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My Little Pony Toys – The Hasbro History
In 2008 My Little Pony toys celebrated 25 years of wonderful whimsicality, playfulness and near celebrity status. Created by Hasbro, My Little Pony toys have brought magic and fun to little girls worldwide for many years, and they are still popular today, providing enjoyment for both children and adults.
These brightly coloured little ponies have a long and interesting history but their inherent characters remain the same over time, they are just as whimsical and wonderful as Hasbro intended.
Most little girls everywhere dream of having their own pony and My Little Pony toys help their dreams come true with a little imagination and play. Particularly for the generation of little girls growing up in the 1980′s as My Little Pony toys became their inspiration. The same little girls that were around during the first generation of ponies are now grown ups who still love My Little Pony toys just as much and they have become very collectable.
Of course My Little Pony toys remained hugely popular after the first little girls to play with them grew up but their designs, shapes and colours changed and other toy manufacturers made similar products to compete with them. When they were introduced in 1983, without any such competition, My Little Pony toys were so popular that they outsold Barbie at one point in time.
The inception of My Little Pony toys followed the closely related My Pretty Pony toys, their American predecessor, that had been introduced to the marketplace in 1981. My Pretty Pony was made by Romper Room under the licence of Hasbro, although the patent was later obtained by Hasbro. My Pretty Pony was larger in size than the My Little Pony that followed, and her colouring was more earthy in tone than the pastel, unrealistic colours of My Little Pony.
The first generation of My Little Pony toys ran from 1983 to 1995 (1992 in the US) and there were initially only six little ponies. The first six were all Earth ponies without wings or horns, unlike some of the later Unicorn and Pegasus ponies. They had silky, brushable manes and tails and their own individual symbols on their flanks. Every little pony was sold with a ribbon and a comb for grooming it.
One of the first My Little Ponies was released with the Grooming Parlour (Pretty Parlour in the US) in 1983. The Grooming Parlour was a blue plastic rectangular carry-case that opened out into a parlour to groom your little pony. It came with a comb, ribbons, hats, a bridle, a saddle and nametags to display under a pony placed on the centre stage. It also came with a tabby cat and a pink basket that could be strapped to the pony’s back.
My Little Pony toys then changed in appearance over time, although they retained their pastel coloured bodies with a different colour mane and tail, and individual symbols on their flanks. Following the Earth ponies originally, Unicorns and Pegasus ponies became available, and baby ponies were made as three models, earth, Unicorns and Pegasus. The early baby ponies were similar in looks to their mothers but slightly smaller and in softer colours. Later on babies were made with more distinctive personalities of their own.
In 1997 the My Little Pony brand was re-launched by Hasbro (1999 in the US and globally in 2003) and made a massive come-back, although for some people it had never really gone away and remained an icon of their childhoods. The second generation of ponies were made in totally different poses. They were smaller and slimmer than the original first generation of ponies, with longer legs, jewel eyes and turning heads. Most of them were Earth ponies with a few unicorns but no Pegasus ponies and just two baby ponies.
The Generation 2 My Little Pony toys ceased to be manufactured in 2003 and the new generation, the current one, was released. Generation 3 includes the re-release of some original ponies but in different poses or outfits and most of them have shiny bodies and matte symbols on their sides.
Between 2003 and 2005 only Earth ponies were released, in 2005 Pegasus ponies were released and in 2006 Unicorn ponies were released. In 2008 Hasbro reduced its My Little Pony toys down to just seven ponies and from now no new ponies will be created, although some older generation models may be released.
Whatever happens in the future of My Little Pony toys, they will always retain their charm and appeal to millions of little girls and adults worldwide and they are sure to have a long, magical life ahead. Their playfulness and whimsical nature will remain for generations of little girls to enjoy, and their iconic status will hopefully stand the test of time.
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