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Classic Comedy Teams (VHS)

Released in 1986. This is a documentary that includes clips from various comedy teams, with Our Gang taking top billing on the VHS box. Other acts include Laurel & Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Burns & Allen, the Three Stooges, the East Side Kids, Abbott and Costello, Martin & Lewis and several others. Clips of the following Our Gang films are included:

• Giants Vs. Yanks (no. 12) - 2 clips are included lasting 0:43 and 0:01, respectively.
• School's Out (no. 102) - 4 clips are included, lasting 0:10, 0:23, 3:27, and 0:01, respectively.
• Our Gang Follies Of 1938 (no. 162) - 3 clips are included, lasting 0:04, 3:50, and 0:01, respectively.
• The Stolen Jools - A clip lasting 0:43 is included from this film that features an all-star cast including Our Gang.
• Spooks Run Wild (starring the East Side Kids) - 4 clips are shown, lasting 0:01, 0:02, 0:02, and 0:34, respectively, and feature Ernie Morrison and Donald Haines.
• Smart Alecks (starring the East Side Kids) - 3 clips are shown, lasting 0:16, 0:12, and 0:39, respectively, and feature Ernie Morrison.
• Clancy Street Boys (starring the East Side Kids) - 2 clips are shown, lasting 1:05 and 0:23, respectively, and feature Ernie Morrison.
• other East Side Kids films - 3 additional clips are included from two films that I haven't identified yet, and last 1:01, 0:01, and 0:38, respectively. They both feature Ernie Morrison.

Our Gang Comedy Festival (VHS/DVD)

VHS first released in 1987 and reissued Oct. 3, 2001. DVD released Jan. 3, 2001 and re-released Mar. 1, 2001. Later versions sometimes renamed Our Gang Comedy Festival #1. This is a documentary that includes clips from the following films:

• The Buccaneers (no. 24) - A clip lasting 2:23 is included.
• Boys Will Be Joys (no. 42) - A clip from the TV version from Mischief Makers is included, with the original footage totaling 4:18.
• Bear Shooters (no. 98) - 4 clips are included, lasting 1:17, 2:12, 3:21, and 3:26, respectively.
• School's Out (no. 102) - 4 clips are included, lasting 0:54, 1:08, 3:40, and 2:40, respectively.
• Our Gang Follies Of 1938 (no. 162) - 4 clips are included, lasting 0:24, 1:06, 2:10, and 12:27, respectively.
• Waldo's Last Stand (no. 194) 3 clips are included, lasting 1:23, 1:14, and 4:39, respectively.
• Speedo-O Bike - A clip lasting 0:45 is included, featuring George "Spanky" McFarland.
• The Singing Lesson - A clip lasting 2::15 is included, featuring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. A longer clip is available through Legend Films.
• You Asked For It (TV episode) - A clip lasting 6:14 is included, with the soundtrack lasting an additional 0:37. Featured is a reunion of the silent-era Rascals.

Our Gang Comedy Festival II (VHS/DVD)

VHS first released in 1989 and reissued May 23, 2002. The DVD seems to have been released only as part of some of the boxed sets listed below. This is a documentary that includes clips, and sometimes almost the entire contents, of the following films:

• Giants Vs. Yanks (no. 12) - Almost the entire TV version from Those Lovable Scallawags With Their Gangs is included, with the original footage lasting 13:48.
• Boys Will Be Joys (no. 42) - Most of the TV version from Mischief Makers is included, but deletes the footage from the first 'Comedy Festival' volume. The original footage totals 7:53.
• Shivering Spooks (no. 52) - A virtually complete print is included, with the original footage totaling 17:59.
• Bear Shooters (no. 98) - 3 clips are included, lasting 2:16, 1:00, and 2:23, respectively.
• School's Out (no. 102) - 5 clips are included, lasting 0:26, 0:01, 2:11, 0:32, and 4:40, respectively.
• Our Gang Follies Of 1938 (no. 162) - 7 clips are included, lasting 0:06, 0:10, 1:08, 1:38, 1:02, 0:10, and 0:30, respectively.
• Waldo's Last Stand (no. 194) - 2 clips are included, lasting 0:10, and 2:05, respectively.
• The Stolen Jools - A clip lasting 1:23 is included from this film, which features an all-star cast including Our Gang.
• Broadway Highlights - A clip lasting 0:43 is included, featuring Pete the Pup. A longer clip is available through Legend Films.
• Who Killed Doc Robbin? (Curley series produced by Hal Roach) - 4 clips from this film are included, lasting 0:14, 0:13, 3:39, and 0:39, respectively, and featuring a gang of kids patterned after Our Gang.

