A Lad an' a Lamp is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.

But their excitement turns to dismay when Stymie believes Spanky has transformed his kid brother Cotton into a monkey (chimpanzee).

Bobby Hutchins returns to the fold after missing Hook and Ladder, Free Wheeling, and Birthday Blues.

Despite a sequence in which Spanky enjoys a free meal at a lunch counter, courtesy of a trained monkey, A Lad an' a Lamp has been criticized as containing racist humor that seems inappropriate when viewed in the 21st century.

was filmed on the west side of the Hal Roach Studios ranch, approximately where 9117 David Avenue in Los Angeles now stands.