Happy Birthday Alfie! :)

[tonyny77]

Thanks for sharing this footage. That HAD to be Tommy Bond sitting beside Carl Switzer in the back of the car. How great to see video clips such as this. Thanks again for sharing this with everyone.

[MandyRascal]

@tonyny77 You are correct! That is Tommy Bond! :D Thank you so much for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed!!! :)

[sierria64]

SAD..THIS MAN COULD NOT SHAKE THAT ALFALFA IMAGE EVEN AS AN ADULT

[MandyRascal]

@sierria64 Yes I know what you mean, but I don't think think he minded it as much as the media said. After all, he always remanded being called "Alfie" by all of his friends & family, even himself. He'd always sign "Alfalfa" along with his letters and signatures. He certainly was proud of it, and it wasn't like he wanted to hide it away completely, but I imagine it may have been frustrating auditioning for more serious roles. I truly believe he could have done so much more had he not been killed

[jdcc061]

The Little Rascals were the most precious and truly American.....and Carl...was always one of my favourites.....and I just think what a horrible way to pass away over a dog and fifty dollars...his talent was much more than that...he was priceless...Thank you for all the smiles you brought all of us...

[MandyRascal]

@jdcc061 Such a great comment. Very sincere. Thank you so much for watching. :)

[crazy4fray]

I second that; HarleyQuinn; Carl was a good guy that should still be alive today.

[dindints]

Alfalfa Is my favorite rascal...really sucks that he died over ...50 dollars...i wish i can go back in time n give him 100..rip alfalfa..one day ill visit you budy

[EverlastingHobnocker]

@dindints I totally agree. I hope to see Alfie in heaven one day. For now I like remember him by pencil sketching him and some of you know I'm writing him kind of a cheesy fanfiction about what might have been.

[crazy4fray]

HarleyQuinn, it's a tough one...who's the biggest fan of the 2 hotties(Carl and Harold)...you or me?!  Both!!!

[HarleyQuinn81290]

hey check out my alfalfa clips ;)

[HarleyQuinn81290]

p.s i dnt believe for a second that carl was a bad kid its bull shit they were just jealous of i no spanky was forsure

[HarleyQuinn81290]

harold got in to a fight will a customer and killed him then he didnt know what to do then he killed/ himself i cryed when i read this and carls death to :'( im the biggest fan of carls and harolds and the our gang shorts i have almost all the our gang shorts on dvd and i have the book the life and times of our gang i love the book

[HarleyQuinn81290]

does anyone know about harold carls bro i no he committed suicide but like after our gang what happed to him and was carl real close to harold they had the same smile they almost look like twins and super cute and when they got older they were sexy both hotties

[MandyRascal]

@HarleyQuinn81290 In later years Harold worked for a service that installed Washer & Dryers. Carl & Harold were really close. Harold always looked out for his baby brother, he was very protective...the family was never the same when Carl was killed....I think the mixture between losing his father, and his brother lead to such an early death for him. Lots of sadness and pain. Carl's mother had to live to see it all....all of her children go before her.

[crazy4fray]

MandyRascal, nice tattoo...I've always been kinda undecided if I want to scar my body for life, but if I were to get one I would get a dedication to Alfie too! But I would get his own little symbol on my ankle or maybe his name somewhere too, I'm doing it someday for sure though!:)

[crazy4fray]

You seem to know alot about Carl, but did you know that a very long distance relative of his is alive today?! He's my favorite pitcher in baseball, Carl Pavolo!:)

[crazy4fray]

I know he was a very talented singer and musician too, I wish I could have heard how good he really was!:)

[MandyRascal]

@crazy4fray His grandparents taught him all of the songs he would have to sing for Our Gang, and according to carl's niece, Judiann, his brother Harold kept him in line, and made sure that he knew what to sing. He was always looking out for him.

[crazy4fray]

The funniest thing about Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer is he really thought he was a good singer, ha ha ha!!:P

[PinkprincessPOP]

@crazy4fray

In real life he actually was.

[spareaxe]

What was the reason he was shot to death and When?

[MandyRascal]

@spareaxe He was shot to death on the evening of January, 1959, over a disagreement on a 50 dollar debt over a hunting dog that ran away. A man found and returned the dog to Carl, and he bought the man a round of drinks at the bar he worked at using the reward money. He went to his friend/hunting partners house 'demanding' the 50 dollars he thought was owed to him. Stiltz, the man who shot him, didn't agree...things went bad...stiltz brought out a gun...Carl fought for control...got shot. :\

[MandyRascal]

@MandyRascal Bud Stiltz is the man who let Carl borrow the hunting dog for that time....

