Saturday Morning Cereal Time with Strawberry Shortcake

Ugh. I remember hating Strawberry Shortcake and absolutely everything related to Strawberry Shortcake. These cutesy characters were a blight on childkind of the 80s and the only thing of value that ever came out of Strawberry Shortcake was the day I used a proof-of-purchase from a Strawberry Shortcake toy to order a Star Wars action figure (hey, both toys were from Kenner and the trick worked so there).

Today, though, I actually find myself interested in these old toys. Vinyl “action figure” toys, the Strawberry Shortcake toys of the 80s are strangely appealing to me today. And browsing the Strawberry Shortcake Central website shows just how much weirdness was involved in the world that these damned characters inhabited.

I also hold the book, Just Can’t Get Enough, (originally mentioned here) partially responsible for my new curiosity in Strawberry Shortcake.