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• Animation news: Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake return, a bluegrass Simpsons tribute, an Astro Boy movie, and more

  Published: August 26, 2007, 4:03 am

  Tags: Astro Boy, Bluegrass, Care Bears, Dino Squad, Frisky Dingo, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberryshortcake, Sushi Pack

  Filed under: The Simpsons, Animation, Adult Swim, Celebrities, Children, Pickups and RenewalsHere's some animation news from the last few days: First, both Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake are coming back to television as part of a new Saturday morning animation block on CBS called KEWLopolis. Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot and

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• New Strawberry Shortcake dolls: Less candy, more fruit

  Published: June 12, 2008, 11:00 am

  Tags: Candy, Fruit, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberryshortcake, Toys

  Filed under: Business, Fruit, CandyStrawberry Shortcake, the artificial strawberry-scented ragamuffin of my 80s girlhood, has gotten a makeover. The new Strawberry Shortcake loses the bloomer in favor of mini skirts or strawberry print capris for a look that's less Raggedy Ann, more a less risque Bratz doll. She even packs a cellphone. But most

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• Strawberry Shortcake, the next generation

  Published: June 13, 2008, 4:02 pm

  Tags: American Greetings Properties, Americangreetingsproperties, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberryshortcake, The New York Times

  Filed under: OpEd, Reality-FreeOne of the cartoon stars of the 80's, Strawberry Shortcake, is getting a makeover. Apparently her owners, American Greetings Properties, is giving her character a new look that is more suitable for little girls of the 21st century. The article goes over other cartoon properties which are attempting redesign to fit

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• Strawberry Shortcake gets a makeover: Now she can hang with the Bratz

  Published: June 15, 2008, 12:02 pm

  Tags: 80s, Bratz, Care Bears, Carebears, Cartoon, Characters, Facelift, Makeover, Modern, Scooby Doo, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberryshortcake, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenagemutantninjaturtles, Updated

  Filed under: Kids and BabiesDon't get us wrong -- like Cher in Clueless, one of our main thrills in life is a makeover. However, when a makeover makes something we grew up loving into something totally unrecognizable, we have a problem, and that's exactly what's happening to Strawberry Shortcake (and a whole slew of other iconic 80's cartoon

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• Strawberry Shortcake grows up

  Published: June 16, 2008, 10:00 am

  Tags: Bratz, Cartoons, Feminism, Girls Toys, Girlstoys, Nostalgic Characters, Nostalgiccharacters, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberryshortcake

  Filed under: Kids 5-7, Media, Toys & gamesMy kids have -- and frequently play with -- a large plastic strawberry filled with Strawberry Shortcake characters that were mine when I was a kid. They love the way the dolls smell, the interchangeable hats, and the little rubber shoes that don't constantly fall off (unlike their more modern

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