Our Gang filmography

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The following is a complete list of the 220 Our Gang short films produced by Hal Roach Studios and/or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer between 1922 and 1944, numbered by order of release along with production order. [1]

Contents


1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929 - 1930 - 1931
1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944


The Roach/Pathé silents (1922–1928)

These two-reel silent Our Gang shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed to theaters by Pathé.

1922

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
001004 One Terrible Day Charles Parrott
Robert McGowan
Tom McNamara
September 10
002002 Fire Fighters Charles Parrott
Robert McGowan
Tom McNamara
October 8
  • Filmed in between Our Gang and Young Sherlocks.
  • Remade as The Fourth Alarm! (1926) and Hook and Ladder (1932).
003001 Our Gang Charles Parrott
Fred Newmeyer
Robert McGowan
Tom McNamara
November 5
  • First short to be produced.
  • Original version directed by Newmeyer; reshoots by McNamara and McGowan after One Terrible Day and Fire Fighters.
004003 Young Sherlocks Charles Parrott
Robert McGowan
Tom McNamara
November 26
  • Filmed in between Fire Fighters and One Terrible Day.
005006 Saturday Morning Tom McNamara
Robert McGowan
December 3
  • Filmed in between A Quiet Street and The Big Show.
006005 A Quiet Street Tom McNamara
Robert McGowan
December 31
  • Filmed in between One Terrible Day and Saturday Morning.

1923

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
007009 The Champeen Robert McGowanJanuary 28
008008 The Cobbler Tom McNamaraFebruary 18
  • Joe Cobb does not appear.
009007 The Big Show Robert McGowanFebruary 25
  • Filmed in between Saturday Morning and The Cobbler.
010011 A Pleasant Journey Robert McGowanMarch 18
  • Filmed in between Boys to Board and Giants Vs. Yanks.
011010 Boys to Board Tom McNamaraApril 8
  • Final short directed by Tom McNamara
  • Mary Kornman does not appear.
  • Filmed in between The Champeen! and A Pleasant Journey.
012012 Giants vs. Yanks Robert McGowanMay 13
  • Filmed in between A Pleasant Journey and Back Stage.
  • Mary Kornman does not appear.
013013 Back Stage Robert McGowanJune 3
  • Mary Kornman does not appear.
014014 Dogs of War! Robert McGowanJuly 1
015015 Lodge Night Robert McGowanJuly 29
  • Filmed in between Dogs of War! and early filming of Fast Company.
016018 July Days Robert McGowanAugust 26
  • Filmed in between Stage Fright and Sunday Calm.
017020 No Noise Robert McGowanSeptember 23
  • Filmed in between Sunday Calm and Derby Day.
018017 Stage Fright Robert McGowanOctober 21
  • Filmed in between early production of Fast Company and July Days.
019021 Derby Day Robert McGowanNovember 18
  • Filmed in between No Noise and Tire Trouble.
020019 Sunday Calm Robert McGowanDecember 16
  • Final appearance of Jack Davis, save for Fast Company.
  • Mary Kornman does not appear.
  • Filmed in between July Days and No Noise.

1924

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
021022 Tire Trouble Robert McGowanJanuary 13
022023 Big Business Robert McGowanFebruary 10
  • Andy Samuel is promoted from supporting player to replacement for Jack Davis.
023024 The Buccaneers Robert McGowan
Mark Goldaine
March 9
024025 Seein' Things Robert McGowanApril 6
025026 Commencement Day Robert McGowan
Mark Goldaine
May 4
026028 Cradle Robbers Robert McGowanJune 1
  • Andy Samuel does not appear.
  • Filmed in between It's a Bear and Jubilo, Jr.
  • Remade as Forgotten Babies (1933).
027029 Jubilo, Jr. Robert McGowanJune 29
  • With Will Rogers and Charley Chase
  • Filmed in between Cradle Robbers and High Society. As a result, Ernie Morrison does not appear.
028027 It's a Bear Robert McGowanJuly 24
  • Final appearance of Ernie Morrison, save for Fast Company.
  • Andy Samuel does not appear.
029030 High Society Robert McGowanAugust 24
030031 The Sun Down Limited Robert McGowanSeptember 21
  • Partially remade as Railroadin' (1929).
031032 Every Man for Himself Robert McGowanOctober 19
032016 Fast Company Robert McGowan
Charles Parrott
November 16
  • Shot in spring 1923 with reshoots in summer 1924, features Ernie Morrison and Jack Davis.
  • Originally filmed in between Lodge Night and Stage Fright.
033033 The Mysterious Mystery! Robert McGowanDecember 14

1925

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
034034 The Big Town Robert McGowanJanuary 11
035035 Circus Fever Robert McGowanFebruary 8
036036 Dog Days Robert McGowanMarch 8
037037 The Love Bug Robert McGowanApril 5
038039 Shootin' Injuns Robert McGowanMay 3
  • Final appearance of Eugene Jackson
  • Johnny Downs is now promoted from a supporting player to a replacement for Andy Samuel.
039038 Ask Grandma Robert McGowanMay 31
  • Filmed in between The Love Bug and Shootin' Injuns.
040040 Official Officers Robert McGowanJune 28
  • With James Finlayson
  • Filmed in between Shootin' Injuns and Mary, Queen of Tots.
041042 Boys Will Be Joys Robert McGowanJuly 26
  • First appearance of Jay R. Smith.
  • Filmed in between Mary, Queen of Tots and Better Movies.
042041 Mary, Queen of Tots Robert McGowanAugust 23
  • With James Finlayson
  • Johnny Downs does not appear.
043044 Your Own Back Yard Robert McGowanSeptember 27
  • Filmed in between Better Movies and One Wild Ride.
044043 Better Movies Robert McGowanNovember 1
045045 One Wild Ride Robert McGowanDecember 6
  • Filmed in between Your Own Back Yard and Good Cheer.
  • Jay R. Smith does not appear.
  • Remade in 1932 as Free Wheeling .

