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Anybody Here remember these guys? Posted by jacque on January 31, 2026, 6:44 am The Bowery Boys? A Jack of all trades is master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. ... And many thanks for the masters in skill for setting our standard of work to instill.

Never really watched them. Posted by greenman on February 1, 2026, 8:29 am, in reply to "Anybody Here remember these guys?" Valued Poster I watched Laurel and Hardy, then got into Harold Lloyd and the Marx Bros., then the Stooges. Never saw a lot of these guys, nor Chaplain or Keaton either for that matter (shame on me!). Some Abbott & Costello. Such a golden age of comedy, though, largely thanks to Vaudeville. RESIST!

Harold Lloyd was the best. Posted by Trudy on February 1, 2026, 11:34 am, in reply to "Never really watched them." Valued Poster Much better than Chaplin. Never cared too much for slapstick like the Stooges and Laurel and Hardy. Loved Abbot and Costello tho. Feel free to disagree. Everyone has the right to be wrong - Even me.

Oddly, per the Stooges Posted by greenman on February 1, 2026, 1:36 pm, in reply to "Harold Lloyd was the best." ..they used to say only men liked the Stooges. My ex-wife was a HUGE fan, much more than me. I just enjoyed the absurdity. I had never HEARD of Harold Lloyd until our local PBS station started playing his films years ago. I’m like ‘Who IS this guy?’ My parents remembered him, of course. Like Keaton, he did a lot of his own stunt work. My ex also loved W.C. Fields, who was also brilliant. His loathing of children and pets made him a great curmudgeon. And let’s not forget Mae West! Press: ‘Miss West, do you smoke after sex?’ Mae: ‘I don’t know, I’ve never looked…’ RESIST!

I loved the Stooges too! My favorite was Curly. Posted by Sia on February 1, 2026, 1:49 pm, in reply to "Oddly, per the Stooges" ADMIN I used to watch them on Saturday morning reruns with one brother and one sister who both loved them too. My parents didn't much like them and didn't want us watching them, me in particular since I was young enough to think their stunts were harmless and maybe try to copy them. (Bud & Cynthia told me they were staged, which only made it more fun for me since I first thought they were far too mean to each other and didnt much care for them.) However, my folks weren't home for a bit and 2 of my siblings were taking care of me so we all watched them together. They let me watch with the agreement that I wouldn't tell on them.

Hah! Posted by greenman on February 1, 2026, 2:04 pm, in reply to "I loved the Stooges too! My favorite was Curly. " Valued Poster Me too, although Moe was a close second. Shemp was very good; he’d been the third Stooge in Vaudeville, but didn’t want to do movie shorts, so Curly took the job. After Curly eventually had a stroke, Shemp came to their aid again and did some funny stuff. He looked a lot like Moe. RESIST!

Did you know that Curly was considered a ladies man? Posted by Sia on February 1, 2026, 4:56 pm, in reply to "Hah!" He got around! Quite the opposite of his bumbling persona.

Oh yeah, he liked the ladies! Posted by greenman on February 1, 2026, 5:49 pm, in reply to "Did you know that Curly was considered a ladies man? " Valued Poster Quite the dancer, actually. Not clumsy at all - except on purpose! RESIST!

Very well indeed. Posted by Trudy on January 31, 2026, 9:34 pm, in reply to "Anybody Here remember these guys?" Valued Poster Their relative innocence mocks us. I just recently watched the one with Cagney - can't remember what it was called - and enjoyed it thoroughly. Feel free to disagree. Everyone has the right to be wrong - Even me.

Re: Very well indeed. EDIT Posted by jacque on February 1, 2026, 1:51 am, in reply to "Very well indeed. " Oh yeah The Origin story. Angels With Dirty Faces. with "Dead End Kids" as teens. I remember them most as Bowery Boys. When I was a kid I used to watch them on late Sunday Mornings, before football at noon. One of our 3 local stations would air the Bowery Boys movies as well as, Laurel and Hardy, Stooges , Marx Bros, Little Rascals, Abbott and Costello, Old Classic Comedy etc. I always thought of the boys as grown up rascals and they reminded me of my uncles and their friends. Edit: After thinking about it. It used to be a CBS station that aired it. Wow! How things have changed! Not?!?! A Jack of all trades is master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. ... And many thanks for the masters in skill for setting our standard of work to instill.

Yeah. I haven't found Bowery Boys on Youtube yet. Posted by Trudy on February 1, 2026, 2:00 am, in reply to "Re: Very well indeed. " Valued Poster I used to watch them on cable in MO, but haven't had or wanted cable since then. Youtube has a pretty good variety, but alas, none of the best of the best. You can find Cary Grant, but not The Philadelphia Story, for example. Anyway, yes, all of those were part of my childhood too. Also, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Mae West. Today's movies are tech marvels and acting wizards, but the innocence and charm of the old ones still has value. Feel free to disagree. Everyone has the right to be wrong - Even me.

Of Course! All you mentioned are definetly Icons even in their day. Posted by jacque on February 1, 2026, 3:52 am, in reply to "Yeah. I haven't found Bowery Boys on Youtube yet. " Valued Poster It's interesting how art reflects life in any era? Eh? A Jack of all trades is master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. ... And many thanks for the masters in skill for setting our standard of work to instill.

Nope. Friends of yours? (chuckle) Posted by Sia on January 31, 2026, 9:19 pm, in reply to "Anybody Here remember these guys?" ADMIN

I actually LOL'd when I read this. Posted by jacque on February 1, 2026, 1:55 am, in reply to "Nope. Friends of yours? (chuckle)" Valued Poster Pretty close. I definitely grew up with them. And later their descendants as classmates and peers. LOL A Jack of all trades is master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. ... And many thanks for the masters in skill for setting our standard of work to instill.

I'm glad you enjoyed it and had a laugh Posted by Sia on February 1, 2026, 5:29 pm, in reply to "I actually LOL'd when I read this." ADMIN

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