Parrotville

The first cartoon in the series (public domain).

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.

Characters

Mrs. Perkins - the main character of the series who appeared in every episode. She appears to be an energetic elderly parrot who is friendly to everyone but often gets into bad situations.
The Captain - a friend of Mrs. Perkins who appears in all three episodes. In Parrotvile Fire Department, he appears as a fire chief, without his sailor hat, but his design and voice are the same.
The Old Folks - a group of elderly parrots. They appeared in only one cartoon, Parrotville Old Folks, where they were invited to a party at their own "Old Folks Home".
Black Parrot - a burglar who appeared in Parrotville Post Office. He tries to steal Mrs. Perkins' mail bag. Mrs. Perkins' children were inside the back causing the parrot to almost kidnap him. Matron catches him and traps him in the mail bag, he then sends him on the mail train.
Mrs. Perkins' children - two children parrots, a boy and a girl, are being baby-sat by the Captain in Parrotville Post Office. They hid inside the mail bag when the Black Parrot was robbing the post office and were almost kidnapped.

Filmography

1934

The Parrotville Fire Department

1935

Parrotville Old Folks
Parrotville Post Office

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

External links

Parrotville^{[dead link‍]} at The Big Cartoon DataBase
Parrotville at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
The short film The Parrotville Fire Department is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
The short film Parrotville Old Folks is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
The short film Parrotville Post Office is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.

[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

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