Here is an excerpt of what Besser said at the cerimony ... (I say excerpt because I'm quoting from "The Stoogephile Trivia Movie", and that is all this film presented of the cerimony). Besides Besser, Milton Berle, Adam West, Emil Sitka and others offered praises for the boys.
Oh, I'm not gonna say muuuuuch ...
But I noticed that there was one, two, three, four clouds up there. And you know who's looking down on all of you wonderful people? The boys, believe me. They loved every minute of it. We'll never forget 'em, and two of my years with them was one of the highlights of my career in show business. I love the boys. We had alot of fun, and I know you had alot of fun watching them. I'm not gonna say very much anymore, thanks a million for how wonderful you people are. You're wonderful, and we love you as much as you loved us.