Surprised Parties

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In order to plan a surprise party for Froggy, who's depressed because his birthday only comes every leap year, the gang has to throw him out of the clubhouse.In order to plan a surprise party for Froggy, who's depressed because his birthday only comes every leap year, the gang has to throw him out of the clubhouse.In order to plan a surprise party for Froggy, who's depressed because his birthday only comes every leap year, the gang has to throw him out of the clubhouse.

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5.5/10

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Robert Blake

Mickey
(as Our Gang)

Janet Burston

Janet
(as Our Gang)

Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin

Froggy Laughlin
(as Our Gang)

George 'Spanky' McFarland

Spanky
(as Our Gang)

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Buckwheat
(as Our Gang)

Margaret Bert

Miss Laughlin - Froggy's Mother
(uncredited)

Joan Blake

Gloria
(uncredited)

Buz Buckley

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Gene Collins

Boy Interrupting Froggy's Speech
(uncredited)

James Gubitosi

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Tommy Tucker

Boy Tying Blindfold
(uncredited)

Leon Tyler

Jimmy
(uncredited)

Frank Ward

Boy Interrupting Froggy
(uncredited)

Director
- Edward L. Cahn
Writers
- Hal Law
- Robert A. McGowan
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Trivia
While Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin indeed was born in a leap year (1932), the date was July 5, not February 29.

Goofs
Janet apprehensively anticipates Froggy's rigged chicken as he cuts it. She wasn't supposed to know that the chicken was rigged.

Quotes
Mickey: Mmm, that chicken looks good!
Buckwheat: Yessir. When *my* Mammy roast a chicken, it not only look good, it *is* good!

Crazy credits
Although the Warner Archive Collection replaced it with the standard "kids running down the street" image, the original version features an ending credit of "THE END AMERICA NEEDS YOUR MONEY BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS EVERY PAY DAY" superimposed over the image.

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3/10

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Two years after this short, the last "Our Gang" short was made. After seeing this, you wonder how it even lasted that much longer. The quality of "Our Gang" nosedived soon after moving from Hal Roach to MGM, and this short is a perfect example. The gags are all very unfunny and Froggy's last line of this being the happiest day of his life paints a bad picture in your mind of what it's like for him the rest of the time. A very poor example of film making.