"Glimmerberry Ball" is an episode of Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures.
Summary[]
Plum chooses a hollow tree for the Glimmerberry Ball, but two chipmunks spoil her plans. She refuses to find another spot though, and she tries her best to rid of the pesky rodents.
Episode Review[]
The Berrykins observe the snowy season that is slowly making its way through Berry Bitty City.
Meanwhile, at Strawberry's cafe, Pupcake is playing with his red ball when she offers the others more Apple Cider. She explains how it's made andRaspberry mentions that it maybe it will feel more like winter if they drink it a lot. Plum wishes for a lot of snow before commenting that at times she thinks she can hear it. The girls curiously look towards the window, and to their delightful surprise they see its started to snow. This inspires their conversation and they take turns expressing the things they like about it; like warm jackets, cranberry cookies, and most of all, the Glimmerberry Ball.
Plum is excited to start planning for it, until Strawberry reminds her that they don't have enough room at her cafe to hold it anymore. Berry Bitty City isn't so bitty like it used to be. The girls decide to lend Plum a hand by leaving to search the city for a better, bigger place that can hold everyone attending.
Later, Blueberry, Raspberry, Lemon and Orange return in defeat, unable to find anything worthwhile. Strawberry suggests they try again later when suddenly Plum bursts in with news; she found the perfect spot. The girls excitedly follow her to the area in question, and Plum reveals her intentions of holding the ball at the bottom of a tree she found.
They head inside to look around and with that, Strawberry decides to elect letting Plum to handle the rest of the work. Plum starts by giving everyone tasks to do- Raspberry and Orange will decorate, and she asks Strawberry to make the treats and bring the necessary utensils and dishes. She asks Lemon and Blueberry to handle the lighting.
The following evening, the girls have come together to decorate. Plum is happy with how things are looking thus far, and Blueberry points out that because they're a day ahead of schedule, they got plenty of time to do more now. Like get fancy tablecloths and find music.
However, when the girls return the next morning they find the area a big mess. Plum thinks it was a prank as the girls find themselves at a loss, and gradually begin to enjoy the crate paper once Raspberry realizes how cozy it is. Plum becomes irritated to realize that this was indeed real, and that someone ruined their hard work. She attempts to figure out who could have done this, but the girls really don't think someone in town would purposely try to ruin the ball. This leads Plum to believe it must be the work of some outsider, and she refuses to go easy on whoever the culprit is.
Meanwhile, trouble is also brewing at the Cafe with Pupcake acting out. Strawberry doesn't understand what the fuss is about when she gets a phone call. It's Plum, calling to describe what happened. Strawberry promises to come over just as soon as she can finish making the treats, until she watches Pupcake try to get her attention, and in the process accidentally knock the treats over. She decides that she'll stay here for now, since she has to make more.
After Strawberry hangs up, she finally figures out what Pupcake is trying to tell her when he rolls over a cranberry that was nearby. He mistook it for his red ball and he worried that Strawberry was going to cook it. She apologizes for misunderstanding him, and she finds his ball before returning to work.
The other girls decide to hide and catch the intruders after they decorate the tree again, thinking they will return. Blueberry points out the unlikeliness of someone showing up when there's a bright light just sitting out in the open, and they realize she has a point. But by now, they're starting to feel sleepy. Raspberry brings up the crate paper again and suggests that they could lie on it. Plum reminds them to stay alert though, and suddenly they hear a sound from outside. They witness a pair of chipmunk come inside, and before they can make another mess of the plus Plum gets out to yell at them and scare them off. Once the frightened chipmunks leave, Orange asks if they can go now. Plum agrees, but she doesn't want them to return so she sets up a trap.
The next morning, the girls head over to the Cafe to show each other the pretty gowns Raspberry made for them all. They're all anticipating the fun they have during the ball and decide to show Strawberry their efforts back at the tree. She agrees to join them once she's finished packing up the treats.
The girls go to the tree to find another mess, and by now all of them are getting angry. Orange finds the chipmunks laying in the streamers and Plum scares them away again. The chipmunks, however, retaliate this time by rolling acorns through a hole on the top of the tree to chase the girls away. The girls are enraged and plot vengeance. They lure the chipmunks to a sled and send them away.
With them gone they quickly try to redecorate, only to discover that the chipmunks are aiming a giant snowball at them. Before they can run away the snowball hits them. Plum is at her limit trying to deal with them, and she resorts to getting payback. She waits until they fall asleep on the crate paper and uses the various party items to scare them away. The chipmunks steal their gowns and run from the tree, with a furious Plum yelling at them to give them back and face her.
Strawberry arrives with Pupcake, baffled when they inform her of what happened. Plum rants until Strawberry stops her to express how odd she finds the situation to be. Usually chipmunks are gentle and timid; leading her to deduce that the chipmunks weren't they intruders, they were. She explains that this tree must be the chipmunks home and they were preparing for hibernation, they didn't understand what was going on. The girls are more understanding now that they know, and they come up with another idea in order to use this spot for their ball. Plum starts by apologizing to the chipmunks, then she asks for permission to use the tree for the ball in exchange for making their Glimmerberry Ball into a "Hibernation Ball". Everyone can bring food donations to help them. The chipmunks agree to this and return the gowns.
That night, the ball is held and very successful. Strawberry plays her guitar and sings while everyone dances with their friends and play with the chipmunks, everyone is having so much fun.
By the time the ball comes to an end, the girls realize the chipmunks have fallen asleep. They admit that they had much more fun than they normally would have during the glimmerberry ball. They prepare to leave, but before doing so Plum covers the chipmunks up and wishes them sweet dreams.
Quotes[]
- Strawberry: Berry Bitty City isn't so bitty anymore.
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- Plum: And when I find out who has done this, they will have to answer to the wrath of Plum!
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- Blueberry: I have never been treated so... so... abominably!
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- Plum: (to the chipmunks) Sweet dreams... see you in the spring.
Lessons[]
Plum learns a lesson in trying to understand others view points. She also learns that sometimes, compromise and understanding is necessary, and that friendly approach is much better than being aggressive.
Trivia[]
Goofs[]
- While dancing with Lemon, Orange's hair goes through Plum's ponytail.
External links[]
- Glimmerberry Ball at the Internet Movie Database