''The New 3 Stooges'' is an American animated television series that ran during the 1965–66 television season starring

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. The show follows the trio's antics both in live-action and animated segments. The cast consisted of

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Larry Fine Louis Feinberg (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975), known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges. Early life Fine was born to a Russian Je ...

and

Joe DeRita Joseph Wardell (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), known professionally as Joe DeRita, was an American actor and comedian, who is best known for his stint as a member of The Three Stooges in the persona of Curly Joe DeRita. Early life DeRita wa ...

(as Curly-Joe), with actor and close friend

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co-starring, as well as

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. The stories took place in varied settings, including a California beach and sailing as

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on the

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Voice cast

* Hal Smith * Jeff Maurer * Peggy Brown * Tiny Brauer *

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Production

Forty-one live action sequences were executively produced by cartoonist

Norman Maurer Norman Albert Maurer (May 13, 1926 – November 23, 1986) was a comic book artist and writer, and a director and producer of films and television shows. Comic books Maurer's lifelong association with the Three Stooges began about the time o ...

, Moe's son-in-law, who was their film agent at this time.

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, who had directed the team at Columbia Pictures from 1945 to 1952 during most of the 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

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to the Stooges. 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: 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. 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. To avoid any potential licensing problems, Cambria did not use any of the past Three Stooges theme songs, including "

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", or "

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", even though both had lapsed into the

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at the time (likewise, the on-screen title used a numeral "3" to avoid infringing on any trademark

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might have held on the name "The Three Stooges"). Several of the musical pieces used on the show were also used for the series ''

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''. ''The New 3 Stooges'' was not the first attempt at an animated version of the team. During the late 1950s,

attempted to sell ''Stooge Time'', a live action/ rotoscope animation mix half-hour series to television. In 1960, Maurer and the Stooges filmed a pilot for a half-hour series ''

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'', 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).

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.

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)/''

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'' (1949)) *Golfers (remake of ''

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'' (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 *Prospectors *Sweepstakes Ticket *Buried Treasure *Sunbathers *Inheritance *Melodrama *Waiters *Athletes *Doctors *Shipmates *High Voltage (remake of '' Monkey Businessmen'' (1946)) *Pilots *Turkey Stuffers *Piemakers *Sharpshooter

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

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*A032 The Three Astronutz *A033 Peter Panic *A034 When You Wish Upon a Fish *A035

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*A036

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*A037

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*A038 Who's for Dessert? *A039

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*A040 ''Which Is Witch'' *A041 Suture Self *A042 The Yolks on You *A043

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*A044 The First in Lion *A045 The Transylvania Railroad *A046 What's Mew Pussycat? *A047 ''It's a Bad Bad Bad Bad World'' *A048

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*A049 ''Hot Shots'' *A050 Mel's Angels *A051

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*A052

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*A053

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*A054 Smoke Gets in Your Skies *A055 Queen Quong *A056 Campsight Fright *A057 Goldibear and the Three Stooges *A058 The Lyin' Tamer *A059

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*A060 ''It's a Small World'' *A061 Late for Launch *A062

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*A063

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*A064

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*A065 Table Tennis Tussle *A066 ''Phony Express'' *A067

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*A068

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*A069 A Fishy Tale *A070

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*A071

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*A072 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Umpire *A073 Deadbeat Street *A074 Cotton Pickin' Chicken *A075

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*A076 Tree Is a Crowd *A077 ''Feud for Thought'' *A078 Bat and Brawl

*A079

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*A080 ''Up a Tree'' *A081

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*A082 Pow Wow Row *A083 Flat Heads *A084 ''No News Is Good News'' *A085

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*A086 Tee for Three *A087

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*A088

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*A090 The Three Marketeers *A091

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*A092 One Good Burn Deserves Another *A093 Curly-Joe's Bear *A094 Land Ho, Ho, Ho *A095 Surfs You Right *A096 Seven Faces of Timbear *A097

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*A098 Nuttin' But the Brave *A099

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*A100 Call of the While *A101 Snowbrawl *A102 Rob 'n' Good *A103 There's No Mule Like an Old Mule *A104

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*A105

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*A106

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*A107 ''Rub-a-Dub-Tub'' *A108

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*A109 Hairbrained Barbers *A110 Waiter Minute *A111 Souperman *A112 ''Abominable Snowman'' *A113 Curly-Joe in Wonderland *A114

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*A115

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*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

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*A124 Badmen in the Briny *A125 Furry Fugitive *A126

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*A127

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*A128

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*A129 Norse West Passage *A130 Lastest Gun in the West *A131 ''Toys Will Be Toys'' *A132

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*A133 ''Strictly for the Birds'' *A134 Le' Stooginaires *A135

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*A136

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*A137

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*A138 Bell Hop Flops *A139 Dig That Gopher *A140 Gagster Dragster *A141

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*A142

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*A143

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*A144

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*A145 The Bear Showoff *A146 No Money, No Honey *A147

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*A148 Curly's Birthday-a-Go-Go *A149 The Men from UCLA *A150 Super Everybody *A151

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*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

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(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

. Using the original 16mm acetates,

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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.''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). In 2022, Mill Creek Entertainment released all 156 cartoons on a DVD called ''The Big Box of Nyuks''.

Reception

''The New 3 Stooges'' was well received upon initial airings, despite the use of

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. 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. 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

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dominated the team's films and Larry was relegated to an occasional line of dialogue. ''The New 3 Stooges'' lasted for a single season. Although animated portions of the show were last aired in

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on WGN-TV in the

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area in the early 1980s and 1990s, repackaged, redubbed and distributed at the time by DIC Animation City and Jeffrey Scott Productions,New 3 Stooges – Syndicated Program Elements, Circa 1992 (Reupload) – YouTube
accessed on January 30, 2021. it is occasionally seen on

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. It also aired in Japan on

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. ''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'', ''

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'' and ''

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References

External links

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