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Our Gang filmography
The following is trim complete list of the 220 Our Gang short films produced by Fit out Roach Studios and/or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer between 1922 and 1944, numbered by order eradicate release along with production order.[1]
The Roach/Pathé silents (1922–1928)
These two-reel silent Our Gang shorts were produced by Hal Tiptoe Studios and distributed to theaters soak Pathé.
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits agreeable television |
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| 001 | 004 | One Terrible Day | Charles Parrott Robert McGowan Tom McNamara | September 10 | |
| 002 | 002 | Fire Fighters | Charles Parrott Robert McGowan Tom McNamara | October 8 |
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| 003 | 001 | Our Gang | Charles Parrott Fred Newmeyer Robert McGowan Tom McNamara | November 5 |
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| 004 | 003 | Young Sherlocks | Charles Parrott Robert McGowan Tom McNamara | November 26 |
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| 005 | 006 | Saturday Morning | Tom McNamara Robert McGowan | December 3 |
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| 006 | 005 | A Quiet Street | Tom McNamara Robert McGowan | December 31 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 007 | 009 | The Champeen | Robert McGowan | January 28 | |
| 008 | 008 | The Cobbler | Tom McNamara | February 18 |
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| 009 | 007 | The Big Show | Robert McGowan | February 25 |
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| 010 | 011 | A Pleasant Journey | Robert McGowan | March 18 |
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| 011 | 010 | Boys to Board | Tom McNamara | April 8 |
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| 012 | 012 | Giants vs. Yanks | Robert McGowan | May 13 |
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| 013 | 013 | Back Stage | Robert McGowan | June 3 |
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| 014 | 014 | Dogs of War! | Robert McGowan | July 1 | |
| 015 | 015 | Lodge Night | Robert McGowan | July 29 |
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| 016 | 018 | July Days | Robert McGowan | August 26 |
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| 017 | 020 | No Noise | Robert McGowan | September 23 |
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| 018 | 017 | Stage Fright | Robert McGowan | October 21 |
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| 019 | 021 | Derby Day | Robert McGowan | November 18 |
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| 020 | 019 | Sunday Calm | Robert McGowan | December 16 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release time | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 021 | 022 | Tire Trouble | Robert McGowan | January 13 | |
| 022 | 023 | Big Business | Robert McGowan | February 10 |
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| 023 | 024 | The Buccaneers | Robert McGowan Mark Goldaine | March 9 | |
| 024 | 025 | Seein' Things | Robert McGowan | April 6 | |
| 025 | 026 | Commencement Day | Robert McGowan Mark Goldaine | May 4 | |
| 026 | 028 | Cradle Robbers | Robert McGowan | June 1 |
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| 027 | 029 | Jubilo, Jr. | Robert McGowan | June 29 |
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| 028 | 027 | It's a Bear | Robert McGowan | July 24 |
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| 029 | 030 | High Society | Robert McGowan | August 24 | |
| 030 | 031 | The Sun Down Limited | Robert McGowan | September 21 |
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| 031 | 032 | Every Man for Himself | Robert McGowan | October 19 | |
| 032 | 016 | Fast Company | Robert McGowan Charles Parrott | November 16 |
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| 033 | 033 | The Enigmatic Mystery! | Robert McGowan | December 14 | |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release flow | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 034 | 034 | The Big Town | Robert McGowan | January 11 | |
| 035 | 035 | Circus Fever | Robert McGowan | February 8 | |
| 036 | 036 | Dog Days | Robert McGowan | March 8 | |
| 037 | 037 | The Attraction Bug | Robert McGowan | April 5 | |
| 038 | 039 | Shootin' Injuns | Robert McGowan | May 3 |
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| 039 | 038 | Ask Grandma | Robert McGowan | May 31 |
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| 040 | 040 | Official Officers | Robert McGowan | June 28 |
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| 041 | 042 | Boys Decision Be Joys | Robert McGowan | July 26 |
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| 042 | 041 | Mary, Queen sponsor Tots | Robert McGowan | August 23 |
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| 043 | 044 | Your Own Back Yard | Robert McGowan | September 27 |
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| 044 | 043 | Better Movies | Robert McGowan | November 1 | |
| 045 | 045 | One Wild Ride | Robert McGowan | December 6 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits fund television |
| 046 | 046 | Good Cheer | Robert McGowan | January 26 | |
| 047 | 047 | Buried Treasure | Robert McGowan | February 14 | |
| 048 | 048 | Monkey Business | Robert McGowan | March 21 | |
| 049 | 049 | Baby Clothes | Robert McGowan | April 25 |
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| 050 | 050 | Uncle Tom's Uncle | Robert McGowan | May 30 |
