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Billie Thomas first appeared in the 1934 Our Gang shorts For Pete's Sake!, The First Round-Up, and Washee Ironee as a background player. The "Buckwheat" character was a girl at this time, portrayed by Our Gang kid Matthew "Stymie" Beard's younger sister Carlena in For Pete's Sake!, and by Willie Mae Walton in three other shorts.
Spanky and Alfalfa fail to make an escape, however, without giving away their disguise. Undaunted, Spanky discards the disguise and begins attempting to light the firecrackers with his magnifying glass. Buckwheat gets even with him by sneaking into the classroom and ringing the teacher's bell, bringing recess to an early end.
Willie Mae Taylor (a girl) plays "Buckwheat", who at first was a female character. First appearance of Leonard Kibrick, Marianne Edwards, and Billie Thomas, all uncredited as general Our Gang kids. Later in the series, Billie Thomas would become famous for playing Buckwheat when the character was changed to male. Jerry Tucker does not appear.
Philip Hurlic, a successful child actor; had small parts in several late-1930s Our Gang shorts, and temporarily took Buckwheat's place as a member of the main cast for Feed 'em and Weep (1938) Leon Janney, a successful actor and radio personality; had a prominent role in Bear Shooters (1930)
He named one Dickie after Dickie Moore, another member of Our Gang. Four other members of the Beard family appear in the Our Gang comedies: His younger sister Betty Jane Beard preceded Stymie in the gang, playing Farina's little brother Hector in Moan & Groan, Inc. and When the Wind Blows (although she was a girl).
Next up on Meyers’ list was Eddie Murphy’s Buckwheat, which was based off of Billie Thomas' character from Hal Roach's "Our Gang" shorts in the 1930s and 40s. Coming in at No. 3 was Colleen ...
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Family Leonard Kibrick (brother) Sidney Henry Kibrick (born July 2, 1928) is an American former child actor primarily of the 1930s, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang / Little Rascals short subjects film series, featuring in more than two dozen, between 1933 and 1939.