Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas Filmography

Radio Bugs

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston, Brandon Hurst

Synopsis: Inspired by the success of his favorite comedian Red Skelton, Our Gang member Froggy (Billy Laughlin) decides to become a radio star. Armed with a tattered joke book and a vast array of "funny" props, Froggy and the other gang members begin searching for a suitable radio sponsor, starting in the Read More

Dancing Romeo

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: Our Gang member Froggy (Billy Laughlin) is in love with pretty ballet student Marilyn (Valerie Lee), but she is dedicated to her art. To win Marilyn's affections, Froggy tries to pass himself off as a master terpsichorean, with the assistance of the other gang members -- and a complicated Read More

Tale of a Dog

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston, Cordell Hickman

Synopsis: MGM's Our Gang series had fallen into such disrepute by 1944 that the studio released the series' valedictory offering, Tale of a Dog, as an "MGM Miniature." This one begins as black youngsters Buckwheat (Billie Thomas) and Big Shot (Cordell Hickman) decide to give their dog Smallpox to the Our Read More

Farm Hands

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Murray Alper

Synopsis: Moving out of their standard small-town surroundings, the Our Gang kids visit the farm owned by the uncle of Gang member Mickey (Robert Blake). Here the youngsters attempt to milk a cow by placing two bottles under the udders and hoping that nature takes its course. If this weren't hilarious Read More

Calling All Kids

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: Arguably the least entertaining of all the MGM Our Gang mini-musicals, Calling All Kids finds the gang invading a local radio station to perform a revue honoring the U.S. military. Amidst such dubious highlights as a "recruting office" sketch featuring the less-than-dynamic duo of Mickey (Robert Read More

Election Daze

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: As the incumbent for the presidency of the "One for All and All for One Club," little Mickey (Robert Blake) is so certain he will win that he refuses to campaign. The situation changes radically when Mickey is challenged by political upstart Froggy (Billy Laughlin), who gains popular support with Read More

Three Smart Guys

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: The "three smart guys" in this one-reel MGM Our Gang comedy are Mickey (Robert Blake), Froggy (Billy Laughlin), and Buckwheat (Billie Thomas), who devise a scheme to play hooky from school and go fishing. But upon arriving at the river bank, the kids make the acquaintance of a friendly hobo (Edward Fielding Read More

Family Troubles

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: Our Gang member Janet Burston believes that her family is neglecting her, so she decides to run away from home. The other gang members try to help Janet get adopted (or "adapted") by a more agreeable family, choosing a kindly elderly couple (Sarah Padden and Harry C. Bradley) for the honor. But Read More

Doin' Their Bit

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin

Synopsis: Venerable minstrel-show impresario Walter Wills makes his third and final Our Gang appearance in the one-reel comedy Doin' Their Bit. Hoping to entertain the military troops stationed in Greenpoint, Mr. Wills organizes the Our Gang kids into a junior USO troupe. In addition to performing a Read More

Benjamin Franklin Jr.

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: The Our Gang kids are upset that WWII is causing them deprivations and inconveniences. Organizing a fact-finding committee, Gang members Mickey (Robert Blake), Froggy (Billy Laughlin), Buckwheat (Billy Thomas), and Janet Burston try to determine what to do about the present national crisis. With Read More

Going To Press

Actors: Darryl Hickman, Juanita Quigley, George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas

Synopsis: A surprisingly good MGM Our Gang comedy, the one-reel Going to Press is an on-target spoof of a typical "adult" crime film. Determined to uncover the identity of the mysterious leader of a juvenile extortion racket, the Our Gang kids set up a crusading newspaper called The Greenpoint Press. The Read More

Melodies Old and New

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: Just as they did in the 1941 Our Gang comedy Ye Olde Minstrels, the gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show. Highlights include the ensemble number "When Grandma Wore a Bustle", the barbershop-quartet set piece "Songs of Long Read More

