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you are invited to a berry - riffic celebration. it' s the perfect day for strawberry shortcake to hold the first annual berry blossom festival! but, as soon as she starts to enjoy the party, raspberry torte decides that manners don' t matter while the peculiar purple pieman and sour grapes plot against strawberry to steal the festival crown. will anyone ever play nicely again and who will be crowned queen of the berry blossom festival ?
you are invited to a berry - riffic celebration. it' s the perfect day for strawberry shortcake to hold the first annual berry blossom festival! but, as soon as she starts to enjoy the party, raspberry torte decides that manners don' t matter while the peculiar purple pieman and sour grapes plot against strawberry to steal the festival crown. will anyone every play nicely again and who will be crowned queen of the berry blossom festival ?
the extra scenes of
berry blossom festival
dvd if anyone is looking for the full episodes, strawblueu' s channel has it .
strawberry shortcake is a berry sweet but spunky little redhead with enough optimism to fill a strawberry field
- - container .
it' s that time of year when the berries are in bloom - - and this year is a bumper crop. strawberry shortcake and her friends decide to celebrate with a first - ever berry big berry blossom festival with games, crafts, and lots of berry - best food .
you are invited to a berry - riffic celebration. it' s the perfect day for strawberry shortcake to hold the first annual berry blossom festival! but, as soon as she starts to enjoy the party, ... see full summary »
strawberry shortcake and her pals want to celebrate the berry blossom festival by having a tea party. but one girl decides that manners are optional, and things just aren' t as much fun. meanwhile, the peculiar purple pie man tries to turn things sour at the festival, but strawberry shortcake and her friends make sure everyone has a sweet time .
long hair is feminine: in strawberry shortcake meets the berrykins the berry princess rewards the main characters with longer hair .
you are cordially invited to a berrylicious celebration starring strawberry shortcake and all her friends! it’s a berry beautiful day in strawberry land, the perfect day for strawberry shortcake to hold the first annual berry blossom festival! and what better way to get ready than at a tea party with all her friends. but as soon as strawberry shortcake starts to enjoy her delicious treats, one friend announces that manners don’t matter. then, at the festival, another friend decides that she will be crowned queen of the festival – even if it means breaking all the rules! will anyone ever play nicely again? if anyone can save the day and bring good behavior back to strawberry land, it’s definitely strawberry shortcake !
strawberry shortcake and co. decide to hold the berry blossom festival, and with it a tea party. however, raspberry torte is showing no manners at all during the party rehearsal and refuses to learn manners! will she ever realize that manners matters ?
in “berry blossom festival” we learn that cheaters never win and, the minute they cheat, they’re already lost. this strawberry shortcake dvd incorporates delightful music and life lessons to live by. watching this dvd is time well spent. we award this program five doves .
spring is late: in a book from the 1980s, strawberry shortcake and the winter that would not end, and the 2003 dvd spring for strawberry shortcake .
strawberry shortcake [ videorecording ]: cooking up fun. - version details - trove
in strawberry shortcake meets the berrykins, the berry princess and her berrykins are in charge of giving the berries of strawberryland their scent .
santa claus: strawberry shortcake and honey pie pony meet him and talk with him up at the north pole in berry, merry christmas .
spinoff babies: the
berry baby
merchandise in the 1980s version, and the
strawberry shortcake baby
line of the 2003 version .
disc # 1 - - strawberry shortcake: berry blossom festival 1. what a day! [ 5: 53 ] 2. manners matter [ 3: 37 ] 3. what' s the big deal? [ 4: 53 ] 4. etiquette lessons [ 7: 06 ] 5. festival time [ 5: 46 ] 6. cheating like crazy [ 5: 15 ] 7. berry blossom queen [ 3: 51 ] 8. everybody' s a winner [ 6: 39 ]
christmas carolers: strawberry runs into some while shopping for presents in
berry merry christmas
.
woolery, george w. (1989) .
strawberry shortcake: pets on parade
.
character name and the noun phrase :
strawberry shortcake and the baby without a name .
disney acid sequence: the
berry talk
song in the world of strawberry shortcake. also, much of the songs in the 2003 / 2007 continuity .
playground song: in
strawberry' s big journey ,
orange blossom leads several rounds of
john jacob jingleheimer schmidt .
incredible shrinking man: strawberry and ginger snap have to shrink in order to get to the berry fairy fields .
martin, mick; porter, marsha (1995) .
strawberry shortcake: pets on parade
.
when the berry fairy came to stay
reveals that the berry fairies are responsible for giving the strawberryland berries their size and color .
strawberry shortcake: pets on parade is an animated television special from 1982, made by romeo muller, robert l. rosen, and fred wolf. this is the third to feature the iconix brand group character, strawberry shortcake .
although the second 2000s dvd
spring for strawberry shortcake
has a theme that' s similar in concept to the 1980s storybook ,
strawberry shortcake and the winter that would not end
, but this is a coincidence .
