This is the last of the original "Strawberry Shortcake" movies. Strawberry and her friends have a garden party in "celebration of the most fragrantly delicious berries" but of course, the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak and Sour Grapes have a scheme brewing. This title marks the only appearance of Banana Twirl and the Berry Princess. Unfortunately, I think this is the worst of the old school "Strawberry Shortcake" movies. Having said that, I don't mean it's terrible. Just in comparison to all the others, it's just not as good. The characters are out of their normal outfits and have different hairstyles. Banana Twirl (who is a cute and fun new character) has no pet, which is unlike all the other characters. Also, Apple Dumplin's pet Tea Time Turtle is in the movie but Apple Dumplin' is nowhere to be seen. It does have a real cute song that Strawberry sings to all the pets. So, yes, if you like Strawberry Shortcake, check this movie out.
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The End of 80's Strawberry Shortcake
williamchristianwilson6 March 2023
Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins is the sixth and final original Strawberry Shortcake TV special, and the final one produced by Nelvana. It's also the only one to get a theatrical release (albeit cut down to 12 minutes in theaters, while being 24 minutes on television) as a short before The Care Bears Movie. I think this one is the weakest of the originals, and I'll state why I think so below. In this one, while planning for a Garden Party, the kids in Strawberryland find their best fruits plopped at their doorstep, and soon meet the 'Berry Princess', who reveals that the 'fruits' are little humanoid baby fruit creatures called "Berrykins". After introducing each Berrykin to the kids in rhyme, they duck for cover when it begins to rain. When they come back out to smell the fruits, they are shocked to find that they all smell like the wrong kinds of foods, like strawberries that smell like pizza, grapes that smell like chocolate, lemons that smell like catnip, etc. It doesn't take too long for Strawberry Shortcake and the Berry Princess to find out who's behind these strange fragrances...
I think the first three Strawberry Shortcake specials by Murakami Wold and Swenson & Toei are the best ones, and that the Nelvana ones are the weaker ones; the songs in this one aren't particularly memorable compared to the previous specials, especially the opening song, which is a rewritten version of a song from the "Housewarming" special. The writing is pretty bare, with this one not having as much plot as the previous ones, the "raincloud" story takes up most of the runtime and some moments feel like filler and like they could've been cut out (which actually happens in the shorter theatrical cut). The voice acting is decent, although Mr Sun sounds the most disinterested he's ever been in these specials, and the voice they got for the Berry Princess is the blandest sounding Strawberry Shortcake character I've ever heard in my life (aside from her singing voice at the end). The animation seems to be on a bigger budget than the previous Nelvana specials, as evident in the designs of the characters, and in the movement being more expressive, and also the fact that they tried to beef this one up a bit in it's look for theaters. Overall, this one is the worst of the 6 Strawberry Shortcake specials, but it's still pretty passable, and if you aren't looking for problems with it, you may like it fine.
I think the first three Strawberry Shortcake specials by Murakami Wold and Swenson & Toei are the best ones, and that the Nelvana ones are the weaker ones; the songs in this one aren't particularly memorable compared to the previous specials, especially the opening song, which is a rewritten version of a song from the "Housewarming" special. The writing is pretty bare, with this one not having as much plot as the previous ones, the "raincloud" story takes up most of the runtime and some moments feel like filler and like they could've been cut out (which actually happens in the shorter theatrical cut). The voice acting is decent, although Mr Sun sounds the most disinterested he's ever been in these specials, and the voice they got for the Berry Princess is the blandest sounding Strawberry Shortcake character I've ever heard in my life (aside from her singing voice at the end). The animation seems to be on a bigger budget than the previous Nelvana specials, as evident in the designs of the characters, and in the movement being more expressive, and also the fact that they tried to beef this one up a bit in it's look for theaters. Overall, this one is the worst of the 6 Strawberry Shortcake specials, but it's still pretty passable, and if you aren't looking for problems with it, you may like it fine.
Which one is this?
MrsJackSkellington31 March 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I think I know which one this is but I can't be sure!! Is this the one where Sour Grapes and the other guy make all the berries taste and smell like pizza and other foods? I remember watching it when I was a kid and how much I loved it. Also, were the berry-kins disguised as fruits to hide or something? I use to have this on tape but my brother taped wrestling over it. Any of this sound familiar to anyone?
I just remember how Strawberry Shortcake and her little friends would smell the fruit and then a storm came and the rain made the fruit smell like pizza and chocolate and all kinds of other stuff...Does this make sense to anybody?!
I just remember how Strawberry Shortcake and her little friends would smell the fruit and then a storm came and the rain made the fruit smell like pizza and chocolate and all kinds of other stuff...Does this make sense to anybody?!
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