...a cute bunch of neighborhood rapscallions. They have this pit bull kinda dog with a big circle around one eye that they call Petey.
Spankie was the ring leader. Alfalfa was their top wacker.
Buckwheat, Chubby, Froggy, Woim, Butch, Porky, Stymie, and Wheezer were also top hands in this roughhouse bunch.
Alfalfa (8/7/27 - 1/21/59) Always the clown, he continued to act up after he left the Gang. He had run-ins with the law and in 1959 was shot to death over money allegedly owed to him by his business partner. He was 31.
Buckwheat (3/12/31 - 10/10/80) - Afterward, he led a stable, successful life as a film lab technician in Hollywood. He died of a heart attack in 1980 at age 49
Chubby(1/18/18 -5/30/36) As he grew into his teens, his weight expanded to over 300 pounds. In 1935, he had an operation for a glandular ailment, and his weight dropped to 136 pounds. Sadly, he never recovered and passed away at the age of 18.
Froggy - (1932 - 1948) Died in a motorscooter accident at the age of 16 in California
Jay(8/29/15 - 10/5/2002) - After serving in WWII, he bought a paint store. Retired to Hawaii, and then moved to Las Vegas. He was stabbed to death by a homeless man he had befriended.
Woim - (7/2/28 - ) - Became a real estate developer. Currently lives in California.
Mickey D - (10/11/14 - 8/20/70) Died of cirrhosis of the liver. Records of his death did not surface until being researched 21 years after his body was found in a hotel. He died alone.
Porky - (10/25/33 - 10/16/2005) - Became a teacher and lived in Minnesota.
Scotty B - (10/4/29 - 5/10/68) - Scotty went on after leaving Our Gang. As an adult he checked into a Hollywood nursing home on May 8, 1968, needing medical attention after suffering a serious beating. He died two days later. Although pills and a note were found, no conclusion was made by the coroner as to the exact cause of his death. He was just 38 years old.
Spanky - (10/2/28 - 6/30/93) Having tried unsuccessfully to land acting jobs in Hollywood , he moved back to Texas, joined the Air Force and eventually found a career as a TV salesman/executive. He made an appearance on Cheers shortly before he died at age 64 of a heart attack.
Stymie (1/1/25 - 1/8/81) - Stymie had a troubled adult life with crime and drugs. In later life he finally cleaned up his act, and made appearances on Sanford & Son. Both he and his father, Matthew Sr., a minister in Los Angeles, were born on New Year's Day. Stymie's trademark bowler was actually one of comedian Stan Laurel's hats which accounts for it's oversize. In 1981 he suffered a stroke, contracted pneumonia, and died at USC Medical Center. His last words were: "Fun, fun, fun...Had a lot of fun."
Waldo - (9/8/29 - 5/12/2002) - Became a pastor. Was killed in a hit-and-run accident while walking on the sidwalk.