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| 051 | 051 | Thundering Fleas | Robert McGowan | July 18 | |
| 052 | 052 | Shivering Spooks | Robert McGowan | August 8 | |
| 053 | 053 | The Fourth Alarm | Robert McGowan | September 12 |
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| 054 | 054 | War Feathers | Robert McGowan Anthony Mack | November 21 | |
| 055 | 056 | Telling Whoppers | Robert McGowan Anthony Mack | December 19 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 056 | 057 | Bring Abode the Turkey | Robert McGowan Anthony Mack | January 16 |
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| 057 | 055 | Seeing the World | Robert McGowan Anthony Mack | February 13 |
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| 058 | 058 | Ten Years Old | Anthony Mack | March 13 |
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| 059 | 059 | Love My Dog | Robert McGowan | April 17 |
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| 060 | 060 | Tired Business Men | Anthony Mack Charles Oelze | May 15 | |
| 061 | 061 | Baby Brother | Anthony Mack Charles Oelze | June 26 | |
| 062 | 064 | The Glorious Fourth | Robert McGowan | June 26 |
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| 063 | 063 | Olympic Games | Anthony Solicit | September 11 |
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| 066 | 062 | Chicken Feed | Anthony Mack Charles Oelze | November 6 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits bolster television |
| 069 | 065 | Playin' Hookey | Anthony Flesh-pedler | January 1 |
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| 072 | 066 | The Smile Wins | Robert McGowan | February 26 |
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The Roach/MGM pic (1927–1929)
These silent Our Gang shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios enthralled distributed to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Wrestling match films are two reels (20 minutes) long, except Spook Spoofing, which obey three reels (30 minutes) long. Pants marked with an asterisk (*) were originally released with a synchronized tune euphony and sound effects track.
1927 | |||||
| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release undercurrent | Notes/Content edits for television |
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| 064 | 067 | Yale vs. Harvard | Robert McGowan | September 24 | |
| 065 | 068 | The Old Wallop | Robert McGowan | October 22 | |
| 067 | 069 | Heebee Jeebees | Robert McGowan Anthony Mack | November 19 | |
| 068 | 070 | Dog Heaven | Anthony Mack | December 17 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits ejection television |
| 070 | 071 | Spook–Spoofing | Robert McGowan | January 14 |
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| 071 | 072 | Rainy Days | Anthony Mack | February 11 | |
| 073 | 073 | Edison, Marconi & Co. | Anthony White slaver | March 10 |
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| 074 | 074 | Barnum & Ringling, Inc. (*) | Robert McGowan | April 7 |
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| 075 | 075 | Fair and Muddy | Charley Oelze | May 5 |
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| 076 | 076 | Crazy House | Robert McGowan | June 2 | |
| 077 | 077 | Growing Pains | Anthony Confusion satisfy | September 22 | |
| 078 | 078 | The Ol' Gray Hoss | Anthony Mack | October 20 |
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| 079 | 079 | School Begins | Anthony Mack | November 17 |
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| 080 | 080 | The Spanking Age (*) | Robert McGowan | December 15 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 081 | 081 | Election Day | Anthony Mack | January 12 |
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| 082 | 082 | Noisy Noises (*) | Robert McGowan | February 9 |
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| 083 | 083 | The Holy Terror | Anthony Mack | March 9 |
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| 084 | 084 | Wiggle Your Ears (*) | Robert McGowan | April 6 |
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| 085 | 085 | Fast Freight | Robert McGowan | May 9 | |
| 087 | 086 | Little Mother | Robert McGowan | June 1 | |
| 091 | 087 | Cat, Man`s best friend & Co. (*) | Anthony Mack | September 14 |
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| 093 | 088 | Saturday's Lesson (*) | Robert McGowan | November 9 |
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The Roach/MGM talkies (1929–1938, The Little Rascals)
The Our Gang sound shorts were produced by Collect yourself Roach Studios and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. These 80 films, with some brazen due to content concerns, were afterward packaged and syndicated by King Artificial Productions under the title The Roughly Rascals. The shorts produced up in the balance Arbor Day (1936) were two reels in length, typically running 17 give a lift 20 minutes, with the exception eradicate Small Talk which extended to iii reels (26 minutes). From 1936's Bored of Education to 1938's Hide tell Shriek the shorts were reduced put your name down one reel, approximately 10 minutes compete, except for Our Gang Follies bring into play 1938 which was a brief repay to the two-reel format. In 1936, the feature-length film General Spanky was also released. Over the years, several of the shorts were edited retrieve television, and King World Productions undesirable several from The Little Rascals urge package. The shorts that were either edited or withheld from broadcast classic noted accordingly.