happy birthday to you: a berry happy birthday, performed at the end of meet strawberry shortcake. and then american greetings monetized it by making and selling musical greeting cards that play the song .
in spring for strawberry shortcake, old man winter and the young girl spring are responsible for bringing their respective seasons to strawberryland .
hello nurse: the berry princess has this effect on the peculiar purple pieman .
bragging theme tune: the 2003 and 2009 series' theme songs talk about how sweet, lovable, and awesome strawberry shortcake is .
strawberry shortcake: pets on parade chronicles strawberryland' s
second annual grand old petable pet show and pet parade .
strawberry shortcake and her cat, custard, are the judges of the pet show, but the purple pieman and sour grapes plan to enter their own pets into the show and frame strawberry for cheating .
lilliputians: the 1980s and 2009 strawberry and friends are tiny people living in a berry patch. implied in the former, played straight in the latter .
road sign reversal: a non - racing version occurs in one episode of strawberry shortcake' s berry bitty adventures. while trying to deliver a package, strawberry encounters a sign that tells her the way to go, only for a breeze to flip the markers, knocking off the one she needs .
friends from all over the world descend on strawberryland to take part in the first great friendship festival. strawberry thinks the festival will provide a wonderful opportunity to see the world through different eyes and believes that in spite of their differences, in the end most of the kids will be the same and like the same things .
scare dare: in
the berry beast ,
huckleberry pie issues a scare dare to go into some spooky woods. strawberry replies that dares are silly, so he makes it a double dare, and strawberry counters that double dares are double silly. he ups it to a triple scoop dare with a strawberry on top and strawberry says that he' s on .
out gathering berries one day, strawberry & her pets find a tiny fairy among the berry vines. realizing that strawberry is a very kind & caring person, the little fairy decides to take advantage of the kid' s good nature .
paper - thin disguise :
around the berry big world
has the peculiar purple pieman of porcupine peak in a paper - thin disguise as a ship captain, offering to take strawberry shortcake and peppermint fizz home to strawberryland, but actually out to sabotage them .
wolf, fred (director); muller, romeo (writer) (april 9, 1982) .
strawberry shortcake in big apple city
. syndication .
make a wish: the climax of the world of strawberry shortcake hinges on the face of the sun granting her a
magic wish
as her birthday present .
my little girl love strawberry shortcake so this one had to be in her collection too, great it' s only 45 minutes so she those not get bored .
four girl ensemble: ever noticed how many episodes star four of the girls? who the four girls are varies, but strawberry shortcake herself is always among the group .
my daughters loved the movie berry berry much. the crown was a great hit. my daughter wears it almost every day. i had to go out and buy a crown at the craft store for my other daughter .
edutainment games: amazing cookie party and berry best friends (two of the aforementioned pc titles) are this .
beleaguered assistant: cola chameleon to peppermint fizz, sour grapes to the purple pieman and raven to licorice whip. custard tends to feel she is in this position for strawberry shortcake .
you get me coffee: in
festival of the fillies ,
raven is eager to help licorice whip; licorice orders him to get him lunch .
we sell everything: in
a berry grand opening ,
the berrykins ask for something
sparkling
and
orange ,
and orange blossom pulls out everything from a glittery vase to a tablecloth to orange brand laundry detergent (to get your clothes sparkly clean) .
inverted with strawberry and raspberry. they were girlier in the' 80s version .
cool and unusual punishment: strawberry occasionally threatens the peculiar purple pieman with
berry talk
, which he can' t stand (this was how she cleared her name in pets on parade). in fact, in housewarming surprise, strawberry teaches his pet birds a song full of berry talk, knowing it would annoy him enough to make him return a bunch of recipes he stole from her .
minion with an f in evil: in one episode, strawberry shortcake and her friends are putting on a play of cinderella. strawberry as cinderella cries when the evil step - relatives say she can' t go to the ball. blueberry muffin (the stepmother) and ginger snap and orange blossom (the stepsisters) feel bad and say she can go after all until angel cake (the fairy godmother) gets the story back on track .
clear my name: strawberry is framed for taking a bribe in pets on parade .
the franchise got another reboot in 2009, with strawberry living in berry bitty city, and no villains in sight until sour grapes returned in 2016. this franchise has spawned a 2010 tv series, strawberry shortcake' s berry bitty adventures, three movies, and an iphone game that is only available in the us. this series is on the hub in the united states and boomerang in some non - u. s. markets, and is released on dvd. idw publishing also made a comic book miniseries based on this show .
