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'Our Gang' entry at Wikipedia
'Little Rascals' entries {disambiguation} at Wikipedia

Magic Lantern's Hal Roach [1892-1992] Page

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B o o k s

"The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang - A Nostalgic Look At The Careers & The 221 Films of America's Most-Beloved Mischief-Makers" [orig 1977] by Leonard Maltin & Richard W. Bann Three Rivers Press 10¾x8½ pb [rev 11/92] for $16.46 Crown Books pb [4/84] out of print/used Crown Books hardcover [7/80] out of print/used

	"Following The Comedy Trail: A Guide To Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang Film Locations" [1984] by Leon Smith Kindle Edition from P.G.W. [11/88 edition] for $9.99 Pomegranate Press 7½x9½ pb [11/88] out of print/used
	"Those Little Rascals: A Pictorial History of Our Gang" [1993] by Rebecca Gulick Crescent Books 12½c9½ pb [3/93] out of print/used
	"Fleeing The Fates of The Little Rascals" [2004] by Laura June Kenny AuthorHouse 8¾x5¾ pb [8/2004] for $13.45 AuthorHouse 9x6 hardcover [8/2004] for $23.95
	"A History of The Hal Roach Studios" [2005] by Richard Lewis Ward S.I.U. Press 9x6 pb [8/2006] for $16.88 S.I.U. Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [3/2005] out of print/used
	'Our Gang' Comics [1937-49] reprints [2006+] drawn by Walt Kelly [1913-73] of 'Pogo' fame Kelly created nearly 100 'Our Gang' stories by the end of the 59-issue comics run 'Our Gang' comics [1937-49] entry at Wikipedia Volume 1, 1942-43: Fantagraphics Books 9½x7¼ pb [6/2006] for $12.95 Volume 2, 1944-45: Fantagraphics Books 9½x7¼ pb [6/2007] out of print/used Volume 3, 1945-46: Fantagraphics Books 9½x7¼ pb [8/2008] for $14.99 Volume 4, 1946-47: Fantagraphics Books 9½x7¼ pb [5/2010] for $11.24 Volume 5, 1948-49: has not been published

Video  &  DVD  Collections

search for Little Rascals videos/DVDs {100+ items} on Amazon
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keyword search on 'Our Gang' at Internet Movie Database {200+ listings}

latest on long-delayed DVD set "Our Gang: Before The Little Rascals Spoke" from Laughsmith

"The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection" [2008]

includes 80 silent & sound 'original theatrical shorts', 1927-1938 & many extras this DVD box set basically contains the available Roach/M.G.M. sound shorts, with a few late silent shorts added — probably the best deal among the confusing and overlapping Rascals/Our Gang DVD product R.H.I./Genius Products b&w DVD set [10/2008] 8 disks for $44.49

"The Story of Hal Roach and Our Gang" [Genius Products 2009 video release]
available on the "Complete Collection" DVD set above;
produced & directed by Greg Carson • credits at IMDb

