to remove first and last element in array

fruits.shift();  // Removes the first element from an array and returns only that element.
fruits.pop();    // Removes the last element from an array and returns only that element. 

See all methods for an Array.

Creates a 1 level deep copy.

fruits.slice(1, -1)

Let go of the original array.

Thanks to @Tim for pointing out the spelling errata.