1926

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
046046 Good Cheer Robert McGowanJanuary 26
047047 Buried Treasure Robert McGowanFebruary 14
  • With Charlie Hall
048048 Monkey Business Robert McGowanMarch 21
  • With Charlie Hall
049049 Baby Clothes Robert McGowanApril 25
  • With Charlie Hall
  • Jay R. Smith does not appear.
050050 Uncle Tom's Uncle Robert McGowanMay 30
  • Bobby Young is now a main player.
051051 Thundering Fleas Robert McGowanJuly 18
052052 Shivering Spooks Robert McGowanAugust 8
053053 The Fourth Alarm Robert McGowanSeptember 12
  • Final appearance of Mary Kornman.
  • Remake of Fire Fighters; remade as Hook and Ladder (1932).
054054 War Feathers Robert McGowan
Anthony Mack
November 21
055056 Telling Whoppers Robert McGowan
Anthony Mack
December 19
  • Filmed in between Seeing the World and Bring Home the Turkey.

1927

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
056057 Bring Home the Turkey Robert McGowan
Anthony Mack
January 16
  • First appearance of Jean Darling
  • Bobby "Bonedust" Young does not appear.
057055 Seeing the World Robert McGowan
Anthony Mack
February 13
  • With Stan Laurel and James Finlayson.
  • Bobby "Bonedust" Young does not appear.
  • Johnny Downs' last appearance, save for a guest appearance in Chicken Feed.
058058 Ten Years Old Anthony MackMarch 13
  • Filmed in between Bring Home the Turkey and Love My Dog
  • Remade as Birthday Blues (1932).
059059 Love My Dog Robert McGowanApril 17
  • Remade as The Pooch (1932).
060060 Tired Business Men Anthony Mack
Charles Oelze
May 15
061061 Baby Brother Anthony Mack
Charles Oelze
June 26
062064 The Glorious Fourth Robert McGowanJune 26
  • With Charley Chase
  • Filmed in between Olympic Games and Playin' Hooky.
  • First appearance of Harry Spear and Pete the Pup.
  • Jean Darling, Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins, Scooter Lowry, and Bobby Young do not appear.
063063 Olympic Games Anthony MackSeptember 11
  • Filmed in between Chicken Feed and The Glorious Fourth.
  • Jean Darling, Scooter Lowry, and Bobby "Bonedust" Young do not appear.
066062 Chicken Feed Anthony Mack
Charles Oelze
November 6
  • With Johnny Downs.
  • Last appearance of Scooter Lowry and Bobby "Bonedust" Young. Young would later return as a supporting player, first in 1928, and again in 1930.
  • Pete the Pup does not appear.
  • Released in between The Old Wallop and Heebee Jeebees.
  • Remade as A Lad An' A Lamp (1932).

1928

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
069065 Playin' Hookey Anthony MackJanuary 1
  • Filmed in between The Glorious Fourth and The Smile Wins.
072066 The Smile Wins Robert McGowanFebruary 26
  • Jean Darling and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins do not appear.

The Roach/MGM silents (1927–1929)

These silent Our Gang shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. All films are two reels (20 minutes) long, except Spook Spoofing, which is three reels (30 minutes) long. Shorts marked with an asterisk (*) were originally released with a synchronized music and sound effects track.

1927

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
064067 Yale vs. Harvard Robert McGowan September 24
  • Currently lost.
065068 The Old Wallop Robert McGowanOctober 22
067069 Heebee Jeebees Robert McGowan
Anthony Mack
November 19
  • Currently lost.
068070 Dog Heaven Anthony MackDecember 17
  • Harry Spear does not appear.

1928

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
070071 Spook–Spoofing Robert McGowanJanuary 14
  • While running the standard length of a two-reeler (20 minutes), this film was also released as a three-reeler.
  • Jean Darling does not appear.
071072 Rainy Days Anthony MackFebruary 11
073073 Edison, Marconi & Co. Anthony MackMarch 10
  • Currently lost.
  • Jean Darling and Mildred Kornman do not appear.
074074 Barnum & Ringling, Inc. (*)Robert McGowanApril 7
  • With Oliver Hardy
  • First silent Our Gang short released with a synchronized music and sound effects disc.
  • Mildred Kornman does not appear.
075075 Fair and Muddy Charley Oelze May 5
  • With Bobby "Bonedust" Young.
  • Last appearance of Mildred Kornman.
076076 Crazy House Robert McGowanJune 2
077077 Growing Pains Anthony MackSeptember 22
078078 The Ol' Gray Hoss Anthony MackOctober 20
  • Released with synchronized music and sound effects, on disc only.
079079 School Begins Anthony MackNovember 17
  • A copy exists in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. [2]
  • Released with synchronized music and sound effects, on disc only.
080080 The Spanking Age (*)Robert McGowanDecember 15
  • Released with synchronized music and sound effects, on disc only.
  • Rediscovered in 1990.