	"Our Gang - Little Rascals Greatest Hits" [2001] Good Times Video b&w DVD [5/2001] for $4.98 contains "Beginners Luck" featuring Spanky, "Fly My Kite", "Hi Neighbor", "Kid From Borneo" & "Shrimps For A Day"
	"The Little Rascals Collector's Edition" DVD box sets Volume 1: TGG Direct b&w DVD [2003] 2 disks out of prodn/used contains: "Bear Shooters", "Dogs of War!", "Fly My Kite", "The Fourth Alarm", "Hi Neighbor", "Pooch", "Arbor Day", "Derby Day", "Mary, Queen of Tots", "Our Gang Follies of 1938", "School's Out", "The Sun Down Limited", and "Waldo's Last Stand"; extras include photo gallery Volume 2: Echo Bridge Home Ent. b&w DVD [5/2003] 2 disks for $4.49 Volume 3: LionsGate b&w DVD [11/2005] for $11.49 contains: Oscar-winner "Bored of Education", "Choo Choo!", "Divot Diggers", "Fishy Tales", "Framing Youth", "Free Wheeling", "Mike Fright", "Shiver My Timbers", "Washee Ironee", and "When The Wind Blows"
	"The Best Of Our Gang, Volumes 1 & 2" DVD box set [2004] Good Times Video b&w DVD set [6/2004] 2 disks out of prodn/used Volume 1 contains: "The Our Gang Story", "Bear Shooters", "Waldo's Last Stand", "Dogs of War!", "Kid From Borneo", "School's Out" & "Our Gang Follies of 1938" Volume 2 contains: "Our Gang Comedy Festival", "Little Rascals Varieties", "Hook and Ladder", "Hi Neighbor", "Sundown Ltd.", "The Pooch", "Arbor Day" & "Derby Day"
	"The Little Rascals Collection" DVD Box Set [2004] Passport Video DVD set [10/2007] 5 disks - out of prodn/used includes "Bear Shooters", "Derby Day", "Dogs of War!" [1923], "The Fourth Alarm", "Mary Queen of Tots", "Our Gang Follies of 1938", "The Pirates" [1923], "School's Out" [1930], "Stage Fright", "Sundown Limited" [1924] & "Waldo's Last Stand"; extras on disk #5 include the 1950s reunion on the 'You Asked For It' television program, and the documentary "Inside Hollywood's Child Stars"
	"The Little Rascals" [2005] Atlantic Outlet DVD box set [2/2005] 6 disks for $87.49 Amazon reviews are mixed as to quality; cover says '48 Classic Episodes', other info scarce
	"Our Gang: Terrific Tot Tales" [2007] Direct Source b&w DVD [4/2007] 2 disks for $8.50 Volume 1 contains: "Fly My Kite", "The Pooch", "Arbor Day", "Derby Day", "Hi Neighbor", and "Mary, Queen of Tots" Volume 2 contains: "Bear Shooters", "Our Gang Follies of 1938", "School's Out", and "Waldo's Last Stand"
	"Our Gang Comedies" [2011] contains 52 one-reeler sound shorts filmed at M.G.M. from 1938 to 1944; the original Hal Roach kids were growing up and phasing out, the stories got increasingly lame, and the new actors at forefront were Robert 'Mickey' Blake, Tommy 'Butch' Bond, Janet Burston, Sid 'Woim' Kibrick & Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin; while the films may have gone downhill, these disks are much higher quality than most other Rascals collections M.G.M./U.A. b&w DVD-R set [3/2011] 5 disks for $40.49 Warner Archives b&w DVD-R set [undated] 5 disks - out of prodn/used

Other  Media

	"The Beau Hunks Play The Original Little Rascals Music" album on CD [1994] "50 Leroy Shield Themes from the Hal Roach Talkies" contents identical to Disk #1 of the 2-disk set just below Koch Screen music CD [9/94] 50 tracks - out of prodn/many used
	"The Beau Hunks Play More Original Little Rascals Music: On To The Show!" album on CD [1994] "50 Leroy Shield Themes from the Hal Roach Talkies - newly recorded in authentic Lo-Fi" contents identical to Disk #2 of the 2-disk set just below Koch Screen music CD [9/94] 50 tracks - out of prodn/used
	"The Beau Hunks Play The Original Little Rascals Music" music CD set [1995] "100 catchy and familiar themes by Leroy Shield from the Hal Roach comedies - newly recorded in authentic low fidelity" Koch Screen music CD set [10/95] 100 tracks on 2 disks - out of prodn/used

Selected  Films
{ in chronological order }

'Our Gang' filmography at Wikipedia

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"One Terrible Day"
[Hal Roach/Pathι Sept 1922 silent short]

