Do you think MLP will ever attempt Dream Beauties again?

[freezestime]

The trim and grow beauties were, I think, sold WITH scissors. Certainly there's a very disturbing image in the Hasbro catalogue I have which shows "How to cut the pony's hair!" so trim and grow was not coincidental. I guess you vandalise your pony then put in the other plugs? I dunno. Very bad design idea.

There are some really beautiful FSF ponies. I got rid of most of mine but I do have one with the fancy patterns on her body. I think she's a teal kind of shade. Those are very pretty.

I always had FSF on my birthday and Christmas lists as well as MLP. I never had any, only MLP. I wonder what my family would have done if DBs had happened here..."Yay, MLP + FSF! Two in one!" possibly..?

On the My Little Wiki it says special scissors, so they may be plastic?

[Ponyfan]

One never knows with Hasbro.

Post Merge: April 29, 2019, 07:01:15 AM

I would be ecstatic if they brought back fashion star fillies, not so much dream beauties tho!

So would I. I wanted them so badly as a kid, never had any. Maybe we should try putting a bug in Basic Fun's ear?

Post Merge: April 29, 2019, 07:01:48 AM

They likely won't attempt them again, I think. Hasbro has a tendency to forget some things existed... especially when they didn't last very long.

I would love, however, to see them do something like Dream Beauties or even their never made Irresistibles.

Fashion Star Fillies were sold in the 1980s by Kenner before that company was acquired by Hasbro in 1991. Dream Beauties were created after that so... I think in a since Fashion Star Fillies inspired Dream Beauties a little

What were Irresistibles?

Here's a link to the Irresistables on the Wiki.

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/File:Irresistibles1.jpg


http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/File:Irresistibles2.jpg




They look like they were maybe based on FSF molds?

The trim and grow beauties were, I think, sold WITH scissors. Certainly there's a very disturbing image in the Hasbro catalogue I have which shows "How to cut the pony's hair!" so trim and grow was not coincidental. I guess you vandalise your pony then put in the other plugs? I dunno. Very bad design idea.

There are some really beautiful FSF ponies. I got rid of most of mine but I do have one with the fancy patterns on her body. I think she's a teal kind of shade. Those are very pretty.

I always had FSF on my birthday and Christmas lists as well as MLP. I never had any, only MLP. I wonder what my family would have done if DBs had happened here..."Yay, MLP + FSF! Two in one!" possibly..?

Taffeta is the same image you have?

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/File:TrimnGrowPrototypes.jpg


My mom would not by me any toy where cutting hair (even if it was fake) was the main selling point.


Ponyfan

[freezestime]

One never knows with Hasbro.

Post Merge: April 29, 2019, 07:01:15 AM

I would be ecstatic if they brought back fashion star fillies, not so much dream beauties tho!

So would I. I wanted them so badly as a kid, never had any. Maybe we should try putting a bug in Basic Fun's ear?

Post Merge: April 29, 2019, 07:01:48 AM

They likely won't attempt them again, I think. Hasbro has a tendency to forget some things existed... especially when they didn't last very long.

I would love, however, to see them do something like Dream Beauties or even their never made Irresistibles.

Fashion Star Fillies were sold in the 1980s by Kenner before that company was acquired by Hasbro in 1991. Dream Beauties were created after that so... I think in a since Fashion Star Fillies inspired Dream Beauties a little

What were Irresistibles?

Here's a link to the Irresistables on the Wiki.

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/File:Irresistibles1.jpg


http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/File:Irresistibles2.jpg




They look like they were maybe based on FSF molds?

The trim and grow beauties were, I think, sold WITH scissors. Certainly there's a very disturbing image in the Hasbro catalogue I have which shows "How to cut the pony's hair!" so trim and grow was not coincidental. I guess you vandalise your pony then put in the other plugs? I dunno. Very bad design idea.

There are some really beautiful FSF ponies. I got rid of most of mine but I do have one with the fancy patterns on her body. I think she's a teal kind of shade. Those are very pretty.

I always had FSF on my birthday and Christmas lists as well as MLP. I never had any, only MLP. I wonder what my family would have done if DBs had happened here..."Yay, MLP + FSF! Two in one!" possibly..?

Taffeta is the same image you have?

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/File:TrimnGrowPrototypes.jpg


My mom would not by me any toy where cutting hair (even if it was fake) was the main selling point.


Ponyfan

Oh my! The Trim n Grow prototypes were so pretty! I'd buy them in a heart beat!

[Leave a Whisper]

Those are cute Ponyfan! I wish they had.

Post Merge: April 29, 2019, 07:17:16 AM

In a way they were kinda in the G4 show; https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Saddle_Arabia_delegates

Those are beautiful. I would love if it Hasbroken made something like that. They look like freaking horses! In fact they're the only thing in MLP that does these days.

[LadyMoondancer]

Fashion Star Fillies debuted around 1988.

Hasbro made Dream Beauties in 1989 / 1990.

As far as I can tell Fashion Star Fillies' last year of production was 1990.

And once the FSF line was gone, Hasbro stopped making Dream Beauties.

I think Dream Beauties were created either as a cash grab to ride the coattails of FashionStar Fillies OR specifically to torpedo FSFs, like a "Barbie & the Rockers vs. Jem" situation.  Aesthetically Dream Beauties don't fit in with the rest of G1 at all (unlike Petite ponies which had the general G1 MLP look--only smaller).

So nah, I don't think we will see Dream Beauties again.  They served their very specific purpose.

Edit:

The Irresistibles' designs are VERY cool and feel more "FSF-ish" than the Dream Beauties.  It's interesting to note that they actually weren't going to be marketed as My Little Ponies, even though they use DB molds;  "Irresistibles" was going to be the brand name.

