Most fans don't think MLP is all sunshine and rainbows. Only loud-mouthed ignoramous fans think that.<3
Most fans don't think MLP is all sunshine and rainbows. Only loud-mouthed ignoramous fans think that.<3
Also, people in the media who want to belittle girls' toys when they do compilation shows about toys in x generation. Because how could girls possibly cope with peril *gasp* ;)
I dunno, it just always really offends me when people say that about MLP, because if it had been that way, I would never have played with it. I hated all that stuff :/ but I did like playing zombie kingdoms and using my unicorns to put the fear of god into the boys who wanted to throw my ponies on the school roof :D
I think the impression that MLP is "sunshine and rainbows" originated from the G1 commercials. I love them, but . . . yeah, they're pretty much 30 second spots of girls in elaborate dresses gushing over how their ponies are SO BEAUTIFUL and maybe taking them to a party. No mention of danger or adventure.
I could undestand how someone would think that with the commercials, especially with the later ones (the my little pony mommy ones make me laugh everytime because of how it's going way too far for a plastic toy), but if g4 fans judge g1 on the commercials, it would be like judging g4 on the commercials, and they aren't a lot better than the g1 ones.I think the impression that MLP is "sunshine and rainbows" originated from the G1 commercials. I love them, but . . . yeah, they're pretty much 30 second spots of girls in elaborate dresses gushing over how their ponies are SO BEAUTIFUL and maybe taking them to a party. No mention of danger or adventure.
Yeah, they're pretty nauseating and you're probably right that that's the source of the misconception. I wonder if it's also the source of Faust's comments of her memories of MLP - because it's easy to find those on youtube these days and they do give a very bad impression of what MLP is.
That said, if you base your opinion of G1 on the commercials, it suggests your knowledge comes from google search and not from personal experience. I've seen a lot of brony comments on G1 stuff which garbles together stuff from the animation and the comic or UK story books without really understanding what the relevance is of each to their respective canons. To me that exposes people who know G1 and people who say they do and then put it down based on their mistaken understanding of it. It's always a red flag to me if someone from the US talks about something from UK pony lore as though they grew up with it, because the chances they did are minor (such as the odd brony preoccupation with Majesty). As pony fans we know the difference, but if nightmaremuffin is right that 'many fans' believe otherwise, then they're probably not actually fans, but people who did a google search and jumped to a conclusion about it instead.
For those of us who grew up with it, we know different. But that's also partly because although there are a lot of stories involved, we were also very free to create our own worlds and ideas with them. There was no enslaving animated series reinforcing the same six ponies and forcing them to dominate the toyline over and over until resistance was futile. G4 doesn't encourage kids or fans to think outside of what the animation offers in terms of characters, which is why the fandom is animation more than toys for a lot of people. That comparison also automatically puts G1 at a disadvantage in the eyes of these people, because it doesn't have a coherent animated canon with established characters - so thus must lack substance.
Most fans don't think MLP is all sunshine and rainbows. Only loud-mouthed ignoramous fans think that.<3
Also, people in the media who want to belittle girls' toys when they do compilation shows about toys in x generation. Because how could girls possibly cope with peril *gasp* ;)
I dunno, it just always really offends me when people say that about MLP, because if it had been that way, I would never have played with it. I hated all that stuff :/ but I did like playing zombie kingdoms and using my unicorns to put the fear of god into the boys who wanted to throw my ponies on the school roof :D
Real Life My Little Pony Stories from G1; playing transformers and ponies together with male cousin who was about 5-6 years younger than me. He was being obnoxious, and myself and my other girl cousin were getting annoyed with the way the story was going sooo...
Boy Cousin: Transformers are stronger and tougher than My Little Pony, your ponies have to do what my transformers say...Tansformers are...
Karen: (Interrupts by uses baby Ember to smash transformer toy.) Yea, that robot lost an arm and leg in a fight with a baby pony, sorry...you're warriors are weak.
The End.
