Apricot was first introduced in the 1980s franchise as a baby with a big vocabulary. She initially lived in Big Apple City, then later moved to Strawberryland. She has a pet rabbit named Hopsalot. Apricot was introduced in "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City". Upon meeting Orange Blossom, Strawberry was taken to Orange's apartment building, where she met three of Orange's friends, including Apricot. Later in the episode, Apricot helped Strawberry win the bake-off by buying her new groceries. Apricot appeared in the 2003 rendition as an older girl, though slightly younger than Strawberry and was redesigned for the then-new series as a girl who lied a lot to make friends. She only appeared in two episodes and only got one doll, a winter themed one like her speaking role episode "Meet Apricot".