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Strawberry shortcake...!

This is a review of many different Strawberry Shortcake character design iterations over the years!! Long post beneath the cut!!

1980's: 10/10

Not the very first design, but definitely the one from when Strawberry Shortcake first gained traction as a brand and character. Absolute instant classic. Has that Raggedy Ann charm, I like that the hair seems to be yarn to really get across that she is a plush doll. She looks very squishy! Not the design I grew up with, but I've always been fond of it.

1990's: 5/10

I'm actually not very familiar with the 90's design, so maybe it's the fact that I don't have nostalgia for it, but I'm not really a fan! She needs a big hat. There is a reason that every other iteration of the design has a big hat: the big hat is good. It's iconic. Without her dumpling-shaped face I think this design would be very bland, there's not much memorable about it.

2000-2003: 16/10

These designs were used briefly before the 2003 revival TV series and were exclusively used in things like greeting cards, gift paper, and stickers. You can see with the second image that this is the introduction of the design they ended up keeping for 2003- but we can get further into that soon. The design in the first image is probably my favorite design for Strawberry, I think I had the sticker set these were from. If so then there's a good chance I either ate them or put them somewhere they were never removed from (this was long before removable/reusable stickers). I love the introduction of more green into the outfit here, I think it's a much needed addition to really evoke 'strawberries'. More importantly, we get Big Hat. The hat is never quite this big again after this, which is a shame. I've always considered it a landmark of her design, so the bigger the better. Everything about this design is delightful.

2003-2007ish: 10/10

This is the design I grew up with! Although I don't find it as aesthetically pleasing, I appreciate the casual denim and the depiction of her that was less "princess". You didn't see a lot of this kind of design at this time- she was kind of a black sheep compared to Bratz and Barbie and other dolls from the same years. The proportions and dumpling head were so so so important. As a kid with a fat little face I never really saw myself in Polly Pocket, but Strawberry was so attainable. The whole outfit is 100% something I would have and could have worn as a kid, and it never really made me feel like I was perpetually underdressed by simply being a child. I didn't watch the TV show, which the more easily animated design in the second image is from, but did read the pictures books that used the design from the first image. I still have 'Strawberry Shortcake and The Friendship Party'.

2007-2009: ???/10

2007 through 2009 really act as an artifact of how designs were in a state of flux in the world of children's properties (especially for dolls). Different contexts and purposes and lines of dolls came with their own design variations- and I will not be reviewing each one, but here are three examples. I was a bit old for Strawberry Shortcake at this time and had moved on to Polly Pocket- as such I'm not very familiar with these designs, although I do vaguely remember the first image. Common factors between designs are the longer hair, the pitifully small bow on the hat, and the smoothing out of the dumpling chin. These aren't horrible but they are an unfortunate sign of things to come.

2009-2021: 7/10

I don't hate this one! It's not as good as previous designs but it's very solid, which I have to imagine is why it lasted for over a decade. My only familiarity with this design is seeing the occasional doll when getting gifts for my young cousins or roaming aimlessly down the toy aisle of a store. I really can't say I approve of how she's been slimmed down in the face, and the eyes aren't huge but they're definitely starting to lean towards the "big-eyes-tiny-nose" trend that boomed in popularity with disney-pixar princesses a few years after this design came out (sure she's always had a small nose but at least she used to have the decency of tiny little doll eyes to match). I like the versatility of switching between a skirt and shorts, and her hat is just fine. It's not huge but at least it's a strawberry.

Honorable Mention: Lost Media 2017 Press Release Design: 2/10

You may have seen this design in posts and articles meant to stir up engagement or clicks, but this design was never actually used! When WildBrain (formerly DHX) bought the brand in 2016/2017, they introduced this design in the form of a press release. There's only a few images of this design in circulation on the internet, as nothing ever came of it, and anything that wasn't in an article about it has been basically scrubbed, so any "then vs now" images or videos that use it are either from a short time after the announcement, or are clickbait. You may have noticed I haven't said anything about the design itself. This is because I don't like it.

2021-current: 5/10

I actually hadn't seen this design until making this post! The design itself is actually okay, but it loses a lot of points for style. -1 point for bigass disney eyes. I've also deducted an extra point for bringing us to a design with completely straight long hair. Every other doll on the market already has straight hair. Bring back her curly short hair. I'm also not a fan of giving her full lipstick. It could be worse but it really doesn't add anything except making elementary schoolers feel like they need to wear makeup. Beanie is back from the abandoned 2017 design, and I don't hate it , but it's a downgrade in my opinion. Like would I buy and wear this hat if i saw it at a thrift store? Yeah. But the big hat was so important. Maybe this is more relatable with the kids. I have literally no way of knowing. One other note I have is that the animation style from the shorts is definitely trying to emulate MLP, specifically Equestria Girls. A quick look at any of the animations in motion make this extremely obvious, especially the way they draw hair and eyes (it's much much much more obvious on other characters).

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Orange Blossom🍊

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Strawberry shortcake 🍰 🍓

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🍰👒🍓

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thats right. its me again.

orange blossom time !!!

here she is !! in her pretty girl glory !!

(also. go follow the tag for these if u wanna keep up with these designs !!)

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i watched the strawberry shortcake 2003 christmas special last night and it's basically all about strawberry trying to buy the perfect gifts for all her friends. and what starts off as a little shopping trip turns into a treacherous journey through a snowstorm at night as she tries to find thee very best gift for huckleberry pie, and eventually she has to get rescued by santa claus.

when she gets to his cabin she starts crying because she couldn't find a gift for huck in time. and i felt so bad for her and i also thought, wow, a girl as popular and beloved as strawberry shortcake has the same struggles as i do at christmas... trying to buy the best gifts so her friends will be happy when really they'll be happy regardless because they love her. strawberry is usually so cool and in control of the situation and shes a lot more aspirational than relatable, so seeing her cry like that kind of moved me

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shes TRANS 🏳️‍⚧️

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HAD to do @3mia_hadi3’s dtiys on twitter BECAUSE ITS SO CUTE /,$))*:&($,&’ !!! absolutely Feral that isn’t her canon outfit 😔💔

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Stickers pt. 1

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Strawberry Shortcake Re-design

I realized I never posted this cute, cottagecore-themed design I made for the 2003 Strawberry SC! I might do some more when I have free time and motivation~

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the only iterations of her that matter <3

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strawberry shortcake moodboard 🍓🍰

i like the 2003 show best but i love the 80's art style :3

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Lemon doodles