Our Gang and the Little Rascals

Length of Run: September 1922 to April 1944

Talented group of young performers starring in a series of 221 movie shorts entitled The Our Gang Comedies produced by Hal Roach and MGM Studios from 1922-44. When these films were later released to television in 1954, they were re-titled The Little Rascals (because the rights to the "Our Gang" title was acquired by MGM). Over the twenty years of production some 200 child actors starred in the "Our Gang" films. They included George "Spanky" McFarland; Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer; Darla Hood; Matthew "Stymie" Beard; Allen "Farina" Hoskins; Mickey Gubitosi (later to be known as Robert Blake); Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas; Darwood K. "Waldo" Smith; Baby Patsy; Jackie "Toughie" Davis; Walton "Wally" Albright Jr.; Dickie Moore; Eugene "Porky" Lee; "Froggy" Laughlin; Jackie Cooper; Chubby Chaney; Wheezer Hutchins; Mary Kornman; Dorothy "Echo" De Borba; Johnny Downs; Harry Spear; Mary Ann Jackson; Scotty Beckett; Jean Darling; Jackie Condon; Tommy "Butch" Bond; Mickey Daniels; Jay R. Smith; Scooter Lowry; Janet Burston; Shirley Jean Richert; Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson; Mickey McQuire (a.k.a. "Mickey Rooney"); Peggy Eames; John Beradino; Nanette Fabray; Sherwood Bailey; Richie Van; Joe Cobb; Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison; and, of course, Petie, the dog. Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney were both turned down by Hal Roach as Our Gang members. In 1979 the NBC network made a series of 30-minute cartoon specials featuring Spanky, Alfalfa, Porky, Stymie and their black-eyed pooch, Petie; and cartoon series THE LITTLE RASCALS/ABC/1982-84 continued the tales of these young children.

Little Rascals Theme Song

Roach - Pathe Silent Films

1922

* Begin Season 1 *

1. Our Gang
2. Fire Fighters
3. Young Sherlocks
4. One Terrible Day
5. A Quiet Street
6. Saturday Morning

1923

7. The Big Show
8. The Cobbler
9. The Champeen
10. Boys To Board
11. A Pleasant Journey
12. Giants vs Yanks
13 .Back Stage
14. Dogs Of War
15. Lodge Night

* Begin Season 2 *

16. Stage Fright
17. July Days
18. Sunday Calm
19.No Noise
20. Derby Day

1924

21. Fast Company
22. Tire Trouble
23. Big Business
24. The Buccaneers
25. Seein' Things
26. Commencement Day
27. It's A Bear
28. Cradle Robbers
29. Jubilo, Jr.

* Begin Season 3 *

30. High Society
31. The Sundown Limited
32. Every Man For Himself
33. The Mysterious Mystery!

1925

34. The Big Town
35. Circus Fever
36. Dog Days
37. The Love Bug
38. Ask Grandma
39. Shootin' Injuns
40. Official Officers

* Begin Season 4 *

41. Mary, Queen Of Tots
42.Boys Will Be Joys
43. Better Movies
44. Your Own Back Yard
45. One Wild Ride

1926

46. Good Cheer
47 .Buried Treasure
48. Monkey Business
49. Baby Clothes
50. Uncle Tom's Uncle
51. Thundering Fleas

* Begin Season 5 *

52. Shivering Spooks
53. The Fourth Alarm
54.War Feathers
55. Telling Whoppers

1927

56. Seeing The World
57. Bring Home The Turkey
58. Ten Years Old
59. Love My Dog
60. Tired Business Men
61. Baby Brother
62. Chicken Feed
63. Olympic Games
64. The Glorious Fourth

1928

65.Playin' Hookey
66.The Smile Wins

* Begin Season 6 *

Roach - MGM Silent Films

1927

67. Yale vs Harvard
68. The Old Wallop
69. Heebee Jeebees
70. Dog Heaven

1928

71. Spook Spoofing
72. Rainy Days
73. Edison, Marconi & Co.
74. Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
75. Fair and Muddy
76. Crazy House

* Begin Season 7 *

77. Growing Pains
78. Old Gray Hoss
79. School Begins
80. The Spanking Age

1929

81. Election Day
82. Noisy Noises
83. The Holy Terror
84. Wiggle Your Ears
85. Fast Freight
86.Little Mother
87. Cat, Dog & Co.
88. Saturday's Lesson

