Once upon a time, the legendary Three Stooges made a weird Western comedy movie that featured Adam "Batman" West in the lead.

On Oct. 15, 1966, at the height of their popularity, the Three Stooges performed at the Worcester Memorial Auditorium.

However, Moe and Larry, no longer under obligation to Columbias Besser, found a more suitable replacement with Joe DeRita. The Three Stooges continued to see success with television and feature ...

While I’ve seen just about every Three Stooges short over the years ... Shemp was replaced by Joe Besser, a chubby, genteel fellow who, ironically, didn’t like to be hit.