Author Archive: Retro

Mickey’s overprotective mother is trying to raise her son as a gentleman by dressing him like a sissy and enrolling him in dance school. Mickey takes things particularly hard when he sees the gang playing with a toy airplane. The only family member who sympathizes with Mickey’s plight is his Grandma, who knows that he is harboring a serious crush on precocious Mary. Grandma encourages Mickey to pursue Mary and agrees to cover for him when he sneaks away to visit her. Neighborhood bully Johnny — who also has eyes for Mary — looks for someone to slug and picks on Joe. Mickey sees this and the two face off. Mickey gets the worst of it until Grandma rallies him on, resulting in Johnny getting pretty well socked. His father comes to his rescue to help in beating up Mickey just as Grandma gets into the fight. Mickey’s mother, having witnessed her son in action, [...]

While the world watches the Olympic Games in Stockholm, the Rascals gather at the flats for their own games. Whether it’s the shot put, the hurdles, the pole vault, or the high jump, not much goes right. There’s a deep mud hole that catches several of the kids, and someone out there keeps giving them the razzberry. It’s young Wheezer hiding out of sight with his dog Punch, but the kids think it’s another boy, so every time they hear the Bronx cheer, they chase the innocent lad and give him a thumping.

On Christmas Eve, the Gang copes with hardships, helps capture a gang of thieves, and learns that Santa Claus really exists for those who wish fervently enough.

The kids decide to build their own locomotive. But jealous neighborhood bully Toughy attempts to run it off the tracks.

Trying to take the place of her deceased mother, a little girl struggles to care for her younger brothers. But the children and their papa have a wonderful surprise in store for them.

The gang operates a donkey-propelled tour bus. Later, a cut-rate vaudeville producer hires them to help out with his show, which they wreck.

Ernie and Farina anger the police force with their shoeshine scheme. Later, the gang switches places with some runaways about to board a train.

Jay and Wheezer are left alone on a rainy afternoon when Mom goes out to run errands. But when their friends drop by and trash the place, the boys must struggle to clean up before Mom returns.

The kids in the tenements have no place to play except in streets where traffic is a hazard. Mickey gets the idea of building barricades to give our gang space to play at an intersection, but a beat cop, the nasty “Hard-Boiled” McManus, puts a quick end to that. A sympathetic constable and a detective who has kids of his own give our gang a chance to help law enforcement. The little rascals wear uniforms and keep an eye on things: Joe, for instance, eyes the bananas at Tony’s fruit stand. When the now-fired McManus returns and seeks revenge, the junior police force and their adult colleagues are put to the test.