One time, while I was hosting at Cracker Barrel, I was sharing with a guest about Niagra Falls (as he went there too) and he immediately went: "NIAGRA FALLS! Slowly I turned....." I joined him for the gag. He made my work night awesome!
on the subject of work we had a man at our old folks home that every time someone mentioned wasting water he'd talk about his work at a sewerage wastewater plant. lol
@@joycegossom3569 Yeah, it's been 20 years and my dad and I still sit down to watch it together. I bought the full 17-dvd collection and we're halfway through it now, hahaha
I have a photo of them when they appeared at the Stanley Theater in Jersey City NJ. Also with Joe DeRita. I worked there and found the photo in the office.
Makes me feel bittersweet that the rest of the Stooges never got much of a chance to do solo stuff. Moe Howard doing character acting stuff like that brief outburst here is an interesting premise to ponder.
I remember seeing this 3 Stooges episode on TV when I was a kid, and that "NIAGARA FALLS!" gag has stuck in my head ever since. Thanks for posting this!
I never missed a morning watching the Stooges. This stuck in my head more than any other bit. So silly but I thought they were the best comedians in the entire world.
I’ve seen Lucy do it, and it was performed on Abbott and Costello’s tv show, but they used The Susquehanna Hat Company as the trigger. I’m sure many others have done it, also.
Anybody notice Larry mess up at the end? He says inch by inch, and then quietly says to himself step by step, and then resumes saying inch by inch a second time where he was supposed to.
1972 Suburban Boston in the winters , Stooges every day on Channel 38. When the weather was nice, we were outside. Winter was 3 or 4 friends over and a black and white POS TV in the den.
Xian’s divided on this. There is a thing about this in the Talmud. Someone meets some men in heaven, and asks what they are doing there. They say, “We are merry-makers. When we see one who is depressed, we cheer him up.”
My granddad use to creep up on us in the kitchen and say “slowly I turn step by step” while gripping our shoulders. He would of been at least 98 yrs old by now. Army WWII Vet and tobacco & pig farmer.
Movies, comedy, musicals... an oasis from the pain of a difficult childhood. I owe laughter and hope to men like these fellows. I still belly laugh and escape into a wonderful world, free for a bit, elevated somehow. Thanks a billion, live forever.
Every afternoon I looked forward to the 3 Stooges. Just as I had Captain Kangaroo when I was younger. They indeed were an oasis from a brutal father. Still love them. My one daughter was in a college class when her professor started singing "Swinging the Alphabet". My daughter of course chimed in and was the only student to do so. Her prof told her she had a good childhood :)
They may be gone but not forgotten they brought laughter for generations here we are laughing hysterically the howards and fine family would be proud and laughing no one close to the 3 stooges your legacy of laughter still continues on you made my weekend keep the laughs coming appreciate you guys ! Joe
Here is a good poem by Curly Howard, a member of The Three Stooges "Little fly upon the wall, Ain't ya got no clothes at all? Ain't ya got no shimmy shirt? Ain't ya got no petti-skirt? Boo, fly, ain't ya cold?"
I was working at a casino a few years ago. One of the other techs was talking about some kind of trip and she outright mentioned Niagara Falls, and without skipping a beat I went into the bit, yelling and everything. Everyone in the shop was _dying_ from the routine.
I remember this episode it was so freaking hilarious how Moe and Larry kept going at Curly whenever they heard the words 'Niagra Falls' and I remember how at the end of the episode they did it again only with a car.
Fun Fact: This sketch was filmed for the movie "Good Luck, Mr. Yates" from i think 1943. The scene was deleted, but Jules White wanted to use the material so he created this short.
That's right. But they're trigger word is "Martha". Oops, please don't go. Step by step, inch by inch. I beat..... Sorry about that. Either "Martha" or Niagara Falls. If someone says or typed it down. I will go what Moe did to Curly. The same thing with Lucy in I Love Lucy. Another thing, 2 of my sisters, adoptive sister and I were named after The Three Stooges. Not kidding.
