The MLP Arena
Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: mlp4me on August 06, 2020, 06:20:26 AM
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Happy Thursday!
Do you have them? Your thoughts? Share some more pics!
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mlw.org Big Top is white-bodied, Toppy is yellow-bodied.
I have them both. I like their poses.
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Aww, both so cute!
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This is one of only 2 sets of twins I don't have, and the only one I probably won't actively seek out. I feel like their colors are redundant to Rattles and Tattles, and I think their names are dumb (again, redundancy here, as Toppy just sounds like a nickname for Big Top, doesn't it? and what does 'Toppy' mean, anyway?). I think they could have come up with something really cute name-wise for circus-themed twins, and done some brighter, more fun colors that hadn't been used in a previous set of twins; Hasbro missed an opportunity for a fun, colorful set here I think.
Otherwise, they are cute, as all newborn twins are, and if I managed to pick them up for cheap or in a lot, I'd consider grabbing them.
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Only missing Jabber, Jebber & (deliberately) Rattles & Tattles of this set, so yep I have both.
I love how cute they are, but then most Newborns are cute xxx
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I've only got Big Top! I don't totally love this pair but I figure I'll come across Toppy when I come across her.
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So cute! Used to have them but not now...
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I think they're cute and unique but I don't like the playful dog pose and its my policy not to separate twins so..
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I'll pass, newborns aren't my jam.
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I had Toppy as a kid (not sure how I only had one of them...), I really like him - his pose, colors, symbol - and I'd like to have him again someday. I don't usually like the newborns but he's an exception.
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I am not sure if I have these loose. I know my sister has. I do know I have them MIB. They were one of my earliest MIP ponies and I bought a bunch from this seller back in the late 1990s or early 2000s. I remember they cost $35. And I sent cash, as that was before Paypal.
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I am not sure if I have these loose. I know my sister has. I do know I have them MIB. They were one of my earliest MIP ponies and I bought a bunch from this seller back in the late 1990s or early 2000s. I remember they cost $35. And I sent cash, as that was before Paypal.
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:drool: so mint in box, lucky ^.^
they are super cute, i have them complete, toppy is my favourite
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I want both of them. I like their names.
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My friend had them growing up and I was so jealous of her. We didn't know their names, so we just called them Jack and Jill. It was always our headcanon that all newborn twins consisted of one boy, one girl.
When I got back into collecting, I had to get them back.
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I have both. I think someone gave me one of them in a swap. :) They are adorable. I just dont have alot of newborn acessories. :/
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@shabbychicdee <3 I know. I am a little bit obsessed with newborn twins having never been able to find any of the sets in stores as a kid (I wanted Nibs and Dibs SO much but no joy). They have such fun accessories too.
I think I have 4 twin pairs MIB but I'd like more. I'd really like the UK ones too. I have the boxes for Nibs/Dibs and Sniffles/Snookums and the former is pretty complete (no sticker :I) but they just look so adorable in there like that.
When I bought BT and TOppy I also had the "Sticky and Sniffles" US boxed set. Which I sold because US names. And then had to buy again later because NEWBORN TWINS. And a UK boxed one doesn't seem to survive (or if it does, I've never seen it.)
...So yeah. Twins ftw.
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My childhood pair were Fleecy & Fluffy (their UK names & I changed Fleecy's name to Flocky like the German name of Flocki). I was bought them as a Christmas present & I was ill with a bad cold that day so they were my companions when i was unwell. And no way am I going to ruin that joyful memory with a name like Bunkie??????? :blink: :shocked: :huh:
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My childhood pair were Fleecy & Fluffy (their UK names & I changed Fleecy's name to Flocky like the German name of Flocki). I was bought them as a Christmas present & I was ill with a bad cold that day so they were my companions when i was unwell. And no way am I going to ruin that joyful memory with a name like Bunkie??????? :blink: :shocked: :huh:
UK names > US names in most cases where there are differences.
Some of the European names are super cute too though <3
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My childhood pair were Fleecy & Fluffy (their UK names & I changed Fleecy's name to Flocky like the German name of Flocki). I was bought them as a Christmas present & I was ill with a bad cold that day so they were my companions when i was unwell. And no way am I going to ruin that joyful memory with a name like Bunkie??????? :blink: :shocked: :huh:
UK names > US names in most cases where there are differences.
Some of the European names are super cute too though <3
Yes, I'm convinced that the crew that was tasked with naming that second wave of newborn twins in the US sat around late after their holiday Christmas party, drinks in hand as they slurred that names like Jebber, Sticky, Bunky and Toppy were good names for ponies. I like UK names much better.
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When I think about the newborn us names I think about that this was for kids and some people don't take names super seriously for toys. Example I don't think bunkie is gonna change to a super great name. Hasbro had some great names for ponies and some rather unerving ones .I do like Uk names for ponies as well. This was just my own opinion.
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In the interests of fairness, we did have "Tuggles" and "Toddles" though. Imagine when they grow up and submit their resume for a job interview. How embarrassing would that be...
But better than 'Sticky and Sniffles'.
We didn't have most of the twinsets though. We only had 5 in total (2 in 87 and 3 in 88) and only the 3 sets from 88 changed. And sadly Big Top & Toppy were not among the ones released here. SO the names will have to stay.
...I think I have an insert from somewhere in Europe with them on though. Off to see if they had a better name on the continent...
Yep, in Germany "Tip & Top"
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In the interests of fairness, we did have "Tuggles" and "Toddles" though. Imagine when they grow up and submit their resume for a job interview. How embarrassing would that be...
But better than 'Sticky and Sniffles'.
We didn't have most of the twinsets though. We only had 5 in total (2 in 87 and 3 in 88) and only the 3 sets from 88 changed. And sadly Big Top & Toppy were not among the ones released here. SO the names will have to stay.
...I think I have an insert from somewhere in Europe with them on though. Off to see if they had a better name on the continent...
Yep, in Germany "Tip & Top"
Tip and Top...funny story, I remember when I was little I wrote to Hasbro with a bunch of pony drawings of ponies I had made up, the most memorable of which was a set of twins called Tipsy and Topsy. I think I was trying to go for the phrase 'Topsy-turvy', but I didn't get it right. Someone actually wrote back, returning my drawings and explaining that they weren't allowed to use my ideas because of copyright laws. My mom then looked at it, and was horrified...she explained what tipsy meant and said it probably gave everyone in the staff room a good laugh. Maybe they couldn't use those names for both obvious and copyright reasons, but perhaps some jokester thought that Tip and Top weren't off limits, and gave them those names as an inside joke. (Don't worry...I don't really think that my dumb letter I sent as an 8-year-old had any impact on any ponies' names, but it's fun to speculate! I wish I still had that letter, it would be fun to read it again after all these years.)
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They're very cute, but I wouldn't actively seek them out.