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Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City

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Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City is the third animated series in the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, after the Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures series.

Premise[]

Strawberry travels to Big Apple City, where all the biggest names in baking go to get their break. Along with her cute cat, Custard, she teams up with her new “berry besties” – Orange Blossom, Lime Chiffon, Lemon Meringue, and Blueberry Muffin – as well as their lovable pets. Together, the entrepreneurial girls run their fabulous food trucks and enjoy daily adventures filled with laughter and singing as they strive to “bake the world a better place”.

Production information[]

  • On February 3rd, 2015, Iconix Brand Group purchases the assets of the Strawberry Shortcake brand and the Peanuts franchise.[1]
  • On June 30th, 2017, Wildbrain, known as DHX Media at the time acquires Iconix Brand Group for US$345 Million. The Strawberry Shortcake brand becomes a part of DHX's children's IPs.[2]
  • In the same year of 2017, concept art of the upcoming series were revealed. It was also revealed that the series will be 3D animated and in development. It was said by the brand that there will be 148 half-hours of content.[3]
  • The concept art and some promotional material were removed from DHX's website at an unknown date. Though Strawberry's stock photos were still used in some of DHX's analytics and presentations. The development of the series went quiet.
  • Trademarks were filed for a variety of merchandise on 2021.[4]
  • On September 9th, 2021. DHX, now known as Wildbrain announces the series and is expected to premiere on September 18th, 2021. Other things announced such as the CGI Specials, Roblox games and merchandise were included.[5]
  • It was revealed by Michael Vogel, a writer and creator of the series that during the production of the series in 2017, DHX/Wildbrain brought him on the crew to help figure it out. Eventually landing on the series, Berry in the Big City.[6]
  • On May 19th, 2022, Season 2 of Berry in the Big City is announced, with the first episode expected to air on June 25th, 2022.[7]
  • The rest of Season 2 is set to be released on Netflix on the September 21st, 2022.
  • Season 3 has been greenlit for launch expected to release on July 15th, 2023.[8][9]
  • On June 14th, 2023, in a tweet made by the official Twitter account of Wildbrain celebrating the anniversary of the franchise's creation, they revealed that the 3D specials will be released this fall.[10]
  • The Strawberry Shortcake and the Beast of Berry Bog special gets listed on Family Jr.'s website.[11] Shortly after it was listed, trailers of the special gets aired on the TV channel.
  • The Netflix release date of the Beast of Berry Bog special gets released and is released on October 2nd, 2023.[12]
  • The Netflix release date for the Winterswirl special, Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday, is released and premieres on November 1st, 2023.[13]
  • The official Strawberry Shortcake YouTube Channel begins releasing original Shorts featuring the Berry in the Big City cast on January 15th, 2024.
  • VOX Cinemas reveals the final two specials, Strawberry Shortcake’s Spring Spectacular and Strawberry Shortcake’s Summer Vacation, on their official twitter on January 16th, 2024. The specials premiered on January 25th, 2024 in VOX Cinemas.[14]
  • On January 31st, 2024, Berry in the Big City was announced to be released on Paramount+[15], but was delayed to February 7th for unknown reasons.[16]
  • A DVD release for Season 1 is sneak-peeked as part of a Strawberry Shortcake giveaway by NCircle Entertainment on December 13th, 2023[17], officially revealed on February 8th, 2024[18], and released on February 13th[19].
  • Digital releases for Season 1 are revealed on March 19th, 2024[20]. Season 1 is made available via Google Play, Apple TV, and iTunes on March 27th[21].
  • The Netflix release date for the Spring special, Strawberry Shortcake’s Spring Spectacular, is revealed, and the special is released on April 1st, 2024.[22] The DVD release is sneak-peeked as part of a newsletter giveaway from NCircle Entertainment on March 28th, 2024[23]. The DVD and digital releases for the special are revealed on April 9th[24], and released on April 30th.[25]
  • The Netflix release date for the final special, Strawberry Shortcake’s Summer Vacation, is revealed, and the special is released on June 1st[26], 2024. The DVD and digital releases for the special are announced on June 5th[27], and was initially planned for release on June 25th. However the release would be pushed back to June 27th for unknown reasons.[28]
  • The DVD release for Season 2 is revealed on June 14th, 2024[29] and initially planned for release on June 25th. However the release was delayed for unknown reasons. The DVD and digital releases would be announced on July 12th[30], and properly saw release on July 23rd[31].
  • On July 7th, 2024, Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday wins Best Musical Score for an Animation Program at the Leo Awards[32]
  • The DVD and digital releases for Strawberry Shortcake and The Beast of Berry Bog are announced on September 5th, 2024[33], and released on September 24th, 2024.[34]
  • The DVD and digital releases for Strawberry Shortcake's Perfect Holiday are announced on October 18th, 2024[35]. The DVD released on November 19th, 2024[36], while the digital release was made available on December 3rd, 2024.