1929

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
081081 Election Day Anthony MackJanuary 12
  • Jackie Condon and Jay R. Smith return.
  • Final appearance of Jackie Condon.
  • Final appearance of Jay R. Smith as a main player. He would appear as a supporting player in two more shorts.
  • Jean Darling does not appear.
082082 Noisy Noises (*)Robert McGowanFebruary 9
  • Released with synchronized music and sound effects, on disc only.
  • With Jay R. Smith.
083083 The Holy Terror Anthony MackMarch 9
  • Currently lost.
  • Released with synchronized music track.
084084 Wiggle Your Ears (*)Robert McGowanApril 6
  • Released with synchronized music and sound effects, on disc only.
085085 Fast Freight Robert McGowanMay 9
  • With James Finlayson
087086 Little Mother Robert McGowanJune 1
091087 Cat, Dog & Co. (*) Anthony Mack September 14
  • Released with synchronized music and sound effects, on disc only.
093088 Saturday's Lesson (*)Robert McGowanNovember 9
  • Released with synchronized music and sound effects, on disc only.

The Roach/MGM talkies (1929–1938, The Little Rascals)

The Our Gang sound shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. These 80 films, with some removed due to content concerns, were later packaged and syndicated by King World Productions under the title The Little Rascals. The shorts produced up until Arbor Day (1936) were two reels in length, typically running 17 to 20 minutes, with the exception of Small Talk which extended to three reels (26 minutes). From 1936's Bored of Education to 1938's Hide and Shriek the shorts were reduced to one reel, approximately 10 minutes each, except for Our Gang Follies of 1938 which was a brief return to the two-reel format. In 1936, the feature-length film General Spanky was also released. Over the years, many of the shorts were edited for television, and King World Productions excluded several from The Little Rascals television package. The shorts that were either edited or withheld from broadcast are noted accordingly.

1929

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
086089 Small Talk Robert McGowan May 18
  • First sound film; release dates of first five sound shorts overlap with those of final three silents shorts.
  • Television prints heavily edited for time and sound quality. Initially in the Little Rascals television package, but eliminated in the early 1980s due to sound quality.
  • Released as a three-reel (thirty minute) short.
088090 Railroadin' Robert McGowanJune 15
  • First appearance of Norman "Chubby" Chaney.
  • Cameo by director Robert F. McGowan
  • Never shown on television because the film's sound track, released only on separate phonographic records, was presumed lost since the mid-1940s. Railroadin's sound track turned up in the MGM vaults in 1982; while it was released on home video, it never became part of the television package.
089092 Lazy Days Robert McGowanAugust 24
  • Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor involving African-Americans.
  • Filmed in between Boxing Gloves and Bouncing Babies
090091 Boxing Gloves Anthony Mack September 9
  • First appearance of Jackie Cooper, appearing at this point as a supporting player.
  • Final appearance of Joe Cobb [3]
  • Television prints edited due to time and to add sound to originally silent scenes.
  • Filmed in between Railroadin' and Lazy Days.
  • Motion picture trade journals from 1929 give this film's release date as July 13, 1929.
092093 Bouncing Babies Robert McGowanOctober 12
  • Final appearances of Jean Darling and Harry Spear.
  • Joe Cobb was credited to have been on this film and may appear in a Halloween costume.
  • Television prints edited due to content considered in bad taste.
094094 Moan and Groan, Inc. Robert McGowanDecember 7
  • With Edgar Kennedy and Max Davidson.
  • Final appearance of Jay R. Smith.
  • Jackie Cooper is promoted to main player status.
  • Withdrawn from television package due to racial/ethnic humor involving Jewish-Americans and African Americans.

1930

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
095095 Shivering Shakespeare Anthony MackJanuary 25
096096 The First Seven Years Robert McGowanMarch 1
  • With Edgar Kennedy
  • Television prints edited for racial humor involving African Americans.
097097 When the Wind Blows James W. Horne April 5
  • With Edgar Kennedy
  • First "Our Gang" short released with background music.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
098098 Bear Shooters Robert McGowanMay 17
  • With Leon Janney.
  • Television prints edited due to content considered in bad taste, as well as racial humor involving African Americans.
099099 A Tough Winter Robert McGowanJune 21
  • With Stepin Fetchit
  • Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor involving African-Americans.
  • Last appearance of the original Pete the Pup.
100100 Pups Is Pups Robert McGowanAugust 30
101101 Teacher's Pet Robert McGowanOctober 11
  • First appearance of Matthew Beard.
  • First appearance of June Marlowe as schoolteacher Miss Crabtree.
  • First appearance of the Our Gang theme song, "Good Old Days".
  • Pete the Pup does not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to content considered in bad taste.
102102 School's Out Robert McGowanNovember 22
  • With June Marlowe and Bobby "Bonedust" Young.
  • Television prints edited due to stereotyping of women and racial humor involving African Americans.

