After breaking with Healy, the trio of Moe, Curly, and Larry, now officially called The Three Stooges, signed a contract with Columbia Pictures. Many of the Three Stooges funniest shorts were ...

nose twisting and head bonking of Curly, Larry, Moe and the so-called fourth Stooge − Shemp. Most Stooge revivals feature Curly and give only a passing nod to Shemp. Perhaps for good reason.