Mickey Rooney -- credited as McGuire, as he would be through the run of the series -- inducts a new member into the gang, tries to put little brother Billy Barty to bed for a nap, and wins a basketball game against Stinky Davis' team in this episode of the series.
It's based on Fontaine Fox's Toonerville Trolley comic strip, and is as wacky and chaotic as the source. This particular iteration, concerning the kid's gang, had been running for four years, and it concentrates on the unlikely cartoon geography and society of the strip, with a strong streak of slapstick comedy aided by wirework. I'm not fond of the series, but it lasted for another three years, and formed the basis of Rooney's long, long career, and Barty's too.
It's based on Fontaine Fox's Toonerville Trolley comic strip, and is as wacky and chaotic as the source. This particular iteration, concerning the kid's gang, had been running for four years, and it concentrates on the unlikely cartoon geography and society of the strip, with a strong streak of slapstick comedy aided by wirework. I'm not fond of the series, but it lasted for another three years, and formed the basis of Rooney's long, long career, and Barty's too.
