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Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Same plot as a guy in Tempe who claimed to be Buckwheat

[7/10 · 5 November 2009]

Resurrecting the champ has the exact story line as a real life incident where a guy was claiming to be Buckwheat from the Little Rascals. There was guy back in the late 1980s or early 1990s that worked at Smitty's in Tempe Arizona that claimed he was Buckwheat from the Little Rascals. He was a minor celebrity in Tempe, like Elvis the Hillbilly, until 20/20 did a story about him. Spanky, another Little Rascals member, saw the 20/20 show. He called the 20/20 and said the guy was a fake and that he knew that Buckwheat had been dead for a long time. There were scandals, retractions, and I think someone lost their job at 20/20. It was kind of sad since he was just a nice old guy not out to hurt anyone. It was fun to go into Smitty's and say hey to Buckwheat. He was always friendly and even had the same hairdo.