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Bored of Education

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 10m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
343
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Bored of Education (1936)
ComedyFamilyShort

Spanky and Alfalfa fake a tooth-ache to get out of school.Spanky and Alfalfa fake a tooth-ache to get out of school.Spanky and Alfalfa fake a tooth-ache to get out of school.

  • Director
    • Gordon Douglas
  • Writer
    • Jack Jevne
  • Stars
    • Darla Hood
    • Eugene 'Porky' Lee
    • George 'Spanky' McFarland
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    343
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gordon Douglas
    • Writer
      • Jack Jevne
    • Stars
      • Darla Hood
      • Eugene 'Porky' Lee
      • George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • 5User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win total

    Photos6

    Shiver My Timbers (1931)
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in Bored of Education (1936)
    Jack Egan, George 'Spanky' McFarland, and Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in Bored of Education (1936)
    Patricia Barry in Bored of Education (1936)
    Patricia Barry in Bored of Education (1936)

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    Darla Hood
    Darla Hood
    • Darla
    • (as Our Gang)
    Eugene 'Porky' Lee
    Eugene 'Porky' Lee
    • Porky
    • (as Our Gang)
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • Spanky
    • (as Our Gang)
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    • Alfalfa
    • (as Our Gang)
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    • Buckwheat
    • (as Our Gang)
    Pete the Dog
    Pete the Dog
    • Pete
    • (as Our Gang)
    Rosina Lawrence
    Rosina Lawrence
    • Miss Lawrence
    Patricia Barry
    • Student
    Daniel Boone
    • Student
    John 'Uh huh' Collum
    • Student
    Richard DeNeut
    • Student
    • (as Dickie De Nuet)
    Jack Egan
    Jack Egan
    • Ice cream attendant
    Joe Geil
    • Student
    Barbara Goodrich
    • Student
    Dorian Johnston
    • Student
    Sidney Kibrick
    Sidney Kibrick
    • Student
    Robert Lentz
    • Student
    • (unconfirmed)
    Eugene Lowe
    • Student
    • Director
      • Gordon Douglas
    • Writer
      • Jack Jevne
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    • Trivia
      Bored of Education (1936) is Hal Roach's only "Little Rascals" short to win an Academy Award, as best short of the year. Hal Roach won more with Laurel & Hardy.
    • Connections
      Featured in La bola de cristal: Episode #1.10 (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Good Old Days
      (uncredited)

      Music by Leroy Shield

    User reviews5

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    6/10
    Uggh...more singing.
    I am a grouch. After having seen most of the sound Our Gang comedies, I really have come to hate Alfalfa (and, to a lesser extent, Darla). That's because starting in the Alfalfa/Darla era, there suddenly was singing and sometimes dancing in the film. And, in the case of Alfalfa, a little of his deliberately horrible singing goes a long way--at least for me.

    In this installment, the boys are complaining about having to return to school after their vacation. Spanky gets the bright idea of having Alfalfa pretend to have a toothache so they can go home. But, the teacher overhears this and foils their plans. In the end, she makes Alfalfa sing--perhaps in an evil plan to torture Spanky (as well as the audience). All in all, this is a fair short but far from their best--which is very confusing since this one, inexplicably, won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short. Why? I have no idea.
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    • planktonrules
    • Jan 24, 2012

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    • Release date
      • August 20, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Наскучило учиться
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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