Cast[]

Main Casts[]

Recurring Casts[]

Minor Cast[]

Berry Big Specials Cast[]

Episodes[]

Main article: List of Strawberry Shortcake Berry In The Big City Episodes

YouTube Minisodes[]

During Season 1, four short episodes were released on the official Strawberry Shortcake YouTube channel. These episodes served as a brief introduction to the world of Berry in the Big City, such as the main cast, their pets, and the locations in Big Apple City.

Berry Big Specials[]

During the same time the first season of Berry in the Big City was released in 2021, Wildbrain also announced that there will be four, 44 minute long CG animated specials based on the four climate seasons spring, summer, autumn and winter. The specials also features The Peculiar Purple Pieman and Johnnycake Cobbler, as antagonists, either playing major or minor roles in them.

Girl Tales Podcast[]

Main article: Girl Tales Podcast Stories

Within the same month as the release of the Berry Big Specials, The Girl Tales podcast would release crossover stories to coincide with the special. These stories feature Strawberry Shortcake and her Berry Besties helping out the residents of Freshwater with a problem they're facing.

Shorts[]

Main article: Berry in the Big City YouTube Shorts

On January 16th, 2024, the official Strawberry Shortcake YouTube channel, TikTok, and Instagram accounts would begin posting original 3D-animated short-form content, consisting of 15-second animations featuring the Berry in the Big City cast in comedic hijinks.

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Event Category Works Result
2022 GLAAD Media Awards[37] Outstanding Children’s Programming Berry Bounty Banquet Part 2 Nominated
2022 Licensing International Excellence Awards[38] Best Licensing Agency
2022 Leo Awards[39] Best Musical Score in an Animation Series Daniel Ingram & Trevor Hoffmann (Fright Fall)
2023 GLAAD Media Awards[40] Outstanding Children’s Programming The Fashion Show
2024 GLAAD Media Awards[41] Outstanding Children’s Programming Any Way You Slice It
2024 Canadian Screen Awards[42] Best Performance in Television Animation Ana Sani (Strawberry Shortcake and the Beast of Berry Bog)
2024 Canadian Cinema Editors Awards[43] Best Editing in Animation Orion McCaw, Rob Smith & Matthew Innanen (Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday)
2024 Leo Awards[32] Best Animation Program Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday
Best Direction in an Animation Program Megan Russell & Jim Miller (Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday)
Best Musical Score in an Animation Program Daniel Ingram & Trevor Hoffmann (Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday) Won
Best Voice Performance in an Animation Program Kelli Ogmundson (Strawberry Shortcake and the Beast of Berry Bog) Nominated


Gallery[]

Promotional Images[]

Production/Concept Work[]

Videos[]

Trivia[]

