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The Little Rascals (Hanna-Barbera)
The Little Rascals was the name of a 1982-1984 Saturday morning cartoon series produced jointly by Hanna-Barbera Productions and King World, and broadcast on ABC. Based upon the classic Our Gang comedy short films, it was part of a 90-minute omnibus with Pac-Man (replaced by Monchhichis in 1983) and Richie Rich during its original broadcasts.
The Little Rascals had been animated for television twice before. In the 1960s a series of clay-animated Little Rascals Color Specials were produced for syndication, presumably by Art Clokey, using soundtracks from the original Our Gang films. In 1979, Fred Wolf produced an animated The Little Rascals Christmas Special for NBC. That company's version was further used in animated public service announcements.
Hanna-Barbera's Little Rascals animated series had six voice actors:
- Peter Cullen as Pete the Pup and Officer Ed
- Patty Maloney as Darla Hood
- Julie McWhirter Dees as Alfalfa, Porky and Woim
- Scott Menville as Spanky
- Shavar Ross as Buckwheat
- B.J. Ward as Butch and Waldo.
The animated series and the original live-action series differ in a number of ways. The gang now lies in a contemporary 1980s setting, with computers and television. Buckwheat is now a clever inventor, always creating new devices for the gang, and Darla's eyes were changed from hazel to blue.
Categories: Children's television series | Animated television series | Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios cartoons and characters | Our Gang
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