| Parrotville | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Burt Gillett Steve Muffatti Tom Palmer |
| Music by | Winston Sharples |
| Color process | Cinecolor |
Production company | Van Beuren Corporation |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Parrotville is a theatrical cartoon series that was featured in the Rainbow Parade series. The series debuted on September 14, 1934 and made its last episode on June 28, 1935. [1] All of the three episodes in the series were featured in the 200 Classic Cartoons Collector's Edition DVD released by Mill Creek Entertainment on October 14, 2008. The series was also featured in the Giant 600 Cartoon Collection DVD pack released by the same company on July 22 the same year.
All three cartoons were directed by Burt Gillett.
The Parrotville Fire Department is a 1934 cartoon directed by Burt Gillett & Steve Muffatti. Produced For RKO Radio Pictures and would be the only time Steve Muffatti would direct a parrotville cartoon.
The Captain is running a Fire Department working on the fire truck ol’ betsy. Meanwhile his colleagues fix a firehose and play a game of poker. Eventually, they a call about a fire downtown and they head off to fight it. There, they battle against the fire but are eventually outmatched and race back to the firehouse. There, they trap the flames inside of the structure until they realize that they set their own building on fire.
Parrotville Old Folks is a 1935 cartoon directed by Burt Gillett & Tom Palmer. It was produced for RKO Radio Pictures and would be one of two Parrotville cartoons directing by Tom Palmer.
The Captain is taking a bath when his Goofy-like friend called Omar gets a phone call from Mrs. Perkins stating how their invited to the Old Folks Home. They head there in the snow and get firewood once there to warm-up. Afterwards, they have a dinner with the residents until having a shindig.
Parrotville Post Office is a 1935 cartoon directed by Burt Gillett & Tom Palmer. It was produced for RKO Radio Pictures and would be the second of two Parrotville cartoons directing by Tom Palmer.
The Captain is working in a Post Office when Mrs. Perkins asks him to take care of her children for a little while. However, while The Captain is talking with her, The children make a mess in his office leading The Captain to tie them up in mail bags. Afterwards, he gets the call from the mail train and rushes to get over there and get the mail. However, before he unpacks it he gets a telegraph stating that ‘The Black Parrot’ is heading his way. He decides to guard the Post Office when he encounters the black parrot himself who ties him up in a mail bags and tries to crack his vault. However, while doing so the children defeat him getting the $10,000 bounty put on him and send him off to State Prison.