The Little Rascals (animated TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = The Little Rascals


caption = A screenshot from the "Little Rascals" Saturday morning cartoon.
format = Animation
camera = Single-camera
picture_format = NTSC
runtime = 11 minutes of "The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show" or "The Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show"
creator =
developer =
executive_producer = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
starring = Peter Cullen
Patty Maloney
Julie McWhirter Dees
Scott Menville
Shavar Ross
B.J. Ward
narrated =
opentheme =
endtheme =
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired = September 25, 1982
last_aired = 1984
num_episodes =
website =
imdb_id = 0770584
tv_com_id = 18950

"The Little Rascals" was a 1982-1984 Saturday morning cartoon series produced jointly by Hanna-Barbera Productions and King World, and broadcast on ABC. Based upon the classic "Our Gang" comedy short films, it was part of a 90-minute package program, "The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show", with "Pac-Man" and "Richie Rich" in 1982–1983, and part of the 30-minute "The Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show" in 1983 - 1984.

Overview

Previous "Little Rascals"/"Our Gang" animated television programs

"The Little Rascals" had been animated for television twice before. In the 1960s a series of clay-animated "Little Rascals Color Specials" were produced for syndication, presumably by Art Clokey, using soundtracks from the original "Our Gang" films. In 1979, Fred Wolf produced an animated "The Little Rascals Christmas Special" for NBC. That company's version was further used in animated public service announcements.

Voice actors

Hanna-Barbera's "Little Rascals" animated series had six voice actors:
* Peter Cullen as Pete the Pup and Officer Ed
* Patty Maloney as Darla Hood
* Julie McWhirter Dees as Alfalfa, Porky and Woim
* Scott Menville as Spanky
* Shavar Ross as Buckwheat
* B.J. Ward as Butch and Waldo.

Differences between the animated series and the live-action "Our Gang" films

The animated series and the original live-action "Our Gang" films differ in a number of ways. The gang now lives in a contemporary 1980s setting, with computers and television. Buckwheat is now a clever inventor, always creating new devices for the gang, and Darla's eyes were changed from hazel to blue. Also in the animated series, the Rascals met in a treehouse and drove around the town of Greenpoint in a dog-drawn vehicle. Also, the popular theme music was completely different.

External links

* [http://www.toontracker.com/rascals/rascals.htm Hanna-Barbera Little Rascals] at Toon Tracker
*imdb title|id=0770584|title=The Little Rascals
* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/P-R/The_Pac-Man__047_Little_Rascals__047_Richie_Rich_Show/The_Little_Rascals/index.html The Little Rascals] at BCDB
* [http://wat.midco.net/jvipond/PattyMaloney/DarlaHood.html "The Little Rascals" gallery & episode summaries]
* [http://www.wingnuttoons.com/LittleRascals.html WingNut Toons: "The Little Rascals"]
* [http://www.tv.com/the-little-rascals-show/show/18950/summary.html?q=The%20Little%20Rascals&tag=search_results;title;0 The Little Rascals Show at TV.com]