Roach - MGM Sound Films

1929

89. Small Talk
90. Railroadin'

* Begin Season 8 *

91. Boxing Gloves
92. Lazy Days
93. Bouncing Babies
94. Moan & Groan, Inc.

1930

95. Shivering Shakespeare
96. The First Seven Years
97. When The Wind Blows
98. Bear Shooters
99. A Tough Winter

* Begin Season 9 *

100. Pups Is Pups
101. Teacher's Pet
102. School's Out

1931

103. Helping Grandma
104. Love Business
105. Little Daddy
106. Bargain Day
107. Fly My Kite

* Begin Season 10 *

108. Big Ears
109. Shiver My Timbers
110. Dogs Is Dogs

1932

111. Readin' And Writin'
112. Free Eats
113. Spanky
114. Choo-Choo!
115. The Pooch

* Begin Season 11 *

116. Hook And Ladder
117. Free Wheeling
118. Birthday Blues
119. A Lad An' A Lamp

1933

120. Fish Hookey
121. Forgotten Babies
122. The Kid From Borneo
123. Mush And Milk

* Begin Season 12 *

124. Bedtime Worries
125. Wild Poses

1934

126. Hi' Neighbor!
127. For Pete's Sake
128. The First Round-Up
129. Honky Donkey

* Begin Season 13 *

130. Mike Fright
131. Washee Ironee
132. Mama's Little Pirate
133. Shrimps For A Day

1935

134. Anniversary Trouble
135. Beginner's Luck
136. Teacher's Beau
137. Sprucin' Up

* Begin Season 14 *

138.Little Papa
139. Little Sinner
140. Our Gang Follies Of 1936

1936

141. The Lucky Corner
142. Divot Diggers
143. The Pinch Singer
144. Second Childhood
145. Arbor Day

* Begin Season 15 *

1936

146. Bored Of Education
147. Two Too Young
148. Pay As You Exit
149. Spooky Hooky
150. General Spanky

1937

151. Reunion In Rhythm
152. Glove Taps
153. Hearts Are Thumps
154. Three Smart Boys
155. Rushin' Ballet
156. Roamin' Holiday
157. Night 'N' Gales

* Begin Season 16 *

158. Fishy Tales
159. Framing Youth
160. The Pigskin Palooka
161. Mail and Female
162. Our Gang Follies Of 1938

1938

163. Canned Fishing
164. Bear Facts
165. Three Men In A Tub
166. Came The Brawn
167. Feed 'Em And Weep
168. The Awful Tooth
169. Hide And Shriek

* Begin Season 17 *

MGM Films

1938

170. The Little Ranger
171. Party Fever
172. Aladdin's Lantern
173. Men in Fright
174. Football Romeo
175. Practical Jokers

1939

176. Alfalfa's Aunt
177. Tiny Troubles
178. Duel Personalities
179. Clown Princes
180. Cousin Wilbur
181. Joy Scouts
182.Dog Daze
183. Auto Antics

* Begin Season 18 *

184. Captain Spanky's Show Boat
185. Dad for A Day
186. Time Out for Lessons

1940

187. Alfalfa's Double
188. Bubbling Troubles
189. The Big Premiere
190. All About Hash
191. The New Pupil

* Begin Season 19 *

192. Goin' Fishin'
193. Good Bad Boys
194. Waldo's Last Stand
195. Kiddie Kure

1941

196. Fightin' Fools
197. Baby Blues
198. Ye Olde Minstrels
199. Come Back, Miss Pipps
200. 1-2-3 Go!
201. Robot Wrecks

* Begin Season 20 *

202. Helping Hands
203. Wedding Worries

1942

204. Melodies Old And New
205. Going To Press
206. Don't Lie
207. Surprised Parties
208. Doin' Their Bit

* Begin Season 21 *

209. Rover's Big Chance
210. Might Lak A Goat
211. Unexpected Riches

1943

212 .Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
213. Family Troubles
214. Election Daze
215. Calling All Kids
216. Farm Hands

* Begin Season 22 *

217. Little Miss Pinkerton
218. Three Smart Guys

1944

219. Radio Bugs
220. Dancing Romero
221. Tale of A Dog

NOTE: Click on the BLUE words for pictures; Click on the for sounds.

Stars:

Allen Clayton Hoskins as Farina (appeared from 1922-1931) – b. 08/09/1920; d. 07/26/1980
Andy Samuel as Andy (appeared from 1922-1924)
William “Billie” Thomas as Buckwheat (appeared from 1934-1944) – b. 03/12/1931; d. 10/10/1980
William R. “Billy” Laughlin as Froggy (appeared from 1940-1944) – b. 07/05/1932; d. 08/31/1948
Robert F. “Bobby” Hutchins as Wheezer (appeared from 1927-1933) – b. 03/29/1925; d. 05/17/1945
Bobby Young as Bonedust (appeared from 1925-1927)
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa (appeared from 1935-1940) – b. 08/07/1927; d. 01/21/1959
Darla Jean Hood as Darla (appeared from ? to ?) – b. 11/08/1931; d. 06/13/1979

Darwood K.Smith as Waldo (appeared from ? to ?) – b. 09/08/1929; d. 05/15/2002

Dickie Moore as Dickie (appeared from 1932-1933) – b. 09/12/1925
Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy (appeared from 1930-1933) – b. 03/28/1925
Ernie Morrison as Ernie or Sunshine Sammy (appeared from 1922-1924)
Eugene Jackson as Gene or Pineapple (appeared in 1925)
Gordon Eugene Lee as Porky (appeared from 1935-1939) – famous words: “O-Tay” – b. 10/25/1933
Gary Jasgar as Junior (appeared 1937-1939)
George Emmett McFarland as Spanky (appeared from 1932-1942) – b. 10/02/1928; d. 06/30/1993
Harold Wertz as Bouncy (secondary character in three Rascals films) -- b. 08/03/1921; d. 11/21/1999

Harry Spear as Harry (appeared from 1927-1929) – b. 12/16/1921
Jack Davis as Jack (appeared from 1922-1923)
Jackie Condon as Jackie (appeared from 1922-1928) – b. 03/25/1918; d. 10/13/1977
Jackie Cooper as Jack or Jackie (appeared from 1929-1931)
Jackie Lynn Taylor as ? – (appeared ? to ?) – b. ?

