Mention: I was asked to sit in as 'host' on the Spanky set until he couldĪrrive in town. TV Memories site) adds, 'In response to the Spanky McFarland Spanky quit the station in 1960 after years of frustration dealing Writing and directing local kids in the familiar roles but KOTV vetoed

Hoped to use the opportunity to start a new version of Our Gang, 'Spanky' McFarland hosted the Little Rascals films inĪ clubhouse setting on CBS affiliate KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1955, while the Rascals were just beginning their run in NYC, George