Topic: Paul Pain's Stooge Short Tournament - Preliminary Round 1

[Paul Pain]

Here we go!  Pick your favorite short from each pair!  The ones with most votes advance to the second preliminary round.  For your benefit, I have linked the discussion to each respective short from metaldams' reviews.   These are seeded in order by ThreeStooges.net ratings.  The winner of of Bracket 1 goes onto be seed 127 in the big board, and the winner of Bracket 2 goes on to be 128.  If we have enough fun with this, maybe we can push these brackets long enough to achieve an order of 1-190 by these methods? 

After the week is up, I will lock the topic until after the tournament is done.

Edit: in case of a tie, my vote doesn't count.

=========================================Bracket 1===========================================================
127  HE COOKED HIS GOOSE vs. 189  SWEET AND HOT
129  FLAT FOOT STOOGES vs. 187  TRIPLE CROSSED
131  DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE vs. 185  RUMPUS IN THE HAREM
133  EVEN AS IOU vs. 183  RUSTY ROMEOS
135  BACK TO THE WOODS vs. 181  MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER
137  A GEM OF A JAM vs. 179  GUNS A POPPIN!
139  HUSBANDS BEWARE vs. 177  FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
141  CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO vs. 175  FIFI BLOWS HER TOP
143  SAVED BY THE BELLE vs. 173  THE THREE TROUBLEDOERS
145  GHOST TALKS, THE vs. 171  FLING IN THE RING
147  MERRY MAVERICKS vs. 169  HOT ICE
149  STONE AGE ROMEOS vs. 167  RHYTHM AND WEEP
151  MUTTS TO YOU vs. 165  SPACE SHIP SAPPY
153  HALF-WITS HOLIDAY vs. 163  FLAGPOLE JITTERS
155  MONKEY BUSINESSMEN vs. 161  UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS
157  WOMAN HATERS vs. 159  A BIRD IN THE HEAD

=========================================Bracket 2===========================================================

128  UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE vs. 190  HORSING AROUND
130  SOCK-A-BYE BABY vs. 188  OUTER SPACE JITTERS
132  BABY SITTERS JITTERS vs. 186  SAPPY BULL FIGHTERS
134  BUSY BUDDIES vs. 184  HOOFS AND GOOFS
136  SHOT IN THE FRONTIER vs. 182  HOT STUFF
138  IF A BODY MEETS A BODY vs. 180  COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN
140  FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD vs. 178  PIES AND GUYS
142  SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND vs. 176  SCHEMING SCHEMERS
144  MUSTY MUSKETEERS vs. 174  BEER BARREL POLECATS
146  RESTLESS KNIGHTS vs. 172  BUBBLE TROUBLE
148  BOOTY AND THE BEAST vs. 170  WHAM-BAM-SLAM!
150  KNUTZY KNIGHTS vs. 168  SELF MADE MAIDS
152  THREE LOAN WOLVES vs. 166  A MERRY MIX-UP
154  THE YOKE'S ON ME vs. 164  CREEPS
156  PALS AND GALS vs. 162  QUIZ WHIZZ
158  OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL vs. 160  RIP, SEW, AND STITCH

[Paul Pain]

I am so disappointed by 127, 137, and 141, as these are amongst my all-time favorites.  Oh, well, a voting they did go!

=========================================Bracket 1===========================================================
127  HE COOKED HIS GOOSE vs. 189  SWEET AND HOT
129  FLAT FOOT STOOGES vs. 187  TRIPLE CROSSED
131  DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE vs. 185  RUMPUS IN THE HAREM
133  EVEN AS IOU vs. 183  RUSTY ROMEOS
135  BACK TO THE WOODS vs. 181  MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER
137  A GEM OF A JAM vs. 179  GUNS A POPPIN!
139  HUSBANDS BEWARE vs. 177  FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
141  CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO vs. 175  FIFI BLOWS HER TOP
143  SAVED BY THE BELLE vs. 173  THE THREE TROUBLEDOERS
145  GHOST TALKS, THE vs. 171  FLING IN THE RING
147  MERRY MAVERICKS vs. 169  HOT ICE
149  STONE AGE ROMEOS vs. 167  RHYTHM AND WEEP
151  MUTTS TO YOU vs. 165  SPACE SHIP SAPPY
153  HALF-WITS HOLIDAY vs. 163  FLAGPOLE JITTERS
155  MONKEY BUSINESSMEN vs. 161  UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS
157  WOMAN HATERS vs. 159  A BIRD IN THE HEAD

