Alfalfa
- The Rascal You Knew, the Character You Never Knew
A Rascal They Called AlfalfaDo dreams come true? Do they materialize overnight like a lucky silver dollar from the Tooth Fairy? And if they do come to fruition quickly, when does elation turn to indignation. And why? The country was mired in the throes of the Great Depression, and thousands of parents headed to Hollywood thinking their kid was one-ina-million. Thinking a better life would be possible if they could just get their son or daughter to join a gang. Not just any gang—th Our Gang, the most-famous child film series of the day, perhaps of all time. While thousands tried out, few were Gang material. Carl Switzer was. Like his contemporaries, Spanky, Buckwheat, Porky, Butch, The Woim, Waldo, and others, his on-screen nickname, Alfalfa, has become part of pop-culture lexicon for nearly a century. As has his famous cowlick and on-screen courtship of his gal pal, Darla.After the Gang, his career was over. He disappeared. At least that’swhat many would have you