

Canned Fishing
1938-02-12 · 10 min · ★ 7.2
Spanky and Alfalfa plot to play hooky so they can go fishing, by pretending that Alfalfa is sick and Spanky should stay with him while the parents are away. But Spanky's mom, knowing the truth, turns the tables by insisting they also watch Spanky's little brother. But taking care of little brother turns out to be more difficult than they expected.
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- Directors
- Gordon Douglas
- Production companies
- Hal Roach Studios
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Carl SwitzerAlfalfa
Billie ThomasBuckwheat
George McFarlandSpanky
Eugene 'Porky' LeePorkyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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