Talking/Sounds Pony: What would YOU choose to hear?

[LadyMoondancer]

Nothing! I've never been a fan of talking toys.

Same here, ha ha.

[lostpony]

Twilight could be a scheduler. "Deadline tonight, why aren't you working!"

Post Merge: May 04, 2017, 04:24:48 PM

This topic reminds me of the Pinkie Pie doll I picked up at a carboot sale which gave me the fright of my life when I got home and opened my bag and she went "Hiii!"

...I don't really like talking ponies, but I do think some of them could have amusing talk-back dialogue to overenthusiastic play. For example, a Brush and Grow saying "Stop pulling my tail!" or a Dance and Prance pony, "I'm pooped!" "You dance!" etc.

My Fluttershy would probably say things in Japanese now. Probably things she heard on repeat on Japanese buses, like "the doors are closing", "thankyou for riding with us" and "we're turning right so take care."

I think there's a gender stereotype issue with cutesy lines about weddings, hair. being pretty etc in girl's toys so I would really like to have one that gets grumpy or sinister and threatens to eat someone.

I probably need my Twilight Sparkle to say "stop procrastinating and finish your work!"

What gender stereotype? My ponies say theyre pretty just like yours do

[northstar3184]

or a Dance and Prance pony, "I'm pooped!" "You dance!" etc.

That would be awesome

[zombienixon]

I'd like to see a talking Big Mac. Shouldn't be too hard.

"Eeyup"
"Nope"
Brush my hair!"

[Mewtwofan1]

I'd like to see a talking Big Mac. Shouldn't be too hard.

"Eeyup"
"Nope"
Brush my hair!"

Yeah. Hey hasbro! Make this a thing!

[lostpony]

I'd like to see a talking Big Mac. Shouldn't be too hard.

"Eeyup"
"Nope"
Brush my hair!"

Yeah. Hey hasbro! Make this a thing!

He's best princess.

[babypowder]

Clean Me! Style my hair! Get the snooze off me!

Post Merge: May 05, 2017, 11:34:01 PM

*smooze sorry.

[Taffeta]

What gender stereotype? My ponies say theyre pretty just like yours do

The fact that they are female ponies saying these things. It has nothing to do with the owner, it's the idea that they are girls thus must be obsessed with hair and appearance and superficial meaningless things. I want a pony that discusses premodern Japanese warfare with me, not advice on a manicure.

[lostpony]

Taffeta, you are right of course. There is definitely gender bias in having all the talking ponies be girls and going on about their pretty hair. Worse, it's bad manicure advice...the less you've combed their hair, the better preserved it is. Perhaps repunzel should say, "get your amateur hands off my hair. I'm rare!"

I'd love some educational ponies too. Not just about shoguns, samurai and conquest but also about economics, physics and art. Or gardening.

Lacking that, i'd be happy with talking Big Mac or just gender neutral ponies maybe that say things like lets-brush-our-teeth or be-nice-to-your-friends or I-like-to-eat-vegetables or something.

[Taffeta]

I think I would love Rapunzel so much more if she said "Hands off my hair, peasant" whenever you tried to brush or style her. My Rapunzel was extremely cheap 18 years ago in trade thanks to the fact she had a tail cut, but the fact someone cut Rapunzel's hair at all is enough to make me shudder. I can live with it since she cost me the equivalent of 60 cents, but I can imagine that if she had a say in things, she would be most unamused. And that pose looks haughty, so I really think she ought to be able to tell her human what's what.

[LadyMoondancer]

This reminds me of the fact that the Sweet Talkin' ponies origin in the UK comics was that they were magicked up to get rid of some unwanted witches or gnomes or something, and they just repeated "Comb my hair!" and "I'm so pretty!" over and over again until the witches couldn't take it anymore and left.  Which I think was the writer's subtle dig at how most parents feel about talking toys, lol.

[lostpony]

Thats hilarious and defies anyone who says theres no substantial link between the toys and the show in g1.

So, the two identical sound ponies are all there were in g1 right?  Its a big undertaking in 80s technology and hasbro didn't do it again that generation. I wonder if it's an ESS company sound chip in there. I worked for them in 94 through 96 when they were trying to break into sound chips for PC and as far as i can tell, they are in every PC now.

[northstar3184]

"Let's get the green stuff out of mommy's purse and go get some new pony friends!"

[Taffeta]

Thats hilarious and defies anyone who says theres no substantial link between the toys and the show in g1.

No it doesn't. The UK pony comic has nothing to do with the G1 show whatsoever. The comic and the toyline are closely related and the stories from the cards for the ponies are often related in the comic. I don;t remember the story LM is talking about; I remember the Sweet Talking ponies talking normally in at least one story, but I don't have all the later comics, so I might be missing that one. In either case the UK comic continues way after G1 episodes end, and has nothing to do with them even when they are running. The UK comics had a completely different characterisation structure from the animation produced in the US.

[lostpony]

I misread that and didnt see the word comic, and i read it twice too.

Therefore, nevermind...