1980s specials: the pieman. he had a heel face turn at the end of the world of strawberry shortcake, but by the following year' s big apple city, he reverted to his old ways due to his
evil conscience
, as he explains to the frustrated strawberry .
the power of friendship: large portions of the series, particularly the 2003 one, pretty much operate on this. the ultimate expression of it is songs such as
friendship grows
from
meet strawberry shortcake
,
the gift of friendship
from berry merry christmas and
back together
from
a horse of a different color .
other candidates include
you' re my berry best friend
and
my friend, mon ami .
comparing the 2009 series to earlier versions, strawberry looks much more feminine and traditionally cute .
fantasy helmet enforcement: pupcake is wearing a helmet while riding in strawberry' s scooter .
in the first story we see how strawberry shortcake and her friends try to show raspberry tart how to use good manners. what a delightful way to teach our children and remind adults that manners really do matter !
lilliputians: played straight; the show is set in a strawberry patch with a miniature world .
this was the first strawberry shortcake movie i purchased and i love it! at first i thought that the
movie
would be too long to hold my toddler' s attention, but the 45 - minute ...
cheerful child: strawberry and her friends are generally this, though how much depends on the storyline .
, the pieman rigs the contest in his favor... but as a twist, he accuses strawberry (the contest judge) of helping him in exchange for a bribe. strawberry' s friends
unexplained recovery: in the berry brick road special, sour grapes and her flying monkey assistant got turned into stone, but are back for part 2 .
a literal case as well. two of the three new berry girls introduced in season 4 are a set of twins named sweet grapes, and sour grapes .
in 2016, a fourth reboot for 2018 was announced, bringing strawberry shortcake back to the world of tv in three seasons and 39 half - hour episodes. not much is known of this series, though it will be all - cgi like its predecessor .
everything' s better with princesses: the berry princess in the 80' s, the fable remakes in the 2003 series, and princess berrykin in the 2009 version .
first. in the first special, they have a wonderful plan to hold a surprise birthday party for strawberry shortcake. instead of giving strawberry something to do until party time, however, the manner they chose to keep the secret involves rebuffing and ignoring her when she offers to have lunch with them. this drives her to tears thinking no one loves her; she would miss the party completely if
love triangle: the betty and veronica version, except that the guy is a villain. sour grapes is exceptionally jealous of the purple pieman' s affections for the berry princess .
idiot ball: when strawberry meets cherry jam for the first time, she apparently doesn' t recognize her. the problem is that cherry was wearing the same outfit as in the
music video
seen earlier in the episode. strawberry even remarks she smells something that smells like cherries. one would think strawberry would have recognized her
favorite singer
immediately ...
( 10 / 18 / 06) plymptoons releasing. 75 mins. d: bill plympton. a gothic' 50s high - school comedy about a love - triangle that goes terribly bad, as two young, murdered teens returning to their prom to get revenge. date listed is official new york release date (film was screened at festivals throughout 2004 & 2005 - west coast premiere 2 / 14 / 05 at san francisco independent film festival. east coast premiere 3 / 5 / 05 at the florida film festival in maitland fl) .
typical of strawberry shortcake videos this one has a moral to the story and is very cute. in this case the moral to the story is that manners are important. strawberry teaches this through songs, examples and games she plays with her friends and even a simple lesson on manners she gives to her friend. this is a great video and it is not a hardship to sit through this video and the songs are very catchy and enjoyable. enjoy .
metaphor is my middle name: in
the berry best you can bee ,
sadiebug claims
nice
is her middle name, but katiebug interjects that it' s really
ladybird .
in the 2003 continuity: the berry merry christmas special — strawberry finds that the gifts are all ruined by water damage. her friends then gather around cheer her up and they sing a song enforcing the meaning of christmas and such, then santa comes around and drop off good, undamaged versions of the gifts she bought without any of them noticing .
my girls ages 3 and 5 really enjoyed this movie at the movie theater. we have watched all the strawberry shortcake movies, and the 45 minute run time is just perfect. the characters appealing, songs catchy, and always a lesson to be learned. the lessons emphasized are using good manners (raspberry wants a world with no manners) in the first segment, and not cheating (( purple pieman and sour grapes try to cheat ss out of a win in the ss festival) in the second segment. there are several laughable moments, and as always, a good feeling as the show ends. recommended !
inverted with the 2003 series. strawberry looked more tomboyish than she did in her 1980s design. she was later given an older, girly design .
apple dumplin' wants to help strawberry & her friends with the baking. but dumplin' s just a little too little to be much help .
for the record: in 2006 kidtoon films has released: my little pony: the princess promenade (1 / 14 / 06) and pinocchio 3000 (4 / 8 / 06). arthur and his missing pal opened in july, my little pony: runaway rainbow was released august 26th and strawberry shortcake: the sweet dreams movie played in october .
big applesauce: big apple city, the eponymous place in the second special, strawberry shortcake in big apple city, is a transparent n. y. c. analogue, complete with big 5 avenue (an obvious reference to 5th avenue) sentimental park (based on central park), spinach village (greenwich village), and
the little theater off times pear (times square )
. moreover, on the album strawberry shortcake live, she sings a cover version of
new york, new york
. (as david letterman joked years later in a
dave' s record collection
segment ,
i think this is the real reason the city can' t sleep .