Thanks for posting this- I remember it from the 70s when I was a kid. Interesting to see them in semi-stooge/vaudeville-roots mode. They would have been awesome cast in a Shakespeare play.
I miss these guys. Fond memories for sure growing up. They were reruns in the 70s, but they still entertained my generation. Pure entaintanment with the likes of The Little Rascles, George Burns and Gracie Allen, I love Lucy, etc... classics.
1 am and I'm cracking up! I looked this up because my 13 y/o granddaughter was talking about Niagra Falls, so of course I reenacted the skit....she didn't think I was funny. Good times!
I was raised on this bit and it’s just second nature to go into the “slowly I turned” bit whenever anyone says niagra falls around me. Barely anyone ever knows what I’m talking about and it kind of makes me sad when I have to explain myself.
It works, even so. The sketch is about how there are more marginally crazy people walking around than you would think, and your random performance would give that vibe.
When I was a kid, the family channel used to have a three hour block at night. I used to watch it all the time. My brothers got me the vhs volumes of the three stooges.
reminds me of this fellow at a senior residence i worked at. but HIS ''niagra falls'' was ''waste water.'' everytime we talked about wasting water he's mention the sewerage plant he worked at and would take out his business card and say ''I'm retired but so-and-so'' still works there. he''ll be able to help with your issue.'' lol RIP Gerry
I remember when I was a child watching this program on DVD with my grandfather and the laughter that this chapter gave us, he laughed so much as if he were a child again who saw the three stoonges for the first time... I miss you so much grandpa
theres nothing like this on tv anymore. im 33. ive been called an old soul. three stooges, chaplin, buster keaton, laurel and hardy, abbott and costello are the shit
I never liked Abbott and Costello as a kid. Never saw the TV show, just a few of the movies. Now that the T.V. show in on youtube, the show is hilarious.
I haven't seen this since the stooges were on after school tv , many moons ago ! I thought it was an abbot and costello skit , it was the only place I could find it "niagra falls" !! But the stooges did it first ! Thanks it's great !
The Stooges were great. I probably saw every one of their videos. Looking at this one, those punches by Moe and then Larry looked very close to Curley's face. The expressions on the band members is priceless!
What a coincidence. Just came over the news today. Niagara Falls on the Buffalo area is going to get 3 ft of snow this week. And it's still a week before Thanksgiving right now.
I met somebody recently and she told me she was from Niagara Falls, and right on beat i said "Niagara Falls!!!!". She had no clue what I was doing. I was saddened 😢
I was just at Niagara Falls with my kids. I blurted out "Niagara Falls! Slowly I turned, step by step..." My kids looked at me like I was crazy.
Amazing!
Did you introduce them to the three stooges? 🥸😂
😂
Ima do this when I go
That just made me laugh hystericaly....Thanks, I needed that... 😎💥
One time, while I was hosting at Cracker Barrel, I was sharing with a guest about Niagra Falls (as he went there too) and he immediately went: "NIAGRA FALLS! Slowly I turned....." I joined him for the gag. He made my work night awesome!
on the subject of work we had a man at our old folks home that every time someone mentioned wasting water he'd talk about his work at a sewerage wastewater plant. lol
Did he slap you around, tear your shirt, and knock you down?
@@christophercanzoneri2962 sadly not while we were in the building lol 😂 but he re-enacted the motions
I giggled like a kid everytime, "Niagra Falls" was mentioned, and the antics they did.... it brought me back to my childhood and I'm 70!
One of the most iconic 3 Stooges skits ever. I'm still waiting for the day somebody mentions Niagra Falls around me, so I can start the monologue
"Niagara Falls!"
Every time someone mentions Niagara Falls I have to reference it.
So far nobody has gotten it.
