the real irony be this represent joe besser be a top notch comedian and in other situation away from the stooge . he have a definite track record for be very funny and clever . moe and larry and shemp have actually know him or at least of him for many year and like his work . so what on earth be go on when he join the troop a the third stooge . obviously and nothing . in most of these late stooge era short and more often than not and the boy be pit against each other or joe against the other two and this be not accurate stooge etiquette . one for all and all for one and every man for himself and to quote curly from restless knight . one thing about a good comedy team and laurel and hardy and abbott and costello and the marx brother and no matter how much they all try to take advantage of each other or slap each other around and when the chip be actually down and they stick together and come to each other aid . in this particular one and none of that happen . it almost like watch a dog fight a one try to cheat the others or be mean and nasty and and not for comedic effect either . one might assume that there be something behind the scene go on here and art imitates life . maybe there really be hence why besser do not stay very long with moe and larry . just look at the history of the other team and tell me i be wrong .