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The character page for the original Strawberry Shortcake series.
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!! Title character
[[folder: Strawberry Shortcake]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RussiTaylor (1980-1985)
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The main heroine of the series, Strawberry Shortcake resides in Strawberryland, where tends to the Berry Patches and has fun with her friends.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: She started with curly red hair, then orange hair in 2003, straight dark pink hair in 2007, and long pink hair in 2009 and 2021.
* AlliterativeName: '''S'''trawberry '''S'''hortcake.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: In every generation, 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.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's aware of how much the Purple Pieman hates her "berry talk", and she is willing to exploit it to thwart his schemes.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: In "Pets on Parade" after she beats the Pieman, she does the song and little dance he does.
* CheerfulChild: She generally has an upbeat attitude and positive outlook on things.
* CountryMouse: Strawberry lives in Strawberryland, a small country town.
* GirlyGirl: She's feminine, caring and loves to bake.
* KindheartedCatLover: Strawberry's usual pet is Custard the cat.
* MagneticHero: It's Strawberry's world, and we're all just living in it. She manages to make a ton of friends in every generation.
* MeaningfulAppearance: With a name like "Strawberry Shortcake", all of her hats are Strawberry-themed in some way, shape or form.
* NiceGirl: She is a sweet girl with a 'berry' big heart.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Huckleberry Pie's savvy guy to Strawberry's energetic girl for every generation.
* SupremeChef: She is a girl with a love for baking in every generation.
* StrawberryShorthand: Extraordinarily sweet, adorable, and kind, Strawberry is the TropeNamer for a reason.
* SweetBaker: She's a talented baker, and very nice.
* TurnTheOtherCheek: She always tries to see the best in people, even if they continue to antagonize her.
* VerbalTic: Berry Talk, substituting "berry" for "very". Especially strong in the 1980's version, but shows up to some degree in future incarnations.
* YouthfulFreckles: Has these in her 1980s, 2009 and 2021 incarnations.
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!! Major Characters
[[folder:Orange Blossom]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Diana [=McCannon=] (1981); Creator/CreeSummer and Creator/SusanRoman (1984); Laurie Waller-Benson (1985)
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Strawberry's best friend. Orange Blossom debuted in ''Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City'', as a painter who initially lived in Big Apple City. She and her other friends in Spinach Village decided to move to Strawberryland once they've befriended and helped Strawberry Shortcake win the bake-off.
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* EccentricArtist: A bit in her debut. She paints a picture of the seashore at a park, because when she went to the seashore she didn't have her paints. She says she'll paint the park when she's in the mountains.
* IconicSequelCharacter: She debuted in the second TV special for the original series, and has gone on to become a mainstay of the franchise.
* NiceGirl: In every generation. She is shy but 'berry' sweet.
* TokenBlackFriend: She's the only black character in the series and Strawberry's best friend.
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[[folder:Huckleberry Pie]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Julie [=McWhirter=] Dees (1980-1981); Jeanne Elias (1983)
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[[caption-width-right:300:Huckleberry Pie's 1980s design.]]
A lazy fisherman who lives down the road from Strawberry.
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* BlueIsHeroic: He's a friendly and kind boy, and always wears blue in his outfits.
* {{Expy}}: Huck is based on Huckleberry Finn.
* FarmBoy: He is a farmer boy.
* HeroesLoveDogs: He has a pet dog named Pupcake
* NiceGuy: He is a very nice kid, even if he's a bit blunt with his words.
* TheOneGuy: Originally not meant to be this in the 1980s as another character, Plum Puddin', was male but eventually retconned [[GenderFlip to female]].
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[[folder:Apple Dumplin']]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1980s)
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The first of the many baby characters to appear in the series. She's smaller and less independent than the others, but is capable of taking care of herself when the situation arises.
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* HiddenDepths: She has fairly good penmanship for a baby.
* TheVoiceless: She never speaks, but communicates in scribbles.
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[[folder:Blueberry Muffin]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1980); Creator/SusanRoman (1983); Susan Snooks (1984)
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One of Strawberry's friends, she tends to be a little forgetful once in a while. This was downplayed as the series went on.
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* BlueIsHeroic: Her signature color is blue.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Especially in the first special.
* TheDitz: She's fairly forgetful and silly.
* ForgetfulJones: In the first special, she often loses track of the conversation to the point of forgetting things she just said.
* TranslatorBuddy: She's the only one who can read Apple Dumplin's scribbled notes in the 80s series. Well, her and the Pieman, apparently.
* TrueBlueFemininity: She is feminine and always wears blue.
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[[folder:Raspberry Tart]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Pamela Anderson II (1980); Susan Snooks (1983-1984)
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True to her name, this character has a bit of a mean streak, but eventually becomes nicer as the 1980s series progresses.
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* AntiHero: She's got a sharp tongue, which gets her admonished a few times. She's upgraded to an AlphaBitch in the 2021 series.
* DeadpanSnarker: She can be a little mean and snarky sometimes but learns to be nicer at the end.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Despite her snarky nature, she eventually grew into a nicer person as the series progressed.
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[[folder:Plum Puddin']]
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Laurie Waller-Benson (1984-1985)
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[[caption-width-right:300:Plum Puddin's 1980s male design]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Plum Puddin's 1980s female design]]
Plum Puddin' is the smartest of Strawberry's friends. She first appeared as a boy, but disappeared until "Baby Without A Name", where she returned as a girl character.
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* AlliterativeName: '''P'''lum '''P'''uddin'.
* BespectacledCutie: He/She wears glasses, and is definitely cute as buttons.
* CharacterCatchphrase: "According to my calculations..."
* ChildProdigy: Is consistently one of the smartest characters in the franchise.
* GenderFlip: When the character first came out, he was originally a boy. He was later {{Retcon}}ned to a girl and has stayed as one until ''Berry in the Big City'', where he went back to being a boy.
* TheSmartGuy: Plum is a smart and intelligent boy (later girl after the GenderFlip).
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[[folder:Lemon Meringue]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Melleny Melody (1981-1984)
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Making her debut in the 1980s series' second special, "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City", this girl comes from Big Apple City, the same place as Orange Blossom, and is allegedly a famous model there.
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* GirlyGirl: She's generally one of the more feminine characters
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: While a bit full of herself, she is still berry nice.
* InformedAbility: She's introduced in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwmeC7wMvo0 Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City]] as a famous model-[[SarcasmMode so famous in fact]] that only her own family has pictures of her, and makes so little that she can't even afford a complete mirror, just the frame.
* {{Narcissist}}: Her first appearance has her praising her appearance in a glass-less mirror. She then goes to the other side of the mirror and praises herself more.
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[[folder:Lime Chiffon]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Melleny Melody (1980s)
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Lime is a [[Main/{{Ballet}} ballerina]] who met Strawberry in the "Pets on Parade" special.
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* TheDitz: Lime can be airheaded at times and often has to have her name called and be pulled away in specific situations.
* StraightToThePointe: In keeping with her ballerina motif.
* TutuFancy: She wears a green tutu.
