Day Seventy-Four: The Little Rascals

THE LITTLE RASCALS

Starring:
- Travis Tedford
- Bug Hall
- Kevin Jamal Woods
- Courtland Mead

Directed by: Penelope Spheeris

Screenplay Credits: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur, & Penelope Spheeris

MPAA Rating: PG


Here’s what I love about THE LITTLE RASCALS… everything except the kid with the mullet’s voice. I know, I know, he’s cute like a little John Denver, and I can respect that. But his character voice is like the sound make when you squash a toad with your Converse. I guess that’s why his name is Froggy.

Anyway, I went to college with a guy who looks just like Spanky, so this movie has a special, deep significance for me (he even talks like him, except not as high pitched).

The Rascals are gathered at the clubhouse to discuss the upcoming go cart race, but first they have to utter one of my favorite quotes:

“I, Stymie, member in good standing of the He-Man Woman-Haters Club do solemnly swear to be a He-Man and hate women, and not play with them or talk to them, unless I have to, and especially never fall in love. And if I do, may I die slowly and painfully and suffer for hours, or until I scream bloody murder.”

One reason Alfalfa is one of my favorite Rascals is because he is exactly what I imagine young Groucho Marx looked like.

Quick fun fact: THE LITTLE RASCALS has lots of good celebrity cameos, including Mel Brooks, Donald Trump, Whoopi Goldberg, Raven Simone, and Reba McIntire. The Olsen twins are also in the movie, but don’t let that ruin your enjoyment of the film.

Remember the infamous Buckwheat song? “We got a dolla! We got a dolla! We got a dolla, hey, hey, hey, hey!”

Here’s another quotable quote: “And then the clouds opened up and God said, “I hate you, Alfalfa.”

The movie is pretty much a long string of kid shenanigans, with some pretty hilarious one-liners along the way. In my opinion, it’s an excellent homage to The Little Rascals of old, successfully bringing a new generation of Rascals into the modern era.

One question though…how do these kids have a monkey?


FINAL GRADE: A

Off in search of somebody who won’t whip out their lizard,

M.