"The Robonic Stooges" (1978) TV series

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Creator:

Norman Maurer

Release Date:

28 January 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

The Three Stooges are now bionic secret agents fighting the forces of evil in their own unique style, much to the dismay of their long-suffering boss, Agent 000.

Plot Keywords:

The Three Stooges | Superhero Spoof | Three Stooges Spoof

Cast

Paul Winchell	...	Moe (voice)
Joe Baker	...	Larry (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Curly (voice)
Ross Martin	...	Agent 000 (voice)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Quotes:

Moe: Oh oh, it's 0-0-0.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "The Skatebirds" (1977)

Oh oh, it's O-O-O!

Here's another obscure short-lived gem buried deep in the annals of television history.

"The Three Robonic Stooges" was shown for one year on, I believe, CBS. This was made during the renewed interest in slapstick comedians of yore. Lest we forget, around the same time, the cartoon series, "Baggy Pants and The Nitwits", featured a cat who dressed and walked like Charlie Chaplin. Anyway, the classic team of Moe, Larry and Curly are featured as superhero robots (right down to the long underwear), whose appendages can also extend! In between their internal squabbling, they also went to save the world. My one-line summary above is the line that the stooges would utter whenever their less-than-pleased boss, Agent O-O-O, appears on the telescreen to give them their next assignment, or to give them heck...

Hmmm, to think the government hired these goons to save the world. Maybe Chuck Barris DID work as a political assassin after all...