Most fans don't think MLP is all sunshine and rainbows. Only loud-mouthed ignoramous fans think that.<3
Also, people in the media who want to belittle girls' toys when they do compilation shows about toys in x generation. Because how could girls possibly cope with peril *gasp* ;)
I dunno, it just always really offends me when people say that about MLP, because if it had been that way, I would never have played with it. I hated all that stuff :/ but I did like playing zombie kingdoms and using my unicorns to put the fear of god into the boys who wanted to throw my ponies on the school roof :D
Given that fans of g1 were much more required to be imaginitive with creating worlds, characters, and ideas with their ponies, It pains me a bit to see that there isn't much creative content by the older gen fans. Even by way of fanfcs, at the bare minimum. I get that the internet was in its infancy back when g1 was taking off, so many older fans/collectors might not express their love in the way g4's fandom does. I get that. (Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places for that creative content) But as someone with a piece of heart in every gen, I do desire to see fans of the older gens bring freshness and nostalgia to the table, and maybe even newfound respect in the eyes of someone new, by doing some things that the creative types in g4 tend to do. I know art and fics eist, and especially customs, mand that being older with more time to dedicate toward life in general leaves little time to do such large projects like animations and all. But damn, it would be a really touching and nostalgic bomb to the heart if- crazy idea that will likely never happen, fans and collectors of g1 and 2 pulled in Bonnie Zacherle to help in whatever way she could, and made some sort of animation, live recording, or custom, collab pony that left its mark on Hasbro employees and g4/g5 fans. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.laterI think the impression that MLP is "sunshine and rainbows" originated from the G1 commercials. I love them, but . . . yeah, they're pretty much 30 second spots of girls in elaborate dresses gushing over how their ponies are SO BEAUTIFUL and maybe taking them to a party. No mention of danger or adventure.
Yeah, they're pretty nauseating and you're probably right that that's the source of the misconception. I wonder if it's also the source of Faust's comments of her memories of MLP - because it's easy to find those on youtube these days and they do give a very bad impression of what MLP is.
That said, if you base your opinion of G1 on the commercials, it suggests your knowledge comes from google search and not from personal experience. I've seen a lot of brony comments on G1 stuff which garbles together stuff from the animation and the comic or UK story books without really understanding what the relevance is of each to their respective canons. To me that exposes people who know G1 and people who say they do and then put it down based on their mistaken understanding of it. It's always a red flag to me if someone from the US talks about something from UK pony lore as though they grew up with it, because the chances they did are minor (such as the odd brony preoccupation with Majesty). As pony fans we know the difference, but if nightmaremuffin is right that 'many fans' believe otherwise, then they're probably not actually fans, but people who did a google search and jumped to a conclusion about it instead.
For those of us who grew up with it, we know different. But that's also partly because although there are a lot of stories involved, we were also very free to create our own worlds and ideas with them. There was no enslaving animated series reinforcing the same six ponies and forcing them to dominate the toyline over and over until resistance was futile. G4 doesn't encourage kids or fans to think outside of what the animation offers in terms of characters, which is why the fandom is animation more than toys for a lot of people. That comparison also automatically puts G1 at a disadvantage in the eyes of these people, because it doesn't have a coherent animated canon with established characters - so thus must lack substance.
Teddy is awful. I don't find him scary, but I do loathe him.
... but the only really creepy pony on the market for me is that sausage-mermaid Pinkie Pie. It reminds me of the Polymorph from Red Dwarf and I can't get that thought out of my head.OMG it does look like the Red Dwarf Polymorph! I never realized that before but as soon as I read that I saw it. I'll never be able to un-see it now, thanks. :P Hehe. That thing always looked ugly and wrong to me, but I couldn't put my finger on why. Now I know, sausage-mermaid Pinkie Pie is a Polymorph!
its scary how realistic he is i have seen a boy just like himTeddy is awful. I don't find him scary, but I do loathe him.
He is awful.
I'm not saying I find it scary, but I find it amazing how people can take simple things in My Little Pony and turn them into something darker/less child friendly very easily. I don't even mean in a fun fanfiction way, like they're just saying "Oh, what if this scene was more serious or more deeply explored?", but like they actually believe that this is what the scene was saying, and it is really farfetched to me.
They act like angrily playing with inanimate objects is a sign of insanity, or that looking after a pet is slavery. It's not even just the bronies, as I have seen people state that "You Don't Know the Boy" from My Little Pony Tales makes Sweetheart look like an abused girlfriend, because the song is apparently full of Teddy (yes, him again) bullying Sweetheart and then apologising, when in actual fact, he did that just once in the entire song.
Not really scary-scary but cool-scary that we were able to get that good vs evil battle in Midnight Castle and the Rainbow Brite pilot with dragons, monsters and literally dark and dangerous places. The TE ponies story that made them kinda badass as the first cyborg ponies LOL Well, magiborg ponies to be precise.
That's the kind of scary I love in kids cartoons of the 80s.
What truly scares me about MLP is the fanbase, like some have already pointed out. Making these things unsafe for children to consume. I'm not thinking of anything specific :angel:
Visually the BBEs are uncanny. But they look more stoned than scary to me.
