主演:Anna Mae Bilson Peggy Cartwright Jackie Condon
导演:罗伯特·F·麦高文
简介:Thefirstepisodeswereshotin1922andfoundanendin1944.Totallythereare221singleepisodes.Acompletecatalogofallepisodesyouwillfindat"AllmoviesofOurGang/TheLittleRascalsataglance".Asmallpicturegalleryyoucanfindunder"Gallery".  ThelittleRascalswerecalledintolivethroughthelegendaryproducerHalRoach(RoachalsospottedthecomediansLaurel&Hardy).ThetriggerforthecombinationofachildtroupewastheexceptionalbigsuccessofrascalErnie"SunshineSammy"MorrisonincomediesofHaroldLloydandSnubPollard. Thecompositionofthetroupewascheckeredandrepresentedtypicalchildrenintheneighborhood.TheoriginalcastwereMaryKornman(thebeautifulgirl),Allen"Farina"Hoskins"(thenaivenegro),MickeyDaniels(thefreckledwhipper-snapper),JoeCobb(thepleasantfatperson),JackieCondon(therichfellow),ErnieMorrison(therascal)andlastbutnotleastPetethepetwithapaintedcirclearoundhisrighteye. Thesuccessoftherascalswasbasedontheimitationoftheworldoftheadultbutatthesametimetheyplayedatrickorshewabehaviorwhichtheadultswouldn'tdaretodothemselves.Itisalsoastonishingthatthechildrenactedextremelynaturalincontrasttothechildstarsinthe30'swiththeirpseudoadultness. Thestoriesweremadefromsimplepatternbutaffectionate.Atthistimedidn'texistrealscriptsbutrathertherewasashortoutlineofthemaintheme,gagsandotherideasweredevelopedonlyduringtheshot.Thesuccessoftheserialwasn'tduetoasinglepersonbutwastheresultofaexemplaryteamwork. Eachepisodeofferednewadventuresforthechildren.ThereisatriptoNewYorkwherehappenedthecoincidencethatthechildrenareabletonabbingabus,toplaydeadheadortohoveroverthecitywithapieceoffabricasparachutereplacement. Inspiteoftheirunusualbehavior,therascalsneverhadtoexpectseriousconsequencesbecausetheytrickedtheadultswithwitandphantasie.Perhapsthechildrentookasoundthrashingafterasuccessfuladventure,butafterthattheyshowtotheaudiencewitharoguishexpressionthattheprecededadventurewasworthforthisandthatnothingcouldtakeawaytheirgobyexperiences. WhenHalRoachsoldtheserialtoM-G-Min1938,itranginthedeclineoftheserial.M-G-Mwasn'tabletomaintainingthemagicwhichtheserialradiatedbeforeandwasshutdownin1944. SincethentheserialexperiencedaresurrectiontimeandagainthroughbroadcastingsonTV.Withthistheyerectedalastingmonumenttothelittlerascals.