General Spanky Quotes

General Spanky is a TV program that debuted in 1970 . General Spanky ended in 1970.

It features Hal Roach as producer, Marvin Hatley in charge of musical score, and Art Lloyd as head of cinematography.

General Spanky is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of General Spanky is 71 minutes long. General Spanky is distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The cast includes: Irving Pichel as Simmons, Phillips Holmes as Marshall Valient, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas as Buckwheat, Ralph Morgan as Yankee General, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer as Alfalfa, Buddy Roosevelt as Lt. Johnson, Hooper Atchley as Slave, James Burtis as Boat Captain, Louise Beavers as Cornelia, and Rosina Lawrence as Louella.

General Spanky Quotes

Ralph Morgan as Yankee General

• (Spanky Leonard) "I promise."
• (Ralph Morgan) "I promise."
• (Spanky Leonard) "To never tell no one, where this secret cave is at."
• (Ralph Morgan) "To never tell no one where this secret cave is at."

Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas as Buckwheat

• (Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas) "The cake's on fire."
• (Spanky Leonard) "No, the cake ain't on fire. That's the candles burning. It's a birthday cake."

• (Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas) "Will you be my master?"

• (Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas) "Will you be my master?"
• (Spanky Leonard) "I don't want to be your master. You wouldn't be any help to me. You're too small."
• (Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas) "Oh, no I not."
• (Spanky Leonard) "Oh, yes, you are. Besides, bidness ain't so good."

Irving Pichel as Simmons

• (Irving Pichel) "Oh, this will be a feather, in my hat, when the general learns, in my first encounter, I was victorious."

• (Irving Pichel) "You little river rat. I'll teach you not to interfere with me."

Phillips Holmes as Marshall Valient

• (Phillips Holmes) "Do you solemnly swear Allegiance to the Confederate States of America, and do you promise honor, uphold and defend their rights?"

• (Phillips Holmes) "What you mean is, if your friends go to war, you gotta go with 'em or else you won't have any friends. Is that it?"
• (Spanky Leonard) "Well, that's what it looks like to me."
• (Phillips Holmes) "Say, you know, Spanky, I hate to admit it, but, I think you're right. Things shouldn't be that way and there's no sense in rushing into trouble, but, you're absolutely right."
• (Spanky Leonard) "If you have any more troubles, Mr. Marsh, you come to me. I'll help you out 'em."

• (Phillips Holmes) "By the way, Spanky, weren't you asking me if I could use another slave?"
• (Spanky Leonard) "Yes 'em, Mr. Marsh."
• (Phillips Holmes) "Well, who is he?"
• (Spanky Leonard) "A friend of mine."
• (Phillips Holmes) "Is he big and strong?"
• (Spanky Leonard) "Not so big. But, pretty strong."
• (Phillips Holmes) "Could he shoe a horse?"
• (Spanky Leonard) "No. But he could shoe a pony."
• (Phillips Holmes) "How long do you think it would take you to get him here?"
• (Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas) "Here I is."
• (Phillips Holmes) "Well, that didn't take very long."
• (Spanky Leonard) "He's pretty fast."

• (Phillips Holmes) "I might have beginners luck."

James Burtis as Boat Captain

(We don't have any quotes for this character)

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer as Alfalfa

• (Spanky Leonard) "First, we gotta find a secret place to have our meetings."
• (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer) "I've got jes' the place."
• (Spanky Leonard) "Sure it's secret enough?"
• (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer) "It's so secret, maybe I can't find it myself."

• (Spanky Leonard) "I'm not no Yankee. I'm a Southern gentleman."
• (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer) "How ya gonna prove it?"
• (Spanky Leonard) "Well, I've gotta slave."
• (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer) "Oh, you have not."
• (Spanky Leonard) "Tell him who you are?"
• (Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas) "I his slave."

Louise Beavers as Cornelia

• (Louise Beavers) "You shore is fixed up pretty today, Miss Louella."

Hooper Atchley as Slave

(We don't have any quotes for this character)

Buddy Roosevelt as Lt. Johnson

• (Spanky Leonard) "You can't shoot Capt. Marsh. You gotta do somethin' to help him."
• (Buddy Roosevelt) "I'm sorry, sonny, but, it's beyond my power to do anything. You'll have to get a higher authority than I am."
• (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer) "What's a higher authority?"
• (Spanky Leonard) "Well, it's like you're second general and I'm first."

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