Anyone else get into the 3 Stooges growing up? Was it always on TV by you?

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DrHugh@reddit

Ah, I grew up in the 1970s, and there were always three stooges stuff to watch, WFLD and WGN probably covered most of it!

The true question, though: Shem, Curly, or Joe?

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DrHugh@reddit

Yep, Son of Svengoolie!

Channel 9 (WGN) had things like the Cisco Kid and The Lone Ranger on Sunday mornings. And you also had Family Classics, Bozo, and wasn't Ray Rayner on 9?

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JeepPilot@reddit

Same -- it was shown on 32/WFLD. I also remember they would play a few shorts before the main attraction when you went to the dollar theaters.

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Tall_Flatworm2589@reddit

(1980s) I wanna say The Three Stooges/Little Rascals were on at 5:30 every morning on WFLD. Right before Popeye and Woody Woodpecker.

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graceparagonique2024@reddit

I still watch them every Saturday night at 6pm on MeTV before Svengoolie.

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

Is MeTV the old "TheU"? I don't do much TV anymore. I know AMC airs the stooges in the middle of the night, but they cut the "shorts" short. All their stuff is on Youtube now anyway.

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ZebraBorgata@reddit

Yeah I still watch those guys and laugh out loud

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LomentMomentum@reddit

Yep. Boston’s Channel 38 always has a Three Stooges marathon on New Year’s Eve. That’s how I fell in love with them.

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mason13875@reddit

In MN it was on Sunday morning mixed with the little rascals around 10:00 AM before AWA wrestling in the early 80’s

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spacetstacy@reddit

We watched wrestling after the stooges. I think it was WWF.

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GrandMoffJerjerrod@reddit

WTBS a Stooges short came on at 3:20 every M-F and l would hurry home see it every day.

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BottleAgreeable7981@reddit

I still watch it Saturday nights on MeTV. 2 hour block leading into Svengoolie.

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Yes, St. Louis area myself, just south and on the Illinois side. The stooges were on every Friday or Saturday night, came on late, like 11 and was on for like 3 hrs. Used to always watch with my grandpa and eat ice cream whenever I spent the night. One of my best childhood memories

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ghostofstankenstien@reddit

KPRL channel 11

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vossrod@reddit

Exactly, and Stooge O' mainia in the summer. And KSHE 95

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lajaunie@reddit

My dad loved them so they were in a lot. Oddly enough, just watched It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and they pop up for one quick scene. They don’t say a word and and I still cracked up.

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emmsmum@reddit

They were…I watched it, but I wouldn’t say I was into it. I mean, the curly shuffle was fun 🤣

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Strong-Map-8339@reddit

Back in the 70s, Channel 6 or 13 in Birmingham played 3 Stooges before Saturday Morning Cartoons.

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jwezorek@reddit

The Three Stooges were kind of a mini-fad in the 80s because of the novelty song The Curly Shuffle. But yeah they were on TV a lot. Also The Little Rascals / Our Gang.

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

I totally forgot that song, but I do recall them playing that when they aired them.

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lancerreddit@reddit

Good ol' Channel 32

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

I forgot the station they were on, but apparently they were on Fox.

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spacetstacy@reddit

They were on channel 38 on Sundays before wrestling.

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Isiotic_Mind@reddit

Channel 11 used to do Stooge a thons, which was awesome. All day Stooges. Six Flags one year had an event with an outdoor screen and they played 3 Stooges in 3d! That was awesome

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ghostofstankenstien@reddit

STL boy?

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Embarrassed_Wrap8421@reddit

We’d loved Moe, Larry and Curly but never cared for Shemp or Joe Besser.

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

You have to give Shemp a try. He's so good, but all the Joe's after Shemp were no good.

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BringMeTwo@reddit

Just the way OP said "always on by you" I just knew you were from Southern WI/IL land! Bozo mornings and Stooges, Little Rascals and Underdog at lunchtime. Remember Sunday mornings all we had was that crazy Gigglesnort Hotel. God that sucked!

