Little Rascals Vols. 3-4 (1955)

The Perfect Gift

I purchased this DVD along with some other Little Rascals DVDs for my father for Christmas. He absolutely LOVED them. He watched the entire first disc (about 10 episodes long)in one sitting! He hadn't seen the show in about 40 years, but he was able to recite it word for word as if he saw it yesterday. It was a very special for him to be able to watch the show that defined his childhood with his own children. I definitely recommend this collection! December 28, 2007

Heart Felt Laughter!

Little Rascals was an era that will never ever return. When watching these classics gems I get to go back to that era for a little while and remember how simple the world use to be. It feels good to be able to laugh at good clean comedy. May 26, 2007

Excellent

This is an all time favorite. We watch this over and over. My kids absolutely loves it. High recommended May 7, 2007

Great Entertainment for Children

I give this DVD five stars for the roaring volume of laughter coming from young children when they watch it. And although I've seen these shows many times before, I still can't help laughing along with the kids.

The picture from the DVD is relatively clear, and the sound is pretty good considering how long ago the films were made. Although the sound quality isn't that of modern digital productions, it doesn't detract from the entertainment value. These shows are just plain FUNNY!

Although some uptight, politically correct thought police may assign evil-sounding labels to these shows, these shows are actually simple, innocent, and honest portrayals of a wide variety of human behaviors that generate laughter. And that laughter is not based upon enmity or prejudice -- it arises simply because the shows are funny.
March 11, 2007

More Rascalism on DVD!

Another excellent collection of Rascalism.

We have in tandem TEACHER'S PET and SCHOOL'S OUT. These two films introduce the Miss Crabtree (June Marlowe as the pretty teacher) cycle. The first one has Jackie Cooper and the gang trying to scare away their teacher's potential sweetheart ("she has a mean teampature"!)-or so they think. SCHOOL'S OUT features the classic history exam-

Miss crabtee-"Buddy O'Donald, what did Paul Revere say on his midnight ride?"

Buddy-"He said WHOA!"

Then we have what amounts to two very ANTI-racist Gang comedies. In THE POOCH (1932), the white Rascals band together to help their Black pal Matthew "Stymie" Beard keep the Dogcatcher from killing his cannine pal Pete. In DOGS IS DOGS (1931), Sherwood and his mena mama won't let Stymie come in to play with Dorothy and Wheezer, but guess who helps to save the day?

SPOOKY HOOKY (1936) has the later generation of Rascals (Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and Porky) trying to retrieve a phony note from their teacher. The gang (and janitor Dudley Dickerson) gets scared out of their wits by a skeleton in the dark. Even my nephews, who don't usually take well to black and white films, enjoyed this one.

DOG HEAVEN (1927) is not so hot. Not one of the better silent Our Gangs (which I usually treasure), this is a rather crude entry with the beloved Pete trying to hang himself (rather graphically, I might add) after his master Joe deserts him for a yonug girl. The comedic canine is also shown using his paws to hold up bottles of bootleg liquor to get drunk from in despondency. YUCK! Keep the kiddies away from this one!

Other than that, a typically great collection. April 22, 2006

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