Which 1980s children's toy line featured small, scented plastic dolls whose names were based on different types of berries?
Strawberry Shortcake
The answer was Strawberry Shortcake. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Strawberry Shortcake debuted in 1980 as a greeting card character before becoming a massively popular toy line. Each doll was scented to match its berry theme — Strawberry Shortcake smelled like strawberries, Blueberry Muffin like blueberries, and so on. The scented plastic was a novel feature that made the toys instantly recognizable.
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- Cabbage Patch Kids - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Strawberry Shortcake - correct answer.
- Rainbow Brite - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Care Bears - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Strawberry Shortcake is the one to remember. Strawberry Shortcake debuted in 1980 as a greeting card character before becoming a massively popular toy line. Some original 1980s Strawberry Shortcake dolls still faintly smell like their fruit scent over 40 years later — the fragrance was molded directly into the vinyl.
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