The Berry Bitty World of Strawberry Shortcake and Super Mario (series)

***The Berry Bitty World of Strawberry Shortcake and Super Mario*** is a 2D-3D flash animated TV series created by American Greetings and Iconix Brand Group, and produced by WildBrain and Nintendo in association with Del Mar Cartoons Ltd. and Kids' WB. The show first premiered on Kids' WB on May 2, 2020.  The show is rated TV-Y.

It is the 5th generation of the Strawberry Shortcake and Super Mario franchise, with its elements and designs retained from its previous *Berry Bitty Adventures* installment (although also being the successor of the previous series), but with a few changes.  The original voice actresses and actors from the previous series will also return to reprise their respective rolls, and with some new characters made for this series that are based on the versions made in the past shows from the franchise.  This new show focuses on adventures taking place in the newly-revamped Berry Bitty City and The Mushroom Kingdom.

The original DHX Media-produced reboot was supposed to premiere in 2018.  However, due to negative criticisms of the redesigns as put out by the company from the fans, DHX halted production and cancelled the series in favor of producing the series the captures the spirits of the 2010 re-incarnation, but with a few minor changes in terms of character design, and humor.

## Characters

Main:

* Strawberry Shortcake (voiced by Anna Cummer): The main protagonist of the series.  She owns a café in Berry Bitty City, in which she calls it Chez Strawberry.  She is also a chef of the said establishment, and her job is to whip up the finest in berry bitty cuisine.  Strawberry is a new resident of Berry Bitty City who originally moved from her old home at Berryville, and soon settled in to her new home in Berry Bitty City.  She also has two pets: a kitten named Custard and a puppy named Pupcake.
* Blueberry Muffin (voiced by Britt McKillip): The librarian of the town, who owns and reads many books, ranging from cookbooks to dictionaries.  She is one of Strawberry's long-time friends.  She is also an occasional scientist, and conducts a few experiments from time to time.  Blueberry is very smart, and has a very high level of intelligence.  Little did her friends know that she secretly has a crush on Huckleberry Pie.  She has a puppy named Scouty.
* Plum Pudding (voiced by Ashleigh Ball): The silly, friendly dancer of the bunch.  She tends to be very concerned for the others, but also has a stubborn streak and if she feels she is right then she will stand by it.  Plum is a very hard worker who gives everything 110%.  She has a puppy named Pitterpatch.  Her main talent is being a ballerina and owns a dance studio and she teaches others on how to dance.
* Raspberry Torte (voiced by Ingrid Nilson): The adorable fashionista who is very creative and kind to others, and is Strawberry's most fashionable friend.  She puts them before herself and will overwork if she has to, in order to succeed in making an outfit.  She usually makes the special dresses worn by the others.  However, she does have a very competitive steak with Lemon, and sometimes can be a frienemy to her.  She has a little puppy named Chiffon.
* Orange Blossom (voiced by Janyce Jaud): A trusted friend of Strawberry who's always there to lend a hand.  Orange is a General Store working who sells many random things!  Even multiple different orange, sparkly items like laundry soap to a vase!  She's very nice and cares and is rarely ever selfish.  But, when she's not busy selling stuff at her store, she is an artist, and loves to create such fine artwork to show to her friends.  She is mostly a very bi-ethnized girl.  She has a puppy named Marmalade.
* Lemon Meringue (voiced by Andrea Libman): The energetic Blonde who runs the Salon in Berry Bitty City, and is another one of Strawberry's most long-time friends.  Often creating new inventions to help her but realizes with the help of her friends that while they're nice, the reason they keep coming is to be with her.  She is very talented with a pair of scissors.  She has a puppy named Henna.
* Cherry Jam (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent:): A famous popstar who moved to Berry Bitty City after her popularity got out-of-hand. She is one of Strawberry's best friends, and has a puppy named Cinnapup.
* Huckleberry Pie (voiced by Aidan Drummond): A puppy caregiver who works at the Berry Bitty City Animal Shelter.  He is also friends with Blueberry Muffin who shares the same hobbies as him.  Despite him being a good friends towards others, he can be very absent-minded and is not very good at doing anything right, much to his friends' worry.  He has a puppy named Tom Tom.
* Sweet Grapes and Sour Grapes (voiced by Andrea Libman and Diana Kaarina respectively): the twins who are employees of Chez Strawberry.  They're twins with different personalities, and are also the chefs at the restaurant.  Sweet is the more kind and caring person who will love just about anything and is very optimistic about certain things, while Sour is a more stubborn person who has a negative attitude towards anybody she comes across and prefers to bake sour foods.
* Apple Dumplin' (voiced by Rebecca Shiochet): Strawberry's younger sister who loves to go on adventures.  She also has a blog on the berry bitty interwebs.  She has a pet named Tea Time Turtle.

Antagonists:

* The Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak (voiced by Dan Castellaneta): A young adult male who causes trouble and likes to pull pranks on Strawberry and the others.  He lives with his assistant, Raisin Cane, who helps him make the pies.
* Raisin Cane (voiced by Kathleen Barr): The cousin of Sweet and Sour Grapes who's also very stubborn towards others, and is the assistant to the Purple Pieman.

