Ep 21. Three Smart Saps

In Three Smart Saps, the Three Stooges find themselves in yet another ridiculous scenario when they stumble upon an abandoned baby. The boys immediately take it upon themselves to care for the infant, all while getting into their patented slapstick shenanigans.

The episode begins with the Stooges working as salesmen for a baby furniture store. In a stroke of bad luck, they end up losing their jobs and are left out on the streets. As they wander around aimlessly, they hear a baby crying and follow the sound to an abandoned park bench.

There they find a baby in a basket, and after trying unsuccessfully to locate the parents, they decide to take the baby to their apartment and care for it themselves. The Stooges soon discover that raising a baby is no easy task, and their ineptitude leads to a series of hilarious mishaps.

Moe, the self-proclaimed "parental authority," insists that they raise the baby using his strict upbringing methods, which include constant yelling and hitting. However, despite his best efforts, the baby remains fussy and uncooperative.

Meanwhile, Larry and Curly take on the task of feeding the baby, but things quickly spiral out of control. In one particularly memorable scene, they attempt to cook the baby a bottle of milk, but end up with a pot of boiling water and a block of ice.

As if things weren't chaotic enough, the Stooges are also being pursued by a trio of gangsters who are after a valuable diamond that the baby's parents left with them for safekeeping. The gangsters track the Stooges to their apartment and a wild chase scene ensues.

In the end, the baby's parents are found and the diamond is returned, but not before the Stooges have wreaked havoc on everything in sight. The episode ends with the Stooges returning the baby to its rightful owners and going back to their job hunting, no better off than when they started.

Overall, Three Smart Saps is a classic Three Stooges episode full of physical comedy, misguided attempts at responsibility, and slapstick humor. It's a lighthearted and amusing look at the trio's antics and a great representation of the kind of humor that made them a beloved comedy team for generations.