Strawberry Shortcake (2003 TV series)

*Strawberry Shortcake*
Strawberry Shortcake
Genre	Animated series, E/I
Created by	Those Characters From Cleveland; American Greetings
Developed by	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; DIC Entertainment
Theme music composer	Andy Street, Judy Rothman Rofe
Opening theme	Straw Buh-buh-buh-buh-berry Shortcake by Andy Street, Judy Rothman Rofe (uncredited); Performed by Sandy Howell (uncredited)
Ending theme	Straw Buh-buh-buh-buh-berry Shortcake (Instrumental)
Composers	Andy Street; Judy Rothman Rofe; Nick Brown; Sandy Howell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	22 (40 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Andy Heyward; Michael Maliani; Kathy McConaughy; Mike Brown; Josef Mandelbaum; Jeffrey Conrad; Tamra Seldin; Jeff Weiss; David Polter
Producer	Karren Brown
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	American Greetings; DIC Entertainment Corporation
Original release
Release	March 11, 2003 –; September 11, 2008
Related
	1980s Strawberry Shortcake specials; Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures (2010);

Strawberry Shortcake is an American preschool direct-to-video animated series produced by DIC Entertainment Corporation and American Greetings based on the franchise of the same name that debuted in March 2003. The series consists of 45 episodes, plus one short and one movie. Part of the series was broadcast on television including by CBS, HBO, and HBO Family, and in broadcast syndication. None of the voice actors from the 1980s Strawberry Shortcake animated specials returned to reprise their roles, with producers instead opting for younger and lesser known voice actors.

To coincide with the series' reboot in 2009, the 2003 series was succeeded by Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures in 2010.

Release information

Home Video

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment began releasing the series direct-to-video in the United States beginning in March 2003. The first few episodes were released on both VHS and DVD, and bundled with certain toys; later episodes were only released on DVD. They are also available on VideoCD through various fourth party licensees in South-East Asia and in certain other markets. The first four videos contain only one story but run for twice the length of subsequent episodes.

From Season 2 onwards, the VHS tapes and DVDs are presented as "compilations" in which Strawberry recounts the featured adventures using her "remembering book" or for Season 4, showcases the featured stories as simple flashbacks.

22 Volumes (1 including the movie) have been released for the series overall.

Television

United States

In the United States, although promoted as a direct-to-video series, the series did air on television as well.

In late-2003, Season 1 gained one-off airings on HBO and HBO Family.^[4]

In January 2006, shortened Season 1 and Season 2 episodes aired on Mondays within the Program B slot (which mainly aired on The CW affiliates) of the DIC Kids Network Syndicated block.^[5] The series ran on the block until 2007, when it moved to KEWLopolis on CBS, with Season 3 episodes added on September 2008. In September 2009, it was removed from the block following its rebranding as Cookie Jar TV, but returned in March 2010 until September that year. Season 4 has never aired on television in the United States and remains exclusively on DVD and digital download.

Internationally

In international markets, DIC pre-sold the series to GMTV in the United Kingdom and Fox Kids Europe in some European territories in 2004.^[6] In 2008, DIC pre-sold the series to more broadcasters including M6, Canal J and Tiji in France, Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom, K-T.V. in South Africa, KiKa in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and German-speaking Switzerland, and Mediaset in Italy.^[7] Season 1 episodes are broadcast as two parts instead of being shortened, doubling the episode count to eight. In Canada, the series aired on Treehouse TV.

From Season 2 onwards, the episodes are presented individually on the TV broadcasts rather than being compilations, although this depended on the broadcaster (e.g., Disney Channel Asia aired the first four episodes as two-parters).

Some networks, like GMTV and Minimax in CEE aired Season 1 uninterrupted as one, full-length part akin to the DVD releases, while Season 2 onwards are broadcast exactly like on the DVDs with the compilation format.

Shorts and PSAs

A five-minute Strawberry Shortcake short, "Growing Better All the Time", is available exclusively in the Care Bears: Daydreams DVD (released on October 14, 2003) as a bonus feature. Numerous scenes from the short were used in the 2000s (decade) series' second opening sequence, and the song from the short was released on the "Strawberry Jams" CD.

