The Three Stooges Throwback: Recent Episodes
Gabriel A Russo
Every episode Gabe Russo provides behind the scenes facts and trivia, etc. as well as reviews and personal opinion on all 190 Columbia Shorts produced by the Three Stooges.
This is the 56th short by the Stooges and it is the first sequel they made. Moe again parodies Adolf Hitler. Listen to hear some thoughts on the matter.
In episode 55, All the World is a Stooge, we see the Boys start as window washers, move to dentistry, and then become children and fool a whole room of adult men and women. Huh? How? Listen closely to learn things old.
This is the 54th short by the Boys. They start as paparazzi and move into spy photography. Things don't go well...listen to see!
This is the 53rd short by the Three Stooges. Join Gabe Russo as he pores over the supporting cast, the plot and any interesting tidbits he can dig up. This short sees the Boys as trashmen who try to help a girl by getting put in jail to help her boyfriend escape. Clear? good. listen to muddy the waters even further.
This is the 52nd short by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. Gabe Russo will tell you all about this short where the Boys are greeting card salesmen who end up laughing it up in the war. Listen to hear words!
This is the 51st short by the Three Stooges and it features the Boys going to Mexico to open a saloon, but it turns out to be a beauty salon. Would you go to a salon run by these fellows? Listen to find out why you shouldn't. Listen to Gabe Russo discuss and review this short for the Three Stooge Throwback Podcast.
This is the 50th episode of this show as well as the 50th short done by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. The Boys are census takers who ruin a fancy dress party and then they go to a football game and ruin it too. Stay to the end for Real Tales of the Census with Gabe Russo.
This is the 49th of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges. Listen to Gabriel Russo profile the players, review the short and share behind the scenes info as the Boys try to get insurance money from Curly acting like a dog. Insurance fraud is fun! Listen!
This is the 48th short by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures, Gabriel Russo profiles this short where the Boys end up as riveters on a high rise building in New York City. What could go wrong with the Three Stooges on a high-rise? Listen to find out!
In the 47th of 190 shorts the Three Stooges, Moe, Larry, and Curly try to help a little girl by finding her kidnapped father. Listen to Gabe Russo describe the action in excruciating detail!
The 46th short produced for Columbia Pictures by the Three Stooges is the classic in which the Boys are mistaken for plumbers and completely destroy a Judge's house with their plumbing skills. Listen to host Gabe Russo talk about this hilarious quintessential short.
This is the 45th of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. They are escorting an all-girl singing troupe through indian country. 'nuff said
The 44th short by the Three Stooges is important as well as hilarious. Moe Howard has the first parody of Adolf Hitler on film, beating Chaplin by 9 months. Listen to Gabe Russo talk about the short and other Stoogey things. Listen up chuckleheads!
This is the 43rd of 190 shorts produced by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures Shorts Department. In this one we have the Boys as phone repairmen who pose as psychiatrists to help a flighty young wife. The Stooges come to her fancy party and antics ensue. Is there a creampuff fight? Yes. Listen for audio creampuffs.
Gabe Russo is doing the work of watching all the shorts, taking notes, and imparting information on the uncredited costars that the Boys worked with, some on a regular basis. These forgotten actors are getting their due here in the show, Three Stooges Throwback with Gabe Russo. Gabe provides reviews of the shorts, along with production notes, and interesting facts about the Boys careers as one of the greatest comedy teams of all time.
Come and subscribe to hear the opinions of one of the premier Three Stooge fans on the internet, Chief Knucklehead, Gabriel Russo.Three
This is the 42nd of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. Gabe Russo summarizes the short which sees the Boys discover oil on widow Jenkins' property, but she has been swindled by swindlers. Are there three daughters? Maybe you should listen.
This is the 41st of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges and this one is fast paced, frantic, and funny. The Boys are the best vets in the country but must track down a famous dog when it is dognapped from their care. Do they save the day or what? You MUST listen to me!!!!
In the 40th of 190 shorts, the Boys are in a tropical paradise selling winter gear. They get roped into helping a revolution and we see a very swaybacked nag. A what? listen to learn words and things.
The 39th of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges. Gabe Russo profiles this short where the Boys become gold diggers to save the girls' father and find a stash of cash and bonds that belong to some bad dudes. Find out what happens by listening.
This is the 38th short by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. Join host Gabe Russo as he talks about the short in which the Boys get jobs selling memberships to a Duck Hunting Club but it turns out to be a scam and they have sold memberships to the whole police force! What will they do? Listen to hear the surprising end!