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[[folder:Angel Cake]]
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A girl known for being very polite. She makes her debut in ''Pets on Parade'' in the 1980s specials, where she's new to Strawberryland and the only kid who doesn't have a pet when Strawberry Shortcake meets her. She ends up adopting a skunk she names Souffle. In the 2003 version, she's a cake decorator who lives on Cakewalk and tends to be a perfectionist at times.
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* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Wears lilac-colored clothing in a lot of her outfits.
* MeaningfulName: Her name is literally "Angel", and she's of the nicest characters in the franchise.
* NiceGirl: Angel Cake is one at heart, to the point of being overly polite at all times.
* StraightToThePointe: Dances this way at the end of the "Housewarming Surprise" special.
* SweetTooth: She has a weakness for sweets. In fact, in ''Pets on Parade'' she claims to be on a diet... it's just that when her mind is preoccupied with something else calories don't affect her (she says), so she can still have sweets ''then''.
* VerbalTic: Begging your pardon, but Angel Cake's unfailing politeness provides her with her own tic in 1982's ''Pets on Parade'', thank you. She constantly incorporates the phrases "begging your pardon", "please", "ma'am", and/or "thank you" into her speeches, thank you please.
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[[folder:Crepes Suzette]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusanRoman (1983)
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A friend of Strawberry's who lives in Pearis and has a love of fashion.
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* TheFashionista: All three versions. Her 2003 version even has her running a fashion boutique.
* GratuitousFrench: Occasionally peppers French sayings into her speech.
* MauriceChevalierAccent: Tends to speak with an exaggerated French accent.
* SupremeChef: In the 1980s version, she's said she's even better at cooking than Strawberry.
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[[folder:Almond Tea]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Almond Tea's 1980s design.]]
One of the many international friends Strawberry Shortcake met in the 1983 special ''Strawberry Shortcake's Housewarming Surprise''. She lives in China Cup and is said to have PsychicPowers to see into the future.
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* AsiansLoveTea: A token Chinese character who, as her name suggests, is themed around tea.
* PsychicPowers: She's said to have these powers, and the ability to see the future.
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[[folder:Banana Twirl (Banana Candy)]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Mellony Melody (1980s)
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An energetic girl who made minor appearances in the ''Meet the Berrykins'' special, Banana is athletic and passionate about dance.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blonde hair and is a sweet girl.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Banana might as well be named "Jane Fondana".
* PassionateSportsGirl: She treats everything she does like an exercise.
* {{Tomboy}}: Probably the closest the original series got to one, as she-in her own words-"treat(s) everything (she) does like an exercise".
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's an energetic athlete but keeps her hair in cute pigtails.
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[[folder:Peach Blush]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusanRoman (1980s)
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A friend of Plum Pudding who hails from the Land of the Magnolias and speaks with a southern belle accent. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8B-0zPgIhs She is first introduced in "The Baby Without A Name"]] and is said baby's caretaker/guardian.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Peach Blush appeared in the last two 1980s specials but did not reappear until the 2021 series, where she's a recurring background character.
* FriendToAllChildren: Enough so to adopt an orphaned infant despite being only six years old herself.
* SouthernBelle: Has a southern accent.
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[[folder:T.N. Honey]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Julie [=McWhirter=] Dees
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A British scientist who appears in the ''Big Apple City'' special. Her way with machines becomes essential when the Peculiar Purple Pieman messes with Strawberry Shortcake's oven.
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* AerithAndBob: She's the only character in the franchise who uses initials as their first name.
* ChildProdigy: Roughly six years old, and a talented inventor and mechanic.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One of the few characters from the original 80s series that did not return in later incarnations.
* OnlyKnownByInitials: What does "T.N." stand for? Who knows!
* PunnyName: Her name is a play on "tea and honey".
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: She's a British scientist.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: With yellow frames. The frames become white in the cartoon.
%%* StockBritishPhrases: She tends to speak in these.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Plum Pudding.
* ToylessToylineCharacter: There were no toys based on her.
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[[folder:Cafe Ole]]
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A friend of Strawberry's from Mexicocoa with a love of arts and crafts. She first appears in the "Housewarming Surprise" special.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One of the few characters from the original 80s series that did not return in later incarnations.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Her illustrations show her as a brunette with slightly darker skin than Strawberry. Her doll is a little less dark, and has red hair.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Her illustrations look different from her toy.
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[[folder:Mint Tulip]]
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A friend of Strawberry's from Hollandaise with the best garden in all of Strawberryland.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One of the few characters from the original 80s series that did not return in later incarnations.
* LandOfTulipsAndWindmills: She is a girl with a green thumb.
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[[folder:Lem and Ada]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeanne Elias (Lem), Creator/SusanRoman (Ada)
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Friends of Strawberry's from Pickledilly circus, near identical twins who are always seen together.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: They only existed in the 1980s version of the franchise and did not return in the later incarnations.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: Lem's the boy, Ada's the girl.
* PunnyName: "Lemonada", the Spanish word for lemonade.
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: Averted; they are no more intelligent or stupid than the other characters.
* StockBritishPhrases: Spouts off these from time to time.
* TwinBanter: As they're constantly around each other, they tend to banter.
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[[folder:Apricot]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1980s)
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Introduced in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8wmS0tAAdg "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City"]], Apricot first appeared as an infant about the same age as Apple Dumplin (and later Butter Cookie and Baby Needs-A-Name).
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* FriendsRentControl: How, you may ask, does a baby who can barely speak manage to get approved for an apartment ''anywhere'', let alone '''in what's basically Manhattan?'''. One is forced to guess that Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue and T.N. Honey were each paying '''''133%''''' New York rent just to cover her (not to mention obvious safety concerns). No wonder they were so quick to move to Strawberryland.
* VerbalTic: In ''Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City'', Apricot can only speak within a limited vocabulary-consisting entirely of high-school level words. Possibly explained by having T.N. Honey as her closest neighbor.
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[[folder:Cherry Cuddler]]
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A sweet young girl who loves to cuddle. Cherry is a baby character with a pet goose named Gooseberry.
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* CuddleBug: It's in her name.
* PunnyName: "Cherry Cobbler"
* ToylineExclusiveCharacter: She just barely managed to avert this in the specials based on the 1980s line, having a few [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY6f3uTw2AY brief cameos in "Pets on Parade"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8B-0zPgIhs "Housewarming Party" and "The Baby Without A Name"]].
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[[folder:Butter Cookie]]
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A toddler-assumed to be around the same age as Apple Dumplin' and Apricot-who only appears [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AY31NG-ViY&t=722s as a brief cameo in "Pets on Parade"]].
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[[folder:Baby Needs-A-Name]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Monica Parker
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The final baby character in the original 1980s series, she appeared in the "Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name" special. Like her nickname indicates, she doesn't actually have a name.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has never appeared after the 1980s series.
* TheNameless: Duh.
* NeverGivenAName: She never gets an actual name in the special she appears in. In an 1984 coloring book, "Strawberry Shortcake's Birthday Party" she does introduce herself as "Lullaberry", but it's unlikely this was intended as canon.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She's always called "Baby Needs-A-Name" because she doesn't have an actual name of her own.