Apart from that, a Public Service Announcement for the ASPCA was produced and aired in the US. The PSA features Strawberry Shortcake talking about the basics of pet ownership.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Character(s)	Notes
Sarah Heinke	Strawberry Shortcake
Rachel Ware	Angel Cake
Samantha Triba	Ginger Snap and Frosty Puff
Dejare Barfield	Orange Blossom
Daniel Canfield	Huckleberry Pie	Season 1
James Street	Huckleberry Pie	Seasons 2-4
Nils Haaland	Pupcake the Dog
Sarah Koslosky	Custard the Cat	Season 1
Anna Jordan	Custard the Cat	Seasons 2-4
Katie Labosky	Apple Dumplin'
Hannah Koslosky	Honey Pie Pony
Jerry Longe	Licorice Whip
Ryle Smith	Raven
Rebecca Noddle	Peppermint Fizz
Pam Carter	Sea Beast
Susan Collins	Papaya Parrot
Abbey Leib	Seaberry Delight
Melissa Deni	Coco Calypso
Laura Grimm	Rainbow Sherbet
Bianca Heyward	Blueberry Muffin
Mark Bennett	The Singing Lounge Lizard
Susie Baer Collins	Fairy Queen
Caroline lliff	Crepes Suzette, Tangerina Torta, and Blueberry Muffin	Tangerina Torta (Season 3) Blueberry Muffin (Late Season 4)
Dana Donlan	Tangerina Torta	Season 4
Haley Hyden-Soffer	Raspberry Torte
Marissa Maliani	Tea Blossom
Laura Marr	Sherry Bobbleberry
Theresa Sindelar	Periwinkle and Fairy #2
Cork Ramer	Purple Pie Man
Bridget Robbins	Sour Grapes
Mary Waltman	Lemon Meringue
Andrea Ware	Margalo

Episodes

Game Boy Advance Video

Majesco has also released Strawberry Shortcake episodes as a Game Boy Advance Video cartridge:

Strawberry Shortcake Volume 1

Meet Strawberry Shortcake
Spring for Strawberry Shortcake

Note: The episodes released on Game Boy Advance Video are the 22-minute edited broadcast version of the episodes (some markets show these episodes as a two-part series without cutting off scenes instead), unlike the video versions which are 45 minutes in length each. Presumably this decision was made to keep the costs of producing the cartridges down (as the need for higher density memory chips would drive the cost of the cartridge up). As a result, two songs and a significant number of scenes from "Meet Strawberry Shortcake", as well as two songs and half of the scenes from "Spring for Strawberry Shortcake" were missing from the GBA Video release if compared to the other videos. Also notable is that the song Friendship Grows Like a Flower was shortened.

Notes

^ Animation outsourced to Hong Ying Universe Company Limited.

References

^ Season 1 featured 4 single 45-minute episodes (which when aired on TV, air as two part series or are shortened to 22 minutes, which don't apply here), while Seasons 2-4 featured two related 22-minute segments which were shown in a "Compilation" format (which are also separated when aired on TV). A promotional 5-minute short episode was also made, but doesn't count as an official episode.
^ The segments, when separated, air for 22 minutes.
^ The date listed is when the final episode: "Lights... Camera..." aired in Asia. In the show's home country of the United States, the final DVD for the series - Berry Brick Road, containing the last two episodes, was not released until March 6, 2012. Season 4 never aired on television in the United States.
^ "Home Page". Archived from the original on 2005-12-27.
^ "U.S. Kidnets reach farther through VOD and new demos".
^ "NATPE News: DIC Sends Shortcake, Sabrina & Stan Lee's Super 7 to NATPE".
^ "It's a Strawberry Shortcake World After All". 5 June 2008.

External links

Strawberry Shortcake at IMDb

[3] Animation outsourced to Hong Ying Universe Company Limited.

[epCountDetails-1] Season 1 featured 4 single 45-minute episodes (which when aired on TV, air as two part series or are shortened to 22 minutes, which don't apply here), while Seasons 2-4 featured two related 22-minute segments which were shown in a "Compilation" format (which are also separated when aired on TV). A promotional 5-minute short episode was also made, but doesn't count as an official episode.

[runtime-2] The segments, when separated, air for 22 minutes.

[airingdates-4] The date listed is when the final episode: "Lights... Camera..." aired in Asia. In the show's home country of the United States, the final DVD for the series - Berry Brick Road, containing the last two episodes, was not released until March 6, 2012. Season 4 never aired on television in the United States.

[5] "Home Page". Archived from the original on 2005-12-27.

[6] "U.S. Kidnets reach farther through VOD and new demos".

[7] "NATPE News: DIC Sends Shortcake, Sabrina & Stan Lee's Super 7 to NATPE".

[8] "It's a Strawberry Shortcake World After All". 5 June 2008.

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v t e Strawberry Shortcake
TV series	Strawberry Shortcake (Episodes) (2003–2008) Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures (Episodes) (2010–2015) Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (2021-present)
Films	The Sweet Dreams Movie (2006) Berry Blossom Festival (2007) Let's Dance (2007) Rockaberry Roll (2008) The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit (2009)
Television specials	The World of Strawberry Shortcake (1980) Big Apple City (1981) Pets on Parade (1982) Housewarming Surprise (1983) The Baby Without a Name (1984) Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins (1985)
Other	Characters Video games Albums Muriel Fahrion Iconix Brand Group
See also: Care Bears, The Get-Along Gang, Popples, Holly Hobbie

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First-run interstitials	Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Tinpo
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