Strawberry Shortcake Main Character Index
Original Series (1980s) | Classic Series (2003) | Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures (2009) | Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (2021)
Original Series (1980s) | Classic Series (2003) | Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures (2009) | Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (2021)
Clockwise from upper left: Peppermint Fizz, Rainbow Sherbet, Blueberry Muffin, Seaberry Delight, Coco Calypso, Huckleberry Pie, Orange Blossom, Strawberry Shortcake, Apple Dumplin', Ginger Snap and Angel Cake.
The character page for the 2003 Strawberry Shortcake series.
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Title character
Strawberry Shortcake
Voiced by: Sarah Heinke (2003-2009)
Her Season 1-3 design
Her Season 4 design
The main heroine of the series, Strawberry Shortcake is the unofficial princess of Strawberryland, where she and her friends go on fun adventures together. Optimistic, adventurous, and berry sweet, she’s always looking to meet new friends.- Adaptational Dye-Job: Her original incarnation had yarny red hair, wile this Strawberry has messy orange hair, and later straight dark pink hair in Season 4.
- Alliterative Name: Strawberry Shortcake.
- Always Someone Better: She’s considered a superior baker to the Purple Pieman, both in baking talent, and for her kind nature compared to Pieman’s scheming ways.
- Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: She’s the Redhead to Angel Cake's Blonde and Blueberry Muffin's Brunette.
- Cheerful Child: She generally has an upbeat attitude and positive outlook on things.
- Cool Horse: Honey Pie Pony is usually her steed in the series.
- Girliness Upgrade: After the Plot-Relevant Age-Up Time Skip, Strawberry became more of a Girly Girl, though it’s still very downplayed.
- Kindhearted Cat Lover: Strawberry's pet is Custard the cat.
- Magnetic Hero: It's Strawberry's world, and we're all just living in it. Everywhere she goes she always manages to make a new friend.
- Meaningful Appearance: Her hat has strawberry patterns all across it.
- Nice Girl: She is a sweet girl with a 'berry' big heart.
- Only Sane Woman: In many episodes she always has to act as the voice of reason and mediator between her friends whenever they get into arguments with one another (mostly from Angel Cake and Peppermint Fizz).
- Pink Means Feminine: As part of her Girliness Upgrade, Strawberry wears a lot more pink, with her hair color even changing to dark pink from her more reddish-orange hair of 2003.
- Plucky Girl: She’s a very daring and adventurous girl, seeking adventure all across Strawberryland.
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Huckleberry Pie's savvy guy to Strawberry's energetic girl.
- Supreme Chef: She is a girl with a love for baking.
- Strawberry Shorthand: Extraordinarily sweet, adorable, and kind, Strawberry is the Trope Namer for a reason.
- Sweet Baker: She's a talented baker, and very nice.
- 10-Minute Retirement: Strawberry undergoes one in The Sweet Dreams Movie when she doesn't think she can save The Sandman but her friends help perk her up through song..
- She also gets one in "World of Friends" when she thinks they need to call off the Friendship Festival after fighting with Tea Blossom and after Angel Cake reveals that she wasn't anywhere close to finishing the cakes. After Angel Cake apologizes and Strawberry realizes that she should have been honest, they are able to fix things
- She also briefly gets it in "Piece of Cake" when her dessert accidentally gets ruined and she storms away from the cooking show. She comes back when Orange Blossom steps up to continue the show alone.
- Tender Tomboyishness, Foul Femininity: Strawberry is a tomboyish girl who is 'berry' kind, sweet, caring, compassionate, and loving, while Angel Cake on the other hand is also sweet, but sometimes a little mean and bossy whenever things don't go her own way.
- Tomboy: She’s a girl with short hair, a gender neutral outfit, and an adventurous and active personality.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She is the tomboy towards Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue and Angel Cake.
- Tomboyness Upgrade: In the 1980s version she is very sweet and feminine, but in 2003 she has a gender neutral outfit and is very adventurous and active, but still very sweet and loving. This is downplayed in 2007, where she is slightly more girly.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She has a more gender-neutral outfit and is great at playing sports and doing other boyish things. However, she also enjoys playing dress-up, having tea parties, and other feminine things. She also becomes slightly more feminine in her 2007 design.
- Turn the Other Cheek: She always tries to see the best in people, even if they continue to antagonize her.
Main Cast
Orange Blossom
Voiced by: Dejare Barfield (2003-2009)
Orange Blossom’s Season 1-3 design
Orange Blossom’s Season 4 design
Strawberry's best friend, Orange Blossom lives in Orange Blossom Acres and lives in an orange tree.- Adaptational Dye-Job: Her eyes are now brown, when previously they were black.
- Nice Girl: She is shy, but 'berry' sweet.
- Odango Hair: Her base hairdo for Season 1-3. She loses it after the Time Skip.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Orange is shy and sensitive while Strawberry is talkative and outgoing.
- Token Black Friend: The only black person in the series, and Strawberry’s best friend..
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She is the girly girl to Strawberry Shortcake and Ginger Snap’s tomboy.
Huckleberry Pie
Voiced by: James Street (2003-2007); Daniel Canfield (2003 episode 1-4; 2007-2009)
Huckleberry Pie’s Season 1-3 design
Huckleberry Pie’s Season 4 design
A major recurring male character of the series, Huckleberry Pie lives in a tree fort in Huckleberry Briar. He loves skateboarding as his main hobby.- Adaptational Job Change: Originally a fisherman in the 1980s series, he's now become a skater.
- Blue Is Heroic: He’s a friendly and kind boy, and always wears blue in his outfits.
- Cool Board: He’s usually seen riding around on a skateboard.
- Nice Guy: He is a very nice kid in every generation.
- The One Guy: As usual, he’s the only boy in the main cast.
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Huckleberry's Savvy Guy and Strawberry's Energetic Girl in every generation until 2021, where Huckleberry undergoes Adaptational Dumbass.
- The Rival: He and Peppermint Fizz become this in the 2003 series.
- Totally Radical: He even speaks this way sometimes.
Apple Dumplin'
Voiced by: Kate Labosky (2003-2009)
Apple Dumplin's Season 1-3 design
Apple Dumplin's Season 4 design
Strawberry Shortcake’s younger sister. She's smaller and less independent than the others, but is capable of taking care of herself when the situation arises.- Annoying Younger Sibling: In "Baby Takes The Cake", she wants to help her sister and friends cook but she just keeps making a mess and getting in their way and this annoys Strawberry's friends a little.
- Artistic Age: Despite being treated as a "baby" character, Apple Dumplin' acts more as a toddler with her being able to walk and talk.
- Character Focus: "Baby Takes The Cake" where she is upset about being too little to help Strawberry and her friends cook. She has a dream where the roles are reversed and learns that she might not be ready to cook yet but not for always.
- Characterization Marches On: In Seasons 1 and 2, due to being a baby, Apple Dumplin' speaks with few words and sentences. Season 3 has her speaking in more complete simple sentences with little errors in the way she talks. Season 4 has her speaking more fluently due to being aged up.
- Elmer Fudd Syndrome: After all, she is a baby. In her Imagine Spot in "Baby Takes the Cake" in which she's an adult, she loses this, but keeps Third-Person Person.
- Girlish Pigtails: Gets a pair of pigtails with little apples between them as the ties on the 2007 redesign.
- Just a Kid: In "Baby Takes the Cake", when Strawberry and friends decide to cook, she wants to help too but she just keeps making messes and Strawberry tells her in a nice way that she is too little to help which upsets her. However, in the ending, Strawberry tells her that she won't be little forever and that she'll grow up.
- Kid Hero All Grown-Up: She starts off as a baby, but in the third season of the 2003 series, she is more of a toddler who can speak in Third-Person Person sentences until the fourth season, when she is a kid who speaks full sentences.
- Related in the Adaptation: She's the sister of Strawberry Shortcake, when her original incarnation wasn't related to Strawberry at all.
- Tagalong Kid: Apple is this, but Strawberry and friends don't mind at all.
