''Teacher's Beau'' is a 1935 ''

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directed by

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. It was the 136th ''Our Gang'' short to be released.

Plot

On the last day of school, the gang learns that their beloved teacher Miss Jones is getting married and that they'll have a new teacher in September, Mrs. Wilson. Miss Jones's fiancé Ralph playfully paints a frightening picture of Mrs. Wilson as "a dried-up, mean old woman," neglecting to inform the kids that his last name is Wilson and that Miss Jones will continue to be their teacher under her married name. Thanks to Ralph's ill-timed joshing, the youngsters convince themselves that the only way to retain their favorite teacher is to break up the wedding, starting with the prenuptial reception, where the kids first attempt to write a sympathetic speech for Alfalfa to recite, but that ultimately fails when he loses his voice. Next Spanky and Alfalfa disguise themselves as a rival "Man" to scare Ralph, however seeing through the obvious ruse foils it by giving Spanky a

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that drops onto Alfalfa. Next Spanky and Buckweat surreptitiously spike the food by emptying the salt and pepper shakers into it and full bottles of tabasco sauce and

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. After they do this, they discover that "Mrs. Wilson" is actually Miss Jones and that Ralph, whose surname is Wilson, will let "her continue to teach he classas long as she'd like." Unfortunately, the gang must force themselves into eating the ultra-spicy spaghetti to save face. They all rush to the water spigot as soon as they are excused from the table.

Cast

* Matthew Beard as Stymie *

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as Scotty *

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as Spanky * Carl Switzer as Alfalfa * Billie Thomas as Buckwheat * Alvin Buckelew as Alvin * Jerry Tucker as Jerry * Rex Downing as Our Gang member *

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as himself

Additional cast

* Harold Switzer as Harold * The Cabin Kids as Themselves * Dorothy Dandridge as Cabin Kid (stand-in) * Jannie Hoskins as Cabin Kid (stand-in) * Billy Bletcher as Chairman Of The Board * Arletta Duncan as Miss Jones * Gus Leonard as Old man * Robert McKenzie as Laughing guest * Edward Norris as Ralph Wilson * Barry Downing as Classroom extra * Marianne Edwards as Classroom extra * Dorian Johnston as Classroom extra * Margaret Kerry as Classroom extra * Tommy McFarland as Classroom extra * Donald Proffitt as Classroom extra * Jackie White as Classroom extra * Ernie Alexander as Guest * Bobby Burns as Guest * Charlie Hall as Guest * Fred Holmes as Guest * Lon Poff as Guest * Beverley Baldey as Undetermined role * Jamie Kauffman as Undetermined role * Snooky Valentine as Undermined role

Other notes

*''Teacher's Beau'' marks the final appearance of Matthew "Stymie" Beard and Jannie Hoskins. At one time the star of the series, Beard had a single line of dialogue in ''Teacher's Beau''. Jannie was in ''Our Gang'' since the silent era. Dorothy Dandridge appears in this film. Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). ''The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang'', pp. 155-156. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. *The version included in the "Little Rascals" television package was edited back in 1971 for various reasons. It continued airing on

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in 2001–03 in edited form, unlike other entries in the series. An uncut version was released on

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home video in the 1980s and 1990s. A remastered, restored version was released on

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in 2022 as part of ''The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection Centennial Edition''. *The rendition of "

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" was on performed by the Cabin Kids. When they return to their seats, two members of the quintet are replaced by stand-ins, Dorothy Dandridge and Jannie Hoskins, the younger sister of Allen Hoskins, who played Farina in 1922–31. *Brothers Alfalfa and Harold Switzer perform the song " Ticklish Reuben" before dinner is served.

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