Our Gang filmography
The Roach/MGM talkies (1929–1938, The Little Rascals)
These sound Our Gang shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. These 79 films, excepting some that have been removed for content, are the Our Gang shorts that King World Productions have packaged and syndicated as The Little Rascals.

Our Gang filmography

Section Title: The Roach/MGM talkies (1929–1938, The Little Rascals)
Table Section Text: These sound Our Gang shorts were produced by Hal Roach Studios and distributed to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. These 79 films, excepting some that have been removed for content, are the Our Gang shorts that King World Productions have packaged and syndicated as The Little Rascals.

1929[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

086	Small Talk	Robert McGowan	May 18	First sound film; release dates of first five sound shorts overlap with those of final three silents shorts. Television prints heavily edited for time and sound quality.

088	Railroadin'	Robert McGowan	June 15	First appearance of Norman "Chubby" Chaney. Director Robert F.

089	Lazy Days	Robert McGowan	August 15	Previously stated this has Jackie Cooper's first appearance, yet upon viewing he is no where to be seen. Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor involving African-Americans.

090	Boxing Gloves	Anthony Mack	September 9	If this is considered the third episode according to the order of the films being made this would be considered first appearance of Jackie Cooper, appearing at this point as a supporting player.

092	Bouncing Babies	Robert McGowan	October 12	Final appearances of Jean Darling, Joe Cobb (possibly), and Harry Spear. Joe Cobb was credited to have been on this film and may appear in a Halloween costume.

094	Moan and Groan, Inc.	Robert McGowan	December 7	With Edgar Kennedy and Max Davidson. Final appearance of Jay R.

1930[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

095	Shivering Shakespeare	Anthony Mack	January 25	With Edgar Kennedy First appearance of supporting players Donald Haines, Douglas Greer, and Georgie Billings. Television prints edited due to content considered in bad taste.

096	The First Seven Years	Robert McGowan	March 1	With Edgar Kennedy Television prints edited for racial humor involving African Americans.

097	When the Wind Blows	James W. Horne	April 5	With Edgar Kennedy First "Our Gang" short released with background music. Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.

098	Bear Shooters	Robert McGowan	May 17	With Leon Janney. Television prints edited due to content considered in bad taste, as well as racial humor involving African Americans.

099	A Tough Winter	Robert McGowan	June 21	With Stepin Fetchit Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor involving African-Americans. Last appearance of the original Pete the Pup.

100	Pups Is Pups	Robert McGowan	August 30	First entry for 1930 – 31 film season. First appearances of main player Dorothy DeBorba, supporting player Buddy McDonald, and the second Pete the Pup.

101	Teacher's Pet	Robert McGowan	October 11	First appearance of Matthew Beard. First appearance of June Marlowe as schoolteacher Miss Crabtree.

102	School's Out	Robert McGowan	November 22	With June Marlowe and Bobby "Bonedust" Young. Television prints edited due to stereotyping of women and racial humor involving African Americans.

1931[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

103	Helping Grandma	Robert McGowan	January 3	With Bobby "Bonedust" Young. First appearance of Shirley Jean Rickert Pete the Pup does not appear.

104	Love Business	Robert McGowan	February 14	With June Marlowe and Bobby "Bonedust" Young. Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.

105	Little Daddy	Robert McGowan	March 28	Final appearance of Bobby "Bonedust" Young. With June Marlowe Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor involving African-Americans.

106	Bargain Day	Robert McGowan	May 2	Final appearance of Jackie Cooper. Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.

107	Fly My Kite	Robert McGowan	May 30	Final appearances of Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Mary Ann Jackson, Norman "Chubby" Chaney, Shirley Jean Rickert. First appearance of supporting player Dickie Jackson.

108	Big Ears	Robert McGowan	August 29	First entry for 1931 – 32 film season. First appearance of Sherwood Bailey Withdrawn from television package for centering on divorce.

109	Shiver My Timbers	Robert McGowan	October 10	First appearance of Jerry Tucker, who wouldn't return until 1933. With Billy Gilbert and June Marlowe Television prints edited for verbal descriptions of violence.

110	Dogs is Dogs	Robert McGowan	November 21	With Billy Gilbert. Television prints edited due to negative treatment toward children and racial humor involving African Americans.

1932[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

111	Readin' and Writin'	Robert McGowan	January 2	First appearance of Kendall "Breezy Brisbane" McComas. Final appearance of June Marlowe.

112	Free Eats	Raymond McCarey	February 13	With Billy Gilbert First appearance of George "Spanky" McFarland.

113	Spanky	Robert McGowan	March 26	With Billy Gilbert. Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.

114	Choo-Choo!	Robert McGowan	May 7	First appearance of Wally Albright and Harold "Bouncy" Wertz. Television prints edited due to content deemed to be in bad taste.

