ARE THE THREE STOOGES STILL RELEVANT?
"...the Three Stooges, whose popularity has continued relatively unabated since the early days of television. ... This popularity has undoubtedly been greatest among the Baby Boomer generation, the first children raised with television."
Quote from the preface of Stoogeology: Essays on the Three Stooges, edited by Peter Seely and Gail Pieper. McFarland & Company, 2007.
Zogby International conducted a poll of 1,213 American adults by telephone in July 2006.
One question asked for the names of the Three Stooges and another asked for the names of the three branches of government.
- Those able to name the Three Stooges: 73%
- Those able to name the three branches of government: 42%
Reference: http://www.zogby.com/Soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=13498.
A 1998 survey by the National Constitution Center asked the same questions of American teenagers.
- Those able to name the Three Stooges: 59%
- Those able to name the three branches of government: 41%
Reference:
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/CitizenAction/CivicResearchResults/NCCTeens'Poll.shtml.
Sony Pictures released the first volume of Three Stooges shorts on October 20, 2007.
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