The Stooges made 337 guest appearances on early TV shows, either as a team or individually. Click on any show name to either show or hide the entry's synopsis and footnotes. [Show/Hide All]
Joe Besser performs his classic "Army Drill" routine with stage partner Jimmy Little, on this premiere episode of television's first live variety show.
Other performances include a comedy monologue by Doodles Weaver, a dramatic melodrama with Paul Douglas, songs by Evelyn Knight and dances by Enrica and Novella.
According to The Three Stooges Scrapbook by Jeff & Greg Lenburg and Joan Howard Maurer, "neither a [surviving] kinescope of the show nor a script are available for review."
Cast: Milton Berle (Host), Sid Stone (Announcer), Fatso Marco, Alan Roth (Bandleader)
The Three Stooges guest star on this 2-hour New Year's Eve special, an expanded episode of Morey Amsterdam's weekly half-hour variety/comedy series.
Morey Amsterdam plays the emcee of Times Square's fictional Golden Goose Cafe nightclub. Also starring Art Carney (Charlie the Doorman), Jacqueline Susann (Lola the cigarette girl) and Johnny Guarnieri (Bandleader).
Guests: The Three Stooges, Dorothy Collins, Carole Coleman, Danny Daniels, Larry Douglas and The Tally Beatty Dancers.
Kingman T. Moore (Director), Irving Mansfield (Producer)
Joe Besser guest stars in this episode of a 1/2-hour variety show based in the ficticious Hollywood House Hotel, featuring the comings and goings of its performing guests.
Cast: Jim Backus (Hotel manager), Gale Robbins, Dick Wesson. Guest stars: Joe Besser (Irate hotel guest), Connie Haines, The Paul Cavanaugh Trio.
Wynn's 1/2-hour show, sponsored by Camel cigarettes, was the first live Los Angeles-based variety show. For this episode, the Stooges
portray CBS executives, who demand that Wynn cut costs and completely overhaul his show.
The Stooges appeared on the program as Mr. C (Moe), Mr. B (Larry) and Mr. S (Shemp). They succeed in disrupting the program throughout its entire broadcast, concluding with the Stooges singing "When
You Wore a Tulip," while Wynn attempts to brain them with stage sand bags.
Other guests include Helen
Forrest, who sang "Shimmy Like My Sister Kate,"
and William Frawley (best known as Fred Mertz on
TV's I LOVE LUCY) who joins Ed for a comedy sketch promoting Camel cigarettes.
Ralph Levy (Director), Harlan Thompson (Producer), Hal Kanter, Leo Solomon, Seaman Jacobs (Writers), Bud Gluskin (Orchestra), Bob Lamond (Announcer)
This program was a telethon to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Hosted by Milton Berle.
After appearing on the telethon with the Stooges, host Milton Berle invited them to appear on his weekly program, THE TEXACO STAR THEATER, airing on May 2, 1950.
The Stooges appear on Berle's weekly one-hour variety program, which originally aired on Tuesday evenings. They performed in various sketches, reprising some of their well-known routines.
The Stooges appear throughout the broadcast, engaging in their classic "three watches" routine with Berle. The boys also do a Foreign Legion sketch, with Robert Alda as their commanding officer.
Cast: Milton Berle (Host), Sid Stone (Announcer), Fatso Marco, Alan Roth (Bandleader)
Guest stars: The Three Stooges, Robert Alda, The Lee Sheldon Dancers, Victoria Troupe, Rose Marie, Morton Downey
Joe Besser costars in Ken Murray's New York variety series.
Regular Cast: Ken Murray, Joe Besser, Darla Hood, The Enchanters, Jack Mulhall, Tony Labriola, Betty Lou Walters, Laurie Anders, Joe Wong, Art Lund, Anita Gordon
Guests: Anne Shelton, Herbert Marshall, Alan Young, Phil Regan
This appearence on Berle's variety program marked
the third time the Stooges worked with Milton on
TV. Once again, the boys appeared in various
sketches, performing some of their well-known
routines.
The Stooges perform the "Maharaja" routine. By all accounts, Shemp's performance was just as convincing as that of his younger brother Curly in TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM (1941) and THREE LITTLE PIRATES (1946).
Cast: Milton Berle (Host), Sid Stone (Announcer), Fatso Marco, Alan Roth (Bandleader)
Guests: The Three Stooges, Bert Gordon, The Weavers, Alice Pearce, Yogi Berra, Evelyn Knight, Walter Winchell and George Price
Joe Besser costars in Ken Murray's live, New York variety series.
Joe performs his classic "Army Drill" routine with stage partner Jimmy Little, and demonstrates his skill as a "poet" to Ken. Mel Torme sings, does imitations, and performs a duet with Darla Hood. Van Heflin narrates a dramatic play about our American heritage. And The Enchanters, Darla Hood and Tip Tap Toe perform a World War I musical production number.
Regulars: Ken Murray (Host and star), Nelson Case (Announcer), Darla Hood, The Enchanters, Joe Wong, Jack Mulhall, Tony Labriola
Guests: Jimmy Little, Mel Torme, Van Heflin, Tip Tap Toe
Ken Murray (Producer), Ben Brady (Assoc. Producer), Herbert Sussman (Director)
Joe Besser costars in Ken Murray's live, New York variety series.
Regular Cast: Ken Murray, Joe Besser, Darla Hood, The Enchanters, Jack Mulhall, Tony Labriola, Betty Lou Walters, Laurie Anders, Joe Wong, Art Lund, Anita Gordon
Joe Besser costars in Ken Murray's live, New York variety series.
Cast: Ken Murray, Joe Besser, Darla Hood, The Enchanters, Jack Mulhall, Tony Labriola, Betty Lou Walters, Laurie Anders, Joe Wong, Art Lund, Anita Gordon
Variety show which interviewed people related to famous celebrities, without divulging who the celebrity was. After a period of time, the celebrity was brought out and entertained the audience.
Host: Morton Downey
Guests: The Three Stooges, Margaret Phelan, The Weidler Brothers
Crew: Norman Frank (Producer), Carl Hoff (Orchestra)
Edmund Lowe stars as David Chase, an NYC newspaper columnist specializing in crime reporting. Joe Besser guest stars as the desk manager of Chase's apartment building in this episode.
David Chase finds bookie Joe Blake dead in his apartment, and caught between two gangsters searching for a black book, the content of which will determine ownership of the east coast gambling rackets.
Edmund Lowe (David Chase), Pamela Duncan (Dorabelle Hensen), George Pembroke (Lt. George Andrews), James Craven (Baxter), Eddie Foster (Keely), Dick Rich (Knuckles Malone), Joe Besser (Hubert), Jean Willes (Josephine Baxter)
Alan Young's Emmy-winning 1-hour comedy/variety series.
Alan Young and Joe Besser perform a sketch as two 4-year old brats dressed in Buster Brown outfits, amongst oversized props. Besser's friend, Lou Costello, was so impressed by this that he hired Joe to portray the character on THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW... making this ALAN YOUNG episode the origin of Joe's classic "Stinky" character.
Broadcast live from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR (1950 - 1955) included a revolving door of hosts during its run. Regular hosts included Abbott & Costello, Spike Jones, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durante and Donald O'Connor.
This is the Stooges' only appearance on the program. Their first sketch is set in Fay's Department Store, with Larry as the store manager, preparing for the big Christmas sale, Moe as the floorwalker, and Shemp plays a customer. In a second sketch, Roy Rogers introduces the boys as renowned chefs who are preparing for a lavish party, leading into a wild food fight.
Guest cast: Jack Paar (Host), Carmen Miranda, Roy Rogers, Alan Young
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