Makes ya feel old, doesn't it😢
@@joycegossom3569 Yeah, it's been 20 years and my dad and I still sit down to watch it together. I bought the full 17-dvd collection and we're halfway through it now, hahaha
Did you say niagara falls
I saw them do this live at Steel Pier in Atlantic City. The original Curly has passed away and it was with Joe DeRita.
I have a photo of them when they appeared at the Stanley Theater in Jersey City NJ.
Also with Joe DeRita.
I worked there and found the photo in the office.
@@citrine65 cool 👍🏿
I live a glance away, I'm looking at the steel pier now. Thank you for your memories.
2:10 - "YAAAAH!! Blood...RIVERS of BLOOD!!" Awesome. Moe never loses it like that.
TM Rezzek, yeah, yikes. Moe actually studied and absorbed aspects of dramatic acting and read books of wild adventure in his youth.
Makes me feel bittersweet that the rest of the Stooges never got much of a chance to do solo stuff. Moe Howard doing character acting stuff like that brief outburst here is an interesting premise to ponder.
3:46 Larry says the wrong words, then he has a brief "Oh shit" moment and somewhat quitely says the right ones and keeps going. I love the classics.
Way to blow it, Porcupine!
@@hugginkiss1027 😂😂
That actually works, because every time they rehearsed the skit in this episode something went wrong.
I remember seeing this 3 Stooges episode on TV when I was a kid, and that "NIAGARA FALLS!" gag has stuck in my head ever since. Thanks for posting this!
I never missed a morning watching the Stooges. This stuck in my head more than any other bit. So silly but I thought they were the best comedians in the entire world.
Mee, too! LOL
Decades later, still makes me LAUGH!🤣🤣🤣
me too
Me too!
Thanks to this episode, every time I hear Niagra Falls, I instantly think of this hysterical scene!
NIAGRA FALLS!!!! Slooooooooowly I turned, and step by step, inch by inch………….
love this scit
Me too
TCWRebelsResistanceWords O love Lucy did this too only the word was MARTHA.
Me to
The three stooges were the kings of comedy
Not according to Jerry Seinfield.
@sam zuriel Abbott & Costello. Burns & Gracie. Laurel & Hardy. Martin & Lewis.
@@firetvstickadvisor3274 He doesn't know the Grandfathers of Comedy.
@@firetvstickadvisor3274 Not many listen to Jerry nowadays lol
They were always underestimated a a slapstick kiddie act. But they were actually even better for adults.
My dad always brings up this gag......and now I've started referencing it as well! 😂 Love it!
There can no doubt these guys are the greatest entertainers of all time.
this skit has been done in very many ways over the years by very many people. but only the stooges can do it perfectly
Even Larry fucked it up here though.
@@juliandavidhoffer2022 Nah
@@buzzytrombone4353 yes he does. He says inch by inch when moe says step by step
@@tonypanzarella9387 I wasn’t criticizing him though I was just pointing out that even this shot wasn’t perfect
I’ve seen Lucy do it, and it was performed on Abbott and Costello’s tv show, but they used The Susquehanna Hat Company as the trigger. I’m sure many others have done it, also.
Anybody notice Larry mess up at the end? He says inch by inch, and then quietly says to himself step by step, and then resumes saying inch by inch a second time where he was supposed to.
They shot these so fast on such a tight budget that there were hardly any retakes.
Ah, that was done on purpose, it was not a mistake. And not the first Larry said it that way. 😏
pure gold.
@@ge0arc244 oh yea evertime i watch this one i want to die laughing
Film time was expensive even then. Oy, and the deadlines.
1972 Suburban Boston in the winters , Stooges every day on Channel 38. When the weather was nice, we were outside. Winter was 3 or 4 friends over and a black and white POS TV in the den.
100% Pure genius!!! From now on, if I ever go to Niagara Falls or hear it, I will forever think of this!
Or, the local substitute - *Multnomah Falls!*
NIAGARA FALLS!!!
@dorianvaughn1915 " slowly I turned ".
@@donovansurovec9735 Step by step, inch by inch...