1931

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
103103 Helping Grandma Robert McGowanJanuary 3
  • With Bobby "Bonedust" Young.
  • First appearance of Shirley Jean Rickert
  • Pete the Pup does not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
104104 Love Business Robert McGowanFebruary 14
  • With June Marlowe and Bobby "Bonedust" Young.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
105105 Little Daddy Robert McGowanMarch 28
  • Final appearance of Bobby "Bonedust" Young.
  • With June Marlowe
  • Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor involving African-Americans.
106106 Bargain Day Robert McGowanMay 2
  • Final appearance of Jackie Cooper.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
107107 Fly My Kite Robert McGowanMay 30
108108 Big Ears Robert McGowanAugust 29
  • First entry for 1931 – 32 film season.
  • First appearance of Sherwood Bailey
  • Withdrawn from television package for centering on divorce.
109109 Shiver My Timbers Robert McGowanOctober 10
  • First appearance of Jerry Tucker, who wouldn't return until 1933.
  • With Billy Gilbert and June Marlowe
  • Television prints edited for verbal descriptions of violence.
110110 Dogs is Dogs Robert McGowanNovember 21
  • With Billy Gilbert.
  • Television prints edited due to negative treatment toward children and racial humor involving African Americans.

1932

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
111111 Readin' and Writin' Robert McGowanJanuary 2
  • First appearance of Kendall "Breezy Brisbane" McComas.
  • Final appearance of June Marlowe.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans and content deemed to be in bad taste.
112112 Free Eats Raymond McCarey February 13
113113 Spanky Robert McGowanMarch 26
  • With Billy Gilbert.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
114114 Choo-Choo! Robert McGowanMay 7
115115 The Pooch Robert McGowanJune 11
  • Final appearance of the second Pete the Pup.
  • Television prints edited due to negative treatment toward children and racial humor involving African Americans.
116116 Hook and Ladder Robert McGowanAugust 27
  • First entry for 1932 – 33 film season.
  • First appearance of Dickie Moore and the third Pete the Pup.
  • Final appearances of Sherwood Bailey, Harold "Bouncy" Wertz, and supporting player Buddy McDonald.
  • Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins does not appear.
  • Semi-remake of Fire Fighters and The Fourth Alarm.
117117 Free Wheeling Robert McGowanOctober 1
  • Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins and Pete the Pup do not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to stereotyping of women and racial humor involving African Americans.
  • Semi-remake of One Wild Ride.
118118 Birthday Blues Robert McGowanNovember 12
  • Final appearances of Kendall "Breezy Brisbane" McComas
  • Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins does not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to negative treatment toward children and racial humor involving African Americans.
  • Semi-remake of Ten Years Old.
119119 A Lad an' a Lamp Robert McGowanDecember 17
  • First appearance of supporting player John Collum
  • Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor involving African-Americans.
  • Semi-remake of Chicken Feed.

1933

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
120120 Fish Hooky Robert McGowanJanuary 28
121121 Forgotten Babies Robert McGowanMarch 11
  • First appearance of Tommy Bond.
  • Semi-remake of Cradle Robbers.
122122 The Kid From Borneo Robert McGowanApril 15
  • Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor and negative treatment of handicapped people.
123123 Mush and Milk Robert McGowanMay 27
124124 Bedtime Worries Robert McGowanSeptember 9
125125 Wild Poses Robert McGowanOctober 28
  • With Emerson Treacy, Gay Seabrook, Franklin Pangborn, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
  • Production hiatus until early 1934 following this short.

1934

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
126126 Hi'-Neighbor! Gus Meins March 3
  • First appearance of Scotty Beckett and Jackie Lynn Taylor.
  • Television prints edited due to scenes deemed to be in bad taste.
  • Remade as Three Men in a Tub in 1938.
127127 For Pete's Sake! Gus MeinsApril 14
  • Willie Mae Taylor (a girl) plays "Buckwheat", who at first was a female character.
  • First appearance of Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, and Billie Thomas, all uncredited as general Our Gang kids. Later in the series, Billie Thomas would become famous for playing Buckwheat when the character was changed to male.
  • Jerry Tucker does not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
128128 The First Round-Up Gus MeinsMay 5
  • Willie Mae Taylor (a girl) plays "Buckwheat", who at first was a female character, identified in this episode as "Stymie's kid sister". Billie Thomas, who would later become famous as Buckwheat when the gender was changed to a boy, appears briefly in this episode as a mischievous little boy emptying the gang's canteens.
  • Jerry Tucker, Leonard Kibrick, and Marianne Edwards do not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
129129 Honky Donkey Gus MeinsJune 2
  • With Don Barclay
  • Willie Mae Taylor (a girl) again plays "Buckwheat".
  • Billie Thomas, Jerry Tucker, Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, Jackie Lynn Taylor, and Pete the Pup do not appear.
130130 Mike Fright Gus MeinsAugust 25
  • First entry for 1934 – 35 film season.
  • Joy Wurgaft appears as a Hula Dancer.
  • Wally Albright, Jerry Tucker, Jackie Lynn Taylor, Marianne Edwards, and Billie Thomas do not appear.
131131 Washee Ironee James Parrott November 13 [6]
  • Final appearance of Wally Albright.
  • Only Our Gang film directed by Roach veteran James Parrott, who also appears in this film.
  • Marianne Edwards does not appear.
  • Tommy Bond departs series after this short; will return to Our Gang as "Butch" in 1937
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving Asian Americans.
  • Billie Thomas makes his third Our Gang appearance, but not yet as Buckwheat. He plays a football game spectator.

