List of Animal Characters in the 2003 Strawberry Shortcake universe

=Pets=

At the beginning of the series, Strawberry Shortcake is introduced and is paired with Custard the cat and Pupcake the Dog. Indeed, no other pets were introduced up until the episode "Best Pets Yet"

Fillies

Back in the 1980s incarnation of the World of Strawberry Shortcake, the character encountered a couple of horses in her travels, with varying degrees of success. With the advent of the 2003 series, American Greetings introduced a whole range of fillies to the revived franchise.

The following is a list of fillies introduced into the current Strawberry Shortcake franchise. Each of the fillies is linked to one of the Strawberry Shortcake friends in the modern character roster.

Honey Pie was introduced in the first episode, "Meet Strawberry Shortcake"20th Century Fox/DiC Entertainment, Meet Strawberry Shortcake, DVD, 2004] , while Cookie Dough, Milkshake and Orange Twist were introduced in "Horse of A Different Color"20th Century Fox/DiC Entertainment, Horse of A Different Color, Adventures on Ice Cream Island DVD, 2004] . The remaining fillies were direct-to-toy-line, and most never appeared in the TV series beyond an on-screen cameo, although Huckleberry Hash, Blueberry Sundae and Ambrosia subsequently appeared in booksMegan E. Bryant, SI Artists; Strawberry Shortcake's Filly Friends, Grosset & Dunlap, ISBN 0448435748] Megan E. Bryant, SI Artists; The Friendship Trip, Grosset & Dunlap, ISBN 9780448445571] . A few of the remaining fillies also made an appearance in the edutainment title "Strawberry Shortcake and Her Berry Best Friends" for the PC and Mac. As of the TV series' Year 4, and with the transition of the Strawberry Shortcake franchise from Bandai to PlayMates, a number of very different new directions were embarked upon, including a new approach concerning the merchandising of horses for the line. The ensuing toy "ponies" were a noted departure in that they had no names of their own, and were designated by the name of the character to whom they were linked ("Strawberry Shortcake's Pony", for instance, who was obviously not Honey Pie Pony). A number of these direct-to-toy-line ponies were given names in the "Big Country Fun" DVD, and are the first ponies introduced for Year 4 characters20th Century Fox/DiC Entertainment, Best Ranch Hand, Big Country Fun, DVD, 2008] . Honey Pie Pony and her filly contemporaries have been sidelined by this development, and as a result have received reduced screen time in Year 4.

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