Ep 23. Sing A Song Of Six Pants
- TV-PG
- October 30, 1947
- 17 min
The Three Stooges Collection season 5 episode 23, titled "Sing A Song Of Six Pants", features Larry, Moe and Curly as owners of a tailor shop struggling to keep their business afloat. Their rival, the crooked Mr. Wade, tries to sabotage their shop so that he can buy it and turn it into a profitable rival business. The episode is full of classic Three Stooges slapstick humor, with the trio getting into a variety of silly and dangerous situations as they try to turn their business around.
The episode begins with Larry, Moe and Curly struggling to make ends meet as tailors. They are on the verge of closing their shop when a man named Benson comes in and offers them a job. Benson works at a bank, and he needs the Three Stooges to rob the bank after hours so that he can collect the insurance money and pay off his debts. The Stooges reluctantly agree, and they come up with a plan to impersonate a string quartet and get into the bank after hours. However, things quickly go awry when they get stuck in a vent and have to make a noisy escape.
After their failed robbery attempt, the Stooges are more determined than ever to make their tailoring business a success. However, they soon learn that their rival Mr. Wade is trying to sabotage them at every turn. Wade is a wealthy and crooked businessman who wants to buy the Stooges' shop and turn it into a successful rival business. He sends his henchman Rocky to steal a valuable tuxedo, which the Stooges have been working on for a wealthy client. The trio chases Rocky down and retrieves the tuxedo, but they are left with the realization that they need to come up with a new plan to save their business.
The Stooges decide to advertise their tailoring services by singing a jingle on a local radio station. They convince a struggling songwriter named Bonnie to write the jingle for them, and they spend the day practicing their singing and performing. The jingle is a big hit, and the Stooges' shop is flooded with customers. However, Mr. Wade is not happy about their success, and he sets out to ruin their jingle by hiring a group of thugs to impersonate the Three Stooges and perform a terrible rendition of their song at a public event. The real Stooges learn about the scheme and rush to the event to stop the imposters, leading to a chaotic and hilarious confrontation.
As the episode comes to a close, Larry, Moe and Curly are finally experiencing some success with their tailoring business. They have even managed to land a famous client, a woman named Madame Ah-dik. However, as they are working on her dress, they accidentally sew her into it, leading to another classic Three Stooges moment of slapstick humor. Despite their mishaps, the Stooges' shop is saved, and they continue to live their lives as bumbling but lovable tailors.
In "Sing A Song Of Six Pants", viewers get to experience all of the classic Three Stooges humor that has made them beloved for generations. From the trio's ridiculous attempts at robbery to their musical performance and everything in between, this episode is filled with non-stop laughs and physical comedy. Fans of the Three Stooges will not want to miss this hilarious installment in the series.