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Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures | |
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Based on | Characters by American Greetings |
Directed by | Bob Hathcock |
Voices of | Anna Cummer Andrea Libman Janyse Jaud Britt McKillip Ingrid Nilson Ashleigh Ball Shannon Chan-Kent Aidan Drummond Diana Kaarina Rebecca Shoichet |
Theme music composer | Chip Whitewood Ashley Saunig |
Composers | Marco Luciani Chip Whitewood |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Marc E. Platt Michael Scott William Schultz Jeffery Conrad Sarah Finn |
Producer | Sarah Finn |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | American Greetings |
Original release | |
Network | The Hub/Discovery Family |
Release | October 10, 2010 – September 12, 2015 |
Related | |
Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures is a CGI animated children's television series based on the Strawberry Shortcake franchise and functions as the third iteration of the franchise overall, following the 1980s specials, and the second television series after its 2003 relaunch. [1] Produced by American Greetings with animation provided by Splash Entertainment, [a] the series follows the adventures of Strawberry Shortcake and her friends who live in the fictional land of Berry Bitty City, a tiny, miniature world located beneath a strawberry patch.
The series first premiered outside of the United States (as with The Twisted Whiskers Show ). In February 2010, American Greetings pre-sold the series to Playhouse Disney and M6 in France, Cartoonito in the UK, Hop! Channel in Israel, Playhouse Disney in Canada and Latin America. [2]
In Latin America, the series aired first on Disney Junior (formerly "Playhouse Disney") from September 2010 until around 2013 and later on Discovery Kids from November 17, 2014 until around 2017.
The series would eventually make its English debut on The Hub (currently known as Discovery Family) in 2010. It can also be viewed in Spanish on Discovery Familia.[ citation needed ] The series currently airs in Canada on Family Jr.
The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit is a 2009 film that began the series. It is also known as the pilot for the Berry Bitty Adventures series.
To coincide with the relaunch of the franchise, a toy line was produced by Hasbro and later The Bridge Direct, which were both known simply as "Strawberry Shortcake".
In the United States, as with the 2003 series, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment distributed DVDs of this series, as well. Season 2 is the only season completely released on DVD, as the rest of the seasons are all missing an episode. Later DVDs also include digital download codes.
In France, M6 Video released the series onto DVD, including complete series boxsets.
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