- Third-Person Person: But it zig-zags quite a bit. She tends to refer to other characters in the third-person also.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Apple is more of a sweet and naive little baby who wears a dress while Strawberry wears a more gender neutral outfit who is also sweet but more daring and adventurous.
Blueberry Muffin
Voiced by: Bianca Heywood (2003-2009)
Blueberry Muffin’s 2003 design
Blueberry Muffin’s 2007 design
One of Strawberry's friends, Blueberry Muffin lives in a blueberry field past Huckleberry Briar. She’s an avid reader with a love for stories.- Adaptational Intelligence: Compared to her previous incarnation being The Ditz, this incarnation is very much smarter.
- Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: She is the Brunette to Angel Cake's Blonde and Strawberry Shortcake's Redhead.
- Blue Is Heroic: Her signature color is blue.
- Bookworm: She is a girl who loves to read.
- Brainy Brunette: She had brown hair prior to her redesign. Oddly, her 2007 redesign only existed in vector/merchandise art; she didn't change in the cartoon.
- True Blue Femininity: She is feminine and always wears blue.
Ginger Snap
Voiced by: Samantha Triba
Ginger Snap's Season 1-3 design.
Ginger Snap's Season 4 design.
An inventor who lives in Cookie Corners and bakes cookies. Her Pet is Chocolate Chipmunk, whose dialogue she (And the other residents of Strawberryland) can understand despite just chattering. She is very smart and inventive, which makes her a valuable asset to the gang.
- Ambiguously Brown: Has medium brown skin. Is she African American or Hispanic?
- Character Catchphrase: "That was a snap!"
- The Cameo: She briefly appears in Berry in the Big City episode "Bad Day Blues", in a short clip of the 2003 cartoon that acts as an In-Universe tv show that Strawberry enjoys.
- Character Tic: Snapping her fingers.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She didn't appear in the 2009 series and has never appeared since.note Thanks, Hasbro.
- Gadgeteer Genius: She is a mechanic that is full of gadgets and gizmos.
- Girlish Pigtails: Her 2007 redesign had bigger ones.
- Motor Mouth: Especially in later episodes.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: The tomboyish mechanic to the more feminine perfectionist Angel Cake.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Is usually perky and tomboyish and has the love for mechanical work, but has a soft side for baking and dressing up from time to time. There is even an artwork that shows her in a pink ballerina tutu.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: According to "Ginger Snap's No-light Night of Fright", Ginger Snap has Nyctophobia, so she brings many lights to counter this fear.
- Wrench Wench: She is a mechanic for goodness sake!
Angel Cake
Voiced by: Rachel Ware (2003-2009)
Angel Cake’s Season 1-3 design
Angel Cake’s Season 4 design
A cake decorator who lives on Cakewalk, she tends to be a perfectionist at times.- Ascended Extra: Her original incarnation only had a major role in the “Pets on Parade” special. This Angel is a main cast member with a prominent role in many episodes.
- Adaptational Dye-Job: Had purplish hair in her original incarnation, but was made blonde in 2003.
- Adaptational Jerkass: While she is still generally nice, she’s a far cry from the overly polite 1980s incarnation, being much more bossy and prone to arguments.
- Alpha Bitch: Becomes one near the end of the series, but is still a nice girl and a good friend of Strawberry.
- Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: She is the Blonde to Blueberry Muffin's Brunette and Strawberry Shortcake's Redhead.
- Characterization Marches On: In Season 1, Angel Cake is generally a sweet girl. The other seasons give her more flaws such as being The Perfectionist and a Sore Loser and more moments where she is bossy turning her into more of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She was one of the casualties of Hasbro's "healthy snacks" policy that was in place for the 2009 reboot. Despite being one of the core characters in past iterations, she's had yet to make an appearance since.
- Girlish Pigtails: Her 2003 counterpart had them as well as her 2007 redesign.
- Graceful Ladies Like Purple: Wears lilac-colored clothing in a lot of her outfits.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Played straight for the first season. Downplayed in the other seasons due to her change in personality.
- Ironic Name: Her name is “Angel”, yet unlike her overly polite original incarnation, she’s much more of a jerk.
- It's All About Me: Has moments of this at times, especially in "Angel Cake in the Outfield". She can sometimes be bossier than Peppermint.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Although Angel Cake can be bossy and mean at times, she does have a good heart who cares about her friends.
- Nice Girl: Angel Cake is one at heart, especially in the 1980s. Her 2003 incarnation is still one even with her perfectionist tendencies, but it becomes downplayed after she Took a Level in Jerkass.
- The Perfectionist: She is very fastidious in what she does. Strawberry Shortcake lampshades this trope at the start of "Angel Cake in the Outfield".
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: In "Angel Cake in the Outfield", she gets so angry and frustrated about not being good at playing sports that she has a meltdown and storms off. She soon learns how to be a better sport at the end though.
- Sore Loser: The episode "Angel Cake in the Outfield" dealt with this character flaw of hers. She gets better by the episode's end and learns how to be a good sport and just have fun.
- Tender Tomboyishness, Foul Femininity: Angel Cake is sweet, but can be mean and bossy sometimes, while Strawberry is more of a tomboy, but still sweet and compassionate to everyone.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: The perfectionist girly girl to two tomboys, sporty and adventurous Strawberry Shortcake and perky mechanic Ginger Snap.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Near the end of the series. She even portrays the antagonist in "Sleeping Beauty".
Recurring Characters
Peppermint Fizz
Voiced by: Rebecca Noddle (2003-2009)
Peppermint Fizz’s Season 2-3 design.
Peppermint Fizz’s Season 4 design.
This character made her debut in the second year, where she is one of the contestants in "Peppermint's Pet Peeve", which saw her getting disqualified for cheating at a "Best Pets" competition. Peppermint is rude, arrogant, and generally unpleasant, but she grows out of it eventually, becoming nicer as the series progresses.- Adapted Out: Completely absent in the 2009 series due to Hasbro's "healthy snacks" policy.
- Alpha Bitch: Though she outgrows it later on.
- Anti-Hero: She serves as one in her introductory episodes. She drops this after her redesign.
- Cheaters Never Prosper: In "Peppermint's Pet Peeve", she cheats in the "Best Pets" competition, resulting in her and Cola Chameleon being disqualified.
- Deadpan Snarker: She is pretty snarky at first but becomes nicer at the end.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: She starts off as cold and harsh, but grows more kind and friendly over time.
- Dislikes the New Guy: Was initially unwelcome of Rainbow Sherbet because she is different than everyone else, and her resentment almost results in her leaving for good; she learns her lesson when Strawberry throws a costume party where everything is the same, and Peppermint realizes being the same would be boring.
- Five Stages of Grief: She hits all five stages throughout "The Costume Party" in accordance with her negative reaction toward Rainbow Sherbert. She is unwelcome towards her arrival in Strawberryland (denial), repeatedly lashes out at everyone because she's not like them (anger), her words hurt Rainbow and she considers moving away (bargaining), she attends a costume party held by Strawberry where everything's the same and breaks down when she doesn't get what she wants (depression), and apologizes to Rainbow and finally accepts her as a friend, even though she's different (acceptance).
- Gender Flip: The Tin Woodsman is her character during the events of "Berry Brick Road" and the Coachman in "The Play's The Thing", when both are male in the original fairy tales.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Evolves into this.
- Heel–Face Turn: Peppermint starts off as grumpy, snobby, and arrogant, especially when she and the girls meet Rainbow Sherbet, but after she is tricked into going to a Goodbye Party for Rainbow, everyone is wearing the same costume Peppermint was wearing, including Rainbow. This helps Peppermint realize that it's okay to be different than other people and that she shouldn't leave because she's different, and then she apologizes to Rainbow for how she treated her, leading everyone to turn the Goodbye Party into a friendship party.
- I Just Want to Have Friends: "Playing to Beat the Band" reveals that she feels like an outsider and joins Strawberry's band in an attempt to befriend her (despite Strawberry and the others already viewing her as a friend).
- Ineffectual Loner: She appears to have jealousy issues, but feels alone until she is befriended by Strawberry and her friends.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Generally the most negative character in the show, but does show a softer side every once in a while. Her more jerkish qualities become more subdued later on.
