Had the pleasure of meeting Larry Fine while he was recovering from a stroke in the early 70's at the Motion Picture & Television Retirement Home in Calabasas, CA in the San Fernando Valley...He was kind and funny, and gave us all an autographed picture, which I still have!
Larry aspired to be classical concert violinist, but could only find work in Vaudeville orchestra pits. To make extra money, he would be the "plant" in the audience for comedians, either as a heckler to trigger an insult comic, or as "the rube" who would be brought on stage to fall for the gags a "slicker" comic would play on him. (That's how he came to the attention of Ted Healy, who was a combination "insult" and "slicker" comic and wanted to have his own "stooge(s)" with comic skills he could depend on, rather than take his chances night after night with whoever the local promoter could come up with.) Great running gag: Larry plays the violin, and antics ensue, resulting in the instrument being smashed to matchsticks . . . and a stricken Larry despairs, "My Stradivarius!"
This is such a classic. First the girls sing it straight, then they sing it in harmony, then they sing it in syncopation. And they throw in "Curley's a dope." Haw!
I get a kick out of the way they suddenly switch from a full classroom with a few strong voices to a tight set of seven Andrews-like sisters. There must be a term in music for the way that "Curly's a dope" contrasts but complements the main melody.
One of my fondest memories as a child was watching the Three Stooges with my Italian immigrant grandfather. We both used to laugh so hard. He passed in 1982 at the age of 81. I close my eyes and I can still see and hear him laughing. 😂🙏🇮🇹
I used to race home from Elementary School to catch the Stooges at 3:30 everyday! My older brother would come in and beat me up and change the channel to "Sea Hunt." I'm now 63 and retired and I STILL love the Stooges.
I'm a girl, so a lot of times, my brother and I fought over what to watch on TV, but the Stooges was the one show we both agreed on! We got really into the Stooges when it came on AMC in the early 2000s. We'd rush to finish our homework so we could watch it every weeknight at 6 p.m., and would even make sure to get up early enough on Saturday to see the episodes they'd show at 9 a.m.
I still love the Three Stooges! I was so sad when Curly had to leave because of the stroke he had. Rest in Peace to all the Stooges! Thank you for all the amazing years of entertainment!
Most endearing bit The Boys ever filmed. One wonders why they weren’t given more musical numbers to perform, for here they display their decided gifts of musicality! A welcome respite indeed from their predictable [slap~poke & boom) routines!
My dad introduced me to the Stooges when I was seven, I'm thirteen now and they're my favorite. "Curlys' a dope!" has always been my favorite line. Such a hysterical show... SITDOWN!!!!
10 years old after school eating a bowl of chips and a Faygo (root beer) sitting in front of our Magnavox cabinet color tv mesmerized by this song. 1974 was a good year.
The wonderful harmony displayed by the girls when they do the letter F sends chills up my spine. It's a shame that we will probably never hear that kind of singing again except in old movies and clips such as this.
Thank God for the Horwitz brothers and Larry Feinberg. Moses/Moe, Samuel/Shemp, Jerome/Curly And Lawrence/Larry Feinberg aka porcupine. Been lovin ever since the 1st grade. We all would run home from school and get home just in time for the last episode. And by the way I have honor of sharing June 19th as the birthday with one Mo Howard.
Absolutely cracks me up. Each stooge is so funny but together they are just legendary!! Still hilarious today so so long after all passed. A genuine blue mood lifter!!
That happens with certain songs especially when they are used in education. I remember one time when my teacher used School House Rock to teach us, those songs were stuck in my head for ages.
As a child I had a crush on Moe. I used to watch their movie shorts after school, during 1960s. During 1965, they had a color cartoon on TV for about a year, but it was also shown during following years. It can be seen on you tube.
I've been watching the Three Stooges for well over 60 years and they, along with Laurel and Hardy have given me more laughs than the rest of the world combined.
Len Hummel they sure are. a lot of women are to trashy to even look at. All these ladies are gorgeous with little or no make on. as opposed to today's women pounds of the stuff on
Love the three stooges and this song. I sing thus song at work and everyone scratches there heads. Gonna play it at my wedding just to see my fiances reaction. 😂
I stumbled on this while researching a podcast about the song's composer Septimus Winner, who is buried at Laurel Hill West Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Winner also wrote "Listen to the Mockingbird," "Oh Where, oh Where Ish Mine Little Dog Gone," and "Ten Little Indians." His brother Joseph Eastburn Winner wrote "The Little Brown Jug."
