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'''''The Little Rascals''''' was an American film series.
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'''''The Little Rascals''''' was an American comedy film series, most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. It was originally named "Our Gang", but when aired in repeats on television it was retitled under its current name.
  
== History ==
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==References to ''The Little Rascals'' in ''The Simpsons''==
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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{{TB| When [[Leonard Nimoy]] introduces the ''[[Star Trek]]'' actor with the ''[[Star Wars]]'' quote "May the force be with you" Nimoy angrily asks him if he actually knows who he is? Quimby then says: "Aren't you one of the Little Rascals?" }}
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{{TB| [[Moe]] tells the others he used to be an actor in "The Little Rascals". He played the part of "[[Smelly]]", a tough kid who as a running gag had to look through an exhaust pipe and get a face full of car soot. This was indeed a typical gag that often occured in the show. Moe then remembers how he was fired from the show when he attacked [[Alfalfa]], for stealing his bit, thereby accidentally mudering him. This is a reference to Carl Switzer, the actor who played Alfalfa in "The Little Rascals" and who was later indeed murdered, but this happened when he was an adult, not when he was a child star on the show. }}
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{{TB|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." }}
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{{TB| The scene where the children 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. }}
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{{TB| [[Kent Brockman]] says: "Attention fans of the "The Little Rascals"! The last of them died today in Palm Springs.". }}
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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>
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[[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>
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{{TB| The educational editor explains that Pete was the name of the dog on The Little Rascals. The editor who "feels old" then adds this was a show that aired "a hundred years ago." }}
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Revision as of 04:15, November 12, 2015

The Little Rascals
The Little Rascals.png
TV Show Information
Genre: Children


The Little Rascals was an American comedy film series, most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. It was originally named "Our Gang", but when aired in repeats on television it was retitled under its current name.

References to The Little Rascals in The Simpsons

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
1 3 "Homer's Odyssey" In the audio commentary to the episode writers Wallace Wolodarsky and Jay Kogen revealed that Mrs. Krabappel's name was a reference to Mrs. Crabtree from the "Little Rascals" series.
4 71 "Marge vs. the Monorail" When Leonard Nimoy introduces the Star Trek actor with the Star Wars quote "May the force be with you" Nimoy angrily asks him if he actually knows who he is? Quimby then says: "Aren't you one of the Little Rascals?"
Alfalfa.png 71 130 "Radioactive Man" Moe tells the others he used to be an actor in "The Little Rascals". He played the part of "Smelly", a tough kid who as a running gag had to look through an exhaust pipe and get a face full of car soot. This was indeed a typical gag that often occured in the show. Moe then remembers how he was fired from the show when he attacked Alfalfa, for stealing his bit, thereby accidentally mudering him. This is a reference to Carl Switzer, the actor who played Alfalfa in "The Little Rascals" and who was later indeed murdered, but this happened when he was an adult, not when he was a child star on the show.
72 145 "Homer the Smithers" 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."
10 214 "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" The scene where the children 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.
26 564 "The Musk Who Fell To Earth" Kent Brockman says: "Attention fans of the "The Little Rascals"! The last of them died today in Palm Springs.".

References in Simpsons Comics

Picture Series Issue Story Reference
"Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders" "Honey Pooch Pooch" The educational editor explains that Pete was the name of the dog on The Little Rascals. The editor who "feels old" then adds this was a show that aired "a hundred years ago."

External links

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