History Heartwarming / TheThreeStooges

* “Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise” has the guys, grateful for a lovely meal from a kind lady, trying to fix a water pump in return. They then discover oil on the land while doing so, and learn the lady was swindled out of her land before they arrived. Needless to say, they’re outraged and immediately go off to retrieve the deed. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Moe’s]] genuine anger when he says “Why, you’ve been '''SWINDLED!'''” seals it. It too, is another short to have an unambiguously happy ending.
* In “Have Rocket, Will Travel,” the boys’ friendship and genuine respect for Dr. Naarveg, along with their fear of her losing her job is what drives the three [[AlmightyJanitor janitors]] to (successfully) mix up a batch of rocket fuel.

* Whenever The Stooges get to have a rest, they always do so in the same bed. Even if there are enough beds available for everyone, they'll squeeze themselves into a single, [[SleepCute seemingly for no other reason than they prefer it that way.]] While certainly PlayedForLaughs, it's just as certainly adorable.

* Despite knocking them around in every short, Moe will notice now and then that he has hit Larry or Curly because he wasn't paying attention, will stop what what he was doing and [[PetTheDog apologize immediately]].

* In real-life, Curly was fond of dogs. So much so, that whenever the Stooges found strays on tours, he always attempted to take them in and give them a proper home. Thanks to him, 3000 lost puppies were adopted into loving, caring homes.

** One example is in the [[VideoGame/TheThreeStooges video game]], where they immediately offer to help raise money to save a orphanage from being repossessed.

* The Stooges when at their most heroic. In "Nutty but Nice", they try to reunite an IllGirl with her kidnapped father; it's one of the few shorts to have an unambiguously happy ending.

* In real-life, Curly was fond of dogs. So much so, that whenever the Stooges found strays on tours, he always attempted to take them in and give them a proper home. Thanks to him, 3000 lost puppies found a new home.

* In real-life, Curly was fond of dogs. So much so, that whenever the Stooges founds strays on tour, he always attempted to take them in and give them to a home. Thanks to him, 3000 lost puppies found a new home.

* In “Have Rocket, Will Travel,” the boys’ friendship and genuine respect for Dr. Naarveg, along with their fear of her losing her job is what drives the three [[AlmightyJanitor janitors]] to (successfully) mix up a batch of rocket fuel.

** The culmination of this was the short "Hold That Lion!," in which the retired Curly made a cameo appearance. That was the only time all three of the Howard/Horwitz brothers appeared in a Stooges short.

* Generally, whenever the Stooges encounter someone with a problem, they will immediately focus on fixing the problem for them, even though they are strangers.

* In RealLife, when not performing, Curly was often melancholy and withdrawn... Except when he was around his older brother Shemp, widely acknowledged as the most gregarious and friendly of the boys off screen, Shemp had an ability to raise Curly's morale by joking around with him and later on by not treating him as an invalid after his stroke. Moe stated that when he was ill, his eyes only lit up when Shemp would visit.

* “Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise” has the guys, grateful for a lovely meal from a kind lady, trying to fix a water pump in return. They then discover oil on the land while doing so, and learn the lady was swindled out of her land before they arrived. Needless to say, they’re outraged and immediately go off to retrieve the deed. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Moe’s]] genuine anger when he says “Why, you’ve been SWINDLED!” seals it. It too, is another short to have an unambiguously happy ending.

* Say what you will about TheMovie, but there's a moment they got out of the way early on. The three start out as orphans, and Moe is the first to get adopted, his new parents declaring that day as his birthday and asking him what he would like. Moe's big wish - for his two friends to join him. [[MoodWhiplash They return to the orphanage only to ditch him there]].
** Needless to say, Curly and Larry are very taken aback when ''they'' discover the truth years later.

* “Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise” has the guys, grateful for a lovely meal from a kind lady, trying to fix a water pump in return. They then discover oil on the land while doing so, and learn the lady was swindled out of her land before they arrived. Needless to say, they’re outraged and immediately go off to retrieve the deed. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Moe’s]] genuine anger when he says “Why, you’ve been SWINDLED!” seals it. It too, is another short to have an unambiguously happy ending.

* Say what you will about TheMovie, but there's a moment they got out of the way early on. The three start out as orphans, and Moe is the first to get adopted, his new parents declaring that day as his birthday and asking him what he would like. Moe's big wish - for his two friends to join him. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash They return to the orphanage only to ditch him there]].]]

* In RealLife Moe made Larry and Curly give him part of their paychecks each time. He then put it in a savings account for them, doing so because he knew of Larry's gambling addiction and Curly spending his money on ladies and booze. Because of this all of them were able to retire, and Curly was able to get the medical care he needed after his stroke.

* The Stooges when at their most heroic. In "Nutty but Nice", they try to reunite an IllGirl with her kidnapped father; it's one of the few shorts to have an unambiguously happy ending.

* “Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise” has the guys, grateful for a lovely meal from a kind lady, trying to fix a water pump in return. They then discover oil on the land while doing so, and learn the lady was swindled out of her land before they arrived. Needless to say, they’re outraged and immediately go off to retrieve the deed. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Moe’s]] genuine anger when he says “Why, you’ve been SWINDLED!” seals it. It too, is another short to have an unambiguously happy ending.

* Say what you will about TheMovie, but there's a moment they got out of the way early on. The three start out as orphans, and Moe is the first to get adopted, his new parents declaring that day as his birthday and asking him what he would like. Moe's big wish - for his two friends to join him. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash They return to the orphanage only to ditch him there]].]]
** Needless to say, Curly and Larry are very taken aback when ''they'' discover the truth years later.

* "Disorder in the Court," while having the typical Stooge antics, centers around them doing their best to help prove a fellow entertainer innocent of murder.

** The culmination of this was the short "Hold That Lion!," in which the retired Curly made a cameo appearance that was the only time all three of the Howard/Horwitz brothers appeared in a Stooges short.

* The Stooges when at their most heroic. In "Nutty but Nice", they try to reunite an IllGirl with her kidnapped father; it's one of the few shorts to have an unambiguously happy ending.

* In RealLife Moe made Larry and Curly give him part of their paychecks each time. He then put it in a savings account for them. Because of this all of them were able to retire, and Curly was able to get the medical care he needed after his stroke.

* In RealLife Moe made Larry and Curly give him part of their paychecks each time. He then put it in a savings account for them. Because of this all of them were able to retire, and Curly was able to get the medical care he needed after his stroke.

** Needless to say, Curly and Larry are very taken aback when ''they'' discover the truth years later.

* Say what you will about TheMovie, but there's a moment they got out of the way early on. The three start out as orphans, and Moe is the first to get adopted, his new parents declaring that day as his birthday and asking him what he would like. Moe's big wish - for his two friends to join him. [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash They return to the orphanage only to ditch him there]].]]