=========================================Bracket 2===========================================================

128  UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE vs. 190  HORSING AROUND
130  SOCK-A-BYE BABY vs. 188  OUTER SPACE JITTERS
132  BABY SITTERS JITTERS vs. 186  SAPPY BULL FIGHTERS
134  BUSY BUDDIES vs. 184  HOOFS AND GOOFS
136  SHOT IN THE FRONTIER vs. 182  HOT STUFF
138  IF A BODY MEETS A BODY vs. 180  COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN
140  FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD vs. 178  PIES AND GUYS
142  SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND vs. 176  SCHEMING SCHEMERS
144  MUSTY MUSKETEERS vs. 174  BEER BARREL POLECATS
146  RESTLESS KNIGHTS vs. 172  BUBBLE TROUBLE
148  BOOTY AND THE BEAST vs. 170  WHAM-BAM-SLAM!
150  KNUTZY KNIGHTS vs. 168  SELF MADE MAIDS
152  THREE LOAN WOLVES vs. 166  A MERRY MIX-UP
154  THE YOKE'S ON ME vs. 164  CREEPS
156  PALS AND GALS vs. 162  QUIZ WHIZZ
158  OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL vs. 160  RIP, SEW, AND STITCH

[metaldams]

He Cooked His Goose
Flat Foot Stooges
Don't Throw That Knife
Rusty Romeos
Back To The Woods
A Gen of a Jam
Flying Saucer Daffy
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
Saved By the Belle
The Ghost Talks
Merry Mavericks
Rhythm and Weep
Space Ship Sappy
Half Wits Holiday (last filmed Curly vs. last filmed Shemp)
Monkey Businessman
A Bird in the Head

Up in Daisy's Penthouse
Outer Space Jitters
Baby Sitters Jitters
Busy Buddies
Shot in the Frontier
Commotion on the Ocean
For Crimin' Out Loud
Scheming Schemers
Musty Musketeers
Restless Knights
Booty and the Beast
Knutzy Knights
Three Loan Wolves
The Yoke's on Me
Quiz Whizz
Oil's Well That Ends Well

[Lefty]

=========================================Bracket 1===========================================================
127  HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
129  FLAT FOOT STOOGES
131  DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
133  EVEN AS IOU
135  BACK TO THE WOODS
137  A GEM OF A JAM
177  FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
175  FIFI BLOWS HER TOP
173  THE THREE TROUBLEDOERS
145  GHOST TALKS, THE
147  MERRY MAVERICKS
167  RHYTHM AND WEEP
151  MUTTS TO YOU
163  FLAGPOLE JITTERS
161  UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS
159  A BIRD IN THE HEAD

=========================================Bracket 2===========================================================

128  UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
130  SOCK-A-BYE BABY
132  BABY SITTERS JITTERS
134  BUSY BUDDIES
136  SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
138  IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
178  PIES AND GUYS
142  SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND
174  BEER BARREL POLECATS
146  RESTLESS KNIGHTS
148  BOOTY AND THE BEAST
150  KNUTZY KNIGHTS
166  A MERRY MIX-UP
154  THE YOKE'S ON ME
156  PALS AND GALS
158  OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

[CurlyFan1934]

I have only seen a handful of these shorts Looks like I'm going to have some watching to do before I make the decisions!

