The Three Stooges (animated series) (Johnsonverse)

The Three Stooges is an American animated comedy television series based on the comedy act of the same name, developed by Bobby Tesch and Bob Camp. It has aired on Cartoon Network since April 10, 2024, and is produced by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios in association with C3 Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television. It follows the antics of the Stooges. It is the third animated adaptation of the Three Stooges, following Johnson's The Three Stooges shorts (1959-1981) and The Robonic Stooges (1977-1978).
== Premise ==
The Three Stooges follows the misadventures of the titular trio in an animated take on the original shorts. Each episode features characters based on supporting cast members, including Emil Sitka, Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre, Bud Jamison, and Dudley Dickerson. Episodes feature the lineups of either Moe, Larry and Curly, Moe, Larry and Shemp, Moe, Larry and Manny, and Moe, Harry and Manny.
Three eight-minute episodes are aired in a single half-hour block.
== Characters ==
* Moe Howard (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos) is the short-tempered leader of the Stooges. He is very abusive (verbally and physically) towards his fellow Stooges, and considers himself smarter than them, despite really being little more sensible than even Curly. His catchphrases are "Why I oughta...", "I'll mouder you!", and "Spread out!"
* Larry Fine (voiced by Billy West) is the Stooges' straight man. Despite being the most rational of the trio, he often goes along with Moe's schemes. He tries to act as a peacemaker, but is usually rewarded with a slap or eye poke from Moe. Larry is also a talented violin player. His catchphrase is "Leave 'im alone!"
* Curly Howard (voiced by Frank Welker) is the dumbest of the Stooges, as well as the silliest. He is extremely manic and has a high-pitched voice, contrasting his girth. He sometimes makes cameos in Shemp's shorts. His catchphrases include "Soiently!", "I'm a victim of soicumstance", "Woobwoobwoobwoob!", "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!", and barking like a dog.
* Shemp Howard (voiced by John Kassir) is just as stupid as Curly, though much more cowardly and not as childish or manic, and tends to give glances at the viewer. His catchphrase is "Beebeebeebeeb!"
* Manny Moreland (voiced by Kenan Thompson) is the only African-American member of the trio, inheriting Shemp's cowardice while having a habit of making witty one-liners. He also has slightly more of a backbone against Moe than Curly or Shemp.
* Harry Sitka (voiced by Jeff Bergman) is the trio's other straight man who is conscientious to the point of ridiculousness.
==Voice cast==
* Chris Diamantopoulos as Moe Howard
* Billy West as Larry Fine
* Frank Welker as Curly Howard
* John Kassir as Shemp Howard
* Kenan Thompson as Manny Moreland
* Jeff Bergman as Harry Sitka and Emil Sitka characters
* Hank Azaria as John Tyrrell and Eddie Laughton characters
* Clancy Brown as Vernon Dent and Tiny Brauer characters
* Tom Kenny as Kenneth MacDonald and Joe Palma characters
* Tress MacNeille as Christine McIntyre and Dorothy Appleby characters
* Kaitlyn Robrock as June Gittelson and Symona Boniface characters
* Alex Désert as Dudley Dickerson characters
* Maurice LaMarche as Joe Besser characters
* James Adomian as Bud Jamison characters and Ted Healy
== Production ==
The Three Stooges was announced in January 2022, as part of a deal between Johnson Television and C3 Entertainment. Bobby Tesch and Bob Camp are the co-developers and showrunners. The idea was pitched by Tesch, a writer and director on Chocodile's Nonsensical Adventures and a Three Stooges fan. Patrick Owsley is the series' art director. Here is an idea of the series' artstyle. Executive producer Brad Server is the youngest grandson of Curly Howard.
The voice actors for Moe, Larry, Curly, and Shemp reprise their roles from other productions: Chris Diamantopoulos played Moe in The Three Stooges: The Movie (2012), Billy West voiced Larry in several sketches on The Howard Stern Show and used a very similar voice for Stimpson J. Cat on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Frank Welker voiced Curly in a 1987 Chex commercial and used the same voice for the titular character of Jabberjaw, and John Kassir reprises Shemp from the 2000 biopic, having used the same voice for Sparky Unicorn on Piper & Sparky.
The series' opening theme song is an arrangement of "Three Blind Mice" (which was also used in the original shorts from 1938 to 1981) by Michael Tavera, based on the arrangement by Lyle "Spud" Murphy introduced in 1947. Its closing theme is an arrangement of "Listen to the Mockingbird" (the series' theme song from 1935 to 1938), also by Tavera.
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