- My God, What Have I Done?: See Pyrrhic Victory, below.
- No Indoor Voice: Tends to have this when she gets mad.
- Pyrrhic Victory: In "Win Some, Lose Some", Peppermint Fizz celebrates her victory due to the possibility of getting her hands on Strawberry Shortcake's garden, but regrets what she did when Strawberry Shortcake gives Apple Dumplin' the exact opposite of a "The Reason You Suck" Speech.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Strawberry is talkative and sweet while Peppermint is more introverted and stubborn.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Both ends. She gives one to Rainbow indirectly because they are different in "The Costume Party". Keep in mind that in "Peppermint's Pet Peeve", she got on the receiving end for cheating, which caused her to be disqualified! She also gives herself one when she realizes that she hurt the others in "Win Some, Lose Some".
- Tomboy: She is one of the lesser feminine characters.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Peppermint is the most tomboyish female character in the 2003/2007 series, due to not loving fashion or girly stuff, while Strawberry is a Tomboy with a Girly Streak who is active and energetic but enjoys playing dress up from time to time. Peppermint is also more of a tomboy in comparison to all of Strawberry's other female friends, due to the fact that they all play dress up from time to time but still adventurous.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: She gained this in her 2007 redesign.
Rainbow Sherbet
Voiced by: Laura Grimm
Her 2003 design.
Click here to see her 2007 Playmates Toys design.
An adventurer and sailor who captains the Rainbow Float boat. She first appears in "Costume Party".
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Is absent in future installments.
- Everything's Better with Rainbows: Her color scheme is a pastel rainbow.
- I Just Want to Have Friends: Rainbow is so happy to meet her new friends as she welcomes them all as they enter her boat and give her 'Welcome to Strawberryland' presents. Pretty soon, when she and Strawberry plan a party, Peppermint tells Strawberry all of her problems with Rainbow being so different that she didn't want to be friends with her, and that Strawberry shouldn't be friends with her either. As Peppermint storms off, Strawberry looks at Rainbow, who is in tears over Peppermint's comments, because all she wanted was to be friends with everyone, including Peppermint. However, in the end, Peppermint soon apologizes to Rainbow and realizes that she likes her because she's different, which Rainbow happily accepts.
- Rainbow Motif: She has an extremely colorful outfit like an actual rainbow.
- Tomboy: A tomboyish sailor.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She is a tomboyish sailor who lives on a boat and lives for adventure but dresses as Rapunzel in A Princess Named Rap.
- Tomboy Princess: She played as a more tomboyish version of Rapunzel, who prefers being named Rap.
- Verbal Tic: She often talks in sailor slang.
Raspberry Torte
Voiced by: Greer McCain (2006); Haley Hyden-Soffer (2006-2009)
- Adaptational Name Change: Her last name was changed from "Tart" to "Torte".
- Anti-Hero: She's got a sharp tongue, which gets her admonished a few times.
- Deadpan Snarker: She’s very snarky and stubborn at times around the other girls, except for Lemon Meringue. She soon becomes more nice to everyone else as well, especially to Strawberry.
- Jabba Table Manners: At least until her friends teach her otherwise.Raspberry: I'll reach across the table / Won't even try to share / I'll eat with just my fingers / I’ll stand up in my chair / And if that makes 'em angry / That’s how it's gonna be / 'Cause the only one I care about / Is me, myself, and me.
- Rose-Haired Sweetie: Despite her brash and stubborn nature, she’s still fairly nice when it comes down to it, especially to Lemon Meringue.
- Tomboyness Upgrade: Raspberry is much more athletic and less feminine compared to her original incarnation.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She’s the tomboy to Lemon Meringue’s Girly Girl.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: Has a long one.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She is usually sporty and tomboyish, but she has no problem wearing a dress or having tea parties. Also, in the Sweet Dreams Movie, she has a soft place in her heart for her doll.
- Tsundere: In the Sweet Dreams Movie, Raspberry appears to be unhappy and stubborn at first when she arrives in Strawberryland with Lemon Meringue, but she soon becomes nicer.
Lemon Meringue
Voiced by: Mary Waltman (2006-2009)
- Adaptational Job Change: Lemon’s original incarnation was a model, but now she’s a hairdresser.
- Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: She's the Blonde to Blueberry Muffin's Brunette and Strawberry Shortcake's Redhead.
- The Fashionista: She’s considered the go-to expert on style, runs a beauty salon, and the 2003 website outright said she “just might grow up to be Strawberryland’s most acclaimed fashion model someday!”
- Girly Girl: She’s generally one of the more feminine characters, but downplayed compared to her prior incarnation, as she has shown interest in things like horseback riding.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She’s a very kind girl with blonde hair.
- Jerkass Ball: In "Back in the Saddle", she suddenly becomes an Alpha Bitch at the dude ranch. She and Banana Candy constantly bully Plum Puddin' for her clumsiness. Their backstabbing drives Plum to tears and makes her almost leave the ranch. However, Lemon and Banana both take back what they said and thank Plum for getting Annie to help them be able to get back to the ranch when there were boulders in the way, when Plum tells them that everybody makes mistakes and that what mattered is that everyone was okay now.
- Morality Pet: She is the one who Raspberry Torte is always nice to and has a soft spot for.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She's the girly-girl towards Raspberry Torte's tomboy.
Plum Puddin'
Voiced by: Aubrey Fleming
- Adaptational Dye-Job: Her original incarnation had blue hair, while this Plum has purple hair (sometimes with green highlights in official art).
- Alliterative Name: Plum Puddin'.
- Bespectacled Cutie: She wears glasses, and is positively adorable.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: While smart, she is fairly clumsy.
- The Smart Girl: Is one of the smartest of Strawberry’s friends.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She has a love for horseback riding, photography, and sports, but she dressed up in a fancy manner as the good witch queen in the Wizard of Oz.
Coco Calypso
Voiced by: Melissa Deni
- The Aloner: Coco lives alone on an island, but Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry Muffin, and Rainbow Sherbet come to visit her in "The Mystery of the Seaberry Beach", when they help Coco solve the mystery on who could be stealing her seaberries, until they meet Seaberry Delight, who appears to be the culprit, until there is a Plot Twist that Coco has been accidentally been stealing the berries from Seaberry. Then, Strawberry suggests that Coco and Seaberry should be friends and share the berries, which the two of them happily agree to. Now Coco has a friend to spend her time with on her island.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Is absent in future series.
- Ineffectual Loner: She wears a colorful outfit and lives alone on an island until she, Strawberry, Blueberry, and Rainbow meet Seaberry Delight.
Seaberry Delight
Voiced by: Abigail Leib
2003 design
2007 Playmates Toys design
A shy but sweet girl, she can easily be mistaken for a mermaid. In her debut episode, she meets and becomes close friends with Coco Calypso.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Is absent in future series.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Her 2003 design. She averts this in the 2007 redesign.
- True Blue Femininity: She is feminine and wears a blue outfit.
- Vocal Dissonance: She and the fairy Spring share this trait. Her voice actress was already 18 when her debut episode came out, making her sound noticeably deeper than other characters while looking about the same age.
Crepes Suzette
Voiced by: Caroline Iliff (2006-2009)
- Adaptational Dye-Job: Crepes originally had blue curly hair in the 1980s, but this incarnation has pink straight hair.
- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: Crepes Suzette and Cherry Cuddler originally had no relation to each other. The 2007 series, however, makes them sisters.
- The Fashionista: As usual. She even runs her own fashion boutique.
- Gratuitous French: Occasionally peppers French sayings into her speech.
- Maurice Chevalier Accent: Tends to speak with an exaggerated French accent.
- Non-Indicative Name: A crêpes suzette is made with oranges, meanwhile Crepes has cherry theming.
- Pink Means Feminine: She is a feminine fashionista with pink hair who owns a boutique.
- Rose-Haired Sweetie: She has pink hair, and is sweet and welcoming to those who visit her fashion boutique.
Tea Blossom
Voiced by: Marissa Miliani (2006-2009)
Tea Blossom’s Season 3 design
Tea Blossom’s Season 4 design.
