Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures is the 2009 reboot of American Greetings Strawberry Shortcake franchise, the third relaunching of the series produced by Moonscoop (Splash Entertainment as of Season 4), Cookie Jar Entertainment (now DHX Media Inc.), and the Shari Lewis Company. The cartoon was created by Chris Nee.
The cartoon aired on The Hub (now Discovery Family) in the US and Family Junior in Canada. It aired from 2010 to 2015.
Series[]
A pilot had been created by Chris Nee in 2008, released with a toy of Strawberry Shortcake and her cat, Custard. The pilot is only 15 minutes long and is not considered an official part of the cartoon series, along with the movie "The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit".
The cartoon came out a year later, with season one having 26 episodes while seasons two through four had 13 each.
Storyline[]
The series takes place in Berry Bitty City, a small countryside location near Berry Big City that is maintained by various insect residents and the Berrykins, small creatures responsible for its creation.
Strawberry Shortcake and her friends learn many lessons in friendship and life through their everyday adventures.
Main Characters[]
Strawberry Shortcake: The sensible leader in pink and green, who runs the Berry Bitty Cafe. She is kind and cheerful, always willing to lend a helping hand.
Lemon Meringue: The owner of Lemon Salon, where she focuses on hair, makeup and nails. A bubbly and easily excited girl, she loves to chat with others and knows all the gossip around the city.
Blueberry Muffin: A well-meaning, sensible and knowledgeable friend. She owns Blueberry Books, a library-esque shop with books about every possible source one could ask for regardless of how trivial. Despite her maturity, she sometimes become bossy when things go wrong.
Orange Blossom: A trusty friend of Strawberry's who's always there to lend a hand. She can be a little stubborn and overly organized, but she is very brave and always willing to try new things. She runs Orange Mart.
Raspberry Torte: Strawberry's sweet and fashionable friend, Raspberry is the go-to girl for a new look or creative ideas as owner of the Fresh Fashions Boutique. She can be a little reserved and a bit socially awkward, but she does her berry best to help the others.
Plum Pudding: Plum is the dancer and choreographer of the group. She runs the Sweet Beats Studio, where she teaches dance lessons and holds recitals. She’s sweet, hilarious, and boisterous, but has a competitive streak which sometimes leads to trouble.
Cherry Jam: A pop star from Berry Big City, who came to spend a vacation at Berry Bitty City, and eventually decided to take up residency there. A talented and compassionate friend, who bonded with Strawberry over her love of music. She gives music lessons at her tour bus.
Huckleberry Pie: A puppy caregiver, who runs his puppy shelter in Berry Big City. He arrived at Berry Bitty City while transporting puppies. He bonds with the girls, and their kindness and friendship make him occasionally visit them.
Sweet Grapes and Sour Grapes: Traveling twins who run a food bus, who land in Berry Bitty City after a dispute causes them to get into an accident. In order to work on their cooperation skills and gain more experience, the girls decide to remain there. Sweet is the soft spoken, kinder twin, while Sour is rowdy and cantankerous.
Apple Dumplin: The youngest of the group, a technician, engineer and traveling blogger. She is Strawberry's naive cousin who also loves to help, and tends to exaggerate her adventures stories.
Voice Cast[]
- Anna Cummer as Strawberry Shortcake
- Janyse Jaud as Orange Blossom
- Andrea Libman as Lemon Meringue/Sweet Grapes/Princess Berrykin
- Britt McKillip as Blueberry Muffin
- Ingrid Nilson as Raspberry Torte
- Ashleigh Ball as Plum Pudding
- Shannon Chan Kent as Cherry Jam
- Aidan Drummond as Huckleberry Pie
- Diana Kaarina as Sour Grapes
- Rebecca Shoichet as Apple Dumplin
- Victoria Duffield as Cherry's singing voice
- Tracey Moore as Strawberry's singing voice
Merchandise[]
This series has many forms of merchandising, check out its main page for more information. Such types include but were not limited to:
- Cards
- Coloring Books
- Dolls
- Plush Toys
- Other Toys
- Health and body
- Foods and Drinks