Babysitter Blues is an episode of Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures.
Summary[]
Strawberry has her hands full when she agrees to babysit a baby Berrykin with immense magical power.
Episode Review[]
Strawberry is in the middle of making the world's very first Rainbow Smoothie, when she notices that she missed the strawberry portion. She quickly attempts to gather some to finish it off, only to see blue product come out. She's concerned and tries a few more times, but is unable to get the strawberry she needs. By the time she finally finds the strawberry smoothie, the drink has began to melt and doesn't look as nice.
The girls head over to the Berryworks to do some investigating to find many confused Berrykin in an uproar. Princess Berrykin explains that a baby Berrykin is the cause for the sudden chaos. His sparkles are so powerful that they have the ability to change the color of anything, not just berries. Just then, the baby Berrykin falls over and Strawberry helps it up, then he runs away as the other Berrykin give chase. Princess Berrykin is rather upset, explaining that there is a festival coming up and this will be problematic. She doesn't know what will happen if the Baby Berrykin behaves this way.
Seeing this, Strawberry offers to watch the baby Berrykin for now to let them work. The other girls agree to lend her a hand, and with some convincing they get Princess Berrykin to accept. The girls head off to try to find it.
To avoid being caught, the Baby Berrykin turns himself green to blend in with the grass and plants, tricking the girls until Strawberry gets an idea. They pretend to leave and start to walk away so that he lets his guard down, then the second she spots a green berry moving around, they point out that it's the wrong color. To catch him, they pretend to argue about the best color in order to make him turn red again.
Once they catch him, Strawberry greets him. He asks her to play with him, and she explains the importance of "asking permission" while leading him back to her place. The princess remains worried, but she ultimately sees no harm in letting the girls watch him and hopes that he learns from the experience.
Later, Strawberry and Orange relax while watching the baby play in the nearby fountain. When they notice he suddenly changed the water yellow, they run to the Salon nearby to check on Lemon's water supply when Plum mentions baby oil being put into her hair. Lemon offers to wash it out again as Strawberry tries to explain to the baby what he did, but before they can he runs off. The girls split up to try to find him and reunite at Mr. Longface's golf course, where they find it causing havoc by turning the balls green, causing the Players to quit because they can no longer see them.
Meanwhile, at Fresh Fashions, Blueberry is trying on a hat Raspberry has made. Strawberry almost catches the baby when he runs into the boutique and begins to change all of the colors of her various items. Strawberry tells the baby Berrykin he has to ask first, and suddenly magic hits her hat, turning it blue as Mr. Longface enters. The baby Berrykin takes shelter behind Strawberry and she decides to try to show him the consequences of his actions. Initially he hesitates but she manages to convince him to trust her, and with Blueberry, they decide to play golf with a worried Mr. Longface standing nearby. She assures him that everything will be fine- just as a ball comes within inches of hitting him. Blueberry takes her turn and her ball is turned green, and she pretends to have lost it, telling the Baby Berrykin that they can't play until they find a blue ball. He wants to play more, but they say they can't unless they determine whose ball belongs to whom, so he changes them back to normal.
Seeing that she's beginning to earn his trust, Strawberry asks the Baby Berrykin to help change things back to normal and they start by returning to the Boutique. After he returns everything to normal she thanks him and they rush back to Lemon Salon, where they find a colorful mess awaiting them; namely Lemon. While the Berrykin thinks she looks pretty, Strawberry gently explains that it doesn't matter what he thinks about others, as much as it is what they think about themselves, and because Lemon doesn't like it he should help her. He changes her back to normal, along with everything else, including Strawberry's hat.
At Strawberry's Cafe, the baby is coloring when she shows him the rainbow smoothie she made now that everything is fine. She hands it to him and he compliments how tasty it is while she admires his drawing. She looks for a specific crayon but can't find it, so she asks him to change them. He refuses, believing that his sparkles are bad. Strawberry says that this is untrue, he just needs to know whether or not it's okay to use them, and that all he needs to do is ask if he doesn't know. The baby berrykin perks up again and uses them on his crayons like she requested.
Quotes[]
- Strawberry: Well, baby berrykin is too smart for us.
- Orange: You're so right.
- Raspberry: I guess we better be going home.
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- Baby Berrykin: Strawberry come play, Strawberry come play!
- Princess Berrykin: What do you say?
- Baby Berrykin: Thank you, Strawberry.
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- Strawberry: He's changing the colors on everything?
- Princess Berrykin: Oh, yes indeed! He's maybe small, but his Berrysparkles are the best!
- Baby Berrykin: Hi!
- Strawberry: (chuckles) Hi!
- Blueberry: But I thought your Berrysparkles only worked on berries.
- Princess Berrykin: His sparkles work on everything. I've never seen anything like it.
Lessons[]
Strawberry helps the Baby Berrykin learn that although he might be having fun, his actions may upset others and he should be more considerate of their feelings. She also helps him realize that his special gift isn't bad, he just needs to learn when it's best to use it and to ask if he's unsure.
Trivia[]
- This is the first appearance of a baby Berrykin in the series.
- In this episode, Plum's hair is different in color when wet.
- The episode title is a pun on the medical term "baby blues" (also known as postpartum blues).
Goofs[]
- As the group stand at the Berryworks, their positions change multiple times. Raspberry stands next to Strawberry, but when she says "hi" Raspberry isn't anywhere near her. In the next part, Blueberry had gone missing.
- The blue color on Strawberry's hat dims over the course of time throughout the episode.
- However, this could have been a sign of it returning to normal or an effect of the lighting.
External links[]
- Babysitter Blues at the Internet Movie Database