One of the many international friends Strawberry Shortcake met, Tea lives in the Plum Blossom Province near the Great Wall of Chocolate.- Adaptational Dye-Job: Rather than black hair like her original incarnation, Tea has blue hair.
- Adaptational Name Change: Her name was changed from “Almond Tea” to “Tea Blossom”
- Asians Love Tea: A token Chinese character who, as her name suggests, is themed around tea.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Has yet to appear since the 2007 series concluded.
- Feud Episode: With Strawberry in the episode "A Festival of Friends". The two dislike each other's dessert recipe, which leads to a tense situation as neither want to tell the other the truth. However, at the end, when Tea Blossom is about to leave Strawberryland, Strawberry returns to apologize and both girls admit that they should have been honest with each other sooner, and agree to be friends despite their differences.
- Girlish Pigtails: Has two in her 2007 redesign.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Downplayed on the "jerk" part, because she is an overall nice and polite person. Tea Blossom and Strawberry Shortcake get into a little argument after they are safe from a waterfall, leading Tea Blossom to storm off. Strawberry asks if Tea Blossom even likes it in Strawberryland, and Tea Blossom admits that she doesn't like all of it. Custard accepts that fact and tells her that Strawberry didn't like her dessert recipe, leading Tea Blossom to get upset and angrily confess that she didn't like her dessert either. At the end, Strawberry apologizes to Tea Blossom for not being honest with her, and Tea Blossom admits that she should have been honest too, and the two girls still remain as good friends from that time on.
- Odango Hair: She has her hair tied up in two buns. This was changed to long pigtails in the 2007 redesign.
Frosty Puff
Voiced by: Samantha Triba
An international friend of Strawberry's hailing from Niceland, who loves making frozen treats.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Is absent in future series.
- Icy Blue Eyes: Her eyes are an icy blue as part of her ice motif.
- Norse by Norsewest: She comes from Niceland.
Tangerina Torta
Voiced by: Caroline Iliff (2006-2007), Dana Donlan (2007-2009)
Tangerina Torta's Season 3 design.
Tangerina Torta's Season 4 design.
An adventurous friend of Strawberry's from the Tangerine Bosque.
- Alliterative Name: Tangerina Torta.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Is absent in future series.
- Navel Window: Her navel is seen due to her outfit.
- Race Lift: She has slightly lighter skin in her 2007 appearances, presumably to differentiate from her hair color.
Banana Twirl
Voiced by: Caroline Iliff (2007)
- Adaptational Dye-Job: Banana's original incarnation was blonde. This Banana is a brunette with yellow highlights.
- Adaptational Name Change: Her name is changed to “Banana Candy” from “Banana Twirl”.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Hasn't appeared since the 2007 series.
- Jack of All Trades: As the sole resident of Banana Boro, Banana Candy is this by necessity.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: In the 1980s, she’s an energetic athlete but keeps her hair in cute pigtails. In 2007, she’s a mayor and a mechanic but wears a fancy yellow and pink hat.
Apricot
- Age Lift: She's around the same age as Strawberry and the rest of the main group, rather than being a baby.
- Blatant Lies: In her spotlight/introduction episode, she resorts to this in order to impress her new friends. Naturally, by episode's end she is forced to admit the truth. Fortunately, the lies were relatively harmless and she is quickly forgiven.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Apricot has not been seen since the 2003/2007 series. Unlike Angel Cake and Ginger Snap, she is entirely fruit themed and so her absence doesn't have the "no junk food" policy as an excuse.
Cherry Cuddler
Cherry Cuddler's 2007 design
A dancer and the little sister of Crepes Suzette, and is also friends with Apple Dumplin'.- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: Crepes Suzette and Cherry Cuddler originally had no relation to each other. The 2007 series, however, makes them sisters.
- All There in the Manual: Since she was excluded from the cartoon adaptations of the franchise, the only thing that confirms she's the sister of Crepes Suzette is a description on the box for the "Berry Ballet for Two" doll set produced by Playmates Toys.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Hasn't appeared in any form since the 2007 series.
- Punny Name: "Cherry Cobbler"
- Toyline-Exclusive Character: Unlike her original incarnation, she never got to appear in the show in any capacity.
Watermelon Kiss
Her normal design.
Her design on the box of her Playmates doll.
A teenage girl who loves all-things summer and riding horses.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Is absent in future series.
- Girlish Pigtails: Her design on the box for her Country Fun doll gives her these.
Annie Oatmeal
Voiced by: Grace Bydalek
A rough-and-tumble cowgirl and owner of the Berry Prarie Dude Ranch.
- Aerith and Bob: She has a normal first name, unlike the rest of the characters.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Is absent in future series.
- Cowboy: She is a cowgirl who lives in a ranch.
- Expy: She's named after and based on Annie Oakley, a famous sharpshooter.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She is a blonde haired cowgirl with a kind heart. Especially towards Plum Puddin', whom she has confidence in despite Plum's clumsiness. Annie knows how to be a good sport and a good friend.
- Tomboy: She is pretty much tomboyish and active due to her life on the ranch and her love of horseback riding.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: She has a very high ponytail.
- Toyless Toyline Character: She has no official doll or any other merchandise and is exclusive to the 2003/2007 cartoon.
Caramel Corn
Voiced by: Anne Sundell
A girl who owns a farm in the Strawberryland countryside.
- Alliterative Name: Caramel Corn.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Hasn't appeared since the 2003 series..
- Down on the Farm: Caramel is a farmer girl.
- Tomboy: She is pretty active and tomboyish due to her life working on a farm.
- Toyless Toyline Character: She has no official doll or any other merchandise in 2003 or 2007.
Lime Light
Voiced by: L. Parker Lucas (2008)
- Adaptational Dye-Job: She started with green hair in the original 1980s series, but was made blonde in 2008.
- Adaptational Jerkass: In the 1980s, Lime Chiffon is a sweet and adorable ballerina that can be a ditz at times but is very sweet and caring. In 2008, Her name was changed to Lime Light and she’s a self-centered movie star who acts like a diva.
- Adaptational Job Change: Lime’s original incarnation was a ballerina, while this Lime is an actress.
- Adaptational Name Change: She becomes "Lime Light".
- It's All About Me: She’s incredibly selfish and egotistical, until Strawberry helps her see the error of her ways.
- Jerkass Realization: Lime undergoes one thanks to Strawberry’s intervention, which leads to her Heel–Face Turn.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She is a self-centered star that cares about nobody except herself, but then she learns how important it is to think about other people's feelings and apologizes to everyone, including The Director.
- Last Episode, New Character: She was introduced in the final story arc, “Berrywood Here We Come”.
- Toyless Toyline Character: There was no doll for Lime Light in the toyline, likely due to her only appearance being the very last special for that incarnation.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Strawberry mentions that she used to know Lime Light from back when she was "berry" young. They even show a flashback of the two of them as babies. Pretty soon, as Strawberry makes it to Berrywood, Strawberry learns that Lime is a movie star now, but has turned out to be more snobby than she remembers. Lime eventually becomes nicer at the end though.
Animals
Custard
Voiced by: Sarah Kolosky (2003); Anna Jordan (2003-2009)
Strawberry's pet cat. She's been Strawberry's pet from the very start of the franchise.
- Butt-Monkey: Becomes this whenever Pupcake tackles her. It's become a Running Gag.
- Cats Are Snarkers: She's very snarky in the 2003 series, mostly around Pupcake.
- Jerkass Has a Point: In 2003, even though Custard is a tsundere in many episode, she knows that people don't actually live in houses that look like desserts. (If she lives in Strawberry land, how does she know that?)
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: In 2003, Custard can often be moody and sarcastic, but she still cares for her friends, including Strawberry, Apple, and Pupcake.
- Non-Human Sidekick: She is a cat but still a part of the fun on Strawberry's adventures.
- Talking Animal: Is one of the few instances of this happening in the series.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: While Custard appears to be tomboyish, Strawberry is also tomboyish but is more into specific girly stuff than she is.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Custard is a tomboyish cat but doesn't mind dressing up as a princess from time to time.
