24x02 - Muscle Up a Little Closer

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24x02 - Muscle Up a Little Closer

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[♪♪♪]

♪ Hello ♪

♪ Hello ♪

♪ Hello ♪

ALL:
Hello.

[♪♪♪]

I'll make the salad
as soon as the table's set.

Okay.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

The boys.

[GASPS]

I'll ring
the bell and we'll--

Don't bother
ringing the bell.

You know it's broken.
It is?

Yeah, it's been broken
for a long time.

What are you doin'?
Aw, come on.

Aw, come on.

How do you like
this bubble brain?

He keeps picking
his head--

Hey, hey!
I'm sorry.

Tiny, baby.

Mary.

Look what I got
for you.

Oh, you went to the barber.

Oh,
how nice you look.

Let me look at you.

I'm sorry
we're late, honey.

Yeah, we had to get that
shipment of groceries out

you girls sold
to Adler and Company.

Working at
the same place

sometimes does
have its disadvantages.

Kiss me, baby.

Oh, Joe,
get rid of that gum.

Gee, Tiny,
don't I always?

There.

Ah.

I'm ready.

Okay.

Oh! Ha-ha!

Oh, Joe,
you forgot to ask me

about the ring
my grandmother willed me.

Yeah, I--
I didn't forget.

You told me
you received it.

You told me that
it was a -carat diamond,

and you told me
that it was worth $ .

Show it to me.

Okay.
Come on, honey.

Darling.

Baby.

ALL:
Aw...

[GASPS]

My ring!

It's gone!

[SCREAMS]

Don't yell!

It's gone, my ring!
What's the--?

Her ring is gone!
Aah! Not so loud!

[SOBBING]
The ring is gone!

What's the matter?

Her ring is gone!

Were those windows
pried open?

No.
No, I opened those.

The one who took the ring
must have a key to this house.

But I only have one key
to the house,

and that was in my personal
locker down at the plant.

You told most everybody
at the plant about the ring.

I'll bet somebody took the key
out of your purse, came here,

stole the ring, and returned
the key before you missed it.

But how did they get
into her locker?

Hey, wait a minute.

Elmo Drake,
the trucking foreman.

He's got a pass key
to all the lockers.

Hey, you know,
I never did trust that guy.

I think he's a crook.

And so do I.

Wait. We better
search the place.

It could've fallen
under the bed.

Let's look before we leap.

Yeah. He's a good looker
and not a bad leaper.

MOE: Well, come on.
JOE: Let's go, let's look.

Larry,
did you find it?

LARRY:
No.

[SOBBING]

Larry!

JOE:
No, that's Tiny.

Come on.
[LARRY GRUNTS]

Hey, we forgot
about Larry. Poor Larry.

MARY:
Oh, you poor thing.

Oh, a truck hit me.

Get me out of this trap.

Okay, kid.

Come on.
We'll get you up.

I'm mortified.

You're all sprung.
Yeah.

[WHISTLING]

Hey, Moe, that shipment
came in from Japan.

What was in it?
Matzos.

Oh, just in time
for Thanksgiving.

[CRASH]

Joe, here's
a rush order.

Wrap it,
and get it out fast.

Okay, okay, okay.

[WHISTLING]

[GRUNTING]

Get that case
of matzos open.

It's stuck.

Well, put some
muscle behind it.

Ooh!

Oh, I'm sorry, Moe.

So am I. What is this?
That's a--

[GROANING]
Hold that.

[WHIMPERS]

[GASPS]

Ooh, you scared me.

You get rid of that gum.

I won't, I won't!

Okay.

[CRUNCH]
Ow! Ow! Oooh!

Good for you.

Good for you,
you gum stealer.

Get rid of that package. It's a
rush package! You hear me?

[BARKS]

Ooh, he's mad.

[HUMMING]

What are you doing?

You told me to hold it.

Well, you can let go now.
Oh, good.

Oh! Oh!
I'm sorry, Moe.

Moe, Larry! Moe, Larry!
I'm caught in a trap!

Do something!
Get me out of here!

Okay, okay.

Gee whiz!

Okay, okay.
Gosh.

My goodness.

Oh, I'm glad
I'm out of that.

Now you wrap that package,
and do it right.

Larry and I are gonna
do a little snooping

to try and find
Tiny's ring.

Yeah, do a little snooping
for me too.

Right.
Okay.

They're wonderful
snoopers. They're...

This is Elmo's locker.

You look around
the place carefully.

See that there's nobody here.
All right.

What's the matter
with you?

I'll search his locker
for the ring.

You stand guard.
Aye, aye, captain.

Lieutenant.

Shh.

Nothing.

Aha.

Must be under
one of these legs here.

[CLANGING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Ah, nothing.

Hey, Larry, Larry.

Fine guard.
Nice time to go to sleep.

Come on.

Something
knocked me dizzy.

You were born that way.

Listen,
I didn't find a thing.

We gotta get these keys
back before he misses 'em.

Come on.

[WHISTLES]
Come on.

[SLAP]
LARRY: Ow!

I don't know
where we can search now.

There must be some--

[HUMMING]

Hey, what's the idea
of the burlap?

That string is an octopus.
It's all over.

Get that finished, and get it
out of the building, will you?

Okay.

Just gotta get a stamp,
and off it goes.

Well, stamp it
and off it.

Off it goes.

It's following me!

Well, hold still,
and it won't follow you.

Ooh.

[GRUNTS]

Oh, look what you did
to my shirt, you!

I'm so...
You, you, you...

[YELLS]
Ugh! Listen, you.

You get those eggs into
the refrigerator right now!

Hm.

Go on!

[GRUNTS]

You almost made me
knock these over.

