The Magic is You is the 18th episode in airing order of Season 2 of Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, and the 14th in official order. It premiered on December 17th, 2022.
Summary[]
Strawberry Shortcake and friends are stressing about the holidays, but Blueberry Muffin reminds them of what’s really important.
Plot[]
The Berryworks is busy this season, as berries run to and fro trying to get ready for the Winterswirl holiday. Strawberry Shortcake frantically bakes in her truck, multitasking mixing a bowl and putting cupcakes in the oven, as she frets about everything she needs done.
Cutaway: Strawberry is stressed because there's still so much to do: baking, last-minute shopping, decorating the Clubhouse for the Berry Besties' Winterswirl party.
Cutaway: Orange Blossom needs to help her family find the perfect Winterswirl tree.
Cutaway: Lime Chiffon needs to find a dress for the holiday party.
Cutaway: Lemon Meringue needs to build Bread Pudding a snow machine to turn the Berryworks into a winter wonderland.
Cutaway: All four girls panic over the lack of time they have to complete these tasks..
As the Berry Besties leave the Berryworks, Lime asks her friends if any of them know when Bloomingberries close, and Lemon adds that she needs a belt. Everyberry stops walking, confused. Lemon clarifies she meant an engine belt for the snow machine as she shows off the blueprints. Blueberry Muffin, sitting atop the J. Quincy Cupcake statue, giggles and tells her friends that they need to relax and enjoy the holidays. Strawberry tells her that they will enjoy the holidays if they can get everything done on time. Blueberry assures them that there is always enough time, which is what makes Winterswirl so magical. She tells her friends that if Cinnamon Swirl can deliver all her presents around the world in one night, then they can get everything done too. Orange points out that Cinnamon has magic, and Lemon adds that Cinnamon also has an army of Berrykins to work on the gifts. Strawberry doubts that there is any magic to help get everything done. Blueberry giggles, and tell her Berry Besties that she thinks there is.
She begins singing "The Magic is You", as she tells her friends that even though there is so much to do, the magic is doing all of it with friends. The Berry Besties continue singing about having fun in the holidays instead of stressing out as they get all their tasks completed. First they help Orange and her dad find a good Winterswirl tree, then help Strawberry gather baking supplies, get Lime her Winterswirl dress from Bloomingberries, and Blueberry gets Lemon her engine belt from Fruitleg Alley. The song transitions to the final chorus as the Berry Besties gather to decorate the clubhouse for their Winterswirl party, and help Lemon finish building her snow machine. As the snow falls upon the Berryworks, Strawberry closes out the song in a group hug with her friends.
Orange is amazed that they managed to get everything done, which Lemon comments is pretty magical. Lime suggests it's just really good time management but is shushed by Strawberry. Strawberry adds that she bets even Cinnamon Swirl is impressed by their work. The Berry Besties then see a glimmer soaring across the starry night, and Blueberry has a feeling she is as she winks to her friends. Strawberry pulls Lemon into a hug (who shifts away from it) and says that Winterswirl really is a magical time of the year, as the Berry Besties continue staring up at the night sky.
Cast[]
- Ana Sani as Strawberry Shortcake
- Diana Kaarina as Blueberry Muffin
- Bahia Watson as Orange Blossom
- Andrea Libman as Lemon Meringue
- Margarita Valderrama as Lime Chiffon
- Various as Background Chatter
Non-Voiced Appearance[]
- Raspberry Tart
- Bread Pudding
- Custard
- Orange Crisp
- Cherry Blossom (mentioned)
- Cherry Crisp (mentioned)
- Cinnamon Swirl (mentioned)
- The Berrykins (mentioned)
- Mr. Mangosteen
- Spicy Crust
- Old Man
- Deliveryboy
- Customer Berry
- Salesberries
Song[]
Trivia[]
- "The Magic is You" is the first song to be led by Blueberry Muffin, though it becomes a group song by the second chorus.
- Ironically, despite this episode taking place on Winterswirl Eve, the next episode would end up being released on Christmas Eve. For further irony, that episode takes place on New Year's Eve, but the episode released after aired on December 31st. Had there been one more episode that aired before The Magic is You, the entire release schedule would've ended up fitting perfectly, but alas, here we are.
- The Santa Claus equivalent for Berry in the Big City is established to be Cinnamon Swirl, though she is only mentioned. She would make her official debut in Strawberry Shortcake’s Perfect Holiday.
- A new location briefly appears, the Winterswirl Tree farm. It is likely a temporary location like real life Christmas Tree farms.
- This episode has the highest number of consecutive cutaway segments where a character talks to the viewer, with all five occurring in succession to each other at the beginning of the episode.
- This is the second episode where multiple characters have a cutaway segment simultaneously. The first episode to do this is Fruitleg Alley, which had Raspberry Tart and Orange Blossom's cutaways interject with Strawberry Shortcake's.
Continuity[]
- At the end of the episode, Strawberry puts her arm around Lemon Meringue and pulls her into a hug, which Lemon promptly shifts away from, calling back to her dislike of hugs.
References to Past Series[]
- The Berrykins are mentioned in this episode, and like their original incarnations they act as assistants to a magical being. In this case, the Berrykins have a similar role to Christmas elves as they help Cinnamon Swirl bake the treats she delivers on Winterswirl Eve.
Video[]
Gallery[]
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