When Spanky is escaping from the scary man he thinks is 'Uncle George', he runs across an empty field where, in the distance, there is a hill with the number "57" visible on its face. This was an enormous advertisement, made of cement, for the Heinz 57 brand of pickles and other products. The colossal advertisement can be seen in historic photographs as early as 1916 (Huntington Library, San Marino, California, collection) and is also visible in other Hal Roach productions, such as Laurel & Hardy's Les ramoneurs (1933).
This was one of the shorts that was removed from The Little Rascals' television syndication, due to its offensive racial stereotyping. This and other similar shorts were added back to the list after being banned for almost 50 years.
The Kid from Borneo has been colorized.