- Tsundere: A bit of tsun-tsun in the early episodes towards Pupcake in the 2003 series.
Pupcake
Voiced by: Nils Haaland (2003-2009)
Strawberry Shortcake’s pet dog.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: He started as Huck's pet, then became Strawberry's.
- Precious Puppy: He's an absolutely adorable puppy!
- Punny Name: His name is a portmanteau of "puppy" and "cupcake".
Marmalade
Orange Blossom's pet butterfly.
Cheesecake
Blueberry Muffin's pet mouse.
Rhubarb
Raspberry Tart's pet raccoon.
- Adaptational Species Change: Is a monkey in the 1980s series, but is changed to a raccoon in the 2003 series.
Vanilla Icing
Chocolate Chipmunk
Ginger Snap's pet chipmunk.
- Alliterative Name: Chocolate Chipmunk
Shoofly
- Odd Name Out: Is the only pet not named after a food/candy.
- Punny Name: His name is "Shoofly", as in "Shoo, fly!"
Apple Ducklin'
Apple Dumplin's pet duck.
Punny Name: Ducklin's name is a pun on "apple dumpling", "duck", and Apple Dumplin's name.
Punny Name: Ducklin's name is a pun on "apple dumpling", "duck", and Apple Dumplin's name.
Sourball
Lemon Meringue's pet skunk.
Triple Ripple
Rainbow Sherbet's pet toucan
Cola Chameleon
"Voiced" By: Mark Bennett
Peppermint Fizz's pet chameleon.
- Hidden Depths: Can lip-sync to jazz music.
Hopsalot
Apricot's pet bunny.
Gooseberry
Marza Panda
Tea Blossom's pet panda.
- Ambiguous Gender: Has been referred to with male and female pronouns.
- Punny Name: Marzipan + Panda
Freezer Pop
Frosty Puff's pet penguin.
- Polar Penguins: He lives with his owner, Frosty Puff.
Eclair
Crepes Suzette's pet poodle.
- Adaptational Dye-Job: Is blue in the original series, but purple and pink in the 2003 series.
Banana Bongo
Tangerina Torta's pet monkey.
- Alliterative Name: Banana Bongo.
Papaya Parrot
Kiwi
Seaberry Delight's pet sea turtle.
Berry Birds
Voiced by: Nils Haaland (2003)
The Peculiar Purple Pieman's pet crows who act on his command, stealing berries, spying, and causing general mischief. Their leader is Captain Cackle.
Dregs
Sour Grapes' pet snake.
- Meaningful Name: Dregs are the sludge leftovers in coffee cups after drinking, but it also means "a worthless part of society", a fitting name for a villanous animal.
- Snakes Are Sinister: He's an evil snake whose the pet of Sour Grapes.
Fillies
In General
Horses who reside in Ice Cream Island, they're good friends with the residents.Honey Pie Pony
Voiced By: Hannah Koslosky
One of the more prominent fillies from Strawberryland, she's the only one who can talk in this series. Her rider of choice is Strawberry Shortcake and she has a pet/friend bee named Honey Doodle. She moved to Ice Cream Island in year 4 and the send off was in one of the books, but never the TV series.
- Annoying Patient: During "Get Well Adventures".
- Put on a Bus: She moved to Ice Cream Island in the 2007 redesign, right after being demoted to extra for a set of episodes.
- Smart People Speak the Queen's English: She has a British accent, and is also quite street smart. However, she's the only pony on the show who could talk, and she does have Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping moments too.
- Talking Animal
- Team Mom: In some episodes.
Milkshake
Angel Cake's filly on Ice Cream Island.
Cookie Dough
Ginger Snap's filly on Ice Cream Island.
Orange Twist
Orange Blossom's filly on Ice Cream Island.
Cherry Vanilla
Peppermint Fizz's filly on Ice Cream Island
Blueberry Sundae
Blueberry Muffin's filly on Ice Cream Island.
Huckleberry Hash
Huckleberry Pie's filly, exclusive to the toyline.
Spumoni
Coco Calypso's filly, exclusive to the toyline.
Pistachio
Seaberry Delight's filly, exclusive to the toyline.
Butter Pecan
Rainbow Sherbert's filly, exclusive to the toyline.
Lemon Ice
Lemon Meringue's filly, exclusive to the toyline.
Raspberry Ripple
Raspberry Torte's filly, exclusive to the toyline.
Ambrosia
A magical unicorn exclusive to the "Berry Princess" book, Ambrosia was lost in a maze and could only be rescued by the titular Berry Princess, who turned out to be Strawberry Shortcake.
Buttercup
Blueberry Muffin's filly in the Berry Prarie Dude Ranch.
Daffodil
Lemon Meringue's filly in the Berry Prarie Dude Ranch.
Sunflower
Apricot's filly in the Berry Prarie Dude Ranch.
Thunder
Plum Pudding's filly in the Berry Prarie Dude Ranch.
- Ambiguous Gender: Has been referred to with male and female pronouns.
- Odd Name Out: Is the only filly to not be named after a flower, food, or ice cream flavor.
Dobbin
Purple Pieman's carriage horse in the 2007 series, who has a perpetually unhappy expression.
Raven
Voiced By: Ryle Smith
Licorice Whip’s sidekick/pet raven who helps him horsenap ponies, including Honey Pie Pony. After he’s tricked into almost untying Honey Pie’s rope, Licorice Whip chases him away. When Raven meets Strawberry and her friends, he becomes so moved by the care they show for Honey Pie that he helps them rescue her. Though his only cartoon appearance in the 2003 series is “Festival of the Fillies”, he returns for the Game Boy Advance game Strawberry Shortcake: Ice Cream Island Riding Camp.
- A Dog Named "Dog": A raven named..."Raven".
- Beleaguered Assistant: Bad Boss Licorice Whip constantly berates him, shouts at him, steals his ideas, and even tries to hit him. Though Raven is annoyed by his horrible behavior, he surprisingly still cares for him enough to get help when Licorice Whip is stranded amidst flooded ice cream in the GBA game.
- Heel–Face Turn: After Licorice Whip drives him away, Raven overhears Strawberry and her friends vowing to never stop looking for Honey Pie Pony. Moved to tears by their loyalty and kind words, Raven helps them by leading them to the dock where Licorice Whip is about to sail with the captive ponies.Raven: Nobody ever thought I was special. Nobody ever cared about me like that! (sobs) (normal voice) If she means that much to ya, maybe there's somethin' I can do to help ya get her back!
- Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Inverted in that Raven is allowed to join the festival after he turns on Licorice Whip to help Strawberry and friends rescue Honey Pie and the ponies. He does return to Licorice Whip's side for the GBA game, but he's still nice to Strawberry and her friends.
- Swiss-Army Tears: In the GBA game, the player can use Raven’s tears to partially restore their Life Meter during the Sundae Mountains level.
- Talking Animal: Shares this trait with Honey Pie Pony.
Villains
The Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak
Voiced by: Cork Ramer (2006-2009)
- Added Alliterative Appeal: The Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak.
- Ambition Is Evil: The Pieman will gladly turn to dirty tricks to stay the greatest baker around.
- Dastardly Whiplash: Has a very prominent handlebar mustache. He even twirls it at times.
- Dream Stealer: He became this in The Sweet Dreams movie by taking over the Dream Factory in order to keep all the dreams to himself because he never got one as a child.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: In the Sweet Dreams movie he nearly ruins dreams for everyone.
- Poke the Poodle: Given the target audience, his schemes never put Strawberry and her friends in danger of anything but inconvenience or depriving them of something they want.
- Revenge Before Reason: In the Sweet Dreams movie, the Purple Pieman never had dreams. For this, and for his literal thinking causing him to try to literally snatch Strawberry Shortcake's dream away from her in his conquest, he storms the Land of Dreams, deceives its inhabitants, boots out the Sandman, takes over the dream factory, holds the main Dream Builder hostage in a cage dangling over a black hole to blackmail the other dream factory workers, announces that dreams will no longer be shipped out, and then mentions that he never dreamed. After all of this, he continues ruining everything for the Land of Dreams, but he sure finished up a lot of revenge before explaining himself.
