I visited her grave many times at Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood CA. Thanks Jordan for a briefing of her early history in the Our Gang,Little Rascals series. Classic!
Thanks for visiting the Boswell Museum in Leedey, Oklahoma. My Dad was born in Leedey in 1924 and lived there until 1937 when my Grandparents, He, and his 2 younger siblings moved to Southern California. I travel back to Leedey, from California, for a family get together each year and enjoy visiting the museum there. It is great that they honor Darla Hood there.
It's amazing some of the stories about the rascals! Leonard Maltin's book is, in my opinion, the definitive book on the rascals! Many of the children died very young! Chubby died at 19 of some rare disease, he was like 97 lbs at time of death! Alfalfa was shot by his business partner when he refused to reimburse Alfalfa for the return of his partner's favorite hunting dog! In fact Alfalfa's brother, Harold the kid that played all the instruments while Alfalfa sang also committed suicide after he killed a customer he was arguing with! He was an appliance repairman! Scottie Becket, the kid who wore his ball cap sideways, was beaten to death and died in the emergency room! Weaser was in the air force and died in a training accident!! The irony of it all was that Hal Roach, the owner of the Hal Roach Studios, died at the ripe old age of 100! In fact the most famous director of the studio was Bob McGowan. His father was murdered by a gang of street kids when Bob was only five, and yet he worked with kids his whole life! I'm Andy not Annmarie
Loved Darla she was such a hoot, always made me laugh 😂 this was wonderful ty again Jordan you always take us to the coolest places ty ty ty you are a fantastic guy🤗😻🥰👍
Good afternoon Jordon, Thank you for making videos they really my help me with my depression. It’s so nice that you go on these journeys and take us a long. I used to watch the little rascals as a kid. Really brings back childhood memories. Thanks for all you do!
Bro. This is crazy. I watched one of your videos awhile back, then came across you again on Sunday. I grew up in Leedey and it’s crazier that I came across this tonight reminiscing on Leedey. I plan on going back next month. Thanks for going!!
Jordan, thank you for the jaunt through Leedy and into the Boswell Museum. You are right, at least they are remembering Darla in some ways, good for them! I collect old films, and recently Classic Flix have been doing really excellent restorations like have never before been available of The Little Rascals shorts from camera negatives, and releasing on Blu-ray disc sets. The next release contains the shorts when Darla made her debut, and will be released on Aplril 5th: "The Little Rascals: The Classic Flix Restorations, Volume 5" - I already own Volume 4, and Volume 5 is on preorder.
It really is too bad there isn't more of her here in the museum and especially so considering how big she was. That advertisement of businesses is actually a curtain from a stage. It might have been in a theater where it showed some of her Our Gang films, it also could have been in an opera house or school. I always enjoy the art that is on them.
Thank You for sharing. At least we had her in our lives. She brought such happiness to many. That whole show with the Little Rascals was Great. The museum is very interesting. Thank You for sharing.
Even with the museum being small, it was interesting to see what they had on Darla. Sad ending to a talented “Rascal.” A good and interesting vlog presented with the size of the museum what you had to work with.
I grew up watching Little Rascals. Nice that you did this about Darlas life. The museum was pretty interesting, even though they didn't have too much to offer, but being born above was pretty neat. Thanks, Jordan. As always, you do such a great job telling any story. That's why you're my favorite Vlogger.
Thank you very much for ALL of your videos. You always make every video interesting. In 1975, I met Spanky McFarland at a Star Trek Convention in Oklajoma City while on vacation. I amfeom Covington. Oh. I really relate to your life and family. Thank you and keep up your passion on life! Keep.them coming!
I loved the Little Rascals as,a child. Spanky, Darla, Stymie and Buckwheat were my favorites. I always though Darla had more talent than Shirley Temple. This is so special Jordan. There's a great interview with Tom Snyder with Stymie. Darla, Spanky, and Buckwheat. Buckwheat and Darla died within a year or so of the interview.
Ty for taking us along. Love those small town Museums, interesting/different very local items. Loved the vlog, watched them as a kid with my sister and always loved their antics..The word that comes to mind when you stated at age and being able to move to NYC to pursue this is Destiny. That is so amazing to see this in a child! Too bad the museum didn't raise any funds and open the upstairs to show off where they lived as family and try to get personal items. Love the benches! Very interesting and such a tragic end to a very talented actress. I never knew she sang and was signed. ;) Safe trekking out there.
