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The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection (1933)

Little Rascals , Na  |  NR |  DVD
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  • Actors: Little Rascals
  • Directors: Na
  • Format: Box set, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 8
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Genius Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: October 28, 2008
  • Run Time: 1372 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (212 customer reviews)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
  • ASIN: B001CDFY5U
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,006 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection" on IMDb

Special Features

Introductions and Commentary by Film Historians
3 Original Silent Shorts
Story of Hall Roach and Our Gang
The Rascals and Racial Issues
Catching up with the Rascals

Editorial Reviews

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Children, with their fusion of innocence and mischief, can be natural comedians, and The Little Rascals plunders youthful exuberance for all it's worth. This series of short films (a.k.a. Our Gang) is most famous for a handful of glorious imps: Spanky, the scheming ringleader; Alfalfa, the softhearted second-in-command; and Buckwheat, with his skeptical sideways looks and big smiles. But over the years there were dozens of Rascals, and The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection features just about all of them, spanning 80 talkie shorts (with three silent shorts included in the extra features). Historians and nostalgists speak fondly about how natural the kids were, but that's nonsense--the kids that stand out are the ones who act like little adults, such as when Jackie and Chubby compete for their pretty schoolteacher's affections, or when Spanky and Alfalfa conduct the He-Man Woman Haters Club like middle-aged Shriners, or when the kids all put on a show (the Our Gang Follies in 1936 and 1938 are pretty impressive theatrical spectacles). The earlier years were rougher in structure and more improvisational, but as the series went along it became more scripted and shaped. Contemporary audiences are likely to prefer these later productions.

The Little Rascals can also righteously claim to be a racial groundbreaker, with its depiction of African-American and white kids playing together, with black kids--particularly Matthew "Stymie" Beard--frequently taking the lead in the shenanigans. Nonetheless, viewers should be prepared for stereotypes, all common to the era and without any real malice, but hardly pleasant. This painful element gets addressed in several of the bonus features; in one of four interviews with surviving Rascals, Dickie Moore reflects acutely on the racism of the time and tells some powerful anecdotes. All of these interviews are fascinating and among the best reasons for any fan of The Little Rascals to own this set--though this incredible abundance of Little Rascals material seems pretty must-have for anyone with fond memories of watching these kids, either on TV or the big screen. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection spans the years of 1929-1938. This collections contains all 80 of the original Little Rascals theatrical talkies in their entirety; fully Remastered, Restored and Uncut. This amazing 8-disc set contains a collectible booklet, loads of nostalgic bonus footage, photos and much more! This preeminent collection is a must-have for fans, both old and new.

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Still very funny. John F. Lewandowski  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
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404 of 424 people found the following review helpful
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The Complete Collection of The Little Rascals DVD Set is being distributed by Genius Entertainment with the statements REMASTERED, RESTORED and UNCUT printed on the top and front of this set. It is NOT Remastered. It is NOT Restored. It is NOT Uncut. I cannot believe Genius Entertainment is allowed to falsely advertise this set and charge such a premium price for a dvd set that is in worse shape than my old television copies that I bought over the years.

I must make it clear that I would give 5 stars to The Little Rascals shorts for the shows themselves, but this set is such a huge disappointment, that I have to give it one star, since I cannot give it minus 10 stars, which is what it deserves!

Since I have these Little Rascal shorts on other dvd's, which I am certain people taped from their tv's over the years, I have something to compare them to. As I watched some of the episodes from my old copies and this new set, side by side, the most noticeable thing is the size of the film. This dvd set is blown up enough to cut off a border around the edges, leaving heads and feet cut off! I hate when things are "remastered" like this, cutting off parts of their heads or feet! They did this with Route 66, until the complaints were so numerous about it, that the company remastered Route 66 in it's proper size, where everyone had all their body parts.

The next thing that was very noticeable, were very wide white lines and specs throughout many of the shorts, that make it far too irritating to watch. The only obvious thing that they did was make the contrast stronger, the whites are whiter and the blacks are blacker.
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321 of 340 people found the following review helpful
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BAD NEWS FOLKS! This not a re-release of the CabinFever transfers. 14 of these are Blackhawk prints, unrestored from 16mm! And two titles have EDITS!

Comparing this release to Cabin fever's 1999 DVD release shows that Cabin Fever's has less artifacting. Those are defenately the superior DVD releases!

The Little Rascals: Vol 1 - 12 Cabin Fever Box Set (6 discs)

The edited titles in this set are BEAR SHOOTERS & WASHEE IRONEE, they were complete in the Cabin Fever DVDs.

The old RHI VHS master got used for WASHEE IRONEE, about 11 minutes into the short, when the gang askes a Chinese boy how to wash clothes, you see him drink some water but the close up of him spitting the water on the clothes & saying "Washee, Washee" is MISSING. The shot right after with the gang looking puzzled is also MISSING. We pick up again with a longer shot of the gang spitting the water on the clothes. The reason for this edit is really a mystery. It does not censor anything that we don't see elsewhere in the short, it must have been an editing error when putting reel 1 & reel 2 together.

Blackhawk never put their name on any 35mm material that they used. They spliced their titles in to their 16mm negative. The sad part is that we will be deprived of the original title artwork.