The Boys go to Cairo, Egypt in this, the 37th of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures. The Stooges are hired to find a missing professor, or Rootentooten's mummy for $5000! Excitement and hilarity ensue. Listen to get the deets, boi!
This is the 36th short by the Three Stooges, Gabe Russo tells all about this short as The Boys are in the navy and Curly dresses like an Admiral, then they run afoul of some spies. This is one to listen to, if you listen to things.
The Boys are firemen in the 35th of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges. Gabe Russo recounts this short where the Boys have to fight a fire right in the firehouse. Listen to hear what happens next...
This is the 34th of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures by the Three Stooges. Gabe Russo presents facts and whatnot about this short wherein the Boys own a pet washing business and find a baby. Chaos ensues but listen to hear all about it!
This is the 33rd of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges. Gabe Russo is your host as this episode sees Curly get cast as a gorilla in a hollywood picture in Africa. A Medicine man, love potion, gorilla, and Stooges. What could go wrong? Listen to hear and hear to learn!
This is the 32nd of 190 shorts produced for Columbia Pictures by the comedy team, the Three Stooges. Gabe Russo recounts the details of the short and the players involved. The Boys are mistaken for professors (of course they are) who will teach at Mildew U. Listen to hear how that turns out.
This is the 31st of 190 shorts produced for Columbia Pictures by the Three Stooges. Gabe Russo describes the short and all the players as Curly wins %50,000 in a radio contest and the Boys go wild at a swanky hotel. They meet some girls, run afoul of the hotel detective and other mischief. Listen to learn about things from comedies gone by.
This is the 30th of 190 shorts produced by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures, and it sees the Boys, painters, mistaken for a famous decorator. The rich people sure do get a remodel. Listen to Gabe Russo to find out more!
This is the 29th of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges. Gabe Russo takes you to 1938 where the Boys are artists who join the French Foreign Legion thinking they will get sent back to America. Instead, they have to rescue the Captain from Arabs. Listen to find out more....
Gabe Russo takes you on an audio journey as we learn about the first of the shorts released in 1938 and the 28th of 190 shorts produced by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. Moe, Larry and Curly are exterminators, the household thinks they are escorts and college students. What happens next? Listen to be entertained through your ears.
Join Gabe Russo as he reviews and profiles the 27th of 190 shorts produced by the Three Stooges, and the last short released in 1937, The Sitter Downers. The Boys stage a sit down strike to win the hands of their loves. In the process, they win a pre-cut house, the only catch is they have to build it themselves. Cue the hilarity. Listen and learn things about old comedy.
Gabe Russo goes over some facts, opinions, and reviews this, the 26th of 190 shorts produced for Columbia Pictures by the Three Stooges. The Boys trade their restaurant for a racehorse to win $5000! What happens? You'll never know until ya listen, ya numbskulls!
Join Chief Knucklehead Gabe Russo as he profiles the 25th of 190 Shorts produced for Columbia Pictures by the Three Stooges. The Boys try to help poor little Jimmy get an operation. They dig for treasure but the problem is they are digging into the US Treasury! Hijinks ensue. Hear my voice chuckleheads!
In the 24th of 190 shorts by the Three Stooges, Goofs and Saddles, the Boys are scouts in the old west who are tasked with bringing the cattle rustlers to justice, dead or alive. The Boys calmly go about planning and executing an expert plan...no, no! They act like fools, but it all goes right for them in the end. Hear my words on this and more...
This is the 23rd of 190 Shorts produced by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. The Boys are sent from England to the Colonies to defend against the savages. They have a dance and some chases and it's ok. Listen to me go on and on about it...
It's forgotten because I forgot to publish it first. Some introductions to the man who formed the act, Ted Healy and his Stooges. This is just some basic information on the history of the Stooges and how they came about. Subsequent episodes will chronologically examine each Three Stooges short with reviews, facts, etc. It should be fun.
The 22nd short sees the Boys in prison where they get a letter from Mama begging them to break up the wedding of Daddy to a floozie named Daisy, who turns out to be with the mob and planning to murder Daddy and take his money! The Stooges will have something to say about this! So do I, so listen.
The 21st short of 190 for Columbia Studios features the Boys as Brighto salesmen. They think the medicine is a cleaning product and they wreak havoc all over town. Eventually they end up at the hospital selling Brighto. Everything should be fine. Why not listen to me talk Three Stooges?
