| The following is a list of those films and shorts that have either a working title or an explanation of the title's origins, or both, in the database. (Click on the episode's title to go to the episode page.) |
| Episode Title |
Working Title(s) |
Title Origins |
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| 1 |
NERTSERY RHYMES (1933) |
Nursery Rhymes |
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| 2 |
BEER AND PRETZELS (1933) |
Beer Gardens |
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| 3 |
BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD (1933) |
March of Time, Show World; Ring Up the Curtain (UK) |
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| 4 |
HELLO POP (1933) |
BACK STAGE; NEW MUSICAL SHORT BY SUBER; TED HEALY SHORT |
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| 5 |
SALT WATER DAFFY (1933) |
SHIP A-HOOEY |
salt water taffy (candy) |
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| 6 |
PLANE NUTS (1933) |
"Aviation Short" and "Around the World Backwards" |
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JAIL BIRDS OF PARADISE (1934) |
Stars and Stripes, Reformers, and Reformania |
Bluebird of Paradise, also movie "Bird of Paradise" (RKO Radio, 1932) |
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HOLLYWOOD PARTY (1934) |
Hollywood Revue of 1933, Star Spangled Banquet |
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| 9 |
ART TROUBLE (1934) |
THE NUDE DEAL |
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| 10 |
PUNCH DRUNKS (1934) |
(A) Symphony of Punches |
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| 11 |
SO YOU WON'T T-T-T-TALK (1934) |
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR |
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| 12 |
THREE LITTLE PIGSKINS (1934) |
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Three Little Pigs (1933 Disney cartoon) |
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| 13 |
HORSES' COLLARS (1935) |
HYDEN ZEEKE |
"Horse's asses." |
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| 14 |
HIS FIRST FLAME (1935) |
THE FIREMAN'S BRIDE |
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| 15 |
ANTS IN THE PANTRY (1936) |
Pardon My Ants |
Ants in the pants |
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| 16 |
MOVIE MANIACS (1936) |
G-A-G MEN |
Working title is parody of term "G-Man". |
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| 17 |
DISORDER IN THE COURT (1936) |
Disorder in the Courtroom |
"Order in the court!" |
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| 18 |
WHOOPS, I'M AN INDIAN! (1936) |
Frontier Daze |
Song "I'm An Indian". |
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| 19 |
3 DUMB CLUCKS (1937) |
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Three Smart Girls (1936 Universal movie) |
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| 20 |
GOOFS AND SADDLES (1937) |
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"Boots and Saddles" (1937 Gene Autry song and movie) |
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| 21 |
CASH AND CARRY (1937) |
Golddigging in the Treasury |
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| 22 |
HEADIN' EAST (1937) |
WEST OF BROADWAY |
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| 23 |
WEE WEE MONSIEUR (1938) |
The Foreign Legioneers |
"Oui, oui monsieur." |
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| 24 |
START CHEERING (1938) |
COLLEGE FOLLIES OF 1938 |
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| 25 |
CUCKOORANCHO (1938) |
Rancho Bango |
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| 26 |
HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND DUMB (1938) |
Cuckoo Over Contests |
Expression "healthy, wealthy and wise". |
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| 27 |
VIOLENT IS THE WORD FOR CURLY (1938) |
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"Valiant is the Word For Carrie" (1936 Paramount movie) |
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| 28 |
THREE MISSING LINKS (1938) |
Should Gorillas Marry? |
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| 29 |
MUTTS TO YOU (1938) |
Muts to You |
Expression "nuts to you!" |
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| 30 |
FLAT FOOT STOOGES (1938) |
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"Flat Foot Floogie" is a popular jazz number of the '20s and '30s, usually associated with Fats Waller. "Floogie" is a 1920s slang expression for prostitute, "flat footed" from streetwalking. Just a play on words... no connection to the film's plot. |
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| 31 |
THREE LITTLE SEW AND SEWS (1939) |
Three Goofy Gobs, Submarine Behave! |
Three little so and so's. "So and so" is a euphemism for "son-of-a-bitch." |
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| 32 |
WE WANT OUR MUMMY (1939) |
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"We want our mommy." |
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| 33 |
YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA (1939) |