I’m wondering if Moe, Larry, and Curly are making trouble up there in heaven with Shemp and Curly Joe with their goofed up comedy routines.
Hi-ya pal.
Of course. That's the whole meaning of heaven.
ONLY if they were Christians will they go to Heaven.
Xian’s divided on this.
There is a thing about this in the Talmud. Someone meets some men in heaven, and asks what they are doing there. They say, “We are merry-makers. When we see one who is depressed, we cheer him up.”
@@stevenscottoddballz Boring shit up there tbh
"Gents without Cents" Probably the best of the Three Stooges. The ending = CLASSIC!
I think Disorder in the Court is better
Punch Drunks man....
My granddad use to creep up on us in the kitchen and say “slowly I turn step by step” while gripping our shoulders. He would of been at least 98 yrs old by now. Army WWII Vet and tobacco & pig farmer.
DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST SKITS EVER!!!!! LMAO!!!!
My scout troop did this skit at the Jamboree. The boys stole the show and were awarded 1st place.
Let's try to keep things nice and quiet. This'll be our new HQ.
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WHAT IS THIS PLACE AND WHY AM I HERE
I feel like this is the beginning of a loooong chain of comments.
Movies, comedy, musicals... an oasis from the pain of a difficult childhood. I owe laughter and hope to men like these fellows. I still belly laugh and escape into a wonderful world, free for a bit, elevated somehow. Thanks a billion, live forever.
Every afternoon I looked forward to the 3 Stooges. Just as I had Captain Kangaroo when I was younger. They indeed were an oasis from a brutal father. Still love them. My one daughter was in a college class when her professor started singing "Swinging the Alphabet". My daughter of course chimed in and was the only student to do so. Her prof told her she had a good childhood :)
You guys obviously had a difficult childhood.
They may be gone but not forgotten they brought laughter for generations here we are laughing hysterically the howards and fine family would be proud and laughing no one close to the 3 stooges your legacy of laughter still continues on you made my weekend keep the laughs coming appreciate you guys ! Joe
Here is a good poem by Curly Howard, a member of The Three Stooges
"Little fly upon the wall, Ain't ya got no clothes at all? Ain't ya got no shimmy shirt? Ain't ya got no petti-skirt? Boo, fly, ain't ya cold?"
I was working at a casino a few years ago. One of the other techs was talking about some kind of trip and she outright mentioned Niagara Falls, and without skipping a beat I went into the bit, yelling and everything. Everyone in the shop was _dying_ from the routine.
I think it's safe to say that seeing this in our childhood is what brought most of us here.
NIIIIIIAAAAAAGRAAAA FAAAAALLLLLLLSSSSS!
LOL.......One of their BEST
*GOGBBLE GOBGBLE GOBBLGE GOBBLE GOBBLE!!!*
@Nathaniel Cruz NO NOT THAT! NO PLEASE NO!
Slooowwwly I turnnned, step by step, inch by inch...
I remember this episode it was so freaking hilarious how Moe and Larry kept going at Curly whenever they heard the words 'Niagra Falls' and I remember how at the end of the episode they did it again only with a car.
Fun Fact: This sketch was filmed for the movie "Good Luck, Mr. Yates" from i think 1943. The scene was deleted, but Jules White wanted to use the material so he created this short.
This might be the best comedy routine of all time, bar none. I have been watching this for over 50 years and it still gets me.
I will never stop trying to mimic that glorious ungodly sound by Curly at 2:58
This.. THIS!.. is the Three Stooges's Abbott and Costello "Who's on first?" Routine. Word.
SLOWLY I TURNED!!!! STEP BY STEP! INCH BY INCH! love this shit
When my grandmother was still alive and had dementia, if anyone said Niagara Falls, she would say NIAGARA FALLS!!! Slowly I turned!! lol.
1:41 Curly’s reaction. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Only he could nail that reaction 🤣
The 3 Stooges did this bit better than anyone ever did
5 dislikes? NIAGARA FALLS! Slowy I turned. Step by step, inch by inch! I beat them up and ripped their shirts and knocked em down!
