Girl Tales is a storytelling podcast targeted towards young girls. It features reimagined stories with female characters in the center role, offering a feminine twist on classic tales like Rapunzel, The Little Mermaid, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, and many more. The podcast was created by Rebecca Cunningham in 2017, and is currently on its 6th season. The podcast can be found on Amazon, Spotify, and iTunes Podcasts, and releases new episodes every Monday.
In 2023, Girl Tales would begin collaborating with Wildbrain and the Berry in the Big City production team to create exclusive stories featuring Strawberry Shortcake and her Berry Besties, as a way to promote the Strawberry Shortcake Netflix specials releasing around the same time. The stories take place in the town of Freshwater, where Strawberry and two of her friends help out the inhabitants with a problem (or vice versa)
Strawberry Shortcake and the Ding Dong Ditcher[]
Strawberry Shortcake and the Ding Dong Ditcher is the first story to be released, to tie-in to the Strawberry Shortcake and the Beast of Berry Bog special, taking place after its events.
Synopsis[]
On Halloween, baker Akari faces a recipe crisis but gets a helping hand from Strawberry Shortcake and her Berry Besties, only to discover a recipe thief and the importance of teamwork!
Plot[]
TBA
Strawberry Shortcake and the Winterswirl Storm[]
Strawberry Shortcake and the Winterswirl Storm is the second story to be released, tying into the Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday special.
Synopsis[]
Strawberry Shortcake and her Berry Besties get stuck in a snow drift while delivering cookies in Freshwater! With the help of the town and some cinnamon-flavored snowflakes, they just might make it back to Big Apple City in time to celebrate Winterswirl.
Plot[]
TBA
The Berryworks Baking Show with Strawberry Shortcake[]
Strawberry Shortcake and the Winterswirl Storm is the third story to be released, tying into the Strawberry Shortcake's Spring Spectacular special.
Synopsis[]
Get ready for a berry-licious adventure as Strawberry Shortcake, Bread Pudding, and Rebecca scramble to save their baking show from Pumpkin Spice, who’s causing chaos in Freshwater!
Plot[]
TBA
Bake with Strawberry Shortcake[]
Bake with Strawberry Shortcake is the fourth story to be released, tying into the Strawberry Shortcake's Summer Vacation special.
Synopsis[]
Strawberry Shortcake, Pineapple Cobbler, and Rebecca are whipping up a chocolate cake when Kat in Boots steals one of their ingredients!
Cast[]
- Rebecca Cunningham - Narrator, Herself, Paula Bunyan, Sasquatch
- Sabrina Glow - Strawberry Shortcake
- Melissa Victor - Orange Blossom
- Cassie Glow - Lemon Meringue
- Triya Leong - Blueberry Muffin
- Tessa Flannery - Sour Grapes, Kat in Boots
- Ryan Abedi - Bread Pudding
- Robb Moreira - Pineapple Cobbler
- Samia Mounts - Akari the Baker
- Tyler Keyes - Johnnycake Cobbler
- Jennifer Sun Bell - Pumpkin Spice
- Ava Johnson - Trick-or-treater
Non-Voiced "Appearance"[]
- Cinnamon Swirl
- Crepe Suzette (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- These are the first Strawberry Shortcake stories to be told in an auditory medium, rather than a visual medium.
- The stories are generally more pun-heavy than the main Berry in the Big City series, and feature a berry liberal use of metaphors and similes.
- Ding Dong Ditcher is the only story to have Rebecca Cunningham be the sole narrator. Winterswirl Storm and Berryworks Baking Show feature Strawberry Shortcake and Bread Pudding respectively as a co-narrator.
- The only members of the main cast who don't appear in the Girl Tales stories are Lime Chiffon, Huckleberry Pie, and Raspberry Tart.
- The stories themselves do not actually specify which actors voiced which characters. However, Rebecca Cunningham did provide the full cast list for the Ding Dong Ditcher and Winterswirl Storm stories upon wiki user SkyblueBlazes contacting her through email.
- Bake with Strawberry Shortcake includes the full recipe for Grandberry Jam's chocolate cake in the description.
Continuity[]
- Ding Dong Ditcher and Berryworks Baking Show very explicitly take place after the events of Beast of Berry Bog and Spring Spectacular respectively, with the events of the specials being referenced during the story.
- In Ding Dong Ditcher, Lemon Meringue still has her Monster Grabber mech suit from the Beast of Berry Bog special.
- In Berryworks Baking Show, it is mentioned that Bread Pudding had Crepe Suzette make a dress for Strawberry to wear when she hosts the titular show, calling back to Crepe being an aspiring fashion designer and Bread being a friend of her.
- Inconsistency: It is unclear when the Winterswirl Storm story takes place, as Sour Grapes is skeptical about the mystical elements of Winterswirl, which would indicate it takes place before Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday. However it is mentioned Strawberry was in Freshwater to deliver her Winterswirl cookies, and the recipe was passed down from Grandberry Jam. This is despite Strawberry not attempting to make Grandberry Jam's cookie recipe until the events of Perfect Holiday, which would indicate the story takes place after the special. Cinnamon Swirl's brief appearance also adds another element of uncertainty, as Sour Grapes is surprised at her appearance but would not know she existed until Perfect Holiday.
References to Past Series[]
- In Berryworks Baking Show, Bread Pudding brings up Berrywood, which is a location from the 2003 Series. Berrywood is the in-universe equivalent to Hollywood.