Comedian Harold Lloyd sued writers Clyde Bruckman, directorJules White and Columbia Pictures for Bruckman's use of Lloyd's magician's coat sequence from Movie Crazy (1932). Lloyd sought $500,000 in damages. #MeTVThreeStooges #LocoBoyMakesGood

Curly complains, "They hit me with a tomato! And Major Bowes said I had talent!" "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" was a popular radio program of the 1930s and 1940s. #MeTVThreeStooges #LocoBoyMakesGood

Curly's suggestion that Grandma see a "single feature" was a reference to the fact that double features were by now crowding short subjects (including "The 3 Stooges") off the bill.
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The $30,000.00 accident settlement (in 1942) would be the equivalent of about $505,000.00 in the year 2021. #MeTVThreeStooges #LocoBoyMakesGood

"Waldo Twitchell" is a parody of well known newspaper columnist and radio personality Walter Winchell. Public praise from Winchell could make any venue a success. #MeTVThreeStooges #LocoBoyMakesGood