Episode
Biography: Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem
Overview
For six decades, the Three Stooges ran amuck in a riotous frenzy of eye-poking, ear-slapping, kicks, jabs, punches and frying pans to the cranium. Now Laughsmith Entertainment and A&E offer fans of the Moronic Maestros a chance to relive the Golden Age of Stoogery. Through rare recordings, exclusive interviews and outtakes of behind-the-scenes antics, "Stooges: The Men behind the Mayhem" tells the pure, uncensored Stooge story--from the early vaudeville years with Shemp and Ted Healy, through the golden years at Columbia Pictures with Curly, to the final feature films with Curly Joe DeRita, "the last Stooge." Whether you're fascinated by the unrestrained id, or just enjoy the good, clean humor of pliers applied to the nose, you'll find something to love in this in-depth look at America's most beloved madcaps The Three Stooges!
Details
- Series
- Biography
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 40
- Air date
- 1994-12-23
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem is Episode 40 in Season 3 (1994) of Biography. It aired on 1994-12-23. The runtime is 60 min.
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