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Featuring Miscellaneous Appearances
92 min. (TV Special)
Hosted by Alan Thicke, and narrated by Gary Owens, this syndicated television special marked the 60th anniversary of The Three Stooges' first film appearance. Primarily using public domain film and television clips, Thicke hosts a history of the Stooges. Trivia and discussions of the comedy team's film sound effects, etc., are joined by several segments starring comedians Wil Shriner and Jeff Altman, MTV host Julie Brown, and game show hostess Janice Pennington. Emil Sitka appears as himself, to discuss some of his experiences with the Stooges. The TV special contains the complete music video of THE CURLY SHUFFLE (1984), and is capped off with a garishly colorized version of MALICE IN THE PALACE (1949).
Film clips from IN THE DOUGH (1933), MEET THE BARON (1933), HOLLYWOOD PARTY (1934), HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE (1934), DISORDER IN THE COURT (1936), KNIFE OF THE PARTY (1937), TROUBLE CHASERS (1945), BRIDELESS GROOM (1947), SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS (1947), JERKS OF ALL TRADES (1949), CAMEL COMEDY CARAVAN (1950), THE FRANK SINATRA SHOW (1952), HAVE ROCKET WILL TRAVEL (1959), SIMONIZ CAR WAX (1960), STRICTLY FOR LAFFS (1960), THE NEW 3 STOOGES (1965), STAR SPANGLED SALESMAN (1968), and outtakes from THE OUTLAWS IS COMING! (1965).
The special's promotions reported that a colorized version of DISORDER IN THE COURT (1936) would be shown. Instead, it presented a colorized MALICE IN THE PALACE (1949).
Alan Thicke
Host
Gary Owens
Announcer / Himself
Ted Healy
archive footage
Moe Howard
archive footage
Larry Fine
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Shemp Howard
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Jerry Howard
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Joe Besser
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Joe DeRita
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Bonnie Bonnell
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Emil Sitka
Himself / archive footage
Jeff Altman
Himself
Wil Shriner
Himself
Janice Pennington
Herself
Julie Brown
Herself
Jeff Forrester
Producer
Anna Nicholas
Altman's assistant
Peter Kaikko
Door-to-door solicitor
Aaron Kaikko
Altman's boss
Miguel Lara
Studio guard
Tom Forrester
Other cast
Paul Relyea
Other cast
Sandra Moiseeff
Other cast
John Johnson
Other cast
Peter Gust
Other cast
Eddie Leroy
Other cast
Debbie Diamond
Other cast
Lisa Smith
Other cast
Ira Lawson
Other cast
Bert Young
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Ray Jones
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Larry McGrath
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Jack Kenney
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Ray Corrigan
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Frank Mills
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Alec Craig
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Althea Henley
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Eve Reynolds
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Ninette Crawford
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George Ovey
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Lois Lindsey
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Bud Jamison
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Don Roberts
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Suzanne Kaaren
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James C. Morton
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Edward LeSaint
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Eddie Laughton
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Ethelreda Leopold
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Robin Raymond
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Dorothy Moore
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Cy Schindell
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Symona Boniface
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Bruce Bennett
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Ann Doran
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Richard Fiske
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Antrim Short
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Hilda Title
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Marjorie Deanne
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Eddie Fetherston
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Beatrice Blinn
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Monte Collins
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Charles Dorety
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Bess Flowers
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Wilson Benge
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Lynton Brent
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Marjorie White
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Billy Gilbert
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Phyllis Crane
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Art Miles
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Don Beddoe
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Lorna Gray
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John Rand
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Nat Carr
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Vernon Dent
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George J. Lewis
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Frank Lackteen
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Johnny Kascier
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Everett Brown
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Joe Palma
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Sam Lufkin
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Bertha Priestley
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Doris Houck
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Nancy Saunders
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Alyn Lockwood
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Virginia Hunter
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Al Thompson
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Judy Malcolm
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Harry Semels
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Ben Turpin
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Clarence H. Wilson
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Ferdinand Gottschalk
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Lawrence O'Sullivan
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Lionel Stander
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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
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Lou Costello
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Bud Abbott
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Curtis Iaukea
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Robert Kino
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Edna May Oliver
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Ed Wynn
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Frank Sinatra
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George DeWitt
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Howard Morris
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Alice Belcher
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Tiny Jones
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Hank Bell
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Jack Duffy
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George Gray
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Dan Brady
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William J. O'Brien
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Christine McIntyre
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Dee Green
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Harold Brauer
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Bing Connolly
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Shemp's Stooges
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Joe Bolton
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Bill Camfield
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Hal Fryar
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Johnny Ginger
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Ed T. McDonnell
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Wayne Mack
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Bruce Sedley
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Sally Starr
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Paul Shannon
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Jane Russell
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Jack Carson
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Boris Karloff
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Andy Russell
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Nancy Kovack
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Mickey Rooney
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Norman Maurer
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Harry Seiden
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Solomon Horwitz
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Paul 'Mousie' Garner
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Sammy Wolfe
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Dick Hakins
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Dave Barry
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Adam West
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Mort Mills
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Margaret Kerry
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Max 'Slapsie' Rosenbloom
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Peter Kaikko
Producer
Paul Abeyta
Producer
Sandra Moiseeff
Supervising Producer
Thomas W. Holland
Executive Producer
Mark S. Gilman
Co-Producer
Jeff Forrester
Co-Producer
Paul Abeyta
Writer
Mark S. Gilman
Writer
Peter Kaikko
Writer
Jeff Forrester
Writer
Lester Wisbrod
Director of Photography
Ron Barr
Videotape Editor
Brian Morefield
Assistant Editor
Sue Clarke
Assistant Editor
Tamara Clinard
Art Director
Maya Alfer
Associate Art Director
Sandy Fellerman
Audio
Tamara Johnson
Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Cole
Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Trent
Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
Brett Vail
Assistant Re-Recording Mixer
John Walker
Sound Effects Editor
Gregg Teall
Sound Effects Editor
Jerry A. Ranger
Original Music & Theme
Julie Carnahan
Makeup
Janet Moore
Hair Stylist
Blake T. Evans
Gaffer
Barbara A. Nelson
Illustrator
Laurie Resnick
Graphics
Paul Relyea
Production Assistant
Patricia Kavanaugh
Production Coordinator
Shirley Borner
Assistant to Producers
Fred Thomas
Teleprompter
Claudia Cagan
Talent Coordinator
Charles Lore
Marketing Consultant
Donna Barrie
Marketing Consultant
Gary Johnson
Special Thanks
Joan Adler
Special Thanks
Tom Jamison
Special Thanks
Harry Freidenberg
Special Thanks
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