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!! Animals
[[folder:Custard]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Julie [=McWhirter=] Dees (1982)
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Strawberry Shortcake's pet cat.
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* NonHumanSidekick: She is a cat but still a part of the fun on Strawberry's adventures.
* TalkingAnimal: In one scene, she speaks with Souffle the Skunk in 1982's ''Pets on Parade''.
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[[folder:Pupcake]]
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Huckleberry Pie's pet dog.
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%%* PreciousPuppy
* PunnyName: His name is a portmanteau of "puppy" and "cupcake".
* UncattyResemblance: Sometimes depicted with green stripes matching Huckleberry's.
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[[folder:Marmalade]]
Orange Blossom's pet butterfly.
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[[folder:Cheesecake]]
Blueberry Muffin's pet mouse.
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[[folder:Parfait]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeannie Eilas (1983)
Lime Chiffon's pet parrot.
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PollyWantsAMicrophone: Can talk, due to being a parrot.
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[[folder:Frappe]]
Lemon Meringue's pet frog.
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[[folder:Souffle]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1982)
Angel Cake's pet Skunk. He only appears in the original 1980s series.
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* SmellySkunk: Subverted, as no one comments on his smell, but he does mention that everyone runs away from him because he's a skunk.
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[[folder:Rhubarb]]
Raspberry Tart's pet monkey.
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[[folder:Tea Time Turtle]]
Apple Dumplin's pet turtle.
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* AlliterativeName: '''T'''ea '''T'''ime '''T'''urtle.
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[[folder: Hopsalot]]
Apricot's pet bunny.
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[[folder:Gooseberry]]
Cherry Cuddler's pet goose.
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* PunnyName: A goose named Gooseberry.
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[[folder:Jelly Bear]]
Butter Cookie's pet bear.
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* PunnyName: Jelly bean + Bear
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[[folder:Melonie Belle]]
Peach Blush's pet lamb.
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[[folder:Marza Panda]]
Tea Blossom's pet panda.
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* AmbiguousGender: Has been referred to with male and female pronouns.
* PunnyName: Marzipan + Panda
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[[folder:Marsh Mallard]]
Mint Tulip's pet duck.
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* PunnyName: Marshmallow + Mallard
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[[folder:Eclair]]
Crepes Suzette's pet poodle.
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[[folder:Burrito]]
Cafe Ole's pet burro.
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* PunnyName: '''Burr'''ito = Burro + Burrito
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[[folder: Sugar Woofer]]
Lem and Ada's pet sheepdog
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* PunnyName: Sugar wafer + Woof
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[[folder:Fig Boot]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeri Craden (1984)
Baby Needs-A-Name's pet lizard thing.
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* BigHeartedBigfoot: Despite him being a reptilian monster, he's rather friendly and adorable, even being adopted by Baby Needs-A-Name.
* PunnyName: His name is based on Bigfoot, with the "f" and "b" swapped, making him Fig (as in the fruit) Boot (because of his giant footprints).
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[[folder:Elderberry]]
Plum Pudding's pet owl.
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[[folder:Berry Birds]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Blum (Captain Cackle)(1983)
The Peculiar Purple Pieman's pet crows who act on his command, stealing berries, spying, and causing general mischief. Their leader is Captain Cackle.
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[[folder:Dregs]]
Sour Grapes' pet snake.
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* MeaningfulName: 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.
* SnakesAreSinister: He's an evil snake whose the pet of Sour Grapes.
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[[folder:Durt]]
Raisin Cane's pet worm.
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* OddNameOut: Is the only pet to not be named after a food, unless you still count dirt as food for worms.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: His name is a mispelling of the word "dirt".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lucky Bug]]
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A ladybug known for being incredibly observant. He communicates through a series of musical buzzes.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Escargot]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Holt
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A French snail, he works as a mailman in Strawberryland.
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* APigNamedPorkchop: He's a snail, and his name is named after a French delicacy made from snails.
* SnailMail: The personification of this trope, as Escargot is literally a snail who delivers mail. Slowly.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tamale]]
A Mexican mole from Big Apple City.
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[[folder:Horseradish]]
A horse from Big Apple City.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maple Stirrup]]
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A horse from the 1980s series, with no media representation aside from a brief mention from the GBA game.
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* AmbiguousGender: Their gender has never been mentioned.
* ToylineExclusiveCharacter: Only physically appeared as a toy.
[[/folder]]
!! Villains
[[folder:The Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertRidgely (1980-1984)
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The main villain of the series, Purple Pieman is an evil baker and the archenemy of Strawberry Shortcake. In the original 1980s specials, he's known for having an "evil conscience", and having Berry Birds which steal berries.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The '''P'''eculiar '''P'''urple '''P'''ieman of '''P'''orcupine '''P'''eak.
* AmbitionIsEvil: The Pieman will gladly turn to dirty tricks to stay the greatest baker around.
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: His Kohlrabi Cookies are so bad, one bite can snap a man out of hypnosis.
* BreakoutVillain: In the original series, he appeared in the first TV special and came to be the main villain of the series.
* CharacterTic: In the 1980s version, he does a tap dance while going "Yah-tah-tah-tah-tah-tah-tah-tah, tah-tah-tah-tah! Cha!"
* CheatersNeverProsper: In ''Big Apple City'' he swaps Strawberry's milk, flour, butter and strawberries with chalk water, plaster, axle grease, and bubble gum during the baking contest. Her new friends quickly hit the market and replace everything in time.
* CordonBleughChef: This is a big plot point in ''Big Apple City'', in which he and Strawberry are pitted against each other in the Bake-Off. Since he knows he can't ''honestly'' beat [[SupremeChef Strawberry]] with his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlrabi Kohlrabi]] Cookies, he comes up with plan after plan to keep things from getting to that point.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: He's shown proficiency with making gadgets and training birds, but still prefers doing evil schemes.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Particularly in the 1980s and 2003 series; he even twirls his mustache at times.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Actually agreed to become a good guy at the end of the first special when Strawberry and her friends extended their friendship to him after they'd defeated him, but by the time of the second his "evil conscience" causes him to return to villainy.
* ImpossibleThief: As mentioned [[CheatersNeverProsper above]], he manages to swap out Strawberry Shortcake's ingredients on a closed stage, with untold numbers of eyes staring directly at him, ''on live TV'', without anyone noticing.
* LethalChef: In the first special, he's implied to be at least a decent chef, but in ''Big Apple City'' his cookies are so bad they make ''the oven'' sick, although that could be due to his decision to make them with [[CordonBleughChef Kohlrabi]].
* LiteralMinded: On occasion, though it's fairly realistic in that he isn't ''always'' literal-minded. It helps that Strawberryland is weird anyway.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Falls for the Berry Princess as soon as he sees her, which she uses to manipulate him.
