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crisp-sweet-pink-lady · 6 months

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General Thoughts on Strawberry Shortcake's Perfect Holiday

This was a lot of fun! I liked it a little bit more than The Beast of Berry Bog, though I can't exactly say why.

Even if the promo image for this special hadn't made it obvious the mysterious cookie vendor was Cinnamon Swirl, the special telegraphs that pretty early on, and then even lampshades that at the end! Pretty clever.

I totally called that Raspberry's distaste for the holiday was due to her absentee parents, and we even learned what their jobs are, a little. What I couldn't have predicted was that the Peculiar Purple Pieman and Johnnycake Cobbler are brothers! Did not see that coming.

One thing I really like about the specials so far is that they put together characters who normally wouldn't interact. Blueberry and Sour Grapes' storyline was really sweet, and in the case of Bread Pudding and Orange Blossom, I'm on Bread's side. The tree is a public display, so unless the whole Berryworks was going in on a Tangerine Smash theme, it should stay traditional.

I loved the fancy outfits everyone got at the end, and if the promised doll line had actually materialized by now, I'd say that those were designed just for the dolls. I hope they do make dolls of them. That would be rad.

Overall, this was a fun holiday special that I'll definitely be watching again.

#strawberry shortcake #strawberry shortcake berry in the big city #berry in the big city #sscbitbc spoilers #episode thoughts #strawberry shortcake's perfect holiday

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orangeflowerkitty · 7 months

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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE AND THE BEAST OF BERRY BOG SPOILERS!!! (Part 1)

(Note the fact that the special is aired early on Family Jr. before Netflix)

Purple Pie Man and Johnnycake Cobbler are appeared in Strawberry Shortcake and The Beast of Berry Bog!

I think the special took place before Season 3 of BITBC.

#strawberry shortcake #strawberry shortcake berry in the big city #berry in the big city #bitbc spoiler #strawberry shortcake and the beast of berry bog spoilers #strawberry shortcake and the beast of berry bog #bitbc #wildbrain

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overheard-at-the-berryworks · 2 months

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Cutaway Statistics: Season 1

One of Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City's most notable elements is its usage of the "confession cam" cutaway, where characters will talk to the viewer about their current feelings during an episode.

So I got really bored and decided to tally up the cutaways for each season, because why not? We're starting with Season 1:

Season 1 has a total of 96 cutaways.

Strawberry has the most cutaways at 63

Huckleberry Pie and Cheesecake are tied with the least cutaways at only 1

Total Cutaways for Every Character:

Strawberry Shortcake: 63

Lime Chiffon: 10

Orange Blossom: 8

Lemon Meringue: 6

Blueberry Muffin: 5

Aunt Praline: 2

Huckleberry Pie: 1

Cheesecake: 1

First Cutaways:

Strawberry Shortcake: "Berry In The Big City Part 1"

Aunt Praline: "Legend of The Spoon"

Lemon Meringue: "Oven Trouble"

Orange Blossom: "The Great Gooseberry Chase"

Lime Chiffon: "Berry Bounty Banquet Part 2"

Blueberry Muffin: "Blueberry Brainfreeze"

Cheesecake: "Blueberry Brainfreeze"

Huckleberry Pie: "Huck's New Job"

On average, each episode had 2.4 cutaways.

The episode with the most cutaways was "The Great Gooseberry Chase", with 7 cutaways.

"It's My Purr-ty", "Meet Huckleberry Pie", "New Year's Wish", and "Johnnycake Cobbler's Sensational Sweetening Spritz" are the only episodes to have no cutaways at all.

The first episode where Strawberry provided none of the cutaways was "A Berryworks Mystery", with Lime Chiffon doing all 3 in the episode.

Cheesecake is the first animal and non-main character to do a cutaway.

"Berry Bounty Banquet Part 2" has the most amount of characters doing a cutaway, with 4 characters.

