The New 3 Stooges

This animated series featured new live-action segments with the classic comedy trio of Moe, Larry, and Curly-Joe, interspersed with animated adventures where they played heroic characters like "Hokey" the caveman and "Ripper" the spaceman. The live-action segments typically involved the Stooges getting into their signature slapstick situations, often with a recurring narrator.

The New 3 Stooges aimed to revive the classic slapstick comedy of its stars for a new generation, blending live-action with animation. While it captured the familiar antics of Moe, Larry, and Curly-Joe, its critical reception was mixed, often seen as a nostalgic but somewhat dated attempt to update their brand, with the animation segments receiving varying opinions.

• Nostalgic appeal for fans of the original Three Stooges.

• The blend of live-action and animation was an experimental approach for the trio.

• Seen by some as a weaker iteration compared to their classic shorts.

Google audience: Audience reception is primarily from fans who appreciate the continuation of the Stooges' classic humor, though some find the animation less engaging than their earlier work.

This series marked the final television appearance of Larry Fine, who suffered a stroke during production and was replaced by a different actor, Joe Kent, in some of the later episodes, though he is credited as Larry Fine for the series.