[MsFrosteetoes]

@MandyRascal He and Jack Piott were out drinking when they decided to go out to Stiltz place, which was actually Crash Corrigan's place, Corrigan's wife still lived there and was shacking up with Stiltz. According to Tommy Corrigan, the son of the stuntman Crash Corrigan, who was there that night, Switzer and Piott show up at the door rather jovial for being drunk . Young Tommy let them in. Switzer tells Stiltz that he wants the $50, and argument starts.

[MsFrosteetoes]

Stiltz goes into the bedroom and Switzer follows him. Stiltz gets a gun out from the drawer and they struggle with it, the gun goes off a couple times, into the ceiling and one grazed young Tommy in the arm. Switzer get's possession of the gun and places it on top of the dresser and say's he's had enough because of what happened to Tommy. Arguing started up again and fist were flying. Piott grabbed a dome clock sitting on a table and broke it over Stiltz head.

[MsFrosteetoes]

Stiltz gets up and goes back into the bedroom to retrieve the gun. He comes out and shoots Switzer in the lower abdomen, Carl slinks to the floor. The ambulance arrives and he dies on the way to the hospital. During the following weeks after murder and arrest of Stiltz, the judge tells Piott to leave town and Stiltz get's off for justifiable homicide. He claimed Switzer threw a knife. A pen knife was found beside Switzers body.

[MsFrosteetoes]

Some questions remain and this case needs to be reopened. Tommy Bond went to Switzers funeral and Fred Switzer, Carl's father, told Tommy that it was Stiltz who tried to kill him the year before when Carl got shot while in the parking lot of his job. Mr. Switzer and Tommy Bond believed that Carl was unarmed at the time Stiltz killed him. Newspaper reports from the time contradict each other with the events of that night. Sorry if I took up a lot of space, I just wanted to add what I knew.

[Dizneeprincessxx]

I wonder how tall he was as an adult lol! He looked very tall in the little rascals compared to the others.

[MandyRascal]

@Dizneeprincessxx lol, yes, he seemed to be pretty tall. :)

[PinkprincessPOP]

Bob Sagat and "Kramer"? wow..so u guys think Alfie was ugly?:( lol.

[MandyRascal]

@PinkprincessPOP LOL. Nooo. Alfie was always my crush. :P When I look at him I don't think he looks like anyone, but I was *reminded of Kramer just once. xD

[ProximaB]

The older he got, the more he looked like Bob Sagat.

[ProximaB]

@ProximaB Oops, I meant Saget.

[MandyRascal]

@ProximaB hahaha! That's a new one. lol. When I saw him in The Defiant Ones, I was instantly reminded of 'Kramer' from Seinfeld.

[ProximaB]

@MandyRascal I can see that, too! lol

[ProximaB]

@MandyRascal Wow, I just watched a clip from Defiant Ones... you hit the nail on the head, LOL!

[dogface325]

That's "Butch" (Tommy Boyd) in the back seat of the car with Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.

[MandyRascal]

@dogface325 I'm assuming you are leaving that for other people, because I'm quite aware. lol.

[dogface325]

@MandyRascal

No gee... I thought you were the only one viewing YouTube nowadays. If you didn't want comments just turn that function off. I'm sorry to have made the comment now. I just thought some readers might like that little tidbit.

[MandyRascal]

@dogface325 OH, come on! I was just playing with you..Should i have added a smiley face or something? Sorry if you took it the wrong way, no need to throw sarcasm in the mix.

[ProximaB]

@dogface325 It's great seeing them do a scene after Little Rascals went off the air. Now I'd like to see Kenan & Kel get back together. lol

[MandyRascal]

@dogface325 Oh, and for the record,....it's BOND, not 'Boyd'.

[crazy4fray]

If you have watched any or all the movies Carl has been in, which one does he show up most in?

[MandyRascal]

@crazy4fray Hmmm. I would definitely have to say The Gas House Kids series. Not so much the first one, but Gas House Kids Go West, and Hollywood he's in throughout the whole movie. Some other ones that he's in a fair amount is The Great Mike (1944) Redwood Forest Trail (1950) & Henry & Dizzy (1942) --Hope this helps!

[crazy4fray]

Is that movie Gas House Kids in Hollywood still available in stores, since it's so old?

[MandyRascal]

@crazy4fray It has never been released officially on DVD, since it's so rare and hard to find... This 1 copy that took me a few years to track down. D:

[crazy4fray]

Thank you!

[MandyRascal]

@crazy4fray No problem.

[crazy4fray]

That scene when he's singing in the car, what movie is that from?

[MandyRascal]

@crazy4fray Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947)

[xIselin1993x]

I love the clips you put together!!

[MandyRascal]

@xIselin1993x Thank you! :)

[gregdog550]

thanks mandy, another great one from you......

[MandyRascal]

@gregdog550 Always glad to hear from ya! I'm so happy you enjoy these videos! :)

Thanks for watching.