''Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures'' is a CGI animated children's television series based on the ''
Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry shortcake may refer to:
* Strawberry shortcake (dessert), a shortcake served with strawberries
* Strawberry Shortcake, a cartoon character and franchise created by American Greetings
** Strawberry Shortcake (TV series), ''Strawberry Sho ...
'' franchise and functions as the third iteration of the franchise overall, following the 1980s specials, and the second television series after its
2003 relaunch. Produced by
American Greetings
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with animation provided by
Splash Entertainment
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, the series follows the adventures of Strawberry Shortcake and her friends who live in the fictional land of Berry Bitty City, a tiny,
miniature world located beneath a strawberry patch.
Characters
Main
* Strawberry Shortcake (speaking voice by
Anna Cummer and singing voice by
Tracey Moore): The main protagonist of the series and the leader of the Berry girl group in pink and green, she is a chef and the owner of Berry Bitty Café, where she creates delightful dishes and drinks for her customers. She is always ready to lend a helping hand and tends to bring peace with the others in Berry Bitty City.
* Orange Blossom (voiced by
Janyse Jaud): A store clerk and owner of the Orange Mart store, she is clever, brave, energetic, and athletic, but also tends to jump ahead without thinking things through and she is so extremely organized that she has a hard time accepting help at times.
* Lemon Meringue (voiced by
Andrea Libman): A hairstylist and the owner of the Lemon Salon, she is creative, stylish, feminine, and loves to gossip. She is a quick thinker who can fix any hair problem, such as a bad hair day, although she can be very dramatic.
* Blueberry Muffin (voiced by
Britt McKillip): A librarian, bookseller, and the owner of the Blueberry Books bookstore, she is smart, intelligent, diligent, and believes things should be done by the book. Despite her good manners, she can be obsessive, stubborn, bossy, and occasionally temperamental.
* Raspberry Torte (voiced by Ingrid Nilson): A fashion designer and the owner of the Fresh Fashions Boutique, she is fashionable, friendly, polite, and cares a lot about her fashions as much as her friends.
* Plum Pudding (voiced by
Ashleigh Ball): A dance instructor and the owner of the Sweet Beats Studio, she is active, charming, humorous, rowdy, kind-hearted, and believes there's something to dance about. Her competitive nature, however, makes her temper get the better of her.
* Cherry Jam (speaking voice by
Shannon Chan-Kent
Shannon Chan-Kent (born September 23, 1988) is a Canadian voice and stage actress. She is known for her roles as Silver Spoon and Smolder and the singing voice of Pinkie Pie in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', Misa Amane in the Englis ...
and singing voice by
Victoria Duffield): A musician and singer who joins the cast in the second season. With Strawberry being her biggest fan, she decides to take a vacation to Berry Bitty City to escape from her superstar popularity, and eventually decides to stay instead of returning to Stardom. She likes to sing duets with the other girls.
* Huckleberry Pie (voiced by Aidan Drummond): A pet adopter who was introduced in the third season, he owns a pet adoption centre in Berry Big City, and travels to Berry Bitty City in his Pup Mobile, getting dogs adopted. Most of the girls have adopted their puppies from Huckleberry. He is very socially awkward but enjoys good mysteries like Blueberry.
* Sweet Grapes (voiced by Andrea Libman): Introduced in the fourth season with her younger twin sister Sour Grapes, she is a chef who hails from a faraway place and was hired by Strawberry to work at the Berry Bitty Café. She has a kind personality and likes creating sweet goods.
* Sour Grapes (voiced by
Diana Kaarina): Introduced in the fourth season with her older twin sister Sweet Grapes, she is a chef who hails from a faraway place and was hired by Strawberry to work at the Berry Bitty Café. She has a tart, rude, competitive and sardonic personality who can erupt at any given moment. However she is ultimately a good friend, and prefers to make "spicy" goods. She often thinks her sister can be annoyingly pleasant at times.
* Apple Dumplin (voiced by
Rebecca Shoichet): A world traveler and engineer from Strawberryland who arrives at Berry Bitty City to visit her older cousin Strawberry before deciding to stay there permanently. Though kind and willing to lend a helping hand, she can be incredibly boisterous and impulsive.