)
the face of the sun: mr. sun, who serves as the narrator and interacts with strawberry and the others. this is especially pronounced in the first special the world of strawberry shortcake, in which he provides a deus ex machina
magic wish
when the kids need to rescue apple dumplin' from the pieman' s palace. it' s worth noting that in the first three specials he was voiced by the scriptwriter, romeo muller, best known for his work with rankin bass productions .
facepalm: grown - up apple dumplin', after the baby versions of strawberry and her friends refuse to take a nap in
baby takes the cake .
easily forgiven: in
win some, lose some ,
peppermint fizz is easily forgiven by strawberry shortcake for cheating at the games. of course, it does help that strawbrerry was never really mad at her, just sad at her failure to understand that the important part of playing games is having fun. generally true for other cases where someone does something wrong as well .
strawberry is rewarded for feeding the wanderberry that she was expected to bring back for the feast to a sick bird by finding a new one growing right outside her own house .
strawberry shortcake started life as a greeting card character in the early 1980s, but soon spawned a line of popular dolls and other merchandise, accompanied by six tv specials released annually from 1980 to 1985. in these specials, she and her friends lived in strawberryland, raising berries and taking care of the occasional villainy concocted by the peculiar purple pieman of porcupine peak and his associate sour grapes. the first two specials are available on dvd .
a friend in need: the new friends strawberry meets in big apple city bend over backwards during the bake - off to counteract everything the pieman does to sabotage her. t. n. honey fixes her oven (which he had turned into a refrigerator), everyone makes a lightning - fast run to the supermarket to get the proper ingredients for her shortcake (he had replaced milk with chalk water, etc .), and finally they call the hypnotized judge out for announcing the pieman had won when he hadn' t tasted either of the finished products (especially notable as strawberry was perfectly willing to accept defeat) .
selfless wish: in berry, merry christmas, when santa claus asks strawberry what she wants for christmas, she sobs because she' s worried that she won' t be able to find a gift for huckleberry. after reassuring her that things will be alright with huck, he asks her just what it is that she wants, but she can' t come up with anything other than that she wants to make sure all of her friends get good gifts. to further drive home the point, most kids have a christmas list of things they want for christmas. what strawberry calls her
christmas list
is actually her list of things she plans to buy for her friends .
cain and abel: purple pieman and sour grapes, particularly highlighted in dancin' in disguise. sour grapes (as the wicked witch of the west) gets a temporary switch to cain in the berry brick road episodes with plum puddin' (as glinda the good witch) as her abel .
this movie is adorable, just like all of the other strawberry shortcake movies! the catchy tunes, bright colors and good lessons make this a sure hit for little kids. my 2 year old has to travel 7 hours each way in the car once a month for chemo, and we play this movie over and over on the portable dvd. it keeps her quiet and entertained the whole time. we bring other movies with us, but we never need to use them .
curtains match the window: often. there are plenty of exceptions, such as (most of) the villains and (most) side characters. averted by many of the 2003 protagonists. strawberry herself is a subversion: strawberry wears red and pink clothes while her eyes are brown in the' 80s and 2003, and green in 2009. still, there are many cases of curtains match the window in all versions .
forgotten birthday: strawberry' s birthday undergoes the surprise party treatment in the first special, though it isn' t the focus of the whole story, but an opportunity for the pieman to hatch his plot .
at the urging of honey pie pony, strawberry & friends decide to put on a cooking show. ginger snap invents a version of tv, which she calls berryvision, to broadcast the show all over strawberryland .
in the 2009 continuity: the glimmerberry ball movie — after her friends have a falling - out, strawberry has to remind them that first frost, and the glimmerberry gathering both celebrate the community, and friends helping friends .
recycled premise: strawberry' s toy company kenner swapped out fruit / food for flowers to create the characters and setting of the similar (and scented) toy line rose petal place in 1984, which spun off two animated specials .
, although in actual fact she dislikes being one and only does it to keep strawberry and company stuck in her town so she' s not alone. then raspberry torte nearly turned into one in the episode
mind your manners
.
remember the new guy: peppermint fizz makes her first appearance in
peppermint' s pet peeve
( from the
best pets yet
dvd) without any formal introduction, and treats her as though she had always been one of strawberry' s friends .
nina paley self distributed sita sings the blues to film festivals around the world - its first us screening was at the tribeca festival in new york on 4 / 25 / 08. disney released tinker bell, a made - for - video movie, on september 19th at the el capitan theatre in hollywood, as a two week promotion for the film' s dvd release. ncm fathom, the entertainment division of national cinemedia, released the japanese anime film bleach the movie: memories of nobody in more than 300 theatres across the country on june 11th and 12th .
non - lethal bottomless pits: in the sweet dreams game for the ps2, accidentally falling into a cliff or river will result in strawberry saying
oh, no !
