There are two versions of the show: one airs during the normal school year, and the other one, "Férias de Verão" (lit.

In May 2006, an outbreak of the so-dubbed "Morangos com Açúcar Virus" was reported in Portuguese schools.

The Portuguese National Institute for Medical Emergency eventually dismissed the illness as mass hysteria.

This outbreak raised the concern of some parents regarding the major influence this series has on children who watch it.

[1][2] In July 2012, Henrique Jales was sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing a child while casting for the show for TVI.