[GRUNTING]

[CLANG]
Oof!

[CRASHING]

[GRUNTS]

Ooh, raw egg.

I hate raw eggs.

Ew. Larry,
will you help me?

Help him.
He made the mess.

Let him clean it up himself.

Quit stallin'!

I'm not stallin'.
I'm thinkin'.

Hey.

[HUMMING]

What is with this guy?

[SCREAMS]

Whoa!

Doin' something.

[HUMMING]

A frustrated
short-order cook.

This guy must've come
from outer space.

Clean.

Oh! Ooh!

[WHIMPERING]

Ow! Ow! Ow!

[SCREAMING]

I'm having a heart att*ck!

I think I'm having
a heart att*ck!

Take it easy, Joe.

Relax, come on.
Sit down and relax here.

Take it easy.
We better get a doctor.

We don't need a doctor.
I was in the army medical corps.

I saw you on TV.

Be quiet.
Get him a glass of water.

Don't go away.
I won't.

Ooh, ooh, ooh.

[CLEARS THROAT]

I'm so sick.
Here's the water.

Don't touch me.
I'm sterile.

There we are.

Say "ahh."

Ahh.

Say "it's a fraud."

It's a fraaaud.

Weak heart.
Get a new one right away.

Oh, take a mouthful of water,
but don't swallow it.

If you please.

Now say "pink pill."

Pink pill.

Well, that's an involved case
of high water pressure,

but I'll test
his heart anyway.

Pardon me, doctor.

[BLOWING AIR]

[IRREGULAR POPPING SOUNDS]

Must be a little
dust in it.

Where's the rag?

Wait. I'll take care
of that.

[BLOWS AIR]
Ow!

Please.

Doctor, is it serious?

Slight case
of musical cardiac,

rock and roll type.

Lot of fat around the heart and
plenty of it around the head.

Strenuous exercise
is what I recommend.

Good. At lunch, we can take
him downstairs to the gym,

and give him a workout.

I thought we were gonna
look for Tiny's ring.

Ah, but we must take care
of you first.

Oh, you're my pals.

Thank you.
Now close your left eye.

Tilt your head.

[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]

[GROANING]

[BOTH SCREAMING]

Hi, fellas.

Hi, Tiny.
Hey.

Oof!

Hey, what are you
doing here?

You're supposed
to be looking for my ring.

Well, we're gonna
get to work later on it.

Yeah, and I gotta take exercise
because my musical cardiac is--

Oh, Joe,
you're too fat.

Look at your head.

Oh, that has nothing
to do with it.

What you need
is exercise.

Yeah, take care
of that.

Oh, you tell him, Tiny.
Yeah.

Here's what you should do.

[GRUNTING]

[SIGHS]

[PANTING]

Come on, Joe.
You do it.

Yeah, well,
I'll be seeing you.

Joe, come on.
Pick it up!

Pick it up?
I can't even bend.

Oh, come on.
I'll help you.

Come on, Joe.

What do I do?

Get ready to grab it.
Okay.

Up, up we go.

That's it.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[GRUNTING]

Wonderful!

You don't know
your own strength!

Yeah! What are you--
What are you doing over there?

Oh, no!
[THUD]

Moe! Larry!

[TINY GASPS]

JOE:
Tiny!

Oh, are you all right,
honey?

Okay, kid,
get him up there.

[BOTH GRUNT]

Oh, Joe.

Are you all right,
honey?

Hey, there's Elmo.

Let's jump on him
and search him.

No, we'll follow him
after work.

Yeah.
Keep an eye on him.

I'll keep both eyes
on him.

Are you all right,
honey?

I'm all right.
Don't worry, Tiny.

Are you sure?
Don't worry.

Ha. Hey, fatso,
you gotta build those muscles

before you can lift that thing.
Yeah?

And wrestling's
the way to do it.

Hey, wait a minute.
What are you doing?

The headlock.

Oh, he's hurting my Joe.

Take it easy.

See, when I put on pressure,
I flex and stretch my muscles.

You're stretching my skull.

This'll make
a man out of you.

[ELMO GRUNTING]

[BOING]
Ouch!

What's the idea?

You're a crook!

Oh, Joe.

That crook. He made an imprint
of Tiny's key in the soap

and had a
duplicate key made.

Hey, now wait.
You got it all wrong.

Let me at him!
No, Tiny.

Wait a minute.
Hold on.

This is a man's job.

Where will we find one?

Quiet.

Come on, you dirty crook,
give me Tiny's ring,

or I'll let you have it.

I haven't got it.
Oh, yes, you have!

Oh, oh, oh!

[GROANS]

[CUCKOO TWEETS]

Why, that dirty crook.

Let me at him.

Yeah, go get him.

You asked for it,
you crook.

See that?

It was a great fight, Ma,
but I lost.

[CUCKOO TWEETS]

That does it.

Let me at him.

I'm so mad.

Let me at him.
Let go.

Let go of me!
Let go of me!

I'll k*ll him!
Let go of me!

Ooh, she let go of me.

You get him, Tiny.
I'm afraid I'll k*ll him.

[GROWLING]
That's the stuff.

That's the stuff, Tiny.

I'll be
right in back at you,

and all the time
I'll protect you.

No, no, Tiny. No.

Let him have it.

Ooh!

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[PANTING]

[LOUD CRASH]

[LOUD THUMPS]

That'll take care of you,
you crook.

I found it!
I found the ring!

You found the ring!

Yeah, I got it.

Gee, now I won't have to
buy you an engagement ring.

When will you marry me?

Now.
Now.

Now we can hock our ring

and go on a nice honeymoon,
doll face.

[♪♪♪]
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