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1[[WMG: In "Goof on the Roof" they destroy the house on purpose]]
2They don't want Bill to get married and throw them out so they destroy the house so Bill won't live in it. Larry choosing to destroy the wall when he knows he could get something to help him reach the TV knob seems to support this.
3[[WMG: Curly is bald because Moe yanked out all his hair.]]
4We see Moe yank wads of Larry's hair out from time to time, but because he doesn't abuse Larry as much, Larry is still only semi-bald. This is also supported by the occasions where Moe tries to pull Curly's hair, as if it were a reflex, but finds nothing to grab ahold of. And his nickname "Curly" may have been given to him because he used to have curly hair. [[note]] (This WMG applies only to the shorts of course, not RealLife.)[[/note]]
5** While Curly is not exactly bald, he may have gotten a buzz cut in-universe to avoid having his hair yanked, which would make him at least slightly smarter than Larry.
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7[[WMG: The Three Stooges are Toons in disguise.]]
8This goes with a WMG on the ''WMG/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' page. They're wearing human-like costumes, kind of like Judge Doom was.
9** This might explain a very, very bizarre audio play {{Crossover}} in which the Stooges and WesternAnimation/YogiBear meet [[Film/DrNo Doctor No-No]]. Yes, it exists.
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11[[WMG: The Three Stooges are Toons trapped in the real world.]]
12That explains why they can't be seriously injured by stuff that would give them a trip to the hospital (I.E. Getting hit in the head with a bottle) Or getting '''''killed''''' with stuff that would normally render them dead. (I.E. Falling from a 20 story hotel)
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14[[WMG: The insane man from the short "[[Recap/TheThreeStoogesMenInBlack Men in Black]]" is Professor Theodore von Scharzenhoffen from the Creator/LaurelAndHardy short "Film/TheMusicBox"]]
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16They're both played by the same actor, Billy Gilbert. "Men in Black" takes place shortly after Professor Schwarzenhoffen has been driven insane by the antics of Creator/LaurelAndHardy.
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18[[WMG: The stooges have been reincarnated all through history.]]
19Hence we get episodes where they're cavemen, or in ancient Rome, or in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar.
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21[[WMG: Alternatively, their [[IdenticalGrandson identical ancestors]].]]
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23[[WMG: Curly is a JustForFun/TimeLord.]]
24Every wonder why The Stooges are in different time eras? This might be how they are able to be in the Roman era, then suddenly to Caveman times. Also, Curly is able to regenerate into Shemp, Joe, and Curly Joe.
25** Since Curly actually replaced Shemp, who later replaced Curly, Shemp is the Time Lord. He regenerated into Curly and back into himself (Like the [[Characters/DoctorWho 14th Doctor]]), then into Joe and Curly Joe.
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27[[WMG: The Three Stooges takes place in a SharedUniverse with every other old slapstick comedy series.]]
28A spinoff of the Creator/LaurelAndHardy-related WMG above. The shorts of Creator/CharlieChaplin, the Creator/MarxBrothers, Creator/LaurelAndHardy, Creator/BusterKeaton and the stooges are all interconnected, and many times secondary characters played by the same actors are actually the same character.
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30[[WMG: Whenever Larry, Curly or Shemp hurt Moe, it's never an accident.]]
31All of the {{Plank Gag}}s, the mis-aimed pies, and other accidents that would seem to be caused by their stupidity, are actually a passive-aggressive way to get back at Moe for his violence toward them. They just play dumb afterwards to try and get away with it. This is evidenced by the occasional times that they laugh when Moe gets hurt.
32** Possibly. You ever see them when Moe isn't around, they seem downright hostile towards him. Shemp isn't afraid to snap back whenever Moe gets too out of hand.
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34[[WMG: Shemp's solo shorts are canon to the Stooge shorts.]]

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