Which G1 Playset is the most classic and iconic?

[Leave a Whisper]

For simplicity sake, I'm only counting buildings, so things like the Waterfall, Birthday/Slumber Party Packs and the Baby Buggy aren't going to be featured. If there's country specific playsets I don't know about, it'd be delightful if you showed them off.

Another poll can be done for the non-buildings.

[glitterball]

Tough choice!

I opted for Dream Castle as is was a super Christmas present for me - lots of bits for the ponies to hide in, treasure boxes, Spike etc. Nice and big, too!

Almost put down Grooming Parlour (UK) as it was the first pony carry-case that I owned, I loved how you could squeeze in a couple of ponies after playing and carry them away! Also it was fun putting Twinkles the cat in the basket fora hat-wearing Peachy to carry!

Show Stable - my friend had this and I envied her - it was a classic in that it went straight to the "equine roots" in that it involved jumps, trophies, rosettes etc.

[Taffeta]

I voted PE because I was obsessed with the comic ad as a kid, the "every pony dreams of living in paradise" one I posted in a previous thread. But I think it's also because I didn't get it, as it didn't play a huge role in UK comics or anything.

In my childhood, my favourite of my playsets was the nursery with DC second. And those two are arguably more iconic but for some reason I take them for granted, probably because I owned them.

Weirdly for me, too, because Ice Cream Wars was one of the few eps I had on VHS as a kid and because the baby blue ribbon game was a pullout in a pony comic, the Satin Slipper sweet shoppe also had a kind of weird legendary not real but maybe status in my childhood as well. I didn't believe in it actually existing, though - just, when I found out it did, it was more like, ah, now that episode makes more sense, than wow!

My vote is still for PE though. And here's the main reason why. This of all the adverts in all the comics for MLP in the UK sticks with me the most.

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Also one of my friends did own PE, so I did get to play with it sometimes...it wasn't one of those playsets that seemed awesome but wasn't in real life. It was awesome in real life too

But it would've been more awesome with Paradise :'(. Thirty years and I'm still not over that.

I had both the UK playsets the school and the kitchen from new, the Kitchen for christmas when I was ten I think. And yet I never consider either of them that iconic, despite the fact the school is the base setting for MLP Tales and probably deserves more attention

[lovesbabysquirmy]

I think I would say the Nursery because it's fairly recognizable as MLP. 

[Leave a Whisper]

I'm gonna go with Paradide Estate. Not having any of the playsets as a kid and being an avid cartoon fan, PE stuck around longer then DC did for me personally. Its huge, its memorable, its a holy grail for a lot of people and its all around awesome.

[Broken Irishwoman]

It depends! If we're talking about "My Little Pony" in general, then I'd probably say Dreamcastle and Paradise Estate (and maybe the Lullabye Nursery too!).

However, I didn't have any of these when I was a child, so for me personally the Brush Me Beautiful Boutique, Show Stable (2nd edition) and the kitchen are probably most iconic.

[brightberry]

I only ever had the Pretty Parlor.  But, I put dream castle as it was in the background of a lot of artwork.  Even if I didn't immediately see a pony, I still knew what it was.

[LadyMoondancer]

Hmm . . . I would say Dream Castle!  It showed up in the specials and movie, and was also in quite a few storybooks.

[Mami Tomoe]

pretty parlor because peachy came with it and peachy is every where

[Shaz]

I picked Dream Castle. I've never owned it, but it's what I immediately think of when I think of 'My Little Pony buildings'.

[Ponyfan]

@Taffeta I love that PE ad. Is that Majesty watching TV?


For me the most iconic playset is Dream Castle even though I never owned it as a child. I only had Lullabye Nursery and The Baby Bonnet School of Dance.  My best friend had all of the expensive toys including multiplies of some things and she had a Dream Castle but I barely remember playing with it once. She was kind of a snob and got jealous if I got the same exact toys she had.



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[tailrustedtealeaf]

I always think of Paradise Estate because that's the playset I see everyone drool over. I'm sure more people would recognize the Dream Castle because that's when the toys got popular.
The Pretty Parlor is nice but they've used the same playset for a Littlest Pet Shop release.

[Taffeta]

@Taffeta I love that PE ad. Is that Majesty watching TV?

 

Even the Queen of Ponyland needs some downtime?

[SpacePinto]

I was torn between Dream Castle and Paradise Estate but in the end I just went with PE because I overall like its design, it actually looks like a pretty nice place to live in

[Icey]

The Pretty Parlor is the most iconic to me followed closely by the stables. I loved the Lullabye Nursery too, but I am not sure how iconic it was. Never had the Dream Castle or played with it.