Baby Sitters Jitters
Encyclopedia
Baby Sitters Jitters is the 130th short subject starring American slapstick
comedy team the Three Stooges
. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures
between 1934 and 1959.
money. They are sent to babysit Junior Lloyd (David Windsor) whose mother, Joan Lloyd (Lynn Davis) is separated from her husband and is afraid that he might kidnap Junior. Meanwhile, Moe tells Shemp prepare some soup
in the kitchen. Unfortunately, Shemp cannot read well and thinks soap
is soup and proceeds to put it in the pan, among other indigestible ingredients. They eat the soup and get sick by blowing out bubbles. The Stooges fall asleep and Junior is promptly kidnapped
by his father.
The Stooges are then awakened by Joan who notices that Junior is missing and that the door was open. She then sends the Stooges to her ex-husband's house to retrieve the baby. Amidst the fracas that commences, the Stooges' feet get crushed by a hammer-wielding Junior and get smacked around by the husband. Eventually, Joan enters the apartment and she and her husband reconcile.
Slapstick
Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.- Origins :The phrase comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the 'slap stick' in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte...
comedy team the Three Stooges
Three Stooges
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" and "Moe,...
. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
The Stooges become babysitters when they are behind on their rentRenting
Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership from landowners...
money. They are sent to babysit Junior Lloyd (David Windsor) whose mother, Joan Lloyd (Lynn Davis) is separated from her husband and is afraid that he might kidnap Junior. Meanwhile, Moe tells Shemp prepare some soup
Soup
Soup is a generally warm food that is made by combining ingredients such as meat and vegetables with stock, juice, water, or another liquid. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a pot until the flavors are extracted, forming a broth.Traditionally,...
in the kitchen. Unfortunately, Shemp cannot read well and thinks soap
Soap
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is soup and proceeds to put it in the pan, among other indigestible ingredients. They eat the soup and get sick by blowing out bubbles. The Stooges fall asleep and Junior is promptly kidnapped
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
by his father.
The Stooges are then awakened by Joan who notices that Junior is missing and that the door was open. She then sends the Stooges to her ex-husband's house to retrieve the baby. Amidst the fracas that commences, the Stooges' feet get crushed by a hammer-wielding Junior and get smacked around by the husband. Eventually, Joan enters the apartment and she and her husband reconcile.