Heavenly Daze

A very funny stooge short. It's hilarious to see Shemp dish out some punishment to both Moe and Larry without them being able to retaliate. Shemp is very mischievous in this episode as he is in many stooge shorts which is one of the many reasons that he is my favorite stooge of all time. It's very upsetting that TV stations do not have the rights to many other great stooge episodes, IE Scrambled Brains, Dopey Dicks, Mummies Dummies, Three Arabian Nuts, Pardon My Clutch, etc etc. It's a shame that new fans don't get to see the entire collection of Stooge shorts to truly appreciate them. Thankfully, some of these "missing" episodes are available on tape, but there are quite a few that are unattainable. Anyways, long live the stooges. SHEMP RULES!!!

Who's to say what goes on in the mind of a stooge like Shemp Howard. At the pearly gates of heaven, Uncle Mortimer informs Shemp that he can't gain entry until he goes back to earth to reform his mischievous cousins, Moe and Larry.

Of course, the hook here is that Moe and Larry can't see Shemp, which leads to some hilarious setups of Shemp dishing out some abuse on Moe for a change (and Larry). Shemp also finds time to frighten the boys butler--a role I've always enjoyed being played by the great Sam McDaniel, who nearly steals every scene he is in (says which).

But alas, this was all just a dream & Shemp takes a pie to the kisser to end this wonderful short....

HEAVENLY DAZE is my favorite Three Stooges short. I am only 12 years old, but I'm a big fan of the Stooges. In the short, Shemp learns he can't get into heaven until he reforms Moe and Larry. Shemp is my favorite stooge. HEAVENLY DAZE is a great short. You won't be disappointed.

My rating: A

Thanks much to METV and "Shemptember." This one is 100 percent Shemp.

Shemp up and dies! He goes to Heaven... however... before he's let through the gates he must REFORM slick sales guys Moe and Larry. Can it be done?

The con job; Moe and Larry are selling a revolutionary pen that can write under whipped cream??? According to notes, this was a take-off on the famous fountain pens of the day that could write under water. The fact was, some did and some DIDN'T. Sooo Shemp has to return to earth (as a spirit) and sabotage Moe and Larry's sales schtick any which way he can.

Hilarious stuff, well written by comedy writer Zion Myers, a former director. One of his last scripts, passing suddenly the same year. Vernon Dent has the absolute best character name, called I. Fleecem. Symona Boniface returns to bug the Stooges, and look for Sam McDaniel, usually playing cooks and porters.

FYI: Behind the scenes Moe nearly strangled producer and director Jules White for promising nothing would happen to Larry when a pen was thrown at his face. The pen actually hit and gashed his forehead, requiring bandages. Needles to say, Edward Bernds directed their next film.

The password is Cucamonga, as in Rancho Cucamonga.

Believe it or not, this funny episode inspired Alfred Hitchcock's tv writers, who wrote a very similar story for his show in the 50s, featuring British actor John Williams -- wearing white wings!

10 Stars for the one and only Shemp.

Always on remastered Columbia dvd. Box sets via decades; 30s, 40s and 50s episodes.

If "Heavenly Daze" isn't my favorite short, it's damn close to the top. The ever-underrated Shemp Howard shines in this film. I always bust a gut on the scenes in the stooges "new" digs when Shempie is scaring Moe & Larry's butler to death (played hysterically by Sam McDaniel who nearly steals every scene himself). A definite stooge classic I recommend to anyone with a funny-bone.

10/10