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Post by rascalflats on Jun 5, 2020 17:57:39 GMT -5
I went to Dailymotion just now to view the closing credits to the Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show, and discovered the videos are not there anymore.
It's also too bad because I wanted to download the Richie Rich videos with the Gems segments from episodes 9 and 12.
What happened to the videos on Dailymotion? Worst case scenario, it was a wonderful ride. At least they lasted much longer than on YouTube (the latter, only for a month). Plus, at least I have the Rascals segments archived in my private collection.
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Post by mtw12055 on Jun 5, 2020 20:29:01 GMT -5
Either they were removed for copyright reasons, or I took them down myself. I removed a lot from the Dailymotion account in part for the aforementioned copyright reasons. I don't recall if the Rascals cartoons etc. were among the things I personally removed.
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Post by rascalflats on Jun 7, 2020 18:47:54 GMT -5
Another user (Michael Pannoni, to be exact) had an upload of his own copy of "Tiny Terror"/"Science Fair and Foul" on Dailymotion as well. It was his only Rascals cartoon episode he had - that's also not there anymore. The same person also had Richie Rich segments from an early episode of "The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show" - that's gone too. Maybe he got banned, perhaps? There obviously isn't a connection regarding Hanna-Barbera content, as I discovered that some episodes of "Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels" are still on DM. So the issue must be with CBS and "The Little Rascals" branding. |
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Post by mtw12055 on Jun 8, 2020 8:07:38 GMT -5
So the issue must be with CBS and "The Little Rascals" branding. Wouldn't surprise me; they're the reason I moved the videos from YouTube to Dailymotion. Why they have any interest in taking down something they'll never actually do anything with is beyond me. |
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Post by tboneator64 on Jun 10, 2020 9:26:57 GMT -5
So the issue must be with CBS and "The Little Rascals" branding. Wouldn't surprise me; they're the reason I moved the videos from YouTube to Dailymotion. Why they have any interest in taking down something they'll never actually do anything with is beyond me. CBS is rather vigilant when it comes to exercising copyright.
A few years back, I uploaded a Season 3 episode of "The Andy Griffith Show," entitled "The Darlings Are Coming!" to YouTube. This is considered by many TAGS fans to be a landmark episode. Nevertheless, it is incomplete on nearly every home video release of the show, and even on the U.S. Netflix digital stream was reported to be the edited syndicated 22 and a half minute version. Since this episode is listed among the Season 3 TAGS episodes considered to be in the Public Domain, I figured it was safe to upload my complete version (Which includes the often edited out "Salty Dog" and tag ending!) onto YouTube. WRONG!!!! CBS had my complete episode taken down within three days!!
A bit of in depth research revealed that CBS had been able to obtain a favorable "Creative Copyright" ruling from a Judge in the state of Texas that covers their TAGS "Public Domain" episodes. The really annoying part is there are only a couple of the many "Public Domain" episode TAGS releases that even include "The Darlings Are Coming!" episode complete, and the sources in both instances are somewhat inferior, albeit still watchable. Even as it appears on the "TAGS 50th Anniversary" DVD set released by CBS/Paramount, the episode isn't quite complete. Why can't CBS just release "The Darlings Are Coming!" complete themselves even as a digital download, and save TAGS fans the headache of jumping through hoops to obtain it elsewhere?
Yes, the above situation really annoys me A LOT!
CHEERS!
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Post by silentfilmsseeker on Jun 10, 2020 12:18:25 GMT -5
What no one has mentioned is the lawsuit Porky and a couple other Rascals were involved in against the cartoon series. I would love to know the terms of that settlement. Cases are obtainable to the general public so does anyone know what State/County the lawsuit was held?? Hell, I may even travel to where it was held to get a copy of the case myself. I'm cartoon collector with rare ones in my library, but The Little Rascals cartoons are the holy grail I wish I could have a complete series of. A real shame it can't be remastered and released on DVD. The following thread covers this topic more littlerascals.proboards.com/thread/1522/again-gang-little-rascals-black |
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Post by mtw12055 on Jun 10, 2020 13:10:51 GMT -5
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Post by rascalflats on Aug 5, 2020 10:10:54 GMT -5
I am thinking the possible purge of "Little Rascals" cartoon episodes on DM may be a case of CBS acting seriously on anyone uploading content they own. And, keep in mind that CBS marged with Viacom late last year, and Viacom has been proven to have a history of taking down content in an aggressive manner. CBS also has a new CEO, as Les Moonves stepped down a year or two ago.
CBS also took down some episodes of "Wheel of Fortune" not long ago (CBS does own that game show, and it has been one of CBS Television Distribution's most important properties for some time), so maybe CBS was doing a purge of all of the content they own, including "The Little Rascals", in one shot while there was a chance.
However, the French dubs of "Rascals' Revenge" and "Yachtsa' Luck" were never touched, last I checked. But the French dub of "Alfalfakazam!" no longer exists.
In either event, it is a good thing I downloaded the English-dubbed Little Rascals cartoon segments while I did. They are now archived in my personal collection.
I was also considering redownloading the Superfriends episodes for the purpose of extracting the Safety Tips and Health Tips segments that were more recent by the 1982-83 season (the one about skateboarding safety, and one involving Samurai and a boy doing martial arts or something). I do know the segment about dog bites does/did exist on YouTube, or at least I have that one in my digital archive.
Just learned that the Safety Tips segment about skateboarding safety does exist and has Black Vulcan teaching the female skateboarder what to do.
