The Little Rascals

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The Little Rascals is a movie adaptation of the classic black and white 1922 to 1944 series of short comedy films about a love-sick junior crooner named Alfalfa trying to win the affections of a little girl named Darla while dealing with a pair of bullies, general opposition by his other friends and members of their club, and a rival who is wealthier than him. At times cute and endearing, the language is slightly updated while everything else is very faithful to the old shows and can be very dated. Look out for Mel Brooks, the Olsens as kids, George Wendt, Whoopi Goldberg, Reba McIntyre, Daryl Hannah and even Donald Trump! OK, but with recycled skits and gags. Might appeal to very young children and very nostalgic adults.

Erik M.

Other mistake: When Alfalfa takes some flowers to Darla, Waldo (the rich boy) turns up and Darla's friends comment on the rich kid. As one girl is saying her line, 'He's smoother than a baby's bottom' you can see the girl next to her mouthing the same line.

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Darla: Waldo, I think we have to turn here.
Waldo: Girls have no sense of direction.
Darla: You know, you're starting to get on my nerves.

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Trivia: In the movie, Spanky and Alfalfa's last name are Switzer and McFarland. These were the last names of the actors who originally played them in the 30s.

T Poston

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Question: During the go-cart race, several shoppers are sent flying by the errant carts, one of them an old man who yells "Little rascals" at the kids. He's not listed in the credits but I could swear the old man is Robin Williams in makeup.

Answer: I tried looking this up on the IMDb and couldn't find anything about Robin Williams there. My only suggestion is to watch it again and see if there is a list of extras in the credits somewhere. Maybe that's all the part was, an extra.

Answer: That part was originally supposed to be played by Spanky McFarland, the original little rascal, but died before production began. So an extra was used.

I must ask, do you have a source to back this up? I can't find one and it also seems to contradict what other original cast members said. Some original cast members/children of original cast members stated they were not made to feel welcome on set and couldn't even get hold of the film to take part. They expressed disappointment at not feeling welcome. It would be interesting if they were welcoming to the original Spanky, but not some of the others.

Answer: That was Ryal Haakenson who mostly did background extra roles in the 1990s. This film, he was uncredited for this scene.

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