History YMMV / StrawberryShortcake

* ToyShip: Strawberry Shortcake and Orange Blossom is one of the most recurring ships from each series, due to them consistently being shown to be the closest of their friend groups.

** The death of James Street ventures into this territory. His character, Huckleberry Pie, often used a skateboard to get around Strawberryland. Riding without a helmet, Street was in a fatal skateboarding crash. (Daniel Canfield voiced Huck for the remaining seasons.)

* Fanon: Lemon Meringue is thought by many fans to be either aromantic, asexual, or both. This is in large part due to her overall aversion to verbal and physical affection.

* FriendlyFandoms: In contrast to the previous incarnation, ''Berry in the Big City'' has attracted some fans of [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration4 Generation 4]] of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'', as well as [[Franchise/MyLittlePonyGeneration5 Generation 5]]. G4 fans have noted the heavy voice cast overlap (Creator/AndreaLibman, Creator/TabithaStGermain, Diana Kaarina, Vincent Tong, Shannon Chan-Kent, and more) between the series, the involvement of Daniel Ingram in the music, and, particularly for fans of ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'', the mix of dynamic cartoon-y styles and slice-of-life situations. G5 fans similarly having enjoy two shared voice actors in key roles -- Ana Sani (Strawberry/Izzy) and Bahia Watson (Orange/Misty) -- and a shortform format that's very similar to ''WebAnimation/MyLittlePonyTellYourTale''.

* TheScrappy: Kadie and Sadie Bug.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: A troll claiming to be the niece of someone who works at [=DiC Entertainment=] (the same one listed under ''Misattributed Song'' above) spread plenty of these during the waning years of the 2003 series, mostly "future episodes" titles with fake recaps, and using manipulated audio clips as proof.

* WatchedItForTheRepresentation: Despite it being for kids, a few older viewers, such as [[PeripheryDemographic teens and young adults]], have caught wind of the show's casual representation of queer characters. Lime Chiffon [[HasTwoMommies has two dads]] and a "trans berry" model named Banoffee wears a trans flag themed ballgown in an episode centered around the Mint Gala (the show's version of the Met Gala, itself a popular event for LGBT people).

** In "Happily Ever After", Angel Cake gets very upset and angry when she thinks that Rainbow Sherbet's "very best friend" is Strawberry and not her. She threatens to leave the sleepover saying to have her sleepover without her "since they are such good friends," sounding as if she caught Rainbow cheating on her.

!! The franchise in general

* BrokenBase: Did the series break when A.) They started making material past the 1980s stuff. B.) They introduced villains and generally re-tooled the 2003 series. C.) Demoted Honey Pie Pony and the existing Fillies to extras, then introduced new, bland Fillies with no personality in the formers' place a few months later. D.) Reboot the franchise again in 2009 and made the new show CGI. or E.) it never broke at all?

* HilariousInHindsight: With his tall, wiry build, Dick Dastardly mustache, ThinChinOfSin and affinity for the color purple, the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine (especially in the 1980s version) looks eerily like a prototype for [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Waluigi.]]

** Almost everyone, especially the 1980's or 2003 version.

* {{Woolseyism}}: Since most of the desserts that the characters are named after aren't eaten outside of the US and Britain, some foreign versions of the cartoons and toys change the characters' names to desserts that are more familiar to their country but still based on the same fruit. For example, Strawberry Shortcake is called Charlotte aux Fraises in France. Other countries decide to retain the {{Alliterative Name}}, such as Germany, where she is called Emily Erdbeer.

!! The 1980s series

!! The 2003 series
* AccidentalInnuendo: In the song ''I love Custard'' from the episode ''Here Comes Pupcake''. The title of the song itself is a little cringe-worthy as-is, but the absolute gold has to be the line ''I could [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant eat]] [[HoYay my]] [[InterspeciesRomance Custard]] [[{{Squick}} with]] [[NoodleImplements a spoon]]'', sung by Strawberry Shortcake.

