Baby Sitters Jitters
The Stooges babysit and face soup mishaps and abduction.
In 1951, Jules White directed the Three Stooges—Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard—in Baby Sitters Jitters, the 130th of their 190 Columbia Pictures shorts. Behind on rent, the trio reluctantly babysits Junior Lloyd while his mother, Joan, fears her ex-husband will kidnap the boy. Moe orders Shemp to make soup, but Shemp uses soap instead, causing the Stooges to blow bubbles and fall ill. They fall asleep, and Junior is taken by his father. Waking to Joan’s alarm, they retrieve the child, enduring a hammer blow to Shemp’s foot and a fight with the ex-husband before Joan reconciles with him.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Jules White
- Writer
- Felix Adler
- Starring
- Moe Howard
- Larry Fine
- Shemp Howard
- Lynn Davis
- David Windsor
- Myron Healey
- Margie Liszt
- Editing
- Edwin H. Bryant
- Distributor
- Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 1 February 1951, U.S.
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
Facts from the source article.
Background
In their caretaking duties, Moe delegates kitchen responsibilities to Shemp, tasking him with the preparation of soup. However, Shemp's misinterpretation of the instructions leads to the incorporation of soap into the culinary concoction, resulting in an inedible mixture that induces illness and bubble-blowing in the Stooges. Subsequently, the trio succumbs to slumber, during which Junior is surreptitiously abducted by his father. Upon awakening, the Stooges are alerted by Joan to Junior's disappearance and the open door, prompting their mission to retrieve the child from his father's residence. Amidst the ensuing commotion, the Stooges encounter physical altercation, enduring foot injuries inflicted by a hammer-wielding Junior and receiving blows from Joan's ex-husband. Eventually, Joan intervenes, facilitating reconciliation between herself and her estranged spouse.
Did You Know?
- It is the 130th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures, which released 190 shorts between 1934 and 1959.
- The plot involves the Stooges facing financial hardship due to rent arrears.
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