Tim_Tex wrote:
It was Curly --> Shemp --> Joe Besser --> Joe DeRita.
Though not an official Stooge, Emil Sitka "succeeded" Larry Fine in 1970.
Technically, it was Shemp, Curly, Shemp, Joe, Curly Joe. Shemp replaced his replacement.
Shemp is my favorite Stooge, by the way. Surely I'm not alone on this?
I also think Joe and Curly Joe are unfairly overlooked, but they're certainly the "worst" two Stooges. It would have been interesting to see Emil Sitka's "Harry," but the act was dead at that point.