O Homem Bicho

When Spanky is escaping from the scary man he thinks is 'Uncle George', he runs across an empty field where, in the distance, there is a hill with the number "57" visible on its face. This was an enormous advertisement, made of cement, for the Heinz 57 brand of pickles and other products. The colossal advertisement can be seen in historic photographs as early as 1916 (Huntington Library, San Marino, California, collection) and is also visible in other Hal Roach productions, such as Laurel & Hardy's Trabalho Sujo (1933).

When Spanky feeds Bumbo just about everything in the icebox, one of the items he pulls out is a portion of a roll of bologna, cut in the middle so that the last two large letters of the brand name "Luer", are seen at the sliced end. He hands it to Bumbo and when he takes a bite, the bologna is longer, and the letters UER are now visible. (Luer's was a popular brand of hot dogs and luncheon meats beginning in 1885 in Los Angeles, and continuing at least into the 1950s when the company's "Quality Meat" rocket ship vehicle - similar to the Oscar Mayer 'Weinermobile" - travelled the United States promoting its products.)

Edited into The Our Gang Story (1994)