"The Little Rascals" (1955) TV series

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Directors:

Gordon Douglas
James W. Horne

Writers:

Art Lloyd (writer) (1932)
Robert A. McGowan (writer)

Release Date:

1955 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Television syndication package of the classic 1929-1938 shorts from the "Our Gang Comedies" movie series.

Plot Keywords:

Our Gang | Children | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

Wally Albright	...	Wally (1934) (archive footage)
Sherwood Bailey	...	Sherwood "Spud" (1931-1932) (archive footage)
Bobbie 'Cotton' Beard	...	Cotton (1932-1934) (archive footage)
Carlena Beard	...	Cotton / Buckwheat / Marmalade (1931-1934) (archive footage)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard	...	Hercules (1930) / Stymie (1930-1935, 1937) (archive footage)
Scotty Beckett	...	Scotty (1934-1936) (archive footage)
Harry Bernard	...	Various (1930-1935) (archive footage)
Georgie Billings	...	Darby (1932-1933) (archive footage)
Tommy Bond	...	Tommy (1932-1934) / Butch (1937-1938) (archive footage)
Alvin Buckelew	...	Alvin (1934-1937) (archive footage)
Norman 'Chubby' Chaney	...	Chubby (1929-1931) (archive footage)
Joe Cobb	...	Joe (1929, 1933, 1936, 1937) (archive footage)
John 'Uh huh' Collum	...	Uh-huh (1933) (archive footage)
Jackie Cooper	...	Jackie (1929-1931) (archive footage)
Mickey Daniels	...	Mickey / Various (1930-1931, 1933, 1937) (archive footage)
Jean Darling	...	Jean (1929) (archive footage)
Dorothy DeBorba	...	Dorothy (1930-1933) (archive footage)
Dickie De Nuet	...	Dickie (1935-1937) (archive footage)
Pete the Dog	...	Pete (1929-1930) (archive footage)
Rex Downing	...	Rex (1935-1937) (archive footage)
Marianne Edwards	...	Marianne (1934-1936) (archive footage)
Otto Fries	...	Various (1929-1933) (archive footage)
Douglas Greer	...	Various (1932) (archive footage)
Donald Haines	...	Speck (1930-1932) (archive footage)
Charlie Hall	...	Various (1929-1936) (archive footage)
Darla Hood	...	Cookie (1935) / Darla (1935-1938) (archive footage)
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins	...	Farina (1929-1931, 1933) (archive footage)
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins	...	Wheezer (1929-1933) (archive footage)
Dickie Jackson	...	Dickie (1931-1933) (archive footage)
Mary Ann Jackson	...	Mary Ann (1929-1931) (archive footage)
Gary Jasgur	...	Junior (1937-1938) (archive footage)
Dorian Johnston	...	(1934-1937) (archive footage)
Darwood Kaye	...	Waldo (1937-1938) (archive footage)
Leonard Kibrick	...	Leonard (1934-1936) (archive footage)
Sidney Kibrick	...	Woim (1934-1938) (archive footage)
Rosina Lawrence	...	MIss Lawrence / Miss Jones (1936-1937) (archive footage)
Eugene 'Porky' Lee	...	Porky (1935-1938) (archive footage)
Henry 'Spike' Lee	...	Spike (1937-1938) (archive footage)
Philbrook Lyons	...	Philbrook (1934) (archive footage)
Bobby Mallon	...	Bobby (1929-1930, 1932) (archive footage)
June Marlowe	...	Miss Crabtree (1930-1932) (archive footage)
Kendall McComas	...	Breezy Brisbane (1932) (archive footage)
Buddy McDonald	...	Speck (1930) (archive footage)
George 'Spanky' McFarland	...	Spanky (1932-1938) (archive footage)
Tommy McFarland	...	(1933-1938) (archive footage)
Dickie Moore	...	Dickie (1932-1933) (archive footage)
Lucenay Peter	...	Pete (1930-1932) (archive footage)
Donald Proffitt	...	Donald (1934-1937) (archive footage)
Shirley Jean Rickert	...	Shirley (1931) (archive footage)
Harry Spear	...	Harry (1929) (archive footage)
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer	...	Alfalfa (1935-1938) (archive footage)
Harold Switzer	...	Harold (1935-1938) (archive footage)
Jacqueline Taylor	...	Jane (1932-1934) (archive footage)
Willie Mae Taylor	...	Buckwheat (1934) (archive footage)
Lyle Tayo	...	Various (1929-1934) (archive footage)
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas	...	Billie (1934) / Buckwheat (1934-1938) (archive footage)
Marvin 'Bubbles' Trin	...	Bubbles (1934-1937) (archive footage)
Jerry Tucker	...	Jerry (1933-1938) (archive footage)
Harold 'Bouncy' Wertz	...	Bouncy (1932) (archive footage)
Clifton Young	...	Bonedust (1930-1931) (archive footage) (as Bobby Young)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Trivia:

This television package includes every sound Hal Roach-produced Our Gang comedy, except for Big Ears (1931), which was censored for sensitive subject matter (divorce), and the following shorts, which were all censored for sensitive racial content/ subject matter: Lazy Days (1929) Moan & Groan, Inc. (1929) A Tough Winter (1930) Little Daddy (1931) A Lad an' a Lamp (1932) The Kid from Borneo (1933) Little Sinner (1935) Numerous other shorts in the series, while added to this broadcast package, were edited down to up to half of their original length for content.

Quotes:

Chubby: [to the teacher he has a crush on] You can call me Chubsy-Ubsy... if you want to.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion of the Neptune Men (#9.19)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Good Old Days

Not for everyone

Amazingly, my Asian father loved these series when it was broadcasted in Singapore a few years back. I reckon it was never showed anytime before that but it quickly caught on simply for the innocent and carefree humour of the kids in the show. Notwithstanding these were just kids trying to act, they pulled off a very good show. The humour is subtle and not overflowing, which might be difficult to understand in the present world of extremity in comedy shows worldwide. This show is good clean fun for kids and adults alike but it might take a while for it to sink it. If it doesn't rub off on you after a while, then it's not for you. If you have the patience, then bear with it. It'll remind you of how simple life can be and once a upon a time, kids didn't need video games to keep themselves entertained. Now, if only we could convince our kids of the same.