Unreleased G3 Ponies Found in Sticker Book

[Ragamuffin]

I've finally had enough time off from work to scan and edit these stickers from a sticker set.

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In 2006 Reader's Digest Children's Books released the Fun Days in Ponyville: Storybook and Playset. It looks like the storybook was also sold as a standalone release. The book itself isn't interesting, its more of the same "look at the little ponies play!" with the typical Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, you know the cast. The case folds out into a couple different scenes for the stickers. Most stickers were of reoccurring characters... except for these two! They don't have names or anything attached to them.

My theories:

Pumpkin: If intended to be a 2006 holiday release, she could be a third Halloween pony to complete the typical holiday trio, or an earlier design for Pumpkin Tart. If she was supposed to be released in 2005, maybe an early design for Autumn Crisp, who's also purple, pumpkin-themed, and is rendered with noisy hair (tinsel)?

Banana Split: I personally don't think she fits in with the rest of 2006's line-up, so I think she's a 2005 pony, which opens up her options for releases. There was the Super Sundaes Ice Cream Parlor that could've used a unique pony character, the Dazzle Bright line (comparable to Coconut Cream, white pony/sweets theme/colourful hair), the Sunny Scents line (she could've easily been vanilla scented), or you could've simply put her into the "Perfectly Pony" line. She's also comparable to Caribbean Delight (white pony with colourful hair) and Alphabittle (rainbow hair, blue bowl of food accompanied by swirl designs) which also released in 2005.

[Leave a Whisper]

I really wish those girls had been released, they're very beautiful

[shockponie]

Oo, Pumpkin is 100% my style. Love her! Both are cute. Thanks for sharing these designs! 

[cowboyopossum]

pumpkin is gorgeous! too bad they werent released, she would look beautiful on my shelf 

[starbritesprinkles]

I've never seen them before. So cute! The purple pony has Twinkle Twirl's color scheme, and the banana split pony reminds me of Coconut Cream for sure.

[pinkkittywinks]

That pumpkin pony

Love pkw xxx

[Minty_Magic]

What cool finds! It’s awesome to see “new” G3 characters after all these years, even if they are just illustrations! You have a good eye to notice these are new characters!

I may have to try my hand at making that pumpkin pony a custom before spooky season is over. I just ADORE her and I have a baity petal blossom that might be the perfect color! Banana split is super cute too! I love rainbow haired ponies!

[Ponybookworm]

I love both tbh!!!

[StrawberrySparkle]

Such lovely designs! shame they never existed as actual ponies

[Leave a Whisper]

What cool finds! It’s awesome to see “new” G3 characters after all these years, even if they are just illustrations! You have a good eye to notice these are new characters!

I may have to try my hand at making that pumpkin pony a custom before spooky season is over. I just ADORE her and I have a baity petal blossom that might be the perfect color! Banana split is super cute too! I love rainbow haired ponies!

I'd love to see that custom. :

[achab1984]

Man, I wish they would have been made!

[ChocolateStarfire]

I really wish those girls had been released, they're very beautiful

Same!

[Goanna]

Aww these two are such cuties, I love their colour combos! Thank you very much for scanning and sharing them with us

[Carrehz]

Oh I love these two!! I wonder why they never got made... So cool to see more G3s after all this time!

Thanks for the scans and good eye for catching them in the first place! I'd never have spotted them with how many G3 characters were produced :p

Now c'mon, who's gonna be the first to make customs of them?

[VanillaBean]

Oooo, I love seeing unreleased pony designs. These girls are lovely; I'm an absolute sucker for food-themed ponies & their colour schemes are great. G3 artwork gives me a big old hit of noughties nostalgia