Snow-Aisis is the 16th episode in airing order of Season 2 of Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, and the 12th episode in official order. It premiered on December 3rd, 2022.
Summary[]
A snowstorm has hit Apple City and Strawberry Shortcake is not happy about being stuck inside and unable to bake. But then she has a brilliant idea!
Plot[]
The episode begins with a nice, sunny day in Big Apple City, at least until a huge blanket of snow falls. Strawberry Shortcake is distraught at how much snow there is, as it means they're snowed in. She asks her friends what they're supposed to do all day. Lemon Meringue tells Strawberry that it's a snow day, so they're already doing it as she fires a laser blaster she just built. The laser scorches a hole in one of Blueberry Muffin's poker cards, but she simply tells Strawberry that a snow day is The Universe's way of saying "slow down and relax".
Cutaway: Strawberry Shortcake voices her need for plans, to-do lists, and to be doing something as she begins freaking out.
Strawberry zips around the Clubhouse as she cleans up the area and refills Lime Chiffon's tea, telling her friends that ever since The Peculiar Purple Pieman arrived at the Berryworks she's had to be on her A-game, and cannot afford to relax as she tosses some socks behind the couch. Strawberry decides she has to come up with more "baking brilliance", noticing one of the socks and quickly putting together a "sock cobbler". Orange Blossom is disgusted by the sock cobbler as she picks it up with tongs, and bluntly tells Strawberry that noberry is getting anything done today, so she should just take it easy. They then hear a whirring noise coming from outside. They open the window to see The Peculiar Purple Pieman is using drones to deliver his frozen pies. Strawberry Shortcake is outraged when she sees this since Purple Pieman still gets to sell his frozen pies, to all of her best customers no less, and leaves the room. Orange asks her where she's going, and Strawberry yells that she's grabbing a shovel.
The Berry Besties, now in winter clothes, rush outside to see that Strawberry has managed to dig a complete path to the Extraordinary Berry within minutes. Lime Chiffon notes that Strawberry digs fast when she's freaked out, while the other girls watch in concern. Strawberry tries desperately to open her truck door, but fails due to the cold freezing it shut. She asks Lemon if she has anything that can open the door, like an "Open Sesame 2000", teleportation device, or even a rocket launcher. Lemon grins at the last one, and begins heading back indoors but Orange grabs her collar and stops her before she can blow anything up. Strawberry continues trying to force open her door, but fails and falls on the ground. Raspberry Tart looks down at Strawberry and tells her that she's always thinking of baking too, but it is okay to take a day off, especially if there's nowhere for customers to buy anything. This gives Strawberry an idea, telling Raspberry that customers need a reason to come to them, so they should build a snow-aisis. Strawberry gives off manic laughter as she grabs her shovel and quickly digs out of the Berryworks.
Cutaway: Raspberry Tart, annoyed, clarifies that was not what she meant.
Strawberry Shortcake, having finally dug her way out, declares "If we build it, they will come!" and cackles as she runs off. The Berry Besties decide they should probably follow her. They catch up to Strawberry, currently in the middle of planning a layout for the snow-aisis. When Strawberry suggests a snow oven, Lemon Meringue gets excited and joins in. The Berry Besties all shrug and decide to help out as well.
A montage plays out of the girls building the snow-aisis. Lemon and Strawberry getting the snow oven working. Orange, Blueberry, and Lime make snow glasses. Strawberry and Raspberry bake snowball treats, the hot tray proceeding to melt right through the snow oven. Lemon offers to fix that, and Strawberry and Raspberru take a bite of their snow-treats.
The Berry Besties admire their new Snow-Aisis. The girls all rush to sit down, while Strawberry gets onto the table with a snow microphone. She announces to the berries of Big Apple City to not fear the snow and come experience the snow-aisis. Predictably, noberry shows up, and her friends all worry that Strawberry's about to snap as they stare at her. Strawberry then… calmly throws in the towel, which surprises her friends. Strawberry tells them that building the snow-aisis and having fun with her friends was better. She admits that sometimes it is nice to slow down and take a day off once in a while, asking if they snow what she means. Orange Blossom agrees, sarcastically noting that someberry should've said something like that to Strawberry earlier.
The girls all notice the Purple Pieshop drones flying overhead, and Strawberry Shortcake is still miffed that The Pieman is selling so many pies today. Lemon tells her not to worry, since The Pieman isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, and one has to be smart operating machines in cold weather. The drones all suddenly break down and fall to the ground to Strawberry's surprise, and Lemon finishes her sentence by explaining that the batteries will freeze. The Berry Besties all hear The Purple Pieman yell in frustration, and laugh together as the episode ends.
Cast[]
- Ana Sani as Strawberry Shortcake
- Bahia Watson as Orange Blossom
- Andrea Libman as Lemon Meringue
- Margarita Valderrama as Lime Chiffon
- Diana Kaarina as Blueberry Muffin
- Tabitha St. Germain as Raspberry Tart
- Ian Hanlin as The Peculiar Purple Pieman, Purple Pieshop Delivery Drones (uncredited)
Non-Voiced Appearance[]
- Sour Grapes
- Mrs. Crumbcake (mentioned)
- Mr. Mangosteen (mentioned)
- Peach Trifle (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- The episode's title and the name of Strawberry's snow shop, Snow-Aisis, is a pun on "snow" and "oasis".
Continuity[]
- Strawberry's discomfort with sitting around and doing nothing comes up again, after being first introduced in Traffic Jam. Her friends also expected her to go insane during the episode, like how Strawberry went insane while stuck in traffic.
References To Past Series[]
- Strawberry Shortcake mentions that The Peculiar Purple Pieman sells frozen pies, which is likely a homage to his original 1980s incarnation who baked stale pies. Frozen and stale foods are both known for being hardened and dry.
References[]
- While it is difficult to tell at first, Lime Chiffon appears to be reading Pride and Prejudice in the beginning of the episode. Slumber Party would confirm that the book is Pride and Prejudice, as Lime namedrops Elizabeth Beignet and Mr. Parsley while reading an excerpt, which is a play on the names of two characters from the novel, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
- During the scene of The Purple Pieman's drones flying around, The Pieman quotes the 1939 The Wizard of Oz film by shouting "Fly, my pretties!" as a reference to The Wicked Witch of the West sending out her army of Winged Monkeys to attack Dorothy. However, this is actually a common misquote, as The Wicked Witch never actually calls the monkeys "my pretties".
- Strawberry quotes the 1989 film, Field of Dreams, by shouting "If we build it, they will come!" as she runs off to build her snow-aisis.
Errors[]
- The independent version of the episode doesn't credit Andrea Libman for voicing Lemon Meringue.
Video[]
Gallery[]
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