Bubbling Troubles

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Robert Blake, Tommy Bond, Darla Hood, Leonard 'Percy' Landy, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Bubbling Troubles (1940)

To impress Darla, Alfalfa drinks a concoction of Butch's "dynamite" brew.To impress Darla, Alfalfa drinks a concoction of Butch's "dynamite" brew.To impress Darla, Alfalfa drinks a concoction of Butch's "dynamite" brew.

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Robert Blake

Mickey
(as Mickey Gubitosi)

Darla Hood

Darla
(as Our Gang)

George 'Spanky' McFarland

Spanky
(as Our Gang)

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

Alfalfa
(as Our Gang)

Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Buckwheat
(as Our Gang)

Leonard 'Percy' Landy

Leonard
(as Our Gang)

Tommy Bond

Butch
(as Our Gang)

Barbara Bedford

Alfalfa's Mom

Bobby 'Tasket' Jones

Tasket

Rollie 'Tisket' Jones

Tisket

Hank Mann

Butch's Dad

William Newell

Alfalfa's Dad

Harry Strang

Explosives worker

Director
- Edward L. Cahn
Writers
- Hal Law
- Robert A. McGowan
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Trivia
This short was the final appearance of (imaginary rival) Tommy Bond, known as 'Butch'. Bond's acting career started shortly after George 'Spanky' McFarland in 1932. Spanky's debut was in Free Eats (1932), and Tommy Bond's debut was in the very next Our Gang short, Spanky (1932). He was in 14 episodes as 'Butch' and 13 episodes in the pre-MGM era as 'Tommy' from 1932-1934. After this point in his career, Bond went on to feature roles.

Goofs
When the Gang approaches, Butch places his dynamite-collection box in his pocket twice.

Connections
Featured in The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984)

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Trouble is Correct

Bubbling Troubles (1940)

** (out of 4)

Alfalfa grows tired of Butch always impressing Darla. When Butch is mixing a special "potion," Alfalfa decides to call his bluff by drinking the potion, which soon has Alfalfa bloating up. Soon he and the gang fear that he's really got dynamite in his stomach. BUBBLING TROUBLES certainly has a lot of trouble but then again so was the entire MGM series by this point. It's easy to see why the series was starting to lose fans because it seems each new episode is just so poorly done that you can't help but wonder why the studio even bothered. You've also got to wonder why some people still enjoyed the shorts because it's clear the writers weren't trying to do anything other than get something on the screen no matter how little there was to it. This short here isn't horrible but at the same time there's just nothing all that interesting going on. The only highlight of the film is when the gang thinks that Alfalfa has exploded and they go to tell his parents that he won't be home for dinner. The rest of the film just contains bad gags (like Alfalfa's brothers) and scenes that just drag on (in Butch's laboratory). Only the die-hard fans of the series should try this one.