This just brings a huge smile to my face hearing those 3 sing. I think Moe has a really underrated singing voice. 5 bucks says he sang this to his son and daughter later on. 😊
Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful! I'm 64...because of the internet the entire world can see the farcical genius of the 3 Stooges and their comic physical humor. Underrated during my lifetime, at last Larry, Moe and Curly have the love and affection of whole new generations of stooges.
Love the Three Stooges too. Curly has always been my favorite. So it's heartwarming to see Curly's grandson, Brad "Curly G" Server, making videos with some friends. He acts Curly-like but he makes it his own. He's in no way trying to replace his grandfather, but the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. lol 🙂
I am 72 years young, and remember the Stooges as a young lad. This short video of the "Swingin' the Alphabet" is truly a classic. I still am able to view the Stooges on the weekend where I live. When I go home however to Canada, I am not able to see them, too bad.
"Ladies and gentlemen I'm gonna.. sit down I'm going to test your metal coordination.. Sit down! I'm going to test your mental coordination with a little.. SIT DOWN!"
I remember this episode as a child watching reruns back in the '60's! I'm 67, now BTW. We now get to watch them courtesy of UA-cam in 2020. Now I can the styles of the day when my MOTHER was a little girl.
I use to sing this song to my self all the time. My wife thought I made it up until she heard Joey on friends singing it one time. Life's great sometimes isn't it? Blessed
This is my favorite show, i watched this when i was a kid now I'm 31 years old. Believe it or not this is very famous show here in saudi Arabia and hardy and laurel too.
We used to watch these on tv as kids. They still bring a big smile on my face, and memories of good times. They just don't make good tv anymore. Sigh. (Thanks for posting it. I enjoyed it).
I haven't seen this since I was 3 years old, but I remember every word of that silly song! I didn't even realize I was watching reruns then. The Three Stooges were the BEST!!!! :)
1921 to 2021!!! The three stooges are 100 years this year! How much Godamn talent and skill can someone have,that we still watch and laugh and celebrate them a full 100 years later?! And not just adults! Kids also! They're like the Mozart of comedy!
The first time I saw this I was about ten and at that time I distinctly remember being smitten by the young ladies , but at that time a ten year old admitting he liked girls was something you kept to yourself.
Liked it the first time I heard it. Although I was in grammar school at the time, the early 1960's. Couldn't get that song out of my head. Has a good rhythm to it.
The beginning got me laughing with Moe saying "SIT DOWN"
The Three Stooges were three of my favorite baby sitters!
Had the pleasure of meeting Larry Fine while he was recovering from a stroke in the early 70's at the Motion Picture & Television Retirement Home in Calabasas, CA in the San Fernando Valley...He was kind and funny, and gave us all an autographed picture, which I still have!
Wow! I truly envy you! Larry was always my favorite stooge and I wish I could have met him like you did. Cherish that autographed picture always!
🍀LUCKY
Curly was actually a good singer and dancer. This is a fun bit, and shows how much talent they really had.
Larry was a concert violinist.
@@olderendirt Probably the only one who could play while simultaneously having fingers poked into both eyes.
Jerome Howard..probably the greatest natural and physical comedian of our century
Larry was a very good violinist in reality.
Larry aspired to be classical concert violinist, but could only find work in Vaudeville orchestra pits. To make extra money, he would be the "plant" in the audience for comedians, either as a heckler to trigger an insult comic, or as "the rube" who would be brought on stage to fall for the gags a "slicker" comic would play on him. (That's how he came to the attention of Ted Healy, who was a combination "insult" and "slicker" comic and wanted to have his own "stooge(s)" with comic skills he could depend on, rather than take his chances night after night with whoever the local promoter could come up with.) Great running gag: Larry plays the violin, and antics ensue, resulting in the instrument being smashed to matchsticks . . . and a stricken Larry despairs, "My Stradivarius!"
SIT DOWN!!! lmao
Pound those horse teeth!!!
* stands *
This is such a classic. First the girls sing it straight, then they sing it in harmony, then they sing it in syncopation. And they throw in "Curley's a dope." Haw!
I get a kick out of the way they suddenly switch from a full classroom with a few strong voices to a tight set of seven Andrews-like sisters. There must be a term in music for the way that "Curly's a dope" contrasts but complements the main melody.
