Strawberry Shortcake
Oh, Plum. I think the important thing is that we have a good time, and do our best.
That's what I'm talking about! Our best! Our perfectest!
Uh, "perfectest" is not a real word. But you might say "our perfect best".
Well, that's what I am saying then. Our perfect best. We will win. This year, we dance perfect.
Perfectly. Thank you, Blueberry. I'm glad you all agree. This is gonna be our year. The year Berry Bitty City takes the dance-off prize.
But we can't dance that perfect…ly, Plum.
Oh, we will. Just watch me. Music, please.
Strawberry Shortcake
Careful, Pupcake! More apple cider, anyone?
Ooh yes, please, Strawberry. What's your secret? It's so good!
Strawberry Shortcake
Easy, Plum. You just warm up some apple cider with a little orange rind...
Mmm, orange. My favorite!
Strawberry Shortcake
A tiny smidgen of lemon juice...
Strawberry Shortcake
A bit of cinnamon, and my secret ingredient.
Strawberry Shortcake
Warm wishes! I imagine my friends enjoying it and somehow it just comes out better.
That was the best ball ever!
I can't remember a better one.
I think I enjoyed helping out the chipmunks a lot more than just throwing our usual Glimmerberry Ball.
Me too! It made it much more special.
It's like Strawberry's secret cider ingredient.
Yes, the party was special because I kept imagining how much the chipmunks are going to enjoy their nice home and all the snacks for their hibernation.
So, do you think they enjoyed the party?
[The chipmunks are snoring and cooing]
Strawberry Shortcake
I think that says it all.
Sweet dreams. See you in the spring.
Strawberry Shortcake
And then, when we're done, you can go by the other girls' places and ask them if everything is ok.
Ask them? Oh. Oh my, no, I couldn't do that.
Strawberry Shortcake
I know it's scary sometimes to ask difficult questions, but wouldn't you rather know the truth than imagine bad things?
But what if the truth is something just terrible?
Strawberry Shortcake
Could it be more terrible than what you're already afraid of? "Maybe they don't like me anymore"?
How did you get rid of it?
Soap and water, ketchup and peanut butter...
BOBlueberry, Orange, Plum & Raspberry
How'd you do it!?
Strawberry Shortcake
I just told Lemon how I felt, and she removed it.
Oh Strawberry, how could you?
Strawberry Shortcake
I just figured that part of being a good friend is having the courage to give constructive criticism. You know, telling them the truth about something so they can do better the next time. And the other part is taking that criticism in a friendly way, which Lemon did. She's fine.
[Everyone is silent until they hear Strawberry crying that she misses Pupcake and Custard]
Strawberry Shortcake
It's just... the night air. Making me... sniffle... [continues crying that she thinks Pupcake and Custard ran away and the girls feel sorry for her]
Ohh, Strawberry... You must be so worried. Oh, we've been talking about us how worried we are. [The girls comfort her]
You love those pets so much.
Strawberry Shortcake
[still crying, forlorn, heartbroken] I didn't want to make everyone upset, but... I'm just so scared I won't find them... And... and maybe they did... run away. You see, they wanted me to play with them, but I was too busy...
[Pupcake and Custard come out of the cave with the baby gopher]
Strawberry Shortcake
[happily] Pupcake! Custard!
Aww... It's just a baby gopher!
[Pupcake and Custard run back to Strawberry and she cuddles them]
Strawberry Shortcake
[giggles] It's berry good to have you back! And I hope you won't run off like that ever again! [giggles] Aww!
Strawberry Shortcake
Uh, wow. Well, um, here, please sit down, Buttercup— Um, Miss Jam.
Oh no, please call me Cherry. I'm sorry, Strawberry. I didn't want to give away the surprise.
Strawberry Shortcake
I understand. I probably wouldn't have believed you anyway. You look quite different in person.
I just dress that way because it's what my fans want.