- Thin Chin of Sin: His chin is thin, and we tend to see him do evil things.
- Verbal Tic: According to The Sweet Dreams Movie he even has it in his signature.
- Visionary Villain: He has lofty dreams of taking over Strawberryland, but never gets to achieve them.
- White Hair, Black Heart: He has white hair, and is fairly evil.
- You Don't Look Like You: Surprisingly, one of the few examples of this being averted, as his design is kept the same from the original series.
Sour Grapes
Voiced by: Bridget Robbins (2006-2009)
- Becoming the Mask: In Dancin' in Disguise, she starts going through the Heel–Face Revolving Door before finally settling on a Heel–Face Turn because of this.
- Evil Diva: Complete with High-Class Gloves and the purple outfit.
- Feather Boa Constrictor: Sour Grapes wears her pet snake like this.
- Freudian Excuse: In the Sweet Dreams Movie she invokes this to a degree, mentioning she could have been completely different if she'd gotten the doll she wanted as a child.
- Heel–Face Turn: She used to follow Pie Man's evil plans, but soon became a bit of a mother figure to Strawberry and her friends after spending more time with them.
- Manchild: She justifies this as she never had a doll when she was a child.
- Not a Morning Person: Stated in Queen For A Day.The Peculiar Purple Pieman: Ms. Grapes, what time do you get up in the morning?Sour Grapes: No earlier... than noon.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: In "Everybody Dance", she disguises herself as a dance instructor named Rita Rutabaga to trick Strawberry and her friends into practicing their dance moves in her studio, so she and the Purple Pieman can rob them. Her disguise fools the girls completely until she unmasks herself.
- One of the Kids: Becomes this over time, after her Heel–Face Turn.
- Servile Snarker: She delivers one very sassy line in The Sweet Dreams Movie"Land of Dreams? Oh I get it... In your dreams, Pieman!"
- Team Mom: Starting with her first heel face turn in the episode Dancin' In Disguise, she when not in the role of villain essentially replaced Honey Pie Pony regarding this position with the main cast.
- Thin Chin of Sin: Just like the Peculiar Purple Pieman himself does, she has a thin chin and does bad things.
Sea Serpent
Voiced by: Pam Carter
The greedy antagonist in the episode "Legend of the Lost Treasure".
- Heel–Face Turn: She pulls one near the end.
- Rich Bitch: At first...
Licorice Whip
Voiced by: Jerry Longe
The first villain in the 2003 series, he's a traveling horsenapper who appears in "Festival of the Fillies" and proceeds to kidnap Honey Pie Pony and the other fillies on Ice Cream Island. He has a pet bird named Raven who later undergoes a Heel–Face Turn. While he doesn't return in the cartoon, he comes back in the Game Boy Advance game Strawberry Shortcake: Ice Cream Island Riding Camp.
- Bad Boss: He's this to his pet bird, Raven.
- Bad People Abuse Animals: He kidnaps horses and exploits them for money. He's not too kind to Raven, either.
- Dark Is Evil: He's a villain who wears black clothing.
- Heel–Face Turn: At the end of the game when you rescue him.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: In the GBA game, he's drilling the cookie crust foundation of Ice Cream Island to and attempts to sell it as snacks. His reckless drilling ultimately gets him into trouble which Strawberry and co. must help him out of.
- Kick the Dog: After Honey Pie almost tricks Raven into untying the rope on her neck, Licorice Whip tries to hit him before shooing him away.Licorice Whip: RAVEN! Why are you untying my star horse?!Raven: But-Hey, boss! The rope was scratching her!Licorice Whip: Get out of here now!! I never want to see you again!
- Lean and Mean: Is this for "Festival of the Fillies", but he later reforms in the GBA game.
- Meaningful Name: Licorice is generally regarded as an unpleasant-tasting treat, and whips are commonly associated with abusive circus ringmasters, both of which sum up Licorice Whip well.
- Repulsive Ringmaster: In "Festival of the Fillies", Licorice Whip kidnaps Honey Pie Pony for his horse circus, where he exploits horses for money by making them do dangerous tricks.
- Sinister Schnoz: He has a large nose, and is a villain.
- Thin Chin of Sin: Like the Purple Pieman, he has a thin chin, and is a Repulsive Ringmaster.
- Villain Song: Gets one in the form of "Gift Horse Gift".
- We Will Meet Again: At the end of "Festival of the Fillies," he swears "You haven't seen the last of me!" The promise could be said to be fulfilled in the GBA game.
Other Characters
The Berry Fairies
Voiced by: Susan Baer Collins (Fairy Queen), Laura Marr (Sherry Bobbleberry), Andrea Ware (Margalo B. Berryglow), Theresa Sindelar (Periwinkle Pearblossom), Camille Schmidt (Spring)(2003-2007), Background Fairies (Samantha Triba, Theresa Sindelar and Anna Jordan)
2003 Berry Fairies
Sherry Bobbleberry
Fairy Queen
Margalo B. Berryglow
Periwinkle Pearblossom
A species of fairies who reside in Berry Fairy World, they are responsible for maintaining the fruits around Strawberryland. Notable members include the Fairy Queen, Sherry Bobbleberry, Margalo B. Berryglow, and Periwinkle Pearblossom.- All of the Other Reindeer: Sherry Bobbleberry was initially an outcast, due to her clumsy nature causing problems. After saving the Berry Fairy World, she was welcomed back with open arms.
- Fantastic Rank System: The Berry Fairies operate under one. There are four ranks for a fairy: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Class, who all operate under the command of the Fairy Queen. Fairies can be promoted by doing well at their jobs, or by performing a great act.
- The High Queen: The Fairy Queen.
- One-Gender Race: There’s no signs of any male fairies.
- Painting the Frost on Windows: Berry Fairies give fruits in Strawberryland their scents.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Fairy Queen is the only fairy who was willing to listen to Sherry’s plan to save their home from an incoming flood, and doesn’t ridicule her at all.
- Rich Bitch: Margalo B. Berryglow... at first.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: They appear to fill in for the Berrykins of the original series, as fantastical beings who maintain the fruits in Strawberryland.
- The Thing That Would Not Leave: Margalo’s debut has her take advantage of Strawberry’s kind and trusting nature by faking an injury to stay in her house.
- Vocal Dissonance: A fairy named Spring has this trait. Her look is rather youthful, but she does have the voice of an adult. Seaberry Delight shares this trait with her.
Land of Dreams
Voiced By: John Michael Lee (Sandman), Kim Jubenville Carlson (PJ), Nils Haaland (Sleepbug), Gianno Maliani (Charlie), Dreambuilders and Citizens (Samantha Triba and Gianno Maliani)
The inhabitants of the Land of Dreams, beings who create dreams for everyone.- Dream Weaver: The Land of Dreams exists as this, with Dreambuilders creating dreams for everyone.
- Pajama-Clad Hero: Everyone in the Land of Dreams can be seen wearing jammies, tastefully.
- The Sandman: He exists as the Big Good of the Land of Dreams.
Holidayland
Voiced By: Cork Ramer (Santa Claus), Unknown (Sugar Plum Fairy), Unknown (Carol Carol), Unknown, (Candy Candy Clerk), Elves (Jerry Longe, Ryle Smith, Jay Hanson)
The inhabitants of the Christmas-themed land.- Christmas Elves: Several appear in the special.
- Namedworld and Namedland: Holidayland follows this naming scheme.
- Santa Claus: It's a Christmas-themed town, of course he's there!
The Director
Voiced By: Zoe Robb
- No Name Given: Is never named at any point.
Fairy Tale Characters
In general
- Fairy Tale Episode: These characters all featured in episodes retelling the original fairy tales, though "The Play's The Thing" is the only episode where the story is re-enacted in-universe, the others all are straight retellings with the Strawberry Shortcake cast.
"The Play's The Thing" Characters
In general
- Shout-Out: From Cinderella
Cinderella
She's the main heroine, who gets to go to a royal ball with help from her fairy godmother. Played by Strawberry Shortcake under the name "Strawberella".- Butt-Monkey: Cinderella experiences most of the abuse that her Wicked Stepmother and Wicked Step-sisters dish out.
