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Continuity mistake: In "Disorder In The Court" (1936), Curly is on the witness stand in a courtroom. When he tips his chair and falls backwards, a stunt double is used. The double's hair is much darker. When Moe and Larry rush over to pick him up, he is facing the wall. In the close-up, Curly is now facing forward. (00:05:00)

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Character mistake: In "Boobs In Arms" (1940), the Three Stooges are in the Army. On the back of Curly's uniform is an advertisement for "soup, salad, entree, coffee, desert" at O'Brien's Kosher Restaurant. "Dessert" is misspelled.

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Continuity mistake: "Rusty Romeos," a 1957 short co-starring Joe Besser, is a remake of "Corny Casanovas," a 1952 short co-starring Shemp Howard. In a scene using stock footage from the earlier film, Moe and Larry are fighting, and a framed photo of Shemp is on a small table next to the couch. In the following scene, using new footage, the photo is of Joe. (00:15:10)

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Continuity mistake: In "Disorder In The Court" (1936), Curly is trying to catch a parrot flying near the jury box. He tries to hit the bird with a mallet but winds up knocking out the six jurors in the front row. Moe drags Curly away, but suddenly the six jurors in the back row also appear to be knocked out.

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Visible crew/equipment: In "Playing The Ponies" (1937), a man eats a handful of hot pepperinos, and his mouth is burning. He quickly drinks a large container of water. The hose that drained the container is visible below his right arm.

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Other mistake: In "Men In Black" (1934), the clock next to the loudspeaker always shows the time as 10:10. It never changes.

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Other mistake: In "Violent Is The Word For Curly" (1938), the Stooges are mistaken for college professors. They are teaching a group of students at the all-girls school Mildew College to sing "Swingin' The Alphabet." During the song, the girls sing "Curly's a dope." The dean had introduced the three men as Professors Feinstein, Frankfurter and VonStupor - so how did the girls know Curly's name?

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Other mistake: In "An Ache In Every Stake" (1941), when Moe and Larry fall out of their ice wagon and land in the street, it is obvious that stunt doubles were used. When the scene cuts from the doubles to the real Moe and Larry, Moe's legs are in a different position.

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Other mistake: In "An Ache In Every Stake" (1941), Vernon Dent is running down a lengthy set of stairs as an icebox is rolling down above him. (The stairs were also used in the 1932 Laurel and Hardy short "The Music Box.") One scene of Dent running down the stairs is shown twice in succession.

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Continuity mistake: In "Movie Maniacs" (1936), the Stooges unwittingly run into a lions' den. After they slam the door shut, Larry removes his top hat but in the next shot the hat is back on his head - and he and Curly have switched places. (00:14:46)

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Continuity mistake: In "Calling All Curs" (1939), Moe accidentally punches Larry in the face. Larry falls to the floor unconscious but in a later scene he is sitting on the floor with his back against a wall.

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Revealing mistake: In "Busy Buddies" (1944), an angry bull knocks Curly over a fence. A dummy of Curly is used for the scene. As it sails over the fence, the hand of the crew member who threw the dummy is visible. (00:08:24)

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Continuity mistake: In "Some More Of Samoa" (1941), the Stooges are on the island of Rhum-Boogie and Curly is wearing a tiger skin. In the final scene, as they hop into their canoe, he's suddenly wearing a leopard skin.

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Continuity mistake: In "Shivering Sherlocks" (1948), Moe, Larry and Shemp are working at the Elite Café. A police officer is wearing a badge when he enters but when he sits at the counter, the badge has disappeared.

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Continuity mistake: In "False Alarms" (1934) Curly ducks when Moe throws a bucket of water at him and the water lands on the fire captain who is standing behind Curly. In the next shot, the captain's uniform is completely dry.

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Continuity mistake: In "Spook Louder" (1943), when Moe is hit in the face with a cream pie, he drops the club he is carrying. In the next shot, he is holding the club and drops it again.

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Other mistake: In "Busy Buddies" (1944), Curly pastes a Carrot County Fair poster onto a fence but has it upside down. In a close-up, the image of the poster is in reverse.

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Other mistake: In "Dunked In The Deep" (1949), Moe, Larry and Shemp go to a pier where a ship is docked. The picture of the ship has been flipped and the ship's name, SAN CAPEADOR, appears in reverse.

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Continuity mistake: In "Self-Made Maids," Moe, Larry and Shemp play dual roles, appearing as artists and as three models, Moella, Larryella and Shempella. In one scene, Larryella squeezes Shemp's hand while he's holding a tube of black paint. The paint squirts only on his face but in the next shot there are also paint spatters on his smock. When he returns to his easel, the paint on his face and smock has disappeared.

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Stupidity: In "Studio Stoops," one mobster ties Larry to a bed and another mobster ties Moe to a chair. The second mobster says, "Boss, why don't you let me plug 'em?" The other replies, "It would make too much noise. Wait till we get 'em outside." If that is the plan, then why tie up Moe and Larry indoors?

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