…what have they done to you?
Strawberry Shortcake was having an identity crisis. The “it” doll and cartoon star of the 1980s was just not connecting with modern girls. Too candy-obsessed. Too ditzy. Too fond of wearing bloomers.
“Beloved Characters as Reimagined for the 21st Century”
Too fond of wearing bloomers? I mean common, don’t mock the bloomer.
A “fruit-forward” makeover?!
Puleeze.
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I saw this too; it’s a travesty!!
Comment - June 12, 2008 : 9:39 pm
What Jessie said. Word.
Comment - June 12, 2008 : 10:04 pm
Notice how she’s thinner now too.
Comment - June 12, 2008 : 10:07 pm
UGH!!!!!!!! I loved the old one. And would love new stuff EXACTLY THE SAME as the old one. heh. Oh well. bleh.
Comment - June 12, 2008 : 10:28 pm
Yeah. Kids hate candy. Oh, and dija see?– the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are apparently being re-envisioned with less attitude. Because, y’know, kids these days are all about being humble.
Yeah.
Comment - June 12, 2008 : 10:56 pm
Rickdickulous. Besides, candy-obsessed? As far as I remember, it was all about yummy baked goods. Which I am all about.
Comment - June 12, 2008 : 11:09 pm
Well, at least they didn’t fuck with Holly Hobby.
Comment - June 12, 2008 : 11:41 pm
oh hell to the noes… that is horrible. do not screw with strawberry shortcake, or we will totally send purple pie man after you! next they will want to “revamp” the smurfs and all hell of the revolution shall break forth!
Comment - June 12, 2008 : 11:42 pm
it’s too early for me to form the words to express how wrong this is. i mean honestly.
Comment - June 13, 2008 : 5:52 am
All of a sudden, I want to wear bloomers…
But, at least you guys have the American Girl Franchise, which keeps little girls playing with dollies for rather longer than girls in the UK play with dollies. One of the nice things about my March trip to the US was seeing little girls proudly holding onto their dolls, and going to the store. You do not see little girls, unless they’re still in pushchairs, with dolls in the UK. And that’s sad.
Totally off the topic, too.
~x~
Comment - June 13, 2008 : 6:11 am
That is NOT Strawberry Shortcake. Nuh-uh. No way.
Comment - June 13, 2008 : 7:46 am
Hmm, I don’t know about you but I’ve never seen any PINK strawberries. They should have left her alone!
Comment - June 13, 2008 : 10:38 am
Ew. Are they slowly morphing her into a Bratz doll? This is a disturbing trend.
Comment - June 13, 2008 : 10:46 am
I loved Strawberry Shortcake and her friends growing up. I hate how they are turning everything into a 21st century tie-in. Really, why should she be talking on her cellphone? She shouldn’t even have one. For me it’s getting beyond ridiculous. Supposedly they’re making a Smurf movie – I guess we’ll see how much they butcher that too.
Comment - June 15, 2008 : 9:24 am
Oh no you don’t! Bring my childhood back, now!
Comment - June 15, 2008 : 1:05 pm
aack. what the hell does ‘fruit-forward’ actually mean? can not get my head around this:: how marketing departments and production companies are twisting kids’ minds. I feel like such an old fart.
Comment - June 18, 2008 : 10:15 am
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