LOVE AT FIRST BITE (1950) -- ThreeStooges.net

Old Panther
100% Proof - Bottled Yesterday

Background Decoration
After Shemp bounces back up from the floor and punches Moe and Larry the first time due to the cement bowl, you can see one of the party decorations in the background suddenly jump.

Slippery Floor or Not?
We see Katrina slip on the wet floor during her and Moe's dance together, but why didn't she slip on the same wet floor earlier when she was helping Moe up?

Sped Up Moe
During the cement scene, Moe's voice is sped up for about two lines, than goes back to normal.

Face Slaps: 35

Eye Pokes: 4

Head Bonks: 0

Pastry Thrown: 0

"My romance started on the Rue de Schlemeil in Paris."
(Shemp)

"5 to win, 5 to place, 25 to show... 35 cents altogether!"
(Moe)

"Let's cremate 'im." "We can't do that... we ain't got no cream."
(Moe & Larry)

Burning kisses
A Stooge gets a kiss that's so sizzling, it causes him to blow actual smoke from his mouth.
Also used in: RHYTHM AND WEEP · CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO · GYPPED IN THE PENTHOUSE · BEDLAM IN PARADISE · SPACE SHIP SAPPY · FIFI BLOWS HER TOP · FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
Drink spraying out of a person's ears
Water or liquor sprays out of someone's ears after he or she drinks too much of it.
Also used in: HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND DUMB · WE WANT OUR MUMMY · BOOBS IN ARMS · A MISSED FORTUNE
Dropping a vase or something breakable when something else is thrown to you

Also used in: SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
Gum on nose
A Stooge throws gum away and it lands on another Stooge's nose.
Also used in: DISORDER IN THE COURT · FIFI BLOWS HER TOP
Head in bucket of water
A Stooge (usually Moe) gets a bucket of water stuck over his head and somebody else tries to help get it off, but all the yanking of the bucket does nothing but hurt the poor Stooge's head instead.
Also used in: FRIGHT NIGHT · CORNY CASANOVAS · GOOF ON THE ROOF · FLING IN THE RING
Liquor after-effects
After a Stooge or supporting character drinks some strong liquor, it causes loud ringing and horn noises and/or him to blow smoke from his mouth.
Also used in: DUTIFUL BUT DUMB · PHONY EXPRESS · DUNKED IN THE DEEP · CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO · GYPPED IN THE PENTHOUSE · HOT STUFF · COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN
Mention Of Title In Short
A Stooge or supporting character says the title of the short that they're in.
Also used in: WOMAN HATERS · HOI POLLOI · YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA · CALLING ALL CURS · YOU NAZTY SPY! · I CAN HARDLY WAIT · MICRO-PHONIES · A BIRD IN THE HEAD · OUT WEST · FIDDLERS THREE · HOKUS POKUS · PARDON MY BACKFIRE · HOT ICE · CREEPS · HORSING AROUND · OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL · HAVE ROCKET -- WILL TRAVEL · SNOW WHITE AND THE THREE STOOGES
Mistaking somebody's head for a door
When a Stooge is supposed to knock on a door, he isn't looking while doing it so he accidentally knocks on somebody's head instead of the door.
Also used in: CALLING ALL CURS · BOOBS IN ARMS · THREE SMART SAPS · IDLE ROOMERS · THREE PESTS IN A MESS · G. I. WANNA HOME · CRIME ON THEIR HANDS · DOPEY DICKS · BABY SITTERS JITTERS · MUSTY MUSKETEERS · HOT ICE · MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER · FIFI BLOWS HER TOP
Old Panther
When a Stooge takes a bottle of liquor, the camera shows a close-up of the bottle that says "Old Panther - Distilled Yesterday".
Also used in: TRICKY DICKS · SHOT IN THE FRONTIER · GYPPED IN THE PENTHOUSE
Parasites
A Stooge says he was in Paris looking over the "Parasites".
Also used in: RESTLESS KNIGHTS · FIFI BLOWS HER TOP
Water seltzer fight
The Stooges get into a water seltzer fight by spraying seltzer bottles in each other's faces repeatedly. One of them usually ends up holding the bottle backwards and accidentally spraying some in his own face.
Also used in: YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA · NO DOUGH BOYS · THREE LOAN WOLVES · THREE LITTLE PIRATES ·

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Re: LOVE AT FIRST BITE
Posted 2014-11-02 10:17:26 by JWF

I guess I have the opposite reaction to this short. Overall, I think it only rates a "fair" at best, with the funniest stuff at the beginning.

Shemp's flashback scene is hilarious! Over beers, Shemp's girl speaks quickly to him in French, and based on my limited knowledge, she asks something along the lines of "Do you come here often?". Shemps response (and it has to have been ad libbed) was "I don't know, a fly went into mine too, but don't mind it. Drink up kid..."

Re: LOVE AT FIRST BITE
Posted 2001-05-26 01:47:00 by Stooge
Edited 2003-06-28 20:40:00 by Stooge

The first half is boring and the flashbacks aren't that funny and just seem like filler for the first half. This does pick up a little in the 2nd half when the Stooges get drunk. The highlight was when Shemp had his feet caught in the tub of cement, and everytime Moe would punch Shemp backwards, Shemp would bounce back forward and accidentally hit Moe and Larry.

Re: LOVE AT FIRST BITE
Posted 2003-06-23 18:28:00 by jaronson

Great short, the ending was the best part when Shemp and his girl fall into the ocean. The flashbacks were a bit long, but the seltzer fight was great. I think the length of the flashbacks kept this short from being a 4-poker.Grade: A- (3 1/2 pokes)

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Re: LOVE AT FIRST BITE
Posted 2001-06-29 04:14:00 by 1985

An Excellent short.I saw it in Oct 1996 on Famliy channel,it will provide you with 100 laughs a minute.Family Channel edited out scenes if the short was longer than 15 minutes and they didn't do this one on "Stooge TV" C3 tell Fox Family to give AMC all the damn stooges short before you get killed understand me?

Re: LOVE AT FIRST BITE
Posted 2001-05-28 20:32:00 by B. Bopper

Great short. I agree, the stories about their fiances were lame, but from that point on, it was hilarious!A+ B. Bopper - President of The Amalgamed Association of Morons, local 6 & 7/8

Re: LOVE AT FIRST BITE
Posted 2001-05-26 13:56:00 by Mike Holme

I disagree with your review, I really liked this one and thought it was pretty funny. the only downside of this short are the stooges' stories. If it weren't for that, this short would be darn near perfect. The part when the stooges get drunk is great. In the end it makes you kind of wonder, doesn't Shemp die from the weight of the cement when falling into the ocean? 3 1/2 pokesEdited by - Mike Holme on 10/1/2001 1:35:09 AM

Working Title(s):	NEW GROOMS SWEEP CLEAN
Title Origin:	Expression, "love at first sight."
Prod. No.:	4129
Shooting Days:	4 days From: 1948-08-18 To: 1948-08-21

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