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 From Monica Jones: Larry was the innocent one, who never
understood things. He really got clobbered a lot for doing silly stuff. Never looked behind himself. He was funny though.
From John Roberts:
My favorite Larry moment has to be in "So Long, Mr. Chumps" (1941), at the end of the film. The boys land in prison, breaking rocks, which they accomplish by Larry placing
them on Curly's head while Moe whacks them with a sledge hammer. On the third rock, which Larry is obviously having a little trouble lifting, Curly stops them and says, "Wait a minute, that's
a real one. I'm no fool." Both Moe and Larry break character, and Larry grins insanely. It is a testament to director Jules White
that what most studios would have considered an out-take was released, rather than winding up on the cutting room floor.
From Bob Kruchinski: Hey, I've been watching the Stooges for a
long time now, but just recently I have realized that I am a Larry-holic. I never really payed much attention to him, but lately I have been watching his antics. I even donated to the Larry Fine
Mural fun, which was for the people who painted a giant mural of Larry in Philadelphia. Here's my favorite things that Larry does.
1. His odd eating habits. Did you ever notice what he eats, especially in the ones where they clash with high
society? He eats flowers!! And he looks ridiculous putting salt etc. on them! 2. His hair! How can you not love the
hair? I love when Moe pulls it and Larry's eyes bug out. LOL. I also love when Moe pulls his hair back and slaps
the bald spot, hilarious!! 3. I also like the funny little jokes he adds to the act like, "I don't snore! I stayed up all
night last night to see if I did, and I didn't!" Well, just thought I'd share this with my other Larry-holics. Oh, by the way, I also think it's very funny when Larry plays the violin!
From Paul Smith:
My particular favorite moment with Larry occurs in Malice in the Palace where Larry acts as the cook in the restaurant preparing a meal. It also
appears to the customers, as well as, Shemp and Moe that he is preparing both cat and dog as the main course. When it comes time to serve the dinner, Larry utters
these immortal words "Hot Dog! When it comes to cooking, I'm the cat's meow!" The next time you view Malice in the Palace, watch both the energy and the restraint with
which Larry plays this scene and the phenomenal support he gets from Shemp, Moe and the other actors involved in this wonderful combination of solo and ensemble comedic work.
From Bob Kruchinski:
Hey, I've been watching the Stooges for a long time now, but just recently I have realized that I am a Larry-holic. I never really payed much
attention to him, but lately I have been watching his antics. I even donated to the Larry Fine Mural fun, which was for the people who painted a giant mural of Larry in
Philadelphia. Here's my favorite things that Larry does. 1. His odd eating habits. Did you ever notice what he eats, especially in the ones where they clash with high
society? He eats flowers!! And he looks ridiculous putting salt etc. on them! 2. His
hair! How can you not love the hair? I love when Moe pulls it and Larry's eyes bug out. LOL. I also love when Moe
pulls his hair back and slaps the bald spot, hilarious!! 3. I also like the funny little jokes he adds to the act like, "I
don't snore! I stayed up all night last night to see if I did, and I didn't!" Well, just thought I'd share this with my
other Larry-holics. Oh, by the way, I also think it's very funny when Larry plays the violin!
From Vanessa L: I have always though that Larry was the funniest stooge. Curly was also very funny, and I thought Moe
was funny when he would actually get hurt from one of the other stooges. I have recently become a stooge fan. By just looking at Larry makes me laugh. His frizzy hair, and his constant
toleration of abuse from Moe. Whenever he gets poked in the eyes, or slapped, it is funny to watch his reaction. The way he grabs his face in pain, and as well as the expression on his
face. My favorite episode with Larry is (I might be wrong on the title of the episode) "Scheming Schemers", where they are all plumbers who go and try to find the ring that fell down a sink.