1935

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
132132 Mama's Little Pirate Gus MeinsJanuary 5 [6]
  • Billie Thomas, a male, now plays "Buckwheat" wearing a dress. "Little Buckwheat" is referred to as "she". [7]
  • Leonard Kibrick, Jackie Lynn Taylor, Marianne Edwards, and Pete the Pup do not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
133133 Shrimps for a Day Gus MeinsFebruary 20 [6]
  • Final appearance of Jackie Lynn Taylor.
  • Pete the Pup does not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
134134 Anniversary Trouble Gus MeinsMarch 13 [6]
  • First appearance of Sidney Kibrick
  • Marianne Edwards does not appear.
  • With Johnny Arthur as John, Spanky's father; Hattie McDaniel as Mandy, the maid (both uncredited).
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
135135 Beginner's Luck Gus MeinsApril 8 [6]
136136 Teacher's Beau Gus MeinsApril 27
  • Final appearance of Matthew "Stymie" Beard
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
  • Leonard and Sidney Kibrick do not appear.
137137 Sprucin' Up Gus MeinsJune 1
  • Leonard and Sidney Kibrick do not appear.
138139 Little Papa Gus MeinsSeptember 21
  • First appearance of Patsy May
  • First entry for 1935 – 36 film season.
  • Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, Jerry Tucker, and Pete the Pup do not appear.
139140 Little Sinner Gus MeinsOctober 26
  • First appearance of Eugene "Porky" Lee.
  • Scotty Beckett, Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, and Pete the Pup do not appear.
  • Withdrawn from television package from the early 1970s to early 1980s due to racial humor involving African-Americans. The short was later reinstated, though edited heavily for the same reasons.
140141 Our Gang Follies of 1936 Gus MeinsNovember 30
  • With Dickie Jones.
  • First appearance of Darla Hood.
  • Joy Wurgaft Appears as a Supporting Cast.
  • Marianne Edwards and Pete the Pup do not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.

1936

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
141143 The Pinch Singer Fred Newmeyer January 4
  • Filmed in between Divot Diggers and Second Childhood.
  • Last short in which Jerry Tucker plays a supporting player. From here until 1938, he would only occasionally appear as an extra.
  • Sidney Kibrick also reduced to extra roles, until 1937.
  • Scotty Beckett does not appear.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
142142 Divot Diggers Robert McGowanFebruary 8
  • Filmed in between Our Gang Follies of 1936 and The Pinch Singer
  • Scotty Beckett and Marianne Edwards do not appear.
143138 The Lucky Corner Gus MeinsMarch 14
144144 Second Childhood Gus MeinsApril 11
  • With Zeffie Tilbury
  • Pete the Pup does not appear. Beginning with this short, Pete would begin to make fewer appearances in the series.
145145 Arbor Day Fred NewmeyerMay 2
  • Final regular two-reel short in series.
  • Eugene "Porky" Lee does not appear.
  • First appearance of Rosina Lawrence as schoolteacher Miss Lawrence.
  • With Hattie McDaniel.
146146 Bored of Education Gordon Douglas August 20
147147 Two Too Young Gordon DouglasSeptember 26
148148 Pay as You Exit Gordon DouglasOctober 24
149149 Spooky Hooky Gordon DouglasDecember 5

1937

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
150150 Reunion in Rhythm Gordon DouglasJanuary 9
151151 Glove Taps Gordon DouglasFebruary 20
152152 Hearts Are Thumps Gordon DouglasApril 3
153154 Rushin' Ballet Gordon DouglasApril 24
  • Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
154153 Three Smart Boys Gordon DouglasMay 13
  • Tommy "Butch" Bond and Sidney "Woim" Kibrick do not appear.
  • Final appearance of Rosina Lawrence.
  • Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.
155155 Roamin' Holiday Gordon DouglasJune 12
  • One of Pete the Pup's few appearances during this period.
  • Butch, Woim, and Waldo do not appear.
156156 Night 'n' Gales Gordon DouglasJuly 24
157157 Fishy Tales Gordon DouglasAugust 28
  • Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.
158158 Framing Youth Gordon DouglasSeptember 11
  • First entry for 1937 – 38 film season.
  • Waldo and Woim do not appear.
159159 The Pigskin Palooka Gordon DouglasOctober 23
  • With Dickie Jones.
  • Tommy "Butch" Bond does not appear.
  • Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.
  • One of Pete the Pup's few appearances during this period.
160160 Mail and Female Fred NewmeyerNovember 13
  • First appearance of Henry Lee as "Spike".
  • Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.
  • Butch and Woim do not appear.
  • Final Fred Newmeyer directed film.
161161 Our Gang Follies of 1938 Gordon DouglasDecember 18
  • Two-reel musical special.
  • With Henry Brandon and Dickie Jones.
  • Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.
  • Butch, Woim, and Gary "Junior" Jasgur do not appear.
  • Edited slightly due to racial humor involving African Americans.
  • Final appearance of Patsy May

1938

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes/Content edits for television
162162 Canned Fishing Gordon DouglasFebruary 12
  • Darla, Waldo, Butch, Woim, and Spike do not appear.
163163 Bear Facts Gordon DouglasMarch 5
  • Butch, Woim, Waldo, Junior, and Spike do not appear.
164164 Three Men in a Tub Nate Watt March 26
165165 Came the Brawn Gordon DouglasApril 16
166166 Feed 'em and Weep Gordon DouglasMay 7
167167 The Awful Tooth Nate WattMay 28
  • Darla, Butch, Woim, Waldo, Leonard, and Junior do not appear.
  • One of Pete the Pup's few appearances during this period.
168168 Hide and Shriek Gordon DouglasJune 18
  • Final Roach short. Final two entries for 1937 – 38 film season completed by MGM.
  • Butch, Woim, Waldo, and Spike do not appear.