That was interesting Thanks Jordan, I hadn't seen Darla when she grew up just saw her singing "It's A Most Unusual Day" Jack Benny show 1962 wow really good and very attractive
There's an address on the record she made, 1608 argyle Avenue in Hollywood, I think its interesting that there still a recording studio there called Outlaw Sound.
Sadly all three Little Rascals/Our Gang passed away years apart from each other Darla Hood died in 1979 Billy Buckwheat Thomas died in 1980 Matthew Styime Beard died in 1981
Thanks, Jordan. Love looking at old and collectible items and hearing about what happened to people we admired in the past. Many of us who grew up in the 50s watched episodes of OUR GANG on local TV stations. It was interesting hearing about Darla's career prior to OUR GANG and afterwards. How sad her life was cut short through medical negligence. I'll have to check out the other video you did on her burial place. Hope Jah got over his ailment quickly and well. Give him a hug from me.
It's nice to see the home and town of Darla Hood and where she was born turned into a museum how kool . She was born to become a star with her beauty and talent as a very young child.I think every little girl wanted to be like Darla or Shirley Temple back in the day. Thanks for the road trip Jordan the town of Leedley is absolutely stunning. 💜💜💜👍
I loved Darla's blog. It was intertaining & interesting. You have the patience & talent to show each item with love. Always informative. Sending live & blessings from North Eastern New Mexico. 🙋♀️💯💫💛
Surprised to see this one. And very pleased. The Little Rascals were a fun part of my young childhood. (In reruns) Thanks, Jordan! It's there where I learned that tomato fights were a thing.
Hi Jordan, nice of them to let you go around the Museum on your own. I didn't know the show ran for all those years. What a shame to die the way she did. Great vlog Jordan.
What was in that cabinet with all her stuff? I saw some books. The portrait in that standing frame looked like something that might have been personal. It looked like something that came from someone's home.
Hi. I'm fairly new to watching Jordan. Does he have any merch that he sells such as hoodies, t-shirts, etc... ? He's one of the very first I started watching on TH-cam and I love all his videos and Jah too !
Back in the early 1960s to early 1970s, my mom worked for Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. In 1970 for Christmas my parents bought me a 12" B/W TV. It had VHS and UHF on it, UHF via a ring antenna on the back, and rabbit ears on top for VHF. She told me that Kaiser had its own TV station. Channel 52 UHF. I used to watch Kimba the White Lion, Speed Racer, Little Rascals, and Our Gang on it. In the early 1970s, Darla Hood was being interviewed on one of the local talk shows I was watching and talking about the shorts and why the name they had for her in the films "Cookie" was never used. Seems the kids could not get a grasp of the "Cookie" name and kept calling her by her real name Darla. The Director gave up and they stuck with calling her by her real name. Many times her daughter would bring home friends from school and they knew he mother was Darla from the Our Gang shorts. Her daughter would introduce her mother as Darla Hood and the friends were expecting a little girl from the movies, not a full-grown woman and mother. I was in the USAF in Germany when I heard she had died. I was very sad to hear how young she was when she passed. The news at that time said she died in surgery but not of why. Thanks, Jordan for the full story.
Loved watching the little rascals Darla was so adorable very sad about her early death may she RIP Hopefully someone will see vlog or visit museum and might just have something tthat was Darla's add more to museum had some cool stuff to look at thanks Jordan
I grew up In Midwest City Oklahoma and Oklahoma City though I have lived in California for 10 years I never knew she was born in Oklahoma. I also.have no clue where this town is in Oklahoma. Lol But of course they don't have any of her belongings. Oklahoma always lies about this kind of thing.
It weird to think she was just a little younger than my Grandma, so my Grandmother probably grew up watching some of the our gang shows. They were pretty poor back then, so maybe not, she never mentioned it that I can recall. What I would give to have another chance to have a chat with her and find out, she was my favorite person ever!!! Thank you, Jordan, for driving all that way, you made it very informative! 🌼
Hey Jordan! How is Jah feeling today? As a child, I remember that my family, me included, sat in front of the TV to enjoy 3 of the best comedy acts of all time, The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy & The Little Rascals. My mom's favorite little rascal was Spanky. I liked Spanky, Darla & Alfalfa. I loved the pup as well. Man, good times! 😊
I can't say I was a fan of the show but I did watch a few episodes. I'm curious about her personal belongings ? Because there is a museum of sorts in her hometown you would think someone knows more about her and what happened to her belongings She was " famous " for her time. Thank you for showing what you could. And explaining her life and sad death to us.
