Plum Puddin' (1980)

Plum Puddin' is a character from the first Strawberry Shortcake branch, The World of Strawberry Shortcake. He is the first of a series of characters in the franchise who would be called "Plum Puddin'". Much like Charlotte Braun from Peanuts, Plum Puddin' was going to be more central of a character to the series, but his role got reduced due to his low popularity, which lead him to vanish from the series. The character is voiced presumably by Julie McWhirter, just like Huckleberry Pie.
==Character Description==
===Personality===
Plum Puddin' is smarter than his fellow Berry persons, which makes him essential in the Berry Circle. His character is similar to Lisa Loud from The Loud House and Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory, despite his debut occurring before them. He is first seen solving a complex Math equation. As shown by his mannerisms, Plum seems to be a kind boy.
===Appearance===
Plum Puddin' is shown as a short boy with flipped out sky blue short hair. He wears a purple hat with a plum on it, round glasses, a purple cardigan with a pink bow tie, and purple short striped shorts over green and white leggings with brown loafers. He appears holding a pencil in his ear in his artwork. Plum Puddin’ became girl now has grown out hair into a light blue bob. Her outfit is largely the same, with the exception that she wears Mary Jane shoes instead of loafers and a purple pleated skirt instead of shorts.
==Role==
In the first episode, Plum Puddin' is seen solving a math equation. When Blueberry Muffin, Raspberry Tart, and Huckleberry Pie come to enlist his help in planning for their friend Strawberry Shortcake, Plum decides that they will be making a surprise party, which they host at Lilac Park. When the Peculiar Purple Pieman decides to make their gift a magic watering can, and rigs it into a makeshift time bomb that floods the area, Plum gets the idea to plug the can's spout, but his efforts are for naught which results in him and his friends being forced into a raft. The group is irate upon their discovery that the Purple Pieman is behind this, but have to ship the berries to his palace as part of his deal. However, Mr. Sun gets the idea to turn some trees into a makeshift stampeding army which Plum Puddin' and the others find to their delight. Upon the Pieman's defeat, the gang gets their berries back.
Plum Puddin' makes a short appearance in the second episode waving goodbye to Strawberry Shortcake and wishing her good luck. Considering he doesn't appear again, this would be the last time that she and Plum see each other in her original run. However, one of the greeting cards shows that he and T. N. Honey are in love, meaning he may have moved to Big Apple City. Starting from Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name, Plum Puddin’ is now a girl, with the same smarts, . The girl version of Plum Puddin’ appears accepting Strawberry's invitation for a camping trip in the original's place, and the group heads off.
==Trivia==
*Plum Puddin' is similar in his design to the Button Nose character Prince Flower; they both wear glasses and have similar hair. However, Plum Puddin' is a commoner while Prince Flower is royalty.
*Plum Puddin' seems to be in love with T. N. Honey according to one of the greeting cards.
*Plum Puddin' is the second male character to be seen (with his predecessor being Huckleberry Pie), and the first one to be a minor character (with his successor being Coco Nutwork).
*Plum Puddin' is the first character to get an oppositely gendered counterpart.
*Due to T. N. Honey being his crush, and the fact that the two vanished with their disappearances being the same episode, Plum Puddin' may have moved from Strawberry Shortcake's home valley to Big Apple City.
*Plum Puddin’ vanished from strawberry shortcake in 1982 but to return as a brainy female In 1984 Baby without a name the girl version of plum had made more communication and is willing hang out with her friends than the boy version of plum, Plum Puddin’ continued being a girl though-out the series of strawberry shortcake making more appearances and making more friends.
**While low popularity caused the retcon, the in-universe origins of the female Plum Puddin' is unknown.
==Counterparts==
*For his 2003 counterpart which the girl who took his place essentially became, see Plum Puddin'.
*For his 2009 counterpart, see Plum Puddin' (Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures).
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