- Cain and Abel: While her wicked stepsisters are "Cain", Cinderella herself is "Abel".
- The Hero: Of course she is, just like she was in the original Cinderella.
- Heroic Blue Screen of Death: After the destruction of her dress when the Wicked Stepmother steps in, Cinderella experiences this.
- You Don't Look Like You: She just looks like Strawberry Shortcake in a costume.
The Fairy Godmother
- Big Good: Her goal is to help Cinderella out.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She is a blonde and is good in alignment.
- You Don't Look Like You: She looks younger.
Prince Charming
Wicked Stepmother
- Adaptational Nice Guy: That is, until Angel Cake rectifies the story.
- Big Bad: The Wicked Stepmother and her children (who apparently have been changed to her stepchildren) serve as this.
- Kick the Dog: She sends Cinderella into a Heroic Blue Screen of Death by tearing apart the dress chosen by the latter in front of her.
- Wicked Stepmother: Well, duh, especially when she was one in the original version!
- You Don't Look Like You: She looks much younger, and resembles Blueberry Muffin in a costume..
Wicked Step-sisters
- Adaptational Nice Guy: That is, until Angel Cake rectifies the story.
- Cain and Abel: Not that they are Cinderella's siblings by blood, but they are Cain, and she is Abel..
- You Don't Look Like You: Their appearance is now similar to Ginger Snap and Orange Blossom in costumes. Doubles as Race Lift.
"Berry Brick Road" Characters
In general
- Shout-Out: These characters originated from the The Wizard of Oz series.
- You Don't Look Like You: These characters have gotten changes to their design.
Glinda the Good Witch
This character is a character who was derived from the The Wizard of Oz series. Being opposed to whatever her nasty sister, the Wicked Witch of the West, is doing, Glinda makes her lair in the famous Emerald City. She appears in both segments of "Berry Brick Road", the first of which gives her a minor role, and in the latter of which she has an impact on the plot.- Big Good: She and the Wizard of Oz serve as this.
- Cain and Abel: Being a kind person, Glinda would be quite easy to pick to represent Abel. (The Wicked Witch is Cain.)
- Cute Witch: A variant. She is quite pretty for a witch.
- The Good King: Inverted by gender. She has the right personality traits, being wise, benevolent, and fair, but is female. Doubles as a direct inversion to the God Save Us from the Queen! trope.
- Princesses Rule: Implied. There is no sign of a king or queen, and it's ambiguous as to whether she is a princess or an actual queen.
- Small Role, Big Impact: In the "Toto's Tale" segment, she reveals that Strawberry Shortcake just needs to tap-dance in the magic slippers that she got.
- You Don't Look Like You: She looks more like Plum Puddin' dressed like a queen or princess.
The Wizard of Oz
This charcter is the ultimate goal for Strawberry Shortcake when she crash-lands her house in an attempt to escape the storm. He and Glinda are great friends. His powers are so great, that the heroes come to seek him to have their wishes granted. His lair is in the Emerald City.- Identical Stranger: He resembles Huckleberry Pie.
- Jumpscare: The Wizard delivers one in his introduction. Though this time, it doesn't work.Wizard of Oz: "Who are you!? And what do you want with the wizard!?"
- Miles Gloriosus: His true form is revealed to look just like Huckleberry Pie. That said he MIGHT be a wizard...
- You Don't Look Like You: He now resembles Huckleberry Pie, and his voice is higher-pitched to match.
The Scarecrow
This character is first seen when Strawberry Shortcake passes by a farm on her way to the Emerald City. He wants an actual brain because he feels that his straw brain doesn't allow him to hold his memory properly. Played by Ginger Snap in Berry Brick Road.- Brainy Brunette: Despite his straw brain, this guy has smarts that you should not laugh at. He was behind the idea that the Tin Woodsman reflects a spell by jumping in front of it! It helps that Ginger Snap is a part of his character. (She is one herself, after all.)
- Forgetful Jones: The Scarecrow's Freudian Excuse for his quest to get a real brain instead of a straw one.
- In Touch with His Feminine Side: Due to being infused with Ginger Snap's character, the Scarecrow has pigtails coming from his head. Said pigtails are longer, however, going down to his waist.
- You Don't Look Like You: The Scarecrow now looks like Ginger Snap does, though he has longer pigtails. His dungaree is now replaced with the jacket and jeans that she usually wears.
The Tin Woodsman/Nick Chopper
This character is first seen when Strawberry Shortcake walks by the forest that he was working at. Due to his rusty joints, Nick was immobilised, but Strawberry Shortcake used an oiling can that she and Pupcake found to lubricate the Tin Woodsman's joints and allow him to move again. Played by Angel Cake in Berry Brick Road.- Adaptational Jerkass: Since Peppermint Fizz makes part of his character (She herself can be a jerk.), he has more jerkass moments, such as reacting in a What the Hell, Hero? manner when the Scarecrow reveals his desire for a brain.
- And I Must Scream: Being adapted into a kid-friendly show didn't save him from this. Fortunately, Strawberry Shortcake ends the condition by lubricating his joints.
- Attack Reflector: Courtesy of the Scarecrow's plan, the Wicked Witch of the West gets hit by her own spell when the Tin Woodsman bounces it back with his own chest as she attacks the group.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He evolves into this.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Downplayed, but Nick is quite miffed when the Scarecrow reveals his desire to get his straw brain replaced with a real one.
- You Don't Look Like You: His face was torn off and replaced with something like Peppermint Fizz's face.
The Cowardly Lion
This character is first seen after Nick Chopper joins the gang. Though he is a lion, this character does not have much courage. Fortunately, Strawberry Shortcake is certain that some courage exists within his own heart, even after she sees his own tail scaring him. Played by Orange Blossom in Berry Brick Road.- Absurd Phobia: The scene where he is introduced shows his own tail scaring him out of his wits.
- Beast with a Human Face: His face resembles Orange Blossom's.
- Cowardly Lion: He can be brave when prompted to. He is, after all, the Trope Namer.
- In Touch with His Feminine Side: He has a hair bow.
- Oh, Crap!: His reaction to spotting the Wicked Witch heading in the group's direction.
- The Paranoiac: At first. He had a tough time getting over it, but eventually did.
- Talking Animal: Just like the original.
- You Don't Look Like You: Aside from being bipedal like his counterpart from the film version of the Oz series., he now has a hair bow and the face of an African Anerican person with braids surrounding his face.
The Berrykins
These guys are human-looking dwarves that can be found throughout Oz. They are rather plump, although this does not hinder their movement. Three of them are forced to work for the Wicked Witch of the West and are freed after Strawberry Shortcake accidentally launches her into a dungeon. Apparently, the Berrykins were using "Gem-berries" for their civilisation, but got careless and started taking them for granted, which ended up endangering the Gem-berries.- Adaptation Name Change: Their original species name was "Munchkin".
- Fat and Skinny: Their typical member is the "fat". Unless the Tin Woodsmannote was retconned to not be part of their race, he would be the "skinny", though he is taller than their average member.
- Lilliputians: Downplayed. They are smaller than your typical human, but are still a foot tall. Given that his original counterpart was part of their race, the Tin Woodsman may be their tallest member, about the size of a human kid.
- You Don't Look Like You: They are now smaller, and their bodies (except the Tin Woodsman's) are plumper.
The Wicked Witch of the West
Aka Gladys, the Wicked Witch of the West serves as the Big Bad for the "Berry Brick Road" arc, which is based on her home series, the The Wizard of Oz series. She has a pair of magic slippers that Strawberry Shortcake unwittingly steals from her after she crashes her house nearby. At this, the Wicked Witch of the West tries to get the slippers that she lost, using sneakers as a makeshift replacement until then. She is also responsible for endangering the Gem-Berries, destroying a lot of them, which Strawberry Shortcake tries to prevent when she discovers this.- Bad Boss: She makes her debut appearance treating three poor Berrykins badly.
