"Nice as Nails" is an episode of Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures.
Summary[]
Initially everyone loves Lemon's brand new nail creation; but after it starts becoming a hassle and hinders them they grow tired of it. But they don't want to hurt her feelings, leading them to start avoiding her.
Episode Review[]
One day, Lemon suddenly bursts out of her salon and runs all over town proclaiming she's done something amazing. She makes sure to tell the other girls to stop by the salon and heads back to wait for them. Once everyone is gathered, Lemon reveals that she created a brand new manicure, revealing her sparkling, bejeweled, musical nails. She calls it a "Glamicure". She's happy that they're very excited, and mentions that she wanted to give them one too. They agree to it, all admiring their beautiful new nails when she finishes.
Sometime later, Lemon decides to pay the other girls a visit and see how their Glamicures are going.
The girls are shown having a lot of fun with it, but it slowly begins to get in the way; Strawberry unintentionally ruins Mr. Longface's concert when she claps her hands and pets Pupcake, and the music in her nails plays his. Later, when she starts baking she follows the beat of her nails and accidentally puts in too much vanilla. The others are suffering through similar means; the manicure is too distracting, bright and noisy. They can't wash it off either since they were waterproof.
Blueberry suggests that they just tell Lemon that they don't like the Glamicure but they worry that it would hurt her feelings. She might want to leave thinking that she caused them trouble if they told her the truth. On top of that, they assume that Strawberry would put up with it because she's so polite, so they should follow her lead and do the same.
As time goes by, Lemon begins to worry that she's purposely being avoided by the others, considering they're not showing up at the Salon or for the picnic that she planned today. She goes to Strawberry, who she finds pruning plants by the Gazebo. She confesses how she feels to Strawberry, who suggests that she just ask the other girls what is going on. Lemon is unsure if she can, leading Strawberry to tell her that it's better to know the truth than imagine bad things since the truth can't be any worse than what she's afraid of- that they no longer like her. She offers to join Lemon for support, after they have the picnic.
In the nearby bush, Raspberry and Orange are hiding while observing them. They praise Strawberry for being brave enough to endure the Glamicure with Lemon during a picnic.
Once the picnic ends, Lemon feels uneasily and Strawberry reminds her that she is there for support. First they go to Orange Mart to ask what happened, and Orange blames her business, she was just too busy to come. It sounds reasonable, but then Lemon starts to hear the same story from each of her friends when they go visit the other girls. It makes sense so she feels satisfied with the answer, but she still thinks something is wrong. Strawberry appears to have an idea, but she keeps quiet for now.
Once she returns to the cafe, Strawberry calls a meeting- excluding Lemon. Once the others arrive, they quickly realize that she doesn't have her Glamicure anymore. They ask how she got rid of it and Strawberry reveals that she just honestly told Lemon that the Glamicure was causing her problems with work, so Lemon removed it. She wasn't upset at all. This causes the other girls to admit that they felt the same way as she did, and they want it removed. Strawberry responds by pointing out that being a good friend means having to be able to give and take constructive criticism. Hearing this, the girls realize they hurt Lemon's feelings by trying to avoid her, to not tell her their true feelings. Strawberry assures them that it's not too late, they can go tell her the truth now.
They agree and head over to her Salon, hesitating a little until Strawberry lends them a hand. The girls confess their true feelings and ask Lemon to remove the Glamicure. They are surprised that she's fine with it and she gets to work, returning their nails back to normal. She asks why they didn't just tell her the truth sooner, because she wants to improve the Glamicure to make a version of it they'll like. She ask them for opinions and the girls start to make suggestions, such as being able to change the color and sound they make. But then they come to an unanimous decision to include an on-off switch.
Lessons[]
The girls realize that avoiding a friend they don't want to hurt by honestly stating their opinion ended up hurting them anyway, and made them feel worse. A good friend might be hurt by another friends honesty, but it's still better to tell them then try to avoid it.
The group also learned that forcing oneself to be happy to please others is not only dishonest, but it can be problematic sooner or later.
Quotes[]
- Lemon: (runs out of her salon) Woohoo! I did it! I did it!
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- Raspberry: That's the most incredible manicure ever!
- Lemon: But, there's more... (giggles after music plays) ...THEY'RE MUSICAL!
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- (all the girls make the Glamicure play music. Lemon cannot stand the noise)
- Lemon: (covers her ears) Stop it! Stop it! STOP!
Trivia[]
- Glamicure is a combination of the words Manicure and Glam.
- This is the only episode showing Mr. Longface play music.
- All of the girls had nails matching their theme color, but Lemon painted her nails green.
Goofs[]
- Orange's nails weren't making noise like they should have been while she was swimming with Plum.
External links[]
- Nice as Nails at the Internet Movie Database