Billy Laughlin
Also Known As: William Robert Laughlin, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, Froggy, Our Gang
Biography: Billy Laughlin (born William Robert Laughlin) was an American child actor. He is best known for playing the character Froggy in the Our Gang short films from 1940 to 1944. Laughlin was killed at age 16 in a traffic accident.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Gabriel, California, USA
Birthday: July 05, 1932
Deathday: August 31, 1948
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Robot Wrecks
Overview: Spanky and the gang discover a demonstration of a "human-like" robot named Volto and are inspired to create a robot themselves to do their chores for them. Slicker Walburn convinces them they will need "invisible rays" to bring it to life which he just happens to have to sell to them. As they rush off to get their money, Slicker gets Boxcar Smith to wear the robot's outer body so when he "brings" the robot to life, it will be Boxcar bringing it to life. The gang unsuspectedly gets their robot to mow the lawn at Froggy's house, but with a signal from Slicker, Boxcar runs amok and mows down everything in his path. Froggy gets to explain what happened to his parents who bust up the fraud and get the miscreants to work with the gang to clean up the mess.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-07-12
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Helping Hands
Overview: Inspired by his soldier brother, Spanky decides to organize a military unit among his friends, collecting odds and ends for the war effort.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-29
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Radio Bugs
Overview: When Froggy discovers the fabulous salaries paid to radio stars, he gets the idea that the gang should be in on the action. But success in radio requires a sponsor. They audition comedy skits at the dentist's office, and Shakespeare at the mortuary. Their efforts to snag a sponsor are without success until . . .
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-01
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Calling All Kids
Overview: An Our Gang salute to the armed forces.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-24
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Our Gang - Comedy Festival
Overview: Featuring the most riotous Rascals of all. This hilarious comedy compilation spans more than twenty years of classic Our Gang comedies to tickle your funny bone and includes rarely seen silent footage. See Alfalfa sing "The Barber of Seville" at the "Our Gang Follies" and Chubby grease Wheezer with Limburger, plus a 1930s bicycle commercial starring Spanky and a 1950s reunion on "You Asked for It". Come join Spanky, Buckwheat, Jackie, Mickey, Farina, Darla, Froggy, Mary, Joe Cobb and many more for the marathon of mirthful moments with the Little Rascals, a must-have for your comedy collection.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-15
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Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Overview: A young girl rents an apartment from a man who has recently enlisted in the Marines. The trouble is that he's given out keys to a half-dozen of his friends, and they all keep dropping in.
Genres: War Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-07-07
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Come Back, Miss Pipps
Overview: On Mickey's birthday, Miss Pipps, the school teacher, serves cake and ice cream during school hours. Sour old Mr. Pratt, head of the school board, stumbles on the festivities and has Miss Pipps fired. The Our Gang conspire to save her job by inviting all the parents to a special meeting. There the gang stage a melodrama, with Mr. Pratt portrayed as Simon Legree. The parents react by demoting Mr. Pratt to janitor. They appoint kindly Mr. Swanson, the current janitor, to head the school board. And of course they reinstate Miss Pipps as school teacher. Sometime later, in an act of forgiveness, Miss Pipps and the gang hold a birthday party for Pratt who is then humbled by the experience.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-24
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Melodies Old and New
Overview: The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-24
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Family Troubles
Overview: Our Gang member Janet Burston believes that her family is neglecting her, so she decides to run away from home. The other gang members try to help Janet get adopted (or "adapted") by a more agreeable family, choosing a kindly elderly couple (Sarah Padden and Harry C. Bradley) for the honor.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-03
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Don't Lie
Overview: After Buckwheat tells the gang he's seen a big monkey, Spanky, Froggy and Mickey decide to teach him once and for all not to lie. What the gang doesn't know is that the monkey is real, and hilarity will ensue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-04
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Waldo's Last Stand
Overview: The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla Hood as the star vocalist.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-05
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Unexpected Riches
Overview: Weighing themselves on a penny machine, the Our Gang kids receive a fortune card predicting that they will receive "unexpected riches." Acting upon this, the kids decide to dig for buried treasure, using a fraudulent map provided by one of their wise-guy acquaintances.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-11-28
