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From: paul@umich.UUCP (Paul Killey)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: Three Stooges question
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Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 21:57:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 13 21:57:25 1986
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Reply-To: paul@zippy.UUCP (Paul Killey)
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Organization: University of Michigan, EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI
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Summary: 

How do you mean "where did the step by step, inch by inch" thing came
from?  I thought the stooges came up with it.  I didn't think there
were any literary allusions there.

The context is that they are doing a show as vaudeville-style
performers within their "regular" show.  They are then called upon to
save the day when the "scheduled" performers can't make it, for some
reason.

At least, I think so.  That show ends with Curley looking at a road
sign to see how far they are from Niagra Falls (for their honeymoon),
and Larry and Moe (and the "girls") all say "step by step", etc. while
they drive after Curley, who runs for his life.

I'll bet the Stooges brought that bit from their Ted Healy/pre-short
subject days to the silver screen.


--paul