* NotInFrontOfTheParrot: Invoked. He went to a lot of effort to teach his Berry Birds speech, and uses them to spy on peoples' conversations. This gets [[HoistByHisOwnPetard used against him]] when Strawberry teaches them a "berry talk" song and they go right back to Porcupine Peak and start singing it 'til he can't take any more.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While he's generally a bumbler in all incarnations, in the first special he floods Strawberryland and steals all the berries, and is only foiled by the Narrator, Mr. Sun, helping Strawberry out.
* PokeThePoodle: 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.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Subverted. While he is a villain who speaks of himself using his full name (and following up with his song and dance), he couldn't care less that everyone else calls him by shorter versions of his name.
* SuckinessIsPainful: Strawberry Shortcake's "berry talk" is ''literally'' painful to him, as is Sour Grapes's yodeling. He's sincerely frightened by the prospect of being exposed to either.
* ThinChinOfSin: His chin is thin, and we tend to see him do evil things.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Sometimes.
* VerbalTic: When the Pie Man mentions himself, he always says it as dramatically as possible, then follows with a quick song and dance.
* VisionaryVillain: He has lofty dreams of taking over Strawberryland, but never gets to achieve them.
* WeaksauceWeakness: In the 1980s specials, berry talk, which undoes his plans in two specials in a row.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has white hair, and is fairly evil
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sour Grapes]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1982); Jeri Craden (1983-1984)
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Another villain and the Peculiar Purple Pieman's partner in crime when she shows up in the third 1980's special.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: In ''Meets the Berrykins'' she plans to make the most irresistible perfume in the world--by combining literally every single scent from roses to garbage.
* EvilDiva: Complete with HighClassGloves and the [[DarkIsEvil purple outfit]].
* FeatherBoaConstrictor: Sour Grapes wears her pet snake like this.
* GenkiGirl: Though she is a grown woman, she has a tendency to get overly excited
* LiteralMinded: Much less so than the Pieman, though she falls into it at times.
* MakeSomeNoise: One of her powers was to cackle and make a horrendous noise that could stagger people.
* MakeupIsEvil: In the fifth TV special, her obsession with making the perfect perfume causes a huge, rotten-smelling cloud to form and threaten Strawberryland and the Berrykins, and she tries to capture and shake the scent out of the Berrykins to get it right.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While her plans are always foiled, she's generally more dangerous than the Pieman, and more willing to threaten people to get what she wants. She also boasts of having successfully committed crimes when he hasn't.
* TheStarscream: In the comics she plotted to take over the Pieman's castle while he was away searching for a dragon's treasure.
* ThinChinOfSin: Just like the Peculiar Purple Pieman himself does, she has a thin chin and does bad things.
* WouldHurtAChild: Plans to shake all the scent out of the Berrykins for her perfume.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Raisin Cane]]
!!Tropes specific to 1980s
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Sour Grapes' niece, who initially only appeared in a comic book and an illustration. She has a pet worm named Durt. She's torn between helping her aunt and being Strawberry's friend.
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* AntiVillain: Unlike her aunt and the Pieman, she's torn between wanting to help them out in their evil plans and wanting to befriend Strawberry Shortcake.
* CanonForeigner: Was exclusive to the 1980s comic series.
* DaddysLittleVillain: She's Sour Grapes' evil niece, though she does genuinely want to be friends with Shortcake and friends, her loyalties remain with Pieman and her aunt.
[[/folder]]
!! Other Characters
[[folder:Mr. Sun]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Romeo Muller (1980-1982); Creator/ChrisWiggins (1983-1984)
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The narrator in the 1980s specials, who keeps a watchful eye over the residents of Strawberryland.
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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: Somewhat implied in the first special, where he sits back and lets events unfold until he can't stand the Purple Pieman's nefarious actions anymore and rats him out to Strawberry. In later specials he helps out much more readily.
* DeusExMachina: Has acted like this in the specials sometimes.
* {{Narrator}}: He narrates the specials and introduces the characters.
* NiceGuy: Friend to all the good folks in Strawberryland, and willing to intervene as best as he can against the Pieman and Sour Grapes.
* TheOmnipresent: He's, you know, ''the sun'', so not much can escape his gaze.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Berry Princess and the Berrykins]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusanRoman (Berry Princess), Creator/RussiTaylor (Strawberry), Creator/SusanRoman (Peach), Melleny Melody (Banana), Laurie Waller-Benson (Plum) (1980s Berrykins)(1985)
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[[caption-width-right:300:The Berry Princess]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:The Berrykins' 1980s design]]
The Berrykins are small sprite-like entities with the power to create scents. They and their caretaker, the Berry Princess, make their debut in "Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins". Strawberry Shortcake and her friends take care of them during the epilogue.
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* BadassAdorable: The Strawberry Berrykin manages to avoid capture while the bad guys kidnap his siblings. He and Strawberry Shortcake then join forces to save the other Berrykins.
* ComboPlatterPowers: The Berry Princess can, at least, fly, create/infuse scents, and uh, grow hair. Because berries and other fruits have hair?
* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Inverted. These guys are non-human children who get kidnapped by The Purple Pieman and Sour Grapes (presumably humans).
* {{Objectshifting}}: The Berrykins can transform into fruits that match their scent. Apparently, they can still move around like this, as the Strawberry Berrykin demonstrates when he harasses the Peculiar Purple Pieman. Strawberry Shortcake learns this the hard way when she sees her strawberry on the porch.
* OddJobGods: The Berrykins create scents from their bodies for fruits. The Berry Princess corrals them (and also creates scents).
* PaintingTheFrostOnWindows: The Berrykins are tiny children who help the Berry Princess provide the scent for berries and other fruits.
* ParentalSubstitute: It's not clear ''where'' the Berrykins come from, but the Berry Princess basically serves as their den mother, at least until she fobs them off on the Strawberryland kids.
* PrincessesRule: Applies to both The Berry Princess, as there's no sign of a ''Queen''.
* PromotionToParent: At the end of the special she just hands the Berrykins over to Strawberry Shortcake and her friends then heads up into the sky. Strawberry and her friends, one should note, are roughly six years old.
* RhymesOnADime: The Berry Princess does this while introducing her helpers.
* VisibleOdor: The Berrykins spray puffs of the signature scent with a color that matches their own.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Coco Nutwork]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Holt
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The host of the baking competition in "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City", and the vice president/sole employee at the Little Theater off Times Pear, which leaves him incredibly stressed out with the large workload.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite deciding to move to Strawberryland at the end of the special, he's never seen in future specials.
* InstantCostumeChange: Can instantly switch outfits depending on the job he's currently doing.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: He switches between different voices depending on the job he's doing.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Throughout the special, he has to run back and forth performing every single job at the network.
* PassingTheTorch: PlayedForLaughs. At the end of the special Coco decides to retire to Strawberryland, but Strawberry reminds him that the network literally cannot function without him. As such, he decides to give the network to Pieman as punishment for his evildoings so he can retire.
* PunnyName: His name is a play on "coconut" and "network".