I could wonder if the takedown of the animated Little Rascals segments could be a sign of a looming DVD set in development? Maybe money and compensation was the issue at hand as to why the Rascals cartoons never saw the light of day on home video since ABC cancelled the series. But last year, or in 2018, AT&T may have bought the entire Hanna-Barbera library of cartoons and maybe they now have plenty of money to pay compensation to Sidney "The Woim" Kibrick (who is the only surviving actor whose likeness was used in the cartoon), along with the estates of the deceased actors/actress(es), and could be a sign of a looming DVD release someday, but for now it is all wishful thinking.
I did learn that there were a sufficient number of episodes of a certain series on YouTube for a while, but they later got taken down, and look at what happened in due time - a DVD release occurred. Just goes to show.
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Post by mtw12055 on Aug 6, 2020 10:02:07 GMT -5
Well, like I said above, I might have decided to take the Rascals episodes down myself. I honestly cannot recall. I personally removed a ton of videos from the Dailymotion channel - notably non-Our Gang or Laurel & Hardy Hal Roach comedies. The reason for that was that many of those were slowly getting official DVD releases, and I didn't want offering them for free to affect DVD sales. The only reason why I ever had any of this stuff up was because of how hard it was to see them. That didn't stop a problematic follower of my channel to rip and upload those shorts to YouTube anyway...
I haven't had anything to do with that Dailymotion channel in a very long time, so my memory on what I decided to do with the Rascals cartoons - if anything - is a bit fuzzy. They're still in my personal collection, thanks to a generous fellow fan.
I've since gotten my hands on several German dubbed episodes of the animated Rascals series.
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Post by rascalflats on Nov 26, 2020 13:06:01 GMT -5
I've since gotten my hands on several German dubbed episodes of the animated Rascals series. What episode titles, in question, were they? And are there any new images added to the Our Gang Wiki? |
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Post by mtw12055 on Nov 28, 2020 13:53:47 GMT -5
I've since gotten my hands on several German dubbed episodes of the animated Rascals series. What episode titles, in question, were they? And are there any new images added to the Our Gang Wiki? Not on the Wiki, but here's what I have... Alfalfa for President Alfalfa's Athlete Feat Alfalfakazam! After Hours Beauty Queen for a Day Big City Rascals Cap'n Spanky's Showboat The Case of the Puzzled Pals Class Act Darla's Dream Dance Horse Sense Just Desserts King of the Hobos Poky-O and Julie-Et Rascals' Revenge Rock and Roll Rascals Science Fair and Foul Tiny Terror Trash Can Treasures Yachtsa Luck 30 Second Segments: Fiscal Fitness Fish Freight Go Cart Go No Hit Wit Out on a Limb Scoop Dupes Sea Song The Serenade A Swimming We Will Go |
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Post by rascalflats on Dec 9, 2020 6:51:27 GMT -5
You forgot to include "Grin and Bear It" in your list, and also "The Zero Hero", which I believe you already own in English dubs.
Among the list you supplied, it appears you only acquired one episode from Season 2.
Among the episodes you didn't acquire are three Season 1 episodes:
"Showdown at the Rascal Corral"
"Big Top Rascals"
"He Who Runs Away"
"The Irate Pirates"
"All the Loot that's Fit to Print"
"The Spare"
"Falling Heir"
"Flim Flam Film Fans"
"Do or Diet"
And from Season 2:
"Wash and Werewolf"
"Save Our Treehouse!"
"A Not-So Buenos Dias"
"Fright Night"
"The Big Sneeze"
"Pete's Big Break"
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Post by mtw12055 on Dec 9, 2020 15:29:00 GMT -5
You forgot to include "Grin and Bear It" in your list, and also "The Zero Hero", which I believe you already own in English dubs. I didn't include them because they're not among the German dubbed episodes I have - this list was just for those. But yes, I do have them both in English. Also a very poor quality copy of "Pete's Big Break." I believe I also have a French dub of "All the Loot That's Fit to Print," and a preview clip from "Wash and Werewolf." By the way, a couple of the Dailymotion uploads are back on YouTube now - not from me, though. I'd forgotten someone ripped these to KimCartoon a few years ago. Someone has since taken two or three of those and put them on the 'Tube. We'll see how long they stay up before the powers that be catch on. |
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Post by rascalflats on Dec 9, 2020 19:59:13 GMT -5
You forgot to include "Grin and Bear It" in your list, and also "The Zero Hero", which I believe you already own in English dubs. I didn't include them because they're not among the German dubbed episodes I have - this list was just for those. But yes, I do have them both in English. Also a very poor quality copy of "Pete's Big Break." I believe I also have a French dub of "All the Loot That's Fit to Print," and a preview clip from "Wash and Werewolf." By the way, a couple of the Dailymotion uploads are back on YouTube now - not from me, though. I'd forgotten someone ripped these to KimCartoon a few years ago. Someone has since taken two or three of those and put them on the 'Tube. We'll see how long they stay up before the powers that be catch on. Not just a couple. All of the English-dubbed ones you had on DM. They were on YT for at least a month now, and they may very well outlast the time you had them on YT.
The user on YT also has feature-length films up there too, and even "A Muppet Family Christmas". Given the magnitiude of videos he has up there, many of which are copyrighted, it won't be long before he ends up getting a copyright strike or two.
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Post by rascalflats on Dec 17, 2020 9:50:46 GMT -5
Also, a French dub of "Poached Pooch" did exist on YouTube, but the user who uploaded the episode got terminated afterwards. Did you manage to download the French dub of "Poached Pooch" while it was on YouTube? I did. Plus I even created a summary of the episode along with a screenshot of Pete being taken into the truck en route to the dog pound.
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