Strawberry Shortcake: Beyond The Box is the second animated series of the Berry Bitty Adventures era, following the main cartoon. In 2015, after acquiring the rights to the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, Iconix Brand Group created a new stop-motion animated series exclusive to YouTube.
Each episode is around 1-2 minutes long, and was described by the official Strawberry Shortcake YouTube channel as ""a berry humorous look at today’s lifestyle and pop culture trends", wherein the residents of Berry Bitty City become caught up in modern day hijinks, such as taking selfies and hipster culture. In Season 2, the series has the main cast along with the 1980s Orange Blossom travel through different worlds.
The first season premiered on December 2nd, 2015. The second season premiered on November 30th, 2016. Episodes aired on Wednesdays.
For unknown reasons, the entire series was taken down from YouTube at some point after 2019, and is no longer available for viewing outside of unofficial uploads.
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
| No. in season | No. overall | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Selfies | December 2, 2015 |
| 2 | 2 | Hipster Huck | December 9, 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | El-Oh-Vee-Eee | December 16, 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | Omg | December 23, 2015 |
Season 2[]
| No. in season | No. overall | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Unknown Season Premiere | November 30, 2016 |
| Unknown | Unknown | Holiday Special | December ??, 2016 |
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown Episode | December ??, 2016 |
| 4 | 8 | Final Episode | December ??, 2016 |
Characters[]
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Orange Blossom
- Raspberry Torte
- Lemon Meringue
- Blueberry Muffin
- Plum Puddin'
- Cherry Jam
- Huckleberry Pie
- Pupcake
- Strawberry Shortcake (1980s)
- Orange Blossom (1980s)
Trivia[]
- While Season 1 has been archived in its entirety, Season 2 was not so lucky, The only known episode of Season 2 available was the "holiday special". The rest of the season is lost media.
- Due to Sweet Grapes, Sour Grapes, and Apple Dumplin' not getting dolls during Berry Bitty Adventures, none of them appear in the series.
- This is the first series where multiple generations of Strawberry Shortcake interact with one another.
- Literally none of the voice cast or production team was credited as far as can be told, meaning it's unclear who actually worked on the series.
- This is the first animated series to not have Custard as a character, with Pupcake instead being depicted as Strawberry's main pet.
- Huckleberry Pie's outfit is very clearly handmade, rather than an official outfit. This was due to Huck only receiving a single doll, which was his Prince Charming outfit in the Toys 'R' Us-exclusive Berryella two-pack with Strawberry Shortcake, meaning he didn't have his default outfit available to use like the other girls.
- In "Omg", Plum Pudding's outfit includes Huck's "Prince Charming" shirt.
References[]
- In "Selfies", Cherry Jam namedrops Katy Berry, Figgy Azalea, and Lady Guava. These are all puns based on famous singers Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea, and Lady Gaga.
- In "El-Oh-Vee-Eee":
- Strawberry asks Cherry Jam if she got a gig with Macaroon Five, a play on famous band Maroon 5.
- Cherry Jam mentions Miley Citrus being on a gluten-free diet. Miley Citrus is a pun on singer Miley Cirus.