Strawberry Shortcake (80s Annual Specials)
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| Strawberry Shortcake | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Yearly Animated TV specials |
| Created by | Those Characters From Cleveland, a subsidiary of American Greetings |
| Developed by | Murakami Wolf Swenson (1,3) Perpetual Motion Pictures (2) Nelvana (4-6) |
| Written by | Romeo Muller |
| Presented by | Muller-Rosen Productions Schwartz and Company |
| Voices of | Russi Taylor Robert Ridgely Julie McWhirter Joan Gerber |
| Narrated by | Romeo Muller (1-3) Chris Wiggins (4-6) |
| Theme music composer | Flo and Eddie (1-3) John Sebastian (4-6) |
| Opening theme | Various |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Romeo Muller Robert L. Rosen |
| Location(s) | Strawberryland |
| Running time | 22 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | First-run syndication (U.S.)(1980-1985) |
| Picture format | NTSC 480i |
| Audio format | Mono sound |
| Original run | March 1, 1980 – 1985 |
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| TV.com summary | |
In the early 1980s, there were six television specials starring Strawberry Shortcake.
The first three specials were produced by Robert L. Rosen and Romeo Muller, who also wrote the specials. The first and third specials were animated by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Toei Doga, while the second was animated by Perpetual Motion Pictures in New York. Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, of The Turtles and Flo & Eddie fame, wrote the music and songs for these specials. Russi Taylor voiced Strawberry Shortcake, Bob Ridgely voiced the Peculiar Purple Pieman, and writer/producer Romeo Muller voiced the narrator, Mr. Sun.
The next three specials were produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana. Only Russi Taylor and Bob Ridgely reprised their roles from the first three specials; Chris Wiggins assumed the role of Mr. Sun, and other Canadian talent comprised the rest of the voice cast. Frequent Nelvana collaborator John Sebastian, most known for his music for Nelvana's Care Bears series, wrote the songs for two of these three specials.
In the United States, the specials were syndicated by LBS Communications.
| Special | Release Year |
|---|---|
| The World of Strawberry Shortcake | 3/1/1980 |
| Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City | 10/10/1981 |
| Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade | (1982) |
| Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise | (1983) |
| Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name | (1984) |
| Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins | (1985) |
As of April 2007, The World of Strawberry Shortcake and Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City have been released on a single DVD by Allumination Filmworks, however it is unknown at this time when or if the remaining four specials will be released.
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