
Malice in the Palace
12/13/2023 | 15m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Moe, Larry & Shemp are after an Arabian jewel when they hear a tip in their restaurant.
The Stooges run a chaotic Middle Eastern restaurant and mistakenly serve a bizarre meal to thieves planning a heist. Uncovering the plot, they try to reclaim a stolen diamond, disguising it as Santa Claus. Comedy ensues.
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The Three Stooges is a local public television program presented by Lakeshore PBS

Malice in the Palace
12/13/2023 | 15m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
The Stooges run a chaotic Middle Eastern restaurant and mistakenly serve a bizarre meal to thieves planning a heist. Uncovering the plot, they try to reclaim a stolen diamond, disguising it as Santa Claus. Comedy ensues.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(dramatic music) (film whirring) (upbeat music) (suspenseful music) >> Just past the hour.
I wonder what delays Haffa Dalla?
>> Fear not most illustrious, Hassan Ben Sober, fear not.
Haffa Dalla will get the map by hook or crook.
As sure as my name is Ghinna Rumma.
>> Quite so.
(knocking on table loudly) >> Service!
Service!
>> [Waiters together] Coming up here!
Yes sir, coming up!
>> Larry: Yes sir, we have all the service!
>> Moe: At your service!
>> (whistles) Boy, if I hadn't ducked, we'da collided sure, what a narrow escape!
(dishes crashing loudly) >> Moe And Larry: Oh!
>> Moe: What's the matter with you?
>> Ghinna: Take this off, take this off!
>> Now, take it easy.
We'll have you all fixed up in a minute.
What's this?
Oh!
Happy birthday!
(laughs) >> Hold this, just a minute, I'll take it right off.
I would leave it on, people don't know if you're comin' or goin' with this on.
There you are sir, you look very pretty and the spaghetti is as good as new.
>> Why, you!
(panting) >> Moe, whoa!
>> Dog of dogs, how dare you?
>> A thousand pardons, it was unavoidable!
>> Wait a minute, wait a minute!
This would degrade you.
>> 'Tis true, I'm an aristocrat, I am Hassan Ben Sober!
>> I had a few too many myself.
(laughs) >> Quiet, we gotta clean up this mess.
(banging head on floor, sounds hollow) >> Why you, get busy!
(slapping head loudly) >> Stop it, will ya?
(shattering dish on head) Cut it out.
(dishes clanking and snapping) >> Ghinna Rumma: We'll travel by night, perhaps Haffa Dalla does- >> Greetings, greetings.
>> Did you bring the map, Haffa Dalla?
>> Aye, chief.
But as I slit his throat, (slicing sound) with his dying breath, he said someone else had a duplicate map!
>> 'Tis bad, we must leave at once if we are to be the first to reach King Rootin' Tootins Tomb.
>> Make preparations to depart immediately!
>> Aye, chief, but remember the curse.
He who touches the jewel first is doomed to a thousand deaths!
>> We must secure the services of three, and when we get them to do our bidding, (slicing sound).
>> Yes, but we best have food before we travel.
>> Aye.
>> Service!
(both banging and shouting for waiters) >> [Moe, Larry, Shemp] Yes sir, at your service!
>> (loud slapping) Oh!
Oh.
>> What'll ya have?
>> We want, ah... >> We don't have any more.
All we got left is rabbit and hot dogs.
>> Rabbit.
>> Hot dogs.
>> Hot dog!
He'll take rabbit.
>> Okay, come on!
>> Okay, comin' right out.
Comin' right out, here we are, pepper and salt.
(Shemp wheezing) That bus-boy's off.
(dishes banging) (cat meowing loudly) >> Scat!
(slams table) Come here!
Come here, you!
I'll fix you!
Why, you... (growls) (cat meowing loudly) (clearing throats) >> Here.
(knife slamming on table) (cat meowing between slams) >> Catsup.
Cat!
Ugh!
(dog whining) >> Get outta here (Larry running) >> Larry: Come here you.
I know you think you got away.
Now I got you Come on.
Now.
(Larry mumbling) >> It couldn't be, or could it?
>> Now you stay here, you be a good boy, you.
Now sit there.
(barking and knife slamming on table) (tail hitting window) (dog yelping) (knife hitting the table) (exhaling) >> Here you are gentlemen, Hot dog!
