Thefirstepisodeswereshotin1922andfoundanendin1944Totallythereare221singleepisodesAcompletecatalogofallepisodesyouwillfindat"AllmoviesofOurGang/TheLittleRascalsataglance"Asmallpicturegalleryyoucanfindunder"Gallery"　　ThelittleRascalswerecalledintolivethroughthelegendaryproducerHalRoachRoachalsospottedthecomediansLaurel:HardyThetriggerforthecombinationofachildtroupewastheexceptionalbigsuccessofrascalErnie"SunshineSammy"MorrisonincomediesofHaroldLloydandSnubPollard　　ThecompositionofthetroupewascheckeredandrepresentedtypicalchildrenintheneighborhoodTheoriginalcastwereMaryKornmanthebeautifulgirl,Allen"Farina"Hoskins"thenaivenegro,MickeyDanielsthefreckledwhippersnapper,JoeCobbthepleasantfatperson,JackieCondontherichfellow,ErnieMorrisontherascalandlastbutnotleastPetethepetwithapaintedcirclearoundhisrighteye　　Thesuccessoftherascalswasbasedontheimitationoftheworldoftheadultbutatthesametimetheyplayedatrickorshewabehaviorwhichtheadultswouldn'tdaretodothemselvesItisalsoastonishingthatthechildrenactedextremelynaturalincontrasttothechildstarsinthe30'swiththeirpseudoadultness　　ThestoriesweremadefromsimplepatternbutaffectionateAtthistimedidn'texistrealscriptsbutrathertherewasashortoutlineofthemaintheme,gagsandotherideasweredevelopedonlyduringtheshotThesuccessoftheserialwasn'tduetoasinglepersonbutwastheresultofaexemplaryteamwork　　EachepisodeofferednewadventuresforthechildrenThereisatriptoNewYorkwherehappenedthecoincidencethatthechildrenareabletonabbingabus,toplaydeadheadortohoveroverthecitywithapieceoffabricasparachutereplacement　　Inspiteoftheirunusualbehavior,therascalsneverhadtoexpectseriousconsequencesbecausetheytrickedtheadultswithwitandphantasiePerhapsthechildrentookasoundthrashingafterasuccessfuladventure,butafterthattheyshowtotheaudiencewitharoguishexpressionthattheprecededadventurewasworthforthisandthatnothingcouldtakeawaytheirgobyexperiences　　WhenHalRoachsoldtheserialtoMGMin1938,itranginthedeclineoftheserialMGMwasn'tabletomaintainingthemagicwhichtheserialradiatedbeforeandwasshutdownin1944　　SincethentheserialexperiencedaresurrectiontimeandagainthroughbroadcastingsonTV版Withthistheyerectedalastingmonumenttothelittlerascals