Two of my favorite Saturday morning television programs were Far Out Space Nuts and the animated Little Rascals. This portion of my site is dedicated to Patty Maloney, the talented dwarf actress (3 feet 11 inches, 60 pounds) who worked on both of those shows. I have had email contact with her since August 2003. I had thought she retired from acting in 1999, but she now lives in Florida, and wants to do more animation voice work. She is a member of Facebook as of 2009 April 16.
These pages are done on my own behalf, intended solely to express my admiration for Ms. Maloney, and to encourage respect for little people. The following table shows some of her most memorable television characters. Sorry, I have no audio files to offer for download, but I am interested in video captures from Patty’s movie and television appearances.
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| Honk of Far Out Space Nuts (CBS, 1975) — page in progress | Darla Hood of The Little Rascals (ABC, 1982) — more pictures — episode guide | Tanis the mummy girl of Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (syndicated, 1988) |
It appears quite unlikely that the animated Little Rascals will be shown on television again, or released on Region 1 DVD, due to an ownership conflict: Although Hanna-Barbera (part of Time Warner) produced the series, CBS Television Distribution (which controls the King World properties) owns not only the H-B version of The Little Rascals, but also the animated versions of Happy Days and its spinoffs, even though the cartoon series were broadcast over ABC. I understand that Cartoon Network UK & Ireland once reran the H-B Little Rascals cartoons, as did the Seven Network in Australia.
With regard to Far Out Space Nuts, at least one episode has appeared in DVD format on a Krofft compilation disc. I have yet to see an official DVD release of the entire series.
I have begun a gallery of Darla Hood animation images. I would like model sheets, production drawings, cels and especially stills from the cartoons as they were broadcast over ABC. I would gladly consider purchasing these images if they are for sale.
| Biographical Highlights and IMDB Record | Detailed Biography of Patty, edited from a document I received from Hanna-Barbera in 1985 | True Stories: Anecdotes from people who knew Patty or her family | Thoughts: How Patty has coped with fame and dwarfism |
| Patty’s Photo Album | The Forgotten Work of Patty Maloney | In the Pipeline: Proposed future articles | Related Sites |
