La Petite Parade (1959) - Modern Madcaps Theatrical Cartoon Series

By Beebeefs

My husband and I remember this from when we were kids. It's one of the things we have in common as being almost exactly the same age and growing up so near to each other. We always say "Feelthy, disgusting!" and crack up. We laugh now because we live in a house with a road going up a hill behind us but nearly not as close or high as these poor folks, and we've never had a parade come by at all. I remember this one so well. Almost everyone you ask about it does.

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for some reason this sticks out in my mind...it was shown with other cartoons (maybe underdog) and every time it was on i was glued to the tv..the music and animation were great and the theme of the cartoon was funny..have not seen it in at least 25 yrs...too bad all the good toons are not shown anymore..too bad there are very few cartoons even made and the ones that are stink..okay enough of my soapbox

Of all the "lesser known" cartoons, this one is the most memorable, and my personal favorite. Wouldn't you love to have a parade come by your house from time to time? Not if you're the couple in this wonderful animated gem, who's house it not only on the parade route, but very close to a pothole which causes the sanitation truck at the end of the parade to lose it's garbage...Right on their house! So our hero goes to the office to complain and hopefully get the parade to use another street. After a few trips, and a few hilarius performances of "ra-ta-ta-tum" (my favorite part), he and his wife think their woes are at an end...But are they? I haven't seen this cartoon in over 20 years, and I can only hope that Cartoon Network, or Boomerang decide to show it again. I've heard it called a Cult Classic by some animation buffs, and I think that's a well deserved title. -Frank