As a kid, I thought Moondancer was a bit scary. She did put Cotton Candy in a hibernation and didn't seem the least bit sorry. All I could wonder was how long was it before anyone noticed Cotton Candy was missing... and was Moondancer ever going to say anything about it? And from the description, she seemed to live apart from the other ponies. Or at least, didn't live with Cotton Candy and her friends. It was all very suspicious. ;)
guess who has a custom to makeNot really scary-scary but cool-scary that we were able to get that good vs evil battle in Midnight Castle and the Rainbow Brite pilot with dragons, monsters and literally dark and dangerous places. The TE ponies story that made them kinda badass as the first cyborg ponies LOL Well, magiborg ponies to be precise.
That's the kind of scary I love in kids cartoons of the 80s.
What truly scares me about MLP is the fanbase, like some have already pointed out. Making these things unsafe for children to consume. I'm not thinking of anything specific :angel:
Visually the BBEs are uncanny. But they look more stoned than scary to me.
Your awesome sometimes Zapper.
I guess its a good thing they never made a BBE Baby Munchy. XD
guess who has a custom to makeNot really scary-scary but cool-scary that we were able to get that good vs evil battle in Midnight Castle and the Rainbow Brite pilot with dragons, monsters and literally dark and dangerous places. The TE ponies story that made them kinda badass as the first cyborg ponies LOL Well, magiborg ponies to be precise.
That's the kind of scary I love in kids cartoons of the 80s.
What truly scares me about MLP is the fanbase, like some have already pointed out. Making these things unsafe for children to consume. I'm not thinking of anything specific :angel:
Visually the BBEs are uncanny. But they look more stoned than scary to me.
Your awesome sometimes Zapper.
I guess its a good thing they never made a BBE Baby Munchy. XD
the rusted eyes dont help
:lmao: :lmao:Most fans don't think MLP is all sunshine and rainbows. Only loud-mouthed ignoramous fans think that.<3
Also, people in the media who want to belittle girls' toys when they do compilation shows about toys in x generation. Because how could girls possibly cope with peril *gasp* ;)
I dunno, it just always really offends me when people say that about MLP, because if it had been that way, I would never have played with it. I hated all that stuff :/ but I did like playing zombie kingdoms and using my unicorns to put the fear of god into the boys who wanted to throw my ponies on the school roof :D
Real Life My Little Pony Stories from G1; playing transformers and ponies together with male cousin who was about 5-6 years younger than me. He was being obnoxious, and myself and my other girl cousin were getting annoyed with the way the story was going sooo...
Boy Cousin: Transformers are stronger and tougher than My Little Pony, your ponies have to do what my transformers say...Tansformers are...
Karen: (Interrupts by uses baby Ember to smash transformer toy.) Yea, that robot lost an arm and leg in a fight with a baby pony, sorry...your warriors are weak.
The End.
And of course this scene from To Where and Back Again:
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:lmao: :lmao:Most fans don't think MLP is all sunshine and rainbows. Only loud-mouthed ignoramous fans think that.<3
Also, people in the media who want to belittle girls' toys when they do compilation shows about toys in x generation. Because how could girls possibly cope with peril *gasp* ;)
I dunno, it just always really offends me when people say that about MLP, because if it had been that way, I would never have played with it. I hated all that stuff :/ but I did like playing zombie kingdoms and using my unicorns to put the fear of god into the boys who wanted to throw my ponies on the school roof :D
Real Life My Little Pony Stories from G1; playing transformers and ponies together with male cousin who was about 5-6 years younger than me. He was being obnoxious, and myself and my other girl cousin were getting annoyed with the way the story was going sooo...
Boy Cousin: Transformers are stronger and tougher than My Little Pony, your ponies have to do what my transformers say...Tansformers are...
Karen: (Interrupts by uses baby Ember to smash transformer toy.) Yea, that robot lost an arm and leg in a fight with a baby pony, sorry...your warriors are weak.
The End.
Screwattack just lost their claim to the first ever Transformers vs MLP battle (that Starscream vs Rainbow Dash video).
Yeah Newborn Cuties is pretty much the default scary thing on the brony side, but there's also what became known as the "Peruvian nightmare squad":
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The only Ponies I don't like are the g3.5 and TAKARA.... otherwise I like them all ... Even though I primarily collect g1 ..I do still collect the boys , nightmare moon and I like the new stylehow do you not like Takaras?! There's nothing about them that is creepy!
The only Ponies I don't like are the g3.5 and TAKARA.... otherwise I like them all ... Even though I primarily collect g1 ..I do still collect the boys , nightmare moon and I like the new stylehow do you not like Takaras?! There's nothing about them that is creepy!
Actually ill revise what scares me...when someone says they have ponies for you, but show up with a bag of fakies.
Fear...i see you, trying to pawn off your ugly cheap nonmlp on me. Trying to make me take your demon donkey...away with you evil one...away!!!
Actually ill revise what scares me...when someone says they have ponies for you, but show up with a bag of fakies.
