I had Mirror Mirror and Water Color Baby Misty in my childhood ponies so I think one of them is probably the pony that Little Helper came with.That makes it harder for me to figure out which pony my Mommy/Mummy Charm came with. :lol: It's times like this that I wish I still had my childhood backcards.
I had Mirror Mirror and Water Color Baby Misty in my childhood ponies so I think one of them is probably the pony that Little Helper came with.That makes it harder for me to figure out which pony my Mommy/Mummy Charm came with. :lol: It's times like this that I wish I still had my childhood backcards.
If you only had Mirror Mirror & Watercolor Misty from that year, your charm would have come with Mirror Mirror. ;) The Watercolor Baby Sea Ponies didn't come with charms. :heart:
In the US, the charms were randomly included in with some sets for a limited time (ie not the whole year's production run of a specific pony). They were included in ponies shipped to retailers during the 2nd quarter of 1988 (April - June). There was a tv commercial advertising the charms as a special promotion to go along with the rebranding of MLP which included the "I'm a My Little Pony Mommy" jingle.
The charms came with:
- Peek-a-Boo Babies
- Magic Message Ponies
- Brush 'n Grow Ponies
- Sundae Best Ponies
- Summer Wing Ponies
- Newborn Twins (2nd year)
- Princess Ponies (2nd year)
- Twice As Fancy (2nd year)
I have a Hasbro Marketing book for 1988 that outlines this and other promotions they planned to offer for other toy lines that year. So this is "straight from the horse's mouth" so to speak. ;)
It occurs to me maybe KKV's paperwork lists one seasonal promotion and maybe there is another booklet or document with a second promotion.
That sounds like a fun adventure.Doesn't it! :D Thats what I love about ponies, there is always something new to dig your head into and explore. After 35 years, and there is still soo much we dont know about ^^
I remember getting a charm with my Sherbet as a child. I also have a MOC Barnacle with a charm inside.Thanks for the info! :) I assume it was a US Sherbet? And is your Barnacle on US card as well?
The watercolor baby sea ponies definitely had charms. I'll go take some pics. :)
Post Merge: May 26, 2020, 08:41:45 AM
Alrighty then. Here are my pics. As you can see, the same charm didn't always come with the same pony. If anyone wants more pics or has questions about these let me know!
4 versions of Seashore (1 without MC and 3 with different MCs):
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Wavedancer with and without MC:
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Seawinkle with and without MC:
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