Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City is a Canadian animated children's web series based on the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, produced by WildBrain Studios and aired on YouTube on September 18, 2021 and later on Family Jr. on October 17 in Canada.[1][2] The series follows an aspiring baker Strawberry who arrives in Big Apple City to get her big break and has adventures with new friends.
Synopsis
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 friends – 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.
Characters
Main
- Strawberry Shortcake (voiced by Ana Sani): The main protagonist of the series, she is an optimistic, kind, friendly, and energetic girl who wants to become the best baker in the Berryworks factory and Big Apple City. She is mostly friendly with everyone and is close friends with Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue, Lime Chiffon, Blueberry Muffin, and later in season 2, Bread Pudding, Raspberry Tart, and Sour Grapes. She is the niece of Aunt Praline, and she also runs the baking truck in the Berryworks, which is given to her as a gift by her aunt. She has a pet cat named Custard. Strawberry Shortcake has long reddish-pink hair that goes down to her knees.
- Orange Blossom (voiced by Bahia Watson): Strawberry's athletic best friend, who is a sporty tomboy. She is energetic, kind, and always helps Strawberry anytime, whenever she needs help in her food truck or with anything else that she needs for her baking business in the Berryworks. She runs a smoothie stand in the Berryworks. Her pet is a dog called Pupcake.
- Lemon Meringue (voiced by Andrea Libman, reprising her role from Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures): One of Strawberry's best friends, who is a know-it-all, and is also a tomboy like her friend Orange. She is the best friend/partner of Lime Chiffon and they run a lemonade-limeade truck in the Berryworks. She is also a professional mechanic who helps fix Strawberry's oven in her food truck and fixes everything else in the Berryworks. Her pet is a frog called Frappé.
- Lime Chiffon (voiced by Margaritta Valderrama): Another one of Strawberry's best friends, who is sweet and kind and the best friend/partner of Lemon Meringue. She has two dads, and runs a lemonade-limeade truck with her best friend/partner, Lemon Meringue, in the Berryworks. She is also good friends with Bread Pudding. Her pet is a parrot called Parfait.
- Blueberry Muffin (voiced by Diana Kaarina): Another one of Strawberry's best friends, who is free-spirited, calm, and kind. She has a spiritual mom and a younger brother and she also runs the ice cream shop in the Berryworks. She also has a sibling rivalry with her younger brother at times as he always tries to annoy her and her friends, but she loves him nonetheless. Her pet is a mouse called Cheesecake.
- Bread Pudding (voiced by Chirag Naik): In the first season of the series, who later becomes one of the main cast members, he is serious and is also arrogant, selfish, and strict. He is a disciplined individual who works as the coordinator and overseer of the Berryworks and is good friends with Raspberry Tart and Sour Grapes as they also work for him and is the one who wants and tries to have Strawberry to be kicked out of the Berryworks because she is not a talented baker just like her family. He always tries his best to be better than Strawberry at everything along with the help and assistance of his two friends, Raspberry and Sour, who help him in his schemes too, but always fails, and as Strawberry always tells them that she is unbeatable. At the end of season one and as of season two, he, alongside his two friends, Raspberry and Sour become good friends with Strawberry, and also becomes good friends with Lime Chiffon at the end of season one and as of season two. As of season three, he still works at the Berryworks as the factory's main coordinator and overseer and is joined by two other coordinators/overseers who are twins and are also very strict just like him, Cheese Strudel and Cherry Streusel, and he also works for the current and new owner of the Berryworks, Crabapple Jam. He is also the son of the Berryworks' original owner, Figgy Pudding.
- Raspberry Tart (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): The main antagonist of the series in the first season of the series (along with Bread Pudding).
- Sour Grapes (voiced by Meg Roe): The secondary antagonist of the series in the first season of the series.
- Huckleberry Pie (voiced by Vincent Tong): A friend of Strawberry's who she meets in the Funnelcake subway station, he started off as a street musician, but moved to the Berryworks to perform there after befriending Strawberry. Huckleberry is fairly dense but has a laid-back and street-savvy personality.
Cast
Production
When Iconix Brand Group purchased the Strawberry Shortcake brand assets from American Greetings in February 2015,[3] until the Canadian company WildBrain (known at the time as DHX Media) acquired the band from Iconix in May 2017,[4] the Strawberry Shortcake series was originally revealed and developed since June of that year.[5] Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City premiered on September 18, 2021 on YouTube.[6]
A second season premiered on June 25, 2022.[7]
A third season premiered on July 15, 2023 on the official Strawberry Shortcake YouTube channel.[8][9]
Writing
Music
The series' background music and songs were composed by Daniel Ingram and Trevor Hoffmann, respectively.
Casting and voice acting
Voice casting and production were handled by Kozmic Sound and Supersonics Post Production, with Adrienne Lindsay as the series' voice director. Vogel and Ferguson and others participated in selecting voice actors, with WildBrain giving final approval. Ana Sani was cast as Strawberry Shortcake after Vogel. The series was recorded in Vancouver. Voice work was done after writing and before animation, with the animators providing direction. The songs were recorded with the dialogue.
Storyboarding and animation
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2021-22)
Season 2 (2022-23)
Season 3 (2023-24)
Films
Special telefilms
Distribution
Broadcast
After debuting on YouTube, the series aired on the Canadian children's channel Family Jr., starting on October 17, 2021.[15] The series was released on Netflix,[16] on April 15, 2022 in all countries.[17] In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on Tiny Pop on March 7, 2022.[18]
Home media and streaming services
With several other WildBrain properties, Berry in the Big City was added to Netflix on September 21, 2022, in the United States.
NCircle Entertainment has the DVD rights for the series in Region 1. The series' three seasons have been released in DVD box sets.
Reception
Critical reception
Ratings
Awards and nominations
Other media
Merchandise
External links
References
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