Porky, Darla, Alfalfa, Spanky, Buckwheat, and Pete in the treehouse celebrating Alfalfa's birthday.
Production Notes[]
Length: Eleven Minutes
Producer: Oscar Dufau, William Hanna, and Joseph Barbera
Director: Unrevealed
Writer: Unrevealed
Released: November 20, 1982
Studio: Hanna-Barbera Productions and King World Productions
Main Cast[]
- B.J. Ward as Butch
- Julie McWhirter Dees as Alfalfa Switzer, Porky, and The Woim
- Patty Maloney as Darla Hood
- Peter Cullen as Pete the Pup
- Scott Menville as Spanky McFarland
- Shavar Ross as Buckwheat Thomas
The Short[]
Plot: Alfalfa forms a detective agency, and brings Buckwheat and Porky on board as his deputies. Darla reports that her doll, Jennifer, is missing. While looking for clues, the kids run into Butch who suggests Spanky may have had something to do with the doll. The Rascals (with the exception of Darla) grow suspicious of their pal, eventually believing that he may a diamond smuggler. The kids follow Spanky, who is behaving rather strangely. They end up following Spanky to the harbor where he receives a package from a ship's captain. Eventually, the package is destroyed, and Spanky told Alfalfa he may as well open the package, which was for him. Spanky soon reveals that he was planning a surprise birthday party for Alfalfa, and was generous enough to get presents for all of the Rascals: a steak for Porky and a bone for Pete (compliments of the butcher), a rock for Buckwheat's collection, and a new dress for Darla's doll. Spanky admitted he borrowed the doll to get its measurements. Alfalfa decides to quit the detective business after his bad experience, but Buckwheat used the components from the damaged microscope that Alfalfa received for his birthday to create a periscope - through which Alfalfa sees Butch and Woim headed for the treehouse. The Rascals decide to stay in the treehouse and party for the remainder of the day.
Quotes:
- None.
Notes/Trivia:
- Originally aired with Cap'n Spanky's Showboat and Go Cart Go.
- A slight reworking of Hide And Shriek, with the detective names and hats for Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and Porky retained.
Sequence[]
- Previous Short: Cap'n Spanky's Showboat
- Next Short: Go Cart Go