# Curly vs. Shemp vs. Joe

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curly-vs-shemp-vs-joe/16713>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 14, 1999, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curly-vs-shemp-vs-joe/16713 "1999-07-14T21:08:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curly-vs-shemp-vs-joe/16713/22 "2021-05-29T18:37:45Z")

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> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#):
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> Shemp was a good performer, and the Shemp shorts have their moments. But unfortunately, they are doomed to be overshadowed by the genius that was Curly.

I love Shemp’s facials. Did Shemp and Curly ever appear in the same short?

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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curly-vs-shemp-vs-joe/16713/23 "2021-05-29T18:40:40Z")

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Yes, in _Hold that Lion_ Curly had a cameo as a train passenger.

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**Author:** ![Enjoy\_Slurm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enjoy_slurm/32/3937_2.png) [@Enjoy\_Slurm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enjoy_Slurm)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curly-vs-shemp-vs-joe/16713/24 "2021-05-29T19:04:12Z")

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I agree about Shemp’s facials. They were entertaining but overall Curly was the Best Stooge.

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