(This one is the one with Shemp in it). Moe gets his hand stuck down the drain. When Moe gets his hand free, Larry asks: "Is your hand alright?". Moe says "I don't know", then Moe pokes
Larry in the eyes. Larry (without first reacting to the attack) says "It's all right" (talking about Moe's hand). Larry then (after about 3 seconds) reacts with "OW!!", and then
grabs his face. Yet another favorite comes from the same episode, in a pie fight. Larry accidently smashes Moe in
the back of the head with a pie. Of course then Larry pleads to Moe that it was simply an accident and that he
didn't mean it. Moe threatens to hit Larry in the face with the pie, when all of a sudden Larry ducks down, covers
his eyes, and says "Oh no you don't". With his eyes still covered, and Moe ducked down with Larry with the pie
ready in his hand, Larry asks "Are you there Moe"? Moe says "No, I just left". Well, Larry believes him, uncovers
his eyes, and gets the pie right in the face!!!!! When I first saw that, I re-wound it 3 million times, and watched it
over and over!!! I still can't get enough of it!!! They are all so funny!! But poor Larry is the funniest when he gets
picked on. I will never stop watching those stooges. I am so happy there is a station around here that still plays them. I never skip a night of watching them!!!
From Rob Rothman:
In light of your "Porcupine" feature, I'd like to put in a word on behalf of Larry. Consider, for
example, the image of Moe poking Curly in the eye, bopping Shemp with a sledgehammer, or getting a face full of
grease. All very funny scenes, yes, but they are made all the funnier by the presence of Larry, observing the whole
operation with a pained expression on his face, not quite understanding what is going on yet aware of his own
powerlessness in the face of an insane world. I believe that there is a famous painting which contains a crowd
scene. Legend has it that any viewer, if he looks long enough, can find his own face in the crowd, symbolizing that
we are all present in the scene. That is the role that Larry fulfills.. it is through Larry that we are all present at the
scene of the Stooges' mayhem. Larry is an essential element in what makes the Stooges so funny because he represents the Stooge in us all!
From Paul Brown:
In the short where the boys are firemen, Curly gets all the attention with his horse contraption,
but Larry is great. After hearing the alarm clock again, after sending Larry up to quiet it, Moe says "What did you
go upstairs to do?" Larry replies, with a shy downward glance, "I forgot to turn it off, I feel so silly!" and Moe knocks
him back up the fire pole. Larry didn't have as many memorable lines as the other Stooges but to me he was the glue that held the whole Stooge concept together.
From Maureen Malloy:
Among my favorite Larry scenes are any ones in which he plays the violin, such as
"Disorder in the Court" where he's playing and catches that hideous toupee on his bow - "A tarantula!" "Rhythm
and Weep" also has Larry playing while repeatedly hitting Moe in the face with his bow hand. I also love the
scenes in "Restless Knights" in which Larry wears the leopard-skin wrestling outfit - very cute. And I also enjoy
seeing him in pajamas. I love all the Stooges, but it's Larry who keeps me watching my
tapes over and over again.
From Steven Korab:
My favorite Larry line was in the short where they are paid to vote for Hammond Egger. After
much celibration, Moe and Larry were picking up confetti. Moe asks Larry what he was going to do with all of his
money. Larry said he was going to buy a boat. Moe asks, "Are you going fishing?" Larry replies "Yes". Moe asks,
"Doe you have worm?" Larry replies, "Yes but I'm going anyway."
From Mike Pennell:
I think my favorite Larry scene is a bit where words aren't even spoken. It's the scene in
"Mutts To You" where Moe and Larry are seen finishing up the task of washing a dalmatian in their psuedo-car
wash dog washing business. Larry has just finished applying perfume on the dog, and he's enjoying the scent from
the bottle of perfume. Moe walks up and Larry flashes Moe the craziest grin I've ever seen! Moe subsequently smacks Larry across the chops. My sides split every time I see this!