Don't Lie

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Emmett Vogan

Synopsis: Our Gang member Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas has told so many lies that no one believes his claim of seeing a marauding monkey in a nearby "haunted" house. This time, however, Buckwheat is telling the truth: The monkey, a harmless circus escapee, is indeed wandering the corridors of the abandoned Read More

Surprised Parties

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: Upset because, as a leap year baby, he only has a birthday every four years, Our Gang member Billy "Froggy" Laughlin bemoans the fact that he has never had a birthday party. The gang decides to throw a surprise party in Froggy's honor, but to keep him in the dark, they pretend to kick him out of Read More

Unexpected Riches

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Barry Downing

Synopsis: Weighing themselves on a penny machine, the Our Gang kids receive a fortune card predicting that they will receive "unexpected riches." Acting upon this, the kids decide to dig for buried treasure, using a fradulent map provided by one of their wise-guy acquaintances. Though the treasure hunt Read More

Mokey

Actors: Dan Dailey, Donna Reed, Cordell Hickman, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas

Synopsis: Some 25 years before his "discovery" in In Cold Blood, 9-year-old Bobby (later Robert) Blake made his feature-film starring debut in MGM's Mokey. When his widowed father Herb (Dan Dailey Jr.) remarries, little Mokey Delano (Blake) has a lot of trouble getting accustomed to his stepmother Anthea Read More

Mighty Lak a Goat

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Anne O'Neal

Synopsis: Just when it seemed that the MGM Our Gang series was going to continue wallowing in mediocrity, along came the one-reel gem Mighty Lak a Goat. In this consistently funny outing, the Gang members try to clean off their clothes after being splattered with mud. The "miracle" cleaning solution devised Read More

Rover's Big Chance

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston

Synopsis: Future film star Stephen McNally (here billed as Horace McNally) appears in this Our Gang one-reeler as Bill Patterson, ace director at Mammoth Studios. On the say-so of studio casting director J.D. Broderick (Bryon Shores), Patterson agrees to give a screen test to the Our Gang kids' talented dog Read More

Fightin' Fools

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Fred Walburn

Synopsis: When neighborhood nemesis Freddie "Slicker" Walburn and his cronies tie knots in the Our Gang kids' clothes while the kids are swimming, a total war is declared. Commandeered by Spanky McFarland, the gang staves off Slicker's "troops" with a barrage of fruit, vegetables, rotten eggs and Limburger Read More

Robot Wrecks

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Junior con man Freddie "Slicker" Walburn sells the Our Gang kids some "invisible rays," with which they hope to power their homemade mechanical robot. Miracle of miracles, the robot not only begins to move, but actually performs several of the gang's household chores. In truth, the robot is being Read More

Wedding Worries

Synopsis: Having read horror stories about wicked stepmothers, the Our Gang kids are determined to break up the marriage between Darla Hood's widowed father (Byron Shores) and his new bride (Barbara Bedford). Never bothering to find out (as Darla has) that the second Mrs. Hood is a wonderful woman, the kids Read More

Helping Hands

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Another MGM Our Gang comedy that has next to nothing to do with Our Gang, the one-reel Helping Hands gets under way when Spanky McFarland receives a letter from his recently drafted older brother. Inspired by the letter's patriotic sentiments, Spanky and the gang organize a "home guard," prepared Read More

Bubbling Troubles

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Darla Hood, Tommy Bond

Synopsis: In his final Our Gang appearance, Tommy Bond essays his usual role as the Gang's eternal nemesis Butch. This time, Butch wins the heart of little Darla Hood, leaving heartbroken Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer to cry in his alphabet soup. Mistaking the boy's doldrums for indigestion, Alfalfa's dad (William Newell Read More

The New Pupil

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Darla Hood, Juanita Quigley, Mickey Gubitosi