The Our Gang Story (VHS/DVD)

VHS released 1994. DVD released May 21, 2002. This is a documentary that includes clips from the following films:

• Fire Fighters (no. 2) - A clip lasting 0:13 is included.
• The Champeen! (no. 9) - 4 clips are included, lasting 0:20, 0:08, 0:10, and 0:11, respectively.
• Giants Vs. Yanks (no. 12) - 2 clips are included, lasting 0:04 and 0:39, respectively.
• Dogs Of War! (no. 14) - A clip lasting 0:07 is included.
• The Sun Down Limited (no. 31) - A clip lasting 1:10 is included.
• Monkey Business (no. 48) - A clip lasting 0:38 is included.
• Shivering Spooks (no. 52) - A clip lasting 3:32 is included.
• The First Seven Years (no. 96) - 2 clips are included, lasting 1:54, and 1:51, respectively.
• Bear Shooters (no. 98) - A clip lasting 1:26 is included.
• School's Out (no. 102) - 7 clips are included, lasting 0:11, 0:15, 0:20, 1:46, 0:22, 0:58, and 4:34, respectively. A freeze-frame of the opening title of the Interstate Television print is also shown.
• Fly My Kite (no. 107) - 3 clips are included, lasting 0:40, 4:04, and 0:49, respectively.
• Dogs Is Dogs (no. 110) - A clip lasting 0:08 is included, showing the opening title from the Kids And Pets print.
• Hook And Ladder (no. 116) - 2 clips are included, lasting 1:22, and 1:45, respectively.
• The Kid From Borneo (no. 122) - A clip lasting 3:16 is included.
• Bedtime Worries (no. 124) - A clip lasting 1:22 is included.
• Hi'-Neighbor! (no. 126) - 4 clips are included, lasting 0:21, 1:54, 0:47, and 1:55, respectively. A freeze-frame of the opening title of the Allied Artists print is also shown.
• Shrimps For A Day (no. 133) - 3 clips are included, lasting 0:14, 3:53, and 0:04, respectively. The third shows the opening title of the Monogram print.
• Beginner's Luck (no. 135) - 2 clips are included, lasting 2:05, and 0:15, respectively.
• Our Gang Follies Of 1936 (no. 141) - 6 clips are included, lasting 0:12, 1:55, 0:09, 0:24, 0:18, and 0:07, respectively. The 6th is included within the theatrical trailer for "Little Rascals Varieties."
• The Pinch Singer (no. 143) - 6 clips are included, lasting 0:38, 0:10, 0:11, 0:35, 0:02 and 0:13, respectively. The last two are included within the theatrical trailer for "Little Rascals Varieties."
• General Spanky (no. 150) - 2 clips are included, lasting 0:09, and 0:38, respectively, both taken from the theatrical trailer.
• Reunion In Rhythm (no. 151) - 4 clips are included, lasting 0:19, 0:30, 0:59, and 0:24, respectively. The 4th is included within the theatrical trailer for "Little Rascals Varieties."
• Our Gang Follies Of 1938 (no. 162) - 3 clips are included, lasting 0:34, 0:52, and 0:23, respectively.
• Waldo's Last Stand (no. 194) - 4 clips are included, lasting 0:15, 1:50, 1:02, and 0:25, respectively.
• The Stolen Jools - Clips lasting 2:21 are included from this film which features an all-star cast including Our Gang.
• theatrical trailer:The Champ - A clip lasting 0:58 is included, featuring Jackie Cooper.
• newsreel - A clip lasting 1:18 is included, featuring Jackie Cooper, with Groucho and Harpo Marx.
• Broadway Highlights - A clip lasting 0:19 is included, featuring Pete the Pup. A longer clip is available through Legend Films.
• Oliver Twist - A clip lasting 0:59 is included, featuring Dickie Moore.
• home movie - A clip lasting 0:23 is included, featuring George "Spanky" McFarland (with his brother, Tommy, running by in the background).
• Pink Lemonade - A clip lasting 0:48 is included from this Cabin Kids short.
• theatrical trailer: Dinky - A clip lasting 0:26 is included, featuring Jackie Cooper.
• Speedo-O Bike - A clip lasting 0:42 is included, featuring George "Spanky" McFarland.
• newsreel - A clip lasting 0:22 is included, showing the gang with the son of Benito Mussolini.
• theatrical trailer: The Story Of Louis Pasteur - A clip lasting 0:17 is included, featuring Dickie Moore.
• theatrical trailer: Trail Of The Lonesome Pine - A clip lasting 0:05 is included, featuring George "Spanky" McFarland.
• Our Gang Band - A clip lasting 0:21 is included, featuring imposters.
• theatrical trailer: General Spanky - Two clips are included, lasting 0:09 and 0:38, respectively.
• newsreel - A clip lasting 1:01 is included, showing the silent-era Rascals posing with the current gang.
• newsreel - A clip lasting 0:24 is included, showing the gang singing a New Year's song.
• Peck's Bad Boy With The Circus - A clip lasting 1:14 is included, featuring George "Spanky" McFarland, and also including Leonard Kibrick.
• Love Affair - A clip lasting 0:58 is included, featuring Scotty Beckett.
• newsreel - A clip lasting 0:13 is included, featuring Joe Cobb as an adult.
• theatrical trailer: Miss Annie Rooney - A clip lasting 0:14 is included, featuring Dickie Moore.
• Reg'lar Fellers - A clip lasting 0:52 is included, featuring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Henry Lee, and Billy Lee.
• Ghosts On The Loose (starring the East Side Kids) - A clip lasting 0:47 is included, featuring Ernie Morrison.
• The Singing Lesson - A clip lasting 0::35 is included, featuring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. A longer version is available from Legend Films.
• The Great Mike - A clip lasting 0:22 is included, featuring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and Leon Tyler.
• It's A Wonderful Life - A clip lasting 1:19 is included, featuring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.
• Curley (Curley series produced by Hal Roach) - 2 clips are included, lasting 0:07 and 0:29, respectively, featuring a gang of kids patterned after Our Gang.
• Who Killed Doc Robbin? (Curley series produced by Hal Roach) - 2 clips are included, lasting 0:07 and 0:25, respectively, featuring a gang of kids patterned after Our Gang.
• theatrical trailer: Gas House Kids - A clip lasting 0:26 is included, featuring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.
• The Gas House Kids In Hollywood - A clip lasting 0:28 is included, featuring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and Tommy Bond.
• Red Ryder series - A clip lasting 0:49 is included, featuring Bobby Blake.
• The Return Of Rin Tin Tin - A clip lasting 0:04 is included, featuring Bobby Blake.
• Superman (serial) - A clip lasting 0:04 is included, featuring Tommy Bond.
• theatrical trailer: A Date With Judy - A clip lasting 0:17 is included, featuring Scotty Beckett.
• theatrical trailer: The Happy Years - A clip lasting 0:08 is included, featuring Scotty Beckett.
• You Asked For It (TV episode) - A clip lasting 5:02 is included, featuring a reunion of the silent-era Rascals.
• Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (TV episode) - A clip lasting 0:27 is included, featuring Scotty Beckett.
• The Roy Rogers Show (TV episode) - A clip lasting 0:34 is included, featuring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.
• The People's Choice (TV episode) - A clip lasting 0:28 is included, featuring Jackie Cooper.
• The Bat - A clip lasting 0:35 is included, featuring Darla Hood.
• theatrical trailer: Little Rascals Varieties - A clip lasting 0:46 is included.
• theatrical trailer: Pork Chop Hill - A clip lasting 0:04 is included, featuring Robert Blake.
• Hennesey (TV episode) - A clip lasting 0:20 is included, featuring Jackie Cooper.
• theatrical trailer: Electra Glide In Blue - A clip lasting 0:04 is included, featuring Robert Blake.
• TV footage - A clip lasting 0:05 is included, showing Matthew "Stymie" Beard later in life.
• TV commercial: Baretta - A clip lasting 0:27 is included, featuring Robert Blake.