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Fightin' Fools
Overview: Spanky and the Our Gang kids go to battle over pranks with a rival gang.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-25
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Election Daze
Overview: Mickey and Froggy are candidates running to be president of the Gang's club. When the vote continues to end in a tie, the club winds up split. Buckwheat then reminds everyone of the lessons learned from Abraham Lincoln when America was once divided.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-07-31
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Little Miss Pinkerton
Overview: The Gang tries to solve a murder mystery contest in a department store window. However they soon get caught up in a real caper when they stumble upon two crooks robbing the store. Mickey, Froggy and Buckwheat are all kidnapped so it's up to Janet to convince the cops of what's going on.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-18
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Baby Blues
Overview: Mickey's mom is about to give birth, but he gets worried when he reads that every fourth child born is Chinese. Spanky and the gang then visit a Chinese friend and learn that kids are kids, no matter where they are from.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-15
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Ye Olde Minstrels
Overview: The gang puts on a show to raise money for the Red Cross.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-03-18
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The New Pupil
Overview: Spanky and Alfalfa both try to impress the new girl at school, much to Darla's dismay.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-04-27
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Surprised Parties
Overview: Since Froggy was born on Leap Year Day, he's upset that he only gets a birthday party once every four years. So, the gang decide to have a surprise party for him.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-30
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Doin' Their Bit
Overview: Our Gang puts on a show for the troops.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-07-18
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Rover's Big Chance
Overview: Our Gang's dog, Rover, gets to audition for a movie studio.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-22
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Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
Overview: The kids are frustrated about the hardships they must face because of the war. So, the Our Gang kids put on a show to help them learn from Benjamin Franklin about being responsible citizens.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-01-30
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Dancing Romeo
Overview: Froggy plans a dance recital to win over Marilyn.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-29
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Tale of a Dog
Overview: When Bigshot Jones gives his unnamed dog to the All-For-One Club, Buckwheat quickly names the canine "Smallpox", inadvertently causing a city-wide panic.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-15
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Kiddie Kure
Overview: While playing baseball near the home of wealthy hypochondriac, Mr. Morton, the gang inadvertently breaks one of his windows. This mishap coincides with a plan hatched by Morton's wife to get her husband's mind off his imaginary illnesses by adopting some children.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-11-23
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Three Smart Guys
Overview: Froggy hatches a plan to get Mickey, Buckwheat, and himself sent home from school early so they can go fishing. When the plan backfires, the boys decide to play hooky the next day. At the fishing hole, there are plenty of lunkers just waiting for the bait, but the boys have some comic trouble. After Buckwheat finds a new way to catch fish, an old man gives them a life lesson. Will they keep fishing or change their ways?
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-10-23
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1-2-3-Go!
Overview: While playing baseball, Mickey runs into the street to catch a fly ball and is struck by a car. When the gang visit him in the hospital they are appalled to find the ward populated by many other children injured in automobile accidents. The Our Gang kids resolve to do something about the problem, and thus the "1-2-3-Go Safety Society" is born.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-04-26
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Wedding Worries
Overview: The Our Gang kids worry that Darla's new stepmother will be an evil stepmother like of fairy tale fame.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-13
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Going to Press
Overview: The Our Gang kids are running their own newspaper and are determined to get the big scoop by learning the identity of the leader of a gang of bullies.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-07
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Mighty Lak a Goat
Overview: The Our Gang gets splashed by mud from a passing car and so using some cleaning fluid to get rid of the mud; they unknowingly created a bad odour among themselves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-10
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Farm Hands
Overview: Our Gang kids Mickey, Buckwheat, Froggy and Happy spend a day working on the farm.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-19
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