that aired on television like Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry and Popeye the Sailor, the Stooges' short films never had a regularly scheduled national television program to air in, neither on network nor syndicated; the film shorts, at roughly 20 minutes apiece, were of ideal size to be run as a stand-alone television series in and of themselves. 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. See alsoThe Three Stooges ScrapbookThe Robonic StoogesThe New Scooby-Doo MoviesLaurel and HardyThe Abbott and Costello Cartoon ShowHoppity Hooper'' References External links Cultural depictions of The Three Stooges 1965 American television series debuts 1966 American television series endings American children's animated comedy television series 1960s American animated television series First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Animation based on real people American television series with live action and animation Television series by Cambria Productions