<P> From 1982 to 1984, Hanna - Barbera Productions produced a Saturday morning cartoon version of The Little Rascals, which aired on ABC during The Pac - Man / Little Rascals / Richie Rich Show (later The Monchichis / Little Rascals / Richie Rich Show). It starred the voices of Patty Maloney as Darla; Peter Cullen as Petey and Officer Ed; Scott Menville as Spanky; Julie McWhirter Dees as Alfalfa, Porky and The Woim; Shavar Ross as Buckwheat, and B.J. Ward as Butch and Waldo . </P> <P> In 1994, Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures released The Little Rascals, a feature film based loosely on the series and featuring interpretations of classic Our Gang shorts, including Hearts are Thumps, Rushin' Ballet, and Hi' - Neighbor! The film, directed by Penelope Spheeris, starred Travis Tedford as Spanky, Bug Hall as Alfalfa, and Ross Bagley as Buckwheat; with cameos by the Olsen twins, Whoopi Goldberg, Mel Brooks, Reba McEntire, Daryl Hannah, Donald Trump and Raven - Symoné . The Little Rascals was a moderate success for Universal, bringing in $51,764,950 at the box office . </P> <P> In 2014, Universal Pictures released a direct - to - video film, The Little Rascals Save the Day . This was a second film loosely based on the series and featuring interpretations of classic Our Gang shorts, including Helping Grandma, Mike Fright, and Birthday Blues . The film was directed by Alex Zamm, and starred Jet Jurgensmeyer as Spanky, Drew Justice as Alfalfa, Eden Wood as Darla, and Doris Roberts as the kids' adopted Grandma . </P> <P> The characters in this series are well - known cultural icons, and identified solely by their first names . The characters of Alfalfa, Spanky, Buckwheat, Porky, Darla, Froggy, Butch, Woim, and Waldo were especially well known . Like many child actors, the Our Gang children were typecast and had trouble outgrowing their Our Gang images . </P>

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