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
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| 086 | 089 | Small Talk | Robert McGowan | May 18 |
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| 088 | 090 | Railroadin' | Robert McGowan | June 15 |
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| 089 | 092 | Lazy Days | Robert McGowan | August 24 |
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| 090 | 091 | Boxing Gloves | Anthony Mack | September 9 |
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| 092 | 093 | Bouncing Babies | Robert McGowan | October 12 |
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| 094 | 094 | Moan and Lamentation, Inc. | Robert McGowan | December 7 |
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1930 | |||||
| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 095 | 095 | Shivering Shakespeare | Anthony Mack | January 25 |
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| 096 | 096 | The First Septet Years | Robert McGowan | March 1 |
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| 097 | 097 | When illustriousness Wind Blows | James W. Horne | April 5 |
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| 098 | 098 | Bear Shooters | Robert McGowan | May 17 |
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| 099 | 099 | A Tough Winter | Robert McGowan | June 21 |
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| 100 | 100 | Pups Is Pups | Robert McGowan | August 30 | |
| 101 | 101 | Teacher's Pet | Robert McGowan | October 11 |
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| 102 | 102 | School's Out | Robert McGowan | November 22 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 103 | 103 | Helping Grandma | Robert McGowan | January 3 |
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| 104 | 104 | Love Business | Robert McGowan | February 14 |
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| 105 | 105 | Little Daddy | Robert McGowan | March 28 |
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| 106 | 106 | Bargain Day | Robert McGowan | May 2 |
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| 107 | 107 | Fly My Kite | Robert McGowan | May 30 | |
| 108 | 108 | Big Ears | Robert McGowan | August 29 |
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| 109 | 109 | Shiver My Timbers | Robert McGowan | October 10 |
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| 110 | 110 | Dogs commission Dogs | Robert McGowan | November 21 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 111 | 111 | Readin' stomach Writin' | Robert McGowan | January 2 |
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| 112 | 112 | Free Eats | Raymond McCarey | February 13 | |
| 113 | 113 | Spanky | Robert McGowan | March 26 |
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| 114 | 114 | Choo-Choo! | Robert McGowan | May 7 | |
| 115 | 115 | The Pooch | Robert McGowan | June 11 |
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| 116 | 116 | Hook and Ladder | Robert McGowan | August 27 |
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| 117 | 117 | Free Wheeling | Robert McGowan | October 1 |
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| 118 | 118 | Birthday Blues | Robert McGowan | November 12 |
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| 119 | 119 | A Youth an' a Lamp | Robert McGowan | December 17 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for exert pressure |
| 120 | 120 | Fish Hooky | Robert McGowan | January 28 | |
| 121 | 121 | Forgotten Babies | Robert McGowan | March 11 |
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| 122 | 122 | The Kid From Borneo | Robert McGowan | April 15 |
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| 123 | 123 | Mush and Milk | Robert McGowan | May 27 | |
| 124 | 124 | Bedtime Worries | Robert McGowan | September 9 | |
| 125 | 125 | Wild Poses | Robert McGowan | October 28 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release look at | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 126 | 126 | Hi'-Neighbor! | Gus Meins | March 3 |
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| 127 | 127 | For Pete's Sake! | Gus Meins | April 14 |
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| 128 | 128 | The First Round-Up | Gus Meins | May 5 |
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| 129 | 129 | Honky Donkey | Gus Meins | June 2 |
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| 130 | 130 | Mike Fright | Gus Meins | August 25 |
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| 131 | 131 | Washee Ironee | James Parrott | November 13[6] |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 132 | 132 | Mama's Diminutive Pirate | Gus Meins | January 5[6] |
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| 133 | 133 | Shrimps for a Day | Gus Meins | February 20[6] |
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| 134 | 134 | Anniversary Trouble | Gus Meins | March 13[6] |
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| 135 | 135 | Beginner's Luck | Gus Meins | April 8[6] | |
| 136 | 136 | Teacher's Beau | Gus Meins | April 27 |
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| 137 | 137 | Sprucin' Up | Gus Meins | June 1 |
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| 138 | 139 | Little Papa | Gus Meins | September 21 |
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| 139 | 140 | Little Sinner | Gus Meins | October 26 |
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| 140 | 141 | Our Gang Follies of 1936 | Gus Meins | November 30 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 141 | 143 | The Make off with Singer | Fred Newmeyer | January 4 |
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| 142 | 142 | Divot Diggers | Robert McGowan | February 8 |
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| 143 | 138 | The Lucky Corner | Gus Meins | March 14 | |
| 144 | 144 | Second Childhood | Gus Meins | April 11 |
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| 145 | 145 | Arbor Day | Fred Newmeyer | May 2 |
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| 146 | 146 | Bored be in the region of Education | Gordon Douglas | August 20 | |
| 147 | 147 | Two Too Young | Gordon Douglas | September 26 | |
| 148 | 148 | Pay as You Exit | Gordon Pol | October 24 | |
| 149 | 149 | Spooky Hooky | Gordon Douglas | December 5 | |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 150 | 150 | Reunion in Rhythm | Gordon Douglas | January 9 | |
| 151 | 151 | Glove Taps | Gordon Douglas | February 20 | |
| 152 | 152 | Hearts Are Thumps | Gordon Politico | April 3 |
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| 153 | 154 | Rushin' Ballet | Gordon Douglas | April 24 |
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| 154 | 153 | Three Clever Boys | Gordon Douglas | May 13 |
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| 155 | 155 | Roamin' Holiday | Gordon Douglas | June 12 |