Here is the list of the 14 titles with the Blackhawk homemovie title cards:

Barnum & Ringling Inc., which does NOT have the original Hal Roach Music & Effects soundtrack! This was one of the first Hal Roach silent films to be produced with a Music & effects soundtrack disc for theaters to run with the film.
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310 of 329 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars A Real Disappointment October 31, 2008
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There are many disappoinments in life. This much anticipated DVD set is one of them. There are errors in the enclosed booklet. At least 16 or 17 of the shorts are inferior Blackhawk prints. Two of the silents have no musical score and the third silent is a Blackhawk print. "Washee Ironee" and "Bear Shooters" have material missing. This DVD set is by no means "remastered, restored and uncut". I sent two emails to Genius Products and have not received any reply. With just a little more effort and a knowledgeable "Our Gang" consultant this could have been one of Genius Products' finest and best-selling DVD sets. Shame on them. I am returning this falsely advertised and poorly made product. Cabin Fever did a much better job for RHI in the 1990's. It seems that with the technology that we have today, Genius Products could have easily produced the ultimate "Little Rascals" set instead of this half-hearted effort.
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131 of 141 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Whoops, was I wrong about this set July 20, 2004
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Well, I wrote the review about this set, and boy was I disappointed when I got it. I see that the company who produced it must have paid very little in royalties as there are numerous silent episodes and ones with the lesser caracters. 1 disc has spanky and alfalfa and the fifth is a sad attempt at filling out this collection. The transfers are terrible and the sound is worse. Come on guys, at least try to put some effort into it!!! I got the set, watched it< and traded it in at the local hock shop for something i could use. What a waste of money!!!
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95 of 102 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed November 22, 2004
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Like the reviewer before me, I too was very disappointed in this dvd. The clips that have sound are terrible. Most of the clips were from the silent film era, and the players were unfamiliar to me. There was one clip with Alfalfa and Spanky that was fun to watch, but the majority of these clips was awful. No effort was put into digitally re-mastering and transfering the picture and sound. I could have done just as good of a job transfering these clips using just a VCR and a DVR. Don't waste your money on buying this disc. It is a shame, because with a little effort these clips could of had much better quality and it would have been more fun to watch these vintage clips.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Best little rascal collection
this was the best money I spent. my kids love them now as much as i did when I was young!! AA++++++
Published 8 days ago by smmgtsuze
4.0 out of 5 stars Love the little rascals
I grew up watching the little rascals. I was disappointed when they stop the TV series and I thought I would never see them again. Until I checked Amazon and found them. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Lonnie
4.0 out of 5 stars So happy
I have waited to get this collection for so long . I remember watching these as a child and still love them today. I thought it was a great set for a very good price
Published 1 month ago by Jodi B.
5.0 out of 5 stars memories!
I loved showing these to my children..... they love them and we laughed for hours! brings back so many memories!
Published 1 month ago by J-Rav
5.0 out of 5 stars What Great Memories
What great memories I have of watching "The Little Rascals" when I was a little girl. Now whenever I want to just relax and have a good laugh with Spanky and the Gang I... Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. Frederick
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Must-Have!
These naturally funny, adorable children are absolutely timeless. What's not to love here?! The shorts are as good from the first to the last, and it's amazing to see Spanky's... Read more
Published 2 months ago by kaoskitty
5.0 out of 5 stars What can I say? It's "The Little Rascals"!
I bought it for my 8 yr old son. He doesn't like black and white movies because he says they are "old fashion". He loves this collection. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jackie
5.0 out of 5 stars DVD Set
Classic show , I showed some to my kids and will show to granddaughter when she is older. The humor in many of these is timeless.
Published 2 months ago by rwalkertex
4.0 out of 5 stars Brings back childhood memories
Love this set made me laugh just as it did when i was a child to bad they don't do reruns of this on tv anymore
Published 2 months ago by denna
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality, great deal. Fun for kids of all ages (95 to 3). A...
Great quality, great deal. Fun for kids of all ages (95 to 3). A piece of Americana. You'll love it.
Published 2 months ago by James Brobst
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What's the Difference between theses three boxed sets
The 8 DVD Boxset is an official release. The other two have a few more shorts included, but they are bootleg and probably recorded on dvd-r.
As far as picture quality/edits I am not sure which of these is best.
Mar 19, 2010 by Bluekryss |  See all 4 posts
Do these episodes have subtitles?
Why is it so difficult to find out if a title is captioned?? Our population is aging, hearing is affected...and even costly hearing aids do not always fill the bill; also there are people who would like to know what is subtitled for becoming better acquainted with another language. Many times, I... Read more
Mar 29, 2012 by rayd |  See all 4 posts
DVD-5 Discs? What's Your Source?
Me too. Amazon says there will be 8 discs but I'm sure a few of them will be DVD-9 as there will be more content on discs 1 and 8.
Aug 7, 2008 by Rushead 2112-Hemispheres |  See all 7 posts
help me find this episode
help me find this episode. Old man who runs a children's home, asks Spanky what he wants when the old man gets his pension. Spanky says " a monkey". At the end of the episode, the old man gets his pension and spanky is playing with a monkey. Please...what is the episode. Thanks
Sep 8, 2011 by Harry Roemisch |  See all 10 posts
Question about Little Rascals Cabin Fever DVDs
I have the DVD boxed set as well. I haven't watched the DVDs in quite a while, but I never had a problem with them.

While I've never personally experienced it, there is such a thing as "DVD rot" where the adhesive that holds together the two sides of the disc deteriorates and causes... Read more
Nov 7, 2008 by T. Morrison |  See all 24 posts
Disc 1 is it any good? Be the first to reply
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