Yes, We Have No Bonanzas |
Song "Yes, We Have No Bananas" (1923) written by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn. |
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| 34 |
BEHIND PRISON GATES (1939) |
Escape From Alcatraz |
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| 35 |
CALLING ALL CURS (1939) |
Dog Hospital |
"Calling all cars!" |
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| 36 |
THREE SAPPY PEOPLE (1939) |
3 Sloppy People |
Popular 1938 song "Two Sleepy People" (Frank Loesser and Hoagy Carmichael). |
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| 37 |
YOU NAZTY SPY! (1940) |
Oh, You Nazty Spy! |
Possibly from one of popular comedian Joe Penner's many catch-phrases, "You Nasty Man!". |
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| 38 |
ROCKIN' THRU THE ROCKIES (1940) |
Nell's Belles |
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| 39 |
COOKOO CAVALIERS (1940) |
Beauty a la Mud |
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| 40 |
BOOBS IN ARMS (1940) |
All This and Bullets Too |
"BABES IN ARMS," (1937 musical production by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart) and the 1939 MGM movie version starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
Working title is parody of 1940 Warner Bros. movie "All This, And Heaven Too". |
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| 41 |
DUTIFUL BUT DUMB (1941) |
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Expression "beautiful but dumb", also possibly Beautiful, But Dummies (1938 Educational comedy short). |
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| 42 |
TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM (1941) |
SHOW BUSINESS |
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| 43 |
HOLD THAT GHOST (1941) |
OH, CHARLIE! |
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| 44 |
IN THE SWEET PIE AND PIE (1941) |
Well, I'll Be Hanged |
Expression "in the sweet by and by." |
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| 45 |
LOCO BOY MAKES GOOD (1942) |
Poor But Dishonest |
"Local boy makes good." |
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| 46 |
WHAT'S THE MATADOR? (1942) |
Run, Bull, Run |
Expression "what's the matter?" |
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| 47 |
MATRI-PHONY (1942) |
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Matrimony |
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| 48 |
THREE SMART SAPS (1942) |
Father's In Jail Again |
"Three Smart Girls" (1936 Universal movie) |
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| 49 |
SOCK-A-BYE BABY (1942) |
THEIR FIRST BABY |
"Rock-A-Bye Baby" |
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| 50 |
THEY STOOGE TO CONGA (1943) |
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Possibly a parody of She Stoops to Conquer, an early (1939) BBC TV series |
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| 51 |
DIZZY DETECTIVES (1943) |
IDIOTS DELUXE |
For origin of working title see entry for IDIOTS DELUXE (1945). |
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| 52 |
IT AIN'T HAY (1943) |
HOLD YOUR HORSES |
Retitled IT AIN'T HAY, a reference to Bud & Lou's record-setting War Bond tour prior to IAH production, raising $85MM... "It Ain't Hay" being an old slang expression meaning "a lot of money." |
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| 53 |
SPOOK LOUDER (1943) |
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"Speak louder" |
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| 54 |
BACK FROM THE FRONT (1943) |
A SAILOR'S MESS |
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| 55 |
I CAN HARDLY WAIT (1943) |
Nothing But the Tooth |
Origin of working title: Expression "nothing but the truth". |
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| 56 |
DIZZY PILOTS (1943) |
Pest Pilots |
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| 57 |
YOKE'S ON ME, THE (1944) |
Fowled by a Fowl |
Expression "the joke's on me." |
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| 58 |
3 OF A KIND (1944) |
Rereleased and retitled by Astor Pictures in 1951, as COOKIN' UP TROUBLE. |
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| 59 |
PICK A PECK OF PLUMBERS (1944) |
Sunk in the Sink |
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| 60 |
GENTS WITHOUT CENTS (1944) |
Tenderized Hams |
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| 61 |
NO DOUGH BOYS (1944) |
THE NEW WORLD ODOR |
Origin of working title: term "The New World Order". NO DOUGH BOYS is takeoff on "No-No Boys", WWII internees who had answered "no" to a two-part loyalty question that asked them to renounce the Japanese emperor and agree to serve in the US Armed Forces. |
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| 62 |
CRAZY KNIGHTS (1944) |
Rereleased and retitled by Astor Pictures in 1951, as GHOST CRAZY. |
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| 63 |
IDIOTS DELUXE (1945) |
The Malady Lingers On |
Play "Idiot's Delight" by Robert E. Sherwood (1936) and MGM movie version (1939).