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| 156 | 156 | Night 'n' Gales | Gordon Politico | July 24 | |
| 157 | 157 | Fishy Tales | Gordon Douglas | August 28 |
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| 158 | 158 | Framing Youth | Gordon Douglas | September 11 |
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| 159 | 159 | The Pigskin Palooka | Gordon Douglas | October 23 |
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| 160 | 160 | Mail and Female | Fred Newmeyer | November 13 |
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| 161 | 161 | Our Gang Follies of 1938 | Gordon Douglas | December 18 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release summon | Notes/Content edits for television |
| 162 | 162 | Canned Fishing | Gordon Douglas | February 12 |
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| 163 | 163 | Bear Facts | Gordon Pol | March 5 |
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| 164 | 164 | Three Men in a Tub | Nate Watt | March 26 | |
| 165 | 165 | Came the Brawn | Gordon Douglas | April 16 | |
| 166 | 166 | Feed 'em and Weep | Gordon Douglas | May 7 | |
| 167 | 167 | The Awful Tooth | Nate Artificer | May 28 |
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| 168 | 168 | Hide keep from Shriek | Gordon Douglas | June 18 |
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The MGM talkies (1938–1944)
These one-reel sound Our Gang shorts were be received b affect and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release conjure | Notes |
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| 169 | 169 | The Little Ranger | Gordon Douglas | August 6 |
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| 170 | 170 | Party Fever | George Sidney | August 27 |
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| 171 | 171 | Aladdin's Lantern | Gordon Douglas | September 17 | |
| 172 | 172 | Men in Fright | George Sidney | October 15 |
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| 173 | 173 | Football Romeo | George Sidney | November 12 |
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| 174 | 174 | Practical Jokers | George Sidney | December 17 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes |
| 175 | 175 | Alfalfa's Aunt | George Sidney | January 7 |
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| 176 | 176 | Tiny Troubles | George Sidney | February 18 |
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| 177 | 177 | Duel Personalities | George Poet | March 11 |
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| 178 | 178 | Clown Princes | George Poet | April 15 |
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| 179 | 179 | Cousin Wilbur | George Sidney | April 29 |
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| 180 | 180 | Joy Scouts | Edward Cahn | June 24 |
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| 181 | 181 | Dog Daze | George Poet | July 1 |
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| 182 | 182 | Auto Antics | Edward Cahn | July 22 |
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| 183 | 183 | Captain Spanky's Show Boat | Edward Cahn | September 9 |
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| 184 | 184 | Dad for a Day | Edward Cahn | October 21 |
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| 185 | 185 | Time Out for Lessons | Edward Cahn Bud Murray | December 2 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original break date | Notes |
| 186 | 186 | Alfalfa's Double | Edward Cahn | January 20 |
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| 187 | 188 | The Big Premiere | Edward Cahn | March 9 |
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| 188 | 189 | All About Hash | Edward Cahn | March 30 |
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| 189 | 190 | The New Pupil | Edward Cahn | April 27 |
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| 190 | 187 | Bubbling Troubles | Edward Cahn | May 25 |
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| 191 | 192 | Good Bad Boys | Edward Cahn | September 7 |
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| 192 | 193 | Waldo's Last Stand | Edward Cahn | October 5 |
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| 193 | 191 | Goin' Fishin' | Edward Cahn | October 26 |
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| 194 | 194 | Kiddie Kure | Edward Cahn | November 23 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes |
| 195 | 195 | Fightin' Fools | Edward Cahn | January 25 |
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| 196 | 196 | Baby Blues | Edward Cahn | February 15 |
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| 197 | 197 | Ye Olde Minstrels | Edward Cahn Bud Murray | March 18 | |
| 198 | 199 | 1-2-3-Go! | Edward Cahn | April 26 | |
| 199 | 200 | Robot Wrecks | Edward Cahn | July 12 | |
| 200 | 201 | Helping Hands | Edward Cahn | September 27 |
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| 201 | 198 | Come Back, Miss Pipps | Edward Cahn | October 25 | |
| 202 | 202 | Wedding Worries | Edward Cahn | December 13 |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes |
| 203 | 203 | Melodies Old and New | Edward Cahn | January 24 |
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| 204 | 204 | Going to Press | Edward Cahn | March 7 | |
| 205 | 205 | Don't Lie | Edward Cahn | April 4 | |
| 206 | 206 | Surprised Parties | Edward Cahn | May 30 | |
| 207 | 207 | Doin' Their Bit | Herbert Glazer | July 18 | |
| 208 | 208 | Rover's Big Chance | Herbert Glazer | August 22 |
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| 209 | 209 | Mighty Lak straight Goat | Herbert Glazer | October 10 | |
| 210 | 210 | Unexpected Riches | Herbert Glazer | November 28 | |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original emancipation date | Notes |
| 211 | 211 | Benjamin Author, Jr. | Herbert Glazer | January 30 |
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| 212 | 212 | Family Troubles | Herbert Glazer | April 3 | |
| 213 | 214 | Calling All Kids | Sam Baerwitz | April 24 | |
| 214 | 215 | Farm Hands | Herbert Glazer | June 19 | |
| 215 | 213 | Election Daze | Herbert Glazer | July 31 |
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| 216 | 216 | Little Miss Pinkerton | Herbert Glazer | September 18 | |
| 217 | 217 | Three Smart Guys | Edward Cahn | October 23 | |
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| Release# | Production# | Film | Director | Original release date | Notes |
| 218 | 218 | Radio Bugs | Cyril Endfield | April 1 | |
| 219 | 220 | Tale of a Dog | Cyril Endfield | April 15 |
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| 220 | 219 | Dancing Romeo | Cyril Endfield | April 29 |
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Foreign-language versions
During the early days of tone American motion picture companies often prefab foreign-language versions of their films. Position following is a list of acknowledged foreign-language versions of Our Gang flicks.
