matters worse, Shemp keeps running across the same blond woman, causing chaos to his marriage. Another solid Shemp solo comedy.
Disc #3
Joe Besser solo shorts:
Unlike Shemp, Besser rarely re-make Stooge comedies as they were not his style.
WAITING IN THE LURCH (1949) - with Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre.
DIZZY YARDBIRD (1950) - with Emil Sitka
FRAIDY CAT (1950) - with Tom Kennedy, Joe Palma.
Re-make of the Stooges "Dizzy Detectives"
AIM, FIRE, SCOOT (1952)
CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE (1952)
SPIES AND GUYS (1953) - with Emil Sitka
THE IRE CHASER (1954) - with Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre, Joe Palma.
G.I. DOOD IT (1955) - with Emil Sitka
HOOK A CROOK (1955) - with Dan Blocker (Bonanza), Tom Kennedy, Joe Palma.
A re-make of the above "Fraidy Cat" which was a re-make of the Stooges "Dizzy Detectives".
ARMY DAZE (1956)
Joe DeRita solo shorts:
SLAPPILY MARRIED (1946) - with Christine McIntyre, Dorothy Granger
THE GOOD BAD EGG (1947) - with Dorothy Granger, Vernon Dent, Symona Boniface.
WEDLOCK DEADLOCK (1947) - with Christine McIntyre, Patsy Moran, Dorothy Granger.
JITTER BUGHOUSE (1948) - with The Nov-Elites, Christine McIntyre, Emil Sitka, Patsy Moran.
**UPDATED*** Bonus contents footnote...
NOT included is Shemp's first solo Columbia short NOT GUILTY ENOUGH (1938) which is one of his Andy Clyde series appearances, and Besser's CUCKOORANCHO (1938) which was produced in New York by Ben K. Blake. SONY HAS EXPLAINED THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE FILM ELEMENTS FOR THESE TWO SHORTS! Basically, they are lost.
Blooper Alert:
On Disc #2 in the "Starring Shemp" section.
12:45 into the short PICK A PECK OF PLUMBERS as water crashes down from the ceiling onto some women playing cards, watch the bottom left corner of the screen as a stage hand jumps up into the camera's view for several frames. He must have gotten wet from the splash!
SHEMP FANS, you will also want to buy his Vitaphone Comedy Collection DVD set here:
The Vitaphone Comedy Collection Volume One - Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle/Shemp Howard (1932-1934)
Who could ask for more? And speaking of more.. IF YOU ALREADY BOUGHT THE INDIVIDUAL SETS, YOU CAN BUY THE THREE BONUS DISCS HERE: The Three Stooges - Rare Treasures from the Columbia Vault
If you have not bought the previous individual sets, then get this 5-star set! The restoration is wonderful! They look like they were filmed yesterday! Kudos to Sony Home Video for this wonderful presentation!
New Bonus Contents Included are (and these WILL also be available separately outside of this set):
Disc #1
Rockin' In The Rockies (1945) (feature film with Curly)
Have Rocket--Will Travel (1958) (feature film with Curly-Joe)
Columbia Color Rhapsody cartoons:
The Bon Bon Parade (1935)
The Merry Mutineers (1936)
A Hollywood Detour (1942)
Disc #2
SHEMP HOWARD solo shorts:
Most of these solo shorts have Stooge story lines and will leave you missing the other Stooges. It can seem strange to see other actors do the Stooges roles. They are curiosities for sure, but I have yet to find a five-star comedy here.
HOME ON THE RANGE (1938) - An Andy Clyde comedy.
After getting bit by Andy's dog, Andy;s wife & brother-in-law (Shemp) plot to kill the dog. Andy over hears this and thinks they are trying to kill him. Hard for animal lovers to watch.
THE GLOVE SLINGERS (1939) - The Glove Slingers series
Fight promoter Shemp hires Noah Beery Jr. (Rockford Files) to be the new boxing champ, fighting his girlfriend's brother!
MONEY SQUAWKS (1940) - An Andy Clyde comedy.
Railway station operators Andy & Shemp watch over a payroll that arrived, protecting it from bandits. Their antics make this one of the best solo Shemp shorts made.
BOOBS IN THE WOODS (1940) - An Andy Clyde comedy.
Shemp is the brother-in-law again as he joins Andy & his wife on a hunting trip. His abrasive personality keeps this from being as good as it could have been.
PLEASED TO MITT YOU (1940) - The Glove Slingers series.
School kids are having a party at Shemp's house. The kids prepare the food just as Curly would, but without his bewilderment. They even mistake a pot-holder for fresh cake & put icing on it.
PICK A PECK OF PLUMBERS (1944) - with El Brendel
El Brendel & Shemp basically re-make "A Plumbing We Will Go". Neither directly takes on the role of any Stooge, but they merge some of the Stooge roles for two characters. (see note below for blooper)
OPEN SEASON FOR SAPS (1944)
Marital mix-ups as Shemp enters the wrong apartment to find his old girlfriend and her insanely jealous husband. The Shemp's wife finds him!
OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN (1945) - with Christine McIntyre, Joe Palma (who later impersonated Shemp after Shemp died.)
Despondent Shemp hires a gangster to do him in.
WHERE THE PEST BEGINS (1945) - co-starring Tom Kennedy with Christine McIntyre
Almost like a RKO Edger Kennedy Comedy as Shemp antagonizes his new neighbor Tom.
