In the early 1980s, there were six television specials starring Strawberry Shortcake.

The first three specials were produced by Robert L. Rosen and Romeo Muller

Romeo Muller

Romeo Muller, Jr. was an American screenwriter and actor most remembered for his screenplays such as for the 1964 TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.-Early years:...

, who also wrote the specials. The first and third specials were animated by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and Toei Doga

Toei Animation

Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...

, while the second was animated by Perpetual Motion Pictures in New York. Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan is an American rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s band, The Turtles, and "Eddie" of 1970's rock band Flo & Eddie.-Early days:...

 and Mark Volman

Mark Volman

Mark Volman is an American rock and roll singer, best known as a founding member of the 1960s band The Turtles. At times during his career he has used the pseudonym "The Phlorescent Leech"...

, of The Turtles

The Turtles

The Turtles are an American rock group led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band became notable for several Top 40 hits beginning with its cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965...

 and Flo & Eddie

Flo & Eddie

Flo & Eddie are a comedic musical duo.The two were the original founding members of the Top 40 rock group the Turtles. After the Turtles dissolved, Volman and Kaylan first joined the Mothers of Invention as "Phlorescent Leech & Eddie"...

 fame, wrote the music and songs for these specials. Russi Taylor

Russi Taylor

Russi Taylor is an American voice actress. She is the current voice actress of Disney's Minnie Mouse character. She has held this role since 1986, longer than any other voice actress...

 voiced Strawberry Shortcake, Bob Ridgely voiced the Peculiar Purple Pieman, and writer/producer Romeo Muller voiced the narrator, Mr. Sun.

The next three specials were produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana

Nelvana

Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...

. Only Russi Taylor and Bob Ridgely reprised their roles from the first three specials; Chris Wiggins

Chris Wiggins

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 assumed the role of Mr. Sun, and other Canadian talent comprised the rest of the voice cast. Frequent Nelvana collaborator John Sebastian

John Sebastian

John Benson Sebastian Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and autoharpist. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000...

, most known for his music for Nelvana's Care Bears

The Care Bears (TV series)

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series, wrote the songs for two of these three specials.

In the United States, the first two specials (The World of Strawberry Shortcake and Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City) were syndicated by LBS Communications. On March 6, 2007, they were released on a single DVD by Allumination FilmWorks

Allumination FilmWorks

Allumination FilmWorks is a distributor of home entertainment products. It was founded in 2002 as Ardustry Entertainment but renamed to Allumination FilmWorks sometime in late 2005/early 2006. Allumination is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, and also has a facility in Fort Mill, SC...

.

Specials

Title	Air date
The World of Strawberry Shortcake The World of Strawberry Shortcake The World of Strawberry Shortcake is a 1980 animated television special written by Romeo Muller, directed by Charles Swenson, and produced by Swenson, Muller and Fred Wolf. Starring the voices of Romeo Muller, Russi Taylor, Julie McWhirter and Joan Gerber, it was made by animators from...	March 28, 1980
Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City is a 1981 animated television special written by Romeo Muller, produced by Muller and Buzz Potamkin, and directed by Hal Silvermintz...	April 10, 1981
Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade Strawberry Shortcake: Pets on Parade is an animated television special from 1982, made by Romeo Muller, Robert L. Rosen, and Fred Wolf. This is the third to feature the American Greetings character, Strawberry Shortcake.-Synopsis:...	April 9, 1982
Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise Strawberry Shortcake: Housewarming Surprise is an animated television special from 1983, produced by Nelvana. This is the fourth to feature the American Greetings character, Strawberry Shortcake.-Synopsis:...	March 31, 1983 (New York City) April 1, 1983 (Los Angeles, California)
Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name is an animated television special from 1984, produced by Nelvana. This is the fifth to feature American Greetings character Strawberry Shortcake.-Synopsis:...	March 24, 1984 (New York City) March 30, 1984 (Los Angeles, California)
Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins is a 1985 animated television special from Canada's Nelvana Limited, and the last one until DiC's recent revival to feature the American Greetings character, Strawberry Shortcake on Fox Kids.-Synopsis:...	Early 1985