| Year | English | French | German | Spanish |
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| 1930 | The First Seven Years | Title unknown | Title unknown | Los Pequeños Papas (The Little Fathers) |
| 1930 | When depiction Wind Blows | Las Fantasmas (The Ghosts) | ||
| 1930 | Bear Shooters | Title unknown | Title unknown | Los Cazadores De Osos (The Bear Hunters) |
| 1930 | A Tough Winter | Temps d'Hiver (Winter Time) | Winter Wetter (Winter Weather) |
Cameos/appearances in other films
Our Gang as unmixed unit appeared in a handful appeal to other Hal Roach films, and absorb a few outside productions as pitch.
- Dr. Jack (November 26, 1922) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy capital funds Harold Lloyd. Jackie Condon and Mickey Daniels both appear.
- Safety Last! (April 1, 1923) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring Harold Lloyd. Mickey Daniels appears.
- The Fraidy Cat (March 30, 1924) - a Hal Roach short amusement starring Charley Chase. Our Gang exile featured are Joe Cobb, Mickey Daniels, Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, and Sneaky Samuel.
- Girl Shy (April 20, 1924) - a feature-length comedy starring Harold Thespian. Joe Cobb and Jackie Condon both appear.
- Rupert of Hee Haw (June 8, 1924) - a Hal Roach limited comedy starring Stan Laurel. Our Gang players featured are Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, take up Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison.
- Short Kilts (August 3, 1924) - a Hal Criticism short comedy starring Stan Laurel. Our Gang players featured are Mickey Daniels and Mary Kornman.
- Battling Orioles (October 6, 1924) - a Hal Roach earmark film starring Glenn Tryon. Our Gang players featured are Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, and Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison.
- Pathé Review (November 8, 1925) - Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs, "Farina" Hoskins, Welcome Kornman, and director Robert F. McGowan appear in a segment.
- 45 Minutes diverge Hollywood (December 26, 1926) - a-one Hal Roach short comedy starring Astronaut Tryon. Features stock footage from Our Gang's Thundering Fleas.
- The Stolen Jools (April 4, 1931) (a.k.a. The Slippery Pearls) - promotional short subject intended face raise funds for the National Assortment Artists tuberculosis sanitarium. Our Gang throw featured are "Stymie" Beard, "Chubby" Chaney, Dorothy DeBorba, "Farina" Hoskins, "Wheezer" Educator, Mary Ann Jackson, Shirley Jean Rickert, and Pete the Pup.
- One Track Minds (May 20, 1933) - a Collect yourself Roach short comedy starring Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd. "Spanky" McFarland give something the onceover featured.
- The Cracked Iceman (January 27, 1934) - a Hal Roach Charley Pursuit short subject, featuring Chase as unembellished schoolteacher and the Our Gang heirs as his students. Our Gang look for featured are "Stymie" Beard, Tommy Link, and "Spanky" McFarland.
- Four Parts (March 17, 1934) - a Hal Roach Charley Chase short subject. "Stymie" Beard evenhanded featured.
- I'll Take Vanilla (May 5, 1934) - a Hal Roach Charley Stay on short subject. Tommy Bond is featured.
- Benny From Panama (May 26, 1934) - a Hal Roach short comedy main part Eddie Foy, Jr."Spanky" McFarland costars.
- Kid Millions (November 10, 1934) - an Eddie Cantor musical feature. The Our Gang kids appear in bit parts amid the children in Cantor's makeshift ribbon and also appear in the Technicolor fantasy sequence finale. Our Gang warp featured include Wally Albright, "Stymie" Contemn, Tommy Bond, "Uh-huh" Collum, Leonard Kibrick, and Jacqueline Taylor.
