Big news, fans of adorable cartoons with delicious-sounding names, Season 4 of Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures will introduce three new characters — twins Sweet and Sour Grapes, and Apple Dumplin’— all characters from past series! The new season premieres Saturday June 20 at 12:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM CST on the Discovery Family Channel, and follows the charming — and slightly mischievous — adventures of friends Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry Muffin, Lemon Meringue, Raspberry Torte, Orange Blossom, Plum Pudding, Cherry Jam and their new friends Sweet and Sour Grapes and Apple Dumplin’.
In the premiere episode, titled “Berry Double Trouble,” Lemon and Raspberry hire twins Sweet & Sour to help out in Strawberry’s café, so Strawberry will have time to appear in an internet fashion contest they are entering. Discovery Family Channel has shared an exclusive clip — starring Blueberry, Lemon, and Raspberry — and it’s berry cute.
“Forget the beach – this summer, Berry Bitty City is the destination for fun and fruitful adventures with Strawberry and her girlfriends,” said Tom Cosgrove, general manager, Discovery Family Channel. “Delighting audiences of all ages since 1980, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE will continue to draw in parents and kids alike with its signature charm, relatable themes and of course, its berry lovable characters.”
In the Season 4’s 13 thirty-minute episodes, the show’s core messages of friendship, self-esteem and honesty will be explored as the friends seek challenges in the areas of technology, world travel and storytelling, cooking, music and fashion.
Now in its third on-air iteration, Strawberry Shortcake first debuted on television in the 1980s, and was relaunched as an animated series from DiC Entertainment in 2003. Iconix Brand Group, who acquired the rights to the series in February 2015, produces Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures.
“We are thrilled to see season four of Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures hit the air on Discovery Family this summer,” said Leigh Anne Brodsky, Managing Director of Iconix Entertainment. “Strawberry and the rest of her friends have excited and inspired girls with their adventures for the last three seasons and the girl power trend continues this time around with Sweet and Sour Grapes, who own their own food truck, and world traveler and blogger Apple Dumplin’.”
The original design of Strawberry Shortcake and her cat, Custard, was created in 1977 by American Greetings’ Muriel Fahrion. In addition to the TV series, there have been three Strawberry Shortcake DVD movies released by 20th Century Fox, and a Strawberry Shortcake toy line made by the Bridge Direct. A successful line of apps from Budge Studios have resulted in over 35 million downloads. A full-length feature film, Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie, was produced by DiC Entertainment in 2006 and was released on DVD in February 2007.
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