The fourth 'Our Gang' comedy short made, the first released. A society matron takes some city kids on a picnic at a farm • Co-produced by Charley Chase; co-produced & co-written by Hal Roach; co-written & co-directed by Tom McNamara; co-directed by Robert F. McGowan; starring Helen Gilmore, William Gillespie, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Jack Davis, Peggy Cartwright, Clara Guiol, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins & Mary Kornman full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Our Gang" [Hal Roach/Pathι Nov 1922 silent short]
{this film is considered lost} one reel found in 1999

An unethical merchant tries to close the store run by a gang member's widowed mother, so the kids scheme to get her customers back • Co-produced by Charley Chase; co-produced & written by Hal Roach; directed by Robert F. McGowan; starring John Hatton, Anna Mae Bilson, Peggy Cartwright, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Ernest Morrison & Monty O'Grady; full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"The Champeen"
[Hal Roach/Pathι Jan 1923 silent short]

Mickey and Jackie feud over Mary, so Sammy schedules a championship bout between the two rivals • Produced & written by Hal Roach; directed by Robert F. McGowan; starring Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Jack Davis, Johnny Downs, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Wallace Howe, Mary Kornman, Billy Lord, Dorothy Morrison, Ernest Morrison & Andy Samuel full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Dogs of War!" silent short [Hal Roach/Pathι July 1923]

After the 'Our Gang' kids wage war using old vegetables, they run loose in a movie studio & meet stars Harold Lloyd & Jobyna Ralston • Produced & written by Hal Roach; directed by Robert F. McGowan; starring Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Jack Davis, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Mary Kornman, Ernest Morrison & Andy Samuel and adults William Gillespie, Clara Guiol, Walter Lundin, Ernie Morrison Sr. & Fred C. Newmeyer available on DVD within several collections • full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Sundown Limited" [Hal Roach/Pathι Sept 1924]

Hal Roach's 'Our Gang' kids play in the Santa Fe train yards (featuring AT&SF 4-6-2 steam locomotive #1344) and get kicked out; they then build a rickety train on an abandoned rail line; the finale is an ensemble chase thru the streets of Culver City, California • Produced & written by Hal Roach; directed by Robert F. McGowan; starring Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Mary Kornman, Andy Samuel & 'Sonny Boy' Warde • available on DVD within several collections above full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch full movie [19:59] online at Internet Archive

http://www.archive.org/details/OurGangSilentHighSociety1924
http://www.archive.org/details/OurGangSilentBoysWillBeJoys [1925]
http://www.archive.org/details/MushAndMilk

"Uncle Tom's Uncle" [Hal Roach/Pathι Exchange May 1926] Short #50 The Little Rascals kids stage a backyard performance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" but rehearsals are interrupted by adults and the performance faces an audience of rowdy neighbor kids • Produced by F. Richard Jones & Hal Roach; directed by Robert F. McGowan; starring Joe Cobb {in blackface as Uncle Tom}, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Mary Kornman, Jay R. Smith, Clifton Young, David Durand, Jannie Hoskins, Nancy McKee, Gabe Saienz, Billy Butts, Peggy Eames, Ray Erlenborn, Bobby Green, Jackie Hanes, Junior Johnston, Jackie Levine, Scooter Lowry, Bobby Mallon, Kenneth McMillan, Terence McMillan, Billy Naylor, Gordon Thorpe full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch shortened movie [1/2011 upload; 15:05] online at YouTube

poster promoting the M.G.M. sound talkies of 'Our Gang', circa 1929

"When the Wind Blows" [April 1930]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Wind_Blows_(1930_film)

"Bear Shooters" [May 1930]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Shooters

"Love Business" [Feb 1931]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Business Jackie Cooper, June 'Miss Crabtree' Marlowe,
Shirley Jean Rickert, Norman 'Chubby' Chaney & Dorothy DeBorba

"The Stolen Jools" [Paramount April 1931]