"The Ghosts of Cupcakes Past" and "And The Smoothie Goes To..." both have someberry join a cutaway from another character. For the former, it was just Blueberry, while the latter has Blueberry and Orange joining Strawberry's cutaway

"KeyLime Time" is the only episode where a cutaway is prematurely ended, with Strawberry shoving Lime's cutaway segment off to the side before she could finish her sentence.

Number of Cutaways per episode under the cut:

Ep1: 3 - Strawberry Ep2: 3 - Strawberry Ep3: 3

1 - Praline

2 - Strawberry

Ep4: 5

4 - Strawberry

1 - Lemon

Ep5: 2 - Strawberry Ep6: 3 - Strawberry Ep7: 2 - Strawberry Ep8: 1 - Strawberry Ep9: 0 Ep10: 7

4 - Strawberry

3 - Orange

Ep11: 1 - Strawberry Ep12: 5

2 - Strawberry

1 - Orange

1 - Lime

1 - Lemon

Ep13: 0 Ep14: 1 - Strawberry Ep15: 2 - Strawberry Ep16: 4

3 - Strawberry

1 - Lemon

Ep17: 0 Ep18: 4

2 - Lemon

2 - Strawberry

Ep19: 3 - Lime Ep20: 3

1 - Strawberry

2 - Lime

Ep21: 3

1 - Lemon

2 - Strawberry

Ep22: 5

2 - Blueberry

1 - Cheesecake

2 - Strawberry

Ep23: 1 - Lime Ep24: 1 - Strawberry Ep25: 2 - Strawberry Ep26: 2

1 - Lime

1 - Blueberry

Ep27: 4

2 - Strawberry

1 - Orange

1 - Lime

Ep28: 1 - Strawberry Ep29: 3

2 - Orange

1 - Strawberry

Ep30: 4

3 - Strawberry

1 - Huck

Ep31: 2 - Strawberry Ep32: 1 - Lime Ep33: 2

1 - Strawberry

1 - Orange

Ep34: 0 Ep35: 1 - Strawberry Ep36: 1 - Strawberry Ep37: 5

3 - Strawberry

2 - Blueberry

Ep38: 2 - Strawberry Ep39: 3

2 - Strawberry

1 - Praline

Ep40: 1 - Strawberry

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crisp-sweet-pink-lady · 2 years

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Summer of Strawberry Shortcake: The World of Strawberry Shortcake

Ever since Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City season one was fully released on Netflix, I've been wanting to go back and rewatch all the various SSC cartoons in order, starting with the specials from the 80s, and share my thoughts on them as I go. Some of these I've watched relatively recently, some I haven't seen in a while, and some I only ever watched the one time, so it'll be interesting to see what stuck with me over the years, and what I completely forgot about.

I decided to start in June, mostly because my hometown always had a strawberry festival in June, so I've come to associate that month with strawberries. And I didn't plan this at all, but apparently today is National Strawberry Shortcake Day, so it's the perfect day to get started.

Without further ado, here are some thoughts on The World of Strawberry Shortcake, the very first Strawberry Shortcake special from back in 1980.

Growing up, I had all the SSC specials taped off of TV (except for the last one), but not in order (Housewarming Surprise was actually the first one on the tape), so I didn't even realize it was the first one until many years later. Not that it truly makes a difference which special is first or last when you get right down to it. This plot (The Peculiar Purple Pieman taking advantage of Strawberry Shortcake's birthday to get his hands on all the berries in Strawberyland) could have happened at any point in the 80s specials timeline, really, though if it happened later Sour Grapes would have had to be added to the mix.

That said, it's interesting to see how many things were introduced here that never came back again (as far as I recall, and I may be proved wrong): the Peculiar Purple Pieman just straight up having magic powers, Lucky Bug, Apple Dumpling's writing only being understood by Blueberry Muffin, and of course, all the rhyming! I was originally going to wait until after I rewatched the first special to make a post connecting the fact that The Peculiar Purple Pieman in BitBC is voiced by the same VA as Johnnycake Cobbler, who speaks exclusively in rhyme, just like The Peculiar Purple Pieman did in his first appearance in the 80s, and I'm glad I waited because it turns out almost everyone speaks in rhyme in this special. Definitely did not remember that.