I think that's why they disliked...
Abbott and Costello also do this bit.............
That's right. But they're trigger word is "Martha". Oops, please don't go. Step by step, inch by inch. I beat..... Sorry about that. Either "Martha" or Niagara Falls. If someone says or typed it down. I will go what Moe did to Curly. The same thing with Lucy in I Love Lucy. Another thing, 2 of my sisters, adoptive sister and I were named after The Three Stooges. Not kidding.
@@maureenhopeholmwood5499 Niagara Falls! Slowly I turned...
I remember this done with a hat.
May they live on- this is a true classic!
Thanks for posting this- I remember it from the 70s when I was a kid. Interesting to see them in semi-stooge/vaudeville-roots mode. They would have been awesome cast in a Shakespeare play.
To poke in the eye or not to poke in the eye....
That is the question!!!
oh my gosh
That's so funny, same here & my Mom too! And anything could be the trigger, not just "Niagara Falls" hahaha 😄
2:57
Larry: Niagara Falls!
Curly: (gobbles)
Slowly I turn......step by step.......inch by inch
Please........ Not that!
My brilliant boys! Will love them forever, as if they were my own kinderlach!
1:01 & 1:38 This is funny😂. Anybody else in 2024?
This is one of the best comedic scenes since"Who's on first?"
i always knew curly was a turkey, and 2:58 confirms it
+Jesse Cartledge That gobble Curly does is hilarious, that's my favorite part
I faint with laughter 😂😂😂
He sounds like an unpardonable turkey
2:50 I love Curly’s laugh 😆
Am I the only one here who didn't come here cause of deadpool, but because this is my favourite three stooges routine.
myself, as well
Ethan Bussey let young people get introduced to things so they too can appreciate. But I feel you though.
Ethan Bussey Never saw Deadpool
I don't remember Deadpool doing this gag...
Nope, I just heard Howard Stern reference it, and after years of also hearing it referenced on Mystery Science Theater 3000, I decided to look it up.
I love #Thethreestooges so much they make laugh so hard even when i'm mad or sad they manage to crack me up.
I’ve never seen this before
One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen!
Saw this age 6 or so and now I’m 70, still think SLOWLY I TURNED when I hear “Niagara Falls” 😂
I could watch this a million times!! They were brilliant!!!!
Going to Niagara falls in 2 days and im watching this to get ready for it
I miss these guys. Fond memories for sure growing up. They were reruns in the 70s, but they still entertained my generation. Pure entaintanment with the likes of The Little Rascles, George Burns and Gracie Allen, I love Lucy, etc... classics.
This reminds me of my dad. Miss that guy. He was always doing this bit.
1 am and I'm cracking up! I looked this up because my 13 y/o granddaughter was talking about Niagra Falls, so of course I reenacted the skit....she didn't think I was funny. Good times!
I'm a victim of soicumstance!
I'll soicumstance ya -dots his eyes-
Ecliptic Alpha
Owh, owh, owh... oh look
(Crooked fingers)
nice
I was raised on this bit and it’s just second nature to go into the “slowly I turned” bit whenever anyone says niagra falls around me. Barely anyone ever knows what I’m talking about and it kind of makes me sad when I have to explain myself.
It works, even so. The sketch is about how there are more marginally crazy people walking around than you would think, and your random performance would give that vibe.
When I was a kid, the family channel used to have a three hour block at night. I used to watch it all the time. My brothers got me the vhs volumes of the three stooges.
I love this episode so much this is my favorite part XD
I had bought the dvd set. When it got to this episode i thought i would die laughing
NIAGARA FALLS!!!!!! Slowly I turned step by step inch by inch my favorite part
Madison Reams Mine too
2:10. I can watch that on a 24 hour loop.
reminds me of this fellow at a senior residence i worked at. but HIS ''niagra falls'' was ''waste water.'' everytime we talked about wasting water he's mention the sewerage plant he worked at and would take out his business card and say ''I'm retired but so-and-so'' still works there. he''ll be able to help with your issue.'' lol RIP Gerry
I first saw this as a kid when Lucy did it on her show. She WAS very good.