Little Rascals Varieties (VHS/DVD)

This is the 1959 theatrical compilation. VHS released 1999. DVD released May 21, 2002. Included are clips from the following films:

• Our Gang Follies Of 1936 (no. 141) - Almost the entire film is included, with the original footage totaling 16:43.
• The Pinch Singer (no. 143) - A clip lasting 0:08 is included, and then almost the entire film is included, entitled "The Amateurs," with the original footage totaling 15:42.
• Reunion In Rhythm (no. 151) - Almost the entire film is included, entitled "Vacation Reunion," with the original footage totaling 9:26.
• Our Gang Follies Of 1938 (no. 162) - Almost the entire film is included, entitled "Club Spanky," with the original footage totaling 20:50.

Little Rascals Greatest Hits (VHS/DVD)

DVD released Mar. 1, 2001 and reissued Aug. 13, 2002. Contents:

• Shrimps For A Day (no. 133) - This is a print from Monogram Pictures Corporation, with the original footage totaling 19:39. The original soundtrack lasts an additional 0:06. Also included is a clip lasting 0:20.
• Fly My Kite (no. 107) - This is a Famous Kids Comedies home movie print from Official Films, with the original footage totaling 20:01. The original portion of the soundtrack lasts 20:00. Also included is a clip lasting 0:34.
• Hi'-Neighbor! (no. 126) - This is a print from Allied Artists, with the original footage totaling 16:58. The original soundtrack lasts an additional 0:07. Also included is a clip lasting 0:19.
• Beginner's Luck (no. 135) - This is a print from Monogram Pictures Corporation, with the original footage totaling 17:52. The original soundtrack lasts an additional 0:05.
• The Kid From Borneo (no. 122) - This is a print from Monogram Pictures Corporation, with the original footage totaling 18:14. The original soundtrack lasts an additional 0:11. Also included is a clip lasting 0:32.