The Irresistibles were in a 1991 catalogue . . . but were never produced.  I think this goes back to Fashion Star Fillies already being out of production.  IMO Hasbro either took FSFs' discontinuation as a sign that the realistic-except-rainbow horse fad was over, or they took FSFs' discontinuation as a "mission accomplished."

[Taffeta]

Yes. That's the same image.

Edit, actually, maybe it's not the same image? Or a less zoomed out one? I dunno? Now so confused...

 *shudders*. Hasbro ,please DO NOT tell kids to cut pony hair. EVER! Though my catalogue has no caption and just has the cutting image.

Hang on. I'll upload it.
Edit: Here you go.

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Isn't that more terrifying than the other one? Just presented like that??

And yes. Irresistibles. I should read threads more closely.

[LadyMoondancer]

RIP hair on Trim 'n Grow Beauties.

And yeah, they were sold with real scissors. (Safety scissors of course.)  They came with extra removable hair plugs that could either plug into the pony's tail spot or their forelock.  The rest of their mane was rooted in the usual way and not replaceable.

[Ponyfan]

Yes. That's the same image.

Edit, actually, maybe it's not the same image? Or a less zoomed out one? I dunno? Now so confused...

 *shudders*. Hasbro ,please DO NOT tell kids to cut pony hair. EVER! Though my catalogue has no caption and just has the cutting image.

Hang on. I'll upload it.
Edit: Here you go.

Spoiler

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Isn't that more terrifying than the other one? Just presented like that??

And yes. Irresistibles. I should read threads more closely.

I agree. Just showing cutting the tail with no caption is worse than than the one with the 2 images and captions.  I wonder how many ponies suffered mane and tail cuts becuase of advertising like this?

Edit: Trim and Grow Beauties always remind me of Cut N Style Barbie

I always image the commerical for Trim and Grow Beauties being something close to this.

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kefm9bl-vzk

Ponyfan

[brightberry]

Those were so pretty.

I do remember when Dream Beauties came out.  I was a bit resentful though.  I liked my squishy ponies.  In the toystore I saw them in, there seemed to be a lot of different brands with fantasy realistic horses. Barbie horses, She-Ra's, Breyer, Fashion Star and knock-offs of course.

[SpacePinto]

How can they be "All Grown Up" MLPs when plenty of regular MLPs had their own daughters?

[Leave a Whisper]

How can they be "All Grown Up" MLPs when plenty of regular MLPs had their own daughters?

Who knows? Maybe its like Pokemon evolution and DBs were there final form.   

[Zapper]

I think Hasbro doesn't want to use so much plastic on MLP ever again
Mia & Me are the only bigger fantasy horses I can think of right now and they are not popular enough to threaten MLP, so. But never say never.

[Taffeta]

How can they be "All Grown Up" MLPs when plenty of regular MLPs had their own daughters?

Who knows? Maybe its like Pokemon evolution and DBs were there final form.   

They all have a Megastone.

That advert is horrific to watch and I don't even like Barbie.

And Hasbro only gave ONE refill for the T&G beauties.

My ones fortunately have uncut plugs of hair but I don't have the alternate colour/refill ones, so I can guess what happened at some point in their life.

Kid "Wow, I can cut the hair!"
Kid (ten minutes later) It didn't grow back.
Kid (cries)
Mother (replaces hair with other colour) don't cut it again then!

Trim & Grow is sort of false advertising really.

I mean, Brush and Grow Tails sort of grew. And I had a couple of these as a kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms-HV83GgV4

Off topic but

Spoiler

For some reason I remember the Ice Skater is called Holly. I definitely had her. The skates didn't fit ponies. The other one I had was called Polly, had red hair, and jelly shoes. Which also didn't fit ponies...you see a theme here. I didn't like dolls as a kid but those fascinated me with their hair thing to the point I remember them, their names, and kept them when I cleared a bunch of old toys from the attic a few years ago. Now if Hasbro had done something like that as an evolution of the BnG trick, then sign me up...

Instead they give scissors and encouraging haircutting. Not good.

[Nemesis]

In a way they were kinda in the G4 show; https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/Saddle_Arabia_delegates

How I wish they had made toys of these characters. *o* Arabian horses are my fave breed. <3

[Ponyfan]

How can they be "All Grown Up" MLPs when plenty of regular MLPs had their own daughters?

Who knows? Maybe its like Pokemon evolution and DBs were there final form.   

They all have a Megastone.

That advert is horrific to watch and I don't even like Barbie.

And Hasbro only gave ONE refill for the T&G beauties.

My ones fortunately have uncut plugs of hair but I don't have the alternate colour/refill ones, so I can guess what happened at some point in their life.

Kid "Wow, I can cut the hair!"
Kid (ten minutes later) It didn't grow back.
Kid (cries)
Mother (replaces hair with other colour) don't cut it again then!

Trim & Grow is sort of false advertising really.

I mean, Brush and Grow Tails sort of grew. And I had a couple of these as a kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms-HV83GgV4

Off topic but

Spoiler

For some reason I remember the Ice Skater is called Holly. I definitely had her. The skates didn't fit ponies. The other one I had was called Polly, had red hair, and jelly shoes. Which also didn't fit ponies...you see a theme here. I didn't like dolls as a kid but those fascinated me with their hair thing to the point I remember them, their names, and kept them when I cleared a bunch of old toys from the attic a few years ago. Now if Hasbro had done something like that as an evolution of the BnG trick, then sign me up...

Instead they give scissors and encouraging haircutting. Not good.

I also had Polly Dolly Surprise. I think I still have her somwhere. I agree that concept would have been better than the one used for Trim n Grow Beauties. I like Barbie but that ad makes me cringe too.   


Ponyfan