List of Three Stooges recycled shorts


In the later years of The Three Stooges shorts, a tactic was used to cut costs by recycling footage from previous shorts. A typical example consists of using wrap-arounds: new footage is used for an opening, old footage is used for the middle, and new footage is used at the end to wrap things up.
One example is Dizzy Detectives directed by Jules White. The short incorporates a scene from Pardon My Scotch – one of the all-time most memorable scenes performed by the Stooges, in which Moe is standing on a table while Curly uses a power-saw to cut it down the middle.
Another example involves the short Husbands Beware. Moe and Larry are shown enduring the agony of married life. As such, they feel that Shemp should be married too. They decide to trick him into getting married. Cut to footage from Brideless Groom where Moe falsely tells Shemp he will inherit $500,000 if he is married by the end of the day. Shemp is married, and the short then ends with new footage of Moe and Larry telling Shemp it was all a lie because he let Moe and Larry marry his two overweight sisters and got divorced.
This was mostly done with shorts featuring Shemp Howard as the previous third stooge Curly Howard was no longer involved in production. There are, however, exceptions, especially when Joe Besser came on board, and far-away shots of Curly could sort of pass for a shot of Joe. After Shemp's death in November 1955, four entries even went so far as to use recycled footage, and a double posing as Shemp in his place.

Title of Original ShortProduction OrderDate of ReleaseTitle of New ShortProduction OrderDate of ReleaseNotes
Pardon My Scotch9August 1, 1935Dizzy Detectives68February 5, 1943carpenter sequence
Hoi Polloi10August 29, 1935In the Sweet Pie and Pie58October 16, 1941dance lesson scene
Ants in the Pantry12February, 1936Pest Man Wins136December 6, 1951plot only; no stock footage
3 Dumb Clucks22April 17, 1937Up in Daisy's Penthouse144February 5, 1953plot only; minimal stock footage
Goofs and Saddles24July 2, 1937Pals and Gals155June 3, 1954saloon escape scene
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise42October 6, 1939Oil's Well That Ends Well188December 4, 1958some plot reused; only stock shot is Curly riding the oil gusher
Boobs in Arms52December 27, 1940Dizzy Pilots74September 24, 1943drill sergeant sequence
In the Sweet Pie and Pie58October 16, 1941Beer Barrel Polecats88January 10, 1946cell block footage
In the Sweet Pie and Pie58October 16, 1941Pest Man Wins136December 6, 1951minimal pie fight footage
What's The Matador?62April 23, 1942Sappy Bull Fighters190June 4, 1959minimal stock footage used
Idiots Deluxe85July 20, 1945Guns a Poppin!179June 13, 1957minimal stock footage used
Half-Wits Holiday97January 9, 1947Pest Man Wins136December 6, 1951pie fight scenes
Half-Wits Holiday97January 9, 1947Scheming Schemers173October 4, 1956pie fight scenes
Half-Wits Holiday97January 9, 1947Pies and Guys185June 12, 1958minimal stock footage used
Fright Night98March 6, 1947Fling in the Ring159January 6, 1955
Out West99April 24, 1947Pals and Gals155June 3, 1954
Hold That Lion!100July 17, 1947Booty and the Beast145March 5, 1953second half of film remade
Hold That Lion!100July 17, 1947Loose Loot146April 2, 1953first half of film remade
Hold That Lion!100July 17, 1947Tricky Dicks147May 7, 1953filing cabinet sequence
Brideless Groom101September 11, 1947Husbands Beware167January 5, 1956
Sing a Song of Six Pants102October 30, 1947Rip, Sew and Stitch150September 3, 1953
All Gummed Up103December 18, 1947Bubble Trouble151October 8, 1953
Shivering Sherlocks104January 8, 1948Of Cash and Hash160February 3, 1955
Pardon My Clutch105February 26, 1948Wham Bam Slam164September 1, 1955
Squareheads of the Round Table106March 4, 1948Knutzy Knights156September 4, 1954
Fiddlers Three107May 6, 1948Musty Musketeers154May 13, 1954
The Hot Scots108July 8, 1948Scotched in Scotland158November 4, 1954
The Hot Scots108July 8, 1948Hot Ice165October 6, 1955Scotland Yard sequence
Heavenly Daze109September 2, 1948Bedlam in Paradise162April 14, 1955
I'm a Monkey's Uncle110October 7, 1948Stone Age Romeos163June 2, 1955
Crime on Their Hands112December 9, 1948Commotion on the Ocean174November 8, 1956Newspaper room scene
Crime on Their Hands112December 9, 1948Hot Ice165October 6, 1955
The Ghost Talks113February 2, 1949Creeps168February 2, 1956
Who Done It?114March 3, 1949For Crimin' Out Loud170May 3, 1956
Hokus Pokus115May 5, 1949Flagpole Jitters169April 5, 1956
Fuelin' Around116July 7, 1949Hot Stuff172September 6, 1956"Fake Shemp"; filmed after Shemp's death
Malice in the Palace117September 1, 1949Rumpus in the Harem171June 21, 1956"Fake Shemp"; filmed after Shemp's death
Vagabond Loafers118October 6, 1949Scheming Schemers173October 4, 1956"Fake Shemp"; filmed after Shemp's death
Dunked in the Deep119November 3, 1949Commotion on the Ocean174November 8, 1956"Fake Shemp"; filmed after Shemp's death
Love at First Bite123May 4, 1950Fifi Blows Her Top184April 10, 1958
Corny Casanovas139May 1, 1952Rusty Romeos181October 17, 1957
He Cooked His Goose140July 3, 1952Triple Crossed189February 2, 1959