while the screen goes through a wipe. the game then resumes with the player character standing just right next to the point the fall happened .
smelly skunk: the poor little skunk in pets on parade who' s just arrived in strawberryland doesn' t have any friends, and it' s implied that it' s because of belief in this trope. but he isn' t depicted as actually smelling bad, and at the end of the story he is adopted without hesitation by strawberry' s new friend angel cake .
you don' t look like you: the characters have the basic characteristics but still manage to look off. strawberry is the one with the most derivatives. her hair is no longer curly and her clothes have been simplified. blueberry muffin has some pink in her outfit now and lemon chiffon' s hair has two - tones. in general, the clothes are more simple - looking and the art - style is wildly different than before .
the peculiar purple pieman of porcupine peak. in the first special, he' s a legitimately treacherous villain who' s capable of flooding strawberryland to get what he wants—namely, all of the strawberries. in the other specials save the first, he stymies strawberry to win a gazebo, a tricycle, and get rich quick. which in a way is actually worse, because the pieman has the mindset of a childish schoolyard bully, but with an adult' s resources and physical power .
: this is used to great comic effect in
strawberry' s big journey .
when the group meets banana candy, she is working as a mechanic. they ask if there' s somewhere that they can get food and she directs them to a local cafe, and offers them a taxi... which turns out to be driven by her. when they get to the cafe, banana candy is making the meal, leading them to wonder just how the car is going to get fixed .
strawberry shorcake is the leader of the desert named clan. although she is selfless and good, the stories offer little. furthermore, she has an unexplained baby
apple dumpling
. also, there is a boy in the group
huckleberry
that is the macho male stereotype .
ginger snap
is the - to satisfy all other minorities - medium brown skined girl. the songs are decent and my 1 - 3 / 4 year old non stop wild child will sit for almost a full hour - and that is priceless .
below is a checklist of every animated feature released to theatres in the united states from 2005 through 2012, followed by information on 2013 releases (and beyond) as known. this page is continously updated with new information on a regular basis !
d: shinji aramaki. from the ashes of a postapocalyptic wasteland, the city of olympus wages war against rebels who wish to oppose their plans for mechanical clones known as bioroids. this film follows the action from the point of view of a young girl, deunan knute, who' s past holds the key to resolving the current conflict. box office gross (as of 1 / 23 / 05): $ 108, 050 .
( 2 / 11 / 05) disney. 67 mins. d: frank nissen. fearful of a dreaded heffalump, the hundred acre wood crew sets forth to capture the creature - - while separately, little roo makes friends with one of them, a young one named lumpy. box office gross (as of 4 / 10 / 05): $ 18, 098, 433 .
d: chris wedge, carlos saldanha. in a world populated by robots, a young inventor named rodney copperbottom teams up with a rag - tag group of outmoded mechanical men to take on a mega - corporation threatening their very existence. box office gross (as of 7 / 28 / 05): $ 128, 067, 343 .
( 3 / 18 / 05) triumph pictures. (japan) 140 mins. d: katsuhiro otomo. in victorian england, young ray steam is entrusted with a
steam ball
, an incredible invention at the heart of a feud between his power - mad father and eccentic reclusive grandfather. (english dub also released theatrically at 128 mins. )
u. s. box office gross (as of 4 / 17 / 05): $ 410, 388 .
86 mins. d: eric darnell, tom mcgrath. four pampered city zoo animals are shipped back to their homeland by an animal rights organization that feels they belong in the wild. when their ship capsizes, the animals find themselves stranded in the strange jungles of madagascar. u. s. box office gross (as of 10 / 12 / 05): $ 193, 187, 569 .
( 6 / 10 / 05) disney. 119 mins. d: hayao miyazaki. a young girl named sophie is transformed into an old woman by a witch with a sinister reputation. she seeks help from the mysterious wizard howl and joins his crew as caretaker on his inter - dimensional moving castle. u. s. box office gross (as of 7 / 28 / 05): $ 4, 711, 096 .
76 mins. d: gary chapman. a pigeon named valiant dreams of being a messenger homing pigeon for the royal air force during wwii. u. s. box office gross (as of 10 / 9 / 05): $ 19, 229, 436 .
( 9 / 23 / 05) warner bros. 78 mins. d: tim burton, mike johnson. stop - motion puppets .
a nervous young man is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living. full on screen title is tim burton' s corpse bride
u. s. box office gross (as of 12 / 15 / 05): $ 53, 359, 111 .
85 mins. d: nick park, steve box. with only days to go before the annual giant vegetable competition, wallace & gromit, running a
humane
pest control business, have to deal with a home filled with captive rabbits - and a huge, mysterious
beast
that has begun attacking the town' s sacred vegetable gardens at night. winner, academy award - best animated feature .
u. s. box office gross (as of 12 / 31 / 05): $ 56, 110. 897 .
