Shemp was good in his own right. He was definitely far from bad. Joe Derita and Joe Besser were garbage. They wouldn't even let Moe hit them, which made them terrible stand ins for Curly. It was depressing watching the Stooge flicks after Curly died, they lost most of their flare. By the time Curley Joe came around, they were through.
I am and will always be a huge Stooge fan. From their early days with Ted Healy to their last Vaudeville days, I have tried to obtain every Stooge movie/clip I can.