[[/folder]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Clockwise from upper left: Lemon Meringue, Cafe Ole, Huckleberry Pie, Almond Tea, Blueberry Muffin, Mint Tulip, Ada with her dog Sugarwoofer, Crepes Suzette, Apricot, and Strawberry Shortcake in the center.[[/note]]]]
The character page for the original Strawberry Shortcake series.
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!! Title character
[[folder: Strawberry Shortcake]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RussiTaylor (1980-1985)
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The main heroine of the series, Strawberry Shortcake resides in Strawberryland, where tends to the Berry Patches and has fun with her friends.
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* AdaptationalDyeJob: She started with curly red hair, then orange hair in 2003, straight dark pink hair in 2007, and long pink hair in 2009 and 2021.
* AlliterativeName: '''S'''trawberry '''S'''hortcake.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: In every generation, 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.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's aware of how much the Purple Pieman hates her "berry talk", and she is willing to exploit it to thwart his schemes.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: In "Pets on Parade" after she beats the Pieman, she does the song and little dance he does.
* CheerfulChild: She generally has an upbeat attitude and positive outlook on things.
* CountryMouse: Strawberry lives in Strawberryland, a small country town.
* GirlyGirl: She's feminine, caring and loves to bake.
* KindheartedCatLover: Strawberry's usual pet is Custard the cat.
* MagneticHero: It's Strawberry's world, and we're all just living in it. She manages to make a ton of friends in every generation.
* MeaningfulAppearance: With a name like "Strawberry Shortcake", all of her hats are Strawberry-themed in some way, shape or form.
* NiceGirl: She is a sweet girl with a 'berry' big heart.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Huckleberry Pie's savvy guy to Strawberry's energetic girl for every generation.
* SupremeChef: She is a girl with a love for baking in every generation.
* StrawberryShorthand: Extraordinarily sweet, adorable, and kind, Strawberry is the TropeNamer for a reason.
* SweetBaker: She's a talented baker, and very nice.
* TurnTheOtherCheek: She always tries to see the best in people, even if they continue to antagonize her.
* VerbalTic: Berry Talk, substituting "berry" for "very". Especially strong in the 1980's version, but shows up to some degree in future incarnations.
* YouthfulFreckles: Has these in her 1980s, 2009 and 2021 incarnations.
[[/folder]]
!! Major Characters
[[folder:Orange Blossom]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Diana [=McCannon=] (1981); Creator/CreeSummer and Creator/SusanRoman (1984); Laurie Waller-Benson (1985)
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Strawberry's best friend. Orange Blossom debuted in ''Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City'', as a painter who initially lived in Big Apple City. She and her other friends in Spinach Village decided to move to Strawberryland once they've befriended and helped Strawberry Shortcake win the bake-off.
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* EccentricArtist: A bit in her debut. She paints a picture of the seashore at a park, because when she went to the seashore she didn't have her paints. She says she'll paint the park when she's in the mountains.
* IconicSequelCharacter: She debuted in the second TV special for the original series, and has gone on to become a mainstay of the franchise.
* NiceGirl: In every generation. She is shy but 'berry' sweet.
* TokenBlackFriend: She's the only black character in the series and Strawberry's best friend.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Huckleberry Pie]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Julie [=McWhirter=] Dees (1980-1981); Jeanne Elias (1983)
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[[caption-width-right:300:Huckleberry Pie's 1980s design.]]
A lazy fisherman who lives down the road from Strawberry.
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* BlueIsHeroic: He's a friendly and kind boy, and always wears blue in his outfits.
* {{Expy}}: Huck is based on Huckleberry Finn.
* FarmBoy: He is a farmer boy.
* HeroesLoveDogs: He has a pet dog named Pupcake
* NiceGuy: He is a very nice kid, even if he's a bit blunt with his words.
* TheOneGuy: Originally not meant to be this in the 1980s as another character, Plum Puddin', was male but eventually retconned [[GenderFlip to female]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Apple Dumplin']]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1980s)
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The first of the many baby characters to appear in the series. She's smaller and less independent than the others, but is capable of taking care of herself when the situation arises.
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* HiddenDepths: She has fairly good penmanship for a baby.
* TheVoiceless: She never speaks, but communicates in scribbles.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Blueberry Muffin]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1980); Creator/SusanRoman (1983); Susan Snooks (1984)
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One of Strawberry's friends, she tends to be a little forgetful once in a while. This was downplayed as the series went on.
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* BlueIsHeroic: Her signature color is blue.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Especially in the first special.
* TheDitz: She's fairly forgetful and silly.
* ForgetfulJones: In the first special, she often loses track of the conversation to the point of forgetting things she just said.
* TranslatorBuddy: She's the only one who can read Apple Dumplin's scribbled notes in the 80s series. Well, her and the Pieman, apparently.
* TrueBlueFemininity: She is feminine and always wears blue.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Raspberry Tart]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Pamela Anderson II (1980); Susan Snooks (1983-1984)
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[[caption-width-right:300:Raspberry Tart's 1980s design]]
True to her name, this character has a bit of a mean streak, but eventually becomes nicer as the 1980s series progresses.
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* AntiHero: She's got a sharp tongue, which gets her admonished a few times. She's upgraded to an AlphaBitch in the 2021 series.
* DeadpanSnarker: She can be a little mean and snarky sometimes but learns to be nicer at the end.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Despite her snarky nature, she eventually grew into a nicer person as the series progressed.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Plum Puddin']]
!!! '''Voiced by:''' Laurie Waller-Benson (1984-1985)
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[[caption-width-right:300:Plum Puddin's 1980s male design]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Plum Puddin's 1980s female design]]
Plum Puddin' is the smartest of Strawberry's friends. She first appeared as a boy, but disappeared until "Baby Without A Name", where she returned as a girl character.
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* AlliterativeName: '''P'''lum '''P'''uddin'.
* BespectacledCutie: He/She wears glasses, and is definitely cute as buttons.
* CharacterCatchphrase: "According to my calculations..."
* ChildProdigy: Is consistently one of the smartest characters in the franchise.
* GenderFlip: When the character first came out, he was originally a boy. He was later {{Retcon}}ned to a girl and has stayed as one until ''Berry in the Big City'', where he went back to being a boy.
* TheSmartGuy: Plum is a smart and intelligent boy (later girl after the GenderFlip).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lemon Meringue]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Melleny Melody (1981-1984)
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Making her debut in the 1980s series' second special, "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City", this girl comes from Big Apple City, the same place as Orange Blossom, and is allegedly a famous model there.
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* GirlyGirl: She's generally one of the more feminine characters
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: While a bit full of herself, she is still berry nice.
* InformedAbility: She's introduced in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwmeC7wMvo0 Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City]] as a famous model-[[SarcasmMode so famous in fact]] that only her own family has pictures of her, and makes so little that she can't even afford a complete mirror, just the frame.
* {{Narcissist}}: Her first appearance has her praising her appearance in a glass-less mirror. She then goes to the other side of the mirror and praises herself more.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lime Chiffon]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Melleny Melody (1980s)
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Lime is a [[Main/{{Ballet}} ballerina]] who met Strawberry in the "Pets on Parade" special.
