Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise

Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise is an 1983 Canadian-American animated television special that first premiered in New York City on March 31, 1983 and in Los Angeles, California on April 1. This is the first Strawberry Shortcake television special produced by Nelvana and also the first Strawberry Shortcake television special to be distributed by Lexington Broadcast Services. The following year in 1984, Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise was released onto home video, being VHS.[4]

Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise
GenreAnimation
Comedy
Family
Cartoon series
Written byPeter Sauder
Directed byRaymond Jafelice[1]
Animation director:
Gian Celestri[1][2]
StarringRussi Taylor
Chris Wiggins
Theme music composerPatricia Cullen
Songs composed by:
John Sebastian
Performed by:
John Sebastian[1][2]
Phil Galdston[1][2]
Bill Keith[1][2]
Ben Sebastian[1][2]
Sharon McQueen[1][2]
Produced by:
Phil Galdston[1]
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMichael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Clive A. Smith
EditorsScott LaBarge[1]
Rob Kirkpatrick[1]
Tom Jorrin[1]
Running time23 minutes
Production companiesMAD Productions[1][2]
Nelvana Limited[1][2]
Those Characters from Cleveland (uncredited)[1][2]
Release
Original networkSyndication
Original releaseUnited States:
March 31, 1983 (1983-03-31) (New York City)[3]
April 1, 1983 (1983-04-01) (Los Angeles, California)[2]

Synopsis

Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's move into a new house. Her friends, including several new ones she met on a recent "around the world" vacation come to visit her. The villains attempt to ruin the fun by stealing all the recipes Strawberry's international friends bring with them.

Cast

Name Character Source
Russi TaylorStrawberry Shortcake[2]
Robert RidgelyPeculiar Purple Pieman
Jack BlumCaptain Cackle / Additional voices
Melleny BrownLime Chiffron
Jeri CradenSour Grapes
Jeannie EliasHuckleberry Pie / Parfait / Lem
Susan RomanBlueberry Muffin / Crepe Suzette / Ada
Chris WigginsMr. Sun / Narrator

Production

Housewarming Surprise was the first Strawberry Shortcake special produced by Nelvana, the previous three having been produced by Romeo Muller, Robert L. Rosen, and Fred Wolf. Bernard Loomis and Carole MacGillvray served as executive producers.[1][2]

Release

The special premiered on March 31, 1983 on WCBS-TV in New York City,[3] and on April 1 on KTLA in Los Angeles.[2] It was subsequently released on VHS by Family Home Entertainment in early 1984.

See also

References

  1. Hirsh, Michael; Loubert, Patrick; Smith, Clive A. (directors); Sauder, Peter (writer) (April 1, 1983). "Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise". Syndication. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  2. Woolery, George W. (1989). "Strawberry Shortcake's Housewarming Surprise". Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962–1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 403–404. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2.
  3. "Television Listings: Thursday/March 31". The New York Times. March 27, 1983. p. G10.
  4. Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.


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