Journalists are supposed to ask the tough questions, but one reporter covering the apprehension of escaped fugitive Danelo Cavalcante may have asked the most bizarre, most off-topic question ever.

Spoiler alert: It involved “The Little Rascals.”

The 34-year-old fugitive was arrested Wednesday morning after a two-week manhunt. He was found in a wooded area about 30 miles from the Chester County Prison where he’d been housed.

A few hours after the arrest, Lt. Col. George Bivens held a press conference to explain how Cavalcante was taken into custody without any shots fired.

However, one unidentified reporter had a theory about how Cavalcante managed to elude capture for two weeks ― and it called upon a famous scene in the 1994 “Little Rascals” movie.

The reporter’s question seemed to be based on the fact that Cavalcante is relatively short. But it was still a stretch.

“Was there any concern he would team up with another small man to step inside of a trench coat, ′Little Rascals’-style?” the reporter asked.

Bivens nipped that theory in the bud with a quick “No!”

And, yes, we know: Pictures or it didn’t happen.

Just to be clear what the reporter was referring to, here’s a clip from the 1994 film where some of the gang wear trenchcoats and fake beards to convince people they’re adults.

While it’s doubtful the reporter will win a Pulitzer for the hard-hitting inquiry, he did get his flowers from users of X, formerly known as Twitter.

After the exchange went viral, a podcaster named Michael Rainey claimed to be the man who asked the question that he said “needed to be asked.”

He also said officials politely asked him to leave afterward.