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* TheDitz: Lime can be airheaded at times and often has to have her name called and be pulled away in specific situations.
* StraightToThePointe: In keeping with her ballerina motif.
* TutuFancy: She wears a green tutu.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Angel Cake]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Angel Cake's 1980s design]]
A girl known for being very polite. She makes her debut in ''Pets on Parade'' in the 1980s specials, where she's new to Strawberryland and the only kid who doesn't have a pet when Strawberry Shortcake meets her. She ends up adopting a skunk she names Souffle. In the 2003 version, she's a cake decorator who lives on Cakewalk and tends to be a perfectionist at times.
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* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Wears lilac-colored clothing in a lot of her outfits.
* MeaningfulName: Her name is literally "Angel", and she's of the nicest characters in the franchise.
* NiceGirl: Angel Cake is one at heart, to the point of being overly polite at all times.
* StraightToThePointe: Dances this way at the end of the "Housewarming Surprise" special.
* SweetTooth: She has a weakness for sweets. In fact, in ''Pets on Parade'' she claims to be on a diet... it's just that when her mind is preoccupied with something else calories don't affect her (she says), so she can still have sweets ''then''.
* VerbalTic: Begging your pardon, but Angel Cake's unfailing politeness provides her with her own tic in 1982's ''Pets on Parade'', thank you. She constantly incorporates the phrases "begging your pardon", "please", "ma'am", and/or "thank you" into her speeches, thank you please.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Crepes Suzette]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusanRoman (1983)
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A friend of Strawberry's who lives in Pearis and has a love of fashion.
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* TheFashionista: All three versions. Her 2003 version even has her running a fashion boutique.
* GratuitousFrench: Occasionally peppers French sayings into her speech.
* MauriceChevalierAccent: Tends to speak with an exaggerated French accent.
* SupremeChef: In the 1980s version, she's said she's even better at cooking than Strawberry.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Almond Tea]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Almond Tea's 1980s design.]]
One of the many international friends Strawberry Shortcake met in the 1983 special ''Strawberry Shortcake's Housewarming Surprise''. She lives in China Cup and is said to have PsychicPowers to see into the future.
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* AsiansLoveTea: A token Chinese character who, as her name suggests, is themed around tea.
* PsychicPowers: She's said to have these powers, and the ability to see the future.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Banana Twirl (Banana Candy)]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Mellony Melody (1980s)
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An energetic girl who made minor appearances in the ''Meet the Berrykins'' special, Banana is athletic and passionate about dance.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blonde hair and is a sweet girl.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Banana might as well be named "Jane Fondana".
* PassionateSportsGirl: She treats everything she does like an exercise.
* {{Tomboy}}: Probably the closest the original series got to one, as she-in her own words-"treat(s) everything (she) does like an exercise".
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's an energetic athlete but keeps her hair in cute pigtails.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Peach Blush]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusanRoman (1980s)
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A friend of Plum Pudding who hails from the Land of the Magnolias and speaks with a southern belle accent. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8B-0zPgIhs She is first introduced in "The Baby Without A Name"]] and is said baby's caretaker/guardian.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Peach Blush appeared in the last two 1980s specials but did not reappear until the 2021 series, where she's a recurring background character.
* FriendToAllChildren: Enough so to adopt an orphaned infant despite being only six years old herself.
* SouthernBelle: Has a southern accent.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:T.N. Honey]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Julie [=McWhirter=] Dees
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A British scientist who appears in the ''Big Apple City'' special. Her way with machines becomes essential when the Peculiar Purple Pieman messes with Strawberry Shortcake's oven.
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* AerithAndBob: She's the only character in the franchise who uses initials as their first name.
* ChildProdigy: Roughly six years old, and a talented inventor and mechanic.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One of the few characters from the original 80s series that did not return in later incarnations.
* OnlyKnownByInitials: What does "T.N." stand for? Who knows!
* PunnyName: Her name is a play on "tea and honey".
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: She's a British scientist.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: With yellow frames. The frames become white in the cartoon.
%%* StockBritishPhrases: She tends to speak in these.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Plum Pudding.
* ToylessToylineCharacter: There were no toys based on her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cafe Ole]]
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A friend of Strawberry's from Mexicocoa with a love of arts and crafts. She first appears in the "Housewarming Surprise" special.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One of the few characters from the original 80s series that did not return in later incarnations.
* PhenotypeStereotype: Her illustrations show her as a brunette with slightly darker skin than Strawberry. Her doll is a little less dark, and has red hair.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: Her illustrations look different from her toy.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mint Tulip]]
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A friend of Strawberry's from Hollandaise with the best garden in all of Strawberryland.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One of the few characters from the original 80s series that did not return in later incarnations.
* LandOfTulipsAndWindmills: She is a girl with a green thumb.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lem and Ada]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeanne Elias (Lem), Creator/SusanRoman (Ada)
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Friends of Strawberry's from Pickledilly circus, near identical twins who are always seen together.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: They only existed in the 1980s version of the franchise and did not return in the later incarnations.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: Lem's the boy, Ada's the girl.
* PunnyName: "Lemonada", the Spanish word for lemonade.
* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: Averted; they are no more intelligent or stupid than the other characters.
* StockBritishPhrases: Spouts off these from time to time.
* TwinBanter: As they're constantly around each other, they tend to banter.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Apricot]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1980s)
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Introduced in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8wmS0tAAdg "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City"]], Apricot first appeared as an infant about the same age as Apple Dumplin (and later Butter Cookie and Baby Needs-A-Name).
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* FriendsRentControl: How, you may ask, does a baby who can barely speak manage to get approved for an apartment ''anywhere'', let alone '''in what's basically Manhattan?'''. One is forced to guess that Orange Blossom, Lemon Meringue and T.N. Honey were each paying '''''133%''''' New York rent just to cover her (not to mention obvious safety concerns). No wonder they were so quick to move to Strawberryland.
* VerbalTic: In ''Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City'', Apricot can only speak within a limited vocabulary-consisting entirely of high-school level words. Possibly explained by having T.N. Honey as her closest neighbor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cherry Cuddler]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Cherry Cuddler's 1980s design]]
A sweet young girl who loves to cuddle. Cherry is a baby character with a pet goose named Gooseberry.
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* CuddleBug: It's in her name.
* PunnyName: "Cherry Cobbler"
* ToylineExclusiveCharacter: She just barely managed to avert this in the specials based on the 1980s line, having a few [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY6f3uTw2AY brief cameos in "Pets on Parade"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8B-0zPgIhs "Housewarming Party" and "The Baby Without A Name"]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Butter Cookie]]
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A toddler-assumed to be around the same age as Apple Dumplin' and Apricot-who only appears [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AY31NG-ViY&t=722s as a brief cameo in "Pets on Parade"]].
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Baby Needs-A-Name]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Monica Parker
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The final baby character in the original 1980s series, she appeared in the "Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name" special. Like her nickname indicates, she doesn't actually have a name.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Has never appeared after the 1980s series.
* TheNameless: Duh.