I enjoyed watch the Little Rascals growing up. I had a friend and she was an extra throughout the show. I don’t think she speaking parts. She went on to be a pilot around 19 or 20 I know she was really young and went into the military. In those years it was almost unheard of a woman pilot. She did not fly in the military of course.
I visited her grave many times at Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood CA. Thanks Jordan for a briefing of her early history in the Our Gang,Little Rascals series. Classic!
Thanks for visiting the Boswell Museum in Leedey, Oklahoma. My Dad was born in Leedey in 1924 and lived there until 1937 when my Grandparents, He, and his 2 younger siblings moved to Southern California. I travel back to Leedey, from California, for a family get together each year and enjoy visiting the museum there. It is great that they honor Darla Hood there.
Museum or no museum, Darla is remembered. Thank you Jordan
It's amazing some of the stories about the rascals! Leonard Maltin's book is, in my opinion, the definitive book on the rascals!
Many of the children died very young! Chubby died at 19 of some rare disease, he was like 97 lbs at time of death! Alfalfa was shot by his business partner when he refused to reimburse Alfalfa for the return of his partner's favorite hunting dog! In fact Alfalfa's brother, Harold the kid that played all the instruments while Alfalfa sang also committed suicide after he killed a customer he was arguing with! He was an appliance repairman! Scottie Becket, the kid who wore his ball cap sideways, was beaten to death and died in the emergency room! Weaser was in the air force and died in a training accident!! The irony of it all was that
Hal Roach, the owner of the Hal Roach Studios, died at the ripe old age of 100! In fact the most famous director of the studio was
Bob McGowan. His father was murdered by a gang of street kids when Bob was only five, and yet he worked with kids his whole life! I'm Andy not Annmarie
Loved Darla she was such a hoot, always made me laugh 😂 this was wonderful ty again Jordan you always take us to the coolest places ty ty ty you are a fantastic guy🤗😻🥰👍
Good afternoon Jordon,
Thank you for making videos they really my help me with my depression. It’s so nice that you go on these journeys and take us a long.
I used to watch the little rascals as a kid. Really brings back childhood memories. Thanks for all you do!
Wow, great story about Alfalfa, always loved watching the little rascals, thanks for your research. I feel different about Alfalfa now🤨
She was a little cutie. :) The Little Rascal kids were all very talented
Mr JORDAN , congrats i liked this video thank you very much for shared.
Thanks Jordan! Always appreciated...
I see you found Oklahoma red dirt too lol ! Thx for checking that out. Showing what you could.
I loved The Little Rascals. Thank you, Jordan, for an awesome VLOG!
Bro. This is crazy. I watched one of your videos awhile back, then came across you again on Sunday. I grew up in Leedey and it’s crazier that I came across this tonight reminiscing on Leedey. I plan on going back next month. Thanks for going!!
💋Another interesting road trip vlog Jordan. ~Love&Light♥️Carli
Jordan, thank you for the jaunt through Leedy and into the Boswell Museum. You are right, at least they are remembering Darla in some ways, good for them!
I collect old films, and recently Classic Flix have been doing really excellent restorations like have never before been available of The Little Rascals shorts from camera negatives, and releasing on Blu-ray disc sets. The next release contains the shorts when Darla made her debut, and will be released on Aplril 5th: "The Little Rascals: The Classic Flix Restorations, Volume 5" - I already own Volume 4, and Volume 5 is on preorder.
Very cool!
That’s a Good One,So Interesting!
Great little documentary. Watched the Rascals on tv when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing this info.
I enjoyed that!
Even though this video was short and sweet I did find it very entertaining. Thanks for sharing
Great vlog!
Thanks Jordan. I loved The Little Rascals.
Pretty cool Jordan. Thank You 💜
It's a good vlog , Thank you Jordan, :)
I loved watching the little rascals show.
Brother love your travel channel - great information always entertaining.. THX U !Huge fan of yours ! And Jah
Thank you for sharing this video I love the little rascals they were my favorite I love all of your videos have a wonderful day 🙂🌴☀️
It really is too bad there isn't more of her here in the museum and especially so considering how big she was. That advertisement of businesses is actually a curtain from a stage. It might have been in a theater where it showed some of her Our Gang films, it also could have been in an opera house or school. I always enjoy the art that is on them.
Everytime I visit Hollywood Forever I pay my respect to Darla💕 Definitely my Favorite Little Rascal 🌟
I don’t know anything about the old rascals, I grew up with the 90s movie. Thank you for the video.
The Darla Hood museum might not have been what you hoped for, but you always make your vlogs fun and interesting.
I really enjoyed this Jordan, thank you.
Like you said, at least they remembered her in some form. Cool benches.
