The Not So Little Rascals

Blake McIver Ewing: The Little Rascals

In Episode 2, we welcome our first guest and it's someone we go way back with. Blake McIver Ewing, known to most as Waldo from The Little Rascals, sits down with us to talk about a career that started before most kids learn to ride a bike. Blake's story begins with Star Search, where he talked his way onto the main stage at six years old and won. From there, it was Full House, The Little Rascals, a groundbreaking run in Ragtime, and a path through Hollywood that most people never hear the full version of. We get into all of it, the audition grind, what it was really like in that final callback room with Spielberg, and how being under contract to Full House almost kept him out of the movie entirely. Blake opens up about the moment he walked away from acting (turning down what turned out to be High School Musical), the years he spent figuring out who he was outside of the industry, and what eventually brought him back to performing, on his own terms. There are stories about go-go dancing on vocal rest, getting recognized while folding gym towels, and a full-circle reunion with his Ragtime castmate decades later in upstate New York. We talk about rejection, taxes, the Coogan law, what it's like when your on-screen dad becomes a controversial figure, and why theater, especially the immersive kind, might be the future of live performance. It's funny, it's honest, and it's a conversation that reminds you why this podcast exists: because the real stories behind the kids you grew up watching are way more interesting than anything that made it on screen. Send us Your Feedback! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2593097/fan_mail/new] Follow, like, subscribe, and leave us comments!  Check out more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNotSoLittleRascals [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNotSoLittleRascals] SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenotsolittlerascals/ [https://www.instagram.com/thenotsolittlerascals/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_not_so_lil_rascals [https://www.tiktok.com/@the_not_so_lil_rascals?lang=en] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenotsolittlerascals [https://www.facebook.com/thenotsolittlerascals]

Jordan Warkol & Blake Collins: The Little Rascals

Before the guests start coming on, we figured the best place to begin… was with us. In Episode 1, Jordan Warkol & Blake Collins sit down and interview each other about a friendship that’s lasted more than 30 years—starting with the moment that changed everything: getting the call that led to The Little Rascals [chatgpt://generic-entity?number=5]. We go back to what it was actually like being kids thrown into Hollywood—what we understood at the time, what we didn’t, and how different it all looks now with a few decades of perspective. From auditions and life on set, to what happened after the cameras stopped rolling, we unpack the real experience of growing up as child actors. Along the way, we share stories we’ve never told publicly, moments we forgot we remembered, and the kinds of behind-the-scenes experiences that only make sense looking back. There’s a mix of nostalgia, honesty, and a lot of laughs—because some of it was surreal, and some of it was just being kids. This episode sets the tone for everything this podcast is about: real conversations with former child actors about what it was like then—and how it shapes who we are now. Send us Your Feedback! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2593097/fan_mail/new] Follow, like, subscribe, and leave us comments!  Check out more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNotSoLittleRascals [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNotSoLittleRascals] SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenotsolittlerascals/ [https://www.instagram.com/thenotsolittlerascals/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_not_so_lil_rascals [https://www.tiktok.com/@the_not_so_lil_rascals?lang=en] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenotsolittlerascals [https://www.facebook.com/thenotsolittlerascals]

Introducing The Not So Little Rascals

You remember them from The Little Rascals…But what happened after the cameras stopped? Now, Jordan Warkol & Blake Collins are reconnecting with fellow child actors to talk about what growing up in Hollywood was really like, and what life looks like now. The Not So Little Rascals isn’t a “what went wrong?” podcast — no clickbait, no forced trauma. Just real conversations about identity, family, burnout, reinvention… and growing up a little too early. Send us Your Feedback! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2593097/fan_mail/new] Follow, like, subscribe, and leave us comments!  Check out more content on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNotSoLittleRascals [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNotSoLittleRascals] SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenotsolittlerascals/ [https://www.instagram.com/thenotsolittlerascals/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_not_so_lil_rascals [https://www.tiktok.com/@the_not_so_lil_rascals?lang=en] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenotsolittlerascals [https://www.facebook.com/thenotsolittlerascals]