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Canned Fishing
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Wikipedia article
'Canned Fishing' is a 1938 'Our Gang' short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 162nd 'Our Gang' short (163rd episode, 74th talking short, and 75th talking episode) that was released.
Plot
Again concocting an elaborate hooky-playing scheme, Spanky places a block of ice on the chest of his pal Alfalfa, who spent the night with him at his house. The strategy this time is to convince their mothers that Alfalfa has a bad cold or the flu, and that Spanky must remain by his side to nurse him back to health. In fact, the boys plan to go fishing the moment their mothers' backs are turnedand the scheme might have worked, had Buckwheat and Porky not spilled the beans to Spanky's mother.
Vowing to teach the boys a lesson, she orders Spanky and Alfalfa to remain in the house all day and look after Spanky's kid brother Junior. This turns out to be a major mistake when, while trying to clean Junior's clothes, the boys end up locked in a steam cabinet, while poor Buckwheat finds himself stuck in the washing machine's rinse cycle. When Spanky's mother returns, the three boys run to school.
Cast
The Gang
* George McFarland as Spanky* Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
* Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
* Eugene Lee as Porky
Additional cast
* Gary Jasgur as Junior* Wilma Cox as Spanky's mother
See also
* 'Our Gang' filmography
References
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