* NeverGivenAName: She never gets an actual name in the special she appears in. In an 1984 coloring book, "Strawberry Shortcake's Birthday Party" she does introduce herself as "Lullaberry", but it's unlikely this was intended as canon.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She's always called "Baby Needs-A-Name" because she doesn't have an actual name of her own.
[[/folder]]
!! Animals
[[folder:Custard]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Julie [=McWhirter=] Dees (1982)
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Strawberry Shortcake's pet cat.
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* NonHumanSidekick: She is a cat but still a part of the fun on Strawberry's adventures.
* TalkingAnimal: In one scene, she speaks with Souffle the Skunk in 1982's ''Pets on Parade''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pupcake]]
[[quoteright:251:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/431152fce45117993dbfb683bd233a3a.jpg]]
Huckleberry Pie's pet dog.
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%%* PreciousPuppy
* PunnyName: His name is a portmanteau of "puppy" and "cupcake".
* UncattyResemblance: Sometimes depicted with green stripes matching Huckleberry's.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marmalade]]
Orange Blossom's pet butterfly.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cheesecake]]
Blueberry Muffin's pet mouse.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Parfait]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeannie Eilas (1983)
Lime Chiffon's pet parrot.
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PollyWantsAMicrophone: Can talk, due to being a parrot.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Frappe]]
Lemon Meringue's pet frog.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Souffle]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1982)
Angel Cake's pet Skunk. He only appears in the original 1980s series.
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* SmellySkunk: Subverted, as no one comments on his smell, but he does mention that everyone runs away from him because he's a skunk.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rhubarb]]
Raspberry Tart's pet monkey.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tea Time Turtle]]
Apple Dumplin's pet turtle.
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* AlliterativeName: '''T'''ea '''T'''ime '''T'''urtle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Hopsalot]]
Apricot's pet bunny.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gooseberry]]
Cherry Cuddler's pet goose.
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* PunnyName: A goose named Gooseberry.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jelly Bear]]
Butter Cookie's pet bear.
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* PunnyName: Jelly bean + Bear
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Melonie Belle]]
Peach Blush's pet lamb.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marza Panda]]
Tea Blossom's pet panda.
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* AmbiguousGender: Has been referred to with male and female pronouns.
* PunnyName: Marzipan + Panda
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marsh Mallard]]
Mint Tulip's pet duck.
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* PunnyName: Marshmallow + Mallard
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eclair]]
Crepes Suzette's pet poodle.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Burrito]]
Cafe Ole's pet burro.
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* PunnyName: '''Burr'''ito = Burro + Burrito
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sugar Woofer]]
Lem and Ada's pet sheepdog
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* PunnyName: Sugar wafer + Woof
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Fig Boot]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jeri Craden (1984)
Baby Needs-A-Name's pet lizard thing.
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* BigHeartedBigfoot: Despite him being a reptilian monster, he's rather friendly and adorable, even being adopted by Baby Needs-A-Name.
* PunnyName: His name is based on Bigfoot, with the "f" and "b" swapped, making him Fig (as in the fruit) Boot (because of his giant footprints).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elderberry]]
Plum Pudding's pet owl.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Berry Birds]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jack Blum (Captain Cackle)(1983)
The Peculiar Purple Pieman's pet crows who act on his command, stealing berries, spying, and causing general mischief. Their leader is Captain Cackle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dregs]]
Sour Grapes' pet snake.
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* MeaningfulName: 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.
* SnakesAreSinister: He's an evil snake whose the pet of Sour Grapes.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Durt]]
Raisin Cane's pet worm.
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* OddNameOut: Is the only pet to not be named after a food, unless you still count dirt as food for worms.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: His name is a mispelling of the word "dirt".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lucky Bug]]
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A ladybug known for being incredibly observant. He communicates through a series of musical buzzes.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Escargot]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Holt
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A French snail, he works as a mailman in Strawberryland.
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* APigNamedPorkchop: He's a snail, and his name is named after a French delicacy made from snails.
* SnailMail: The personification of this trope, as Escargot is literally a snail who delivers mail. Slowly.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tamale]]
A Mexican mole from Big Apple City.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Horseradish]]
A horse from Big Apple City.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maple Stirrup]]
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A horse from the 1980s series, with no media representation aside from a brief mention from the GBA game.
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* AmbiguousGender: Their gender has never been mentioned.
* ToylineExclusiveCharacter: Only physically appeared as a toy.
[[/folder]]
!! Villains
[[folder:The Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobertRidgely (1980-1984)
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The main villain of the series, Purple Pieman is an evil baker and the archenemy of Strawberry Shortcake. In the original 1980s specials, he's known for having an "evil conscience", and having Berry Birds which steal berries.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The '''P'''eculiar '''P'''urple '''P'''ieman of '''P'''orcupine '''P'''eak.
* AmbitionIsEvil: The Pieman will gladly turn to dirty tricks to stay the greatest baker around.
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: His Kohlrabi Cookies are so bad, one bite can snap a man out of hypnosis.
* BreakoutVillain: In the original series, he appeared in the first TV special and came to be the main villain of the series.
* CharacterTic: In the 1980s version, he does a tap dance while going "Yah-tah-tah-tah-tah-tah-tah-tah, tah-tah-tah-tah! Cha!"
* CheatersNeverProsper: In ''Big Apple City'' he swaps Strawberry's milk, flour, butter and strawberries with chalk water, plaster, axle grease, and bubble gum during the baking contest. Her new friends quickly hit the market and replace everything in time.
* CordonBleughChef: This is a big plot point in ''Big Apple City'', in which he and Strawberry are pitted against each other in the Bake-Off. Since he knows he can't ''honestly'' beat [[SupremeChef Strawberry]] with his [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlrabi Kohlrabi]] Cookies, he comes up with plan after plan to keep things from getting to that point.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: He's shown proficiency with making gadgets and training birds, but still prefers doing evil schemes.
* DastardlyWhiplash: Particularly in the 1980s and 2003 series; he even twirls his mustache at times.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Actually agreed to become a good guy at the end of the first special when Strawberry and her friends extended their friendship to him after they'd defeated him, but by the time of the second his "evil conscience" causes him to return to villainy.
* ImpossibleThief: As mentioned [[CheatersNeverProsper above]], he manages to swap out Strawberry Shortcake's ingredients on a closed stage, with untold numbers of eyes staring directly at him, ''on live TV'', without anyone noticing.
* LethalChef: In the first special, he's implied to be at least a decent chef, but in ''Big Apple City'' his cookies are so bad they make ''the oven'' sick, although that could be due to his decision to make them with [[CordonBleughChef Kohlrabi]].
* LiteralMinded: On occasion, though it's fairly realistic in that he isn't ''always'' literal-minded. It helps that Strawberryland is weird anyway.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Falls for the Berry Princess as soon as he sees her, which she uses to manipulate him.