115	The Pooch	Robert McGowan	June 11	Final appearance of the second Pete the Pup. Television prints edited due to negative treatment toward children and racial humor involving African Americans.

116	Hook and Ladder	Robert McGowan	August 27	First entry for 1932 – 33 film season. First appearance of Dickie Moore and the third Pete the Pup.

117	Free Wheeling	Robert McGowan	October 1	Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins and Pete the Pup do not appear. Television prints edited due to stereotyping of women and racial humor involving African Americans.

118	Birthday Blues	Robert McGowan	November 12	Final appearances of Kendall "Breezy Brisbane" McComas Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins does not appear. Television prints edited due to negative treatment toward children and racial humor involving African Americans.

119	A Lad an' a Lamp	Robert McGowan	December 17	First appearance of supporting player John Collum Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor involving African-Americans. Semi-remake of Chicken Feed.

1933[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

120	Fish Hooky	Robert McGowan	January 28	Features "Our Gang Graduates" Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, Joe Cobb Final appearance of supporting player Donald Haines Amusement park scenes filmed at Santa Monica Pier, providing a historic record of rides and attractions of the era.

121	Forgotten Babies	Robert McGowan	March 11	First appearance of Tommy Bond. Semi-remake of Cradle Robbers.

122	The Kid From Borneo	Robert McGowan	April 15	Withdrawn from television package due to racial humor and negative treatment of handicapped people.

123	Mush and Milk	Robert McGowan	May 27	Final appearances of Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins, Dorothy DeBorba, Dickie Moore, and supporting player Dickie Jackson. With James Finlayson.

124	Bedtime Worries	Robert McGowan	September 9	First entry for 1933 – 34 film season. With Emerson Treacy and Gay Seabrook. Jerry Tucker returns.

125	Wild Poses	Robert McGowan	October 28	With Emerson Treacy, Gay Seabrook, Franklin Pangborn, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Production hiatus until early 1934 following this short.

1934[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

126	Hi'-Neighbor!	Gus Meins	March 3	First appearance of Scotty Beckett and Jackie Lynn Taylor. Television prints edited due to scenes deemed to be in bad taste.

127	For Pete's Sake!	Gus Meins	April 14	Willie Mae Taylor (a girl) plays "Buckwheat", who at first was a female character. First appearance of Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, and Billie Thomas, all uncredited as general Our Gang kids.

128	The First Round-Up	Gus Meins	May 5	Willie Mae Taylor (a girl) plays "Buckwheat", who at first was a female character, identified in this episode as "Stymie's kid sister".

129	Honky Donkey	Gus Meins	June 2	With Don Barclay Willie Mae Taylor (a girl) again plays "Buckwheat". Billie Thomas, Jerry Tucker, Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, Jackie Lynn Taylor, and Pete the Pup do not appear.

130	Mike Fright	Gus Meins	August 25	First entry for 1934 – 35 film season. Wally Albright, Jerry Tucker, Jackie Lynn Taylor, Marianne Edwards, and Billie Thomas do not appear.

131	Washee Ironee	James Parrott	November 13	Final appearance of Wally Albright. Only Our Gang film directed by Roach veteran James Parrott, who also appears in this film.

1935[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

132	Mama's Little Pirate	Gus Meins	January 5	Billie Thomas, a male, now plays "Buckwheat" wearing a dress. "Little Buckwheat" is referred to as "she".

133	Shrimps for a Day	Gus Meins	February 20	Final appearance of Jackie Lynn Taylor. Pete the Pup does not appear.

134	Anniversary Trouble	Gus Meins	March 13	First appearance of Sidney Kibrick Marianne Edwards does not appear. With Johnny Arthur as John, Spanky's father; Hattie McDaniel as Mandy, the maid (both uncredited).

135	Beginner's Luck	Gus Meins	April 8	First appearance of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Harold Switzer. Leonard Kibrick does not appear.

136	Teacher's Beau	Gus Meins	April 27	Final appearances of Matthew "Stymie" Beard Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans. Leonard and Sidney Kibrick do not appear.

137	Sprucin' Up	Gus Meins	June 1	Leonard and Sidney Kibrick do not appear.

138	Little Papa	Gus Meins	September 21	First appearance of Patsy May First entry for 1935 – 36 film season. Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, Jerry Tucker, and Pete the Pup do not appear.

139	Little Sinner	Gus Meins	October 26	First appearance of Eugene "Porky" Lee. Scotty Beckett, Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, and Pete the Pup do not appear.

