Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade

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Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade
Written by Romeo Muller
Directed by Fred Wolf
Kohsei Ohtani [1]
StarringRomeo Muller
Russi Taylor
Robert Ridgely
Theme music composer Mark Volman
Howard Kaylan
Performed by:
Flo & Eddie
Lyrics:
Romeo Muller
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Romeo Muller
Fred Wolf
Tomoh Fukumoto
EditorRich Harrison [1]
Running time23 minutes
Production companiesMuller/Rosen [1]
Murakami-Wolf-Swenson [1] [2]
Toei Animation [1] [2]
Those Characters from Cleveland (uncredited) [1] [2]
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseApril 9, 1982 (1982-04-09) [2] [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.

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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
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] 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

  1. Credited as Joanie Gerber.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wolf, Fred (director); Muller, Romeo (writer) (April 9, 1982). "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City". Syndication.{{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
  3. 1 2 O'Connor, John J. (April 9, 1982). "TV Weekend; Shortcake, Survivalists, City Opera and Comedy". The New York Times . Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Thompson, Ruth (April 1, 1982). "Star Scene". J-W Plus (Lawrence Journal-World). p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  5. 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.
Preceded by 1980's Strawberry Shortcake Specials
1982
Succeeded by