
Froggy hatches a plan to get Mickey, Buckwheat, and himself sent home from school early so they can go fishing. When the plan backfires, the boys decide to play hooky the next day. At the fishing hole, there are plenty of lunkers just waiting for the bait, but the boys have some comic trouble. After Buckwheat finds a new way to catch fish, an old man gives them a life lesson. Will they keep fishing or change their ways?
The film was directed by Edward L. Cahn.
The screenplay was written by Hal Law and Robert A. McGowan.
Cinematography was handled by Jackson Rose.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0036435.

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1939
While under a hypnotic spell, Alfalfa thinks he's one of the Three Musketeers and challenges Butch to a duel.

1941
Spanky and the gang discover a demonstration of a "human-like" robot named Volto and are inspired to create a robot themselves to do their chores for them. Slicker Walburn convinces them they will need "invisible rays" to bring it to life which he just happens to have to sell to them. As they rush off to get their money, Slicker gets Boxcar Smith to wear the robot's outer body so when he "brings" the robot to life, it will be Boxcar bringing it to life. The gang unsuspectedly gets their robot to mow the lawn at Froggy's house, but with a signal from Slicker, Boxcar runs amok and mows down everything in his path. Froggy gets to explain what happened to his parents who bust up the fraud and get the miscreants to work with the gang to clean up the mess.

1930
The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis. Things go from bad to worse when the neighborhood tough kids disrupt the show. The pie fight is given a new twist by use of some slow motion sequences.
1938
The kids go to the hospital to visit Darla, who's recovering from a tonsillectomy. Chaos soon ensues.
1938
Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.
1938
Alfalfa imagines himself as a western movie hero battling with Butch for Darla's heart.
1938
Spanky and Alfalfa want to do a show based on the "Aladdin's Lamp" story with Darla in the cast, but Darla doesn't want to participate.

1940
Alfalfa and the gang decide to turn to a life of crime, but Spanky tries to trick them with a fake burglary.
1940
To impress Darla, Alfalfa drinks a concoction of Butch's "dynamite" brew.
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Three Smart Guys
Released
English
United States of America
