The Three Stooges Show

The Three Stooges Show (1960)

2 plot holes

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Starring: Hal Fryar

Genres: Comedy

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Plot hole: In "Violent Is The Word For Curly" (1938), the stooges start singing "Swinging The Alphabet." After Moe starts, he has the girl students join in on the song. Some mistakes follow - first, after a few letters are sung, ALL the girls together change to a higher note and faster tempo (which is impossible since NONE of them knew this song before - let alone ALL switch notes together). Also, they all sing "LA LA LA" backgrounds suddenly when Curly sings solo again ALL at the same time.

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Plot hole: In the episode "Scheming Schemers" (1956 - fake Shemp episode) at the start of the episode, Moe is given the address for a plumbing job over the phone and he and Larry take off in their jeep - accidentally leaving Shemp behind. Next scene, Moe and Larry are in the house working on their plumbing job and minutes later Shemp just shows up outside in a separate vehicle. Shemp would not have known where the job is since he was left behind and never would have known the address Moe and Larry went to.

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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?

Steven Lee

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