* NotInFrontOfTheParrot: Invoked. He went to a lot of effort to teach his Berry Birds speech, and uses them to spy on peoples' conversations. This gets [[HoistByHisOwnPetard used against him]] when Strawberry teaches them a "berry talk" song and they go right back to Porcupine Peak and start singing it 'til he can't take any more.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While he's generally a bumbler in all incarnations, in the first special he floods Strawberryland and steals all the berries, and is only foiled by the Narrator, Mr. Sun, helping Strawberry out.
* PokeThePoodle: 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.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Subverted. While he is a villain who speaks of himself using his full name (and following up with his song and dance), he couldn't care less that everyone else calls him by shorter versions of his name.
* SuckinessIsPainful: Strawberry Shortcake's "berry talk" is ''literally'' painful to him, as is Sour Grapes's yodeling. He's sincerely frightened by the prospect of being exposed to either.
* ThinChinOfSin: His chin is thin, and we tend to see him do evil things.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Sometimes.
* VerbalTic: When the Pie Man mentions himself, he always says it as dramatically as possible, then follows with a quick song and dance.
* VisionaryVillain: He has lofty dreams of taking over Strawberryland, but never gets to achieve them.
* WeaksauceWeakness: In the 1980s specials, berry talk, which undoes his plans in two specials in a row.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has white hair, and is fairly evil
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sour Grapes]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Joan Gerber (1982); Jeri Craden (1983-1984)
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Another villain and the Peculiar Purple Pieman's partner in crime when she shows up in the third 1980's special.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: In ''Meets the Berrykins'' she plans to make the most irresistible perfume in the world--by combining literally every single scent from roses to garbage.
* EvilDiva: Complete with HighClassGloves and the [[DarkIsEvil purple outfit]].
* FeatherBoaConstrictor: Sour Grapes wears her pet snake like this.
* GenkiGirl: Though she is a grown woman, she has a tendency to get overly excited
* LiteralMinded: Much less so than the Pieman, though she falls into it at times.
* MakeSomeNoise: One of her powers was to cackle and make a horrendous noise that could stagger people.
* MakeupIsEvil: In the fifth TV special, her obsession with making the perfect perfume causes a huge, rotten-smelling cloud to form and threaten Strawberryland and the Berrykins, and she tries to capture and shake the scent out of the Berrykins to get it right.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: While her plans are always foiled, she's generally more dangerous than the Pieman, and more willing to threaten people to get what she wants. She also boasts of having successfully committed crimes when he hasn't.
* TheStarscream: In the comics she plotted to take over the Pieman's castle while he was away searching for a dragon's treasure.
* ThinChinOfSin: Just like the Peculiar Purple Pieman himself does, she has a thin chin and does bad things.
* WouldHurtAChild: Plans to shake all the scent out of the Berrykins for her perfume.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Raisin Cane]]
!!Tropes specific to 1980s
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/latest15_0.png]]
Sour Grapes' niece, who initially only appeared in a comic book and an illustration. She has a pet worm named Durt. She's torn between helping her aunt and being Strawberry's friend.
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* AntiVillain: Unlike her aunt and the Pieman, she's torn between wanting to help them out in their evil plans and wanting to befriend Strawberry Shortcake.
* CanonForeigner: Was exclusive to the 1980s comic series.
* DaddysLittleVillain: She's Sour Grapes' evil niece, though she does genuinely want to be friends with Shortcake and friends, her loyalties remain with Pieman and her aunt.
[[/folder]]
!! Other Characters
[[folder:Mr. Sun]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Romeo Muller (1980-1982); Creator/ChrisWiggins (1983-1984)
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_sun_webp.png]]
The narrator in the 1980s specials, who keeps a watchful eye over the residents of Strawberryland.
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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: Somewhat implied in the first special, where he sits back and lets events unfold until he can't stand the Purple Pieman's nefarious actions anymore and rats him out to Strawberry. In later specials he helps out much more readily.
* DeusExMachina: Has acted like this in the specials sometimes.
* {{Narrator}}: He narrates the specials and introduces the characters.
* NiceGuy: Friend to all the good folks in Strawberryland, and willing to intervene as best as he can against the Pieman and Sour Grapes.
* TheOmnipresent: He's, you know, ''the sun'', so not much can escape his gaze.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Berry Princess and the Berrykins]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SusanRoman (Berry Princess), Creator/RussiTaylor (Strawberry), Creator/SusanRoman (Peach), Melleny Melody (Banana), Laurie Waller-Benson (Plum) (1980s Berrykins)(1985)
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[[caption-width-right:300:The Berry Princess]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/g1_strawberry_shortcake_meets_the_berrykins_and_the_berry_princess_youtube_0_7_06.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:The Berrykins' 1980s design]]
The Berrykins are small sprite-like entities with the power to create scents. They and their caretaker, the Berry Princess, make their debut in "Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins". Strawberry Shortcake and her friends take care of them during the epilogue.
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* BadassAdorable: The Strawberry Berrykin manages to avoid capture while the bad guys kidnap his siblings. He and Strawberry Shortcake then join forces to save the other Berrykins.
* ComboPlatterPowers: The Berry Princess can, at least, fly, create/infuse scents, and uh, grow hair. Because berries and other fruits have hair?
* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Inverted. These guys are non-human children who get kidnapped by The Purple Pieman and Sour Grapes (presumably humans).
* {{Objectshifting}}: The Berrykins can transform into fruits that match their scent. Apparently, they can still move around like this, as the Strawberry Berrykin demonstrates when he harasses the Peculiar Purple Pieman. Strawberry Shortcake learns this the hard way when she sees her strawberry on the porch.
* OddJobGods: The Berrykins create scents from their bodies for fruits. The Berry Princess corrals them (and also creates scents).
* PaintingTheFrostOnWindows: The Berrykins are tiny children who help the Berry Princess provide the scent for berries and other fruits.
* ParentalSubstitute: It's not clear ''where'' the Berrykins come from, but the Berry Princess basically serves as their den mother, at least until she fobs them off on the Strawberryland kids.
* PrincessesRule: Applies to both The Berry Princess, as there's no sign of a ''Queen''.
* PromotionToParent: At the end of the special she just hands the Berrykins over to Strawberry Shortcake and her friends then heads up into the sky. Strawberry and her friends, one should note, are roughly six years old.
* RhymesOnADime: The Berry Princess does this while introducing her helpers.
* VisibleOdor: The Berrykins spray puffs of the signature scent with a color that matches their own.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Coco Nutwork]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Bob Holt
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The host of the baking competition in "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City", and the vice president/sole employee at the Little Theater off Times Pear, which leaves him incredibly stressed out with the large workload.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite deciding to move to Strawberryland at the end of the special, he's never seen in future specials.
* InstantCostumeChange: Can instantly switch outfits depending on the job he's currently doing.
* ManOfAThousandVoices: He switches between different voices depending on the job he's doing.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Throughout the special, he has to run back and forth performing every single job at the network.
* PassingTheTorch: PlayedForLaughs. At the end of the special Coco decides to retire to Strawberryland, but Strawberry reminds him that the network literally cannot function without him. As such, he decides to give the network to Pieman as punishment for his evildoings so he can retire.
* PunnyName: His name is a play on "coconut" and "network".
[[/folder]]
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