
Spanky and friends find a magic lamp, play mud football despite prohibition, stage a musical number cross-dressing; restored classics in color for family viewing..

Is this for you? Honestly, you’re either gonna love this or find the whole thing totally baffling. If you grew up with these on grainy public access channels, you might get a kick out of seeing them cleaned up. If you hate slapstick or get annoyed by colorization that makes everything look like a plastic dollhouse, ski...


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Robert F. McGowan

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"Is this for you? Honestly, you’re either gonna love this or find the whole thing totally baffling. If you grew up with these on grainy public access channels, you might get a kick out of seeing them cleaned up. If you hate slapstick or get annoyed by colorization that makes everything look like a plastic dollhouse, skip it. 🤷♂️ Watching these back-to-back is kind of a trip. It’s not a movie in the traditional sense, but more like a highlight reel that doesn't quite know where to stop. The pac..."


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