Recurring/Minor
Berrykins
* Princess Berrykin (speaking voice by Andrea Libman and singing voice by Shannon Chan-Kent): A Strawberry Berrykin who is the ruler of Berry Bitty City.
* Berrykin Bloom (voiced by
Paul Dobson): A Strawberry Berrykin who is the oldest resident in all of Berry Bitty City. He likes attending gardens, growing fruit, and isn't fussy over anything.
* Baby Berrykin (voiced by Andrea Libman): An infant Strawberry Berrykin who appears with other Baby Berrykins, he is usually curious about his surroundings. In one episode, he is seen to be quite troublesome and has the power to change colors.
* Berrykin Becky (voiced by
Kathleen Barr): A Strawberry Berrykin who handles mechanical engineering and painting, she first appears in the series' the second season.
* Berrykin Bill (voiced by Paul Dobson): A Plum Berrykin who handles construction work, he first appears in the series' second season.
* Berrykin Bruce (voiced by
Sam Vincent): A Blueberry Berrykin who specializes in mechanism engineering, he first appears in the series' second season.
* Berrykin Bertram: A Plum Berrykin who works as Mavis Maraschino's assistant, although she treats him the same way as she does with everyone else.
* Berrykin Ed (voiced by
Scott McNeil
Scott McNeil is an Australian actor based in Canada, known for his live-action work as well as his roles in animation. His voice roles include Ace the Bat-Hound in '' Krypto the Superdog'', Voltar in '' League of Super Evil'', Jetfire, Backstop ...
): A Plum Berrykin who specializes in mechanism engineering, carpentry and construction, he can be quite loud and confident.
* Berrykin Earl (voiced by Sam Vincent): A Blueberry Berrykin who always works with Berrykin Ed. Compared to him, he is quite cowardly and is also quite shy and hesitant.
* Berrykin Bonnie (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent): A young Strawberry Berrykin who appears in two episodes of the third season.
* Berrykin Race Official (voiced by Diana Kaarina): A Lemon Berrykin who officiates the race told in Apple's story about the Berry Big Race. She only appears in one episode of the fourth season.
* Berrykin Bertram (voiced by Paul Dobson): A Blueberry Berrykin who is Berrykin Bloom's stuck-up and cheating cousin, who resorts to dirty tricks to win what he wants. He only appears in one episode of the fourth season.
* Queen of Berryvania (voiced by Kathleen Barr): A Plum Berrykin, she first appears in the series' fourth season.
Berry Bitty City residents
* Mr. Longface (voiced by Paul Dobson): A calm, carefree caterpillar who enjoys intricacies and art, and runs Berry Bitty City's golf course. His wise, knowledgeable personality can sometimes lead to problems. He knows words that only Blueberry can understand.
* Bosley Bookworm (voiced by Paul Dobson): A worm who works as an assistant at the Blueberry Bookstore and likes helping Blueberry get the books she needs.
* Jadeybug (voiced by
Nicole Oliver
Nicole Lyn Oliver (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Princess Celestia and Cheerilee in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' and Zoe Trent in ''Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series), Littlest Pet S ...
): A ladybug who works as a clerk at the Post Office, she can be quite forgetful at times but still tries the best she can.
* Kadiebug (voiced by Ingrid Nilson) and Sadiebug (voiced by Janyse Jaud): Two ladybugs who are Jadeybug's younger twin cousins. Whenever they visit they are incredibly rude, mischievous and frequently get into arguments with each other over the pettiest things.
* Postmaster Bumblebee (voiced by Scott McNeil): A bumblebee who operates the Post Office and occasionally does mail duties himself.
* Doctor Hazel Nutby (voiced by Nicole Oliver): A squirrel who functions as the doctor of Berry Bitty City, she only appeared in one episode.
* Mavis Maraschino (voiced by Kathleen Barr): A pink ladybug introduced in the series' second season, who works as a fashion hostess. She is quite snobby, egotistical and prefers what she wants in fashion.
Pets
* Custard: Strawberry's pet cat, she is friendly, playful and point things out of what others have missed. She also loves helping out her owner with things. She can also be quite skittish at times.
