Curly could jam turbolifts with his head, rendering security unable to leave their deck. Larry, Moe and Curly have already been where no man has been before. The enterprise crew will be mesmerized by Curly as he does the curly shuffle, and Moe and Larry will take control of the enterprise. Wesley won't be there to save the Enterprise in the last few minutes with something he learned in science class. If Curly can take a lead pipe to the head, he's just going to laugh at a phaser on stun.
Any stooge can outrun Enterprise security.
The Enterprise runs into a mysterious energy field of a type it has encountered several times before. The Enterprise goes to visit a remote outpost of scientists, who are all perfectly alright. Some of the crew visits the holodeck, and it works properly. The crew of the Enterprise discovers a totally new life form, which later turns out to be a rather well-known old life form wearing a funny hat. The Captain has to make a difficult decision about a less advanced people which ismade a great deal easier by the Starfleet Prime Directive.