The MGM talkies (1938–1944)

These one-reel sound Our Gang shorts were produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1938

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes
169169 The Little Ranger Gordon DouglasAugust 6
  • First film produced by MGM
  • Leonard and Junior do not appear.
  • Shirley Coates now plays "Muggsy"
170170 Party Fever George Sidney August 27
  • Final appearance of Pete the Pup.
  • Leonard, Junior, and Muggsy do not appear.
171171 Aladdin's Lantern Gordon DouglasSeptember 17
172172 Men in Fright George SidneyOctober 15
  • With Sonny Bupp.
  • Butch, Woim, Waldo, and Muggsy do not appear.
173173 Football Romeo George SidneyNovember 12
  • Waldo and Muggsy do not appear.
174174 Practical Jokers George SidneyDecember 17
  • Waldo and Muggsy do not appear.

1939

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes
175175 Alfalfa's Aunt George SidneyJanuary 7
  • Darla, Butch, Woim, Waldo, and Muggsy do not appear.
176176 Tiny Troubles George SidneyFebruary 18
  • Butch, Woim, Waldo, Muggsy, Junior, and Leonard do not appear.
177177 Duel Personalities George SidneyMarch 11
  • Leonard and Junior do not appear.
178178 Clown Princes George SidneyApril 15
  • Butch, Woim, and Waldo do not appear.
179179 Cousin Wilbur George SidneyApril 29
  • Guest appearance by Scotty Beckett as Cousin Wilbur.
  • Muggsy does not appear.
  • Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.
  • Final appearance of Gary Jasgur.
180180 Joy Scouts Edward Cahn June 24
  • First appearance of Mickey Gubitosi (Robert Blake).
  • Darla, Muggsy, Butch, Woim, and Waldo do not appear.
181181 Dog Daze George SidneyJuly 1
  • Guest appearance by Scotty Beckett as Cousin Wilbur.
  • Leonard, Muggsy, and Mickey do not appear.
182182 Auto Antics Edward CahnJuly 22
  • Final appearance of Eugene "Porky" Lee.
  • Waldo and Muggsy do not appear.
183183 Captain Spanky's Show Boat Edward CahnSeptember 9
  • First entry for 1939 – 40 film season.
184184 Dad for a Day Edward CahnOctober 21
  • Darla, Butch, Woim, and Muggsy do not appear.
  • Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.
185185 Time Out for Lessons Edward Cahn
Bud Murray
December 2
  • Final appearance of Sidney Kibrick.
  • Butch does not appear.

1940

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes
186186 Alfalfa's Double Edward CahnJanuary 20
  • Butch, Waldo, and Muggsy do not appear.
187188 The Big Premiere Edward CahnMarch 9
  • Last appearance of Shirley "Muggsy" Coates.
  • Butch and Leonard do not appear.
  • Filmed in between Bubbling Troubles and All About Hash.
188189 All About Hash Edward CahnMarch 30
  • First appearance of Janet Burston, who is a supporting player at this point.
  • Butch and Waldo do not appear.
189190 The New Pupil Edward CahnApril 27
  • With Juanita Quigley.
  • First appearance of Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, at this point a supporting player.
  • Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.
  • Butch and Leonard do not appear.
  • Final appearance of Harold Switzer.
  • Filmed in between All About Hash and Goin' Fishin.
190187 Bubbling Troubles Edward CahnMay 25
  • Filmed between Alfalfa's Double and The Big Premiere.
  • Waldo does not appear.
  • Final appearance of Tommy "Butch" Bond.
191192 Good Bad Boys Edward CahnSeptember 7
  • First entry for the 1940 – 41 film season.
  • Filmed in between "Goin' Fishin" and "Waldo's Last Stand".
192193 Waldo's Last Stand Edward CahnOctober 5
  • Final appearance of Darwood "Waldo" Kaye.
  • With Billy "Froggy" Laughlin and Janet Burston.
193191 Goin' Fishin' Edward CahnOctober 26
  • With Paul Hurst.
  • Filmed in between The New Pupil and Good Bad Boys
194194 Kiddie Kure Edward CahnNovember 23
  • With Thurston Hall.
  • Final appearance of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.
  • Billy "Froggy" Laughlin now promoted as a main player.
  • Leonard does not appear.

