The Three Stooges Collection
The Three Stooges Collection is a series of DVD collections of theatrical short subjects produced by Columbia Pictures starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. Each volume is a two-disc set, and covers a three-year interval, with the exception of Volume Eight, which is a three-disc set and covers the last five years at Columbia.
The series was first made available by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on October 30, 2007, and released Volume One: 1934–1936 and marked the first time the comedy team's shorts were released on DVD in chronological order. In addition, every film was remastered in high definition, another first for the comedy team's body of celluloid works.
The series proved to be a success and was very popular, so Sony released, Volume Two: 1937–1939 on May 27, 2008. Three months later, Volume Three: 1940–1942 was released on August 26, 2008. Volume Four: 1943–1945 was released just two months later on October 7, 2008.
After the release of the fourth volume, the 2008 financial crisis slowed down the release schedule. Volume Five: 1946–1948 was belatedly released on March 17, 2009. Volume Six: 1949–1951 was released three months later on June 16, 2009. Volume Seven: 1952–1954 was released on November 10, 2009, and included a pair of 3-D glasses to view the two shorts, Spooks! and Pardon My Backfire. As of 2013, the 3-D versions of these shorts have been removed for the current versions of this volume. The final volume, Volume Eight: 1955–1959, was released on June 1, 2010, which is a three-disc set and covers the last five years with Columbia Pictures.
On June 5, 2012, all eight volumes were reissued in a box set entitled The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection, with the addition of a ninth, 3-disc volume entitled Rare Treasures from the Columbia Pictures Vault. The additional volume featuring the feature films Rockin' in the Rockies and Have Rocket, Will Travel, several cartoons featuring the Stooges from the 1930s and 1940s, and a number of Columbia shorts featuring Shemp Howard, Joe Besser and Joe DeRita as solo comedians prior to joining the Stooges; several of these solo films are remakes of Stooge films.
On October 18, 2016, The Three Stooges: The Complete DVD Collection was released. It had all the DVDs from volumes 1 through 8 but it did not include the "Rare Treasures from the Columbia Pictures Vault" discs. All eight volumes are also available on iTunes. On June 15, 2020, iTunes released The Three Stooges: The Complete Series, which features all 190 shorts in an entire collection.
100 of the shorts were released on Blu-ray on July 23, 2024.
''Volume One: 1934–1936''
The film's original release date is listed next to the title.Disc One
1934">1934 in film">1934
001 Woman Haters 002 Punch Drunks 003 Men in Black- ''004 Three Little Pigskins''
1935">1935 in film">1935
005 Horses' Collars 006 Restless Knights 007 Pop Goes the Easel 008 Uncivil Warriors 009 Pardon My Scotch 010 Hoi Polloi- ''011 Three Little Beers''
Disc Two
1936">1936 in film">1936
012 Ants in the Pantry 013 Movie Maniacs 014 Half Shot Shooters 015 Disorder in the Court 016 A Pain in the Pullman 017 False Alarms 018 Whoops, I'm an Indian!- ''019 Slippery Silks''
''Volume Two: 1937–1939''
Disc One
1937">1937 in film">1937
020 Grips, Grunts and Groans 021 Dizzy Doctors 022 3 Dumb Clucks 023 Back to the Woods 024 Goofs and Saddles 025 Cash and Carry 026 Playing the Ponies- ''027 The Sitter Downers''
1938">1938 in film">1938
028 Termites of 1938 029 Wee Wee Monsieur 030 Tassels in the Air 031 Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb- ''032 Violent Is the Word for Curly''
Disc Two
033 Three Missing Links 034 Mutts to You- ''035 Flat Foot Stooges''
1939">1939 in film">1939
036 Three Little Sew and Sews 037 We Want Our Mummy 038 A Ducking They Did Go 039 Yes, We Have No Bonanza 040 Saved by the Belle 041 Calling All Curs 042 Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise- ''043 Three Sappy People''
''Volume Three: 1940–1942''
Disc One
1940">1940 in film">1940
044 You Nazty Spy! 045 Rockin' thru the Rockies 046 A Plumbing We Will Go 047 Nutty but Nice 048 How High Is Up? 049 From Nurse to Worse 050 No Census, No Feeling 051 Cookoo Cavaliers- ''052 Boobs in Arms''
1941">1941 in film">1941
053 So Long Mr. Chumps 054 Dutiful But Dumb 055 All the World's a Stooge- ''056 I'll Never Heil Again''
Disc Two
057 An Ache in Every Stake 058 In the Sweet Pie and Pie- ''059 Some More of Samoa''
1942">1942 in film">1942
060 Loco Boy Makes Good 061 Cactus Makes Perfect 062 What's the Matador? 063 Matri-Phony 064 Three Smart Saps 065 Even as IOU- ''066 Sock-a-Bye Baby''
''Volume Four: 1943–1945''
Disc One
1943">1943 in film">1943
067 They Stooge to Conga 068 Dizzy Detectives 069 Spook Louder 070 Back from the Front 071 Three Little Twirps 072 Higher Than a Kite 073 I Can Hardly Wait 074 Dizzy Pilots 075 Phony Express- ''076 A Gem of a Jam''
Disc Two
1944">1944 in film">1944
077 Crash Goes the Hash 078 Busy Buddies 079 The Yoke's on Me 080 Idle Roomers 081 Gents Without Cents- ''082 No Dough Boys''
1945">1945 in film">1945
083 Three Pests in a Mess 084 Booby Dupes 085 Idiots Deluxe 086 If a Body Meets a Body- ''087 Micro-Phonies''
''Volume Five: 1946–1948''
Disc One
1946">1946 in film">1946
088 Beer Barrel Polecats 089 A Bird in the Head 090 Uncivil War Birds 091 The Three Troubledoers 092 Monkey Businessmen 093 Three Loan Wolves 094 G.I. Wanna Home 095 Rhythm and Weep- ''096 Three Little Pirates''
