The beloved black-and-white shorts, which follow the misadventures of a group of raggedy kids, were first shown in movie theaters under the “Our Gang” title and later on TV in the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s as “The Little Rascals.”īut then “The Little Rascals” pretty much disappeared from TV because of racial controversy. 6, as part of a “Little Rascals” show hosted by “Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz. And “Little Rascals” distributor, King World isn’t putting them up for sale to AMC, a spokeswoman said.ĪMC will begin airing the shorts weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ‘T HE Little Rascals” are getting censored – again.Ĭable’s American Movie Classics has bought the rights to 71 of the 221 “Our Gang” comedies that were made by early Hollywood movie mogul Hal Roach and later MGM from 1922 to 1944.īut AMC says it will not air any of the racially controversial shorts that have, except in rare instances, been kept off TV for about 20 years.
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