Synopsis: The "new pupil" in this one-reel Our Gang entry is a pretty young lass named Sally, played by popular child actress Juanita Quigley. Immediately upon Sally's arrival, Our Gang kids Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and Spanky McFarland literally fall over each other trying to get her attention, leaving the Read More

All About Hash

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Of the many MGM Our Gang comedies focused on whiny child actor Robert Blake, the one-reel All About Hash is often cited as the worst of the bunch. It seems that little Mickey (Blake) is upset over the fact that his parents (Louis Jean Heydt and Peggy Shannon) spend every Monday night arguing. The Read More

Good Bad Boys

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Fred Walburn

Synopsis: Wrongfully accused of stealing, an angry Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer decides to get even with his parents by embarking upon a life of crime. To that end, he enlists the other Our Gang kids as his "mob." Hoping to deflect his pals from this drastic action, Spanky McFarland decides to teach the gang a Read More

Kiddie Kure

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Darla Hood

Synopsis: An unofficial reworking of such silent Our Gang comedies as Tire Troubleand Boys Will Be Joys, as well as the 1936 two-reeler Second Childhood, the one-reel talkie Kiddie Kure is a tour de force for that marvelous character actor Thurston Hall. While playing baseball near the home of wealthy Read More

Goin' Fishin'

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Leonard Landy

Synopsis: Hoping to get an early start on a fishing trip to the East River, the Our Gang kids board a double-decker bus at the crack of dawn. Alas, the kids' bulky fishing equipment causes nothing but discomfort for the rest of the passengers, to say nothing of the irascible driver (Paul Hurst). Thanks to Read More

Waldo's Last Stand

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Darwood Kaye, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas

Synopsis: The Our Gang kids offer to help their pal Waldo (Darwood Kaye) attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla Hood as the star vocalist. Unfortunately, their efforts attract only one patron -- a surly Read More

Baby Blues

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin

Synopsis: When Our Gang member Mickey (Robert Blake) reads an article stating that one out of every four children born is Chinese, he begins to worry that his new baby brother will be Chinese as well. Spanky McFarland and the rest of the Gang put Mickey at ease by introducing him to the family of Spanky's Read More

Alfalfa's Double

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Darla Hood

Synopsis: The title of this one-reel Our Gang comedy is explained when Gang member Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius (also played by Switzer). This fateful meeting provides a golden opportunity for both boys: By trading places with his double, Alfalfa will be Read More

Little Miss Pinkerton

Actors: Bobby Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Janet Burston, Norman Willis

Synopsis: The janitor of the Greenpoint department store is murdered during a robbery, and Our Gang members Mickey (Robert Blake), Froggy (Billy Laughlin), Buckwheat (Billie Thomas), and Janet Burston witness the crime. The thieves (Norman Willis and Dick Rich) take the boys hostage, but Janet escapes and Read More

The Big Premiere

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Darla Hood, Mickey Gubitosi

Synopsis: The Our Gang kids unintentionally wreak havoc at the gala Hollywood premiere of the adventure epic Gun Boats. Chased away by the angry authorities, the undaunted kids decide to stage their own movie premiere -- and they even film a movie for the occasion! Alas, the gang's cinematic effort, The Read More

1-2-3-Go

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Fred Walburn

Synopsis: While recklessly playing baseball in a busy street, Our Gang member Mickey (Robert Blake) is struck by a car. Though he fully recovers from his injuries, Mickey meets several other kids in the hospital who weren't so lucky. Instantly developing a sense of civic responsibility, the Gang members Read More

Duel Personalities

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Upset that his youthful sweetheart Darla Hood has once again thrown him over in favor of neighborhood bully Tommy "Butch" Bond, Our Gang member Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer tries to forget his troubles by watching a sidewalk performance by famed hypnotist Professor William Delmore (John Davidson). Read More

Tiny Troubles

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: The MGM Our Gang series began its slow but steady decline with the sub-standard one-reel entry Tiny Troubles. On this occasion, the gang is held responsible for the crimes perpetrated by a midget named Light-Fingered Lester (played by prolific dwarf actor Jerry Maren). The notion that the kids Read More