Thank You for sharing. At least we had her in our lives. She brought such happiness to many. That whole show with the Little Rascals was Great. The museum is very interesting. Thank You for sharing.
Great Episode ⭐️
Even with the museum being small, it was interesting to see what they had on Darla. Sad ending to a talented “Rascal.” A good and interesting vlog presented with the size of the museum what you had to work with.
I grew up watching Little Rascals. Nice that you did this about Darlas life. The museum was pretty interesting, even though they didn't have too much to offer, but being born above was pretty neat. Thanks, Jordan. As always, you do such a great job telling any story. That's why you're my favorite Vlogger.
Thanks 🙏😀👍
When I was little I love the little Rascals
Darla was a piano player in South Florida my wife when she was a kid used to watch her play I believe it was on Miami Beach
Still a Good Vlog to get to see where she was born and get a little history about her. She was just Adorable as could be.
Thank you very much for ALL of your videos. You always make every video interesting. In 1975, I met Spanky McFarland at a Star Trek Convention in Oklajoma City while on vacation. I amfeom Covington. Oh. I really relate to your life and family. Thank you and keep up your passion on life! Keep.them coming!
This was still a fun presentation to watch regardless of not having a lot to look at in the museum. Thanks for posting.
I loved the Little Rascals as,a child. Spanky, Darla, Stymie and Buckwheat were my favorites. I always though Darla had more talent than Shirley Temple. This is so special Jordan. There's a great interview with Tom Snyder with Stymie. Darla, Spanky, and Buckwheat. Buckwheat and Darla died within a year or so of the interview.
There's a great interview with the "Our Gang" kids on "The Tomorrow Show" with Tom Snyder.
Nice that the town remembers her
Ty for taking us along. Love those small town Museums, interesting/different very local items. Loved the vlog, watched them as a kid with my sister and always loved their antics..The word that comes to mind when you stated at age and being able to move to NYC to pursue this is Destiny. That is so amazing to see this in a child! Too bad the museum didn't raise any funds and open the upstairs to show off where they lived as family and try to get personal items. Love the benches! Very interesting and such a tragic end to a very talented actress. I never knew she sang and was signed. ;) Safe trekking out there.
Just started following you and really enjoying your channel
Good job .
No worries, it was still good and interesting 👍 😉
My parents met Darla at at a Laurel and Hardy convention once. They said she was really nice.
I think she appeared on Jack Benny's show, dont remember her being on Merve, I may be wrong.
That was interesting Thanks Jordan, I hadn't seen Darla when she grew up just saw her singing "It's A Most Unusual Day" Jack Benny show 1962 wow really good and very attractive
I saw her singing on the. Jack. Benny show
There's an address on the record she made, 1608 argyle Avenue in Hollywood, I think its interesting that there still a recording studio there called Outlaw Sound.
This is amazing. You bring us the most interesting stories. I grew up watching the Little Rascals. Thanks.
I loved watching Our Gang/Little Rascals while growing up. Always loving your vlogs. A shame at how she died and was so young.
I Grew Up Watching Little Rascals
The blood supply didn't screen for hepatitis in 1978?
Sadly all three Little Rascals/Our Gang passed away years apart from each other
Darla Hood died in 1979
Billy Buckwheat Thomas died in 1980
Matthew Styime Beard died in 1981
Thanks, Jordan. Love looking at old and collectible items and hearing about what happened to people we admired in the past. Many of us who grew up in the 50s watched episodes of OUR GANG on local TV stations. It was interesting hearing about Darla's career prior to OUR GANG and afterwards. How sad her life was cut short through medical negligence. I'll have to check out the other video you did on her burial place. Hope Jah got over his ailment quickly and well. Give him a hug from me.
She was a little cutey my mom looked like her as small girl
Look at Judy Garland
I loved watching The Little Rascals when I was a kid, and Darla was my favorite. Thanks for the vlog!
I remember having huge crush on her. My sister tried explaining to me she was a 60 year old woman and not cute little girl. I didn't believe her.
I'm going to name my band Jah & The Jetpack😎
It's nice to see the home and town of Darla Hood and where she was born turned into a museum how kool . She was born to become a star with her beauty and talent as a very young child.I think every little girl wanted to be like Darla or Shirley Temple back in the day. Thanks for the road trip Jordan the town of Leedley is absolutely stunning. 💜💜💜👍
I am the Barber of Seville!
Darla is 47 years old Jordan
Still a good vlog Jordan. Darla was a talent. She gave Our Gang a lot credability. I was also told she was a nice lady.
