The Little Rascals - Season 3

First aired: 6/11/1932 15 episodes

Episodes

1. The Pooch

Aired: 6/11/1932

The gang is angry with Stymie for stealing a pie, but they forgive him when he frees their dogs from the dogcatcher. When the man hears what Stymie did, he confiscates Pete, and tells Stymie that he'll need five dollars within the next half hour to get the dog back. A convenient wind blows a five dollar bill Stymie's way in answer to his prayer, and a cop chases him around to get it back for the woman who lost it.

2. Hook and Ladder

Aired: 8/27/1932

The gang starts their own fire department and get right to work on snoring like real firemen. Brisbane spots the local fire brigade answering a call and sounds the alarm for the kiddie version to follow them. They take too long and have no idea where the fire is, but another fire is conveniently burning nearby, so they go to work on that one.

3. Free Wheeling

Aired: 10/1/1932

Poor little rich boy Dickie has to wear a neck brace because his mother refuses to believe that all he needs is some activity in his life. He agrees to join Stymie for a little excitement in the gang's mule-drawn taxi, which soon loses the mule and is sent careening down a long hill.

4. Birthday Blues

Aired: 11/12/1932

Dickie's father is too stingy to buy his wife a birthday present, so the boy decides to raise some money and buy her a swell dress he's seen in a shop window. He throws a party complete with a cake full of unexpected surprises.

5. A Lad an' a Lamp

Aired: 12/17/1932

The gang, inspired by the Aladdin story, is busy rubbing every lamp they can get their hands on. A nearby magician overhears their plan and presents himself as the genie of the lamp. Spanky wishes for Cotton to be turned into a monkey, which appears to happen thanks to a vaudeville chimp that happens along.

6. Fish Hooky

Aired: 1/28/1933

The boys want to get out of going to school, so Joe and Farina help out by writing phony notes for them. As it turns out, the class is being treated to a day at the local amusement park, and once the boys hear of this, it's too late. They decide to head off for the rides, anyway, but have to contend with a teacher who pretends not to know them, and a truant officer bent on teaching them a lesson.

7. Forgotten Babies

Aired: 3/11/1933

The gang has prevailed upon Spanky to mind their younger siblings while they go off swimming. Needless to say, the toddlers manage to turn the house upside-down.

8. The Kid From Borneo

Aired: 4/15/1933

The kids' Uncle George is in town, having brought with him a wild man from Borneo. Dad doesn't want him near the house, but Mom sends Dickie, Dorothy and Spanky (joined by the gang) to visit him at his sideshow tent. The kids, however, think that the wild man is their Uncle George, and the wild man is basically a grown child who is pacified by candy, which he calls "yum yum eat 'em up." When Stymie pulls out some candy, Bumbo exclaims "Yum yum, eat 'em up!" which sets off a wild chase, as the kids think it's THEM he wants to eat.

9. Mush and Milk

Aired: 5/27/1933

The kids live in a boarding school, where they're brow-beaten by the ghastly old matron. But in school, they're taught by gentle, lovable Old Cap, who allows them an impromptu talent show.

10. Bedtime Worries

Aired: 9/9/1933

It's Spanky's first night in his own room, and he's spooked by every little bump in the night. A burglar introduces himself as Santa Claus and is nice enough to get a glass of water for the boy. When the gang come along to see if Spanky can take Pete for a few days, he points out Santa Claus to them and they sick Pete on the man.

11. Wild Poses

Aired: 10/28/1933

Spanky's parents take him to a photographer's studio to have his picture taken, but one mishap after another keeps this from happening.

12. Hi, Neighbor

Aired: 3/3/1934

A rich kid moves into the neighborhood, and the gang paws all over his shiny fire engine. When Wally's girl, Jane, takes a ride with the snotty brat, Wally boasts that the gang has their own fire engine. Eventually they do, but they have to build it first. To test their new ride, they race the rich boy down a steep hill.

13. For Pete's Sake

Aired: 4/14/1934

The local bully lassos Marianne's doll and hurls it into the street, where it gets crushed by a passing vehicle. The gang vows to find her another one before sundown. As it turns out, there's a doll in the window of a nearby store that's just right, but the owner's son is the very same bully. The gang begrudgingly trades in Pete for the doll, but then breaks a vase, and must give back the doll in payment for the damages. Luckily, Pete attacks the owner and his son, and they reluctantly give the doll to the gang in return for taking back their dog.

14. The First Round-Up

Aired: 5/5/1934

The boys are getting ready for a camping trip, but can't be bothered to bring along Spanky and Scotty. The little kids decide to go on their own, and manage to get there way ahead of the older boys. They also remember to bring food, which the older boys have forgotten to do. When it gets dark and things get scary, Spanky and Scotty are having the time of their lives.

15. Honky Donkey

Aired: 6/2/1934

Wally's over-protective mother goes shopping and leaves the boy in the care of Barclay, the chauffeur. Wally orders him to "drive down some alleys" and comes upon the gang, who are riding on a makeshift merry-go-round powered by their mule, Algebra. To make the mule go, all you have to do is sneeze. To get her to stop, you need to sound an alarm clock. The action is soon relocated to Wally's mansion, where the mule runs rampant every time somebody sneezes, which is often.