Ep 10. The Three Troubledoers

In this episode of Three Stooges Collection season 5, entitled "The Three Troubledoers," Moe, Larry, and Curly find themselves unwittingly mixed up in a feud between two rival families. The episode opens with the Stooges as door-to-door salesmen, peddling a range of useless items to unsuspecting homeowners. Their latest target is a gun-toting man who mistakes them for his long-lost cousins, the McGraw brothers. The Stooges try to explain the mix-up, but the man insists they come home with him to meet his family.

Once there, the trio discovers that the man's family, the Hatfields, are feuding with their neighbors, the McCoys. The Stooges humorously try to stay out of the family's internal conflict, but they are inevitably drawn in when they receive information that the Hatfields plan to ambush the McCoys. In their misguided attempts to warn the McCoys, the Stooges end up at the bottom of a cliff, where they befriend a friendly Native American who offers to help them.

The Three Stooges hatch a plan to stop the Hatfield-McCoy feud once and for all, although their plan inevitably goes awry, leading to a wild and hilarious confrontation that sees the two families ultimately making peace.

As with nearly all Three Stooges episodes, "The Three Troubledoers" consists of a series of slapstick gags, silly misunderstandings, and physical mishaps. The episode sees the Stooges using a range of absurd disguises to infiltrate the Hatfield clan, including one memorable scene in which they dress up as laundry women and hilariously bumble their way through a laundry job, using everything from irons to a bed sheet to flatten clothes.

While the humor in the episode can be somewhat crude and lowbrow, it's clear why the Three Stooges remain iconic nearly a century after their debut. Their physical comedy is expertly choreographed and requires a great deal of skill and precision. The Three Stooges are also adept at playing off one another's strengths and weaknesses, with Moe serving as the leader, Larry as the dopey sidekick, and Curly as the wild card with a penchant for bizarre vocalizations and facial expressions.

Overall, "The Three Troubledoers" is an entertaining and highly comedic installment of the Three Stooges Collection. While its humor may not be to everyone's taste, it's impossible not to appreciate the incredible chemistry and physical comedy skills of the Three Stooges. Fans of the show will undoubtedly enjoy this classic episode, which showcases the Stooges in top form and delivers plenty of laughs from start to finish.