. . . TARTS AND FLOWERS, or he is due 70 years' worth of royalties for having his trademarked evil laugh plagiarized, imitated, impersonated or stolen on behalf of the Devil Food Cake here. Perhaps Billy's relatives are having a tough go of it even now in these Troubled Times, and would benefit greatly from timely settlement money from Paramount Movie Studio. What if Billy's great grandson has a house on the Louisiana Coast about to get hit by an unprecedented FIFTH named storm THIS SEASON ALONE the night of Oct. 9, 2020 due the the orange buffoon pulling the USA out of the Paris Climate Accord? What if Billy's great granddaughter cannot afford to rear another child, but is forced to bear an unwanted zygote HANDMAID'S TALE-style due to illegal justices such as the two sensual predators and that Coney Island elephant ear? What if Billy's surviving kids are Pandemic "Long Haulers," and are about to have their Health Care yanked from them as the Evil Elephants stomp out their Preexisting Conditions Protection, Medicare, Medicaid and Obama Care? It's all enough to cause Billy to cackle maniacally in his grave!
4 Reviews
Either "Billy Bletcher" is a non-credited voice talent during . . .
pixrox19 October 2020
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The cutest of all the Little Audrey shorts!
karlasmith29 December 2003
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I absolutely loved this cartoon! The dreamlike quality of the animation and the music were so fitting. This was the best Audrey short of all! Little Audrey was an underrated gem!
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Little Audrey's adventures in Cakeland with the Gingerbread man are oh so adorable! The Gingerbread man's wedding to his sweet "tart" is animated so well, and the Devil's food cake nemesis is the perfect antagonist! I loved the dancing French Pastries too! My favorite!
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Little Audrey's adventures in Cakeland with the Gingerbread man are oh so adorable! The Gingerbread man's wedding to his sweet "tart" is animated so well, and the Devil's food cake nemesis is the perfect antagonist! I loved the dancing French Pastries too! My favorite!
Mainly For Little Girls
ccthemovieman-118 July 2007
This is pure fantasy and mostly a little girl's animated short.
Little Audrey's listening to a cooking show ("The Friendly Chef") on the radio and the man is explaining how to make gingerbread cake. Little Audrey ready, and follows his direction. At a feverish pace, she puts all the ingredients in and the mixture in the oven.
The fantasy comes in when the oven signals the 30 minutes is up and out pops a talking gingerbread man! He's off to Cakeland, he says, so Audrey follows him out the window and into the clouds. As I said, this is pure fantasy.
During that time, Audrey is introduced to "Miss Angel Cake," who is going to marry the Gingerbread Man. There ceremony is interrupted by The Devil's Food Cake. At that point, the cartoon changes from a 3-year-old girls' story to a decent adult one with puns, good action and interesting sights.
The cartoon is fairly primitive looking. It isn't the best artwork or color, but not the worst, either. The last two minutes saved this from being a total waste of time, but it's still not recommended for adults. Little Audrey, from what I can gather, is really for small kids.
Little Audrey's listening to a cooking show ("The Friendly Chef") on the radio and the man is explaining how to make gingerbread cake. Little Audrey ready, and follows his direction. At a feverish pace, she puts all the ingredients in and the mixture in the oven.
The fantasy comes in when the oven signals the 30 minutes is up and out pops a talking gingerbread man! He's off to Cakeland, he says, so Audrey follows him out the window and into the clouds. As I said, this is pure fantasy.
During that time, Audrey is introduced to "Miss Angel Cake," who is going to marry the Gingerbread Man. There ceremony is interrupted by The Devil's Food Cake. At that point, the cartoon changes from a 3-year-old girls' story to a decent adult one with puns, good action and interesting sights.
The cartoon is fairly primitive looking. It isn't the best artwork or color, but not the worst, either. The last two minutes saved this from being a total waste of time, but it's still not recommended for adults. Little Audrey, from what I can gather, is really for small kids.
A confectionery delight with Little Audrey
TheLittleSongbird20 January 2017
Not quite as good as 'Butterscotch and Soda' and 'Song of the Birds' before it, but to me 'Tarts and Flowers' is in the better half of the generally under-appreciated Little Audrey series.
The story is slight but has the right amount of confectionery sweetness without feeling too sugary or making one sick. This is the same for Little Audrey herself, an adorable and charming character that falls on the right side of sweet thankfully. While it doesn't immediately get to the action and the second half is somewhat better than the first, with a real urgency, wildly imaginative puns and mouth-watering visuals (plus the Devil Food Cake character, a great antagonist), 'Tarts and Flowers' was a cartoon I hardly found dull.
On top of that, the animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff. Winston Sharples provides yet another outstanding music score, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoon and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too.
Plenty of amusement here, as well as great visual imagination and a great deal of cuteness (one of the cuter cartoons with Little Audrey) without being overly so. Children and adults alike are likely to be having their mouths watering and craving for sweet foods, and any messaging is not handled in a heavy-handed way. The voice acting is good.
All in all, a confectionery delight and one of the best Little Audrey cartoons back when Famous Studios' cartoons were very well made and good to great, before suffering from tight deadlines and lower budgets in the mid-late-50s. 9/10 Bethany Cox
The story is slight but has the right amount of confectionery sweetness without feeling too sugary or making one sick. This is the same for Little Audrey herself, an adorable and charming character that falls on the right side of sweet thankfully. While it doesn't immediately get to the action and the second half is somewhat better than the first, with a real urgency, wildly imaginative puns and mouth-watering visuals (plus the Devil Food Cake character, a great antagonist), 'Tarts and Flowers' was a cartoon I hardly found dull.
On top of that, the animation is rich and colourful, with very meticulous and beautifully drawn backgrounds and well-rendered character designs that don't look too stiff. Winston Sharples provides yet another outstanding music score, even in mediocre or worse cartoons Sharples' music was never among the flaws (if anything always one of the strengths or the best asset).
Love the lusciousness of the orchestration here and how characterful and whimsical the music was without going overboard in either, even better was how well it fitted in the cartoon and how it merged with the action. The main song is very infectious too.
Plenty of amusement here, as well as great visual imagination and a great deal of cuteness (one of the cuter cartoons with Little Audrey) without being overly so. Children and adults alike are likely to be having their mouths watering and craving for sweet foods, and any messaging is not handled in a heavy-handed way. The voice acting is good.
All in all, a confectionery delight and one of the best Little Audrey cartoons back when Famous Studios' cartoons were very well made and good to great, before suffering from tight deadlines and lower budgets in the mid-late-50s. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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