One of my fondest memories as a child was watching the Three Stooges with my Italian immigrant grandfather. We both used to laugh so hard. He passed in 1982 at the age of 81. I close my eyes and I can still see and hear him laughing. 😂🙏🇮🇹
Same here!! Except it was my whole family and alot of friends...brings back fond but sometimes sad memories!!😢
I used to race home from Elementary School to catch the Stooges at 3:30 everyday! My older brother would come in and beat me up and change the channel to "Sea Hunt." I'm now 63 and retired and I STILL love the Stooges.
Chas Wilbur IV lol. Ahhh the good ol days.
I'm a girl, so a lot of times, my brother and I fought over what to watch on TV, but the Stooges was the one show we both agreed on! We got really into the Stooges when it came on AMC in the early 2000s. We'd rush to finish our homework so we could watch it every weeknight at 6 p.m., and would even make sure to get up early enough on Saturday to see the episodes they'd show at 9 a.m.
I never seen Moe smile so much like he did in this clip
It was a rare moment where everything went right
I still love the Three Stooges!
I was so sad when Curly had to leave because of the stroke he had.
Rest in Peace to all the Stooges!
Thank you for all the amazing years of entertainment!
Amen
I cannot like this comment enough, and I'm a millennial!
Tonya Meredith Curly will always be my favourite Stooge
I just lost it when Curly broke into his little dance at 1:36. These guys are still the greatest comedy team ever.
R.I.P. to all six Stooges. Thank you for enough memories for a lifetime!!!
Hard to imagine all those young ladies would be well over 100.
There were seven stooges. Larry, Moe, Curley, Shemp, Joe Palma (fake Shemp), Joe Besser and Curly Joe DeRita.
Most endearing bit The Boys ever filmed. One wonders why they weren’t given more musical numbers to perform, for here they display their decided gifts of musicality! A welcome respite indeed from their predictable [slap~poke & boom) routines!
They actually had quite a bit of musical numbers. The first short film was a musical
I loved this song as a kid and still love it now.....SITDOWN!
A classic that never ages.
My dad introduced me to the Stooges when I was seven, I'm thirteen now and they're my favorite. "Curlys' a dope!" has always been my favorite line. Such a hysterical show... SITDOWN!!!!
(Curly is a dope.) "Curly's a dope!"
SIT DOWN! 🤣
10 years old after school eating a bowl of chips and a Faygo (root beer) sitting in front of our Magnavox cabinet color tv mesmerized by this song. 1974 was a good year.
Have loved this since I was a little kid first time i saw...61 now. Still sing it ❤
The wonderful harmony displayed by the girls when they do the letter F sends chills up my spine. It's a shame that we will probably never hear that kind of singing again except in old movies and clips such as this.
I agree.
Look up the Quebe Sisters
Thank God for the Horwitz brothers and Larry Feinberg. Moses/Moe, Samuel/Shemp, Jerome/Curly And Lawrence/Larry Feinberg aka porcupine.
Been lovin ever since the 1st grade. We all would run home from school and get home just in time for the last episode. And by the way I have honor of sharing June 19th as the birthday with one Mo Howard.
Absolutely cracks me up. Each stooge is so funny but together they are just legendary!! Still hilarious today so so long after all passed. A genuine blue mood lifter!!
Can't get this out of my head.
That happens with certain songs especially when they are used in education. I remember one time when my teacher used School House Rock to teach us, those songs were stuck in my head for ages.
That Curly just cracks me up!
Same
one of my earliest childhood memories is seeing and memorizing this
As a child I had a crush on Moe. I used to watch their movie shorts after school, during 1960s. During 1965, they had a color cartoon on TV for about a year, but it was also shown during following years. It can be seen on you tube.
I agree with you girlfriend!😉 Moe was attractive and hot but so were the other stooges! Larry is my crush because he's such a sweetheart!😘 💕
Might be one of the greatest scenes in comedy history. You need to look at the facial expressions by Curly. Priceless.
I bet they loved making this scene , and had so much fun. Because it is so unusual for them.
“Pound those horse teeth…”
Their Singing Voices are a thing of beauty
Simply Beautiful. Angelic,
I've been watching the Three Stooges for well over 60 years and they, along with Laurel and Hardy have given me more laughs than the rest of the world combined.
That was wonderful! The ladies had perfectly delightful voices! 🎶🎙🎵🎹🎻
I recall when I first heard this on my local WSBK-TV 38 Boston,MA in the Springtime of 1973.