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lefty1117@reddit

I've used "wake up and go to sleep" a few times on my kids :)

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

Yes! Thats a classic line. Funny when you get older you start getting some of the jokes that didn't make sense, lol. I like another Moe line, "What are you guys cowards? I'll lead the way, go ahead" *shoves them in front of him*

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Jaque_LeCaque@reddit

The ONLY thing funny in black&white.

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

Right? I never got into another black and white show except for them.

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Jlr1@reddit

Chicagoland as well…wasn’t it channel 32? My siblings and I used to reenact the scenes.

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Responsible-Bee1194@reddit

Man, that followed by little rascals.

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

I just missed the cutoff for rascals. I didn't see that on much.

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Suitable-Ad6999@reddit

Disorder in the Court should be mandatory viewing for every young male. “Find the letter! Find the letter!”

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

"I say Jasper, what comes after 75?"

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krampuskream@reddit

It was a Saturday night ritual...Saturday Night Live then 3 Stooges...parents let me stay up late and watch both! LOL

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

Hell yeah

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CynfullyDelicious@reddit

Absolutely watched The Three Stooges - WTBS (when it was local before becoming the Superstation TBS) had them on every morning.

Still crack up whenever I come across them on YouTube. And who can forget this gem - The Curly Shuffle ?

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

Yes. It's so awesome they have their own Youtube channel now with all their shorts. Good stuff, lot of great moments.

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FrauAmarylis@reddit

And The Bozo Show!

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

Ah yes, I remember those early school mornings watching Bozo buckets. I'd get mad at the kids that sucked, lol.

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imrealwitch@reddit

I'm at old

Bozo Romper room Banana splits The Monkees

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toqer@reddit

KBHK Bay area 44. Also KICU 36. Used to get a TON of black and white shows after cartoons. Stooges, Little Rascals for the 30s stuff. Then you had a ton of 50's stuff. Munsters, Addams, Dobey Gillis, Leave it to Beaver, Father knows best, Andy Griffith show, Gomer Pyle.

For me it was those latter shows that gave me some insight into what the greatest generation valued, and wanted their kids to emulate. That and being raised by my grandma.

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EconomistNo6350@reddit

Nick at Night aka Nickelodeon ran a lot of these shows. I don’t remember the Stooges being on but Dobey Gillis, Donna Reed, Dennis the Menace, My 3 Sons, and Patty Duke. I fell in love with these old shows. It was like a time machine. I thought Patty Duke was beautiful, but by the 80s she was already in her 40s. My pals would joke about it. They would come stay the night over and I’d be geeked to watch these old shows. 🤣

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Doublestack2411@reddit (OP)

Oh yeah, I forgot about Nick at Night. I remember I love Lucy was always on there.

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toqer@reddit

Yeah Pattie Duke, forgot about that one. You know she's Sean Astin's mother? She gave him the name of John Astin even though he wasn't his father, but John still treated him like a son.

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EconomistNo6350@reddit

Yeah I remember reading that story before. She lived quite a life, ended to soon.

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Poe1031@reddit

Yes! Philly suburbs here. I had uncles who were teens when I was born. They were huge Stooges fans and passed it on. Monty Python, too. Still love them to this day.

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mpls_big_daddy@reddit

Channel 20 in Washington, DC!

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HorrorQuantity3807@reddit

Born in ‘80. Yup. I watched a ton them.

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vicarem@reddit

Grew up in Buffalo in the ‘50’s. Not only were they on TV, but we saw them live several times. It was great. This is before all the electronic noise makers and such. They used cymbals, blocks, whistles, and bells to make the sound effects.

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BttfTannen@reddit

Soointainly!

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ClubExotic@reddit

No. I hated that show. My brother always wanted to watch it but my mother thought it was too violent so she’d always say no.

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pink_nightmare@reddit

Houston area growing up and it was always on TV. I fuggin loooove the Stooges. My silly attitude about life in general is thanks in no small part to them.

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jamespz03@reddit

Yes from San Diego. Them and little rascals. Loved those shows

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ApprehensiveJury7933@reddit

My Dad loved the Stooges

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MyriVerse2@reddit

Stooges, Marx Bros, Abbott & Costello, Little Rascals, Laurel & Hardy, Andy Hardy, Blondie & Dagwood, Bowery Boys... all were weekly staples.

