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Author Topic: POTD 10/20/2020 Little Tabby  (Read 2259 times)

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Re: POTD 10/20/2020 Little Tabby
« Reply #30 on: November 06, 2020, 12:33:13 PM »



Another geek note but we call them Teeny Weeny ponies. I never thought about that being especially British but that's not how they were released in the US, so, US people - is Teeny Weeny something you would not say?

I remember all of the cards starting with something about them arriving in ponyland and getting that name because the ponies commented "aren't they teeny?" "Aren't they weeny?"



Here's another twist for the set name Taffeta. I was looking through my leaflets and there are actually TWO set names in use for them in the UK. In the 1992 year release leaflet (the big one with Pony Bride on the front that I think you could pick up in the toyshops it's copyright marked 1991 but is for 1992) they are called Teeny Weeny Baby Ponies BUT in the little leaflet from 1991 that came in the packs they are called Teeny Tiny Ponies (it's also copyright 1991).

So the plot of the set name thickens...

Ok, so now you have me digging out my paperwork. I love geek stuff like this xD

Yep, you're right. The 1992 insert does indeed call them teeny tiny. I never noticed that, but it makes sense; so many of the photos of internationally sold ponies on that insert come from the US. I notice now it also says Rockin' Beat (US spelling, UK card says Rocking).

I wonder what it says on the UK Hasbro list. The card says Teeny Weeny, but that's interesting. Clearly like the Sundae Best they switched names somewhere in production here.

ETA - the list I have from Hasbro says Teeny Weeny, which means the UK Hasbro catalogue probably also says that. So the insert is a bit odd...
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Re: POTD 10/20/2020 Little Tabby
« Reply #31 on: November 06, 2020, 12:56:28 PM »
Cannot describe how happy it is to have someone other than Ponybookworm or I acknowledge or mention the UK names without prompting. Cookies for MintyMyndi. It should happen more than it does given how many UK people are on this forum.

I had Little Lullabye from childhood. I remember it because we went to Birmingham to the theatre. It was right before Christmas - I think the 23rd - and it must've been 1992. I bought her in Birmingham and 2 days later got Little Rattles with the Kitchen for Christmas.

I am not a fan of most US alternate names generally, but the cat theme does seem to be a thing here (May I also add that Honey Pie as a name feels like the disturbing precursor of a certain pink object we've been stuck with since 2003...)

However I want to put something else out there. Do we know that the UK changed the names of these ponies?

I'm reminded of Cherry Berry, a UK name for which we have absolute evidence began in the US but was amended later on for whatever reason to Crunch Berry. While it's true there's a release delay on this set vs North America, how can we know for certain that all the UK names were chosen by Hasbro UK, and that some of them didn't originate Stateside?

I mean, look at Little Rattles' symbol for a start. It's a rattle. No brainer right? Whiskers? What? Maybe they changed Lullabye and Rattles to Tabby & Whiskers because someone suggested they looked like kittens...

Or maybe not. We'll never know. Just knowing that it happened at least once means we can never be certain.

On topic, I have a second version of Little Lullabye as well (note in the UK we don't use Li'l, but the full word Little in their names). There are at least two versions of all this set. The second one was sent to me by Hasbro as a freebie when I wrote to them in 1995.
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Another geek note but we call them Teeny Weeny ponies. I never thought about that being especially British but that's not how they were released in the US, so, US people - is Teeny Weeny something you would not say?

I remember all of the cards starting with something about them arriving in ponyland and getting that name because the ponies commented "aren't they teeny?" "Aren't they weeny?"

I have the backcards for all of this set, I'm going to go picture digging.

ETA my photo for hers is not very good, but I am right about the set name, also that she's the youngest of the Teeny Weeny ponies.

Story in spoiler tag:
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One day four new Ponies arrived in Pony Land. "Aren't they teeny?" said one Pony. "Aren't they weeny?" said another. So of course, everyone now calls them the Teeny Weeny Ponies!
Every night, just before she goes to bed, the youngest Teeny Weeny Pony puts all her fluffy toys in their own tiny beds. Then she sings a lullabye to help them sleep. Her voice is so sweet; all the other ponies like to listen to her sing, and that's why her name is Little Lullabye.
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Re: POTD 10/20/2020 Little Tabby
« Reply #32 on: November 11, 2020, 08:36:52 AM »
I want her as a MOC to complete my MOC set of them, the Teeny set is so cute *sigh* missed one in October on ebay...
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