Which generation of ponies first drew you into collecting them?

[Bee-chan]

Hands down, G1. They're what I started collecting with as a little girl, and not surprisingly, they just so happen to still be my favorite. It was the small collection of G1's, fakies, Breyers, and Fashion Star Fillies that go me through some seriously hard times and family problems growing up.

[tehrin]

When I started, I bought a few of the G4 ponies, but really wanted to buy my favorite childhood ponies. I already had a few that a friend had given me stored away at my parent's house. Once I retrieved them, bought my first few childhood favorites... it was all downhill from there! It was really kind of G1, because I probably would have stopped at the Mane 6 if it weren't for loving ponies as a little girl.

[Elfpony]

G1, all the way!  I got my first pony in '83.  The 500 in my basement are all that original Cotton Candy's fault.

Elf

[xXCosmicBurstXx]

I'm another fan of generation one. I also had all the generation two ponies released in the U.S. My dad donated my ponies behind my back because I was "to old" for ponies. My sister and I bought one of the large creepy baby ponies in generation three. I bought several more of them before the G3 line ended. Last year I found Friendship is Magic. I have a lot of G3 and G4 ponies, but my favorite generation and toyline is generation one.

[Sarah-Bee]

G1 first and always!

This!

[aellos]

I started with G4. I had a few G3s as a kid (I think?) but I really didn't get any MLPs as a kid.

So I started collecting after I got into the G4 show and realized I liked G1 as well.

[bluemoondreams]

I collected the G1's from early child hood and still have my favorites.

[miss_peacock]

I know I had at least a couple of G1s when I was younger, but hardly remember which

I got into collecting back in 2004 with the G3s, and amassed quite a collection of G1s and G3s. I've been out of the game for a few years now, and the G4s look so different to me! But still lovin all MLPs (:

[Moonbreeze]

G2

[assassin_kitty]

Yeah it was G1's for me cause I'm an 80's kid!

[Shelltoon]

Can't recall posting here... but started out with G4, and have grown a liking to some previous gen stuff.

[Enuwey]

I think I may have had some G1 or G2 ponies as a young child, but they got lost years ago. 

The G4 ponies pulled me into collecting though. (and if I can get a job soon, the other gen's might just be finding their way into my collection as well) 

[Gypsy_Nights]

My first G1 ponies when I was a little girl started it all but I started up collecting again after I saw the G1 My little pony series that they have in a box set.  It brought back all the memories of loving to play with them.  They were my favorite toys.  I started collecting again around the 3rd year of G3, so that gen. grew on me too and I collected them as well and now G4 too.

[PonyMonsters]

G1s

[BrightIdea]

G4 is definitely the gen that got me into collecting. Why? I finally make my own money, and I am done school. The Friendship is Magic Show was a gentle reminder of "Hey, you love ponies!" That combined with moolah sparked the lovely idea of "Hey, I can actually buy what I want now!"


Now I am stuck being nostalgic and buying myself all of the 80's and 90's toys I wanted, but didn't have as a kid.