Parking Problems is the 22nd episode in airing order of Season 2 of Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City. It premiered on January 14, 2023.
Summary[]
Strawberry Shortcake tries to find the perfect spot to park her truck at the music festival but things keep getting in the way.
Plot[]
The episode begins at Pocella's location, where Strawberry Shortcake has driven her truck. She asks Blueberry Muffin how the spot she picked is looking. Blueberry Muffin shuts her up as she licks one of her fingers.
It then shows Strawberry Shortcake at the confession cam, where she introduces the viewer to Pocella, and that she hired Blueberry Muffin as her helper for finding the perfect spot to park her food truck.
In the next scene, Blueberry Muffin says, "Here, your journey begins. This is your light in the darkness." Strawberry Shortcake is confused, but Blueberry Muffin smells something and gets struck with an idea, which she runs off to pursue. As Strawberry Shortcake remains there confused, the clouds part, revealing the Sun. Strawberry Shortcake rejoices as she thinks that was what Blueberry Muffin meant. Then, Lemon Tort and her partner Lime Tart drive their truck to the scene, parking it in such a manner that when Lemon Tort enlarges it, it has Strawberry Shortcake's food truck in its shadow. Strawberry Shortcake introduces herself to the duo, explaining that she was parked in the spot first, but Lime Tart produces a paper in her left hand, shoving it into Strawberry Shortcake's face. Lime Tart then explains that she was given permission to park anywhere by the Pocella Permit, which states that anyone can park anywhere at any time. Strawberry Shortcake tries to tell her that the vehicle could have been parked somewhere else without blocking the former's food truck from sight. Lime Tart refuses, as she claims that she and her partner get the best location for optimal performance. Lemon Tort then drops down, excited that she can "hit the turbo turbo boost" due to the location's size. A ticked Lime Tart attacks her.
Strawberry Shortcake walks away from this "minor setback" while she looks for another spot. She parks her truck in a clear spot, which the construction worker reveals is over a sinkhole. Strawberry Shortcake manages to extricate her truck from the sinkhole and moves it somewhere else, only to be driven off by a stench. In another spot, someone chops a tree down, nearly crushing the truck. Birds attack the truck in another location.
Strawberry Shortcake then reaches another light spot, which she chooses as there are no sinkholes, no falling trees, and no creepy birds. However, Lemon Tort and Lime Tart drive their truck to the scene, and Lime Tart explains that she and Lemon Tort needed a bigger spot for their "turbo turbo boost," which Lemon Tort promptly activates, supersizing the truck even more. Strawberry Shortcake is now even more discouraged since she tried to find the light but still ended up in darkness, but a person walks by complaining about being hungry and needing shade. The person sees Strawberry Shortcake's food truck, heading there for snacks. Strawberry Shortcake then realises that what Blueberry Muffin meant is that the former needed to find the silver lining in any situation. Strawberry Shortcake calls the other persons to her food truck for snacks and a cool shade.
Blueberry Muffin then pops up, revealing that she had been on the food truck's roof boiling cabbage, which she advertises as the inspiration behind her newest ice cream creation. Strawberry Shortcake realises that that was the reason behind the stench. Lime Tart is outraged when she catches the odor. She asks if Strawberry Shortcake can have that ice cream somewhere else. Strawberry Shortcake refuses to move, however, claiming that the Pocella permit allows someone to eat anything anywhere at any time. The episode ends as she eats a boiled cabbage marshmallow cone.
Cast[]
- Strawberry Shortcake - Ana Sani
- Lemon Tort, Lumberjack (uncredited) - Andrea Libman
- Lime Tart, Poachella Worker (uncredited) - Margarita Valderrama
- Blueberry Muffin - Diana Kaarina
- Unknown as Poachella Goer (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- Lemon Tort and Lime Tart make their second present-day debut and third overall appearance in this episode (Their debut was in a flashback that occured in LemonLime Back in Time).
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