[Shemp_Diesel]

HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
FLAT FOOT STOOGES
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
EVEN AS IOU
BACK TO THE WOODS
A GEM OF A JAM
HUSBANDS BEWARE
CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO
THE THREE TROUBLEDOERS
GHOST TALKS, THE
MERRY MAVERICKS
RHYTHM AND WEEP
SPACE SHIP SAPPY
HALF-WITS HOLIDAY
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
WOMAN HATERS

=========================================Bracket 2===========================================================

UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE (anyone who votes for the horse should be drawn & quartered) 
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
BABY SITTERS JITTERS
BUSY BUDDIES
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND
MUSTY MUSKETEERS
RESTLESS KNIGHTS
BOOTY AND THE BEAST
KNUTZY KNIGHTS
THREE LOAN WOLVES
THE YOKE'S ON ME
QUIZ WHIZZ
OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

[Big Chief Apumtagribonitz]

189
129
131
133
135
137
177
175
143
145
147
167
151
153
155
157
Brackett II
128
130
132
134
136
138
140
142
174
146
148
150
152
154
156
158

[Umbrella Sam]

Bracket 1
HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
FLAT FOOT STOOGES
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
EVEN AS IOU
BACK TO THE WOODS
A GEM OF A JAM
HUSBANDS BEWARE
CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO
SAVED BY THE BELLE
THE GHOST TALKS
MERRY MAVERICKS
STONE AGE ROMEOS
MUTTS TO YOU
FLAGPOLE JITTERS
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
A BIRD IN THE HEAD

Bracket 2
UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
BABY SITTERS JITTERS
BUSY BUDDIES
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND
MUSTY MUSKETEERS
RESTLESS KNIGHTS
WHAM-BAM-SLAM!
SELF MADE MAIDS
A MERRY MIX-UP
CREEPS
QUIZ WHIZZ
OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

[Percy Pomeroy]

Bracket 1
127  HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
129  FLAT FOOT STOOGES
131  DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
133  EVEN AS IOU
181  MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER
137  A GEM OF A JAM
177  FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
141  CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO
143  SAVED BY THE BELLE
145  GHOST TALKS, THE
147  MERRY MAVERICKS
167  RHYTHM AND WEEP
151  MUTTS TO YOU
153  HALF-WITS HOLIDAY
155  MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
159  A BIRD IN THE HEAD

Bracket 2
190  HORSING AROUND
130  SOCK-A-BYE BABY
132  BABY SITTERS JITTERS
134  BUSY BUDDIES
136  SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
138  IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
178  PIES AND GUYS
142  SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND
174  BEER BARREL POLECATS
146  RESTLESS KNIGHTS
170  WHAM-BAM-SLAM!
150  KNUTZY KNIGHTS
152  THREE LOAN WOLVES
164  CREEPS
156  PALS AND GALS
158  OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

[Squirrelbait]

BRACKET #1
HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
FLAT FOOT STOOGES
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
RUSTY ROMEOS
BACK TO THE WOODS
A GEM OF A JAM
HUSBANDS BEWARE
CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO
THE THREE TROUBLE DOERS
THE GHOST TALKS
MERRY MAVERICKS
RHYTHM AND WEEP
MUTTS TO YOU
HALF-WIT'S HOLIDAY
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
WOMAN HATERS

BRACKET #2
UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
BABY SITTERS JITTERS
BUSY BUDDIES
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
PIES AND GUYS
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND
BEER BARREL POLECATS
BUBBLE TROUBLE
WHAM-BAM-SLAM!
SELF-MADE MAIDS
A MERRY MIX UP
THE YOKE'S ON ME
QUIZ WHIZZ
OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

[Percy Pomeroy]

UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE (anyone who votes for the horse should be drawn & quartered) 

They both suck, so it's a tie. Daisy's Penthouse is a remake. With ties, I go with the one with all original material.

