Cousin Wilbur

{{Infobox film

| name = Cousin Wilbur

| image = Cousinwilbur39LC.jpg

| caption =

| director = George Sidney

| producer = Jack Chertok for MGM

| writer = Hal Law
Robert A. McGowan

| narrator =

| starring =Carl Switzer
George McFarland
Darla Hood
Scotty Beckett
Billie Thomas
Eugene Lee
Tommy Bond
Sidney Kibrick

| music =

| cinematography = Jackson Rose

| editing = Roy Brickner

| distributor = MGM

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1939|04|29}}

| runtime = {{duration|m=10|s=24}}

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Cousin Wilbur is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 179th Our Gang short to be released.{{cite book |last1=Maltin |first1=Leonard |last2=Bann |first2=Richard W. |title=Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals |date=1977 |publisher=Crown Publishers |pages=228–229 |isbn=978-0-517-52675-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourganglifetimes0000malt/page/228/mode/2up |access-date=3 March 2024}}

Plot

Against his will, Alfalfa invites his sissified Cousin Wilbur to join the All 4 One Club. The enterprising Wilbur immediately increases the membership by offering cash compensation (usually a penny or two) for every black eye and busted nose administered by Butch and Woim. When the two tough guys try to muscle in on the club, Wilbur surprises everyone by proving himself to be the best bare-knuckle fighter on the block.{{Cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226193/Cousin-Wilbur/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520195547/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226193/Cousin-Wilbur/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-20 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hal Erickson |title=New York Times: Cousin-Wilbur|author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2011 |accessdate=2008-10-08}}

Notes

This episode marked the return of Scotty Beckett, who was Spanky's sidekick from 1934 to 1935. Alfalfa, who joined the gang several months before Beckett left, replaced him at the end of that year. Beckett now returned as Alfalfa's nerdy cousin, replete the horn-rimmed glasses.