Strawberry Shortcake Dolls

The original design of Strawberry Shortcake and her cat Custard was done in 1977 by Muriel Fahrion during her time as a greeting card illustrator at American Greetings' Juvenile & Humorous card department. After the idea was presented to Bernie Loomis of General Mills and became a licensing entity, Fahrion designed a subsequent thirty-two characters for Those Characters From Cleveland (American Greetings' toy & licensing design division).

The Strawberry Shortcake line of characters each had their own fruity or dessert-themed name with clothing to match, and they each had a dessert- or fruit-named pet. Like the Strawberry Shortcake doll, all the other characters' dolls had hair scented to match their dessert theme. The characters lived and played in a magical world known as Strawberryland.

During the 1980s, Strawberry Shortcake became a huge fad.

In 1991, THQ tried reviving the franchise by producing an updated line of Strawberry Shortcake dolls. Strawberry and five of her classic friends each got a makeover, with new clothes, hair, and eyes. However, the line enjoyed at best a modest success, lasting just the one year.

In 2002, the franchise was revived again, this time with a revamped look by a different designer. Many strong licensing deals were made.

In 2006, Playmates Toys picked up the rights to make Strawberry Shortcake figures. The line is named "A World Of Friends". The doll Frosty Puff was new to this line, but, although a good deal of shuffling and re-distribution was made concerning the pets of the re-launched characters, very few of the new dolls were actually merchandised with pets. The line was received with mixed reactions (see Criticisms section below) from the series' fans. However, overall reaction towards Playmates' line was negative. As a result, Playmates Toys lost the rights to Hasbro, who will be putting out new toys beginning fall 2009, after American Greetings reboots the franchise again.

Strawberry Shortcake and pet Custard
Strawberry Shortcake is the protagonist and the title character of the Strawberry Shortcake franchise. She is a bright and energetic little girl with red hair and freckles, said to be about six years old. She usually wears a red dress with a white pinafore, and a large pink bonnet decorated with strawberries. In her earliest adventures, Strawberry's home was a shortcake surrounded by well-tended strawberry vines, but in 1983 she moved into her "Berry Happy Home", a large and ornate mansion. Strawberry is kind, resourceful, and always ready to help a friend in need.

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Since I was I little girl I had always love Strawberry Shortcake and her delicious smelling friends. I think I had most of the toys and dolls but, of course, time has passed and I misplaced my childhood toys.

I'd always wanted to find the Strawberry Shortcake Dolls no matter what. I knew that some people may have them or maybe collecting them.

It wasn't until 2001, when I say a Strawberry Shortcake doll at K-mart. I couldn't believe it! Although the dolls looked different from the ones I had when I was a little girl, they still looked so cute and adorable I had to buy it.

That's how I started to collect the dolls again. I found most of the vintage dolls on eBay. And the rest of them, bought them for my daughter (and me) at regular stores.

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Ingredients

* 3 pints fresh strawberries
* 1/2 cup white sugar

* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 4 teaspoons baking powder
* 2 tablespoons white sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/3 cup shortening
* 1 egg
* 2/3 cup milk
* 2 cups whipped heavy cream

DIRECTIONS

1. Slice the strawberries and toss them with 1/2
cup of white sugar. Set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Grease and flour one 8 inch round cake pan.

3. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking
powder, 2 tablespoons white sugar and the
salt. With a pastry blender cut in the
shortening until the mixture resembles coarse
crumbs. Make a well in the center and add the
beaten egg and milk. Stir until just combined.

4. Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Bake
at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 to 20
minutes or until golden brown. Let cool
partially in pan on wire rack.

5. Slice partially cooled cake in half, making
two layers. Place half of the strawberries on
one layer and top with the other layer. Top
with remaining strawberries and cover with the
whipped cream.

Ok, so you're planning to make a perfect birthday party for your little princess. Strawberry Shortcake themes are my favorites!

Now, lets get started:

* First, you need to know how many people you'll be inviting to the party. Get some cool Strawberry Shortcake Invitations and send them away!

Example of Invitations are..

Strawberry Shortcake Cake Pan
Make your own Strawberry Shortcake Cake!

Strawberry Shortcake Cake Pan has the adorable Strawberry Shortcake in her huge hat.

* Cake pan is made of aluminum.
* Measures approximately 12" wide x 12" high x 2" deep.
* Pan takes any 2-layer cake mix.
* Before the first and after each use, hand washing pan in hot soapy water is recommended.

Strawberry Shortcake Princess Paper Tiaras (6)

Includes 6 yellow and pink paper tiaras. This is an officially licensed Strawberry Shortcake product.

Material

* paper

Strawberry Shortcake Princess Plastic Tablecover

Description:

A berry beautiful table cover.

This Strawberry Shortcake Princess plastic tablecover measures approximately 54" wide and 96" long. This is an officially licensed Strawberry Shortcake%u2122 product.

Strawberry Shortcake Mini Playsets Wave 1

Strawberry Market playset comes with mini scented figure and skirt, beret, strawberry market, cake with plate, cake slice with plate, 3 cupcakes on plate with cover, 2 bottles of juice, jam jar, cash register and basket accessories.

The Berry Cafe includes Strawberry Shortcake figure with 2 dresses, skirt, top, 2 purses, cap, headband, closet, mirror and strawberry floor mat accessories.

This case includes:
1x Sunrise Berry Market
3x Berry Stylish Strawberry Shortcake

(In Stock Now!) Dance Dance Revolution Strawberry Shortcake Plug and Play TV dance pad - No console needed!

Get down with Strawberry Shortcake and her friends as you dance to some of their favorite songs. Let the delightful rhythms guide your feet in the most delicious dancing game this side of Strawberryland!