Time Out for Lessons

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Mickey Gubitosi, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Reprimanded for his poor grades ("Gee, Dad, don't 'F' stand for 'Fabulous'?"), Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer is told that, unless he improves his academic standing, he'll never get to college. But Alfalfa laughs this off, informing his dad that he intends to sail through college on a football Read More

Auto Antics

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: The Our Gang kids' hopes to win the upcoming Kidmobile Race Classic are nearly dashed when town bully Tommy "Butch" Bond arranges for the gang's pet pooch Whiskers to be picked up by the dog pound. But instead of demoralizing the gang, the impoundment of Whiskers merely gives them a stronger Read More

Dog Daze

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: The Our Gang kids must raise 37 cents to pay off neighborhood bully Tommy "Butch" Bond. After earning a dollar for taking care of an injured dog, the kids hit upon a sure-fire moneymaking scheme; they'll "rescue" every dog in town, thereby collecting a dollar from each grateful owner. Naturally Read More

Cousin Wilbur

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Scotty Beckett

Synopsis: Former Our Gang kid Scotty Beckett makes an amusing return appearance to the series as the title character in the one-reel comedy Cousin Wilbur. Much against his will, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer invites his sissified Cousin Wilbur (Beckett) to join the All 4 One Club. The enterprising Wilbur Read More

Joy Scouts

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Leonard Landy

Synopsis: Told that they're too young to join the Boy Scouts, the Our Gang kids form a troop of their own. Unfortunately, their camping and survival skills leave much to be desired, forcing the real scouts to come to the rescue. Originally released on June 24, 1939, Joy Scouts marked the screen debut of Read More

Ye Olde Minstrels

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Darla Hood

Synopsis: To raise money for the local chapter of the Red Cross, the Our Gang kids stage an old-fashioned minstrel show with the help of Billy "Froggy" Laughlin's uncle, played by real-life minstrel man Walter Wills. What follows is not an Our Gang comedy at all, but an overproduced and somewhat tiresome Read More

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Mickey Gubitosi, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Billy "Froggy" Laughlin, Darla Hood

Synopsis: The gang's beloved teacher Miss Pipps (Sara Haden) is fired by crabby old school board chairman Mr. Pratt (Clarence Wilson), who believes that the teacher is too "nice" for her job. With the help of friendly school custodian Mr. Swenson (Christian Rub), the kids stage a play for the local PTA Read More

Clown Princes

Actors: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood, Shirley "Muggsy" Coates

Synopsis: When the parents of little Eugene "Porky" Lee are threatened with eviction, the Our Gang kids decide to stage a circus to raise the rent money. Spanky McFarland doubles as ringmaster and acrobat, with Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer as a singing trapeze artist, Darla Hood as a lion tamer, Billy "Buckwheat Read More

Captain Spanky's Show Boat

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Darla Hood, Tommy Bond

Synopsis: Once again, the Our Gang kids stage an elaborate musical show in Spanky McFarland's backyard. Angered over the fact that Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer has been chosen as the show's singing star, bully Tommy "Butch" Bond sneaks backstage with the intention of sabotaging the production. But Butch is Read More

Three Men in a Tub

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Seven-year-old heartbreaker Darla Hood throws her steady beau Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer over in favor of wealthy Waldo (Darwood Kaye), who owns a junior-sized motorboat. Determined to win Darla back, Alfalfa challenges Waldo to a boat race for the championship of Toluca Lake. Alfie's vessel is a Read More

Football Romeo

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: The Our Gang kids square off against "Butch's Assassins" in a crucial football game. Star player Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer balks at participating, leaving it up to Darla Hood to coerce and cajole him into donning his uniform. The climax of the game finds Alfie attempting a sixty-yard touchdown Read More

