What kind of dog was pd from the little rascals

Even though Wheezer is a victim of unfortunate circumstance, everyone watching can delight in the scene where Wheezer wakes up and plays with Petey in his bed. The episode is even more satisfying when the stepmother gets her comeuppance at the end. When poor Petey is sent to the dog pound after being blamed for eating Mr. But one thing is for sure, Pete was just as important a member of the gang as any of the child performers. Pete was not just a source of money or a celebrity to Harry Lucenay, he was his best friend.

Pete lived to be 18 years old. He would sleep at the foot of my bed. He was just the regular family dog. He was the second-highest paid actor in the Our Gang series. Farina Allen Hoskins , the most popular African-American child actor of the s, was the highest paid star.

Originally a silent series, Our Gang made its talking debut on May 18, with Small Talk where audiences first heard Pal try to sing while sitting at a player-piano. His last appearance was in A Tough Winter , released on June 21, Tragically, Pal was poisoned shortly thereafter from eating tainted meat, most likely by someone who held a grudge against Harry Lucenay.

Pal's puppy Pete replaced him in the show after his death. However, according to Ted "The ring around his [Pete's] eye was natural, he was born with that. The natural skin coloration was such an oddity that it became certified by Ripley's Believe It or Not.