Working title is parody of 1927 Irving Berlin song "The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)". |
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| 64 |
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY (1945) |
Nearly in the Dough |
Line from song "Comin' Through the Rye". |
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| 65 |
BEER BARREL POLECATS (1946) |
Three Duds in the Suds |
Song "Beer Barrel Polka". |
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| 66 |
GENTLEMAN MISBEHAVES, THE (1946) |
LULLABY OF BROADWAY
THE LADY MISBEHAVES |
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| 67 |
UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS (1946) |
THREE SOUTHERN DUMBBELLS |
Release title based on "civil warriors" and "war brides." Working title is parody of term "southern belle." |
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| 68 |
DANGEROUS BUSINESS (1946) |
POWER OF ATTORNEY and CORPUS DELECTI |
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| 69 |
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN (1946) |
Sanitarium Stooge |
Expression "monkey business". |
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| 70 |
THREE LOAN WOLVES (1946) |
In Hock |
Possibly reference to Columbia's movie series "The Lone Wolf" (1935 - 1947) |
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| 71 |
RHYTHM AND WEEP (1946) |
Acting Up |
Expression "read 'em and weep". |
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| 72 |
HALF-WITS HOLIDAY (1947) |
No Gents - No Cents |
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| 73 |
HOLD THAT LION! (1947) |
The Lion and the Louse |
Football term "hold that line", and possibly reference to lyric "hold that tiger" from song "Tiger Rag". |
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| 74 |
BRIDELESS GROOM (1947) |
Love and Learn |
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| 75 |
SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS (1947) |
WHERE THE VEST BEGINS |
Nursery rhyme "sing a song of six pence."
Working title is parody of term "where the west begins." |
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ALL GUMMED UP (1947) |
SWEET VITA-MINE |
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| 77 |
SQUAREHEADS OF THE ROUND TABLE (1948) |
THREE STOOGES IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT |
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| 78 |
HOT SCOTS, THE (1948) |
SCOTLAND YARDBIRDS |
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| 79 |
HEAVENLY DAZE (1948) |
HEAVEN'S ABOVE |
Expression "heavenly days", a very popular catch-phrase at the time, from radio program "Fibber McGee And Molly". |
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| 80 |
GHOST TALKS, THE (1949) |
That's the Spirit |
"The Ghost Walks" (1934 Invincible movie). |
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| 81 |
HOKUS POKUS (1949) |
Three Blind Mice |
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| 82 |
MALICE IN THE PALACE (1949) |
Here We Go Schmow |
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| 83 |
WAITING IN THE LURCH (1949) |
Left in the Lurch |
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| 84 |
VAGABOND LOAFERS (1949) |
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Possibly a play on words from the 1929 Rudy Vallee comedy, "The Vagabond Lover". |
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| 85 |
LOVE AT FIRST BITE (1950) |
New Grooms Sweep Clean |
Expression "love at first sight." |
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| 86 |
THREE HAMS ON RYE (1950) |
How Hammy Was My Hamlet |
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| 87 |
THREE ARABIAN NUTS (1951) |
Geni With the Light Brown Hair |
Parody of term "Arabian Nights".
