Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade is the third Strawberry Shortcake television special, and it's also the last of many things; It's the last one done by Murakami Wolf and Swenson & Toei, and it's also the final one in which Romeo Muller is the writer, and the voice of the sun. Starting with the next special, Chris Wiggins would take over as Mr Sun. In this one, it's time for the Grand Pettable Pet Show and pet parade, and Strawberry Shortcake and her pet cat Custard are to be the judges. They meet the only audience member, Angel Cake, who as her name implies, acts like an Angel, being shy and polite, interjecting "Please" and "Thank You" into every sentence she speaks. Custard also meets the only pet not accompanied with a pet nor a name, who just happens to be a purple skunk. Unfortunately though, the Purple Pieman wants to spoil things again, and this time, he's accompanied by the show's second villain, Sour Grapes and her pet snake. They want to steal away the first prize, and hatch a devious scheme to frame Strawberry Shortcake to make the others think she helped them cheat in order to win.
I think the first three Strawberry Shortcake specials by Murakami Wolf and Swenson & Toei are the best ones, and that the Nelvana ones are the weaker ones; this one has catchy songs in it, although not quite as memorable as the ones in The World of and Big Apple City. The writing by Rankin/Bass veteran Romeo Muller is well done, even for being his last Strawberry Shortcake special, the voice acting from everyone involved is great, and the animation, while not on a big budget, is still charming and pleasing to the eyes, even a little more smooth and polished than the previous two. The special also runs at an even pace too, which I can't say about the Nelvana specials, which seem quite a bit slower.