1941

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes
195195 Fightin' Fools Edward CahnJanuary 25
  • Darla does not appear.
  • Final appearance of Leonard Landy.
196196 Baby Blues Edward CahnFebruary 15
  • Darla does not appear.
  • With Janet Burston.
197197 Ye Olde Minstrels Edward Cahn
Bud Murray
March 18
  • With Walter Wills.
198199 1-2-3-Go! Edward CahnApril 26
  • Darla does not appear.
199200 Robot Wrecks Edward CahnJuly 12
200201 Helping Hands Edward CahnSeptember 27
  • First entry for the 1941 – 42 film season.
201198 Come Back, Miss Pipps Edward CahnOctober 25
202202 Wedding Worries Edward CahnDecember 13
  • Final appearance of Darla Hood.

1942

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes
203203 Melodies Old and New Edward CahnJanuary 24
  • With Walter Wills.
  • Janet Burston now promoted as a main player.
204204 Going to Press Edward CahnMarch 7
205205 Don't Lie Edward CahnApril 4
  • Janet does not appear.
206206 Surprised Parties Edward CahnMay 30
207207 Doin' Their Bit Herbert GlazerJuly 18
  • With Walter Wills.
208208 Rover's Big Chance Herbert GlazerAugust 22
  • First entry for the 1942 – 43 film season.
209209 Mighty Lak a Goat Herbert GlazerOctober 10
  • Janet does not appear.
210210 Unexpected Riches Herbert GlazerNovember 28

1943

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes
211211 Benjamin Franklin, Jr. Herbert GlazerJanuary 30
  • Mickey "Happy" Laughlin added as a replacement for Spanky.
212212 Family Troubles Herbert GlazerApril 3
213214 Calling All Kids Sam BaerwitzApril 24
  • Happy does not appear.
214215 Farm Hands Herbert GlazerJune 19
  • Janet does not appear.
215213 Election Daze Herbert GlazerJuly 31
  • Mickey Laughlin's last appearance. Dickie Hall plays the role of "Happy".
  • Filmed in between Family Troubles and Calling All Kids.
216216 Little Miss Pinkerton Herbert GlazerSeptember 18
217217 Three Smart Guys Edward CahnOctober 23

1944

Release#Production#FilmDirectorOriginal release dateNotes
218218 Radio Bugs Cyril Endfield April 1
219220 Tale of a Dog Cyril EndfieldApril 15
  • Released as part of the MGM Miniatures series rather than an Our Gang comedy.
  • Only entry for 1943 – 44 film season.
220219 Dancing Romeo Cyril EndfieldApril 29
  • Final film in series. Planned follow-up Home Front Commandos canceled during production.

Foreign-language versions

During the early days of sound American motion picture companies often made foreign-language versions of their films. The following is a list of known foreign-language versions of Our Gang films.

Foreign language versions of short films
YearEnglishFrenchGermanSpanish
1930 The First Seven Years Title unknownTitle unknownLos Pequeños Papas
(The Little Fathers)
1930 When the Wind Blows Las Fantasmas
(The Ghosts)
1930 Bear Shooters Title unknownTitle unknownLos 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 a unit appeared in a handful of other Hal Roach films, and in a few outside productions as well.

Home media

Blackhawk/Republic releases

For many years, Blackhawk Films released 79 of the 80 Roach talkies on 16 mm film. The sound discs for Railroading' had been lost since the 1940s, and a silent print was made available for home movie release until 1982, when the film's sound discs were located in the MGM vault and the short was restored with sound. Like the television prints, Blackhawk's Little Rascals reissues featured custom-created title cards in place of the original Our Gang logos, as per MGM's 1949 arrangement with Hal Roach not to distribute the series under its original title.

In 1983, with the VHS home video market growing, Blackhawk began distributing Little Rascals VHS tapes available through catalogue only. The 80 sound shorts were made available across twenty-seven VHS volumes (one volume had the MGM short Waldo's Last Stand which was public domain to round out to 81), three shorts to a tape. Half a dozen silent episodes were also available across three additional VHS volumes. Four volumes on VHS went out of print by 1986, then leaving only 69 out of 80 episodes available.

National Telefilm Associates, later renamed Republic Pictures, purchased Blackhawk in 1983, and continued the catalogue releases while also making The Little Rascals available on retail home video collections in 1984. 30 Little Rascals shorts were released in a set of five VHS compilations, with six shorts to a volume: Little Rascals Comedy Classics 1, Little Rascals Comedy Classics 2, Best of the Little Rascals, Little Rascals on Parade, and Adventures of Little Rascals. Each of these tapes contained two volumes of the 1983 catalogue releases, making each tape contain six episodes. In addition, Republic made the first two catalogue volumes available for retail.

Twelve Little Rascals shorts made their way to home video through Spotlite Video in 1986. These also were all previously released on the catalogue Blackhawk releases and contained none of the ones that had been out of print. These were available through retail. Meanwhile, MGM released 20 of its 52 Our Gang shorts in a five-volume VHS set with four shorts per tape.

In 1991, Republic repackaged 30 Little Rascals shorts for a fifteen-volume VHS set, with two shorts per tape. Out of the 30 episodes released, only one of them ( Night 'n' Gales ) had been previously unreleased.

Cabin Fever/Hallmark releases

In 1993, Republic sold the home video rights to the 80 sound Roach shorts and some of the available silent shorts to Cabin Fever Entertainment. Cabin Fever also acquired the rights to use the original Our Gang title cards and MGM logos; for the first time in over 50 years, the Roach sound Our Gang comedies could be seen in their original format. In June 1994, Cabin Fever released a 12-volume set of Little Rascals VHS tapes, hosted by Leonard Maltin. With four shorts per tape, Cabin Fever made 48 Roach sound shorts available for purchase, uncut and with digitally restored and remastered picture and sound.

