. . . to such an extent that "repeat business" was virtually unheard of at local viewing emporiums. People fortunate enough not to be startled stark raving dead by such whiz-bang entertainment thrills as "Special Effects" and "Talkies" generally bought concession stand T-shirts as they exited theaters which read "I survived my ordeal at the movies," decided "once was enough," and went back to pitching horseshoes. If Today's "Our Gang" viewers haven't learned these basic Facts of Life from the 20th Century, they will NOT be able to understand where BEAR FACTS is coming from. After "Alfalfa" courts "Darla" for a dozen episodes (during half of which she's a sibling of one or another of his buddies), she suddenly changes her last name from "Hood" to "King," becoming the new girl on the block. Of course, in BEAR FACTS she's NEVER seen her Old Our Gang boys before, and they've never seen her, either. Though these developments would be ludicrous IF repeat viewers came along more often than one in 10,000 citizens, back in 1938 "repeaters" literally outnumbered one-off Our Gang "rookies" a million to one. Therefore, the "Little Rascals'" producers could play "fast and loose" with Darla (making her a beta version of "Anybody's" from WEST SIDE STORY).
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