  • The series has a more modern and down to earth approach. As seen by the setting of the show. With some exceptions like some of Lemon's inventions, implied supernatural abilities by Blueberry Muffin, and real magic by the Berry Guardians and Cinnamon Swirl, this iteration's equivalent to Santa Claus.
  • This series introduces a new recurring character in the series, Bread Pudding.
    • He is also the first reoccurring male character since the very first Strawberry Shortcake special with Huckleberry Pie and Plum Pudding, making Berry in the Big City the second series in the entire franchise to have more than two boys in the main cast.
    • He is also the third male antagonist introduced in the franchise, but is the only male antagonist to have a permanent redemption.
  • This series also introduces more adult characters unlike the past iterations, both in background and supporting cast.
  • Berry in the Big City marks the first reappearance of many characters left out of prior incarnations
    • Lime Chiffon, a male Plum Puddin', Frappe, and Parfait from the 1980s series.
    • Peppermint Fizz, Cheesecake, Crepe Suzette, and Sherry Bobbleberry from the 2003 series.
      • Ginger Snap appears in a one-second cameo via archive footage of the 2003 series, which technically marks her first ever appearance onscreen since Lights... Camera...
    • Cherry Jam from Berry Bitty Adventures.
  • This series also introduces parents for both the cast and the other characters. Which is also never seen before in other iterations outside of offhand mentions of family members that are never seen onscreen.
  • The Berry Besties are all "a very broad “mid-teens”" in age, according to showrunner Michael Vogel[44], which would put them at the ages of around 15-17. This makes Berry in the Big City the third Strawberry Shortcake series to depict the main cast as teenagers, after Berry Bitty Adventures and Season 4 of the 2003 Series.
  • Five voice actors from Berry Bitty Adventures returned to work on this series, making this series the first to feature actors from the previous generation.
    • Andrea Libman reprises her role as Lemon Meringue, becoming the first ever actor in the franchise to do so.
    • Diana Kaarina, who voiced Sour Grapes, voices Blueberry Muffin here.
    • Shannon Chan-Kent, who voiced Cherry Jam, does Raspberry Tart's singing voice and also voices a minor character (Granola Crunch).
    • Ashleigh Ball, Plum Pudding's voice actress, sings the theme song (she also sang the BBA theme song), though she doesn't play a character in the series.
    • While Nicole Oliver, voice of Jadeybug, doesn’t play a character, she does work on the CGI specials as the voice director.
  • Due to utilizing the same dubbing studios for its voice talent, The Ocean Group and Studio 306, the series features very heavy cast overlap with the My Little Pony franchise.
    • Friendship is Magic:
      • Andrea Libman (Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie) as Lemon Meringue
      • Tabitha St. Germain (Rarity) as Raspberry Tart
      • Ashleigh Ball (Applejack and Rainbow Dash) singing the theme song
      • Shannon Chan-Kent (Pinkie's singing voice, Silver Spoon, Smolder) as Raspberry's singing voice and Granola Crunch
      • Vincent Tong (Flash Sentry, Sandbar) as Huckleberry Pie
      • Diana Kaarina (Aria Blaze) as Blueberry Muffin
      • Ian Hanlin (Sunburst) as The Peculiar Purple Pieman and Johnnycake Cobble
      • Brian Drummond (Mr. Cake, Filthy Rich, Time Turner) as Lucky Spoon and Caramel Tartufo
      • Aloma Steele (Princess Luna's singing voice from Season 6 onward) as Cherry Jam
      • Kelli Ogmundson (Lighthoof, Professor Fossil, Petunia Paleo). as Pumpkin Spice
      • Alvin Lee Sanders (Fluttershy's male voice, King Sombra in Season 9) as Crusty Muffin
      • Andrew Francis (Shining Armor) as Boysenberry Mousse
      • Rhona Rees (Vapor Trail, Torque Wrench) as Strawberry Cobbler and Parsley
    • Equestria Girls:
      • Andy Toth (Canter Zoom) as Dr. Lime Pops
      • Shannon Chan-Kent (Wallflower Blush)
    • Pony Life:
      • Bethany Brown (Lightning Chill) as Plum Pudding, Crepe Suzette, Peppermint Fizz
      • Laara Sadiq (Natalie) as Cinnamon Swirl
      • Ana Sani (Sugar Snap)
      • Ian Hanlin (Snips)
    • Generation 5:
      • Ana Sani (Izzy Moonbow) as Strawberry Shortcake
      • Bahia Watson (Misty Brightdawn) as Orange Blossom
      • Cory Doran (Comet) as Pineapple Cobbler
  • This is the first series to have episodes that aren't the usual length of 10-20 minutes per episode. The longest episodes of this series are 8 minute two parters.
  • This series is the first to depict LGBTQ+ elements in the franchise, with prominent gay characters like Lime Chiffon’s dads and Mr. Mangosteen, nonbinary and transgender people like Raisin Cane and Banoffee, and a sapphic couple in Aunt Praline and Kiki KeyLime.
  • In the R-rated movie, "Knock at the Cabin", the episode "It's My Purr-ty" can be seen playing on the T.V., making it a rare occurrence of a Strawberry Shortcake series outside of the original 1980s incarnation to be referenced in another work.
  • In some countries in the world, the show is rated as 18+ on Netflix. Even though the show is never intended to be for that audience and is considered a preschool show on Wildbrain's catalogue website. It is likely due to the prominent LGBTQ+ elements in the series, which is marked as "adult content" in certain countries regardless of the actual content. In the Arabic dub, all LGBTQ+ references are heavily censored or removed from episodes, such as editing out dialogue referring to Lime Pops and Fluffy Chiffon being a gay couple, and Mr. Mangosteen and Bobby Bananabee’s relationship is cut entirely.
  • Berry in the Big City has the highest episode count in the franchise for any Strawberry Shortcake series, with 120 episodes (124 counting the minisodes) and four specials, albeit with a much shorter runtime than its predecessors.
  • Berry in the Big City is the first Strawberry Shortcake series to be nominated for an award.
    • On July 7th, 2024, Strawberry Shortcake's Perfect Holiday would win Best Musical Score in an Animation Program at the Leo Awards, becoming the first Strawberry Shortcake series to win an award.

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/iconix-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-strawberry-shortcake-brand-300029649.html
  2. ↑ https://www.licenseglobal.com/character/dhx-acquires-peanuts-strawberry-shortcake
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