Bored of Education

Spanky and Alfalfa fake a toothache to get out of school. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2013.

Cast

Darla Hood

as Darla

Carl Switzer

as Alfalfa

Eugene 'Porky' Lee

as Porky

George McFarland

as Spanky

Billie Thomas

as Buckwheat

Rosina Lawrence

as Miss Lawrence

Jack Egan

as Ice Cream Attendant

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I’m not surprised that these children are a bit downhearted at the start of their school term. With over two hundred days until their next vacation, “Spanky” (George McFarland) and his friend “Porky” (Eugene Lee) come up with a wheeze to get them out of the day’s lessons. Using a balloon and a heads...

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