Dana Hersey and the Movie Loft LOL
My favorite Stooges short since the early '60s. I never thought I'd find it, even on UA-cam. Thank you so much for posting it!!!
Can't get the tune out of my head..... and I'm glad.
IKR
They will be loved till the end of time. Period.❤
This is one of my favorite Three Stooges episodes. These guys were so talented and under appreciated for their comedic skills... 😀
Everybody take a few minutes to lighten up.. and most important
SMILE!!!!
Got to love a college course where the board at the front of the room displays the alphabet separated into consonants and vowels! LOL
Such a brilliant little clip and ditty.
The ladies, btw, are gorgeous, sweet, talented, and feminine. - WHAT A REFRESHING CHANGE from today !
Len Hummel they sure are. a lot of women are to trashy to even look at. All these ladies are gorgeous with little or no make on. as opposed to today's women pounds of the stuff on
One of my all time favorite episodes
You just have to love those guys!!
A Classic!
I'm doing doctoral homework & suddenly I thought about this. Haven't seen this in at least 30 years
This is now 82 years ago!
Love the three stooges and this song. I sing thus song at work and everyone scratches there heads. Gonna play it at my wedding just to see my fiances reaction. 😂
If you really want to blow her mind, also learn how to do Kneesie Earsy Nosey, from Laurel & Hardy, and do it really fast.
The stooges will always hold up, they were very funny, even 85 years later, the slapstick comedy was so much better then todays political banter.
I stumbled on this while researching a podcast about the song's composer Septimus Winner, who is buried at Laurel Hill West Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Winner also wrote "Listen to the Mockingbird," "Oh Where, oh Where Ish Mine Little Dog Gone," and "Ten Little Indians." His brother Joseph Eastburn Winner wrote "The Little Brown Jug."
This just brings a huge smile to my face hearing those 3 sing. I think Moe has a really underrated singing voice. 5 bucks says he sang this to his son and daughter later on. 😊
One of my favorites along with "slowly he turned". Makes me giggle thinking about it!
Lol i crack up laughing watching the Episode with that slowly i turned bit
My sister and I used to scare each other with the "slowly he turned" bit.
Curley was a comic genius. "Curley's a dope" was perfect for this as was Curley's reaction.
Girls: Cuuuurrllys a dope.
Me: Poor Curly
Same.
If one can get past Curleys, weight and follicle challenges, he is really quite a good looking guy.
Ahh, so this is what Dale Gribble is singing every now and then in King of the Hill
LMAO!
That's what brought me here too.
Yeah, I was watching this movie of the stooges the other day and I kept thinking "This sounds so familiar...🤔"
That’s my favorite KOTH episode.
Yes!! 😂
Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful! I'm 64...because of the internet the entire world can see the farcical genius of the 3 Stooges and their comic physical humor. Underrated during my lifetime, at last Larry, Moe and Curly have the love and affection of whole new generations of stooges.
Larry fine was a virtuoso violin player too
I miss the three Stooges
Me too 😂
me too.
They did their last film/TV in the 1960s. You must be MY age.
The Three Stooges are on MeTV every Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Love the Three Stooges too. Curly has always been my favorite. So it's heartwarming to see Curly's grandson, Brad "Curly G" Server, making videos with some friends. He acts Curly-like but he makes it his own. He's in no way trying to replace his grandfather, but the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. lol 🙂
I am 72 years young, and remember the Stooges as a young lad. This short video of the "Swingin' the Alphabet" is truly a classic. I still am able to view the Stooges on the weekend where I live. When I go home however to Canada, I am not able to see them, too bad.
Jim Volmer Sr I am a 70 year old woman who will always love these hilarious idiots.(and I meant that,lovingly)
I'm 74 and I use to watch them when I was growing up. I still watch them from time to time on MeTV Saturday @ 6 :00 p.m. Eastern Time.
This was icky bye cool. Love all the women singing together. They look so cute and elegant.💓😍😛👀.
Particularly Marjorie Deanne in the lower right. She plays the daughter of the benefactress.
Great song. They were great singers as well as marvellous comedians.
I'll love these guys til the day I die.
Moe and Curly have fine singing voices, and you get to see Larry play the violin!
I sang this to my daughter when she was in her crib. Eventually she got the hang of it and would sing along with me!
"Ladies and gentlemen I'm gonna..
sit down
I'm going to test your metal coordination..
Sit down!
