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Pete the Pup (original, 1924 – June 1930; second Pete, September 9, 1929 – January 28, 1946) was an American dog actor, who participated in Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies (later known as The Little Rascals) during the 1930s, otherwise known as "Pete, the dog with the ring around his eye", or simply "Petey".
The first Pete the Pup was poisoned by an unknown assailant after this film. Stepin Fetchit was actually signed to a one-year contract with Hal Roach Studios to appear with the gang in 9 episodes during the 1930-31 season. He was originally written into the scripts for several episodes, including Pups Is Pups, Helping Grandma and Little Daddy.
The series was produced by Hal Roach Studio's from 1922 until 1938, and from 1938 and 1944 by MGM pictures After being purchased by MGM studios, the title was changed to The Little Rascals, for subsequent theatrical re-releases from the Roach-produced era, as well as for syndicated television broadcasts starting from 1955.
Buckwheat's lovable sidekick Porky was the youngest of the rascals cast, turning 4 during filming. Today, Zac resides in Dallas, Texas where he works in public accounting. Travis Tedford/ Spanky
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Our Gang (also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals) is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach , also the producer of the Laurel and Hardy films, Our Gang shorts were produced from 1922 to 1944, spanning the silent film and ...
"The Little Rascals," which hit theaters in 1994, dazzled audiences and was (in our opinion) just as great as the 1930s original television series "Our Gang."
The Pooch is a semi-remake of the 1927 film Love My Dog.; This is the last entry featuring the second Pete the Pup.His trainer was fired from Hal Roach studios. Other unrelated dogs aired as Pete the Pup until 1938.