Due to the success of these volumes, Cabin Fever released nine more volumes in June 1995, which made the other 32 Roach talkies available for purchase (some of which had never been available on home video before). Five of these volumes contained four sound shorts, while the other four featured three sound shorts and a silent short.

Cabin Fever began pressing DVD versions of their first 12 Little Rascals VHS volumes (with the contents of two VHS volumes included on each DVD), but went out of business before the release was announced in late 1998. Early in 1999, they sold their catalog to Hallmark Entertainment.

In April 2000, Hallmark cleared out their warehouse, making all of the Little Rascals DVDs and VHS tapes available for retail, but never did an official launch of the Cabin Fever Little Rascals DVDs. In August, the first 10 volumes were re-released on VHS with new packaging, and the first two volumes were released on DVD as The Little Rascals: Volumes 1-2. In 2003, the VHS tapes went out of print. That spring, Hallmark issued a DVD called Little Rascals Vols. 3–4, which actually did not completely compile volumes three and four of the Cabin Fever VHS set, but included ten Our Gang shorts. On November 13, 2005, ten more Little Rascals shorts were issued on a DVD entitled Little Rascals Collectors Edition III.

MGM/UA releases

Throughout the early and mid 1990s, MGM/UA released a handful of the 1938-1944 MGM Our Gang shorts on VHS. The 1936 feature film General Spanky received both a VHS and LaserDisc release. Additionally, MGM/UA released a LaserDisc set of Our Gang comedies, consisting of both silent films and sound films.

Later releases

In 2006, Legend Films released colorized versions of twenty four Our Gang comedies, which were released across five Little Rascals DVDs. Twenty three of these shorts were Hal Roach talkies, while the remaining film is Waldo's Last Stand , a public domain short from the MGM era. These DVDs went out of print in 2009.

RHI Entertainment and Genius Products released an eight-disc DVD box set entitled The Little Rascals - the Complete Collection on October 28, 2008. This set includes all of the Hal Roach sound short films in the Our Gang series (1929–1938), encompassing all of the Our Gang shorts distributed to TV as The Little Rascals (save for a handful of silents). Sixty-four of the shorts are sourced from the Cabin Fever restorations, while the remaining sixteen shorts utilize older Blackhawk Films transfers without their original title cards. On June 14, 2011, Vivendi Entertainment re-released seven of the eight DVDs from the RHI/Genius box set (which encompasses all of the sound Roach Our Gang shorts and excludes the eight "special features" bonus disc), replacing the Blackhawk transfers with their respective Cabin Fever restorations.

Throughout the 2000s, Warner Home Video used individual MGM Our Gang shorts as supplemental features on DVD releases of entries in their classic film library. On September 1, 2009, Warner Bros. released the fifty two MGM Our Gang shorts in a compilation as part of their Warner Archive Collection mail-order series. The collection, Our Gang Comedies 1938–1942 (despite the title, includes the 1943 and 1944 MGM shorts as well), is available for DVD mail order through the Warner Bros. Studio Online Store, and for digital download through both the WB Studio Online Store and the Apple iTunes Store. On January 19, 2016, General Spanky was released on DVD through Warners.

Public domain

The following Our Gang comedies are in the public domain, and have appeared on many different VHS and DVD releases over the years.

Notes

  1. Production order from The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang by Leonard Maltin and Richard W. Bann, which says on p. ix that "the film entries are ordered according to production sequence, not by release dates or copyright dates." In the book the feature-length film General Spanky is counted as number 150 on the list, whereas this page's list only includes the shorts, so for shorts whose number is over 150 in the book, the production# on this page's list is the number in the book minus one (for example, Reunion in Rhythm is listed as #151 in the book, but #150 for this list).
  2. "Family Jewels: Child Progeny - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  3. Demoss, Robert. "Bouncing Babies". theluckycorner.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.. The Maltin/Bann book credits Bouncing Babies as Cobb's final appearance, but Demoss confirms that he does not appear in the finished film.
  4. Fish Hooky (Our Gang short, 1933) at IMDb
  5. Fish Hooky (1933 Our Gang short) with scenes filmed at amusement park of era, beginning at time mark 8:35 (YouTube)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Demoss, Robert (2008-11-09). "The Lucky Corner" . Retrieved 2008-11-19.. This is the copyright date for this film. The dates given for shorts 131 through 135 in the Leonard Maltin/Richard W. Bann book The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang were based on data prepared at the beginning of the film season as projected release dates. Our Gang director Gus Meins stepped in to take over direction of Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland in mid-1934, leaving him unavailable to direct Our Gang. When Babes ran over schedule, James Parrott was called in to direct short #131 Washee Ironee ; the others were delayed in shooting until after Babes wrapped in October, pushing the shooting and release dates for much of the 1934 – 35 season back several months from the projected and planned dates. This is based upon information from the Hal Roach Studios archives and the Library of Congress, including filings of documents (cutting continuity, title sheets, film copyright) done during the processes of production.
  7. Mama's Little Pirate (1934) video, time mark 8:10 (YouTube)
  8. Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 197–199. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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