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