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Large_Poem_2359@reddit

I’m 55. I watched after I got home from school in the 70s. Laughed hysterically. Loved Moe, Larry and Curly

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drbizcuits@reddit

Man my brothers and I discussed this at Christmas. We determined watching this show so much is the reason we beat the shit out of each other all the time and have difficulty with conflict resolution as adults 😂

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derangedjdub@reddit

WSKB 38 IN Boston always played the marathons!

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graceparagonique2024@reddit

They lost the licensing 3 years ago. Ever since WBZ bought them out.

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AlbMonk@reddit

Totally. The Three Stooges, along with The Little Rascals, Oliver & Hardy, The Munsters, and Leave it to Beaver.

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Practical-Vanilla-41@reddit

There was this weird period in the early mid 80s where the stooges were controversial. Apparently it wasn't safe to watch them, ignoring the fact that generations of kids already had. A local theater that ran Midnight Shows like Rocky Horror, also showed the stooges at this time. I think Gumby was another example of "things kids weren't allowed to see for reasons". Saw some of that stuff in a theater as well. I should point out that i was an adult during this time and had suffered no ill effects due to viewing them as a kid. I never looked into this too hard, but i would expect it was some kind of moral panic.

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jessek@reddit

It seemed to always be shown on tv on the weekends along with The Little Rascals/Our Gang, I assume they were cheap as far as reruns went but I thought they were hilarious.

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Madrugada2010@reddit

Dad loved them and we had a whole collection of VHS tapes with every episode and movie.

I thought they were funny as a kid. As an adult, they make me laugh even harder.

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Parallel_Dogs@reddit

WUAB Channel 43 in Cleveland had them on quite often. My Dad was a huge fan, liked Laurel & Hardy as well.

Oh, and not even a contest between Curly, Shemp and Joe. Forever Curly.

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Legitimate_Ocelot491@reddit

Yep, they were always on. Made my dad take me to a Three Stooges film fest when I was 12.

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heyman_itsme@reddit

Some of my best memories of my grandad was watching the 3 stooges and looney tunes with him when we would visit. He had dozens of vhs tapes that we'd cycle through. I (46m) tried sitting my kids down to watch some and it was lost on them 😔

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ubermartimus@reddit

Seemed like Three Stooges and Little Rascals was on Sunday morning before my mom had to watch Charles Kuralt.

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Callahan333@reddit

In the 70’s it was on at 3:30 weekdays

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ForeverChangesBflo@reddit

The Stooges were on a lot in Rochester, NY in the 70s. Loved em.

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Chunga_13@reddit

In the NYC area, yes.

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Shen1076@reddit

I remember watching it in the afternoon

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Careless_Ocelot_4485@reddit

Grew up in Chicago and yes, Three Stooges was required after school viewing. Channel 32, I think.

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216_412_70@reddit

Every Saturday afternoon before the weekend B horror movie

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hermitzen@reddit

Three Stooges and Little Rascals (or Our Gang) always on Boston UHF stations.

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runjeanmc@reddit

It was Lawrence Fishburn or Teletubbies at breakfast.

My dad had a sense of humor. Not sure what is was, but here we are.

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Silly_Teacher_4847@reddit

In Buffalo NY, yes. In the 70s we could watch Three Stooges, Marx Brothers & Harold Lloyd regularly. Chaplin and Keaton occasionally

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JosephMadeCrosses@reddit

Oh, Maja...

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Silly_Teacher_4847@reddit

A-ha!

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waters_run_deep@reddit

Not growing up. It was never really on. Or I just didn’t get the comedy. By college, look out. I watched non stop, read their biographies, re-enacted skits, quoted lines. My friends were sick of me!

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NegotiationOk4424@reddit

Don’t recall much black and white shows on in my house. Recall b/w on tv when out to eat at Pizza Hut.

Watched Force Five in early 80s. Giant robots are my favorite. Robotech came out in 85.

86 World Cup brought cable to the house as Univision was only on cable at the time.

Blockbuster brought more anime into my life.

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