A HIT WITH A MISS (1945) - with Charles Rogers, Joe Palma (who later impersonated Shemp after Shemp died.)
Shemp again re-makes a Stooge comedy. Here it is "Punch Drunks", complete with stock footage from that film. Shemp is the punchy waiter replacing Curly.
Mr. NOISY (1946) - with Vernon Dent
Re-making Charley Chase's "The Heckler", Shemp takes on the role of an obnoxious loud baseball fan at the game.
JIGGERS, MY WIFE (1946) - with Tom Kennedy, Christine McIntyre
Again Shemp has a suspicious wife thinking there is another woman.
SOCIETY MUGS (1946) - co-starring Tom Kennedy with Snub Pollard, Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre.
Tom & Shemp re-make the Stooges "Termites of 1938" as exterminators who are mistaken for party escorts.
BRIDE AND GLOOM (1947) - with Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre.
After being late for his wedding, Shemp's fiance doesn't believe that the blond girl with Shemp is just an innocent situation. To make matters worse, Shemp keeps running across the same blond woman, causing chaos to his marriage. Another solid Shemp solo comedy.
Disc #3
Joe Besser solo shorts:
Unlike Shemp, Besser rarely re-make Stooge comedies as they were not his style.
WAITING IN THE LURCH (1949) - with Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre.
DIZZY YARDBIRD (1950) - with Emil Sitka
FRAIDY CAT (1950) - with Tom Kennedy, Joe Palma.
Re-make of the Stooges "Dizzy Detectives"
AIM, FIRE, SCOOT (1952)
CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE (1952)
SPIES AND GUYS (1953) - with Emil Sitka
THE IRE CHASER (1954) - with Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre, Joe Palma.
G.I. DOOD IT (1955) - with Emil Sitka
HOOK A CROOK (1955) - with Dan Blocker (Bonanza), Tom Kennedy, Joe Palma.
A re-make of the above "Fraidy Cat" which was a re-make of the Stooges "Dizzy Detectives".
ARMY DAZE (1956)
Joe DeRita solo shorts:
SLAPPILY MARRIED (1946) - with Christine McIntyre, Dorothy Granger
THE GOOD BAD EGG (1947) - with Dorothy Granger, Vernon Dent, Symona Boniface.
WEDLOCK DEADLOCK (1947) - with Christine McIntyre, Patsy Moran, Dorothy Granger.
JITTER BUGHOUSE (1948) - with The Nov-Elites, Christine McIntyre, Emil Sitka, Patsy Moran.
**UPDATED*** Bonus contents footnote...
NOT included is Shemp's first solo Columbia short NOT GUILTY ENOUGH (1938) which is one of his Andy Clyde series appearances, and Besser's CUCKOORANCHO (1938) which was produced in New York by Ben K. Blake. SONY HAS EXPLAINED THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE FILM ELEMENTS FOR THESE TWO SHORTS! Basically, they are lost.
Blooper Alert:
On Disc #2 in the "Starring Shemp" section.
12:45 into the short PICK A PECK OF PLUMBERS as water crashes down from the ceiling onto some women playing cards, watch the bottom left corner of the screen as a stage hand jumps up into the camera's view for several frames. He must have gotten wet from the splash!
SHEMP FANS, you will also want to buy his Vitaphone Comedy Collection DVD set here:
The Vitaphone Comedy Collection Volume One - Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle/Shemp Howard (1932-1934)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
stooge fan
This is a very nice collections of all of the three stooges movies in one box at a great price.
Published 5 days ago by mystique
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome and nostalgic !!!!!
I have two things to say about this great collection. It is awesome ( super funny ) and nostalgic at the same time ( Curly passes away too soon). However, I give it 5 stars!!! Read more
Published 9 days ago by Jesus Galvan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Collection
Very good quality. I have a bunch of old vhs tapes that can go to the Goodwill now. Nice to see these episodes again un-cut and in much better quality.
Published 15 days ago by M. Olson
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Treasure trove for Stooges fans
For those seeking a thorough review of this box set and a nice overview of the stooges I highly recommend the excellant review by Sean Ferguson. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Doug Danzeisen
1.0 out of 5 stars
I'm just so tired of being ripped of!
Typical for big money grabbing wallet sucking studios!
I been a lifelong Stooge fan. back in the early 2000's the studio released alot of stand alone Stooges DVD's, often for... Read more
I been a lifelong Stooge fan. back in the early 2000's the studio released alot of stand alone Stooges DVD's, often for... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars
All of the stooges, nothing more need be said!
It is the best collection I have seen for sale yet. You need to buy and watch this now with all your friends!
Published 19 days ago by T. Tustan
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Finally!
My dad has been watching and re-watching episodes that he taped of the television. His collection was obviously incomplete and very low quality. Read more
Published 29 days ago by James M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Luv the Three Stooges
Have watched them since I was a little girl. And now that I am older, I find just as funny!!
Published 1 month ago by Kimberly C. Hunter-Goodman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!!
It is best to buy it from here than pay $80 at your local F.Y.E. I only wish the box wasn't bent a little bit when it arrived. Other than that its awesome.
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Thank you Stooges
My Asperger son loves these guys. This collection gives me the opportunity to get other stuff done when he watches it.
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