How Did the Three Stooges Help Adam West Become Batman?

THE OUTLAWS IS COMING!, The Three Stooges (Curly Joe DeRita, Moe Howard, Larry Fine), Adam West, lobby card, poster art, 1965.
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I know what you’re thinking: that the Three Stooges never really helped Adam West and that this is one of those clickbait headlines that ultimately end up disappointing the reader. However, if you give me just a few minutes, I’ll share with you the very real way that Larry, Moe and Curly Joe helped Adam West become the best Batman ever — because the famous comedy trio and West crossed paths just one year before Batman first hit TV screens, and the experience left West with a lesson that he carried with him for his entire time as the Caped Crusader.