Came the Brawn

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Last week, fickle Darla Hood declared that she would not go out with neighborhood bully Butch (Tommy Bond) until he started behaving like a gentleman. This week, however, Darla is ga-ga over "muscle men" in general and self-styled wrestler Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer in particular. Thanks to the Read More

Men in Fright

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Filmed on MGM's standing Dr. Kildare sets, the one-reel Our Gang comedy Men in Fright gets under way as Gang members Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Spanky McFarland, Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, and Leonard Landy pay a visit to their hospitalized friend Darla Hood. Thanks to a convenient Read More

Party Fever

Actors: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood, Tommy Bond

Synopsis: Once again, Our Gang members Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and Tommy "Butch" Bond are bitter rivals for the affections of little Darla Hood. The nerdish Waldo (Darwood Kaye) comes up with a solution: Alfalfa and Butch will compete for the title of Junior Mayor during Boys' Week, and whichever one wins Read More

The Little Ranger

Actors: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood, Tommy Bond

Synopsis: The Our Gang comedy series moved from Hal Roach Studios to MGM with the one-reel gem The Little Ranger. Snubbed by his girlfriend Darla Hood, Gang member Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer accepts the invitation of tomboyish Shirley "Muggsy" Coates to attend the local picture show. While watching the Read More

Aladdin's Lantern

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Spanky McFarland returned to the Our Gang comedy series in the one-reel entry Aladdin's Lantern. This time around, the gang members are putting on a musical show about Aladdin and his lamp. While Spanky, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, and Darla Hood endeavor to stick to the script (such as it is), their Read More

Alfalfa's Aunt

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Marie Blake, the real-life sister of Jeanette MacDonald, played the title role in the one-reel comedy Alfalfa's Aunt. Hoping to launch a career as a mystery writer, Aunt Penelope composes a manuscript which leads her nephew Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer to conclude that Auntie plans to do away with him. Read More

Dad for a Day

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Mickey Gubitosi, Leonard Landy

Synopsis: If not for the lachrymose presence of Our Gang member Robert Blake (still in his whiny, squeaky-voiced stage), the one-reel Dad for a Day might have been one of the series' better MGM entries. While planning to participate in the annual Fathers and Sons Day Picnic, the Our Gang kids are reminded Read More

Bear Facts

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Upon learning that Darla Hood's father (Jack Pepper) owns a circus, Our Gang members Spanky McFarland and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer try their best to impress Darla, hoping to land circus jobs. Never letting the facts get in the way of a good story, Alfalfa claims that he is an expert bear tamer, who Read More

Practical Jokers

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood

Synopsis: Hoping to get even for all the practical jokes perpetrated by neighborhood troublemaker Tommy "Butch" Bond, the Our Gang kids plan to sabotage Butch's birthday party. The weapon of choice is a firecracker, which is substituted for one of the birthday candles. Unfortunately, the kids in general and Read More

Canned Fishing

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Gary Jasgar

Synopsis: Again concocting an elaborate hooky-playing scheme, Our Gang kid Spanky McFarland places a block of ice on the chest of his pal Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. The strategy this time is to convince their mothers that Alfalfa has a bad cold, and that Spanky must remain by his side to nurse him back to Read More

Hide and Shriek

Actors: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood, Leonard Landy

Synopsis: Opening his own detective agency, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer dons a deerstalker cap and rechristens himself "X-10, Sooper Sleuth." His first assignment: to find out who stole a box of candy from Darla Hood. Suspecting that little Leonard Landy and Gary "Junior" Jasgar are the culprits, Alfie and his Read More

The Awful Tooth

Actors: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Pete the Pup

Synopsis: Hoping to earn enough money to buy baseball equipment, the Our Gang kids elect to have all their teeth pulled out. Their logic is sublime: If the Good Fairy is willing to slip a dime under the pillow for one tooth, imagine how much the kids will earn if they extract all of their ivories. Read More

Roamin' Holiday

Actors: George "Spanky" McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas,