Pop Goes the Easel is a 1935 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the seventh entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

Amidst the economic turmoil of the Great Depression, the Stooges, facing dire unemployment, embark on a desperate quest for livelihood. Their initial plan is to undertake menial labor by borrowing a merchant's brooms to sweep his sidewalk, but this unexpectedly angers the merchant who thinks they are stealing the brooms. He calls for police and the trio find themselves pursued by a law enforcement officer.