I remember when I was a child watching this program on DVD with my grandfather and the laughter that this chapter gave us, he laughed so much as if he were a child again who saw the three stoonges for the first time... I miss you so much grandpa
I'd only seen the Abbott & Costello version of this and never knew the Stooges made one as well!
From the Three Stooges short, "Gents Without Cents" (1943), based on an old vaudeville routine dating back to the early 20th century.
2:59 Curly turned into a Turkey! XD
That’s what I love about these kind of shows. It al about Acting, acting and more acting 🎭 :) and having fun with it. :)
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Was one of the few shorts that the Stooges had a fairly happy ending too.
Classic Stooges clip.
Loved watching these as a kid with my dad.
theres nothing like this on tv anymore. im 33. ive been called an old soul. three stooges, chaplin, buster keaton, laurel and hardy, abbott and costello are the shit
I never liked Abbott and Costello as a kid. Never saw the TV show, just a few of the movies. Now that the T.V. show in on youtube, the show is hilarious.
Niagara Falls
1. 1:04
2. 1:38
3. 2:57
4. 3:39
1:39 is where it starts in the second part.
@@CandleCoveCasthey say it
NIAGARA Falls slowly I turned and step-by-step inch by inch
NIAGARA FALLS!!! Slooowwwly I turnnned, step by step, inch by inch...
I have always caught that too. Me and my friends have done this bit at clubs in honor of the stooges!
I would love to see a video of you guys doing that
Love that the band is laughing
That Larry Fine does a great Billy West impression
Three stooges loved chemistry
I haven't seen this since the stooges were on after school tv , many moons ago ! I thought it was an abbot and costello skit , it was the only place I could find it "niagra falls" !! But the stooges did it first ! Thanks it's great !
I like the blooper at 3:45 where Larry muffs his line.
Half way in and I can’t believe after all these years I’m still laughing like a wild man at this bit! 😂😂😂
Same here !!😂😂😂
Said stan laurel Comedian
Great scene. Great acting.
The Stooges were great. I probably saw every one of their videos. Looking at this one, those punches by Moe and then Larry looked very close to Curley's face. The expressions on the band members is priceless!
Happy Birthday, Moe!!! He turns 116 today (6/19)!!!
2:59 The turkey who wasn’t pardon on Thanksgiving
The original trigger phrase.
My mom wasn't big on the Three Stooges, but this was her favourite scene.
@3:40 OK Curly, now you're going to get it in stereo!
This was the best such skit I’ve seen of this .
They were the best.Funny as hell.
What a coincidence. Just came over the news today. Niagara Falls on the Buffalo area is going to get 3 ft of snow this week. And it's still a week before Thanksgiving right now.
NIAGARA FALLS!!! Slooowwwly I turnnned, step by step, inch by inch...
Hahahahaha, this was my favorite skit :-D
Brianna Shead: nobody even Niagara falls
Milo Manheim: she right nobody even Niagara falls
NIAGARA FALLS!!! Slooowwwly I turnnned, step by step, inch by inch...
I’m going out to Niagara Falls for the 2024 Eclipse. I’m SO gonna say this line when I go there!
Edit: actually I’m not going after all :(
27 days left till 2024.
I met somebody recently and she told me she was from Niagara Falls, and right on beat i said "Niagara Falls!!!!". She had no clue what I was doing. I was saddened 😢
The stooges are always good but the Sid Fields and Costello Niagara Falls bit is priceless
Best Verizon of this
Humor has certainly changed over the years....
amhater Too much
blood! The Judge! 🧑⚖️ BLOOOOD! 🩸3:17
3:42 RUFF!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
SLOWLY I TURN.
@@shadowfast541Step by step
Man, this never gets old!