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| − | '''''The Little Rascals''''' was an American children | + | '''''The Little Rascals''''' was an American film series (1922-1944), produced by Hal Roach, also known for the [[Laurel & Hardy]] film series. Originally named "Our Gang" this children's series showed the comedy adventures of a group of little children in every day situations. It was groundbreaking for showing both white and Afro-American children playing together. The series ended in 1944, but old episodes were repeated on television from the 1950s on under the new title "The Little Rascals". |
== History == | == History == | ||
| + | In the audio commentary to the episode [[Homer's Odyssey]] writers [[Wallace Wolodarsky]] and [[Jay Kogen]] revealed that Mrs. Krabappel's name was a reference to Mrs. Crabtree from the "Little Rascals" series. | ||
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When {{ch|Leonard Nimoy}} asked [[Joe Quimby]] if he know who he was, Quimby asked him if he was one of the Little Rascals<ref>"[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"</ref> | When {{ch|Leonard Nimoy}} asked [[Joe Quimby]] if he know who he was, Quimby asked him if he was one of the Little Rascals<ref>"[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"</ref> | ||
[[Moe]] played the part of "[[Smelly]]", a tough kid, on ''The Little Rascals'' until he was fired for killing [[Alfalfa]] (or rather, an orphan portraying as him) in a fit of rage for stealing his bit.<ref>"[[Radioactive Man]]"</ref> | [[Moe]] played the part of "[[Smelly]]", a tough kid, on ''The Little Rascals'' until he was fired for killing [[Alfalfa]] (or rather, an orphan portraying as him) in a fit of rage for stealing his bit.<ref>"[[Radioactive Man]]"</ref> | ||
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| + | When Marge is awoken by Homer she reassures him: "Homie, it's 4:30 in the morning. Little Rascals isn't until 6." Homer replies: "I know, I'm taping it." <ref>"[[Homer the Smithers]]"</ref> | ||
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| + | The scene where the kids take the different electronics through the fence parodies scenes from "The Little Rascals", including Milhouse dressed as Alfalfa and a dog that looks like Pete the Pup. The music sounds similar too.<ref>"[[Wild Barts Can't Be Broken]]"</ref> | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
*{{ep|Marge vs. the Monorail|(mentioned)}} | *{{ep|Marge vs. the Monorail|(mentioned)}} | ||
*{{ep|Radioactive Man}} | *{{ep|Radioactive Man}} | ||
| + | *{{ep|Homer the Smithers|(mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{ep|Wild Barts Can't Be Broken}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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The Little Rascals was an American film series (1922-1944), produced by Hal Roach, also known for the Laurel & Hardy film series. Originally named "Our Gang" this children's series showed the comedy adventures of a group of little children in every day situations. It was groundbreaking for showing both white and Afro-American children playing together. The series ended in 1944, but old episodes were repeated on television from the 1950s on under the new title "The Little Rascals".
History
In the audio commentary to the episode Homer's Odyssey writers Wallace Wolodarsky and Jay Kogen revealed that Mrs. Krabappel's name was a reference to Mrs. Crabtree from the "Little Rascals" series.
When Leonard Nimoy asked Joe Quimby if he know who he was, Quimby asked him if he was one of the Little Rascals[1]
Moe played the part of "Smelly", a tough kid, on The Little Rascals until he was fired for killing Alfalfa (or rather, an orphan portraying as him) in a fit of rage for stealing his bit.[2]
When Marge is awoken by Homer she reassures him: "Homie, it's 4:30 in the morning. Little Rascals isn't until 6." Homer replies: "I know, I'm taping it." [3]
The scene where the kids take the different electronics through the fence parodies scenes from "The Little Rascals", including Milhouse dressed as Alfalfa and a dog that looks like Pete the Pup. The music sounds similar too.[4]
Appearances
Episode – "Marge vs. the Monorail" (mentioned)- Episode – "Radioactive Man"
- Episode – "Homer the Smithers" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"
References
External links
[[wikipedia:{{{1}}} ({{{2}}})|{{{1}}}]] at Wikipedia
