Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade is an animated television special from 1982

1982 in television

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, made by Romeo Muller

Romeo Muller

Romeo Muller, Jr. was an American screenwriter and actor most remembered for his screenplays such as for the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.-Early years:...

, Robert L. Rosen, and Fred Wolf

Fred Wolf

Fred Wolf is an American animator. His works include the 1967 short subject The Box, for which he won an Academy Award; television specials such as The Point! and Free to Be... You and Me, and television series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, James Bond Jr., and Sarah Ferguson's Budgie the...

. This is the third to feature the American Greetings

American Greetings

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 character, Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake is a licensed character owned by American Greetings, originally used in greeting cards and expanded to include dolls, posters, and other products...

.

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
Russi Taylor Russi Taylor Russi Taylor is an American voice actress. She is the current voice actress of Disney's Minnie Mouse character. She has held this role since 1986, longer than any other voice actress...	Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry Shortcake is a licensed character owned by American Greetings, originally used in greeting cards and expanded to include dolls, posters, and other products...
Robert Ridgely Robert Ridgely Robert Ridgely was an American actor and vocal artist, known for both on-camera roles and extensive voice-over work.-Career:...	Peculiar Purple Pieman
Joan Gerber Joan Gerber Joan Gerber is an American voice actress for a variety of cartoons.- Filmography :* 1959: Matty's Funday Funnies : Additional Voices...	Blueberry Muffin / Apple Dumplin'
Julie McWhirter Julie McWhirter Julie McWhirter is an Indiana-born voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Kanga in "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore". Her voice acting also includes numerous Hanna-Barbera cartoons, such as Jeannie, Jabberjaw, Casper and the Angels, Drak Pack and The Smurfs...	Huckleberry Pie
Romeo Muller Romeo Muller Romeo Muller, Jr. was an American screenwriter and actor most remembered for his screenplays such as for the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.-Early years:...	Mr. Sun / Narrator

Release

Pets on Parade premiered on April 9, 1982 in 100 U.S. cities. It aired on WCBS

WCBS-TV

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 in New York City and on KTLA

KTLA

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 in Los Angeles. This was the last Strawberry Shortcake special produced by Muller/Rosen.

Reception

In the 1996 edition of Ballantine Books

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' Video Movie Guide, Mick Martin and Marsha Porter gave the special two and a half stars out of four.

External links

• Bit the Dust Tape - Quicktime files of the first five specials