** In "Happily Ever After," Angel Cake gets very upset and angry when she thinks that Rainbow Sherbet's "very best friend" is Strawberry and not her. She threatens to leave the sleepover saying to have her sleepover without her "since they are such good friends," sounding as if she caught Rainbow cheating on her.

!! The 2009 series

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ikJS8YEFo Better With You]] kinda sounds like the [[https://youtu.be/E7YX7Lbmwzw?t=21s Goodbye Song]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: In the first special Plum Pudding is male, then is absent in the next special, and in the third special she's female and has been female ever since. Out-of-universe it was Kenner deciding the character should be a girl, but in-universe it reads as a very early example of trans acceptance.

** Due to the work of a troll who pretended to be a relative of someone working for Creator/DiCEntertainment, some in the ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' fandom are convinced that ''Nothing Lasts Forever'' is a song from an unaired 2003 SSC episode when it's in fact from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' titled "Hope Castle". [=PB&J Otter=] itself is a show that had already been cancelled long before the SSC relaunch. Even after the fact was royally {{jossed}} with Disney Asia airing the remaining episodes and every single episode coming out on DVD, some of the fandom still chose to believe it was.

* NamesTheSame: The Munchkins from the ''[[Literature/TheWizardOfOz Oz]]'' series have their [[AdaptationNameChange name changed]] to "Berrykins", the same name as the sprite-like creatures in the original series.

* WatchedItForTheRepresentation: Though it's obviously a kids show, a few older viewers such as [[PeripheryDemographic teens and young adults]] have caught wind of the show's casual representation of queer characters. Lime Chiffon [[HasTwoMommies has two dads]] and a "trans berry" model named Banoffee wears a trans flag themed ballgown in an episode centered around the Mint Gala (the show's version of the Met Gala, itself a popular event for LGBT people).

* WatchedItForTheRepresentation: Though it's obviously a kids show, a few older viewers such as [[PeripheryDemographic teens and young adults]] have caught wind of the show's casual representation of queer characters. Lime Chiffon [[HasTwoMommies has two dads]] and a "trans berry" model named Banoffee wears a trans flag themed ballgown in an episode centered around the Mint Gala (the show's version of the MET Gala, itself a popular event for LGBT people).

* ItsShortSoItSucks: Some viewers are put off by the breakneck pacing of the story, due to each episode being only given a runtime of 4 minutes--8 minutes if it's in the TwoShorts or a two-parter format--to resolve its conflict.
* WinBackTheCrowd: There has been positive reception to Orange Blossom's new design, which gave her curly hair back and darkened her skin again.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: Some viewers are put off by the breakneck pacing of the story, resulting in conflict being resolved within the span of 4 to 8 minutes--an average runtime of one or [[TwoShorts two episodes]].

** Other fans are not happy over the fact that Raspberry Tart/Torte, who was one of Strawberry's good friends, is now her SitcomArchNemesis.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Peppermint Fizz and Sour Grapes.

* TheWoobie: Plum Pudding in the episode ''Good Citizens Club''. Her membership pin gets lost in the mail, resulting in her believing that there's something specifically wrong with her. Afterward, Sadiebug and Katiebug both take advantage of the situation to essentially use her as a slave, only to try and force her to do something that she knows is wrong.

** Due to the work of a troll who pretended to be a relative of someone working for Creator/DiCEntertainment, some in the ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' fandom are convinced that ''Nothing Lasts Forever'' is a song from an unaired 2003 SSC episode when it's in fact from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' called ''Hope Castle''. [=PB&J Otter=] itself is a show that had already been cancelled long before the SSC relaunch. Even after the fact was royally {{jossed}} with Disney Asia airing the remaining episodes and every single episode coming out on DVD, some of the fandom still chose to believe it was.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Every series can be seen as overly sweet to some extent, particularly the 2003 incarnation up until the reintroduction of villains. The 2009 franchise was also this until the reintroduction of Sour Grapes.