編劇: 哈爾·羅奇 / H.M. 沃克
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
類型: 喜劇 / 短片 / 家庭
國家/地區: 美國
語言: 英語
首播: 1922-11-05(美國)
集數: 53
單集時長: 20分鐘
又名: 小頑童IMDb: tt0013472
評分: 9.6
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劇情簡介:
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.