When it comes to cooking I'm the cat's meow >> Ooh >> Sit down >> Oh, but I'm not tired I'll just stand while you eat.
>> Sit down with your head on or off >> You're, you talked us into it >> Ghinna: Eat (dog barking) >> Did you hear anything?
>> Yeah, I did (cat meowing) >> Eugh!
>> Sit down and eat!
>> Eat.
>> Eat... (cat meowing) (dog growling) (cat meowing) (dog sneezes) >> Gesundheit.
(dog bark) (crying) >> [Hassan And Ghinna] Eat!
>> Hassan: Well?
(licking sounds) >> I killed it.
I killed it.
Oh I killed it (crying) >> This just can't be (poking at plate) (cat meow) (Larry singing) >> Forgot the mustard.
>> Oh you are the perpetrator of this Sit down and eat!
>> Sit down >> With pleasure, thank you!
Mmmh, mmh (dishes clanging) (cat meowing) (dishes breaking) (cat meowing and dog growling) (exhales) >> There's the dog and cat Why didn't ya tell me?
>> What?
(slap) >> Shut up >> Let him alone (slap) >> Ugh, cut it- oh >> Come here, you.
>> Oh, oh (mumbling sounds) >> There, >> These three, they are the ones to get the jewel for us >> Right Gentlemen.
>> Who came in?
>> No, you.
How would you boys like to make a thousand chill blinis >> You've convinced us.
What do we have to do?
>> There is a diamond worth a King's Ransom do you hear?
A King's Ransom >> Gentlemen!
This map will lead us to the treasure Now pay strict attention (Arrow hits table) >> Augh!
(paper crinkling) >> Ghinna: Hassan Ben Sober, you are late.
I got the diamond you got the gate.
Signed, Omogosh, Emir of Shmow >> Oooh, ruined, defeated, that murderous cutthroat He has the famous one hundred carat diamond >> A hundred carrots?
He sure knew his onions >> Quiet >> This map is useless to me now with that diamond I could have quit my job as the doorman of the Oasis hotel!
(crying) >> Hey, spinach chin!
Do you mean to tell me you're only a doorman >> Yes... >> Well there's the door, man (smacking) >> Will you give me five for this?
>> No but I'll give you two >> I'll take it (hits) (crashing) >> There's only one one hundred carat diamond and it comes from Rootin Tootin's Tomb >> That's government property >> Right, and if we return it, we'll get a big reward >> Yeah, maybe fifty thousand bucks Boy, with that kinda money we could rent a one room apartment in Hollywood >> Maybe but that Emir of Shmow is a cutthroat suppose he cuts my throat?
>> Well?
>> Now don't worry, we'll be disguised we'll find the shortest way Now here, study this map closely We start here at Jerkola, down the Insane River, over the Givadamn, through Pushover, across Shmowland to the stronghold of Shmow >> Pass (wheels squeaking) >> Who goes there?
>> Santa Claus!
>> There aint no Santa Claus.
>> Oh yes there is, we got a present for ya >> You have, where?
>> Right here.
>> Okay boys the coast is clear, come on (Whispering) >> Come on.
(crash) (birds chirping) >> Okay, lets find the diamond It's the Shmow, let's go!
There he is, and he's wearing the diamond (Shmow laughing) >> Now's our chance to get it.
>> Yeah.
(growling) >> Fee, fi, fo, fum, I'm the evil spirit that guards the Rootin Tootin diamond Give it to me, lest evil befall you >> Yes sir, yes sir >> The spirit commands you to stand on your head in that lily pond until further notice (growling) (pond bubbling) Uh oh, hide quick somebody's coming.
Go, scram!
(groaning) (screaming) Here, hold it.
>> I'll kill you!
(smashing objects) I'll kill - >> Gotcha!
Bullseye!
>> WHY YOU!!
(crashing smashing) >> Your hat >> Thank you >> You're welcome (Vase clattering to the ground) (Man hits the floor ) >> Well that's that.
(Claps hands) >> Hey, the Shmo is flooded.
(water gushing) (laughter) >> Sister, looks like you're out of a job.
(Laughter) (Incoherent chatter) (Angry protests) (upbeat music)
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