导演：罗伯特·F·麦高文
主演：Anna Mae Bilson Jackie Condon Mickey Daniels John Hatton Ernest Morrison Buck Black Peggy Cartwright Weston Doty Winston Doty Henry Hill George Ward Helen Gilmore Wallace Howe Mark Jones Fanny Kelly
Thefirstepisodeswereshotin1922andfoundanendin1944Totallythereare221singleepisodesAcompletecatalogofallepisodesyouwillfindat"AllmoviesofOurGang/TheLittleRascalsataglance"Asmallpicturegalleryyoucanfindunder"Gallery" ThelittleRascalswerecalledintolivethroughthelegendaryproducerHalRoachRoachalsospottedthecomediansLaurel:HardyThetriggerforthecombinationofachildtroupewastheexceptionalbigsuccessofrascalErnie"SunshineSammy"MorrisonincomediesofHaroldLloydandSnubPollard ThecompositionofthetroupewascheckeredandrepresentedtypicalchildrenintheneighborhoodTheoriginalcastwereMaryKornmanthebeautifulgirl,Allen"Farina"Hoskins"thenaivenegro,MickeyDanielsthefreckledwhippersnapper,JoeCobbthepleasantfatperson,JackieCondontherichfellow,ErnieMorrisontherascalandlastbutnotleastPetethepetwithapaintedcirclearoundhisrighteye Thesuccessoftherascalswasbasedontheimitationoftheworldoftheadultbutatthesametimetheyplayedatrickorshewabehaviorwhichtheadultswouldn'tdaretodothemselvesItisalsoastonishingthatthechildrenactedextremelynaturalincontrasttothechildstarsinthe30'swiththeirpseudoadultness ThestoriesweremadefromsimplepatternbutaffectionateAtthistimedidn'texistrealscriptsbutrathertherewasashortoutlineofthemaintheme,gagsandotherideasweredevelopedonlyduringtheshotThesuccessoftheserialwasn'tduetoasinglepersonbutwastheresultofaexemplaryteamwork EachepisodeofferednewadventuresforthechildrenThereisatriptoNewYorkwherehappenedthecoincidencethatthechildrenareabletonabbingabus,toplaydeadheadortohoveroverthecitywithapieceoffabricasparachutereplacement Inspiteoftheirunusualbehavior,therascalsneverhadtoexpectseriousconsequencesbecausetheytrickedtheadultswithwitandphantasiePerhapsthechildrentookasoundthrashingafterasuccessfuladventure,butafterthattheyshowtotheaudiencewitharoguishexpressionthattheprecededadventurewasworthforthisandthatnothingcouldtakeawaytheirgobyexperiences WhenHalRoachsoldtheserialtoMGMin1938,itranginthedeclineoftheserialMGMwasn'tabletomaintainingthemagicwhichtheserialradiatedbeforeandwasshutdownin1944 SincethentheserialexperiencedaresurrectiontimeandagainthroughbroadcastingsonTV版Withthistheyerectedalastingmonumenttothelittlerascals