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Carl Switzer Our Gang

Carl Switzer, Our Gang

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer

Roy Rogers and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer

cult film freak: ANNE NEYLAND & CARL ALFALFA SWITZER IN 'MOTORCYCLE GANG'

Anyone who grew up during the golden age of Nickelodeon will know who this, nine year old, pig-tailed terror is. This is my modest salute to the girl whom I believe is the greatest animated female character of all time; Helga G. Pataki of Craig Bartlett's Hey Arnold! For those of you who do not know, Helga is a bully with a secret, a HUGE crush on the show sage-like protagonist, Arnold. To hide her feelings, she teases him mercilessly. But behind closed doors, she spouts sonnets and fills…

This week’s subject is Carl Switzer AKA “Alfalfa” from the classic Hal Roach “Our Gang” (later known as “The Little Rascals”) shorts. While the series stretched from the early 1920’s to the mid 1940’s, with the kid actors obviously aging out and being replaced constantly, the era most people are familiar with was the late 1930’s, when Alfalfa, Spanky, Darla, Buckwheat, and Porky were prominent characters. These shorts were syndicated on TV when I was a kid in in the 70’s, and I watched them…

"Our Gang" Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer C. 1935

Carl Switzer

george “spanky” mcfarland, among other former child stars, sttangles carl “alfalfa” switzer

Photo of Carl Dean "Alfalfa" Switzer (August 7, 1927 – January 21, 1959 for fans of Celebrities who died young 29335145

A vintage press shot of Our Gangs' Buckwheat Thomas, Darla Hood, Porky Lee and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, circa 1930s!

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

carl “alfalfa” switzer struggling to swallow a soap sandwich after a sabotaged date in hearts are thumps (1937)

Carl and Harold Switzer

Clipping found in The Dispatch published in Moline, Illinois on 1/22/1959. Carl Switzer, in memoriam ‘53. Alfalfa of Little Rascals

Carl Switzer