The Little Rascals - Bear Shooters/Waldo's Last Stand/Dogs Of War! (DVD)

Released Mar. 2001. Contents:

• Bear Shooters (no. 98)
• Waldo's Last Stand (no. 194)
• Dogs Of War! (no. 14)

The Little Rascals - The Pooch/Arbor Day/Derby Day (DVD)

Released Mar. 2001. Contents:

• The Pooch (no. 115)
• Arbor Day (no. 145)
• Derby Day (no. 21)

The Little Rascals - Little Papa/Dogs Is Dogs/Sprucin' Up (DVD)

Released Mar. 2001. Contents:

• Little Papa (no. 139)
• Dogs Is Dogs (no. 110)
• Sprucin' Up (no. 137)

The Little Rascals - Hook And Ladder/Hi Neighbor/Sundown Ltd. (DVD)

Released Mar. 2001. Contents:

• Hook And Ladder (no. 116) - This is a print from Erko Inc. of Hollywood's Kids And Pets series, with the original footage totaling 17:18. The original soundtrack lasts an additional 0:32.
• Hi'-Neighbor! (no. 126) - This is the Allied Artists print.
• The Sun Down Limited (no. 31) - This is a home movie print from Exclusive Movie Studios entitled "Sundown Ltd." The opening and end titles are remade, but otherwise it appears to be original and nearly complete, missing a minimal amount of footage. The print totals 25:43, with 25:32 of it original footage.

Our Gang Collector Series 4 Pack (4 DVD set)

Released Mar. 21, 2001. Includes the following DVDs:

• The Our Gang Story
• Little Rascals Varieties
• Little Rascals Greatest Hits
• Our Gang Comedy Festival #1

The Little Rascals 4-Pack DVD (4 DVD set)

Released May 29, 2001. Includes the following DVDs:

• The Little Rascals - Bear Shooters/Waldo's Last Stand/Dogs Of War!
• The Little Rascals - The Pooch/Arbor Day/Derby Day
• The Little Rascals - Little Papa/Dogs Is Dogs/Sprucin' Up
• The Little Rascals - Hook And Ladder/Hi Neighbor/Sundown Ltd.

Our Gang Collector Series 5 Pack (5 VHS/DVD set)

VHS set released Feb. 2002. DVD set released Mar. 2004. Includes:

• The Our Gang Story
• Our Gang Comedy Festival #1
• Little Rascals Greatest Hits
• Little Rascals Varieties
• Our Gang Comedy Festival #2

Our Gang Collection (10 VHS set/8 DVD set)

DVD released May 7, 2002. VHS released during the same month. I don't know what's included in this set, but it's probably a combination of the two DVD 4-Packs.

Our Gang Double Feature (DVD)

Released June 25, 2002. Contents:

• Little Rascals Greatest Hits
• Our Gang Comedy Festival #1

The Little Rascals - Funniest Episodes (5 VHS set)

Released June 25, 2002. Contents:

• The Kid From Borneo
• School's Out
• Our Gang Follies Of 1938
• Bear Shooters
• Waldo's Last Stand
• Dogs Of War!
• Hook And Ladder
• Hi'-Neighbor!
• The Sun Down Limited
• The Pooch
• Arbor Day
• Derby Day
• Little Papa
• Dogs Is Dogs
• Sprucin' Up

The Best Of Our Gang Volume 1 (DVD)

Released June 1, 2004. Contents:

• The Our Gang Story
• Bear Shooters
• Waldo's Last Stand
• Dogs Of War!
• The Kid From Borneo
• School's Out
• Our Gang Follies Of 1938

The Best Of Our Gang Volume 2 (DVD)

Released June 1, 2004. Contents:

• Our Gang Comedy Festival #1
• Little Rascals Varieties
• Hook And Ladder
• Hi'-Neighbor!
• The Sun Down Limited
• The Pooch
• Arbor Day
• Derby Day

The Best Of Our Gang Volumes 1 & 2 (2 DVD set)

Released June 1, 2004. Contains both volumes listed above.

The TV Laugh Pack (DVD)

Released Dec. 6, 2005, presumably by Goodtimes. Contents:

• Lucille Ball (on The Bob Hope Show, What's My Line, and The Toast Of The Town)
• Our Gang Comedy Festival #1
• The Beverly Hillbillies (The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed, and The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted)