Call us nostalgia obsessed, but we’ve never been a fan of change. American Greetings has given 80s cartoon icon, Strawberry Shortcake a “fruit-forward” makeover for the big and small screens, that none of us can get over. Sure, it’s cool that they’re making her appeal to a younger generation, but swapping her curls and pink calico cat, Custard, for a flat iron and cell phone? This is not the sugary sweet girl we know and love. Strawberryland has received a healthy make over as well.
Says a company rep, “We’re downplaying characters that were part of Strawberry’s world but who didn’t immediately shout out fruit.” Does this mean best buddies Huckleberry Pie, Lemon Meringue and Angel Cake were ditched too? Sadly enough, Shortcake isn’t the only cartoon whose seen a redux. We couldn’t help but notice the shrinking waist sizes of Care Bears and kinder Ninja Turtles. Let’s hope they don’t botch the upcoming Smurf movie as well. If there’s no evil Gargamoyle, you can count us out. [Jezebel]
