Thefirstepisodeswereshotin1922andfoundanendin1944.Totallythereare221singleepisodes.Acompletecatalogofallepisodesyouwillfindat"AllmoviesofOurGang/TheLittleRascalsataglance".Asmallpicturegalleryyoucanfindunder"Gallery".　　ThelittleRascalswerecalledintolivethroughthelegendaryproducerHalRoach(RoachalsospottedthecomediansLaurel&Hardy).ThetriggerforthecombinationofachildtroupewastheexceptionalbigsuccessofrascalErnie"SunshineSammy"MorrisonincomediesofHaroldLloydandSnubPollard.　　Thecompositionofthetroupewascheckeredandrepresentedtypicalchildrenintheneighborhood.TheoriginalcastwereMaryKornman(thebeautifulgirl),Allen"Farina"Hoskins"(thenaivenegro),MickeyDaniels(thefreckledwhipper-snapper),JoeCobb(thepleasantfatperson),JackieCondon(therichfellow),ErnieMorrison(therascal)andlastbutnotleastPetethepetwithapaintedcirclearoundhisrighteye.　　Thesuccessoftherascalswasbasedontheimitationoftheworldoftheadultbutatthesametimetheyplayedatrickorshewabehaviorwhichtheadultswouldn'tdaretodothemselves.Itisalsoastonishingthatthechildrenactedextremelynaturalincontrasttothechildstarsinthe30'swiththeirpseudoadultness.　　Thestoriesweremadefromsimplepatternbutaffectionate.Atthistimedidn'texistrealscriptsbutrathertherewasashortoutlineofthemaintheme,gagsandotherideasweredevelopedonlyduringtheshot.Thesuccessoftheserialwasn'tduetoasinglepersonbutwastheresultofaexemplaryteamwork.　　Eachepisodeofferednewadventuresforthechildren.ThereisatriptoNewYorkwherehappenedthecoincidencethatthechildrenareabletonabbingabus,toplaydeadheadortohoveroverthecitywithapieceoffabricasparachutereplacement.　　Inspiteoftheirunusualbehavior,therascalsneverhadtoexpectseriousconsequencesbecausetheytrickedtheadultswithwitandphantasie.Perhapsthechildrentookasoundthrashingafterasuccessfuladventure,butafterthattheyshowtotheaudiencewitharoguishexpressionthattheprecededadventurewasworthforthisandthatnothingcouldtakeawaytheirgobyexperiences.　　WhenHalRoachsoldtheserialtoM-G-Min1938,itranginthedeclineoftheserial.M-G-Mwasn'tabletomaintainingthemagicwhichtheserialradiatedbeforeandwasshutdownin1944.　　SincethentheserialexperiencedaresurrectiontimeandagainthroughbroadcastingsonTV.Withthistheyerectedalastingmonumenttothelittlerascals.