Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade explained

Director: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:United States
Language:English
Producer:Romeo Muller
Fred Wolf
Tomoh Fukumoto
Editor:Rich Harrison
Runtime:23 minutes
Company:Muller/Rosen
Murakami-Wolf-Swenson[2]
Toei Animation
Those Characters from Cleveland (uncredited)
Network:Syndication
First Aired:[3] [4]

Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade is an animated television special from 1982, made by Romeo Muller, Robert L. Rosen and Fred Wolf, and the third featuring the American Greetings character, Strawberry Shortcake.

Synopsis

Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade tells of Strawberryland's Second Annual Grand Old Petable Pet Show and Pet Parade. Strawberry and her cat, Custard, are its judges. The Purple Pieman and Sour Grapes try to enter their pets and frame her for cheating.

Cast

NameCharacterSource
Peculiar Purple Pieman
Soufflé the Skunk
Angel Cake / Custard
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] It was the last Strawberry Shortcake special Muller/Rosen produced.

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City . Wolf, Fred (director); Muller, Romeo (writer) . Syndication . April 9, 1982.
  2. Book: Woolery, George W.. Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962–1987. Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade. 402–403. 0-8108-2198-2. 1989. Scarecrow Press. https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool/page/402.
  3. News: TV Weekend; Shortcake, Survivalists, City Opera and Comedy. O'Connor. John J.. April 9, 1982. October 11, 2010. The New York Times.
  4. News: Star Scene. Thompson. Ruth. April 1, 1982. October 11, 2010. J-W Plus (Lawrence Journal-World). 3.
  5. Book: Video Movie Guide 1996. Martin. Mick. Porter. Marsha. Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade. 215. 0-345-39783-5. 1995. October 11, 2010. Ballantine Books.