![]() ![]() Angel Cake’s hair is white and curly, and she wears a pale green dress trimmed with white broderie anglaise and a lilac ribbon. Today, she is the most commonly found of the dolls, and the one which everyone knows. She has bright red hair, freckles, a floppy hat and a red frock topped with a white pinafore. Pictured left: Strawberry Shortcake Babies There was also a strange, smiling pink and white dinosaur called Fig Boot. Later, more friends arrived – Almond Tea with Marza Panda, Crepe Suzette with Eclair Poodle, Mint Tulip with Marsh Mallard, Cafe Ole with Burrito Donkey, Plum Puddin’ with Elderberry Owl, Peach Blush with Melonie Belle Lamb and, last but not least, the twins Lem and Ada with Sugar Woofer Dog. Green and white are theme colours throughout the World of Strawberry Shortcake, and crop up several times – such as on Pupcake’s ears. The boxes were marked accordingly – so it could well be that if you now find a shoeless Strawberry Shortcake, she didn’t have any in the first place! Th e little socks – the ones which fit the babies are minute – are easy to recognise, as they are green and white striped. Socks, tights and shoes, especially, were soon lost, and around 1984 Kenner stopped including shoes with the dolls. In addition, there were two slightly larger figures who were the ‘friendly foes’ – Purple Pieman with Berry Bird and Sour Grapes with Dregs Snake.Īll the dolls were beautifully dressed, and it is difficult today to find them complete, because the tiny garments were so easily mislaid. Originally there were twelve dolls in the set Strawberry Shortcake with Custard Kitten, Huckleberry Pie with Pupcake Puppy, Lime Chiffon with Parfait Parrot, Butter Cookie with Jelly Bear, Raspberry Tart with Rhubarb Monkey, Orange Blossom with Marmalade Butterfly, Cherry Cuddler with Gooseberry Goose, Lemon Meringue with Frappe Frog, Blueberry Muffin with Cheesecake Mouse, Angel Cake with Souffle Skunk, Apple Dumplin’ with Tea Time Turtle and Apricot with Hopsalot Bunny. ![]() Picture left: Lemon Meringue, Orange Blossomand Blueberry Muffin ![]() The pair cost £4.75, which was quite expensive for the time – they weren’t really pocket-money toys. Each doll came with its own little blow-moulded vinyl pet, and they were sold packaged in cellophane-fronted, brightly decorated boxes. The dolls were marked on the back of their heads ‘American Greetings Corps 1979’, and were made by Kenner. But of course, the most outstanding characteristic of all was the gorgeous perfume. Each doll had different colour hair, which normally, though not always, gave a clue to the doll’s name. They all had tiny moulded bumps for noses, and their mouths resembled the letter ‘U’. Their most noticeable feature was their rounded heads, which were slightly larger than they should be, giving the dolls a top-heavy appearance. All the dolls had certain characteristics which makes them easily identifiable even today, twenty years later. The most popular sized doll stood five-and-a-half inches tall, was jointed at hip, shoulder and neck, and was made from a hard vinyl. ![]() The perfume drifted from a series of dolls, of various sizes, who inhabited the ‘World of Strawberry Shortcake’. Here was a toy we really didn’t mind buying for our children. Toy boxes suddenly started to smell delicious in 1980! Delicious fruity scents of cherry, lemon, raspberry, blueberry, lime and – most of all – strawberry filled our homes. ![]()
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