IAm Travis Tedford, Spanky in the 94' remake of the little rascals, AMA

Interesting fact about me: I've never had a drink of alcohol in my life.

That's cool. I don't drink either, but at least I tasted them before. Did you at least taste alcohol before? What is your reason for not drinking?

Never tasted. Dad had problems with it and eventually died from it in 2005. I decided I would rather not open Pandora's box.

I just wanted to let you know that my family calls me spanky because of you. Bastard.

I'm sorry

Do you currently get any royalties from being in this 90s cult classic of a movie?

yes i do

What did you get out of the movie like money, college fund, free Welch's products?

Money (not as much as you would think) and out of the Welch's commercials, i was awarded a shit ton of grape juice. I had diarrhea for months lol

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

Your Dad made it.

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Haha I actually wasn't in that many scenes with her so it never annoyed me. Working with kids is tough though. It's like catching lightning in a bottle for a director.

I felt that the best thing about Super 8 was the child acting. Any thoughts about the child actors in that movie?

Acting was some of the best I've seen.

Clever username, Mr. What A Travesty.

I gotta ask. Why'd you take that picture of yourself wearing the walmart badge? It looks like you took it yourself, anyways. Was it just an update on where you were or something??

It was around 2007. I was 19 and I worked nights 10pm to 7am. I had just come in from working and thought I would post a new profile pic to MySpace. Tmz grabbed it when I did and the rest is history.

God damn TMZ, I'm not even a celebrity and I hate those assholes!

Yeah, their tag line was clever though:

"Spanky is selling Welch's grape juice in a whole new way...right from the shelves of wal-mart!"

lol I'm sorry, but that's pretty funny.

lol yeah it is

Good ol' MySpace days. haha, and the night shifts suck man

yes they did. All that time is a fog in my head.

never thought i'd be able to speak with you again!

we went to the same high school (JFK) but i dont think you stayed there for long. ended up interviewing you for the school newspaper.. so let me apologize for all the little rascal questions (about the movie and your co-stars lol)

Haha no problem! Glad to hear from you!

Has this roll ever got you laid? How do you know?

With one gf it did. Was with her for 2 years before she realized I wasn't porky.

What's your favorite memory during the filming?

Loved riding the water hose while being hooked to a crane. Ill never forget that.

Do people recognize you?

Sometimes they do, but sometimes I'm just that creepy guy that you can't figure out where you know me from 0.o

Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Was it Alfalfa, or was it Spanky ... sinner...

I miss him.

does having been in the little rascals help in getting acting jobs now?

Actually quite the opposite. I was type casted pretty hard core and wasn't given a lot of roles because I looked too much like Spanky. That's why I never did any huge projects after little rascals.

Did you go to school at Heather Glen in Garland, Texas? Your name sounds familiar.

Yes! I did!

Are you in touch with any of your former cast mates?

We keep in touch through social media every now and then, but most of us have gone our own way. They mostly still live in Cali or other states and I reside in Texas.

Where in Texas do you reside? (I live here too) And what do you do now, since that Walmart picture is old already?

Arlington, and im currently an inbound marketing specialist for a credit union. I control all their social media haha

I go to school at UTA!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyy

I'm going there in the spring Yaaaaaaaaaayyyy lol

Why's that - aren't you happy in your current job? What are you going to study? Marketing?

Yep exactly

UNT checkin in... hi.

Had a girlfriend from UNT. Excellent school. Lol

How did that damn go kart work?

It was fully functional they just surrounded the body of it in common junkyard items

**UPDATE 12:00AM (Central) You guys and gals have been great. I'm going to head to bed. If you have any other questions, post them to my facebook fanpage wall (Facebook.com/traviswtedford) and I'll get to them asap tomorrow. Thank you for the laughs.

man, why isnt this ama ridiculously popular. it should have at least four million upvotes. we all GREW UP on this shit.

anyway, do you still keep in touch with any cast members?

I'm curious as to why it says it only has 1 upvote? Numerous friends have upvoted.

Because of the way reddit displays upvotes/downvotes on posts. It'll be a couple more hours for it to populate to show the proper ratio.

So basically this will front page while I'm asleep? Lol

Someone who claims to have gone to high school with you had mentioned in The Little Rascals post, that many people didn't really know of your past while you were in high school. If this is true, around what age were you no longer "Spanky" and became just Travis Tedford?

