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'''''Goof on the Roof''''' is the 152nd short subject starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team the [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between 1934 and 1959.
'''''Goof on the Roof''''' is the 152nd [[short film|short subject]] released by [[Columbia Pictures]] in [[1953 in film|1953]] starring [[United States|American]] [[slapstick]] comedy team [[The Three Stooges]] ([[Moe Howard]], [[Larry Fine]] and [[Shemp Howard]]). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The Stooges receive news that their roommate and pal Bill ([[Frank Mitchell (actor)|Frank Mitchell]]) is getting married. They will soon be moving out of the house so that Bill's new lover can move in. As a favor of gratitude, the Stooges decide to install Bill's brand new television antenna. The project goes into chaos, however, when they eventually destroy the home.
The Stooges receive news that their roommate and friend Bill ([[Frank Mitchell (actor)|Frank Mitchell]]) is getting married. They will soon be moving out of the house so that Bill's new lover can move in. As a favor of gratitude, the Stooges decide to install Bill's brand new television antenna. The project goes into chaos, however, when they eventually destroy the home.

During the chaos, Moe attempts to eat a sandwich. At first he tries a jelly sandwich, but it's ruined by Shemp spilling water on the floor. Then Moe tries making a cheese sandwich. When he turns around to get a drink, the cheese is knocked off the counter by an identically looking bar of soap. (Thrown away by an angry Shemp.) Moe, not realizing the switch, slices the soap into a sandwich and eats that with a bottle of vinegar.

The Stooges destroy the house in various ways:
*Moe, angry at Larry using a match to look for a missing control knob, accidentally starts a fire inside a wall with the same match. His attempt to put the destroyed TV set back together fails when he leaves pieces out. Later, he gets electrocuted when he attempts to put a live electrical plug back into a wall with a metal screwdriver.
*Larry accidentally bends the control knob from the TV. In trying to repair it, by hammering on a wall, it falls inside the wall. He creates several gaping holes trying to retrieve it. Then, trying to help put out the fire, he spills water all over the floor.
*Shemp repeatedly spills water on the floor. Then accidentally destroys a priceless vase. While getting Bill’s new TV ready he accidentally loses his “valuable [[Cracker Jack]] ring" in it. He takes the entire set apart before finally retrieving it. Then as he is trying to install the TV antenna using a blunt axe, he destroys the chimney before creating a hole in the roof and falling through it.


When Bill's new wife ([[Maxine Gates]]) comes home to see the mess, all hell breaks loose, and Bill is single as quickly as he had gotten married. In a fit of anger, Bill takes out his aggression on his roommates, and life as they knew it is once again restored.
When Bill's new wife ([[Maxine Gates]]) comes home to see the mess, all hell breaks loose, and Bill is single as quickly as he had gotten married. In a fit of anger, Bill takes out his aggression on his roommates, and life as they knew it is once again restored.


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
''Goof on the Roof'' is a remake of 1949's ''Let Down Your Aerial'' with [[Wally Vernon]] and [[Eddie Quillan]] and 1930's ''[[Hog Wild (1930 film)|Hog Wild]]'' with [[Laurel & Hardy]].<ref name=solo/>
''Goof on the Roof'' was filmed on November 17–19, 1952. It is a [[remake]] of 1949's ''Let Down Your Aerial'' with [[Wally Vernon]] and [[Eddie Quillan]] and 1930's ''[[Hog Wild (1930 film)|Hog Wild]]'' with [[Laurel & Hardy]].<ref name=solo/>


This was the last original Stooge short written by [[Clyde Bruckman]]. His name would appear in future productions, however, when reworked films featured stories which Bruckman contributed to.<ref name=solo>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion''; pp. 430-431; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4</ref>
This was the last original Stooge short written by [[Clyde Bruckman]]. His name would appear in future productions, however, when reworked films featured stories which Bruckman contributed to.<ref name=solo>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion''; pp. 430-431; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4</ref>


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[[Shemp]] suffered a mild [[stroke]] less than two weeks after the filming for ''Goof on the Roof'' had been completed. He recovered from it quickly enough by the time production commenced in April 1953 on thee Stooges' next film, ''[[Musty Musketeers]]''.
''Goof on the Roof'' was filmed on November 17–19, 1952.

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[[Shemp]] suffered a mild stroke less than two weeks after the filming for ''Goof on the Roof'' had been completed. He recovered from it quickly enough by the time production commenced in April 1953 on thee Stooges' next film, ''[[Musty Musketeers]]''.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/151 ''Goof on the Roof'' at threestooges.net]


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Goof on the Roof
Directed byCal Bess
Written byClyde Bruckman
Produced byJules White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Frank Mitchell
Maxine Gates
CinematographySam Leavitt
Edited byEdwin Bryant
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 3, 1953 (1953-12-03) (U.S.)
Running time
16:23
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Goof on the Roof is the 152nd short subject released by Columbia Pictures in 1953 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges receive news that their roommate and friend Bill (Frank Mitchell) is getting married. They will soon be moving out of the house so that Bill's new lover can move in. As a favor of gratitude, the Stooges decide to install Bill's brand new television antenna. The project goes into chaos, however, when they eventually destroy the home.

When Bill's new wife (Maxine Gates) comes home to see the mess, all hell breaks loose, and Bill is single as quickly as he had gotten married. In a fit of anger, Bill takes out his aggression on his roommates, and life as they knew it is once again restored.

Production notes

Goof on the Roof was filmed on November 17–19, 1952. It is a remake of 1949's Let Down Your Aerial with Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan and 1930's Hog Wild with Laurel & Hardy.[1]

This was the last original Stooge short written by Clyde Bruckman. His name would appear in future productions, however, when reworked films featured stories which Bruckman contributed to.[1]

Shemp suffered a mild stroke less than two weeks after the filming for Goof on the Roof had been completed. He recovered from it quickly enough by the time production commenced in April 1953 on thee Stooges' next film, Musty Musketeers.

References

  1. ^ a b Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; pp. 430-431; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4


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