Both Mickey and Froggy are running for club president by bribing their fellow voters with lemonade from Mickey and jelly beans from Froggy.
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| Robert Blake | ... | Mickey (as Bobby Blake) | |
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Janet Burston | ... | Janet (as Our Gang) |
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Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin | ... | Froggy (as Our Gang) |
| Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas | ... | Buckwheat (as Our Gang) | |
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Richard Hall | ... | Happy (as Our Gang) |
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| Robert J. Anderson | ... | Club member (as Bobby Anderson) | |
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Joan Blake | ... | Club Member |
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Buz Buckley | ... | Club member |
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Freddie Chapman | ... | Club member |
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Robert Ferrero | ... | Club member (unconfirmed) |
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Vincent Graeff | ... | Club member (as Billy Ray Smith) |
| Jackie Horner | ... | Club member | |
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Mickey Laughlin | ... | Club member |
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Valerie Lee | ... | Club member |
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Tommy Tucker | ... | Club member |
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Both Mickey and Froggy are running for club president by bribing their fellow voters with lemonade from Mickey and jelly beans from Froggy.
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31 July 1943 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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According to Leonard Maltin and Richard Bann in their 1992 "Little Rascals" book, "Election Daze" was released during the wartime presidential campaign between Thomas E. Dewey and Franklin D. Roosevelt (who, of course, would win his fourth term the following year). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Many of the MGM Our Gang shorts have gotten a bad rap (and sometimes deservedly so). And the spotty humor of shorts like Election Daze is probably why.
And yet, after watching this short recently, I came to the conclusion that much of the humor is a subtle stab at the cynicism of politics. I mean consider this: Mickey and Froggy both run for club president. They both combine election speeches with bribery (Mickey gives out lemonade, Froggy gives out jelly beans). This behavior is not unlike today's politicians who seek to win favor with voters and special interest groups. The funniest part of the film is Froggy dressed in an over-sized outfit that looks better suited for Teddy Roosevelt, proclaiming, "When you think of jelly beans, think of me!" As he's trying to deliver his speech, a heckler constantly blows on a noise-maker (again, not unlike the political hecklers of today, only they do it loudly and with signs).
The topper is when Froggy and Mickey, with the electoral results ending in a tie, decide to literally divide the clubhouse, and have their meetings simultaneously at opposite ends. Does this remind anyone of the perpetual polarization of the US?
What this short may lack in consistent humor, it makes up for in its insightful jab at politics!