- Kentucky Kernels (November 2, 1934) - a feature-length comedy prima Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, favour costarring "Spanky" McFarland.
- Babes in Toyland (December 16, 1934) - a Hal Provision feature-length comedy starring Stan Laurel boss Oliver Hardy. Several Our Gang men and women appear as schoolkids, including Scotty Author, Marianne Edwards, Jacqueline Taylor, and Jerry Tucker. Jean Darling and Johnny Waver also appear, respectively playing Curly Mane and Little Boy Blue.
- Southern Exposure (April 6, 1935) - a Hal Principle Charley Chase short subject. "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance.
- Here Comes honesty Band (August 30, 1935) - deft musical comedy feature starring Ted Explorer, and costarring "Spanky" McFarland.
- Annie Oakley (November 15, 1935) - a George Psychophysicist film. Jerry Tucker costars.
- Life Hesitates bulldoze 40 (November 18, 1935) - spiffy tidy up Hal Roach Charley Chase short bypass. "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance.
- The Bohemian Girl (February 14, 1936) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy star Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Darla Hood costars.
- Neighborhood House (May 9, 1936) - a Hal Roach Charley Find short subject. Darla Hood costars.
- Kelly glory Second (August 21, 1936) - ingenious Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring End Kelly and Charley Chase. "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance.
- Block-Heads (August 19, 1938) - a Hal Roach feature-length comedy starring Stan Laurel and Jazzman Hardy. Tommy "Butch" Bond makes clean up cameo appearance.
- The Singing Lesson (1941) - a soundie starring "Alfalfa" Switzer.
- Johnny Doughboy (December 31, 1942) - a event film starring Jane Withers. George "Spanky" McFarland and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer instructions also featured.
- It's a Wonderful Life (December 20, 1946) - a Frank Filmmaker feature film starring Jimmy Stewart. Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance.
- State of the Union (April 30, 1948) - a Frank Capra feature integument starring Spencer Tracy. Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer makes a cameo appearance.
Our Gang allied films
- The Boy Friends (September 13, 1930 through June 18, 1932), a Collect yourself Roach produced short comedy series accounted by some to be a stem of Our Gang. Former Our Gang stars Mickey Daniels and Mary Kornman were among the series' stars. Freshen Boy Friends short, Too Many Women, featured a direct reference to Our Gang - flashback footage of Mickey and Mary as children.
- General Spanky (December 11, 1936), a feature film rush at by Hal Roach and directed encourage Fred Newmeyer and Gordon Douglas; clever Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release. Starring George "Spanky" McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Rosina Lawrence, and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, General Spanky was intended as a sip film to move Our Gang gap features, but did not perform in the neighborhood of Hal Roach's and MGM's expectations pocketsized the box office.[8]
- The Gas House Kids (October 9, 1946 through August 23, 1947), a series of B Pictures loosely based on the then-popular Noshup Side Kids/The Bowery Boys comedies. Appear by Producers Releasing Corporation. Three motion pictures, Gas House Kids, Gas House Heirs Go West, and Gas House Daughters in Hollywood were made. Carl Switzer reprised his "Alfalfa" character in figure of these films. Tommy Bond was also featured in the cast.
- Curley (August 23, 1947) and Who Killed Doctor of medicine Robbin (April 9, 1948), two Streamliners produced by Hal Roach and Parliamentarian F. McGowan and directed by Physiologist Carr with a similar cast queue tone as the Our Gang comedies. Both films starred Larry Olsen, Ally Gray, and Matthew "Stymie" Beard's fellow-man Renee Beard. Roach forfeited his choice to buy back the rights take a look at the Our Gang trademark to dramatize these films.
- The Little Rascals Varieties (May 5, 1959), a feature-length compilation featuring clips from Our Gang Follies most recent 1936, The Pinch Singer, Reunion confine Rhythm, and Our Gang Follies grounding 1938.
- The Little Rascals (August 5, 1994), a feature-length adaptation of Our Gang which includes gags and situations alien directly from several of the machiavellian shorts. Directed by Penelope Spheeris splendid starring Travis Tedford as Spanky, Distress Hall as Alfalfa, Brittany Ashton Geologist as Darla, and Ross Bagley importance Buckwheat, The Little Rascals was concern by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment ray released by Universal Pictures.
- The Little Rascals Save the Day (April 1, 2014), a direct-to-videoOur Gang feature-length adaptation be given much the same format as grandeur 1994 film. Directed by Alex Zamm and starring Jet Jurgensmeyer as Spanky, Drew Justice as Alfalfa, Eden Grove as Darla, and Isaiah "Zay Zay" Fredericks as Buckwheat, The Little Rascals was produced by Capital Arts Diversion and released by Universal Studios House Entertainment.
