The
MLP Genuinely-UK based Identification Page!!
Page 7
1993
The
MLP Genuinely-UK based Identification Page!!
Page 7
1993
Baby Moondream: purple pegasus w/blue m & t, moon & star Baby Stargaze: blue w/pink m&t, two smiling stars Baby Sunset: dark magenta pink w/yellow hair, sleepy sun |
Some of the earliest issues of 1993, these three Bedtime Newborns saw the beginning of what is sometimes labelled the end of UK ponies. All ponies of this era were carded with dark pink cards and shared stories with the rest of their set and these were certainly no exception. None of the three ever broke into the comic, due to the extremely popular launch of the Seven Character ponies that same year. A common mistake is to call Baby Moondream 'Napper', when her name is indeed the former. Each baby came with a bottle which matched the colour of her mane. |
Baby Susie: blue w/yellow hair, dalmation w/ball Spot: yellow & blue dalmation pup Baby Billie: pink w/purple hair, bunny Bunny: purple & pink bunny Baby Katie: yellow w/pink hair, kitten Kitty: pink & yellow kitten  |
The Best Friends Baby
Ponies were in many ways a return to how My Little Pony had used
to be. Each baby pony came with a special pony pal which was reflected
also in their symbols. All the babies were earthlings and had solid colour
bodies and hair. In the pamphlet for this year Baby Katie and Baby Billie
are both misrepresented, Billie being the wrong colour and Katie being
in the wrong pose.
There is also an issue of Baby Susie in Baby Blossom's pose - her place of origin is unknown. |
Starlight: pink w/yellow/dk.pink streak, blue & pink stars. Bangles: purple w/dk.pink/green streak, gold bracelet. Beautiful Bows: yellow w/orange/purple streak, pink & purple bows. |
The Hairdo ponies were some of 1993's prettiest and most adventurous ponies. Each coated with a pearly sheen, they came with twisty 'beads' attached to their heads and long silky hair to style in many different ways. Each Hairdo Pony also had a coloured streak in her mane and this is most noticeable in Starlight who was based on the original Tales Character. Each pony also came with a comb with a mirror on the top and of the three Beautiful Bows is the hardest to find. |
 
SUNBRITES: yellow w/white/yellow/orange/pink/orange hair -Mummy - 2 shell symbol -Daddy sailboat symbol -Baby green and pink fish symbol BERRYTOWNS: white w/white/yellow/peach.green/pink
hair
MEADOWSWEETS: pink w/pink/gold/blue/purple/pink
hair
Click on the images for a closer look Thanks to Raindrop for the picture of Daddy Berrytown |
The Family Friends
and Family Babies, or Rainbow Families as they were also known were
a development in some ways of the original Loving Family Babies. This time
the parents had identical hair and body colours in such a design that the
colours ran horizontally rather than vertically. The Daddy ponies all stood
in a feminine pose - that of Shady or Cupcake - and the babies reflected
also the same identical colour schemes. Each pony had a different symbol,
however. Although featured briefly in TV episodes, these families were
often misrepresented in name and/or in the number of members and it was
only when they appeared in UK comics that they were given their real names
- Sunbright, Berrytown and Meadowsweet. In advertising material Baby Berrytown
was shown in the wrong pose.
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Melody: dk.pink w/blue/yellow streak, microphone & stars Jazzie: yellow w/red/green streak, winged heart Hip Hop: green w/dk.pink/orange streak, winged skate. |
The Rollerskates ponies
are one of the most amusing and bizarre My Little Pony sets of the last
few years. Made with a pull-back mechanism so that they could actually
'skate' across a shiny surface, they all stood in a slight adaptation of
Posey's pose and came with their own sunglasses and CD walkman accessories.
Although their manes were long and had a coloured streak, their tails were
short to stop them getting caught under the wheels. This set featured a
new version of the Seven Character pony Melody, only now she had moulded
on skates and a yellow streak in her hair. In one of the UK stories Melody
is shown wearing these skates and she is also featured on a UK clock.
Each pony is shown wearing her correct accessories in the picture - please note that Hip Hop should also have a pair of sunglasses. |
Starlight: pink w/yellow m&t, blue & yellow stars Sweetheart: white w/dk.pink m&t, hearts Melody: dk.pink w/blue, microphone & stars Bright Eyes: aqua w/orange hair, notebook & pen Patch: peach w/dk.pink hair, patch Clover: lavender w/pink hair, clover leaves Bon Bon: yellow w/purple hair, aqua & purple sweet. |
The Seven
Characters are possibly some of the best known
of the UK issued ponies, as they were also the stars of the My Little Pony
Tales cartoon series which aired on US Cable Television. THey were also
very much the focus of the later UK comic strips and the last annual of
1994 befor production of My Little Pony, the first generation ceased completely.
Although well publicised, they are not easy to come across secondhand.
Initially they were issued only with combs and ribbons but a reissue in Germany gave them stickers too and in Holland different coloured versions of these ponies were sold. |
Kiss & Tell: Pink w/blue hair & tinsel, envelope w/lips Candy Kisses: Orange w/dk.pink hair & red tinsel, lips and xx Kiss & Make Up: blue w/purple hair & tinsel, heart and lipstick |
Although there were Sweet
Kisses sold in the USA as Sweetheart Sister style ponies, the versions
that found their way onto European shelves were made in the traditional
body moulds. Like in America, there were three, and they had special lips
which appeared in cold water and disappeared in warm water. Symbols and
colours were similar also, with the exception of Candy Kisses, who was
orange in contrast to the US white Lovin' Kisses.
Each Sweet Kisses pony had tinsel in her mane and was issued with a long handled comb, ribbon and a fake tube of lipstick which, when dipped in cold water could make the lips reappear. |
Princess Sparkle: pastel glittered pink w/purple hair & pastel tinsel, dk.pink cape w/crown symbol, yellow crown and bow. <better pic coming soon!> |
Princess Sparkle (French: Princesse De Lumiere, German: Prinzessin Gloria) was another extravagantly designed pony of the later years. She was completely coated in pastel pink glitter and had a fibre-optic crown which would light up in different colours when the bow on her collar was turned. She had no symbol, but a cape which , apart from cunningly hiding the battery compartment had a crown emblem on one side. Princess Sparkle made one brief appearance in the pony comic - as a part of one of Sweetheart's dreams. |
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