I'm going to test your mental coordination with a little..
SIT DOWN!"
"Cutie pie pound those horse teeth..."
Lol I was looking for someone to say that.👏👏😂😂😂
This is more than just a classic.
I learned this young being a super fan! Taught it to my co workers, they thought I was tripping!!!! Love this!
I always thought about that too.
The thought of someone teaching me this at work kills me! This comment made my day 🤣🤣🤣
Love Moe's singing voice
“Cutie pie, pound those horse teeth”. Best description for piano keys.
This was my favorite Stooges routine back in the 50s
My choir teacher decided that this is a good warm up, so every class we sing this song. Chorus is awesome
i remember fondly watching after school in the '60s
I remember this episode as a child watching reruns back in the '60's! I'm 67, now BTW. We now get to watch them courtesy of UA-cam in 2020. Now I can the styles of the day when my MOTHER was a little girl.
When I was a kid.. This was awesome!!! The three stooges new had to swing and step! 🤣 🤣 🤣
Almost 100 yrs in and no one has even come close to dethroning the kings of comedy #nocontest #godmode
AMEN!!!!
I use to sing this song to my self all the time. My wife thought I made it up until she heard Joey on friends singing it one time. Life's great sometimes isn't it? Blessed
Friends was crap
Looked at this several times over the years I never get tired of this
*JUST NEED A LITTLE EDUCATIONAL MUSIC*
It took me a little too long to find this after hearing it
Ohhhhhhh!!!! Yeahhhh! !!!
This is my favorite show, i watched this when i was a kid now I'm 31 years old.
Believe it or not this is very famous show here in saudi Arabia and hardy and laurel too.
Same here! Straight from America 😀
We used to watch these on tv as kids. They still bring a big smile on my face, and memories of good times. They just don't make good tv anymore. Sigh. (Thanks for posting it. I enjoyed it).
I haven't seen this since I was 3 years old, but I remember every word of that silly song! I didn't even realize I was watching reruns then. The Three Stooges were the BEST!!!! :)
1921 to 2021!!! The three stooges are 100 years this year! How much Godamn talent and skill can someone have,that we still watch and laugh and celebrate them a full 100 years later?! And not just adults! Kids also! They're like the Mozart of comedy!
Wow that really puts it in perspective
same here, it just popped up in my head and i had to look it up again.
Loved this entire episode!! The 3 professors and "super service" at the gas station!!!
This is actually a fairly complex set of lyrics.
And it generates a lot of risky syllables.
True but I haven’t heard this in years, and I somehow still remember every word. Thank you mom 💜
The Stooges are great.
Rusty Shackleford sent me here.
3 Stooges every weekday before school. Knew this by heart.
They play every Saturday at 6pm Pacific time on Metv
What marvellous comedians, all 6 stooges and Ted Healy.
It took me three tries just to get through the "SIT DOWN" part!! 🤣🤣🤣
One of the best earworms ever!
What a wonderful lesson for all !
They were the BEST!
The first time I saw this I was about ten and at that time I distinctly remember being smitten by the young ladies , but at that time a ten year old admitting he liked girls was something you kept to yourself.
Curly's reaction after Curly's a dope had the look of, WHATCHU TALKIN BOUT WILLIS?!
one of my favs. i never forget the lyrics lol
What's not to love about this!!! It makes the good ole days actually seem GOOD!
Oh, one could pen an essay about gender roles :) Or just sit back and laugh...
Liked it the first time I heard it. Although I was in grammar school at the time, the early 1960's. Couldn't get that song out of my head. Has a good rhythm to it.
Our choir director has suggested this as a warm up ... great fun and good for diction ... a little difficult though. Practice practice practice !
You have to Learn the Difference between the Vowel and Consonant Sounds in the Song . .. Took Me a While, i'd like to Hear the Letter Q .
Curly is really wonderful here 🤣🤣
Bring back memories of watching the Stooges on a Saturday when I was a kid. Times were so much better back then.
I love the old 3 Stooges routines. I would like to see this with the Anamaniacs singing the Geography Song.
As a kid, I loved seeing this one. Always made me happy. God bless those guys, every one of them.
I've known this one for years I just never knew where it came from! This clears up an ancient mystery in my life. It's The Alphabet Swing! Thank you
God Watching the three stooges brings back a Lot of good child hood memories i used to love watching them when i was a kid and were they hilarious
With a little SITDOWN!!!!!