Fish Hooky is a 1933 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 120th (32nd talking episode) Our Gang short that was released.
Plot
Wheezer, Dickie, Uh-huh, and Stymie choose to play hooky from school again to go fishing with Joe and Farina. Meanwhile, Miss Kornman is taking her students to the beach and amusement pier free of charge. Spanky and Cotton deliver sick notes forged for Dickie, Stymie, and Wheezer by Joe and Farina to Miss Kornman, stating why they were absent. She decides to teach the boys a lesson, and asks her old flame who is now the truant officer Mickey Daniels to help her.
Mr. Daniels, meeting up with the boys but not telling them he is the truant officer, then lectures them about what they can expect if sent to reform school (at Christmas, he claims that "everybody gets a brand new sledgehammer!"), and frightens them so much they decide to go to the beach to apologize to Miss Kornman. Mr. Daniels offers to drive them there. En route, Stymie spots the truant officer badge and the boys flee. The officer purposely makes the chase long, but eventually catches all the boys. They beg Miss Kornman to stop Mr. Daniels from locking the boys in a reform school. She does after the boys promise to never play hooky again.
Afterwards, Mr. Daniels asks Miss Kornman for a kiss, but she refuses. As he keeps on begging her, Spanky (who was taking a nap) shouts: "For the love of Pete! Kiss him so I can go to sleep!"
Cast
The Gang
Matthew Beard as Stymie
Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer Hutchins
George McFarland as Spanky
Dickie Moore as Dickie Moore
Bobbie Beard as Cotton
John Collum as Uh-huh
Pete the Pup as himself
Additional cast
Joe Cobb as Joe
Mickey Daniels as Mickey Daniels
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Mary Kornman as Mary Kornman
Donald Haines as First kid in class
Baldwin Cooke as Amusement park barker
Bobby De War as School kid
Henry Hanna as School kid
Mildred Kornman as School kid
Note
Fish Hooky marks cameo appearances of four former Our Gangers, now teenagers. Allen Hoskins (Farina, aged 12) and Joe Cobb (aged 15) play the "older kids" who the Gang follows to the fishing hole. Mary Kornman (teacher) and Mickey Daniels (truant officer) portray adult roles, despite them both being the teenagers as well (Mickey 18, Mary 16).
This also marked the final appearance of recurring player Donald Haines.
The Fishing scenes were filmed on Ballona Creek in Culver City.
The amusement park scenes were filmed at the Venice Amusement Pier and show the rides and attractions ca. 1933.