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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, Film/{{Sooky}}, has never been officially released for the public.
** ''Skippy'' itself was a lost film until 2010, when Netflix discovered it in a film collection they'd acquired.

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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, Film/{{Sooky}}, has never been officially released for the public.
''Film/{{Sooky}}'', is now considered a lost film as no complete print is known to exist.
** ''Skippy'' itself was a lost film until 2010, when Netflix Creator/{{Netflix}} discovered it in a film collection they'd acquired.
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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, Film/[[Sooky]], has never been officially released for the public.

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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, Film/[[Sooky]], Film/{{Sooky}}, has never been officially released for the public.
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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, Film/Sooky, has never been officially released for the public.

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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, Film/Sooky, Film/[[Sooky]], has never been officially released for the public.
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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, ''Sooky'', has never been officially released for the public.

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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, ''Sooky'', Film/Sooky, has never been officially released for the public.



** KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Bootleg copies of ''Sooky'' are said to exist, as apparently, it used to be broadcast on TV back in the day.

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** KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Bootleg copies of ''Sooky'' are said to exist, as apparently, it used to be broadcast on TV back in the day.

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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, ''Sooky'', is considered a lost film.

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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, ''Sooky'', is considered has never been officially released for the public.
**''Skippy'' itself was
a lost film.film until 2010, when Netflix discovered it in a film collection they'd acquired.
**KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Bootleg copies of ''Sooky'' are said to exist, as apparently, it used to be broadcast on TV back in the day.

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*TheMerch: ''Skippy'' was a big hit when it was released, spawning merchandise such as school scribblers, pencil cases, paper dolls and books.
**There was also a fair bit of unlicensed merch. For example, ''Skippy'' peanut butter was named as such to capitalize on the success of this film. The original packaging resembling the ''Skippy'' comic strip. Skippy's creator spent decades trying to sue the peanut butter company, with no success.
**After the success of the film, the doll company ''Petite'' put out unlicensed Creator/JackieCooper dolls.
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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, ''Sookey'', is considered a lost film.

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* MissingEpisode: The film's follow-up, ''Sookey'', ''Sooky'', is considered a lost film.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Creator/JackieCooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed. So Taurog had Skippy's own dog, which he kept tied to his chair on set, removed and had a studio guard fire off his gun in the distance. He then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him. Cooper was so hysterical that even when his dog was returned to him, he could not stop crying for hours. Eventually they called in a doctor to knock him out with a shot of morphine.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Creator/JackieCooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed. So Taurog had Skippy's Jackie's own dog, which he kept tied to his chair on set, removed and had a studio guard fire off his gun in the distance. He then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him. Cooper was so hysterical that even when his dog was returned to him, he could not stop crying for hours. Eventually they called in a doctor to knock him out with a shot of morphine.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Creator/JackieCooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor (to which Cooper had become attached) removed from the set, had a studio guard fire off his gun in the distance, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Creator/JackieCooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so killed. So Taurog had the dog actor (to Skippy's own dog, which Cooper had become attached) he kept tied to his chair on set, removed from the set, and had a studio guard fire off his gun in the distance, and distance. He then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him. Cooper was so hysterical that even when his dog was returned to him, he could not stop crying for hours. Eventually they called in a doctor to knock him out with a shot of morphine.
**In another crying scene, Taurog got Jackie Cooper to cry by insulting his acting ability and threatening to replace him.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor (to which Cooper had become attached) removed from the set, had a studio guard fire off his gun in the distance, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper Creator/JackieCooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor (to which Cooper had become attached) removed from the set, had a studio guard fire off his gun in the distance, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor (to which Cooper had become attached) removed from the set, had a studio guard fire his gun in the distance, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor (to which Cooper had become attached) removed from the set, had a studio guard fire off his gun in the distance, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor (to whom Cooper had become attached) removed from the set, had a studio guard fire his gun in the distance, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor (to whom which Cooper had become attached) removed from the set, had a studio guard fire his gun in the distance, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor removed from the set, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor (to whom Cooper had become attached) removed from the set, had a studio guard fire his gun in the distance, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Norman Taurog was apparently having trouble getting Jackie Cooper to cry on camera for the scene where Skippy's dog is killed, so Taurog had the dog actor removed from the set, and then told his nephew he'd had the dog shot for real because it was distracting him.
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* FollowTheLeader: Although this film was based on a comic strip, parts seem suspiciously similar to the ''[[Film/TheLittleRascals Our Gang]]'' series of shorts. The extended sequence where Skippy and Sooky put on a little variety show in order to raise the money for the dog stands out. Additionally, both Jackie Cooper and Donald Haines (Harley) had previously appeared in ''Our Gang'' shorts.

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