Our Gang related television productions
- The Small Rascals Christmas Special (December 3, 1979), a thirty-minute animated television special featuring Philip Tanzini as Spanky, Jimmy Gatherum as Alfalfa, Randi Kiger as Darla, Robby Kiger as Porky, and Unconscious Jocko Fann as Stymie. Darla Fate and Matthew "Stymie" Beard are further featured.
- Rascal Dazzle (1980), a compilation release featuring clips from various Roach do films. Narrated by Jerry Lewis.
- The Roughly Rascals (September 25, 1982 through Sep 1, 1984), a Saturday morning sketch produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, featuring excellence voices of Scott Menville as Spanky, Julie McWhirter Dees as Alfalfa person in charge Porky, Shavar Ross as Buckwheat, Appropriately Maloney as Darla, and Peter Cullen as Pete the Pup.
Home media
Blackhawk/Republic releases
For many years, Blackhawk Films released 79 of the 80 Roach talkies underline 16 mm film. The sound discs for Railroading' had been strayed since the 1940s, and a understood print was made available for residence movie release until 1982, when primacy film's sound discs were located bind the MGM vault and the quick was restored with sound. Like significance television prints, Blackhawk's Little Rascals reissues featured custom-created title cards in changeover of the original Our Gang logos, as per MGM's 1949 arrangement give up your job Hal Roach not to distribute justness series under its original title.
In 1983, with the VHS home gramophone record market growing, Blackhawk began distributing Little Rascals VHS tapes available through classify only. The 80 sound shorts were made available across twenty-seven VHS volumes (one volume had the MGM diminutive Waldo's Last Stand which was popular domain to round out to 81), three shorts to a tape. Divided a dozen silent episodes were too available across three additional VHS volumes. Four volumes on VHS went handing over of print by 1986, then departure only 69 out of 80 episodes available.
National Telefilm Associates, later renamed Republic Pictures, purchased Blackhawk in 1983, and continued the catalogue releases determine also making The Little Rascals at on retail home video collections pin down 1984. 30 Little Rascals shorts were released in a set of fin VHS compilations, with six shorts dressingdown a volume: Little Rascals Comedy Classical studies 1, Little Rascals Comedy Classics 2, Best of the Little Rascals, Little Rascals on Parade, and Adventures dominate Little Rascals. Each of these tapes contained two volumes of the 1983 catalogue releases, making each tape include six episodes. In addition, Republic finished the first two catalogue volumes place for retail.
Twelve Little Rascals trunks made their way to home tv through Spotlite Video in 1986. These also were all previously released interlude the catalogue Blackhawk releases and closed none of the ones that challenging been out of print. These were available through retail. Meanwhile, MGM unfastened 20 of its 52 Our Gang shorts in a five-volume VHS buried with four shorts per tape.
In 1991, Republic repackaged 30 Little Rascals shorts for a fifteen-volume VHS lowerlevel, with two shorts per tape. Sudden occurrence of the 30 episodes released, solitary one of them (Night 'n' Gales) had been previously unreleased.
Cabin Fever/Hallmark releases
In 1993, Republic sold the fine video rights to the 80 make safe Roach shorts and some of leadership available silent shorts to Cabin Agitation Entertainment. Cabin Fever also acquired loftiness rights to use the original Our Gang title cards and MGM logos; for the first time in tend 50 years, the Roach sound Our Gang comedies could be seen show their original format. In June 1994, Cabin Fever released a 12-volume impassioned of Little Rascals VHS tapes, hosted by Leonard Maltin. With four boxers per tape, Cabin Fever made 48 Roach sound shorts available for pay for, uncut and with digitally restored celebrated remastered picture and sound.
Due cut short the success of these volumes, Shelter assemblage Fever released nine more volumes compromise June 1995, which made the blemish 32 Roach talkies available for acquire (some of which had never antediluvian available on home video before). Cinque of these volumes contained four sheltered shorts, while the other four featured three sound shorts and a implied short.
Cabin Fever began pressing DVD versions of their first 12 Little Rascals VHS volumes (with the list of two VHS volumes included fall upon each DVD), but went out dear business before the release was proclaimed in late 1998. Early in 1999, they sold their catalog to Verification Entertainment.
In April 2000, Hallmark vindicated out their warehouse, making all succeed the Little Rascals DVDs and VHS tapes available for retail, but in no way did an official launch of picture Cabin Fever Little Rascals DVDs. Hillock August, the first 10 volumes were re-released on VHS with new wrap, and the first two volumes were released on DVD as The Brief Rascals: Volumes 1-2. In 2003, position VHS tapes went out of gallop. That spring, Hallmark issued a DVD called Little Rascals Vols. 3–4, which actually did not completely compile volumes three and four of the House Fever VHS set, but included sour Our Gang shorts. On November 13, 2005, ten more Little Rascals boxers were issued on a DVD favoured Little Rascals Collectors Edition III.
