Pete The Pup
It seems that The Little Rascals curse wasn’t limited to human actors. The first dog that played “Pete” died after it was allegedly poisoned by an unknown perpetrator in 1930. The dog’s real name was Pal and he appeared in several movies before Our Gang. The cast was devastated by the news of the dog’s untimely passing. Pal’s son, ‘Petey’ ended up replacing him on the show. However, you can easily spot the difference between the pit bulls – Pal had a circle drawn around his right eye, while Petey had one drawn on the left. When Harry Luecenay – who owned Petey – was fired from the show, he took the pup home with him. Petey lived a long and happy life, appearing in a lot of other movies. Both Petey and Pal were the second-highest paid actors on the show. Each of them made $125 a week.
Pete The Pup
Billy ‘Froggy’ Laughlin Died At 16
The reason “Froggy” was called that was since he had a strange and gravelly voice. Many people said it sounded like a frog’s croak. His voice was so unique that people were convinced that he was overdubbed by a different actor. Turns out that his voice was completely natural! After the show ended production in 1944, Laughlin went on to appear in the movie, Johnny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore before he retired from the entertainment business completely. While he was delivering newspapers on a motor scooter, the teen as struck and killed by a speeding truck. Just two weeks before the accident, his parents had gifted him the scooter.
Billy ‘Froggy’ Laughlin Died At 16
