The cast consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe DeRita (as Curly-Joe), with actor and close friend Emil Sitka co-starring, as well as Margaret Kerry.
[2] Forty-one live-action sequences were executively overseen by cartoonist Norman Maurer, son-in-law of Moe Howard, serving as their film agent during this period.
Remarkably, these cartoons diverged from Cambria's customary employment of Syncro-Vox, a patented technique involving filmed footage of voice actors' mouths over still frames.
A number of the cartoons featured recurring characters, such as Badman, a juvenile antagonist sporting a Batman-esque attire, who paradoxically is a benevolent 5-year-old boy.
To preclude potential licensing entanglements, Cambria abstained from employing any of the Stooges' theme songs, including "Three Blind Mice" and "Listen to the Mockingbird", despite their lapse into the public domain.
Similarly, the on-screen titling employed a numeral "3" to circumvent potential infringement on any trademark held by Columbia Pictures regarding the name "The Three Stooges".
Per the terms of their contract, Cambria Studios' distributor was obligated to furnish quarterly financial statements to the trio, ensuring transparency regarding the show's earnings.
In the ensuing lawsuit, the presiding judge, lacking substantial familiarity with the intricacies of the film and television industry, ruled in favor of Cambria.
In retrospect, this altered comedy dynamic was a throwback to the Stooges' prime years in the 1930s when Curly Howard dominated the team's films and Larry was relegated to an occasional line of dialogue.
When Columbia/Screen Gems licensed the film library to television beginning in 1958, local stations aired the shorts when they saw fit, either as late-night "filler" or marathon sessions.