Features:

* Plugs directly into the TV-no additional equipment needed
* Dance with Strawberry Shortcake and her friends to get in shape and have fun
* Unlock new songs as you improve
* Multiple difficulty settings
* Thick foam interior reduces impact and keeps little feet happy
* Non-Skid design allows accurate score-keeping and helps prevent sliding

Strawberry Shortcake Sweet Surprise Doll


Description:

* What a sweet surprise!
* Lovely Strawberry Shortcake Doll that smells berry sweet.
* Oodles of cool accessories.
* "Magic" makeup, hair extensions, fun stickers, and more.
* Order Sweet Surprise for someone special!

Sweet Surprise is a lovely Strawberry Shortcake Doll that gets even lovelier when you treat her to a special makeover with "magic" makeup, hair extensions, and fun sticker accessories. This adorable, scented doll even smells berry sweet! Sweet Surprise comes with a dress, 2 barrettes with Shimmer Shine hair extensions, color-change pen, brush, 4 hair clip accessories, 2 sticker sheets, and instructions.

Strawberry Shortcake Berry Sweet Roadster Vehicle with Doll
* Adorable and berry-pink car is perfect for driving around your Strawberry Shortcake figure in sweet-smelling style!
* Car can comfortably seat 2 figures (sold separately).
* Vehicle comes with Strawberry Shortcake figure, dress, hat, map and suitcase accessories.

She might be tiny, but Strawberry Shortcake has a huge heart! Her friends love to gather at her Berry Café, where they can always count on her for a helping hand and some berry delicious treats. No wonder she's everyone's best friend in Berry Bitty City!

Take your Strawberry Shortcake figure (included) on all kinds of delicious drives in this pretty oh-so-pink convertible car vehicle! Pack up her dress, hat, map and suitcase accessories so she has everything she needs-and then press the steering wheel for a puff of berry sweet scent to start her road trip smelling as sweet as can be!

Strawberry Shortcake PVC Collectible Figures Wave 1
# Collectible tiny figures!
# Colorful outfits and big smiles!
# Named for your favorite treats! She might be tiny but Strawberry Shortcake has a huge heart! Her friends love to gather at her Berry Café, where they can always count on Strawberry Shortcake for a helping hand and some berry delicious treats-no wonder she's everyone's best friend in Berry Bitty City! Case sports 12 individually packaged figures, including:
3x Strawberry Shortcake
1x Orange Blossom
1x Blueberry Muffin
1x Plum Pudding
2x Raspberry Torte
3x Strawberry Shortcake with Custard

Strawberry Shortcake Berry Café Playset
* Adorable, strawberry-shaped and even sweet-smelling café playset is brimming with all kinds of delicious "foods" for your Strawberry Shortcake figure to sell!
* Café playset comes with mini scented Strawberry Shortcake figure, dress, hat, bed, bed tray, 2 "fruit smoothies", 2 "ice cream""muffins", tray with 3 "croissants", tray with "pie", tray with 4 "cupcakes", plate with "slice of cake", plate of "sandwiches", plate with "waffles", plate with "pancakes", 2 mugs, counter with smoothie blender, oven basket, bistro table and 2 bistro chairs accessories.

Help your Strawberry Shortcake figure serve up very special treats in her charming strawberry-shaped, berry-sweet smelling Strawberry Shortcake Berry Café Playset! Send her up and down her pull-out staircase, readying her shop and carrying delicious "croissants", "waffles", "muffins" and more from her special oven to her counter top and table. Just in case guests are thirsty, too, help her make "smoothies" in the blender that really whirls! Then, when it's time to close up shop, let your Strawberry Shortcake figure relax with a ride on her special bird friend-press down on the top and around and around they'll spin!

Strawberry Shortcake Playpacks Wave 1
* Scented dolls!
* Colorful play desserts!
* Includes furnishings and accessories!

Set out a spectacular spread with this cute-and even berry sweet-scented!-picnic playset. Treat your Strawberry Shortcake and Lemon Meringue figures to delicious delicacies, but there's one more friend you can't forget: be sure to give your Custard the cat figure a nibble of a "sandwich", too!

Meanwhile, the adorable-and even sweet-smelling!- Goodies to Go Scooter playset comes with a zippy scooter filled with fresh "pastries" for your Strawberry Shortcake figure to sell!

Case includes 2 individually packaged playpacks:
1x Goodies-To-Go Scooter
1x Picnic in the Petals

Strawberry Shortcake S270 Talking Clock
# Big Display with LCD Clock
# Alarm Mode
# Talking Hourly Chime
# Folding Stand
# Cool, Compact Design

Strawberry Shortcake SS210 Corded Telephone with Caller ID
# Sequential Flashing/ Chasing Lights for Incoming Calls
# 64 Name and Number Memory for Caller ID
# Caller ID Call Back
# 10 Memory Dialing
# New Call Indicator
# Selectable Display Language
# Receiver Volume Control
# Ringer OFF/Low/High Control
# Flash Function
# Last Number Redial
# Tone/Pulse Switchable
# Hearing Aid Compatible
# Power: 4 'C' (UM-2)Batteries (Not Included) or AC Adapter (Included)

Strawberry Shortcake S702 VGA Digital Camera
# Exclusive Strawberry Shortcake Software for Customizing Borders, Frames, Albums and other fun stuff that you can e-mail to others
# Cool Strawberry Shortcake design
# Flash Function
# 8MB Internal Memory
# USB Port PC Interface (cable included)
# View Finder
# 5 second Self-Timer
# Strawberry Shortcake Neck Strap
# Compatible with Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000 and XP (more than 16MB of RAM); MAC OSX
# Image Capacity (per 8MB):
# Fine: 26 Large, 104 Small
# Normal: 52 Large, 208 Small