Little Rascals Articles

Spanky’s soap sandwich swap

I remember watching The Little Rascals when I was young. Back when television was free as long as you had an antenna. It's a great flashback for me, and  I like to escape in my film; I like humor.  I have enough drama in my life that sometimes I need a change.  The...

The Original Little Rascals

The Little Rascals is one of my favorite classics. It's kids just being kids. The producer, Hal Roach, looked out his studio window, after auditioning some children for his new series and found something he liked better -- kids, not trying to act, but kids in action,...

“Little Rascals” Buckwheat Billie Thomas — boy or girl?

Billie Thomas is best remembered as "Buckwheat" in the TV series, "The Little Rascals" and "Our Gang". He was in the show for ten years, from 1934 to its ending in 1944.  But the real question is whether he was a boy or a girl. Born in Los Angeles, California, Billie...
Call me Chubsy Ubsy

Call me Chubsy Ubsy

When I heard about the 9 year-old boy suspended from school for saying his teacher was cute, I immediately remembered...

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