1947">1947 in film">1947
097 Half-Wits Holiday 098 Fright Night 099 Out West- ''100 Hold That Lion!''
Disc Two
101 Brideless Groom 102 Sing a Song of Six Pants- ''103 All Gummed Up''
1948">1948 in film">1948
104 Shivering Sherlocks 105 Pardon My Clutch 106 Squareheads of the Round Table 107 Fiddlers Three 108 The Hot Scots 109 Heavenly Daze 110 I'm a Monkey's Uncle 111 Mummy's Dummies- ''112 Crime on Their Hands''
''Volume Six: 1949–1951''
Disc One
1949">1949 in film">1949
113 The Ghost Talks 114 Who Done It? 115 Hokus Pokus 116 Fuelin' Around 117 Malice in the Palace 118 Vagabond Loafers- ''119 Dunked in the Deep''
1950">1950 in film">1950
120 Punchy Cowpunchers 121 Hugs and Mugs 122 Dopey Dicks 123 Love at First Bite- ''124 Self-Made Maids''
Disc Two
125 Three Hams on Rye 126 Studio Stoops 127 Slaphappy Sleuths- ''128 A Snitch in Time''
1951">1951 in film">1951
129 Three Arabian Nuts 130 Baby Sitters Jitters 131 Don't Throw That Knife 132 Scrambled Brains 133 Merry Mavericks 134 The Tooth Will Out 135 Hula-La-La- ''136 Pest Man Wins''
''Volume Seven: 1952–1954''
Disc One
1952">1952 in film">1952
137 A Missed Fortune 138 Listen, Judge 139 Corny Casanovas 140 He Cooked His Goose 141 Gents in a Jam 142 Three Dark Horses- ''143 Cuckoo on a Choo Choo''
1953">1953 in film">1953
144 Up in Daisy's Penthouse 145 Booty and the Beast 146 Loose Loot- ''147 Tricky Dicks''
Disc Two
148 Spooks! 149 Pardon My Backfire 150 Rip, Sew and Stitch 151 Bubble Trouble- ''152 Goof on the Roof''
1954">1954 in film">1954
153 Income Tax Sappy 154 Musty Musketeers 155 Pals and Gals 156 Knutzy Knights 157 Shot in the Frontier- ''158 Scotched in Scotland''
''Volume Eight: 1955–1959''
Disc One
1955">1955 in film">1955
159 Fling in the Ring 160 Of Cash and Hash 161 Gypped in the Penthouse 162 Bedlam in Paradise 163 Stone Age Romeos 164 Wham-Bam-Slam! 165 Hot Ice- ''166 Blunder Boys''
1956">1956 in film">1956
167 Husbands Beware 168 Creeps- ''169 Flagpole Jitters''
Disc Two
170 For Crimin' Out Loud 171 Rumpus in the Harem 172 Hot Stuff 173 Scheming Schemers- ''174 Commotion on the Ocean''
1957">1957 in film">1957
175 Hoofs and Goofs 176 Muscle Up a Little Closer 177 A Merry Mix Up 178 Space Ship Sappy 179 Guns a Poppin- ''180 Horsing Around''
Disc Three
181 Rusty Romeos- ''182 Outer Space Jitters''
1958">1958 in film">1958
183 Quiz Whizz 184 Fifi Blows Her Top 185 Pies and Guys 186 Sweet and Hot 187 Flying Saucer Daffy- ''188 Oil's Well That Ends Well''
1959">1959 in film">1959
189 Triple Crossed- ''190 Sappy Bull Fighters''
''Rare Treasures from the Columbia Pictures Vault''
3-DVD set of bonus material released with Ultimate Collection box set, focusing on solo films featuring Shemp Howard, Joe Besser and Joe DeRita. Also included were animated cartoons featuring the Stooges.Disc One
Feature films starring the Three Stooges
Rockin' in the RockiesColumbia Cartoons">Color Rhapsodies">Columbia Cartoons featuring the Three Stooges
Bon Bon Parade Merry Mutineers- ''A Hollywood Detour''
Disc Two
Columbia Films shorts featuring/starring Shemp Howard
Home on the Rage Glove Slingers Money Squawks Boobs in the Woods Pleased to Mitt You Pick a Peck of Plumbers Open Season for Saps Off Again, On Again Where the Pest Begins A Hit with a Miss Mr. Noisy Jiggers, My Wife Society Mugs- ''Bride and Gloom''
Disc Three
Columbia Films shorts starring Joe Besser
Waiting in the Lurch Dizzy Yardbird 'Fraidy Cat Aim, Fire, Scoot Caught on the Bounce Spies and Guys The Fire Chaser G.I. Dood It Hook a Crook- ''Army Daze''
Columbia Films shorts starring Joe DeRita
Slappily Married The Good Bad Egg Wedlock Deadlock- ''Jitter Bughouse''