Money Making Is Over
The show was very popular at first but the income started to go down and Roach had to sell the rights to MGM in 1938. While the studio continued making the short series, the quality was criticized and fans were less than pleased. After a while, it was not worthwhile to keep making the series.
Featured Guest In The Movie
Movie executives decided to create a big-budget version of the TV program. They took the characters and put them in modern-day times, with various The Little Rascals shorts. Even Donald Trump, who was a real estate businessman at the time, was featured at Waldo’s wealthy father. The film wasn’t a huge success.