Strawberry Shortcake
Well, I'm a fan of yours.
Strawberry Shortcake
But I'm also a fan of people dressing how they like. And I like the way you look right now.
Hi Strawberry! Glad you came. You can help me start digging the foundation for the hotel. Cherry can help make cement, Plum can put in the plumbing, Raspberry's got the window shades and wallpaper, Lemon can lay the floor, I'll do the roof and Blueberry can... Blueberry can... Hey! Where are Cherry and Plum and Raspberry and Lemon and Blueberry? We're on a tight schedule.
Strawberry Shortcake
They're, uh, not coming.
Why not? [gasps] What's wrong?
Strawberry Shortcake
Well, I think maybe you have the wrong blueprints.
I do? [gasps] Oh no! [sighs in relief] For a minute there, I thought I'd made a mistake or something. Nope these are the plans all right the plans they used to build the real resort. See? Every detail is exactly precisely the same as on Berry Breezy Island. The beach, the hotel, the chairs, the palms...
Strawberry Shortcake
But what about these?
Oh, those aren't any good.
Strawberry Shortcake
Oh, I think they are.
Aww, come one, just look. the details are all off. See that beach? Way too small. And the chairs, they're in the wrong place, and—
Strawberry Shortcake
Don't you think this is the most important detail?
Strawberry Shortcake
This, right here. That's us. Having fun. Having a great vacation together. Isn't that what matters most?
Well, but wouldn't it be more fun with a big pink beach like this and real palm trees like these, and...
Strawberry Shortcake
Hmm, I think what makes it fun is us being together, having fun.
Yeah. Come to think of it, I haven't been much fun. I guess I've been kind of bossy.
Strawberry Shortcake
We don't want to give up on helping you with your dream, but...
You know, maybe we don't need a big pink beach. Maybe we don't need palm trees. What if we build a tropical paradise that's just right for us?
Strawberry Shortcake
Sounds like a very good idea, Orange.
And what if I try to have more fun building it?
Strawberry Shortcake
[giggles] All right!
Strawberry Shortcake
Oh, Prince Berry Charming, I can't begin to tell, Eek you how delightfully happy Eek I am to finally Eek meet you Eek at this Eek royal Eek
Strawberry Shortcake
It's okay, it's alright.
I'm kind of thinking that Eek isn't what Berryella would feel for the prince at this moment.
Strawberry Shortcake
No, it's what I was feeling for my feet.
HPHuckleberry Pie
I was stepping on them.
HPHuckleberry Pie
See, I, uh, don't, uh, I don't know how to dance.
Oh. Well, no problem. Our choreographer will have you waltzing in no time.
HPHuckleberry Pie
Who's that?
Me. Music! That's good, you're Eek getting it just Yargh maybe not so Eek if you could just Yargh Cut the music! I see what you mean. Another idea.
HPHuckleberry Pie
Wait, you want me to what?
Just keep Berrykin Bloom busy.
Strawberry Shortcake
We can't let him see us making cupcakes. It'll spoil the surprise.
That's a fancy way of saying distraction, or keeping him busy.
HPHuckleberry Pie
But how am I supposed to do that?
I don't know, think of something. You're both guys, why don't you do guy things?
HPHuckleberry Pie
Guy things. I don't know, like what?
You're the guy. Figure it out.
Oh, let me help! I can turn any boring chore into an adventure. Did I tell you about the time I hitched a ride on a cargo ship and helped the crew swab the deck by getting a whale to splash it clean?
Strawberry Shortcake
Oh yeah, I read about that in your Berry Best Bits feed. Didn't the ship kinda get, um, full of water?
Yep, I turned it into the biggest swimming pool ever!
Strawberry Shortcake
Hum, I uh, see what you mean. And how did the captain feel about that?
You should have seen his face. It was so sweet! I guess nobody had ever done something like that for him. He just sat there and cried.
Strawberry Shortcake
I can imagine.