SYN:
While consuming a ham bone, Curly
develops a terrible toothache, with the pain becoming so intense that
he can't even sleep. Moe and Larry attempt several methods of modern
magical dentistry to yank Curly's ailing ivory, but to no avail. They
end up doing more damage to their house than to the tooth. Finally,
out of sheer frustration, they make Curly go to sleep. When he does
finally fall into a slumber, he dreams that Moe and Larry rush him
to the dentist's office. Curly is terrified of the dentist, and the
fact that he hears patients yelling in agony doesn't help matters.
Moe tries to reassure Curly that theirs nothing to be afraid of by
sitting in the dentist's chair calmly and unfrightened. The dentist
enters the room and mistakes Moe for the out-of-control patient. Sneaking
up on him in the dentist's chair, he administers a quick anesthetic
and yanks his tooth before Curly can explain that he's the real patient.
Hence, Curly's dream turns into a nightmare, when Moe wakes up and
realizes his gears have been stipped. He tosses in his sleep avoiding
an eruption of Mt. Moe and causes his triple bed to come crashing
down on the lower two bunks of Larry and Moe. Once again, the nightmare
is for real, as Moe, fed up with the whole ordeal, socks Curly in
the jaw, popping out his bad tooth.
Quick
Hits:
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Moe shows off his generosity in this
short. He and Larry share an egg and a piece of ham, but Curly is
allowed an entire bone and a whole eggshell for himself.