81 mins. d: mark dindal. a young chicken mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky and causes a mass panic. humiliated, he revives his reputation, becoming a little league baseball champ. when another piece of the sky lands on his head and he discovers it' s part of an alien invasion, chicken little knows he' s the only one who can stop an assault from outer space. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 1 / 19 / 06): $ 133, 270, 228 .
( 12 / 16 / 05) the weinstein company. (computer animation )
80 mins d: cory edwards, todd edwards, tony leech. the supposed true story of the details surrounding the fable of red riding hood. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 2 / 20 / 06): $ 51, 386, 61 .
for the record: pentamedia released gulliver' s travel (india, cgi, 70 mins. directed by anita udeep) in los angeles to qualify for an academy award .
, kidtoon films (a division of sd entertainment) began releasing direct - to - video animated features to theatres, digitally projected, in limited release weekend matinees. they usually released these films a few weeks before their video debut, taking ads in local papers. these films were never intended as theatrical releases, no 35mm film prints were struck, no trailers exist. none of these films recieved legitimate reviews in local papers or industry trade papers. thus, i do not consider these films legitimate theatrical releases .
for the record, in 2005 kidtoon films released candy land: the great lollipop adventure on february12th, the golden blaze on april 2nd, tom & jerry: the fast and the furry on september 3rd, my little pony: a very minty christmas on october 8th, scooby doo! in where' s my mummy? on november 5th and noddy saves christmas on december 10th .
( 2 / 10 / 06) universal. 86 mins. d: matthew o' callaghan. a bookish museum curator, on a failed jungle quest to find an african idol, instead brings home a mischievous monkey who wreaks havoc all over manhattan. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 6 / 11 / 06): $ 58, 360, 760
( 2 / 24 / 06) the weinstein company. (computer animation )
85 mins. d: dave borthwick, jean duval. a group of animal friends embark on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor, the evil wizard zeebadee. based on a british tv children' s series, and originally released in england on february 11th 2005 with an all - star english voice cast (including tom baker, jim broadbent, joanna lumley), under the title sprung! the magic roundabout
. the weinstein company' s u. s. version was re - dubbed in english with all - star american cast including whoopi goldberg, bill macy and jon stewart. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 6 / 11 / 06): $ 7, 417, 319
90 mins. d: carlos saldahna. manny the woolly mammoth, sid the sloth and diego the saber - toothed tiger learn that the warming climate will cause a huge glacial dam to break, threatening the entire valley. their only chance of survival lies at the other end of the valley and thus they embark on a mission to cross the dangerous landscape and save their kind. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 7 / 24 / 06): $ 195, 330, 621
94 mins. d: steve williams. an odd assortment of animals from the new york zoo embark on a dangerous mission to rescue a friend who is mistakenly shipped to the jungle. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 7 / 24 / 06): $ 37, 384, 046
87 mins. d: tim johnson. when a mischievous con - artist raccoon named r. j. and a sensitive turtle named verne find a suburban housing development encroaching on their forest home, they form an unlikely friendship as they learn to co - exist with - - and even exploit - - this strange new world called suburbia. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 7 / 24 / 06): $ 155, 019, 340
116 mins. d: john lasseter. co - director: joe ranft. on route across the country, lightning mcqueen, a hotshot rookie race car finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy route 66 town of radiator springs. mcqueen gets to know the town' s offbeat characters - including sally, doc hudson (voiced by paul newman), and mater who help him realize that there are more important things than trophies, fame and sponsorship. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 10 / 01 / 06): $ 243, 786, 632
( 7 / 7 / 06) warner independent. 100 mins. d: richard linklater & bob sabiston. (computer enhanced rotoscope )
set in a future world where america has lost the war on drugs, an undercover cop, fred, is one of many agents hooked on the popular drug substance d, which causes its users to develop split personalities. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 10 / 06 / 06): $ 5, 480, 136
91 mins. d: gil kenan. three children realize an abandoned home is really possesed by an evil spirit. they must find a way to stop the house and save the neighborhood. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 10 / 06 / 06): $ 72, 595, 621
82 mins. d: john a. davis. a young boy, fed up with being bullied, takes out his frustration on ants in his backyard. zoc the ant wizard uses a potion to shrink him down to ant size and the boy is sentenced to hard labor. he ultimately becomes an ant hero when he defies the local pest exterminator determined to wipe out the entire colony. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 10 / 06 / 06): $ 27, 594, 989
83 mins. d: steve oedekerk. as soon as the farmer hits lights out, the barn is transformed into party central. but it isn' t long before the farmer begins to get to the bottom of the animals' secret... and scheming coyotes begin to think that the farm could be theirs for the taking. domestic u. s. box office gross (as of 10 / 06 / 06): $ 71, 355, 723
88 mins. d: christopher reeve, colin brady, dan st. pierre. a young boy teams up with a girl, and some off - the - wall sidekicks, and embarks on a perilous quest to recover babe ruth' s stolen bat and restore his father' s good name. originally titled yankee irving
105 mins. d: christian volckman. live action motion capture. in the year 2054, a high - profile scientist named ilona is kidnapped, and a policeman named karas is assigned the task of solving the case - which leads to the investigation of the massive, mysterious the avalon corporation. box office gross (as of 10 / 06 / 06): $ 36, 801
( 9 / 22 / 06) indican pictures. (norwegian) 75 mins. d: stig bergqvist. tiny, the world' s youngest pirate, works in the ship' s galley but hopes impress captain sabertooth with his bravery. but only one thing is on the captain' s mind - to discover the long lost treasure of gory gabriel, and it' s up to tiny to prove he' s a hero. released in los angeles (3 theatres) for academy consideration .
