Where the Pest Begins

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In the fourth of nine Shorts (1944-47) starring Shemp Howard before he replaced his brother Jerry "Curly" Howard in the Three Stooges series, Shemp, in an obvious attempt to get closer his n... Read allIn the fourth of nine Shorts (1944-47) starring Shemp Howard before he replaced his brother Jerry "Curly" Howard in the Three Stooges series, Shemp, in an obvious attempt to get closer his neighbor's wife, Mrs. Batts (Christine McIntyre) that does not go unnoticed by his towering... Read allIn the fourth of nine Shorts (1944-47) starring Shemp Howard before he replaced his brother Jerry "Curly" Howard in the Three Stooges series, Shemp, in an obvious attempt to get closer his neighbor's wife, Mrs. Batts (Christine McIntyre) that does not go unnoticed by his towering-wife (Rebel Randall), volunteers to help Mrs. Batts and her husband (Tom Kennedy) in all ... Read all

Director
- Harry Edwards
Writers
- Edward Bernds
- Russell Malmgren
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6.8/10

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Director
- Harry Edwards
Writers
- Edward Bernds
- Russell Malmgren
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Production number 4034.

Quotes
Jonathan Batts: [after getting knocked to the ground] I wonder if I moved to the wrong side of the track.

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7/10

Once again, Shemp is a very, very annoying guy.

In the 1940s, before he rejoined the Three Stooges (he'd been the third stooge when they were on stage), Shemp Howard made several short films for Columbia. There are two main themes you see in these shorts--either Shemp is seen as a womanizer and his wife or neighbor is out to brain him OR Shemp is a completely annoying and pushy jerk. This is one of the latter films....where he is an insufferable fat-head who drives his poor neighbor (Tom Kennedy) out of his mind! Again and again, Shemp hurts the guy and then acts as if it's Kennedy's fault....not his.

It must have been fun to be Shemp in this one. Again and again, he spreads misery and is extremely pushy. Overall, an enjoyable and mindless short...better than the average Shemp solo film.