I loved Darla's blog. It was intertaining & interesting. You have the patience & talent to show each item with love. Always informative. Sending live & blessings from North Eastern New Mexico. 🙋♀️💯💫💛
❤ Alfalfa ☮️ 🌾
🎉
Surprised to see this one. And very pleased. The Little Rascals were a fun part of my young childhood. (In reruns) Thanks, Jordan! It's there where I learned that tomato fights were a thing.
Hi Jordan, nice of them to let you go around the Museum on your own. I didn't know the show ran for all those years. What a shame to die the way she did. Great vlog Jordan.
If you or your audience is interested Tubi has the Little Rascals shorts free to watch. My favorite is Spanky. 🙂
Not much going on in Leedey.
Lol, but isn’t it fun how Jordan travels throughout small-town USA and brings out their character and history.
What was in that cabinet with all her stuff? I saw some books. The portrait in that standing frame looked like something that might have been personal. It looked like something that came from someone's home.
what an adorable Darla, not much but at least she was thought of. the museum was interesting having old stuff. no worries it was still good. be safe!!
Hi. I'm fairly new to watching Jordan. Does he have any merch that he sells such as hoodies, t-shirts, etc... ? He's one of the very first I started watching on TH-cam and I love all his videos and Jah too !
Back in the early 1960s to early 1970s, my mom worked for Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. In 1970 for Christmas my parents bought me a 12" B/W TV. It had VHS and UHF on it, UHF via a ring antenna on the back, and rabbit ears on top for VHF. She told me that Kaiser had its own TV station. Channel 52 UHF. I used to watch Kimba the White Lion, Speed Racer, Little Rascals, and Our Gang on it. In the early 1970s, Darla Hood was being interviewed on one of the local talk shows I was watching and talking about the shorts and why the name they had for her in the films "Cookie" was never used. Seems the kids could not get a grasp of the "Cookie" name and kept calling her by her real name Darla. The Director gave up and they stuck with calling her by her real name. Many times her daughter would bring home friends from school and they knew he mother was Darla from the Our Gang shorts. Her daughter would introduce her mother as Darla Hood and the friends were expecting a little girl from the movies, not a full-grown woman and mother. I was in the USAF in Germany when I heard she had died. I was very sad to hear how young she was when she passed. The news at that time said she died in surgery but not of why. Thanks, Jordan for the full story.
Loved watching the little rascals Darla was so adorable very sad about her early death may she RIP Hopefully someone will see vlog or visit museum and might just have something tthat was Darla's add more to museum had some cool stuff to look at thanks Jordan
I grew up In Midwest City Oklahoma and Oklahoma City though I have lived in California for 10 years I never knew she was born in Oklahoma. I also.have no clue where this town is in Oklahoma. Lol
But of course they don't have any of her belongings. Oklahoma always lies about this kind of thing.
I didn’t realize so many people originated from Oklahoma! Good to know 😀 Thank You Jordan, You never Disappoint!! Thank You 😊
It weird to think she was just a little younger than my Grandma, so my Grandmother probably grew up watching some of the our gang shows. They were pretty poor back then, so maybe not, she never mentioned it that I can recall. What I would give to have another chance to have a chat with her and find out, she was my favorite person ever!!!
Thank you, Jordan, for driving all that way, you made it very informative! 🌼
Very interesting. I had no idea Darla passed away the way she did. Very sad. Seems like a lot of the kids from Our Gang had hard or tragic lives.
Rest In Peace Darla 🙏 You Are Not Forgotten 💐
Hey Jordan! How is Jah feeling today? As a child, I remember that my family, me included, sat in front of the TV to enjoy 3 of the best comedy acts of all time, The Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy & The Little Rascals. My mom's favorite little rascal was Spanky. I liked Spanky, Darla & Alfalfa. I loved the pup as well. Man, good times! 😊
They were my favorites growing up. You'll never see a show like that
I can't say I was a fan of the show but I did watch a few episodes. I'm curious about her personal belongings ? Because there is a museum of sorts in her hometown you would think someone knows more about her and what happened to her belongings She was " famous " for her time. Thank you for showing what you could. And explaining her life and sad death to us.
I enjoyed watch the Little Rascals growing up. I had a friend and she was an extra throughout the show. I don’t think she speaking parts. She went on to be a pilot around 19 or 20 I know she was really young and went into the military. In those years it was almost unheard of a woman pilot. She did not fly in the military of course.
Once again it was nice that someone allowed you to view the museum. The Little Rascals was a great show, Petey the dog was a fan favorite like Jah.