The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 3: 1940-1942

The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 3: 1940-1942
I have been watching the Stooges ever since they first appeared on television back in the 60's. I thought I had seen every episode of the shorts they made, I was wrong. In the Three Stooges Collection Volume 2
(which I also own as well as Volume 1) I never remembered seeing the epsode titled "Termites Of 1938". I was pleasantly surprised to see it.
I have gotten other Stooges dvd's in the past but either they were always the same 3 or 4 episodes that you have seen countless times before or they were poor quality recordings or they had some other Stooge related program on it that you really didn't really want. (like a documentary or cartoon)
If you are a Stooge fan as I am you will not regret buying these dvd's.
The quality is excellent. Both picture and sound are excellent. Even the oldest ones look amazingly "new". It is also great to see them in the order that they were filmed. You can see how the "Boys" fine tuned their
classic humor and routines by watching them in order.
As far as price I figure it comes out to about a buck an episode, or less. Where are you going to get this kind of classic iconic comedy for that kind of money ? My children (ages 19 and 23)can't wait for the episodes with Shemp. THANK YOU SONY PICTURES !!!

Just like the first two volumes, this volume of the The Three Stooges made me laugh for what felt like hours! Can't really make it much simpler than that.

Just as good as the other two, sharp and good quality overall. Nice packaging too.

Keep Um Coming Sony A.S.A.P. !! I Dont Really Care If They Do All The Stooges Shorts ! Just As Long As All The Curly Ones Are Done, And All Of The Shemp's Ones Are Done !!! Curly Joe And Joe Did Not Live Up To The Prior Two Stooges ! Curly-Shemp-Moe The Three Real Life Brothers Were The Perfect Mix- Including Of Course Larry !!!

Volume 3 in the Three Stooges Collection is another excellent presentation of their shorts. Moe, Larry & Curly do it all to comedy; Curly, in particular, shows off his comedic genius. The two disc set has 23 shorts from 1940 through 1942. Sony has done an excellent job in remastering these shorts which is incredible considering the age of the product. Sony needs to be commended for releasing these shorts in chronological order.

The set opens with "You Nazty Spy" which is a short that takes place in the Kingdom of Moronica. The Stooges do a take-off on the Axis leaders (with supporting help), Moe does a great send up of Hitler. They are hired to rescue the king & put him back in power.

The highlight of the set is "A Plumbing We Will Go" where the Stooges make a complete wreck of a house. Their piping skills has Curly trapped in the midst of pipes, faucets turning in place, water from lighting fixtures & water crashing out of a television set. There are many who think this particular short is the Stooges ultimate short & it's hard to disagree.

Other shorts that deserve mentioning are "How High Is Up?" in which they work in constructing a skyscraper. "Cuckoo Cavaliers" where they open a beauty salon in Mexico. "Boobs in Arms" where they make a shambles out of the Army. In "I'll Never Heil Again" they repeat their roles in the Kingdom of Moronica. In this short the Stooges are over the top in their portrayal of Axis leaders. When Curly takes Moe's moustache (Moe does an incredible Hitler) Moe hollers, "Give me back my personality!" "Cactus Makes Perfect" finds the Stooges out west looking for a gold mine with Curly's gold seeking arrow. "What's the Matador" has them portraying bullfighter & bull.

There aren't any bonus features & there isn't any subtitles available either. But there's no shortage of laughs as the Stooges yuk it up better than most.