I'm really not in the mood for any violence, that is, unless The Stooges are in charge... Today we gots a great little episode where our boys get caught up in a plot to overthrow King Arthur by the Black Prince and his pal.
Besides the Stooges, we have Christine McIntyre as Princess Elaine, Jock Mahoney (look how his name's spelled on the title card!) as Cedric the Blacksmith, Philip Van Zandt as The Black Prince and Vernon Dent as King Arthur. Wowzers, what a lineup!!
So, the boys get a visit from some of the king's soldiers, they're looking for Cedric the Blacksmith because of his love for Princess Elaine. The Stooges try to kid around with the soldiers only to receive a 3-face slap from one of them before they leave.
Cedric was hiding in the back room, when he tells them his story, the Stooges ban together with the blacksmith to help him win his princess. Cedric has strong hands!
Besides getting conked in the head by Shemp, Moe also gets a mouthful of fiddle from Larry as they serenade Cedric's beloved Elaine.
But, The Black Prince hears the commotion and chases the guys away. He goes to King Arthur and tells him that some men were outside Elaine's window, serenading her. So, the king decides to put Elaine in another room and he'll sleep in her room in case they came back!
Just as the king is ready to hit the sack, he hears gravel hitting the window. He goes over, opens the window and gets hit in the head with a big rock with a love note on it...
There's still no response from Elaine so Shemp's chosen to climb the trellis to her room. After Shemp steps all over Moe's face, he gets into the room and thinks Elaine is under the covers. Shemp starts telling 'Elaine' that her dad is an ugly old sour puss, then slaps the covers hard as he cracks himself up! Needless to say, the king's getting really angry!!
Well, wouldn't you know it, Cedric and the boys end up behind bars. They are all scheduled to be beheaded by the king's executioner there, sharpening his chopper!
The boys get a going away gift from Elains, a loaf of bread that rattles when shaken. There are a chisel, a hack saw and a sledge hammer inside! So, they work away but get nowhere with their escape. As they plan their next move, the door to their cell open up. Larry says brrr, there's a cold draft coming from somewhere!
The boys get Cedric out of his cell and they vamoose the joint! You gotta throw in one of these Scooby-Doo chase scenes every now and again!
Moe ducks into a room where he overhears The Black Prince and his buddy discussing killing the king and stealing the throne, and then the prince will marry Elaine...
The boys put on armour and go to Elaine to tell her about the plot to kill her father. Elaine and the Stooges pledge their help to each other to expose the prince.
The boys find out that the recaptured Cedric is to be beheaded at the sound of the trumpets, so they toss a pile of fruit into the trumpets before they can play. The trumpeters blow with all their might until the dam breaks, the prince and his pal get sprayed with pieces of mushy fruit!
The prince is exposed and the guards take him away, for good! The king announces that Cedric and Elaine are to be wed, it's a happy time in the old kingdom!
We couldn't finish without Shemp getting hit with the biggest hunk of crap! Tune in Wednesday when Eegah!! will throw you another bone, here at The Dungeon!!..
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I was trying to explain the Three Stooges to a youngster yesterday, and I had to resort to a few WOO WOO WOOs, a WHY YOUUUs! and some NYUK NYUK NYUKs! And a couple of fake eye-pokes and head-bonks!
Man oh man, we had it ALL growing up with the Stooges, didn't we!?
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