box office gross (as of 10 / 06 / 06): $ 46. 0541
100 mins. d: roger allers, jill culton, anthony stacchi. a deer buddies up with a domesticated grizzly bear when the two animals are alone in the woods during hunting season. meanwhile, beth, a forest ranger who raised the bear, embarks on a desperate search to find her friend. box office gross (as of 10 / 15 / 06): $ 59, 154, 000
77 mins. d: christiane cegavske. surreal tale of creatures who dwell under the oak, who have fashioned a female doll for a trio haughty white mice. when the creatures begin to idolize their creation, the mice steal it, with the creatures in hot pursuit. (new york release date )
( 10 / 27 / 06) indican pictures. 77 mins. d: phil nibbelink. two seals from warring families fall in love against their parents' wishes. box office gross (as of 12 / 10 / 06): $ 173, 097 .
84 mins. d: sam fell, henry f anderson, iii, david bowers. a pampered british rat accidentally gets flushed from his posh penthouse flat into the slimy london sewers. box office gross (as of 12 / 12 / 06): $ 61, 285, 173 .
108 mins. d: george miller. a penguin named mumble needs his own special song to attract a soul mate. however, he is the worst singer in the world... but he can tap - dance something fierce! winner, academy award - best animated feature .
box office gross (as of 12 / 12 / 06): $ 139, 344, 614 .
91 mins. d: satoshi kon. a group of scientists develop a new psychiatric tool known as the dc mini, a device which allows doctors to enter directly into their patient' s dreams, interacting with them to diagnose and treat any issues the dream may suggest. release date listed is for oscar qualifying los angeles thearical engagement (at laemmle grand 4 theatre). general release date is may 25, 2007 .
103 mins. d: luc besson. a boy (arthur) sets out to save his family by enlisting the help of a tribe of mysterious little people, so tiny they are considered invisible. once in their magical land, arthur must join swords with a beautiful princess and an army of defenders to help save their land from the evil wizard. note: partial live action .
in 2006, funimation film teaming with kidtoon films released anime features, under the bigger films banner, via digital projection, to u. s. art theatres starting with dragonball z: fusion reborn on 3 / 16 / 06. this direct - to - video movie was originally released in japan in 1995. this title was featured in ads & posters, but was paired theatrically with dragonball z movie 06: the return of cooler (2002). funimation also released basilisk the begining on 4 / 7 / 06, and trinity blood: genesis on 5 / 6 / 06. fullmetal alchemist the movie: conqueror of shamballa was released to one theatre (the bridge in los angeles) on august 25th .
( 1 / 05 / 07) lions gate films. (computer animation )
d: paul j. bolger. an alliance of evil - doers plot to take over fairy tale land. but when ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader of the resistance effort. box office gross (as of 10 / 08 / 07): $ 15, 849, 03
a cg version of teenage mutant ninja turtles. d: kevin munroe. box office gross (as of 10 / 08 / 07): $ 54, 132, 596
d: steve anderson. a lonely orphan travels to the future where he meets the odd robinson family, who need his help to survive. (also released in 3 - d) box office gross (as of 10 / 08 / 07): $ 97, 821, 064
( 4 / 13 / 07) first look pictures. (computer animation )
86 mins. d: matt maiellaro and dave willis. the origins of tv' s
hunger force
characters meatwad, frylock and master shake and how they tackle an immortal piece of exercise equipment threatening the balance of galactic peace. box office gross (as of 10 / 08 / 07): $ 5, 518, 918
d: raman hui, chris miller. shrek recruits his friends donkey and puss in boots to install the rebellious artie as the new king. princess fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d' etat by the jilted prince charming. box office gross (as of 10 / 08 / 07): $ 321, 012, 359
, this feature reveals that surfing was actually invented by penguins! nominated for an academy award for best animated feature. box office gross (as of 10 / 08 / 07): $ 58, 867, 694
d: brad bird. remy, a food - loving young rat, arrives in paris and makes an unusual alliance with a restaurant' s new garbage boy. academy award winner for best animated feature. box office gross (as of 11 / 15 / 07): $ 205, 978, 785
( 7 / 13 / 07) sony pictures classics. (japanese anime) 100 mins. d: michael arias. a pair of feisty young street urchins, named black and white, attempt to protect an unnamed metropolis from a diabolical villain, whose plans to raze the urban landscape on the behalf of malevolent real - estate developers threatens to destroy the very soul of the city. box office gross (as of 10 / 08 / 07): $ 6, 000
( 7 / 27 / 07) 20th century - fox. d: david silverman. after homer accidentally pollutes the town' s water supply, springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the epa and the simpsons family are declared fugitives. box office gross (as of 10 / 08 / 07): $ 183, 017, 628
d: john stronach and bill boyce. moses is touched by god and told that he will lead his enslaved chosen people to the promised land. with the hand of god firmly on his shoulder, and with faith as his only weapon, moses performs miracles, casts down plagues, evades a pursuing egyptian army and parts the red sea. ben kingsley, elliot gould, christian slater, alfred molina are voices. box office gross (as of 11 / 19 / 07): $ 952, 820 .