Working title is parody of 1854 Stephen Foster song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair". |
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DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE (1951) |
Noncensus Takers |
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SCRAMBLED BRAINS (1951) |
Impatient Patient |
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GOLD RAIDERS (1951) |
The Stooges Go West |
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| 91 |
TOOTH WILL OUT, THE (1951) |
A Yank at the Dentist |
Expression "the truth will out." |
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| 92 |
PEST MAN WINS (1951) |
Mousers in the Trousers |
Expression "the best man wins." |
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| 93 |
FRAIDY CAT (1951) |
Silly Sleuths |
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| 94 |
AIM, FIRE, SCOOT (1952) |
DAFFY DRAFTEES |
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| 95 |
CORNY CASANOVAS (1952) |
One Won |
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| 96 |
HE COOKED HIS GOOSE (1952) |
CLAM UP |
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| 97 |
CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE (1952) |
Gullible's Travels |
Working title is parody of story "Gulliver's Travels". |
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| 98 |
THREE DARK HORSES (1952) |
Small Delegates at Large |
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| 99 |
CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO (1952) |
A TRAIN CALLED SCHMOW |
Working title was a parody of the 1951 Warner Bros. movie A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. The film parodies both STREETCAR and Universal's HARVEY (1951). |
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| 100 |
BOOTY AND THE BEAST (1953) |
Fun for the Money |
A take off on the fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast" |
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| 101 |
LOOSE LOOT (1953) |
Filthy Lucre |
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| 102 |
TRICKY DICKS (1953) |
Cop and Bull Story |
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| 103 |
SPOOKS! (1953) |
Cuckoo Detectives |
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| 104 |
RIP, SEW, AND STITCH (1953) |
A Pressing Affair |
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| 105 |
BUBBLE TROUBLE (1953) |
Drugstore Dubs |
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| 106 |
INCOME TAX SAPPY (1954) |
Tax Saps |
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| 107 |
PALS AND GALS (1954) |
Cuckoo Westerners |
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| 108 |
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER (1954) |
LOW AFTERNOON |
Working title was a parody of HIGH NOON (1952 movie) |
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| 109 |
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND (1954) |
Hassle in the Castle |
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| 110 |
OF CASH AND HASH (1955) |
Crook Crackers |
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GYPPED IN THE PENTHOUSE (1955) |
Blundering Bachelors |
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| 112 |
BEDLAM IN PARADISE (1955) |
Gruesome Threesome |
Expression "trouble in paradise." |
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| 113 |
STONE AGE ROMEOS (1955) |
CAVED IN CAVEMEN |
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| 114 |
WHAM-BAM-SLAM! (1955) |
Enjoying Poor Health |
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| 115 |
BLUNDER BOYS (1955) |
Cuckoo Cops |
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| 116 |
HOOK A CROOK (1955) |
Daffy Detectives |
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| 117 |
HUSBANDS BEWARE (1956) |
Eat, Drink and Be Married |
Working title is paody of expression "eat, drink and be merry." |
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| 118 |
CREEPS (1956) |
Three Brave Cowards |
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| 119 |
ARMY DAZE (1956) |
"Army Days" and "Whacky in Khaki" |
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| 120 |
FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD (1956) |
Nutty Newshounds |
Expression "for crying out loud." |
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| 121 |
RUMPUS IN THE HAREM (1956) |
DIAMOND DAFFY |
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| 122 |
HOT STUFF (1956) |
They Gassed Wrong |
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| 123 |
SCHEMING SCHEMERS (1956) |
Pixilated Plumbers |
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| 124 |
COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN (1956) |
Salt Water Daffy |
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| 125 |
HOOFS AND GOOFS (1957) |
Galloping Bride |
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| 126 |
MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER (1957) |
Builder Uppers |
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| 127 |
MERRY MIX-UP, A (1957) |
A Merry Marriage Mix-Up |
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| 128 |
SPACE SHIP SAPPY (1957) |
Rocket and Roll It |
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| 129 |
GUNS A POPPIN! (1957) |
Nerveless Wreck |
Hellzapoppin |
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| 130 |
HORSING AROUND (1957) |
Just Horsing Around |
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| 131 |
RUSTY ROMEOS (1957) |
Sappy Lovers |
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| 132 |
OUTER SPACE JITTERS (1957) |
Outer Space Daze |
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| 133 |
FIFI BLOWS HER TOP (1958) |
Rancid Romance |
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| 134 |
PIES AND GUYS (1958) |
Easy Come, Easy Go |
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| 135 |
FLYING SAUCER DAFFY (1958) |
Pardon My Flying Saucer |
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| 136 |
TRIPLE CROSSED (1959) |
Chiseling Chiseler |
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| 137 |
SAPPY BULL FIGHTERS (1959) |
That's Bully |
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| 138 |
THREE STOOGES SCRAPBOOK, THE (1960) |
HOME COOKING |
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| 139 |
FOX MOVIETONE NEWS (1961) |
RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE - A Smash Hit |
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OUTLAWS IS COMING, THE (1965) |
THE THREE STOOGES MEET THE GUNSLINGERS |
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| 141 |
SAVAGE INTRUDER (1969) |
The Comeback, Hollywood Horror House |
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| 142 |
MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR (1970) |
MAKE MINE MANILA |
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| 143 |
BLAZING STEWARDESSES (1975) |
THE JET SET |
Mel Brooks' BLAZING SADDLES (1974). |
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