Kook's Tour is an American comedy film produced in late 1969 and early
1970. It was the final film to star the Three Stooges and was
originally intended as the pilot for a television series. However, on
January 9, 1970, before filming was completed, Larry Fine suffered a
severe stroke, paralyzing the left side of his body. When it became
clear that Fine was not expected to recover fully from the stroke,
production of the series was cancelled and the Kook's Tour pilot film
was shelved.Kook's Tour was conceived by Moe Howard's son-in-law,
frequent Three Stooges collaborator Norman Maurer, as a weekly
television series that would have mixed the Stooges' brand of farce
comedy with a documentary travelogue format. The concept of the series
was that, after 50 years of comic mayhem, the Stooges (Moe, Larry Fine
and Joe DeRita) have retired and are traveling the world with their
dog, Moose, motor home, and motor boat (which is transported from
place to place via a cargo plane). The 52-minute pilot film for the
series saw the Stooges exploring the wilderness of the western United
States, including areas of Wyoming and Idaho. In the meantime, Larry
keeps getting snubbed when trying to catch a fish and getting a
picture of a deer. At the end of the pilot film, Larry, in
frustration, throws his hat into the water and fish bite on the
fishing hooks attached to it. Larry starts to get excited about
catching some fish, but Curly Joe counts the fish and says "One for
me, one for Moe, and one for....Moose!"The epilogue shows Moe sitting
in an office, discussing the trip and stating that their next
destination for the second episode (which was ultimately never
produced) was Japan. (Moe makes no reference to Larry's stroke, so
it's unknown if this scene was filmed before or after Larry's stroke).
1970. It was the final film to star the Three Stooges and was
originally intended as the pilot for a television series. However, on
January 9, 1970, before filming was completed, Larry Fine suffered a
severe stroke, paralyzing the left side of his body. When it became
clear that Fine was not expected to recover fully from the stroke,
production of the series was cancelled and the Kook's Tour pilot film
was shelved.Kook's Tour was conceived by Moe Howard's son-in-law,
frequent Three Stooges collaborator Norman Maurer, as a weekly
television series that would have mixed the Stooges' brand of farce
comedy with a documentary travelogue format. The concept of the series
was that, after 50 years of comic mayhem, the Stooges (Moe, Larry Fine
and Joe DeRita) have retired and are traveling the world with their
dog, Moose, motor home, and motor boat (which is transported from
place to place via a cargo plane). The 52-minute pilot film for the
series saw the Stooges exploring the wilderness of the western United
States, including areas of Wyoming and Idaho. In the meantime, Larry
keeps getting snubbed when trying to catch a fish and getting a
picture of a deer. At the end of the pilot film, Larry, in
frustration, throws his hat into the water and fish bite on the
fishing hooks attached to it. Larry starts to get excited about
catching some fish, but Curly Joe counts the fish and says "One for
me, one for Moe, and one for....Moose!"The epilogue shows Moe sitting
in an office, discussing the trip and stating that their next
destination for the second episode (which was ultimately never
produced) was Japan. (Moe makes no reference to Larry's stroke, so
it's unknown if this scene was filmed before or after Larry's stroke).
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