[luke795]

Bracket 1
HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
FLAT FOOT STOOGES
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
EVEN AS IOU
BACK TO THE WOODS
A GEM OF A JAM
HUSBANDS BEWARE
CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO
SAVED BY THE BELLE
THE GHOST TALKS
MERRY MAVERICKS
STONE AGE ROMEOS
MUTTS TO YOU
HALF-WITS HOLIDAY
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
A BIRD IN THE HEAD

Bracket 2
UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
BABY SITTERS JITTERS
BUSY BUDDIES
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND
MUSTY MUSKETEERS
RESTLESS KNIGHTS
BOOTY AND THE BEAST
SELF MADE MAIDS
A MERRY MIX-UP
THE YOKE'S ON ME
PALS AND GALS
OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

[Paul Pain]

And Preliminary Round 1 is going to be considered official here.   Preliminary Round 2 will be posted tomorrow.  Here are the results.  Just to clarify the reseeding procedure, 177 FLYING SAUCER DAFFY is going to be the bottom seed of Round 2 of Bracket 1.  Some huge upsets here as 177 FLYING SAUCER DAFFY and 167 RHYTHM AND WEEP are winners.

127  HE COOKED HIS GOOSE 8 defeats 189  SWEET AND HOT 1
129  FLAT FOOT STOOGES 9 defeats 187  TRIPLE CROSSED 0
131  DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE 9 defeats 185  RUMPUS IN THE HAREM 0
133  EVEN AS IOU 9 defeats 183  RUSTY ROMEOS 2
135  BACK TO THE WOODS 8 defeats 181  MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER 1
137  A GEM OF A JAM 9 defeats 179  GUNS A POPPIN!
177  FLYING SAUCER DAFFY 5 defeats 139  HUSBANDS BEWARE 4
141  CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO 7 defeats 175  FIFI BLOWS HER TOP 2
143  SAVED BY THE BELLE 5 defeats 173  THE THREE TROUBLEDOERS 4
145  GHOST TALKS, THE 9 defeats 171  FLING IN THE RING 0
147  MERRY MAVERICKS 9 defeats 169  HOT ICE 0
167  RHYTHM AND WEEP 7 defeats 149  STONE AGE ROMEOS 2
151  MUTTS TO YOU 6 defeats 165  SPACE SHIP SAPPY 3
153  HALF-WITS HOLIDAY 7 defeats 163  FLAGPOLE JITTERS 2
155  MONKEY BUSINESSMEN 8 defeats 161  UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS 1
159  A BIRD IN THE HEAD 6 defeats 157  WOMAN HATERS 3
   
128  UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE 8 defeats 190  HORSING AROUND 1
130  SOCK-A-BYE BABY 8 defeats 188  OUTER SPACE JITTERS 1
132  BABY SITTERS JITTERS 9 defeats 186  SAPPY BULL FIGHTERS 0
134  BUSY BUDDIES 9 defeats 184  HOOFS AND GOOFS 0
136  SHOT IN THE FRONTIER 9 defeats 182  HOT STUFF 0
138  IF A BODY MEETS A BODY 7 defeats 180  COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN 2
140  FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD 6 defeats 178  PIES AND GUYS 3
142  SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND 8 defeats 176  SCHEMING SCHEMERS 1
144  MUSTY MUSKETEERS 5 defeats 174  BEER BARREL POLECATS 4
146  RESTLESS KNIGHTS 8 defeats 172  BUBBLE TROUBLE 1
148  BOOTY AND THE BEAST 6 defeats 170  WHAM-BAM-SLAM! 3
150  KNUTZY KNIGHTS 5 defeats 168  SELF MADE MAIDS 4
166  A MERRY MIX-UP 5 defeats 152  THREE LOAN WOLVES 4
154  THE YOKE'S ON ME 6 defeats 164  CREEPS 3
156  PALS AND GALS 5 defeats 162  QUIZ WHIZZ 4
158  OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 9 defeats 160  RIP, SEW, AND STITCH 0