It's a shame that now they don't show them on TV anymore. I used to enjoy them as a child, but now I heard that Bill Cosby bought the rights to them, so he could prevent anyone from seeing what he decided was racist content.
They were a part of American History.
There were largely 2 owners of the shorts (which is why they are known as Our Gang and Little Rascals).
Ted Turner acquired one of them I believe.
AMC (American Movie Classics) has been showing some of them on tv (I do not know if they are uncut).
I watch them on laser disc. I don't have a complete set of the released shorts by any measure but the 3 boxed sets (several hours each) are a good start.
I'd like to see several releases to make a complete collection.
Owning things like this on video guarantees that regardless of the political correctness climate (or popular media fads), I can still watch the entertainment that I enjoy and not the modern remake.
I didn't know Cosby had bought the rights to the Little Rascals...that's too bad...I think they still show re-runs of them on AMC during the afternoons on certain days (maybe now that he bought them, they might have been pulled). I had caught a couple re-runs a few months ago.