Storywise, the plot has always felt a little disjointed to me, even as a kid, and I never understand surprise party plots that hinge on the other characters straight up abandoning the person the party is for while they set up the party. It's not even particularly relevant to this plot, as even the narrator gets tired of seeing Strawberry so distraught for no real reason and just tells her what to do. Ah well, at least it's only a very short portion of the special.

The songs are catchier than they have any right to be, probably because most of them are by actual pop musicians, Flo & Eddie (originally from The Turtles), who did the music for the next two specials, too.

Being so short, we don't learn too much about any of the characters, but the interactions we do get to see are fun. I'll comment more on the characters after the third special, since I have something I want to say, but want to wait to make sure I'm not misremembering (like with the rhyming).

Overall, an enjoyable special, especially as a first outing for Strawberry Shortcake and her friends.

#also june's full moon is called a strawberry moon #but I'm getting mixed messages on whether the full moon is tonight or was yesterday #so I didn't include that in the main post #strawberry shortcake #vintage #the world of strawberry shortcake #summer of ssc

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crisp-sweet-pink-lady · 2 years

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General Thoughts on the rest of Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City season 1

In a way, I right with my initial guess that the first 20 episodes would go up on Netflix today, since each episode is two together, with an intro and end credits. 🎉

Getting to watch the last 9 episodes in one big batch improved my overall feeling for all of them, as there are some really good ones in here, but also some so-so ones. Thoughts under the cut

Spring Cleaning I kind of wish that BitBC had made its Netflix debut next week, as this was not the best one to start off on. It just doesn't make sense from top to bottom. Why are the girls put in charge of cleaning? Doesn't the BerryWorks have a cleaning crew? And if they're going to the trouble of stashing the junk in the office, why not just drag it to wherever it was supposed to go? It couldn't have been that much further. And lastly, the deal was just for cleaning out the office, not the whole BerryWorks. Bad ep, didn't like it. And on top of all that, the ep is out of order, which it shouldn't be, considering that Netflix rearranged all the already released episodes to be in the right order (i.e. Raspberry's actual debut is before the Fright Fall episodes, as it should be). But this is the episode where they made the room that Strawberry went to when she was sick, and that episode is before this one in the official listing. Two episodes before, in fact. Why, Netflix? Why, WildBrain?

Lucky Berry Another song ep, and that's all it really has going for it. A good one for the Strawberry/Orange fans, I suppose.

Johnnycake Cobbler's Sensational Sweetening Spritz I liked this one much better than the previous two, though mostly because my girl Raspberry is back. Her teaming up with Strawberry was great, and I loved that this episode actually had a bittersweet ending that it didn't undercut with one last joke. I also liked the little interactions between Bread Pudding and Sour Grapes in the background.

Strawberry Surprise This was the episode I was most excited for after reading the episode descriptions from Sky, and I was not disappointed. We got more Raspberry lore, and a little insight into Bread Pudding and Sour Grapes' relationship. I suspected that Raspberry's relationship with her parents wasn't great, but the fact that she feels she has to reminded them of who she is speaks volumes. And while I would hope that Bread Pudding would have put in a little more effort on Raspberry's birthday, I can totally see Sour Grapes only doing the bare minimum. And it was another episode with a nice ending not undercut by a joke.

Bread Pudding's New BFF This is the episode I was seond-most excited for, and it also did not disappoint. It was the Bread Pudding episode I didn't know I needed, revealing both lore and a possible new relationship. Just so good. I love when the characters get to be vulnerable, and this one had that in spades. Plus, new fashion!

