In 1922, Hal Roach inaugurated a new series of short film comedies called Hal Roach's Rascals. The series featured ordinary kids, usually poor, getting into the usual types of trouble that ordinary kids get into. There was no running plot throughout the series. Each film was an entity unto itself. For instance, in "When The Wind Blows," Mary Ann has a crush on neighbor boy Jackie. But in "Love Business," Jackie and Mary Ann are siblings. In most films, the kids have parents, but in at least a couple of films, they live in an orphanage. This provided the series with quite a wide range of potential situations. There were many fairly ordinary episodes, but also quite a few that are truely unique. The first film was titled "Our Gang" and was previewed in the early half of 1922. Reviewers at the time began referring to the series as Our Gang, and the studio adopted it as the official name soon thereafter. The Hal Roach Rascals name also continued on into the early '30s, so the series had two names for about a decade.


CAST:
Jackie Cooper - Jackie (1929 to 1931)
Jack Davis - Jack (1922 to 1923)
Matthew Beard - Stymie (1930 to 1935)
Eugene Lee - Porky (1935 to 1939)
Robert Blake - (originally Mickey Gubitosi) as Mickey (1939 to 1944)
John Collum - Uh-huh (1933)
Eugene Jackson - Gene or Pineapple (1925)
George "Spanky" McFarland - Spanky (1932 to 1942)
Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer - Alfalfa (1935 to 1940)
Johnny Downs - Johnny (1925 to 1927)
Jean Darling - Jean (1926 to 1929)
Mildred Kornman - Mildred (1926 to 1928)
Mary Kornman - Mary (1922 to 1926)
Tommy Bond - Tommy (1933 to 1934) - later as Butch (1937 to 1940)
Bobby Young - Bonedust (1925 to 1927)
Wally Albright - Wally (1934)
Jannie Hoskins - Mango (1925 to 1927)
Andy Samuel - Andy (1922 to 1924)
Peggy Cartwright - Peggy (1922)
Mickey Daniels - Mickey (1922 to 1926)
Scooter Lowry - Scooter (1926 to 1927)
Mary Ann Jackson - Mary Ann (1928 to 1931)
Sidney Kibrick - Woim (1934 to 1939)
Leonard Landy - Leonard (1938 to 1940)
Gary Jasgar - Junior (1937 to 1939)
Janet Burston - Janet (1941 to 1944)
Shirley Jean Rickert - Shirley (1931)
Sherwood Bailey - Sherwood or Spud (1931 to 1932)
Kendall McComas - Breezy Brisbane (1932)
Dickie Moore - Dickie (1932 to 1933)
Allen Hoskins - Farina (1922 to 1931)
Billie Thomas - Buckwheat (1934 to 1944)
Eugene Jackson - Gene or Pineapple (1925)
Johnny Downs - Johnny (1925 to 1927)
Scotty Beckett - Scotty (1934 to 1935)
Jackie Condon - Jackie (1922 to 1928)
Ernie Morrison - Ernie or Sunshine Sammy (1922 to 1924)
Norman Chaney - Chubby (1929 to 1931)
Joe Cobb - Joe (1922 to 1929)
Harry Spear - Harry (1927 to 1929)
Jay R. Smith - Jay R. (1925 to 1928)
Bobby Hutchins - Wheezer (1927 to 1933)
Billy Laughlin - Froggy (1940 to 1944)
Dorothy DeBorba - Dorothy (1930 to 1933)
Charles A. Bachman - The police officer
June Marlowe - Miss Crabtree
Barbara Bedford - Alfalfa's mom

DISC 1
Fly My Kite
Honkey Donkey
Beginner's Luck
Reunion in Rhythm
Hook and Ladder
The First Round-Up
Teacher's Beau
Hearts and Thumps

DISC 2
Teacher's Pet
School's Out
Love Business
Spooky Hooky
Readin' and Writin'
The Kid From Borneo
Sprucin' Up
Pay As You Exit

DISC 3
Bouncing Babies
Pups is Pups
Dogs is Dogs
Glove Taps
Free Wheeling
Mike Fright
Washee Ironee
Fishy Tales

DISC 4
Helping Grandma
Spanky
Little Papa
Two Too Young
Shiver My Timbers
Choo-Choo!
Divot Diggers
Bored of Education

DISC 5
When the Wind Blows
The Pooch
Mush and Milk
Framing Youth
Birthday Blues
For Pete's Sake!
The Lucky Corner
Arbor Day

DISC 6
The First Seven Years
Hi Neighbor!
The Pinch Singer
Rushin' Ballet
Boxing Gloves
Mama's Little Pirates
Our Gang Follies of 1938
Hide and Shriek

DISC 7
Bargain Day
Free Eats
Night N Gales
Feed 'Em & Weep
Bed Time Worries
Wild Poses
Mail and Female
Derby Day

DISC 8
Railroadin'
Roamin' Holiday
Three Men In A Tub
Cat, Dog & Co.
Fish Hooky
Canned Fishing
The Awful Tooth
Dogs Of War

DISC 9
Bear Shooters
Second Childhood
Three Smart Boys
The Pigskin Palooka
Small Talk
Forgotten Babies
Bear Facts
Baby Brother

DISC 10
Shivering Shakespeare
Shrimps For A Day
Our Gang Follies of 1936
Came The Brawn
Lazy Days
Moan & Groan, Inc.
A Tough Winter
Little Daddy


DISC 11
Big Ears
A Lad An' A Lamp
Anniversary Trouble
Little Sinner
Spook-Spoofing
Olympic Games
Official Officers


Not Complete, only 87 episodes; 11 DVD's
Quality = 7.5-8 out of 10
Full Screen in English, no foreign subtitles, no commercials. Obviously since these are from the 20's all are in Black & white and are silent films. There are other's that claim to have 88 episodes on 11 dvd's, but after checking, their sets have only 87 episodes, just as ours does. Taken from VHS.

Price $38.50USD