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Hello there. This is SofiaBlythe2014. So, I mentioned sometimes how Strawberry Shortcake: Berry In The Big City and Alice's Wonderland Bakery are similar in how they're both baking themed shows about plucky girls meant to introduce established characters to a new generation of young kids. With that said, there are quite a few differences between them that are worth talking about. There are actually plenty, but for this article, let's stick to 4. Let's begin.

1. 2D Animation Vs 3D Animation

One thing to notice right away is that with the animation. Strawberry Shortcake Berry In The Big City is a 2D show while Alice's Wonderland Bakery is a CGI show. Wildbrain animates Strawberry Shortcake, and while they've sometimes done CGI work (including the upcoming specials for this show), they're mainly known for 2D animation. As such, the animation can get very expressive, such as when Strawberry is stressing out, Orange does her sports at lightning speed, or when Lemon acts maniacally when she's making something. They really go all out. In contrast, Alice's Wonderland Bakery isn't as expressive. It's not stiff or anything. It moves pretty well. It's just that, as a CGI show, the animation can only go so far while keeping everything on model. Expressive animation usually comes more from when they really want to show a strong emotion, such as desperation. They do so with facial expressions or colorful visuals, but more subdued, and when the music and intent of the characters matches perfectly.

2. The Humor In The Storytelling

Another thing to note is with the humor, and how they're implemented into the storytelling of both shows. With Strawberry Shortcake, the humor really goes all out, whether with slapstick, pushing a character's emotions, or having reference humor. This can largely be attributed both to Michael Vogel's work in both My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (which had similar humor) and this show, as well as the runtime of the episodes. Generally, each episode runs for 4 minutes, so they have to tell their stories fast. While some episodes can be set up to give good morals, such as "Be Your Berry Best" and "Super Berry", others are more about general entertainment, like with "Foam Trouble" and "Who Stole The Pies". You never know what you get, which isn't a bad thing in either case. Contrast with Alice, where the humor leans more into silly while still being down to earth, nowhere near the extreme of Strawberry Shortcake. It probably helps that episodes are 11 minutes, so the humor has to be spread out more and morals are more pronounced. Again, that's not a bad thing. You see this in the implementation of Strawberry and Alice. With Strawberry, she can get frustrated or angry at times, which is where some of the over the top humor can come from. Contrast with Alice, where she is funny, but not in the extreme sense. Usually when there is humor involving her, we see more of how she reacts and tries to suppress negative feelings. She notably doesn't get overtly frustrated if things go wrong. She acts worried, which is where humor can come from, but more extreme humor comes from characters where their vices are more pronounced. Some examples include Fergie being worrisome or the queen being egoistical.

3. LGBTQ Representation

I bet you didn't expect me to talk about LGBTQ representation here, but here we are. That's due to where the shows are produced. Even ignoring that Alice's Wonderland Bakery is a Disney show, and the company has controversy with LGBTQ representation, the show doesn't really have any. Although the show is animated in Canada by Icon Creative Studios, it's still written and produced in the United States, and thus has to fit the standards of country. Contrast with Strawberry Shortcake: Berry In The Big City, where even if romance isn't really that big, it still has some decent LGBTQ representation. Lime has 2 dads and Bonaffee is a trans berry. Heck, Strawberry's outfit looks similar to the color scheme of the trans flag. This can be attributed to 2 factors. The first is that the showrunner for the series is a gay man, Michael Vogel. The other is with how, even with American writers, it's an American Canadian collaboration due to being made with Wildbrain. They're also producing the show, not just animating it. Canada is known for being very open when it comes to LGBTQ representation, so it's no surprise it would show up here in small, but stand out ways. I mean, Family Jr (which Wildbrain owns from what I heard, and the show airs there) has The Fay And Fluffy Show, which stars drag characters. I haven't seen it myself, but that should count for something.

4. Complete Reinvention

The last thing to talk about is with how both shows are complete reinventions of their respective franchises, but in their own ways. For Strawberry Shortcake, the series goes for a relatively realistic setting, leaning more into slice of life and not having the fantasy elements of the other shows. It helps that the show is in a city. It also has characters who are clearly adults, mainly Aunt Praline. There's also more diversity in the cast, such as Blueberry Muffin becoming Asian. Alice goes for a different reinvention. Rather than just making new versions of established characters, we instead have descendants of established characters as the main characters. There's also more fantasy here compared to Strawberry Shortcake due to the more out there setting. There's still some good diversity here. Also, baking is the core element of the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, with this show giving it a modern day twist. With Alice, food is an important part of the Alice In Wonderland movie, but it's not the main focus. This series just makes that the focal point instead.

Thanks for reading. Have a good day.

