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Apple Dumplin' is a baby character from the Strawberry Shortcake franchise.

She is usually related to Strawberry in some form.


General Information[]

1980s[]

Apple Dumplin' was the first baby character introduced in the vast world of Strawberry Shortcake. Her doll was introduced in the first wave of characters, which also included Strawberry, Blueberry Muffin, Huckleberry, and The Pieman. Although she is smaller and less independent than the older Strawberryland kids, Apple has also proven to be more than capable of taking care of herself when the situation warrants. Being just a little baby, she did not speak as yet but is capable of standing up and has surprisingly good penmanship skills as she scribbles on paper to communicate with others. She also had a pet named Tea Time Turtle.

2002-2007[]

In the 2002 reincarnation of the series, Apple Dumplin' was Strawberry Shortcake's younger sister and had a pet duck named Apple Ducklin'. She is still a "baby" character but seems to be a bit older than in the 1980s, being more like a toddler, as she walked and talked more in 2002. During seasons 1-2, she was a baby who spoke in few words and phrases from time to time. During season 3, Apple could then speak in full simple sentences, with minor grammatical errors indicating that she'd most likely grown a bit since the series premiere. She was a lot smaller than Strawberry and was usually seen sitting down. During season 4, Apple Dumplin' had grown to be an 8-year-old girl.

2009[]

Apple Dumplin' is now the same age as Strawberry. However, she is no longer her sister and is actually her traveling cousin who owns a blog. She is a world traveler of Strawberryland. She visits on some occasions. She hangs out often with her best friends Lemon Meringue and Sour Grapes.

Appearance[]

1980s[]

Apple Dumpling is a small baby girl, who is often seen sitting. She wears a simple yellow onesie with a red apple on it. She wears oversized scrunchie socks that are green and white striped. She has a simple yellow bonnet. Her hair is ginger and curly, she also has freckles.

2002[]

Apple has the same ginger hair, but it is more spikey and wispy, similar to Strawberry's hair. In official art and dolls, she appears blonde. She has green eyes and round pink cheeks. She wears a dress that is similar to a Victorian-era baby dress. It is yellow with an apple pattern and has a green collar with a red ribbon tie, red sleeves, and green gingham ruffle trim. She wears white lacey socks with little red Mary-Janes. She also has a hat that is pale yellow with apples, with an apple blossom flower on top. the brim is white in the cartoon and green and white gingham in official art and books.

2007[]

Apple's hair is now a darker red but still more orange than Strawberries. It is in pigtails with bows. Her hat was remade for her grown-up head size, but the flower was not re-added, and it now has a red trim. She wears red capri jeans with a green trim ruffle, a plain white tee, and a light green denim jacket. She still has red Mary-Janes.

2009[]

Apple has blonde hair and bangs, with a side braid held in place by a plastic apple barrette. She has strangely unique grey-silver eyes. She wears a red knit hipster slouchy beanie. She, like in 2007, wears a plain white tee and has a yellow vest with a casual green belt over it. She has a red plaid skirt and red boots. Her leggings are pale yellow and white.

Personality[]

1980[]

The 1980s Apple Dumplin' was mostly just another cute baby, often spending her time in Raspberry Tart's home. She is shown as smart however, being able to write to communicate and even making a contract for the Purple Pieman to sign when he captures her.

2002-2007[]

During seasons 1-2, Apple Dumplin' was generally a happy and enthusiastic baby. She constantly giggled and was often affectionate with Strawberry and her friends. However, she would cry and get discouraged if something went wrong or if she let someone down due to being a baby. During the third season, however, when she could speak clearly, the series began to show a stubborn side to her. Apple had a big desire to be seen as an older girl, like Strawberry and her friends. She always wanted to be involved in their activities and help out. She also gets annoyed when others treat her like a baby, though she is one herself. In 2007 she is the age Strawberry and her friends used to be. She is kind and fun-loving and looks up to her teenage sister.

2009-2018[]

Apple is shown as a busy bodied blogger who loves to help her cousin, though can get off track and forget things due to her excitable nature. She's shown as resourceful too with a knack for fixing machinery, being able to create machines to assist her friends or have fun such as a rainbow smoke machine, disco light system, and speakers hooked up to a phone call with Sweet Grapes and Sour Grapes, though she often doesn't think things through fully. She also loves telling stories of her adventures and is considered great at it. A recurring joke is her losing her turtle Tea Time in her adventures. Her hunt for adventure often clouds her judgement and is why she never stayed with anybody very long until eventually deciding to live in Berry Bitty City.

Pets[]

Teatime Turtle[]

In both the 1980s and 2010s generations, Apple Dumplin' has a pet male turtle named Teatime Turtle.

In the 1980s, Teatime Turtle has a green head and limbs, and black dot eyes. He has a lime green shell with, depending on the artwork, either a scalloped edge or a straight edge. His shell is covered in square scutes that vary between being depicted as cyan or depicted as yellow. Some artwork also depicts him with a small tuft of thin black hairs on the top of his head.

In the 2010s, Teatime Turtle has a yellowish-green head and limbs, and his eyes have gray-silver irises. His shell's carapace is lime green with a wavy edge, and is covered with circular yellow scutes. His shell's plastron is yellow and covered with thin, horizontal lime green stripes. He wears a flat cap with an orange, red, and yellow plaid crown and a red bill.

Apple Ducklin'[]

In the 2000s generation, Apple Dumplin' has a pet female duck named Apple Ducklin'. She replaces Teatime Turtle as Apple Dumplin's pet in this generation.

Apple Ducklin' has a yellow body with an orange bill and legs. She wears a light green collar with a charm hanging from it that is shaped like a red apple with two green leaves. She also wears a red ribbon wrapped around her forehead, which is tied in a bow.

Quotes[]

2009 series[]

  • "No, I don't wanna cause anybody any bother, I just dropped by for a quick visit, I'll be gone before you can say, "Planes, trains, and airplanes!"
  • "Thanks Tea Time! Here you go Strawberry!"
  • "Tea Time!"
  • (Through phone): "Hi, Cousin Strawberry."
  • "I can figure out anything. This will be a piece of pie. Or easy as cake. Or you know what I mean."
  • "I can turn any boring chore into an adventure."

Trivia[]

  • Apple tends to use idioms wrong in 2009.
  • Her blogging website is called "Berry Best Bits" and The section she reviews food on is called "Yummy Yums."
  • Her love of stories is similar to Honey Pie Pony, including their fantastical nature.
  • In "The Berry Bitty Great Race" she revealed that she had won 200 races and had prizes to prove it.
  • In "The Play's The Thing", she is shown to fully comprehend the story of Cinderella and helps to act by being the queen.
  • She has been in every incarnation except in the 2021 series. There is currently instead a created character named Apple Byte who shares a fruit in her name with her.
  • In some official art her hair is blonde but she's a redhead like her sister. Her hair darkens a bit in season 4 of the 2002-2007 era. In Berry Bitty Adventures she is a blonde. Most if not all toys of her from the 2002 series had blonde hair though, this was most likely used to make her different from her older sister.

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