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On Saturday, June 1st, legendary comedy troupe and masters of mirth The Three Stooges will join MeTV’s lineup of memorable entertainment television. Over 13 weeks, these specially selected and themed broadcasts will present full-length, unedited shorts without commercial interruption, packaged into an hour-long presentation that highlights the many “best of” moments from the beloved comedians. Airing Saturdays at 6pm ET/5pm CT, weekly themes include “Crème de la Curly,” “Just Say Moe,” “Shemp Cocktail,” and “Pie…I Oughta!”, featuring the classic combo of the Stooge trio – laidback Larry, hotheaded Moe, man-child Curly, along with dimwitted Shemp. (Complete schedule is below).

“In the pantheon of American comedy, the most memorable trio of them all are The Three Stooges,” said Neal Sabin, Vice Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting Co. “Moe, Larry, Curly, along with Shemp and others, brought laughter and joy to generations of fans with their world- famous short films, first in theaters and later on broadcast television. MeTV is the perfect home for the boys and their beloved brand of comedy. We look forward to reuniting Stooge fans with these classics, as well as introducing them to a new generation of viewers.”

The Three Stooges Schedule on MeTV

• Saturday, August 31 – “World War Fools” – The Three Stooges spoof fascism in two historic shorts, “You Natzy Spy” (1940) and its sequel, “I’ll Never Heil Again” (1941) — as well as selected scenes from “They Stooge to Conga” (1943).
• Saturday, September 7 – “The Moe, The Larry-er”- Larry takes the led in two complete shorts, “Disorder in the Court” (1936) and “He Cooked His Goose” (1952), as well as selected scenes from “Three Loan Wolves” (1946).
• Saturday, September 14 – “Go West, Young Stooge” – The fatheads hit the frontier in two uncut shorts, “Yes, We Have No Bonanza” (1939) and “Punchy Cowpunchers” (1950), as well as selected scenes from “Phony Express” (1943).
• Saturday, September 21 – “When Blockheads Meet Blockbusters” – The trio toast and roast Tinseltown in two complete shorts, “Movie Maniacs” (1936) and “Studio Stoops” (1950), as well as selected scenes from “Hula-la-la” (1951)
• Saturday, September 28 – “Scheme a Little Scheme”- The Stooges’ brainstorm their biggest boondoggles in two complete shorts, “A Ducking They Did Go” (1939) and “Three Pests In a Mess” (1945), as well as selected scenes from “Cactus Makes Perfect” (1942).
• Saturday, October 5 – “Del, Yes!” – Some of the best Three Stooges shorts directed by Del Lord, including the complete “False Alarms” (1936) and “Dutiful But Dumb” (1941), as well as selected scenes from “Booby Dupes” (1945).
• Saturday, October 12 – “Three Dolts and a Baby”- The boys at their most infantile—with actual infants. Includes two complete shorts, “Mutts to You” (1938) and “Sock-a-bye Baby” (1942), as well as selected scenes from “Baby Sitter Jitters” (1951).
• Saturday, October 19 – “Wedded Blitz” – Misadventures with matrimony! Includes two complete shorts, “The Sitter-Downers” (1937) and “Self-Made Maids” (1942), as well as selected scenes from “Scrambled Brains” (1951).
• Saturday, October 26 – “Stupid Slueths” – The Stooges put on their detectives hats and battle an assortment of crooks, thieves and grifters. Includes two complete shorts, “Crime on Their Hands” (1948) and “Blunder Boys” (1955), as well as selected scenes from “Dizzy Detectives” (1943).
• Saturday, November 2 – “Blockheads In The Badlands”- More misadventures in the Wild West, including two complete shorts, “Goofs and Saddles” (1937) and “Out West” (1947), as well as selected scenes from “Horses Collars” (1935).
• Saturday, November 9 – “Jittery Jokesters”- The Stooges are scared witless by ghosts, ghouls and other assorted monsters in two complete shorts, “Spook Louder” (1943) and “Spooks” (1953), as well as selected scenes from “The Ghost Talks” (1949).

Viewers can see the complete schedule and find out where to watch by visiting MeTV.com.