140	Our Gang Follies of 1936	Gus Meins	November 30	With Dickie Jones. First appearance of Darla Hood.

1936[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

141	The Pinch Singer	Fred Newmeyer	January 4	Filmed in between Divot Diggers and Second Childhood. Last short in which Jerry Tucker plays a supporting player.

142	Divot Diggers	Robert McGowan	February 8	Filmed in between Our Gang Follies of 1936 and The Pinch Singer Scotty Beckett and Marianne Edwards do not appear.

143	The Lucky Corner	Gus Meins	March 14	Filmed in mid-1935 between Sprucin' Up and Little Papa, withheld for a year. Final appearances of Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards and Scotty Beckett, although the final filmed short Beckett shot was Follies of 1936.

144	Second Childhood	Gus Meins	April 11	With Zeffie Tilbury Pete the Pup does not appear. Beginning with this short, Pete would begin to make fewer appearances in the series.

145	Arbor Day	Fred Newmeyer	May 2	Final regular two-reel short in series. Eugene "Porky" Lee does not appear.

146	Bored of Education	Gordon Douglas	August 20	First entry for 1936 – 37 film season. First one-reel short in series.

147	Two Too Young	Gordon Douglas	September 26	With Rosina Lawrence. Darla Hood does not appear.

148	Pay as You Exit	Gordon Douglas	October 24	Features "Our Gang Graduate" Joe Cobb.

149	Spooky Hooky	Gordon Douglas	December 5	With Rosina Lawrence and Dudley Dickerson. Darla Hood does not appear.

1937[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

150	Reunion in Rhythm	Gordon Douglas	January 9	With Rosina Lawrence and "Our Gang Graduates" Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, Joe Cobb, Matthew "Stymie" Beard. Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.

151	Glove Taps	Gordon Douglas	February 20	First appearances of Tommy Bond as "Butch", Sidney Kibrick as "The Woim" and Darwood "Waldo" Kaye.

152	Hearts Are Thumps	Gordon Douglas	April 3	First appearance of Shirley Coates, who would later become a supporting player in 1938. Tommy "Butch" Bond does not appear.

153	Three Smart Boys	Gordon Douglas	May 13	Tommy "Butch" Bond and Sidney "Woim" Kibrick do not appear. Final appearance of Rosina Lawrence.

154	Rushin' Ballet	Gordon Douglas	April 24	Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo. Television prints edited due to racial humor involving African Americans.

155	Roamin' Holiday	Gordon Douglas	June 12	One of Pete the Pup's few appearances during this period. Butch, Woim, and Waldo do not appear.

156	Night 'n' Gales	Gordon Douglas	July 24	First appearance of Gary Jasgur Butch, Woim, and Waldo do not appear. With Johnny Arthur.

157	Fishy Tales	Gordon Douglas	August 28	Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.

158	Framing Youth	Gordon Douglas	September 11	First entry for 1937 – 38 film season. Waldo and Woim do not appear.

159	The Pigskin Palooka	Gordon Douglas	October 23	With Dickie Jones. Tommy "Butch" Bond does not appear.

160	Mail and Female	Fred Newmeyer	November 13	First appearance of Henry Lee as "Spike". Darwood Kaye appears, but not as Waldo.

161	Our Gang Follies of 1938	Gordon Douglas	December 18	Two-reel musical special. With Henry Brandon and Dickie Jones.

1938[edit]

#	Film	Director	Original release date	Notes/Content edits for television

162	Canned Fishing	Gordon Douglas	February 12	Darla, Waldo, Butch, Woim, and Spike do not appear.

163	Bear Facts	Gordon Douglas	March 5	Butch, Woim, Waldo, Junior, and Spike do not appear.

164	Three Men in a Tub	Nate Watt	March 26	Butch, Woim, and Spike do not appear. Final appearances of Jerry Tucker and John Collum.

165	Came the Brawn	Gordon Douglas	April 16	George "Spanky" McFarland departs series after this short; will rejoin after transition to MGM. Junior does not appear.

166	Feed 'em and Weep	Gordon Douglas	May 7	First appearance of Leonard Landy. Buckwheat, Spike, Butch, Woim, and Waldo do not appear.

167	The Awful Tooth	Nate Watt	May 28	Darla, Butch, Woim, Waldo, Leonard, and Junior do not appear. One of Pete the Pup's few appearances during this period.

168	Hide and Shriek	Gordon Douglas	June 18	Final Roach short. Final two entries for 1937 – 38 film season completed by MGM.

Sentence(s)

The 152 film, Hearts Are Thumps was directed by Gordon Douglas on April 3rd which is the first appearance of Shirley Coates, who would later become a supporting player in 1938.

final_sentence: The 152 film, Hearts Are Thumps was directed by Gordon Douglas on April 3rd which is the first appearance of Shirley Coates, who would later become a supporting player in 1938.