A new truant officer moves into the neighborhood, and everybody wants to get friendly with his daughter.A new truant officer moves into the neighborhood, and everybody wants to get friendly with his daughter.A new truant officer moves into the neighborhood, and everybody wants to get friendly with his daughter.
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Scotty Beckett
- Scotty
- (as Our Gang)
George 'Spanky' McFarland
- Spanky
- (as Our Gang)
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
- Alfalfa
- (as Our Gang)
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
- Buckwheat
- (as Our Gang)
Alvin Buckelew
- Alvin
- (as Our Gang)
Marianne Edwards
- Miss Jones, the new girl
- (as Our Gang)
Robert Lentz
- Our Gang Member
- (as Our Gang)
Donald Proffitt
- Our Gang Member
- (as Our Gang)
Harold Switzer
- Harold
- (as Our Gang)
Jerry Tucker
- Percy
- (as Our Gang)
Pete the Dog
- Pete
- (as Our Gang)
Lester Dorr
- First pedestrian
- (unconfirmed)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe newspaper that Mr. Jones is reading on the stoop is the same prop newspaper that was used in the Laurel and Hardy film, "Sons of the Desert" (1933) because the headline reads "HONOLULU LINER SINKING! FOUNDERS IN TYPHOON" in both films.
- GoofsWhen Spanky approaches the table to pick up the vase, the front of the vase is facing the camera. After a cut for a line from Alfalfa, Spanky and the table are seen again from the same angle, only now the side of the vase is facing the camera.
- Alternate versionsIn recent airings, when Spanky complains about having to wash his face, the part where he turns to Buckwheat and tells him he's lucky was edited due to it was a racial comment (an unintended one).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (1984)
Featured review
In this Our Gang short, Spanky, Alfalfa and the Gang just can't stand the fact that their mothers are always trying to get them to wash their ears, and shine their shoes, and comb their hair, etc. That is, until a pretty young girl moves in across the street. She also happens to be daughter to the new truant officer. Several moderately funny moments lead up to the ultimate battle between Spanky and Alfalfa for the young girl's affection. The chin-up contest between them is very funny and is prime example of a great comic team at work. All in all, "Sprucin' Up" has it's share of lulls, but will still leave you smiling.
Details
- Runtime20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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