Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade
Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade is an animated television special from 1982, made by Romeo Muller, Robert L. Rosen, and Fred Wolf. This is the third to feature the Iconix Brand Group character, Strawberry Shortcake.
Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade | |
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Written by | Romeo Muller |
Directed by | Fred Wolf Kohsei Ohtani[1] |
Starring | Romeo Muller Russi Taylor Robert Ridgely |
Theme music composer | Mark Volman Howard Kaylan Performed by: Flo & Eddie Lyrics: Romeo Muller |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Romeo Muller Fred Wolf Tomoh Fukumoto |
Editor | Rich Harrison[1] |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production companies | Muller/Rosen[1] Murakami-Wolf-Swenson[1][2] Toei Doga[1][2] Those Characters from Cleveland (uncredited)[1][2] |
Distributor | Sunbow Productions (TV, 1987)[2] |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication |
Original release | April 9, 1982[2][3][4] |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City (1981) |
Followed by | Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise (1983) |
Synopsis
Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade chronicles Strawberryland's "Second Annual Grand Old Petable Pet Show and Pet Parade." Strawberry Shortcake and her cat, Custard, are the judges of the pet show, but the Purple Pieman and Sour Grapes plan to enter their own pets into the show and frame Strawberry for cheating.
Cast
Name | Character | Source |
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Russi Taylor | Strawberry Shortcake | [2] |
Robert Ridgely | Peculiar Purple Pieman | |
Joan Gerber[nb 1] | Soufflé the Skunk | |
Julie McWhirter | Angel Cake / Custard | |
Romeo Muller | Mr. Sun / Narrator |
Release
Pets on Parade premiered on April 9, 1982 in 100 U.S. cities.[4] It aired on WCBS in New York City[3] and on KTLA in Los Angeles.[2]
This was the last Strawberry Shortcake special produced by Muller/Rosen.
Reception
In the 1996 edition of Ballantine Books' Video Movie Guide, Mick Martin and Marsha Porter gave the special two and a half stars out of four.[5]
Notes
- Credited as Joanie Gerber.
References
- Wolf, Fred (director); Muller, Romeo (writer) (April 9, 1982). "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City". Syndication. Missing or empty
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(help) - Woolery, George W. (1989). "Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade". Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962–1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 402–403. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2.
- O'Connor, John J. (April 9, 1982). "TV Weekend; Shortcake, Survivalists, City Opera and Comedy". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- Thompson, Ruth (April 1, 1982). "Star Scene". J-W Plus (Lawrence Journal-World). p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (1995). "Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade". Video Movie Guide 1996. Ballantine Books. p. 215. ISBN 0-345-39783-5. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
External links
- Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade at IMDb
- Bit the Dust Tape - QuickTime files of the first five specials