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.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.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.
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
- Stymie
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Norman 'Chubby' Chaney
- Chubby
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Jackie Cooper
- Jackie
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Dorothy DeBorba
- Dorothy
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
- Farina
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
- Wheezer
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Mary Ann Jackson
- Mary Ann
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Shirley Jean Rickert
- Shirley
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Donald Haines
- Donald
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Clifton Young
- Robert 'Bonedust'
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
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- TriviaWhen Wheezer pays for his 5c worth of candy, he gives Grandma a bogus coin, known as "company scrip", tokens issued to employees, typically by rural logging or mining companies, as a substitute for real money, which could only be used in each company's store. Grandma lets him slide, and drops the token into a cash drawer with some scrip tokens of different denominations, buttons, metal washers and other worthless items. In the drawer, the right edge of a cigar store coupon - another form of scrip that could only be used in one kind of store - can be seen.
- GoofsAt the end of the short, Oscar Apfel (Mr. Pennypacker) visibly grimaces before Wheezer hits him with the hammer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (1984)
Featured review
A decent story, but the acting is much worse than usual.
Grandma owns a general store and business isn't good. Considering her helpers are all the kids, I think I can understand why! Regardless, a great opportunity for her to sell out to a chain store is coming--but a nasty schmuck is trying to cheat her. This jerk has convinced her that no one wants the store and he's about to buy it out from under her for a pittance. Can the kids somehow help Grandma? Wheezer and Stymie were adorable little kids when "Helping Grandma" was made. However, they were also VERY young and could not read lines or act. In some cases, the directors were still able to get some decent performances from them. However, in this short, Wheezer in particular, is awful. He delivers his lines poorly and makes bizarre faces and is more of a distraction than anything else. As for the older kids, they really are minor characters here--so there's only so much they can do to make up for Wheezer's lack of skills. It's a shame as the story itself isn't bad.
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- planktonrules
- Dec 2, 2011
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- Runtime20 minutes
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- 1.20 : 1
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