简介：Thefirstepisodeswereshotin1922andfoundanendin1944.Totallythereare221singleepisodes.AcompletecatalogofallepisodesyouwillfindatAllmoviesofOurGang/TheLittleRascalsataglance.AsmallpicturegalleryyoucanfindunderGallery. ThelittleRascalswerecalledintolivethroughthelegendaryproducerHalRoach(RoachalsospottedthecomediansLaurel&Hardy).ThetriggerforthecombinationofachildtroupewastheexceptionalbigsuccessofrascalErnieSunshineSammyMorrisonincomediesofHaroldLloydandSnubPollard. Thecompositionofthetroupewascheckeredandrepresentedtypicalchildrenintheneighborhood.TheoriginalcastwereMaryKornman(thebeautifulgirl),AllenFarinaHoskins(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.