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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304372548
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 0800198328
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: March 25, 1997
Running Time: 16 minutes
Sales Rank: 24717
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 06, 1949
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
It's known that some Three Stooges shorts were filmed in a single day, and one can imagine that not much creative thought was put into finding new plots--or situations, rather--around which to build the usual routines. Here, for example, we have 'Vagabond Loafers' (1949, number 118 in the Columbia series) in which Moe, Larry, and Shemp re-create 1940's 'A Plumbing We Will Go.' The funniest part features the reactions of the cook (Dudley Dickerson) who announces that dinner will be delayed 'because of rain.' Even the Niagara Falls bursting from the television is reused, but a sub-situation of a stolen painting is added. Here, at least, Shemp knows what a washer is.
'The Pest Man Wins' (1951, number 136) is a remake of the 1936 'Ants in the Pantry' in which the boys create work for their exterminating business by introducing moths, ants, and mice into a wealthy home. When hired to do their job unnoticed by the upper-crust guests, they do just the opposite until the usual pie-throwing routine is none too subtly brought into the film. (The notes on the tape box tell us that pies for these sequences were made from marshmallow, pumpkin, and molasses, because real custard does not stick!)
'Three Dark Horses' (1952, number 142) actually qualifies as satire--political in this case--as the Stooges are hired to vote as delegates for candidate Egger. But when they somehow find out that Egger is a crook, they switch their allegiance to his opponent and have to defend themselves against the outraged ward heelers. Unfortunately, they do not carry the political theme very far, and a good deal of the film is spent on the tired gag of a parrot inside of a turkey they plan to have for dinner. Still, there is good Shemping in all three selections. --Frank Behrens
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Best Three Stooges tape!
This is probably the best Three Stooges tape Columbia has made so far. I wish they would release all of Shemp's films, and some of Joe Besser's. Why release all of Curly's shorts, and not even half of Shemp's?
VAGABOND LOAFERS (1949) is the best short on the tape and my third favorite Three Stooges short. It's a remake of the Curly Classic A-PLUMBING WE WILL GO (1940) and even better than that one. This even has some recycled footage, with a brand new story line of Kenneth MacDonald and ... Read More
Rating: - Vagabond Dark Pests and Horses
VAGABOND LOAFERS (1949) is a remake of the masterpiece Stooge short A PLUMBING WE WILL GO (1940). Remaking that classic could've been one of the worst ideas they ever thought of, but this remake turned out actually great. Despite Shemp copying Curly's maze-of-pipes routine, the rehashed scenes were done well, and the new sub-plot added in with the painting thieves was great. Not as good as the original, but still very good in its own right.
PEST MAN WINS (1951) is another remake, this time ... Read More
Rating: - A must have for Stooge fans!
This video is definitly worth the money because it contains three of the best shorts from the Shemp Howard era. The first short, 'Vagabond Loafers', is about the Stooges work as "The Day and Night Plumbers" at a fancy party and try to stop a painting theft. The second short on this video, 'Pest Man Wins', is about the Stooges work as exterminators who get a job by planting mice, moths, etc. at a fancy custard party. The third short, 'Three Dark Horses', is about the Stooges who work for a campain manager. ... Read More
Rating:  - Three lesser-known episodes with Shemp. Fun for fans.
These particular shorts may not be as well known as other Stooge comedies, even though two of these titles have familiar plots that were often used by the team. VAGABOND LOAFERS has the Stooges as plumbers who run afoul of art thieves in a mansion. In PEST MAN WINS they invade another mansion, this time as exterminators who bring their own pests. This one ends in a pie fight that will be recognized instantly by Stooge fans (this is Shemp's only pie battle). THREE DARK HORSES has a topical twist, with the ... Read More
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