From Shimster:
Some of my favorite Larry scenes include: when{in Disorder in the court}he takes the gum off of
Moe's noise, stomps on it and howls like tarzan and excites the entire coutroom. I've always thought this as one of
Larry's finest points. another one is in a scene where Larry is watching two armor clad knights fight{during
medieval times}Larry begins to get all excited, punching the air like he's watching a real boxing match{which we all
know he loved}then after they knock each other out, Moe and Shemp come in, and begin to mourn over a supposed
Larry. they then do the-"if i could see him again, i would never hit 'em again"{or something like it}then Larry comes
out of the background and asks"really Moe". Moe then smacks him. I love it
From David Marrione:
To me,the obvious best scenes,are the early shorts where youth is on the boys'sides,and they could romp,smack,poke and fall and the consequences they gave one another looked a lot more genuine.I'm
sure many agree with this point of view. My favorite "Larry" scenes are those of this time period where his hair
was just uncontrolably wild. To me,his looks and expressions was his dialogue whenever he was in the background
looking on! Some of his best moments were "Ants In The Pantry" where the boys are exterminators and bring their
own supply of rodents. There's also an early short where the boys seem to all be strangers to one another and just
happen to meet at a diner where Larry plays the violin tune of "Pop Goes The Weasel" & Curly goes
bonkers.Larry's facial expressions are priceless every time Curly goes haywire. And,last but not least,who can
forget "Moe,Larry-the Cheese!" Larry always looks as if he's really grossed out as he watches Curly.
From Richard M Wright:
Larry has always been my favorite Stooge. Not because he was the funniest (though he WAS very much so,) but because he seemed to be the nicest Stooge. Unlike Moe, who was naturally belligerant,
or Curly, who went out of his way to cause mischief, Larry always seemed to just be the nice guy trying to do the
right thing - but which often went wrong. He often received Moe's wrath, but usually undeservedly so - unlike Curly.
So I guess I've always liked Larry as he was kind of the underdog. Maybe he represents the average guy more
than the others. He usually tried to do the right thing - but got screwed for it anyway. I think my favorite Larry
scene is where (I don't know the name of the movie) Curly is a boxer, but he can only fight effectively and win when
he hears the tune, "Pop Goes the Weasal." Larry usually accompanies Curly's fights with the tune played on the
violin (what else?), but on the day of the big fight, Larry's violin is broken (by Curly being thrown on it - and Larry - in
the stands) by his opponet. Larry then searches madly on the streets for a substitute. He finds a radio (the size of
Kansas) playing the tune, and rushes madly back to the fight arena with it (what an extension cord!!!!) Only by the time he reaches ringside, the tune is over, wherein Moe bops him good for his
well-intentioned, but ill-fated effort. I consider that the definitive Larry scene. It so well sums up his long time role as a Stooge.
From Dave Schwartz:
I've always enjoyed watching Larry. Some episodes I will just focus on Larry the entire
time, just to see what he is doing while Moe and Curly are doing their thing. It must have been very difficult to do
what he did, which is to be there, in every scene, but not get in the way of what was going on and to always look
like he was paying attention. He had great facial expressions and never got in the way of the other Stooges. He was very important to the success of the Stooges.
From Jim Knusch:
When one thinks of the Three Stooges, the next sounds that usually come out of one's mouth
are, "Spread out; remind me to moider you later;recede; Hey Moe, Where'd you get the fur coat?; Hey, dis toimite
looks like Moe!; Hey kid, sometimes I think you've got a part of a brain; I'll take boint toast and a rotten egg...I've
got a tapewoim and dat's good enough for him; How come he goes crazy when he ses a mouse? 'Cause his fadder
was a rat; et cetra, ad nausem." Now which line was Larry's? Yea, Larry often dined on boint toast. Other Larry
lines can include, "Hey, what the hey?; I'm gonna catch a fish, fish is brain food (to which Moe would add, "You
oughta catch a whale"); I hope the soup's good; Hey Moe I got him, he was right here! Was that you?" and after
moidering a flea ("Oh, He Got Me!") between an anvil and an iron (topping his famous coifure with an 'Official
Inspector' hat), "Let that be a lesson to you." Moe was the dominant one, Curly was the lovable one but Larry made
it the perfect threesome. He seemed to be there simply to help out in no matter what was happening, rarely
initiating any activity on his own. There exists a Larry Fine Archives. In my own archives I have a recording of one
of the many songs that he wrote,'She Knew Her Onions.' Larry deinitely knew more than his onions. He know how to make us laugh.
From Tom Alstott:
Larry isn't the most famous stooge, but he plays a very important role to the group. He does
many silly things that can make people hysteric. Like in "Disorder In the Court", while Larry plays his violin, his
bow catches a man's toupee and exclaimes "A Tarantula!"! Also, in "Rythm & Weep", Larry's violin bow keeps
hitting Moe in the head. I really think Larry is extremely funny when he gets his hands on a violin.
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