Rose Petal Place

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Rose Petal Place
Directed by Charles August Nichols
Screenplay byMal Marmorstein
Produced by David Kirschner
Starring Marie Osmond, Susan Blu, Candy Ann Brown, Renae Jacobs, Marilyn Schreffler, Frank Welker, Nicole Eggert
Edited bySam Horta
Music by Dean Elliott
Production
company
Distributed by Worldvision Enterprises
Release date
September 14, 1984
Running time
22 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Rose Petal Place is an American-produced animated film from 1984 made by Ruby-Spears, with a corresponding line of flower-themed dolls made by Kenner Products. The concept for Rose Petal Place was created by David Kirschner and the film was written by Mal Marmorstein. The film was directed by Charles August Nichols, and was released in syndication in May 1984. [1]

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History

Rose Petal Place was first introduced in the 1980s as an animated film which also included a corresponding toy line and playsets. Rose Petal dolls were markedly similar to the fruit and dessert-themed Strawberry Shortcake dolls, also made by Kenner. The Rose Petal dolls themselves were flower-themed and based on different types of flowers.

According to the toys' boxes and the movie, Rose Petal Place began a long time ago when a young girl (played by Nicole Eggert) was moving away from her lovely home and garden. She cried for her beloved garden because no one would be there to take care of her flowers. She didn't want them to perish, so she made a secret wish that the flowers would live forever. Out of this magical wish, combined with her tears of love, brought Rose Petal and all of her friends (Lily Fair, Daffodil, Orchid, Sunny Sunflower, and Iris) to life. Now living forever, Rose Petal and her friends reside in the garden and tend the little girl's flowers, but face trouble from the nefarious plots of Nastina the spider and her assistant Horace Fly.

Other accessories which were produced included lunchboxes, books, games, stickers, and various fashions for the dolls.

Characters

The primary characters of Rose Petal Place were:

The animated special also featured five other characters, Elmer, an Elm tree who watches over the garden, Seymour J. Snailsworth, a wise and helpful snail, P.D. Centipede, a sports-oriented centipede (all voiced by Frank Welker), Tumbles, a friendly hedgehog and a lavender-colored kitten named Pitterpat.

Rose Petal Place: Real Friends (1985)

David Kirschner Productions and Ruby-Spears Enterprises created a second movie in 1985 called Rose Petal Place: Real Friends. [2] The film was directed by Charles August Nichols. This second movie introduced six new characters, which Kenner scheduled to be released as dolls shortly after. Although prototypes and marketing samples were made, the entire line was discontinued before the dolls could hit the shelves.

The second series of unproduced dolls

Book and cassette episode list

In 1984, Parker Brothers put out a series of three books with accompanying cassette tapes, six books without cassettes, one Panorama book, and four coloring books, as well as the record.

#TitleISBN or OCLC numberFeatured Characters
1"Rose Petal and the Evil Weeds" OCLC   12867358 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
2"A Matter of Music" OCLC   42553148 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
3"A Garden of Love to Share (cassette)" ISBN   0910313636 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
4"A Garden of Love to Share (storybook)" ISBN   0910313490 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
5"A Garden of Love to Share (Panorama storybook)" ISBN   0910313563 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
6"The Fantastic Fashion Show" ISBN   0910313504 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
7"Lily Fair Learns a Lesson" ISBN   0910313512 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
8"Love Helps You Grow" ISBN   091031358X Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
9"Rose Petal's Big Decision" ISBN   0910313520 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Nastina, Horace, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair
10"Fun Is All Around You" ISBN   0910313598 Rose Petal, Iris, Daffodil, Elmer, Sunny Sunflower, Tumbles the Hedgehog, Seymour J. Snailsworth, P.D. Centipede, Pitterpat, Orchid, Lily Fair

A Concert at Carnation Hall

Rose Petal Place: A Concert at Carnation Hall
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedCounterpoint Recording Studio, New York
Genre Children
Length26:00
Label Parker Brothers
Producer Stephen Chapin and Tom Chapin

Also in 1984, Parker Brothers released an album with Marie Osmond reprising her role.

Track Listing

Side 1

  1. "Elmer's Song" (Tom and Stephen Chapin)
  2. "A Special Place" (Tom and Stephen Chapin)
  3. "Carnation Hall" (John Forster)
  4. "Nastina, The Beauty Queen (John Forster)
  5. "Little Bit Of Love (John Carney and Tom Chapin)

Side 2

  1. "Rehearsal Song" (Tom Chapin, Stephen Chapin and John Carney)
  2. "Coral Bells" (John Forster)
  3. "Amazing" (John Carney, John Forster, Stephen and Tom Chapin)
  4. "Look Inside" (John Forster)
  5. "If You Have Love In Your Heart" (John Carney)

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