Alfalfa's "Our Gang" Debut In "Beginner's Luck" (1935) (video)

 

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer wasn't a member of the gang yet...

...when he and his brother Harold first appeared in this 1935 short.

Here, they're competing in a kids' talent show as "Tom and Jerry, The Arizona Nightingales."

Even in his debut, Alfalfa's dubious singing skills are already on display...

...and it's easy to see why producer Hal Roach made him a regular member of Our Gang.


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Alfalfa's "Our Gang" Debut In "Beginner's Luck" (1935) (video)

Spanky's Adorable Debut As A Little Rascal ("Free Eats", 1932) (video)

George "Spanky" McFarland appeared in his first "Little Rascals" short in 1932.

The precocious tyke from Dallas, Texas was only 3 years old.

As fellow rascal "Breezy" Brisbane (Kendall McComas) urged Spanky to tell a story...
...the director wisely let the camera roll without interruption.

Spanky's natural charm won the hearts of audiences everywhere...
...and over the next decade he starred in more than 80 short films.


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Spanky's Adorable Debut As A Little Rascal ("Free Eats", 1932) (video)