Second Childhood
- Studio
- King World Productions
Characters
Spanky, Alfalfa, Darla, Buckwheat, Porky, Dickie, Grandma, Hobson the Butler, Maid
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Gus Meins
Producing
- Producer
- Hal Roach
Voices
- Voice
- George "Spanky" McFarland (Spanky), Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (Alfalfa), Darla Hood (Darla), Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas (Buckwheat), Eugene "Porky" Lee (Porky), Dickie De Nuet (Dickie), Zeffie Tilbury (Grandma), Sidney Bracey (Hobson the Butler), Gretta Gould (Maid)
Music
- Music
- Leroy Shield
Editing
- Editor
- Louis McManus
Production notes
In 1966, King World Productions purchased the rights to the non-MGM Our Gang shorts from Hal Roach. Charles King of King Features Syndicate decided to update the image of the Little Rascals (as they were known in TV syndication) with color to capture a younger audience. The company hired someone (possibly Art Clokey) to refilm five episodes in stop-motion clay animation. The episodes were synchronized with the original soundtracks. Although five shorts were produced, they were never released commercially. However, they have surfaced on video.
Pictures
Reviews
4 additional episodes
We have recently found 4 additional episodes of Little Rascals claymation. They are on 16mm film. The episodes include Bear Shooters, Readin' & Writin', Pinch Singer, and Teacher's Beau.