Fear...i see you, trying to pawn off your ugly cheap nonmlp on me. Trying to make me take your demon donkey...away with you evil one...away!!!
Aww but Karen! Demon Donkeys give you two for the price of one. You just won't notice it till it starts speaking in voices and projectiling pea soup. :lol:
Actually ill revise what scares me...when someone says they have ponies for you, but show up with a bag of fakies.
Fear...i see you, trying to pawn off your ugly cheap nonmlp on me. Trying to make me take your demon donkey...away with you evil one...away!!!
Aww but Karen! Demon Donkeys give you two for the price of one. You just won't notice it till it starts speaking in voices and projectiling pea soup. :lol:
Sometimes, YOU scare me. Seriously. PEA SOUP?! Gross.
Has anyone shared soggy Gingerbread yet?
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Has anyone shared soggy Gingerbread yet?
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Ah yes. I had forgotten about Grannybread...
I found some screencaps including what has to be one of the scariest animation errors.
Ponies with no hair
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The animation error
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I found some screencaps including what has to be one of the scariest animation errors.
Ponies with no hair
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The animation error
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I don't recall Baby Quackers eye doing that
The animation error
I don't find the Quacker eye creepy, I mean, this is g1 animation, you need a strong constitution to deal with things like five legged ponies and what have you. But I do wonder if they ate baby Fifi before making that video. It bothers me with all this evil plotting and she's strangely absent...
I don't find the Quacker eye creepy, I mean, this is g1 animation, you need a strong constitution to deal with things like five legged ponies and what have you. But I do wonder if they ate baby Fifi before making that video. It bothers me with all this evil plotting and she's strangely absent...
I don't find the Quacker eye creepy, I mean, this is g1 animation, you need a strong constitution to deal with things like five legged ponies and what have you. But I do wonder if they ate baby Fifi before making that video. It bothers me with all this evil plotting and she's strangely absent...
Did you say ponies with 5 legs? :)
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I don't find the Quacker eye creepy, I mean, this is g1 animation, you need a strong constitution to deal with things like five legged ponies and what have you. But I do wonder if they ate baby Fifi before making that video. It bothers me with all this evil plotting and she's strangely absent...
Did you say ponies with 5 legs? :)
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Who knew Lofty was one of those animals you later find in a jar of alcohol? :lol:
Taffeta, I think you're right that it's just the net that makes the legs look off. :)
I didn't know Baby Sleepy Pie was animated either and I had her and the Pony Purse growing up.
I'm not sue what to say about the headless pony on the train :bolt:
No one's mentioned this yet. I don't find it scary just strange animation
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How is Gusty able to hold the feather duster like that?
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Taffeta, I think you're right that it's just the net that makes the legs look off. :)
I didn't know Baby Sleepy Pie was animated either and I had her and the Pony Purse growing up.
I'm not sue what to say about the headless pony on the train :bolt:
No one's mentioned this yet. I don't find it scary just strange animation
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How is Gusty able to hold the feather duster like that?
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O.O OPPOSABLE THUMB HOOVES?!
Taffeta, I think you're right that it's just the net that makes the legs look off. :)
I didn't know Baby Sleepy Pie was animated either and I had her and the Pony Purse growing up.
I'm not sue what to say about the headless pony on the train :bolt:
No one's mentioned this yet. I don't find it scary just strange animation
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How is Gusty able to hold the feather duster like that?
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These are great :lol:
When I got really into ponies at age 9, the 3.5s with skirts were in Tesco. I loved the ponies, but when I opened the leaflet that came with them I got a shock:WHY? I’m so glad they didn’t actually make these!Spoiler
No one's mentioned this yet. I don't find it scary just strange animation
How is Gusty able to hold the feather duster like that?
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Taffeta, I think you're right that it's just the net that makes the legs look off. :)
I didn't know Baby Sleepy Pie was animated either and I had her and the Pony Purse growing up.
I'm not sue what to say about the headless pony on the train :bolt:
No one's mentioned this yet. I don't find it scary just strange animation
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How is Gusty able to hold the feather duster like that?
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One of my friends introduced Concerned Pony to Kaon, the electric chair Transformer, when I wasn't looking. :P
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One of my friends introduced Concerned Pony to Kaon, the electric chair Transformer, when I wasn't looking. :P
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One of my friends introduced Concerned Pony to Kaon, the electric chair Transformer, when I wasn't looking. :P
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That electric chair is more like "the scary side of Transformers". Who buys a little electric chair toy for his kid? :lookround:
One of my friends introduced Concerned Pony to Kaon, the electric chair Transformer, when I wasn't looking. :P
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It's the headless horse!
Oh and I have a g4 train where the tiny pony on the front has no head, I’ll go get a pic lol:
Mlp Sunsparkle x