JCC Shemp Howard died 68 years ago today

And you just have to wonder how those four Three Stooges films that used "Fake Shemp" would've turned out if they'd been able to have all of the then-current Stooges firing on all cylinders instead of stock footage and body doubles.

If you love Shemp and have a burning hatred of Fake Shemp, this is the place for you

#RIPShemp

(Though, if we're being completely honest, my favourite Stooges are the ones who played with Iggy)

 

I'm a big stooges fan, so I know this history well, though I've actually not really seen some of the episodes with fake shame except a few

 

Curly > Shemp

 

Shemp is my favorite Stooge. Brideless Groom is my favorite short.

Wish they had done a sequel to the 2012 movie with Shemp and Curly, all we got from the real guys on film was that cameo Curly had in Hold that Lion

 

I always wonder what would've gone on had the apparently briefly suggested idea of replacing Shemp with Mantan Moreland had actually gained some traction