The final installment of the Three Stooges’ legendary 190 Columbia shorts shall brighten the summer. Amazon lists the The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 8: 1955-1959 to be released on June 1. The 32 shorts made over the five-year period contains the final work of Shemp Howard and the short Stooge career of his replacement Joe Besser. The Besser-era is noted for his contract stipulating that Moe and Larry couldn’t beat him up. The Besser shorts have been overlooked in recent decades as TV packages prefer to focus on Curly and Shemp. Unlike previous volumes, there will be 3 DVDs for the all the madness and mayhem dished out by Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard and Joe Besser. Here’s the titles:
1955 (with Shemp Howard)
* Fling in the Ring
* Of Cash and Hash
* Gypped in the Penthouse
* Bedlam in Paradise
* Stone Age Romeos
* Wham-Bam-Slam!
* Hot Ice
* Blunder Boys
1956
* Husbands Beware
* Creeps
* Flagpole Jitters
* For Crimin’ Out Loud
* Rumpus in the Harem
* Hot Stuff
* Scheming Schemers
* Commotion on the Ocean
1957 (with Joe Besser)
* Hoofs and Goofs
* Muscle Up a Little Closer
* A Merry Mix Up
* Space Ship Sappy
* Guns a Poppin!
* Horsing Around
* Rusty Romeos
* Outer Space Jitters
1958
* Quiz Whizz
* Fifi Blows Her Top
* Pies and Guys
* Sweet and Hot
* Flying Saucer Daffy
* Oil’s Well That Ends Well
1959
* Triple Crossed
* Sappy Bull Fighters