Janet Burston as Janet (appeared from 1941-1944)
Jannie Hoskins as Mango (Buckwheat’s little sister) – (appeared from 1925-1927)
Jay R Smith as Jay R. (appeared from 1925-1928) – b. 08/29/1915; d. 10/05/2002
Jean Darling as Jean (appeared from 1926 to 1929) – b. 08/03/1922
Jerry Tucker as ? (appeared ?) – b. 11/01/1925

Joe Cobb as Joe (appeared from 1922-1929) – b. 11/07/1917; d. 05/21/2002
John Collum as Uh-Huh (appeared in 1933)
Johnny Downs as Johnny (appeared from 1925-1927) – b. 10/10/1913; d. 06/06/1994
June Marlowe as Miss Crabtree (real name was Gisela Goetten) – (appeared in various episodes from 1930-1932) – b. 11/06/1903; d. 03/10/1984

Kendall McComas as Breezy Brisbane (appeared in 1932) – b. 10/29/1916; d. 10/15/1981
Kitty Kelly as Spanky’s Mom (appeared in Beginner’s Luck – 1935)
Leonard Kibrick as ? (appeared ?) – b. 09/06/1924; d. 01/04/1993

Leonard Landy as Leonard (appeared from 1938 to 1940)
Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann (appeared from 1928-1931) – b. 01/14/1923
Mary Kornman as Mary (appeared from 1922-1926) – b. 12/27/1915; d. 06/01/1973
Matthew Beard as Stymie (appeared from 1930 to 1935) – b. 01/01/1925; d. 01/08/1981
Mickey Daniels as Mickey (appeared from 1922-1926) – b. 10/11/1914; d. 08/20/1970

Mildred Kornman as Mildred (appeared from 1926-1928)
Norman Chaney as Chubby (appeared from 1929-1931) – b. 01/18/1918; d. 05/29/1936
Peggy Cartwright as Peggy (appeared in 1922)

Pete the Dog as Pete (appeared throughout the series)

Robert Blake as Mickey Gubitossi (which is Blake’s real name) – (appeared from ? to ?) – b. 09/18/1933
Scooter Lowry as Scooter (appeared from 1926-1927)
Scotty Beckett as Scotty (appeared from 1934-1935) – b. 10/04/1929; d. 05/10/1968
Sherwood Bailey as Sherwood or Spud (appeared from 1931-1932)
Shirley Jean Rickert as Shirley (appeared in 1931) – b. 03/25/1926
Sidney Kibrick as Woim (appeared from 1934-1939) – b. 07/02/1928
Tommy Bond as Tommy (appeared from 1933-1934), and as Butch (appeared from 1937-1940) – b. 09/16/1926
Wally Albright as Wally (appeared in 1934) – b. 09/03/1925; d. 08/07/1999

A Few Our Gang Photos

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MORE RASCALS

Contributed by Alan Jacobs

(Thanks, Alan)

Ron’s Personal Favorite Episodes

(Episode Titles in RED are My All-Time Favorites)

Practical Learnin’

101. TEACHER’S PET – 10/11/0930

It's the first day of school, and the gang is lamenting the loss of their beloved Miss McGillicuddy. Their new teacher is Miss Crabtree, and the gang has all kinds of pranks in store for the old battleaxe. Jackie even brags about it to a nice young woman who gives him a ride to school. As it turns out, this nice young woman is Miss Crabtree herself.

102. SCHOOL’S OUT – 11/22/1930

Summer is fast approaching, and Jackie is worried that Miss Crabtree will get married and leave her students the way Miss McGillicuddy had the previous year. When a man comes around looking for the teacher during her lunch break, the gang schemes to discourage him from pursuing her. In the end, he is without his clothes, and the gang is mortified to learn that he was Miss Crabtree's brother all along.

123. MUSH AND MILK – 05/27/1933

The kids live in a boarding school, where they're brow-beaten by the ghastly old matron. But in school, they're taught by gentle, lovable Old Cap, who allows them an impromptu talent show. Cap wants to do something nice for the kids, since their school meals usually consist of mush and milk. A phone call brings news that Cap's back pension has finally come in, and he treats the kids to toys and a fancy restaurant. They decide to order an exotic-sounding French dessert, which turns out to be mush and milk. Last appearance of John “Uh-Huh” Collum, Bobby “Wheezer” Hutchins, Dorothy DeBorba, and Dickie Moore .

Notable Quote: Cap: "Uh-Huh, can you use the word "Isthmus" in a sentence?" Uh-Huh: “Uh-huhhhhh…Isthmus be my lucky day!"

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