This is the 20th of 190 shorts produced at Columbia Pictures by the Three Stooges comedy team. This one sees Curly masquerading as a Professional Wrestler vying for the title, Boss Tony says they bet double on the bout and if the Boys lose, it's curtains. Luckily, Curly goes berserk whenever he smells Wild Hyacinth perfume. Is there some at the arena? Listen to see. Look to hear.
In the 19th of 190 shorts, the Boys inherit a swanky dress shop and have to use their furniture building skills to design a new line of dresses. This one features the first pie fight too!
This is the 18th of the shorts produced by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. 1936 is when this was issued, and it has the boys as gamblers who run into Pierre the trapper who falls in love with Curly, who is dressed as a woman.
It's the 17th of 190 shorts performed by the Three Stooges Comedy Team. This one sees the Boys as Firefighters who you do not want saving your burning house. This is a funny short, with hoses, big ladies, runaway cars and Three Stooges!
In the 16th of 190 shorts produced for Columbia Pictures, this offering sees the boys going to a gig by train. Antics aboard the train ensue. Give it a listen?!
The 15th short by the Stooges sees the Boys as witnesses in a murder trial. The classic short is one of the best so far. Listen Today!
The Boys are in the Army in WW1, for the 14th short produced for Columbia Pictures. They are discharged and wind up right back in the Army again where they blow up a whole lot of stuff and in the end, are blown up themselves. A lot of meanness from ol' Sarge gets this one a 6.5 or 7 on my scale...listen to hear why!
The 13th Short produced by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. This one sees the boys impersonate studio heads in Hollywood, to the dismay of Hollywood.
Ants in the Pantry is the 12th of 190 shorts produced by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. Released in 1936, it features the boys as exterminators who work in a rich lady's house. It is a great, classic short and probably top ten so far.
Three Little Beers was the 11th short produced by the Three Stooges for Columbia Pictures. It was the last short of 1935 and was shot Oct. 9-12 1935 and released on Nov. 28. Shot on location at Rancho Golf Course across the street from 20th Century Fox. This is a good one...
Hoi Polloi is the 10th of 190 shorts produced for Columbia Pictures by the Three Stooges. It is one of the best and listen to learn more...so there.
The 9th of 190 Columbia Shorts done by the boys. In this one they play carpenters who are mistaken for distillers of scotch. They end up at a fancy party and guess what? Things go badly...
In the 8th of 190 Columbia shorts, the Three Stooges play Union spies during the civil war. Help us all. Some funny bits here. Probably the funniest one so far, the boys are hitting their stride.
The 7th of 190 shorts made by the Three Stooges. Produced in 1935, this one the boys are really hitting their comedic stride. They run from a cop, pretend to be artists, have a clay fight...come along and listen.
The 6th of the Three Stooges shorts. This is a parody of swordplay movies of the day. The Stooges must protect the Queen from being kidnapped. Do they?
The fifth of the Columbia Three Stooges shorts and the first Western theme. Come hear all about the short on my NEW MICROPHONE! Curly is still billed as Jerry Howard on mistitled Horse Collars poster.
Released 12/8/1934 this is the fourth Columbia Short by the Three Stooges. It features Lucille Ball in one of, if not her earliest appearance in film. It also features the first time the boys refused to do a stunt. Listen up Appleheads.
Men in Black is the 3rd in the Stooges Series of shorts. It's the classic Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard, the first mixing a drink bit and a first for the Podcast...A Special Guest!!My daughter, Digitalbuild101 on Youtube. A new Stooges fan.
Some introductions to the man who formed the act, Ted Healy and his Stooges. This is just some basic information on the history of the Stooges and how they came about. Subsequent episodes will chronologically examine each Three Stooges short with reviews, facts, etc. It should be fun.
Punch Drunks was filmed May 2-5 1934, and is the 2nd Three Stooges Short. KO Stradivarius goes crazy when he hears Pop Goes the Weasel. He's the champ! Classic Stooges here. One of the best. The only Stooge short in the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress. What do you have in the Library of Congress?
Woman Haters is the first Three Stooges short for Columbia pictures. It is done in rhyming verse and can get tiresome, as it stifles the boys a bit. But the seeds are there for future greatness! Lots of firsts...
The first 10 episodes of this podcast were previously released on another platform, in conjunction with a silent era podcast. I am consolidating and continuing the Three Stooges Throwback Podcast as a bi-weekly (every 2 weeks?).