When I heard about the 9 year-old boy suspended from school for saying his teacher was cute, I immediately remembered the episode of the Little Rascals, when Chubsy Ubsy asks his teacher, Miss Crabtree for a kiss. “Call me Chubsy Ubsy” he informs Miss Crabtree.
Times have changed. A boy was booted out of the public school for sexual harassment consisting of “inappropriate behavior” and “inappropriate statements.” A substitute teacher overheard the boy tell his friend that he thought his teacher was cute. Seems to me, the sub should be suspended for tattling, eavesdropping, and teaching with a brain cloud. (Fourth Grader Suspended for Calling Teacher ‘Cute’)
In one of the episodes of The Little Rascals, Jackie and Chubsy-Ubsy had a crush on their teacher, Miss Crabtree. It was much more fun to have a crush on your teacher back in the 1930’s.
What happened to Chubsy Ubsy?
Norman Chaney played the role of Chubsy. He was always overweight and they later discovered that he had a medical problem that was causing him to gain weight. He continued to gain weight and topped 300 lb, although he never grew beyond 4 ft 7 in. In 1935, Chaney underwent treatment for the condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital; his weight dropped from over 300 lb to less than 140 lb. Unfortunately he died shortly thereafter, probably due to complications, Chubsy died May 29, 1936 at age 21,  weighing 110 lb (50 kg).