Ice Cream Trouble Another episode where Blueberry's new agey outlook butts heads with her friends more pragmatic attempts at problem solving, and honestly, after the Lucky Berry episode, I don't see that Strawberry has any place to be criticizing Blueberry's reliance on the universe for help. I also don't get why Lemon didn't just fix whatever the problem with the freezer was instead of throwing random gadgets at it. I mean, I get why Lemon's answer would be random gadgets but not why Strawberry didn't point out the fixing the freezer solution. I did like everyone's summer outfits, and Strawberry's fluffy hair after the fan. Plus, Blueberry's increasing frustration with the universe was fun to see. Since she's usually so zen, it was good to see some new expressions from her.

Beat the Heat This is the episode that the Berry Best Friends Forever song is actually from (I suspected as much after seeing the promo pics from TinyPop and reading the episode description from Sky), which makes me wonder why they made more new footage for the video that dropped back in January. But I'm not complaining, since the footage in this episode is better, and not just because everyone is in their summer outfits. The character interactions are just more fun. I liked the setup for the song, too, though mostly the hypocritical humor from Bread Pudding and Raspberry Tart. And Sour Grapes line "It's hard being this cool. You wouldn't get it."

Bake-Off, Parts One and Two Unlike Sky, Netflix has this one as the season ender, which is more appropriate than the previous one would have been, as it brings together elements from the whole season, and caps the character arcs pretty well, as well as ending with a sequel hook (I know a certain twitter user who will be excited about that last scene). That said, the first part is mostly just set up for the second half, as Strawberry spends most of it baking and rebaking. There are a few good gags, like Huck mistaking the cooking show auditions for a music show, and Aunt Praline commenting that their garbage smells delicious. And we learn the names of Raspberry's parents: Raspberry Ambrosia and Mulberry Tart. Part two reveals the final song, and Raspberry actually gets to sing this time! She's had little snippets, but this is the first time she's had a part in an actual song! And one of the season's better songs at that, the perfect background music to a competitive baking montage. Overall an enjoyable episode, and one that brought the series to a satisfying conclusion, especially that last scene!

It will be interesting to see where season two goes from here, with everyone being friends (and I loved that Lemon lampshaded the whole thing), and with the reveal that the next antagonist. It really feels like the writers have found their feet with this show, so I'm excited to see what they do next.

#strawberry shortcake #strawberry shortcake berry in the big city #berry in the big city #sscbitbc spoilers #episode thoughts #spring cleaning #lucky berry #johnnycake cobbler's sensational sweetening spritz #strawberry surprise #bread pudding's new bff #ice cream trouble #beat the heat #bake off part one #bake off part two

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crisp-sweet-pink-lady · 2 years

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In other Berry in the Big City news, we have a release date for SSCBitBC going up on Netflix: April 15th! The press release says Season One, and since there's still 10 episodes that haven't premiered on the youtube channel yet, I suspect this will be the first 20 episodes, with the remaining 20 going up later this year. But we'll have to wait and see.

Speaking of remaining episodes, the UK cable provider Sky has the titles and synopses for the next 5 episodes:

Huck's New Job - Huck's New Job: Huckleberry Pie tries to work at all the food trucks but it's just not his jam - so he decides to play to his strengths instead.

Dreamy Dessert - Strawberry Shortcake dreams of the very best cupcake recipe, but she can't remember the last ingredient! Her friends try to help her.

Spring Cleaning - Strawberry Shortcake and friends try to cut corners on cleaning day so that they can enjoy a surprise Lime Chiffon has waiting for them.

Lucky Berry - Strawberry Shortcake proves to her friends that her Lucky Spoon is indeed lucky.

Johnnycake Cobbler's Sensational Sweetening Spritz - Strawberry Shortcake and Raspberry Tart join forces to take down a swindling salesman who comes to town!

(I'm especially looking forward to that last one. It's been too long since we've seen my girl Raspberry!)

#strawberry shortcake #strawberry shortcake berry in the big city #berry in the big city #sscbitbc spoilers #upcoming episodes

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