The World of Strawberry Shortcake

The World of Strawberry Shortcake is a light, fun, bouncy, simple-but-not-too-simple introduction to the her world. In this one, it's Strawberry Shortcake's birthday, but the party is almost ruined by the Purple Pieman, who gives Strawberry Shortcake a "magic" watering can, which quickly reveals it's water pouring to be uncontrollable, flooding Strawberryland, all for the sole purpose of the pieman getting the entire berry supply of Strawberryland.

I think the first three Strawberry Shortcake specials by Murakami Wold and Swenson & Toei are the best ones, and that the Nelvana ones are the weaker ones; this one has catchy songs in it, the writing by Rankin/Bass veteran Romeo Muller is well done, the voice acting from everyone involved is great, and the animation, while not on a big budget, is still charming and pleasing to the eyes. The special also runs at an even pace too, which I can't say about the Nelvana specials, which seem quite a bit slower.