When I moved back to Texas in 2002 I was really done with acting. I didn't tell anyone who i was unless recognized. After i made it to my senior year i figured out how to use the whole thing in a positive way, and it didn't haunt me anymore.

Could you elaborate on "using the whole thing in a positive way"? How?

Instead of running from the fact that I was spanky, I embraced it. Changing that feeling alone made me a more positive person which in turn increased my friendships with people.

What was it liked getting recognized in public as a kid?

Sometimes it was a lot of fun. Sometimes I just wanted to be left alone. One time a lady heard me talking as a child in a grocery store and ran from the next isle to grab a picture of me with her kids. Then one time I couldn't get to my elementary school classroom because kids were swarming me. It just got old after a while, but it's a burden you carry if you're lucky enough to have it. Regardless of what negative i experienced i was a lucky one.

Halo Reach or Halo 4? and why

Halo 4. Campaign kicked ass and no armor lock.

Whats your gamertag?

Airem

Spanky could probably make racist remarks about my mom online, and I'd be otay with it.

I'm sure your mom is a classy lady.

Any other games that spark your interest.. Borderlands 2, COD, Battle Toads?

COD is great but was a little old. I'll eventually pick up BO2 but for now my schedule only allows one nerd out on a game at a time.

also love deadspace games

Yeah, but that Promethean Vision... It has become my armor lock. I despise it.

Whenever you see someone trigger it on motion tracker, run opposite. It seems to me that half the strategy in that game is just knowing when to engage and when you sprint the other way dropping frags lol

I feel like these are words to live life by.

EDIT: I don't why I did this.

http://imgur.com/aFxAH

That's awesome! Have an upvote.

Thanks for doing this AMA! When filming did you develop a crush on Darla at all?

Haha funny you should ask, she was the first girl I ever kissed

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Not a minute of it.

Mother of God it is you....Im sorry I doubted....

edit: Im changing my question - How long did you keep acting until you decided to get out? What was the reason for changing careers?

I was active from 93 to 2002 then from 2010 to present. I got out so i could focus on school. I don't do much work now because I'm focussing on my career in marketing, and i don't want to leave Texas. I have too much family here currently.

I loved you as Loaf in "Slappy and the Stinkers"! My brother took the video tape when he moved out, I wish I had it on DVD. :( One of my faves from my childhood. "Weenie, weenie, weenie on a bun, bun, bun!"

Question: "Slappy and the Stinkers" and "The Little Rascals" were both childhood favorites of mine, although I enjoyed Slappy more. Which one did you have the most fun working on?

Little rascals took the cake because of the go-kart race. However, it's close because in SATS I worked with live sea lions.

Okay, only one mention of "Slappy and the Stinkers"? Did you get to fire the potato cannon?

Oh hell yes lol

Is Welch's Grape Juice really that good?

WE NEED To KNOW? Welches or Newman's Own?

Newman's Own? Get that shit outta here.

jk it's tasty. Welch's FTW though

Do you still have that accent?... Source: I'm a Texan as well.

I still have it, although 7 years in California reduced it considerably.

How long have you been a redditor? I'd also like to let you know that when I was little, I watched the little rascals movie every night before I went to sleep. Good times.

I've been a redditor for about 3 months now. I just recently created this username for the purpose of doing an AMA.

Thanks for doing this!

Are you still working on your acting career or just focusing on your new one? (and I don't mean Walmart, I know you don't work there)

Currently I'm an inbound marketing specialist for a credit union in Texas. I enjoy marketing and really want a career that provides a steady income so that one day I can provide for a family. I love acting, but the lifestyle is hard.

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Trinity Valley Community College then took a break because of some family issues i needed to attend to. Will be attending UT Arlington in the spring to finish bachelors in marketing.

Holy shit, reddit just got a whole lot smaller.

TVCC alum, attending UTD right now. :) I work at a credit union as well.

Boom! Nice!

Can you please just say a quick hello to me? Or anything really. My family would die!

Hello and please no death of family.

How much, if any, improvisation did they allow the kids while making the film?

Quite a bit. The entire tutu dance scene was pretty much improvised.

What was it like being a child actor?

You can't tell life is different until you're older. You experience these once in a lifetime events but sometimes you miss the little things (like knowing the same kids throughout grade school.) My mom did an excellent job at making sure I was given as much of those normalities as she could. She kept me grounded and is totally the reason I am who I am today.

At what age did you lose your virginity?

17

BR or DMR?

Light rifle...then DMR

What did you actually put in Alfalfas sandwich?

Potato chips