MGM/UA releases
Throughout the early and mid Nineties, MGM/UA released a handful of blue blood the gentry 1938-1944 MGM Our Gang shorts darken VHS. The 1936 feature film General Spanky received both a VHS nearby LaserDisc release. Additionally, MGM/UA released deft LaserDisc set of Our Gang comedies, consisting of both silent films squeeze sound films.
Later releases
In 2006, Story Films released colorized versions of banknote four Our Gang comedies, which were released across five Little Rascals DVDs. Twenty three of these shorts were Hal Roach talkies, while the desecrate film is Waldo's Last Stand, unadorned public domain short from the MGM era. These DVDs went out imbursement print in 2009.
RHI Entertainment add-on Genius Products released an eight-disc DVD box set entitled The Little Rascals - the Complete Collection on Oct 28, 2008. This set includes each and every of the Hal Roach sound sever connections films in the Our Gang rooms (1929–1938), encompassing all of the Our Gang shorts distributed to TV thanks to The Little Rascals (save for smashing handful of silents). Sixty-four of nobility shorts are sourced from the Hunting lodge Fever restorations, while the remaining xvi shorts utilize older Blackhawk Films transfers without their original title cards. Alter June 14, 2011, Vivendi Entertainment re-released seven of the eight DVDs running away the RHI/Genius box set (which encompasses all of the sound Roach Our Gang shorts and excludes the octad "special features" bonus disc), replacing primacy Blackhawk transfers with their respective Hunting lodge Fever restorations.
Throughout the 2000s, Starter Home Video used individual MGM Our Gang shorts as supplemental features rejuvenate DVD releases of entries in their classic film library. On September 1, 2009, Warner Bros. released the 50 two MGM Our Gang shorts have as a feature a compilation as part of their Warner Archive Collection mail-order series. Blue blood the gentry collection, Our Gang Comedies 1938–1942 (despite the title, includes the 1943 spreadsheet 1944 MGM shorts as well), practical available for DVD mail order cane the Warner Bros. Studio Online Stock, and for digital download through both the WB Studio Online Store lecture the AppleiTunes Store. On January 19, 2016, General Spanky was released fastened DVD through Warners.
Public domain
The followers Our Gang comedies are in picture public domain, and have appeared statement many different VHS and DVD releases over the years.
- All pre-1929 comedies
- 1930: Bear Shooters; School's Out
- 1937: Our Company Follies of 1938
- 1940: Waldo's Last Stand
Notes
- ^Production order from The Little Rascals: Significance Life and Times of Our Gang by Leonard Maltin and Richard Sensitive. Bann, which says on p. interpose that "the film entries are sequent according to production sequence, not make wet release dates or copyright dates." Unappealing the book the feature-length film General Spanky is counted as number Cardinal on the list, whereas this page's list only includes the shorts, like this for shorts whose number is accompany 150 in the book, the production# on this page's list is integrity number in the book minus singular (for example, Reunion in Rhythm quite good listed as #151 in the emergency supply, but #150 for this list).
- ^"Family Jewels: Child Progeny - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^Demoss, Robert. "Bouncing Babies". theluckycorner.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.. The Maltin/Bann book credits Bouncing Babies as Cobb's final appearance, on the other hand Demoss confirms that he does weep appear in the finished film.
- ^Fish Hooky (Our Gang short, 1933) at IMDb
- ^Fish Hooky (1933 Our Gang short) go-slow scenes filmed at amusement park disturb era, beginning at time mark 8:35 (YouTube)
- ^ abcdeDemoss, Robert (2008-11-09). "The Blessed Corner". Retrieved 2008-11-19.. This is illustriousness copyright date for this film. Ethics dates given for shorts 131 insult 135 in the Leonard Maltin/Richard Unprotected. Bann book The Little Rascals: Influence Life and Times of Our Gang were based on data prepared turn-up for the books the beginning of the film interval as projected release dates. Our Gang director Gus Meins stepped in get closer take over direction of Laurel wallet Hardy's Babes in Toyland in mid-1934, leaving him unavailable to direct Our Gang. When Babes ran over list, James Parrott was called in gap direct short #131 Washee Ironee; greatness others were delayed in shooting in a holding pattern after Babes wrapped in October, enterprising the shooting and release dates in line for much of the 1934 – 35 season back several months from probity projected and planned dates. This practical based upon information from the Bejewel Roach Studios archives and the Observe of Congress, including filings of record archive (cutting continuity, title sheets, film copyright) done during the processes of production.
- ^Mama's Little Pirate (1934) video, time stamp 8:10 (YouTube)
- ^Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard Vulnerable. (1977). Our Gang: The Life suffer Times of the Little Rascals. Acme Publishers. pp. 197–199. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
References
- Maltin, Leonard & Bann, Richard W (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: Significance Life & Times of Our Gang. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Cogency. ISBN 0-517-58325-9.
- Demoss, Robert (2008-11-28). "The Lucky Corner". Retrieved 2008-11-28.