The House on Scary Berry Lane is the 15th episode in airing order of Season 3 of Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City. It premiered on October 14th, 2023.
Summary[]
Strawberry, Blueberry and Raspberry make a delivery to a manor that’s rumoured to be haunted.
Plot[]
The episode begins with Strawberry and Raspberry packing up one last order. After Raspberry reads the address on the card, telling them to deliver to 1313 Scary Berry Lane, Blueberry appears in a flash of lightning between them and asks if they said “1313 Scary Berry Lane” to which another lightning flash occurs. Strawberry jumps and points out the sky isn't even cloudy. Blueberry introduces Marzipan Manor as the haunted house on the top of the hill. Strawberry stops her and expresses concern over the fact the house is said to be haunted. Raspberry isn't moved however and asks Strawberry if she really does believe in haunted houses. Strawberry nervously shakes her head before telling Blueberry to go more in depth. Blueberry freakishly says that she'll show them instead. Another flash of lightning occurs, transitioning the scene to the three arriving at the house.
After looking at the run down house Raspberry says that it must be a fixer upper. Blueberry goes on to tell the legend of the owner who was obsessed with making marzipan man cookies. Raspberry asks if she meant gingerbread men but Blueberry denies it, saying gingerbread men are sweet while marzipan are evil. The legend goes that one night he was baking during a thunderstorm and the cookies came to life. Strawberry asks what else there is to the legend but Blueberry says that no berry knows, other than he was never heard from again. Blueberry cheerfully runs up to the door and Raspberry pulls on Strawberry to follow.
Blueberry leans in to ring the doorbell but the door opens by itself. A loud voice can be heard from inside and Blueberry assumes it must be the ghost of the owner. Raspberry denies this and assumes that it must just be some elderberry. After Raspberry yells that they have their order a voice yells back saying that they will destroy them if they don't give them the order. Raspberry nervously says that they must want them to bring it inside and the three walk inside. The doors slam behind them and they're left in darkness.
Using the flashlight on Raspberry's phone, the three navigate their way through the run-down house. Everything seems to be going fine until Strawberry spots the shadow of a monster and screams. Raspberry points her flashlight revealing it to only be a mixer. Strawberry is somewhat reassured until she spots a hand reaching for Blueberry. Strawberry runs over to her and pushes Blueberry out of the way. Raspberry runs over to Strawberry and tells her to stop as it was just a Buddha's hand fruit. After she adds that they taste good in tarts, she pulls Strawberry over and tells her to drop the order off. Strawberry spots another silhouette, this time of a man, and freezes in fear. Raspberry tells Blueberry to put the cookie cutter down however when she does the shadow doesn't disappear.
The three watch as the figure grows in size and Strawberry asks if Raspberry has a reasonable explanation to which she doesn't. A voice from upstairs yells asking what they are doing here and Raspberry yells for everyberry to run. As the figure yells at them to come back the three sprint out of the house only for the door to swing open. At first the girls scream, until Mr. Mangosteen walks through the door, concerned. He asks what's wrong and Strawberry asks what he's doing here.
He goes on to explain that he and his fiance, Bobby Bananabee, recently bought the mansion and are working on renovating it while removing the oddly high amount of dangerous cookware, as an electric hand mixer fires off its whisks at a high speed. Strawberry asks about the horrible voice and Bobby Bananabee walks in. He takes a sip of the smoothie and thanks them as the dust was giving him a sore throat. Raspberry asks why he was saying he would “destroy them” and he explains that he was just playing Berry Brothers Smash. Mr. Mangosteen offers to show them the reason they bought the place and they three follow.
They are led into a secret greenhouse filled with fruit and greenery. Mr. Mangosteen explains that they couldn't pass up the garden and Strawberry admits that they let their imaginations get the better of them. Mr. Mangosteen then spots a marzipan man cookie and notes they've been finding them all over the place. Blueberry repeats that gingerbread men are sweet while marzipan men are evil. Mr. Mangosteen offers for them to stay but the girls quickly refuse and run out of the place. The episode ends with the two men looking confused and Mr Mangosteen eating one of the cookies.
Cast[]
- Ana Sani as Strawberry Shortcake
- Diana Kaarina as Blueberry Muffin
- Tabitha St. Germain as Raspberry Tart
- Chirag Naik as Mr. Mangosteen
- Sam Darkoh as Bobby Bananabee
Trivia[]
- The name of Mr. Mangosteen's partner that was seen together with him in a few episodes of Season 2 and Season 3 has been revealed in this episode. Bobby is also revealed to be Mangosteen's fiancé.
- The purple crow from The Case of the Missing Spoon makes an appearance flying onto a tree branch.
- The game Bobby Bananabee is playing is a play on Super Smash Bros.
- The carpet seen in the house is a reference to the carpet in the 1980 horror movie The Shining, based on a Stephen King novel of the same name.
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