Supporting:

* Cranberry Milkshake (voiced by Tara Strong): Strawberry's sister who also works with her at "Chez Strawberry".
* Lime Parfait (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): Lemon Meringue's cousin who is also a fashion designer like Raspberry Torte.
* Blackberry Muffin (voiced by Kimberly Brooks): Blueberry Muffin's younger sister who sometimes is a little over-protective of her.
* Peppermint Fizz (voiced by Penelope Rawlins): An athletic tomboy who is a good friend of Sour Grapes.
* Rainbow Sherbert (voiced by Amanda Barker): A skater girl who has an adrenaline for extreme skateboarding.
* Princess Berrykin (voiced by Nicole Oliver): The princess and ruler of Berry Bitty City who is kind and caring to Strawberry, her friends, and to the Berrykins.

## Gallery

Character Designs

The new Strawberry Shortcake wearing her special apron to serve up the sweetest of treats and she is Princess Gaia's Best FriendPrincess Gaia is Chef Strawberry's Bonded Sprixie and as a friendStar Butterfly is Chef Strawberry's Close FriendSpring Mario is Chef Strawberry's HusbandMarco Diza is Spring Mario's BuddyLemon Meringue letting her beautiful new hair flow away in the berry breezePrincess Stella is Lemonpunzel's Best Friend.Blueberry Muffin now dressed up for librarian business, and has never looked more "adorkable" as they call it and She is Princess Wateryl's Best FriendPrincess Wateryl is Smart Blueberry's Best FriendPlum Pudding on stage, now a full-time ballerina and She is Princess Magika's Best FriendPrincess Magika is Ballerina Plum's Best FriendRaspberry Torte in her new stunning fashion wear and She is Princess Crystal's Best FriendPrincess Crystal is Fashionable Raspberry's Best FriendStore clerk Orange Blossom and she is Princess Rockanne's Best FriendPrincess Rockanne is Store Clerk Orange Blossom's Best FriendCherry Jam in her new popstar look. She is the only Berry Girl that received the most changes out of the main ones in the group and she is Princess Kalienta's Best FriendPrincess Kalienta is Popstar Cherry's Best FriendThe Purple Pieman with his new look, loosely based on the designs as seen in the app and the IDW comics from 2016 and he is Bowser's FriendBowser is a Friend to The Purple PiemanRaisin Cane is Bowser.jr's Great FriendA newly re-imagined version of Angel Cake, the most popular character in the Strawberry Shortcake franchise is a friend to BooBoo is Angel Cake's Best FriendLime Martini is Goomba's FriendGoomba is Lime Martini's Friend
### Episode Screenshots

A couple of screencaps from a promotion of the show's premiere on Kids' WB in May of 2020.A DMC logo variant featuring the titular character. Only used for the first season, and the first half of the second season before the logo change.

## Trivia

* his is the first Strawberry Shortcake series to be fully produced with Kids' WB since the network has the broadcasting rights to it.
* *The Berry Bitty World of Strawberry Shortcake* is the first Strawberry Shortcake series to be exclusively produced for Kids' WB. However, the show began airing reruns on Discovery Family on November 7, 2020, the same day as *My Little Pony: Pony Life* made its debut on the network.
* The Purple Pieman and Raisin Cane's designs are based on the ones as seen in the IDW comics from 2016.
* Lime is the fifth character with a My Little Pony G4 VA.  Tabitha St. Germain voices Rarity, Princess Luna, and Granny Smith.
	+ The other was Plum Pudding, who's voice actress is Applejack and Rainbow Dash.
	+ The second girl was Lemon Meringue, who's voice actress shares with Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy respectively.  Sweet's voice also sounds like Fluttershy.
	+ The third girl was Blueberry Muffin, sharing her voice actress with Princess Cadence.
	+ The fourth girl was Raisin Cane, who's voice actress also voices Trixie Lulamoon.
	+ The sixth girl is Cranberry Milkshake, who's voice actress also shares that with Twilight Sparkle.
	+ The seventh girl is Princess Berrykin, who unlike in the last series was voiced by Andrea Libman, she in this series is voiced by Nicole Oliver, who also voiced Princess Celestia.
* The idea of Lemon Meringue and Orange Blossom, having Rapunzel-like hair in this series is an inspiration from a fairy tale character named "Rapunzel", who also has very long hair.
* In the last series Apple was Strawberry's younger cousin.   Apple Dumplin' in this series however, is Strawberry's little sister just like the 2003 incarnation.
* The Purple Pieman is the first character with a Simpsons VA. Dan Castellaneta voices various Simpsons characters including Homer Simpson and Krusty The Clown, and also voiced Earthworm Jim in the TV show of the same name.
* Raspberry Torte's outfit design is based on Rarity's old outfit design from *My Little Pony: Equestria Girls.*
* This is the first 2D-produced Strawberry Shortcake series since the 2003 series, albeit flash-animated like the 2018 comic-based shorts.
* In this show, most of the MLP cast were taken for each role, except for Blackberry, Huckleberry, Pieman, and all other characters such as some Berrykins (for example, Berrykin Bill) especially Mavis, etc. where they never participate within that series.
* Prior to the series debut, the shorts from the show were made and released on YouTube and KidsWB.com a few months before its premiere to help promote the new series.
* The background designs in this series are a combination of the 2003 and 2009 incarnations.
* Plum Pudding's ballet tutu design is loosely based on the design of Pirouetta's tutu in *Shopkins Shoppies*.
* Princess Berrykin in this series is a human like the 1980's series.

## Series overview

*Main Article: List of The Berry Bitty World of Strawberry Shortcake and Super Mario episodes*