Movies Similar to Captain Spanky's Show Boat

The Little Ranger(1938)

Alfalfa imagines himself as a western movie hero battling with Butch for Darla's heart.

Aladdin's Lantern(1938)

Spanky and Alfalfa want to do a show based on the "Aladdin's Lamp" story with Darla in the cast, but Darla doesn't want to participate.

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Men in Fright(1938)

The kids go to the hospital to visit Darla, who's recovering from a tonsillectomy. Chaos soon ensues.

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Dancing Romeo(1944)

Froggy plans a dance recital to win over Marilyn.

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Party Fever(1938)

Alfalfa, Butch and Waldo compete for Mayor For A Day. Whoever becomes Mayor gets to take Darla to the Strawberry Festival.

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Dog Daze(1939)

The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward, but nearly get busted for dognapping.

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Mighty Lak a Goat(1942)

The Our Gang gets splashed by mud from a passing car and so using some cleaning fluid to get rid of the mud; they unknowingly created a bad odour among themselves.

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Wedding Worries(1941)

The Our Gang kids worry that Darla's new stepmother will be an evil stepmother like of fairy tale fame.

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Waldo's Last Stand(1940)

The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla Hood as the star vocalist.

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Come Back, Miss Pipps(1941)

On Mickey's birthday, Miss Pipps, the school teacher, serves cake and ice cream during school hours. Sour old Mr. Pratt, head of the school board, stumbles on the festivities and has Miss Pipps fired. The Our Gang conspire to save her job by inviting all the parents to a special meeting. There the gang stage a melodrama, with Mr. Pratt portrayed as Simon Legree. The parents react by demoting Mr. Pratt to janitor. They appoint kindly Mr. Swanson, the current janitor, to head the school board. And of course they reinstate Miss Pipps as school teacher. Sometime later, in an act of forgiveness, Miss Pipps and the gang hold a birthday party for Pratt who is then humbled by the experience.

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Tiny Troubles(1939)

Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.

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Alfalfa's Double(1940)

Our Gang member Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius.

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Melodies Old and New(1942)

The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show.

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Family Troubles(1943)

Our Gang member Janet Burston believes that her family is neglecting her, so she decides to run away from home. The other gang members try to help Janet get adopted (or "adapted") by a more agreeable family, choosing a kindly elderly couple (Sarah Padden and Harry C. Bradley) for the honor.

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Thundering Fleas(1926)

The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.

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Don't Lie(1942)

After Buckwheat tells the gang he's seen a big monkey, Spanky, Froggy and Mickey decide to teach him once and for all not to lie. What the gang doesn't know is that the monkey is real, and hilarity will ensue.

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Fly My Kite(1931)

A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he discovers she has a fortune in stock certificates.

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Little Daddy(1931)

Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.

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Helping Grandma(1931)

The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.

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Unexpected Riches(1942)

Weighing themselves on a penny machine, the Our Gang kids receive a fortune card predicting that they will receive "unexpected riches." Acting upon this, the kids decide to dig for buried treasure, using a fraudulent map provided by one of their wise-guy acquaintances.

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