Like Pal, his son Lucenay’s Pete was born an American Pit Bull Terrier, but was later registered with the American Kennel Club as an American Staffordshire Terrier. Lucenay probably did it for sentimental reasons, and didn’t think it mattered, but audiences noticed immediately and soon learned the horrible truth about Pal, the Wonder Dog’s demise. The only problem was that Harry Lucenay requested that Factor draw the circle around the dog’s left eye to differentiate him from his father who had the circle around his right eye. Lucenay’s Pete lacked his father’s distinctive eye circle, so one was created by legendary Hollywood make-up artist Max Factor. The second Petey, named Lucenay’s Pete (1929-1946), was the son of Pal and just six-months-old when he made his debut on Augin Pups is Pups. Tragically, Pal was poisoned shortly thereafter from eating tainted meat, most likely by someone who held a grudge against Harry Lucenay. His last appearance was in A Tough Winter, released on June 21, 1930. Originally a silent series, Our Gang made its talking debut on with Small Talk where audiences first heard Pal try to sing while sitting at a player-piano. Pal, the Wonder Dog made his Our Gang entrance as Pete the Pup in The Glorious Fourth, released on June 26, 1927. Farina (Allen Hoskins), the most popular African-American child actor of the 1920s, was the highest paid star. He was the second-highest paid actor in the Our Gang series. With a starting salary of $125 per week, Hal Roach Studios signed Pal, the Wonder Dog to a three-year contract in 1927. The result was one of the most instantly identifiable canines in motion picture history. When he joined Our Gang, Hal Roach had no choice but to leave it alone. Pride (1925).ĭuring the Buster Brown series, Pal‘s natural semi-ring around his right eye was fully completed using permanent dye. Pal was also in Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman (1923), and both of Stan Laurel’s Somewhere In Wrong (1925) and Dr. He had performed as Tige in the popular Buster Brown series in 1925. Owned by trainer Harry Lucenay, Pal, the Wonder Dog was already a star when he joined the cast of Our Gang in 1927. The first Petey was a UKC registered American Pit Bull Terrier named Pal, the Wonder Dog (1924-1930), who had a natural ring that nearly encircled his right eye. There were actually multiple Peteys, but the first two dogs who played the role are the best remembered in the Hal Roach Studio series from 1927 until 1938 ( Our Gang actually started in 1922, but didn’t include a dog until 1927). "Don't drink the milk, it's SPOILED".Pete the Pup, also known as Petey, was the canine role of the hugely successful American comedy short film series Our Gang, later known in television syndication as The Little Rascals.All he needs is a tail." (Spanky, A Lad an' a' Lamp, 1932) Eat-em-up!" (Uncle George (The wild man), The Kid from Borneo, 1933) "Don't call me Norman, call me Chubsy-Ubsy." ( Chubby), Love Business.You're prettier 'n Miss MacGillicuddy." ( Jackie), Teacher's Pet and Love Business, both 1930 "Okee-dokee!" and "Okey-doke!" ( Spanky).In the mid-1950s, the 80 Roach-produced shorts with sound were syndicated for television under the title The Little Rascals, as MGM retained the rights to the Our Gang trademark. The films were produced for movie theatres by Hal Roach from 1922 to 1938, and by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) from 1938 to 1944. Our Gang, also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals, was a long-lived series of comedy short films about a troupe of poor neighborhood children and the adventures they had together. This page has been listed as needing cleanup since. Please review Wikiquote:Templates, especially the standard format of film articles, to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality.
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