- Cain and Abel: The Wicked Witch is portrayed as Cain, while Glinda has the role of Abel.
- Disintegrator Ray: The Wicked Witch fired lasers from her wand that have a similar effect to destroy the Gem-Berries.
- Disney Death: See Taken for Granite and Unexplained Recovery, below.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: See Taken for Granite, below.
- Idiot Ball: The Witch is too busy bossing around the three Berrykins to notice that she is about to get smashed... until Strawberry Shortcake comes too close and smashes the house she was flying in nearby. The Witch notices too late and manages to jump clear of the area in which she would become Squashed Flat, but due to being too slow gets thrown into the dungeon by the blast from the impact generated by Strawberry Shortcake's abode.
- Laser-Guided Karma: The Witch was a Bad Boss to three Berrykins. She almost gets flattened by Strawberry Shortcake's house and loses the Magic Slippers, which Strawberry Shortcake is pressured into stealing by those same Berrykins.
- Oh, Crap!: Her reaction when the Tin Woodsman bounces her spell back in her direction with his own body.
- Taken for Granite: She tries to do this to the heroes but suffers this herself when Nick Chopper the Tin Woodsman turns his body into an Attack Reflector as per the Scarecrow's plan.
- Unexplained Recovery: How DID the Witch escape her petrification in the "Toto's Tale" segment.
- You Don't Look Like You: Her hair is now purple and she has fair skin, a grape motif, and Sour Grapes' facial features, Thin Chin of Sin included.
"Sleeping Beauty" Characters
In general
- Shout-Out: These characters trace their origin to the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.
- You Don't Look Like You: Their designs suffered changes.
Princess Strawberry Rose
This character made her debut in the fairytale Sleeping Beauty and appears in the Strawberry Shortcake episode of the same name. Played by Strawberry Shortcake.- Adaptation Name Change: She was known in Aurora in the Disney version of Sleeping Beauty. The original Sleeping Beauty had never given her an actual name, instead referring her to as "Sleeping Beauty". The name she used became the name of the episode she starred in.
- Bowdlerise: Her curse when she pricks her finger, due to the target audience; instead of dying, she'll just disappear forever.
- Forced Sleep: The Brambleberry Fairy does this to her with her sopoforic brambleberries. All because she didn't get invited to see Princess Strawberry Rose's birth.note
- The Good King: Strawberry Rose eventually becomes a gender inversion thanks to the gifts that she received. She doubles as an inversion of God Save Us from the Queen!.
- Princesses Rule: Her parents are nowhere to be seen.
- Turn the Other Cheek: She was put into a Forced Sleep by a fairy who wanted to get revenge on her. Yet she still invites that fairy to a party that she's throwing at the end of the episode. Probably justified: she probably forgot about said fairy's curse, having spent almost sixteen years before it took effect, and even if she didn't, thanks to the other fairies, she probably would've forgiven her anyway anyway.
- You Don't Look Like You: She was changed to like Strawberry Shortcake wearing a princess costume.
Prince Huckleberry
Prince Huckleberry is based on the Prince from Sleeping Beauty. He was eavesdropping on the Brambleberry Fairy's plot, and was quick to bring it up to her after she suffers her Villainous Breakdown. During his lecture, Prince Huckleberry reveals that it was the Brambleberry Fairy's fault that she didn't get the invitation. She realises from listening to him that her Brambleberry bushes that she set up as an anti-robbery fence actually blocked everyone. Played by Huckleberry Pie.- Adaptation Name Change: The Disney version of Sleeping Beauty named him "Phillip". His name was unknown in the base story.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: He and the Brambleberry Fairy do not fight when they meet, instead talking it out.
- Blown Across the Room: Given his stature, this guy shouldn't have been sent flying through the bushes behind his back when the Brambleberry Fairy accidentally hit him with her wings.
- Giant Space Flea Out Of Nowhere: Prince Huckleberry is a benevolent example. His first appearance is after the Brambleberry Fairy realises that she was the one in the wrong and they collide. He wasn't mentioned anywhere, although fans did know that a prince would come later.
- What the Hell, Hero?: He is quick to mention to the Brambleberry Fairy in his lecture that if you want to defend your house from robbers, putting brambleberries around your house Goes Horribly Right due to creating a delivery dead-zone. Downplayed as Prince Huckleberry neither raises his voice nor gets angry during his lecture.
The Berry Fairies
A group of four fairies who bestow gifts on Strawberry Rose; similar to the fairies from the original story. Consists of Gingerberry Fairy (Ginger Snap), Rainbowberry Fairy (Rainbow Sherbert), Angelberry Fairy (Angel Cake), Orangeberry Fairy (Orange Blossom) and Appleberry Fairy (Apple Dumplin') in the book adaptation. In "Sleeping Beauty", Angelberry Fairy was replaced with Tangerinaberry Fairy (Tangerine Torta).The Brambleberry Fairy
This character made her only appearance, serving as the Big Bad of "Sleeping Beauty". She crashed the party centered around Princess Strawberry Rose's birth because she thought that nobody invited her, so in order to take revenge, she used her magic to curse Princess Strawberry Rose. Played by Angel Cake in the episode version and Blueberry Muffin in the storybook adaptation.- Adaptational Karma: The Brambleberry Fairy gets a self-inflicted variation this time. Rather than leaving the plot or being slain by the prince, she breaks down upon realising that what happened was her fault all this time.
- Ambiguously Brown: She has brown skin.
- Big Bad: Of "Sleeping Beauty".
- Didn't Think This Through: The Brambleberry Fairy put in brambleberry bushes that would surround her home to protect it from robbers. What she didn't realise was that those bushes made delivering things to her more difficult with their thorns, which on top of the fact that she has a bad tendency to ignore things is the real reason why she didn't get an invitation.
- Disproportionate Retribution: She tries to off Princess Strawberry Rose just because she wasn't invited.
- Failed a Spot Check: The Brambleberry Fairy does not even see the invitation in her brambleberry bushes even though the Page dropped it there in plain sight. Probably justified as the Brambleberry Fairy tends to not listen.
- Forced Sleep: Thanks to the Apple Fairy's meddling, the Brambleberry Fairy winds up doing this rather than what she intended.
- Gone Horribly Right: See Didn't Think This Through. The Brambleberry Fairy planted brambleberry bushes to defend her house from thieves, but that also created a delivery dead-zone.
- Heel–Face Turn: She undergoes one near the end. Thanks, Prince Huckleberry.
- Ignoring by Singing: Because she is so pissed when she crashes the party, she blocks out every attempt to calm her ire with this.
- My God, What Have I Done?: After she goes to see Princess Strawberry Rose following the winter, the Brambleberry Fairy realises that she was the one in the wrong.
- Never My Fault: The Brambleberry Fairy blames the kingdom for not delivering her an invitation. She doesn't realise (at first) that she was the one at fault with those brambleberry bushes of hers, which created a dead-zone for delivery, as Prince Huckleberry notes in his lecture at the end.
- Revenge Before Reason: See Disproportionate Retribution.
- Uninvited to the Party: Subverted. She just THINKS that.
"A Princess Named Rap" Characters
In general
Rapunzel
- Actor Allusion: In-Universe, Rapunzel takes an interest in ocean navigation and sails a boat at the end of the episode, like her "actor" Rainbow Sherbert.
Rapunzel's Parents
- Canon Foreigner: Neither have a counterpart in the Strawberry Shortcake cast.
- The Faceless: Neither's face is shown throughout the entire episode. Both are always facing away from the camera or have their faces cut off by the frame, showing only their body from the neck down.
- Fat and Skinny: Rapunzel's father is the "fat" to her mother's "skinny".
Professor Grapes
- Adaptational Job Change: In the original tale, she was a witch. Here, she's a regular professor.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Is a far cry from the child kidnapping witch from the original tale, though she does still try to send Rapunzel to an isolated island. Grapes even goes through a Heel–Face Turn at the end after Rapunzel saves her life.
Maid Strawberry and Squire Huckleberry
- Decomposite Character: Both fulfill the role of the prince in the story, visitng Rapunzel in her tower without the Professor's knowledge.