* Pupcake (also known by his alter ego Butler Pupcake): Strawberry's pet dog, he is a
beagle
The Beagle is a small breed of scent hound, similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle was developed primarily for hunting rabbit or hare, known as beagling. Possessing a great sense of smell and superior tracking inst ...
who can be quite curious about his surroundings, energetic, and makes sure to be a good help, even if it is done unknowingly.
* Tom Tom: Huckleberry's pet puppy, he is a
coonhound, and is the mature, responsible leader of the pups. He enjoys the company of other humans. He first appears in the series' third season, as with Huckleberry Pie.
* Marmalade: Orange's pet puppy, she is a long-haired orange
dachshund
The dachshund ( or ; German: 'badger dog'), also known as the wiener dog or sausage dog, badger dog, doxen and doxie, is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed. The dog may be smooth-haired, wire-haired, or long-haired, with varie ...
who can be quite mischievous. She sometimes falls asleep like Cinnapup. She first appears in the series' third season.
* Henna: Lemon's pet puppy, she is a pigtailed yellow
cocker spaniel who is quite delicate and scared, but loves being groomed by Lemon. She first appears in the series' third season.
* Scouty (also known by his alter ego Officer Scouty): Blueberry's pet puppy, he is a blue
border collie
The Border Collie is a British list of dog breeds, breed of herding dog of the collie type of medium size. It originates in the region of the Anglo-Scottish border, and descends from the traditional Sheep dog, sheepdogs once found all over the ...
who is quite playful and is always up for a challenge, but can get distracted sometimes. He first appears in the series' third season.
* Chiffon: Raspberry's pet puppy, she is a purple
chihuahua who is timid and quiet, but enjoys being accessorized by Raspberry. She first appears in the series' third season.
* Pitterpatch (also known by his alter ego King Pitterpatch): Plum's pet puppy, he is a white and plum
Parson Russell Terrier who likes to try out new tricks. He can sometimes get wound up. He is also Scouty's best friend. He first appears in the series' third season.
* Cinnapup (also known by her alter ego as Chef Cinnapup): Cherry's pet puppy, she is a pink
dalmatian who is quite noisy and enjoys singing, just like her owner, though she may be more tomboyish than Cherry. She also likes falling asleep sometimes. She first appears in the series' third season.
* Teatime: Apple's pet turtle and best friend, he tends to look out for Apple and loves to help her out. He first appears in the series' fourth season, as with Apple.
Broadcast
The series first premiered outside of the United States (as with ''
The Twisted Whiskers Show''). In February 2010, American Greetings pre-sold the series to
Playhouse Disney
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and
M6 in France,
Cartoonito in the UK,
Hop! Channel in Israel, and Playhouse Disney in
Canada
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and
Latin America
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.
In Latin America, the series aired first on Disney Junior (formerly "Playhouse Disney") from September 2010 until around 2013 and later on
Discovery Kids from November 2014 until around 2017.
The series would eventually make its English debut on The Hub (currently known as
Discovery Family
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) in 2010. It also aired in Spanish on
Discovery Familia
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. The series was previously shown in Canada on
Family Jr., but was removed from the channel's lineup in 2020.
Episodes
Film
''The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit'' is a 2009 film that began the series. It is also known as the pilot for the ''Berry Bitty Adventures'' series.
Merchandise
To coincide with the relaunch of the franchise, a toy line was produced by
Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herma ...
and later The Bridge Direct, which were both known simply as "Strawberry Shortcake".
Home media
In the United States, as with the
2003 series,
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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distributed DVDs of this series, as well. Season 2 is the only season completely released on DVD, as the rest of the seasons are all missing an episode. Later DVDs also include digital download codes.
In France,
M6 Video released the series onto DVD, including complete series boxsets.
References
External links
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{{Discovery Family programs
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2010s American children's comedy television series
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American children's animated adventure television series
American children's animated comedy television series
American children's animated fantasy television series
American children's animated musical television series
American computer-animated television series
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American animated television series reboots
American English-language television shows
Cartoonito original programming
Family Jr. original programming
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American teen animated television series
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Television shows based on Hasbro toys
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