Description
Hello there. This is SofiaBlythe2014. So, I mentioned sometimes how Strawberry Shortcake: Berry In The Big City and Alice's Wonderland Bakery are similar in how they're both baking themed shows about plucky girls meant to introduce established characters to a new generation of young kids. With that said, there are quite a few differences between them that are worth talking about. There are actually plenty, but for this article, let's stick to 4. Let's begin.

1. 2D Animation Vs 3D Animation

One thing to notice right away is that with the animation. Strawberry Shortcake Berry In The Big City is a 2D show while Alice's Wonderland Bakery is a CGI show. Wildbrain animates Strawberry Shortcake, and while they've sometimes done CGI work (including the upcoming specials for this show), they're mainly known for 2D animation. As such, the animation can get very expressive, such as when Strawberry is stressing out, Orange does her sports at lightning speed, or when Lemon acts maniacally when she's making something. They really go all out. In contrast, Alice's Wonderland Bakery isn't as expressive. It's not stiff or anything. It moves pretty well. It's just that, as a CGI show, the animation can only go so far while keeping everything on model. Expressive animation usually comes more from when they really want to show a strong emotion, such as desperation. They do so with facial expressions or colorful visuals, but more subdued, and when the music and intent of the characters matches perfectly.

2. The Humor In The Storytelling

Another thing to note is with the humor, and how they're implemented into the storytelling of both shows. With Strawberry Shortcake, the humor really goes all out, whether with slapstick, pushing a character's emotions, or having reference humor. This can largely be attributed both to Michael Vogel's work in both My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (which had similar humor) and this show, as well as the runtime of the episodes. Generally, each episode runs for 4 minutes, so they have to tell their stories fast. While some episodes can be set up to give good morals, such as "Be Your Berry Best" and "Super Berry", others are more about general entertainment, like with "Foam Trouble" and "Who Stole The Pies". You never know what you get, which isn't a bad thing in either case. Contrast with Alice, where the humor leans more into silly while still being down to earth, nowhere near the extreme of Strawberry Shortcake. It probably helps that episodes are 11 minutes, so the humor has to be spread out more and morals are more pronounced. Again, that's not a bad thing. You see this in the implementation of Strawberry and Alice. With Strawberry, she can get frustrated or angry at times, which is where some of the over the top humor can come from. Contrast with Alice, where she is funny, but not in the extreme sense. Usually when there is humor involving her, we see more of how she reacts and tries to suppress negative feelings. She notably doesn't get overtly frustrated if things go wrong. She acts worried, which is where humor can come from, but more extreme humor comes from characters where their vices are more pronounced. Some examples include Fergie being worrisome or the queen being egoistical.

3. LGBTQ Representation

I bet you didn't expect me to talk about LGBTQ representation here, but here we are. That's due to where the shows are produced. Even ignoring that Alice's Wonderland Bakery is a Disney show, and the company has controversy with LGBTQ representation, the show doesn't really have any. Although the show is animated in Canada by Icon Creative Studios, it's still written and produced in the United States, and thus has to fit the standards of country. Contrast with Strawberry Shortcake: Berry In The Big City, where even if romance isn't really that big, it still has some decent LGBTQ representation. Lime has 2 dads and Bonaffee is a trans berry. Heck, Strawberry's outfit looks similar to the color scheme of the trans flag. This can be attributed to 2 factors. The first is that the showrunner for the series is a gay man, Michael Vogel. The other is with how, even with American writers, it's an American Canadian collaboration due to being made with Wildbrain. They're also producing the show, not just animating it. Canada is known for being very open when it comes to LGBTQ representation, so it's no surprise it would show up here in small, but stand out ways. I mean, Family Jr (which Wildbrain owns from what I heard, and the show airs there) has The Fay And Fluffy Show, which stars drag characters. I haven't seen it myself, but that should count for something.

4. Complete Reinvention

The last thing to talk about is with how both shows are complete reinventions of their respective franchises, but in their own ways. For Strawberry Shortcake, the series goes for a relatively realistic setting, leaning more into slice of life and not having the fantasy elements of the other shows. It helps that the show is in a city. It also has characters who are clearly adults, mainly Aunt Praline. There's also more diversity in the cast, such as Blueberry Muffin becoming Asian. Alice goes for a different reinvention. Rather than just making new versions of established characters, we instead have descendants of established characters as the main characters. There's also more fantasy here compared to Strawberry Shortcake due to the more out there setting. There's still some good diversity here. Also, baking is the core element of the Strawberry Shortcake franchise, with this show giving it a modern day twist. With Alice, food is an important part of the Alice In Wonderland movie, but it's not the main focus. This series just makes that the focal point instead.

Thanks for reading. Have a good day.