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Every single major anniversary Occasionally we got some half-hearted “special” release, but if you look at what some of their other toy lines got(Transformers, GI Joe, etc) for their major anniversaries, it’s shocking how little effort Hasbro put into MLP.
Actually...interestingly...there was a period about 10 years or so ago where it seemed less intrusive. But now the pink aisle is back with a bang, not helped by all the pink packaging that girls' toys tend to come in. One plus point for MH because that rarely happened.So I think maybe even though we've got more accepting of gender fluidity and people's different gender identities, the same old binary pink blue tropes are in play as much as they were or more years ago.Slightly off topic but when I was doing my MA - which was 8 years ago now, admittedly - one of the articles we had to translate was about pink and blue gender stereotypes in Japan and how traditionally they are the other way around (since pink resonates to sakura, and thus the warrior) but the influence of the West has now made pink more feminine. And other things I can't remember because it was a while ago.
Here's a missed opportunity compliments of my 5-year-old son: he thinks they should have made the Grundels as toys. (Not sure how he remembers them; we watched that movie together almost a year ago, but he randomly brought them up tonight!) Personally, I can't really see them selling that well on their own, but maybe paired with another pony character from the movie as an extra (much like the Bushwoolies with the princess ponies) it might have worked.
Quote from: Taffeta on November 17, 2020, 05:48:58 PMActually...interestingly...there was a period about 10 years or so ago where it seemed less intrusive. But now the pink aisle is back with a bang, not helped by all the pink packaging that girls' toys tend to come in. One plus point for MH because that rarely happened.So I think maybe even though we've got more accepting of gender fluidity and people's different gender identities, the same old binary pink blue tropes are in play as much as they were or more years ago.Slightly off topic but when I was doing my MA - which was 8 years ago now, admittedly - one of the articles we had to translate was about pink and blue gender stereotypes in Japan and how traditionally they are the other way around (since pink resonates to sakura, and thus the warrior) but the influence of the West has now made pink more feminine. And other things I can't remember because it was a while ago.Actually, if you study the history of fashion in America, back when stores first started carrying "store bought clothing" for babies, pink was for boys because it was a softer shade of the very masculine red. It slowly transitioned to being a "girl" color--my guess is because of the feminist movements that happened through the various decades as women tried to prove that they were just as good as men and deserved the same "strong" color palette. (The things I learned in the History of Musical Theatre )
Quote from: LadyAmalthea on November 17, 2020, 06:05:13 PMHere's a missed opportunity compliments of my 5-year-old son: he thinks they should have made the Grundels as toys. (Not sure how he remembers them; we watched that movie together almost a year ago, but he randomly brought them up tonight!) Personally, I can't really see them selling that well on their own, but maybe paired with another pony character from the movie as an extra (much like the Bushwoolies with the princess ponies) it might have worked. I'd have bought the Grundles. With the slime craze lately they could have made some money selling purple smooze and marketing it with the G1 artwork alongside clear green smooze with the G4 artwork.And with the anniversary releases, they totally could have sold movie sets for the original movie instead of the collector's pose all over again. They could have packaged Wind Whistler, Spike, Baby Lickety-Split and Molly in one and Shady, a Bushwoolie, Rose Dust and Megan in another (or something like that). And they totally should have created a Danny to go along with Megan and Molly. And what about Megan's horse, TJ? He should have come with her stable set. And what about the horse Molly was riding in the movie (when Danny was teasing her about not being able to ride)? They could have made that for the stable as well. But maybe those two bordered too close to "real" and didn't follow the fantastic designs of the ponies. Though, a brown collector's pose (much like the original My Pretty Pony) would probably have been accepted by kids as part of Megan's world.
Brown collector's pony? Like Macau Jenny? She was by no means a universal release, nor was she intended to be a "real horse" (she had Snuzzle's heart symbols), but I've seen people (incorrectly) refer to her as TJ, and I'm sure at least one child owned her, saw TJ, and made the connection also.
For as many mane 6 variants as we got, a complete, matching GoH set wasn't one of them! No GoH Rarity whatsoever, and Fluttershy's only wide-release version had non-removable pirate garb.
More merry-go-rounds in other generations. I'd love a bigger set with detailed ponies and a proper carousel like the matchbox carousel animals.
Quote from: Leave a Whisper on November 23, 2020, 07:45:14 PMMore merry-go-rounds in other generations. I'd love a bigger set with detailed ponies and a proper carousel like the matchbox carousel animals.Imagine a rotating carousel with slots for all the G1 Merry Go Round ponies. <3 That would have been the best MLP playset ever.
The greatest missed opportunity of all: not keeping the amazing tone and stylings of RaMC for the entirety of the series. X3 RaMC was MLP at its very finest, IMO.Which leads into... We need more villain toys! G4 was the first time we received any at all, if I’m not mistaken. Tragically, we still don’t have a single representation of Tirek or Scorpan, despite them making it into FiM.
Quote from: Nemesis on November 15, 2020, 06:29:15 PMThe greatest missed opportunity of all: not keeping the amazing tone and stylings of RaMC for the entirety of the series. X3 RaMC was MLP at its very finest, IMO.Which leads into... We need more villain toys! G4 was the first time we received any at all, if I’m not mistaken. Tragically, we still don’t have a single representation of Tirek or Scorpan, despite them making it into FiM.You and me both, sister.I honestly admit I sometimes get a little sad thinking of RaMC or the Rainbow Brite pilot in the sense that girls cartoons would have probably went a different direction had they been not exec-meddled with. I am trying to remember if we ever had a "dark" girls cartoon in the 80s? Sailor Moon had some real bad stuff happeneing but that was the 90s and a Japan import.The darkest I can think of from the 80s was Jem. I'll never forget watching the episode where Minx tries to kill herself And nobody suggest Last Unicorn, as that was a full movie and based on a fantasy novel for adults, not a show with the target audience girls Nowadays the closest I can think of to RamC would be The Owl House. And only because it has dark magic and monsters. But the tone is very tongue-in-cheek with references for adults. Just like with Star VS Evil, they are not playing it straight.In the 00s, maybe W.I.T.C.H.? These kinds of shows are really not that popular with marketers, it seems.