A short comedy film produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanitarium, shown in movie theaters across America. It featured many cameo appearances by the film stars of the day, from multiple studios. The film was thought to be lost, until a print turned up in the U.K. in the 1990s under the alternate title "The Slippery Pearls"; a print under that title was then found in the U.S. also. The simple plot has police trying to solve the theft of Norma Shearer's pearls during the 'Screen Stars Annual Ball' • Directed by William C. McGann; starring Norma Shearer; cameos include Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Joe E. Brown, Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Eddie Kane, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Bert Lytell, Victor McLaglen, Jack Oakie, the 'Our Gang' kids, Eugene Pallette, Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Wheeler & Woolsey, and Fay Wray available on DVD within several collections; full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch full movie [3/2015 upload; 57:49] online at YouTube

"Free Eats" [Feb 1932] Spanky's first appearance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Eats

"Choo-Choo!" [May 1932]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choo-Choo!

"The Kid From Borneo" [April 1933] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kid_From_Borneo

"Our Gang Follies of 1936" [Nov 1935]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Gang_Follies_of_1936

Oscar-winner "Bored of Education" [Aug 1936]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bored_of_Education

"Pay As You Exit" [Oct 1936] featuring Spanky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_As_You_Exit

their sole feature film "General Spanky" [Dec 1936]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Spanky

"Our Gang Follies of 1938" [Dec 1937]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Gang_Follies_of_1938

"Hide and Shriek" [Hal Roach/M.G.M. June 1938]

10-minute Little Rascals / Our Gang sound short produced by Hal Roach; Alfalfa's detective agency is working on a case for Darla to find a candy thief; he takes on Porky and Buckwheat as assistants, and their investigation leads them to a carnival's haunted house ride. Directed by Gordon Douglas; written by Jack Jevne; starring Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer {as Agent X-10}, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas {as X-6½}, and Eugene 'Porky' Lee {as X-6} with Darla Hood, Billy Bletcher, Dick Elliott, Fred Holmes, Gary Jasgur & Leonard 'Percy' Landy Spotlight Video b&w VHS [undated] out of prodn/used with short "Second Childhood" [1936] also available on several all-Rascals DVD sets above full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • watch framed short [10:26] online at YouTube

"Clown Princes" comedy short [April 1939] /tt0031162/

"Waldo's Last Stand" [Oct 1940]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo%27s_Last_Stand

the 1950s reunion on the 'You Asked For It' television program

"The Little Rascals" animated TV series [Hanna-Barbera/ABC-TV 1982-84]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Rascals_(animated_TV_series)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770584/

"The Little Rascals" feature film
[Amblin'/Universal Aug 1994]

"Mischief loves company!" Spanky and the boys of the 'He-Man Woman Haters Club' catch Alfalfa mooning over a girl!, cutie Darla. So they convince Darla that Alfalfa is ashamed of her, and she turns her attention toward Waldo, the new rich kid. The clubhouse burns down, their entry in the Soap Box Derby is stolen by baddies Butch & Woim, the boys build a second go-kart, and Spanky & Alfalfa reconcile in time to win the race. Co-written & directed by Penelope Spheeris; music by William Ross; starring Travis Tedford {as Spanky}, Ross Bagley {as Buckwheat}, Bug Hall {as Alfalfa}, Brittany Ashton Holmes {as Darla}, Kevin Jamal Woods {as Stymie}, Jordan Warkol {as Froggy}, Zachary Mabry {as Porky}, Sam Saletta {as Butch}, Blake Jeremy Collins {as Woim}, Blake McIver Ewing {as Waldo}, Juliette Brewer {as Mary} & Heather Karasek {as Jane} with cameos by Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, Daryl Hannah, Reba McEntire, Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen, and Donald Trump Universal widescreen color DVD [1/2004] for $7.42 Universal color VHS [8/96] out of prodn/used soundtrack CD by William Ross [1998] 13 tracks - out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

June 2011 article on Splitsider website "Checking In With The Cast
of The Little Rascals Movie" by Joshua Kurp

