The stooges are investigators for the Onion Oil company. The company's service stations are being robbed by a gang of crooks, so the boys pose as gas station attendants to capture the bad guys.
Acting
Shemp's wheezy chaos energy is unmatched.
Practical Effects
Real gasoline fumes probably fueled this performance.
Editing
Jules White's rapid-fire cuts maximize every face-slap.
Director
Jules White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Shemp's first short after rejoining the trio post-Curly's declining health, and his wheezy energy immediately distinguished him from his brother's childlike mania.
The 1950s gas station setting captures America's obsession with automobile culture—and the Stooges' ability to destroy any symbol of postwar prosperity.
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