Adult villains in "Little Rascals" - ranked

[puddinntane]

#1 Dan, “Fly My Kite”
#2 Mr. and Mrs. Crutch, “Shrimps for a Day”
#3 Sherwood’s mother, “Dogs is Dogs”
#4 Pennypacker, “Helping Grandma”
#5 The dog catcher, “The Pooch”
#6 Old crone, “Mush and Milk”
#7 The father, “Birthday Blues”
#8 The father, "Spanky"
#9 Storekeeper, “For Pete’s Sake”
#10 The “Fidget” family, “Free Eats”
#11 Speck’s father, “The First Seven Years”
#12 The truant officer, “Arbor Day”
#13 The bootleggers, “Bear Shooters”
#14 Proprietor, “The Lucky Corner”
#15 Barnaby, “Our Gang Follies of 1938”

Barnaby was in a dream of Alfalfa's, hence the low ranking.

[rascalstooge]

Personally I would have had Sherwood's mom and the old lady in Mush and Milk in a virtual tie for number one.

[dchord568]

Feb 26, 2024 12:43:06 GMT -5 rascalstooge said:

Personally I would have had Sherwood's mom and the old lady in Mush and Milk in a virtual tie for number one.

I would have to give it more thought to come up with a full list, but like you, my immediate thought when I saw the thread header was Louise Emmons in Mush and Milk. I mean, talk about a human being with absolutely no redeeming qualities. Even Gus Leonard was terrified of her.

[RJH]

I thought of films from the silents. Ol' Wart-Head and his wife(?) played by Louise Emmons also had no redeeming qualities. The merchant in "Our Gang" was pretty rotten. Mother Malone was among the worst but apparently reformed at the end of "Boys to Board." Simon Sleazy lived up to his name in "The Smile Wins." At the other end of the time line, there are the murderous burglars in "Little Miss Pinkerton."

[tboneator64]

Feb 26, 2024 12:21:56 GMT -5 puddinntane said:

#1 Dan, “Fly My Kite”
#2 Mr. and Mrs. Crutch, “Shrimps for a Day”
#3 Sherwood’s mother, “Dogs is Dogs”
#4 Pennypacker, “Helping Grandma”
#5 The dog catcher, “The Pooch”
#6 Old crone, “Mush and Milk”
#7 The father, “Birthday Blues”
#8 The father, "Spanky"
#9 Storekeeper, “For Pete’s Sake”
#10 The “Fidget” family, “Free Eats”
#11 Speck’s father, “The First Seven Years”
#12 The truant officer, “Arbor Day”
#13 The bootleggers, “Bear Shooters”
#14 Proprietor, “The Lucky Corner”
#15 Barnaby, “Our Gang Follies of 1938”

Barnaby was in a dream of Alfalfa's, hence the low ranking.

Very good list! I've always considered the storekeeper and proprietor in FOR PETE'S SAKE (1934) and THE LUCKY CORNER (1936) as the same character, as well as his bully son, though his business did change from a Toy Store to "Ice Cold" Lemonade Refreshments.

CHEERS!