"The Our Gang Story: Behind The Scenes With Twenty Years of The Rascals" [2001] Narrated by Mike Eagan Good Times Video b&w DVD [5/2001] out of prodn/used not listed at IMDb {2010}

"The Little Rascals Save The Day" [Universal Studios Home Ent. video release 2013?]  
Announced 10/2012: Universal is casting a straight-to-video feature film (franchise?) of the Our Gang/Rascals that started filming this week;
adult actors include Doris Roberts, Greg Germann & Lex Medlin, with Darla portrayed by child star Eden Wood; ADDED 10/2013: filming completed,
co-written & directed by Alex Zamm, co-written by William Robertson; also starring Drew Justice {as Alfalfa}, Jet Jurgensmeyer {as Spanky},
Connor Berry {as Stymie}, Isaiah Fredericks {as Buckwheat}, Grant Palmer II {as Waldo}, Chase Vacnin {as Butch}, Rio Mangini {as Woim},
Camden Gray {as Porky}, Jenna Ortega & Zaria Zakiya • latest credits from IMDb

L i n k s

'Our Gang' entry at Wikipedia
'Little Rascals' entries {disambuguation} at Wikipedia
Magic Lantern's Hal Roach [1892-1992] Page

'Our Gang' comics [1937-49] entry at Wikipedia

Little Rascals WebRing and Homepage
Our Gang / Little Rascals Page at Laurel & Hardy Central
Lloyd's tiny Our Gang blog
PJP's Our Gang fansite
SR's Our Gang Online fansite
SD's Little Rascals / Our Gang fansite
AC's Squidoo Lens article
MB's half-built 'The Little Rascals {dot} net' fansite

Selected  Actors

'Our Gang' personnel info at Wikipedia

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Matthew 'Stymie' Beard [1925-82]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_%22Stymie%22_Beard

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Scotty Beckett [1929-68]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotty_Beckett

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Tommy 'Butch' Bond [1926-2005]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Bond

"Darn Right It's Butch: Memories of Our Gang" [1994] by Tommy 'Butch' Bond, with Ron Genini Morgin Press hardcover [4/94] out of print/used

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Norman 'Chubby' Chaney

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chubby Joe Cobb

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Jackie Cooper [b. 1922]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Cooper

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Jean Darling [b. 1922]
http://www.indigo.ie/~jdarling/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Darling

"Silent Stars Speak: Interviews With Twelve Cinema Pioneers" [2001] by Tony Villecco McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [2001] for $39.95 interviewees include: child star 'Baby Peggy', Priscilla Bonner, Virginia Cherrill, Pauline Curley, "Our Gang" member Jean Darling, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Francis Lederer, Molly O'Day, Anita Page, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, David Rollins, and director Andrew Stone

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Johnny Downs [1913-94]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Downs

Darla Hood [1931-79]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darla_Hood

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins [1920-80]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_%22Farina%22_Hoskins

Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins [1925-45]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_%22Wheezer%22_Hutchins

Mary Ann Jackson [1923-2003]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Jackson

Darwood 'Waldo' Kaye [1929-2002]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwood_%22Waldo%22_Kaye
http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Waldo-ebook/dp/B003BNZ6YI/

Sidney 'The Woim' Kibrick [b. 1928]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_%22The_Woim%22_Kibrick

Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin [1932-48]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_%22Froggy%22_Laughlin

Eugene 'Porky' Lee [1933-2005]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_%22Porky%22_Lee

George 'Spanky' McFarland [1928-93]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_%22Spanky%22_McFarland

Pete the Pup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_the_Pup

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer [1927-59]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_%22Alfalfa%22_Switzer

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas [1931-80]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_%22Buckwheat%22_Thomas

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and regular adult actors Mae Busch, Jimmy Finlayson, Billy Gilbert,
Edgar Kennedy, June 'Miss Crabtree' Marlowe & Hattie McDaniel

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