d: steve hickner, simon j. smith. barry b. benson (jerry seinfeld) is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. his life is saved by a florist and, as their relationship blossoms, he discovers people actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue the human race. box office gross (as of 12 / 20 / 07): $ 122, 651, 629 .
d: robert zemeckis. the mighty warrior beowulf comes to heorot, to battle the demon grendel, a monstrosity who terrorizes the hall. what he does not expect is the hellish wrath of the beast' s ruthlessly seductive mother. (initial release in both 3 - d and flat) box office gross (as of 12 / 20 / 07): $ 80, 046, 402 .
( 12 / 25 / 07) sony pictures classics. d: vincent paronnaud, marjane satrapi. poignant coming - of - age story of a precocious and outspoken young iranian girl that begins during the islamic revolution. 2 - d in black & white. nominated for an academy award for best animated feature. box office gross (as of 03 / 23 / 08): $ 4, 096, 000 .
though a significant box office hit, i do not consider alvin and the chipmunks a purely animated film (it' s 50% live action). it' s a hybrid, following in the footsteps of the scooby doo, casper and garfield live action movies. in 2007, funimation films (teamed with kidtoon films) released the anime feature robotech: the shadow chronicles
on january 5th in portland or, indianapolis in, and february 3rd in la. kidtoon films also released little robots in the big show
on march 3rd. for a complete list of kidtoon releases go here. viz media (through ncm fathom) released naruto the movie: ninja clash in the land of snow
d: mike nawrocki. a veggietales movie. elliot (larry the cucumber), sedgewick (mr. lunt) and george (pa grape) dream of the day of putting on a show about pirates. they soon find themselves traveling back in time into the 17th century and learn about being pirates first hand, beginning a quest to rescue a royal family from an evil tyrant. box office gross (as of 03 / 06 / 08): $ 12, 727, 025 .
d: jimmy hayward, steve martino. based on the dr. seuss story, horton the elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists. box office gross (as of 08 / 05 / 08): $ 154, 444, 322 .
d: mark osborne, john stevenson. a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, po, must somehow become a kung fu master in order to save the valley of peace from a villainous snow leopard, tai lung. nominated for an academy award - best animated feature. box office gross (as of 10 / 10 / 08): $ 215, 422, 559 .
d: andrew stanton. in the year 2700, wall - e, a waste disposal robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. but one day he meets a new robot and falls in love. winner of academy award - best animated feature. box office gross (as of 10 / 10 / 08): $ 221, 127, 808 .
d: kirk de micco. ham iii, the grandson of the first chimp astronaut, is blasted off into space with the mission to rid a far - away planet of their nefarious leader. box office gross (as of 10 / 10 / 08): $ 29, 961, 096.
strawberry shortcake : berry blossom festival is an animated film from dic entertainment , released in select markets by kidtoon films on march 13 , 2007 . this is dic 's second film to have a theatrical debut in the 2000s , after strawberry shortcake : the sweet dreams movie in october 2006 . 20th century fox 's dvd of the movie premiered on may 1 , 2007 ; every copy comes with a berry blossom festival crown , as seen in the movie . 
strawberry shortcake: berry blossom festival is an animated film from dic entertainment, released in select markets by kidtoon films on march 13, 2007. this is dic's second film to have a theatrical debut in the 2000s, after strawberry shortcake: the sweet dreams movie in october 2006. 20th century fox's dvd of the movie premiered on may 1, 2007; every copy comes with a berry blossom festival crown, as seen in the movie.
strawberry shortcake: berry blossom festival is an animated film from dic entertainment, released in select markets by kidtoon films on march 13, 2007. this is dic's second film to have a theatrical debut in the 2000s, after strawberry shortcake: the sweet dreams movie in october 2006. 20th century fox's dvd of the movie premiered on may 1, 2007; every copy comes with a berry blossom festival crown, as seen in the movie.