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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: cloud_weaver on June 09, 2015, 07:01:03 PM
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So my boys (ages 6, 5, 3, and 1) have been loving playing with ponies as of late. Currently, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie live in the Batcave with Batman.
My 6 year old came up to me today. "Mommy, we have a problem. We don't have Big Mac. Can we please go to the store and get a Big Mac?" :cry: And all I could say was, "They don't have Big Mac... :( " He was crushed.
I think I'll write a letter to Hasbro tonight. I mean, everyone wrote in about Minty and eventually they released her! So there's hope yet for a Big Mac, right?
On a side note, if anyone have a Princess Cadence and Shining Armor in played with condition - I would love to work something out for them. My boys are wanting boys. I think that's the best I can do for the moment. Found :)
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More boy ponies please, Hasbro!
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I'm REALLY hoping they get on making boy ponies someday :(
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Hasbro is so lazy. I feel like we've been asking for boy ponies for the past 3 years and alllll we get is a shining armor and blindbags!!!! Theres little hope though, I saw Funrise is making a SA plush. I know Funrise is a different company than Hasbro, but its still a gleam of hope.
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I would think with as popular as the BB ponies were from the G1 line, that they could see the market for it. And with as popular as FiM is with the male audience, why has there been such a hold up? At the very least, Big Mac should have been out by now. :/
I should note - my kids rarely asking to go pick up toys from the store, so really it was out of the blue.
How would I go about getting in contact with Hasbro customer service regarding ponies? My mama bear is coming out a bit. :P
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Could always check online for MLP Boys, I think I saw a Thunder Lane on Amazon.
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That makes me wanna cry. I wonder if someone could customize a Shining Armor or hell even one of the girls to be a convincing Big Mac that would hold up to play.
I really hope you can figure out something as I would be ready to rip Hasbro a new one if they'd crushed my nephew's hopes by not having a pony that he really wanted.
Thankfully the ponies he knows are based on toys available rather than the show for the most part so he doesn't realize Hasbro's lack of characters produced as toys.
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Hasbro...making little children (and adults) upset
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Hasbro is so lazy. I feel like we've been asking for boy ponies for the past 3 years and alllll we get is a shining armor and blindbags!!!! Theres little hope though, I saw Funrise is making a SA plush. I know Funrise is a different company than Hasbro, but its still a gleam of hope.
I remember the sadness of wanting characters that hadn't been made into toys (or that had been, but just couldn't be found)! Poor kids.
But oooh, a Funrise Shining Armor? Any word on if he will be in scale with the Cadance?
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There will be an 5 inch Funrise plush of Big Mac
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yeah mmmmmmm. even if they used the same mold as shining armor it would be something :huh:
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I think there's a POP pony seen at the toy fair that should be coming soon. But they're a smaller size than a regular brushable... Your boys could have a Mini Mac? :P
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well, there is a funko Big Mac but a brushable one would be cool.
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I just don't understand what hasbro has against it? EVERY toy line has boys! Monster high, Barbie, bratz, little people, lalaloopsy, littlest pet shop, frozen, Disney, Disney fairies, neopets, Polly pocket, pound puppies, strawberry shortcake, Care Bears! You name it! Even boy toys have Girl's!
Someone hates men in the mlp department at hasbro. Little Girl's love having boys to make families, drama, and boyfriends!
Come on hasbro do something!
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There will be an 5 inch Funrise plush of Big Mac
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Oooh. I've never been into their 5-inch line, but that is really cute! And he looks much more well-defined than most in the 5-inch line.
Snap, though, I suppose the Shining Armor will also be in this 5-inch line? I was hoping for one to be around the same size as the Funrise Cadance!
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I totally am frustrated about it too! I would do ANYTHING for a brushable Big Mac!
At least the plush DOES look nice. I would recommend the Funko Big Mac for your boys ...but it's kinda big compared to the regular brushables. ^.^
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Awww, poor kid getting upset that there's no brush-able Big Macintosh. =(
But really, what the hay Hasbro? How come Shining Armor got a brush-able toy and not any of the other male ponies like Big Macintosh? Get your rear in gear and make it so!
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You could always get them a Big or Baby Brother if they want brushable boys.
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Rather than contacting Hasbro- it would honestly probably be more effective to contact Walmart/Target/Kmart/ToysRus and ask THEM for Big Mac. Hasbro creates concepts- but it is the "Marts" that really direct the direction that toy line take- and Hasbro will make whatever it is that their customers (TRU and Walmart, not you) are asking for.
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Hasbro is so lazy. I feel like we've been asking for boy ponies for the past 3 years and alllll we get is a shining armor and blindbags!!!! Theres little hope though, I saw Funrise is making a SA plush. I know Funrise is a different company than Hasbro, but its still a gleam of hope.
We've been asking for boys since the second year of G3, honestly. I could *sort of* understand the lack of boys with that generation, but especially with boy ponies as significant characters AND the more varied audience of G4, I really am pretty shocked that the only boy they've released for this generation was more of an "accessory" to a princess.
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Rather than contacting Hasbro- it would honestly probably be more effective to contact Walmart/Target/Kmart/ToysRus and ask THEM for Big Mac. Hasbro creates concepts- but it is the "Marts" that really direct the direction that toy line take- and Hasbro will make whatever it is that their customers (TRU and Walmart, not you) are asking for.
This - manufacturers make what retailers want to buy. And to be fair to the retailers they make what the mass market wants.
I do think we will get a Big Mac eventually however. Whether he will be popped in a big set release though maybe...
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Funko makes a Mystery Mini of Big Mac thats a bit more to scale with the Hasbro brushables than their large vinyl ponies. Might work as a place holder for your boys?
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With a cartoon that has such a following amongst males, I find it ironic that we don't have more boy ponies made other than Funko and Blind Bags. Would love to see a brushabale Big Mac .
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I am right their with your boys.......brushable Big Mac FTW! I mean, Barbie has Ken, so why won't ponies have their male counterparts?
I always wonder how well the Big Brother ponies sold in the 80s. I wish Hasbro would do that again.....make a male line of brushables. At least we got Shining Armor but that's just not enough.
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I think we need more boy ponies too. I would actually sign a petition or write another letter if we wanted to kind of send a bunch in to encourage them to make boy ponies. Thoughts?
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I had the same discussion with my son. It is a shame that they do not make more boy ponies. Obviously there is demand with the whole brony movement.
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There's a red fakie pony with an apple symbol that is often called a "Big Mac fakie" for his resemblance. I'm not sure how hard to find he is, but maybe you could find one to stand in for Big Mac?
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I just don't know why hasbro hasn't produced boy ponies. It's always been a complaint with them. I am still floored that there is not one male G3. O.o
I mean, we have four boys in our house (and boy #5 due in October!) - this is a common occurrence in our house:
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That's my two year old. He's adopted Pinkie as his bedtime buddy, along with my body pillow. (It has three different ponies on it and every night he has to choose which pony he wants to sleep on for the night ^.^ ) And if you look hard enough, you'll see Applejack's hair sticking out of his lap. Lol!
BOYS like ponies too Hasbro!!! So come on...please???
I am working on a letter to Hasbro, and I'll also send one to TRU and Target. Maybe we can get a brushable or Styling Big Mac.
I always wonder how well the Big Brother ponies sold in the 80s. I wish Hasbro would do that again.....make a male line of brushables. At least we got Shining Armor but that's just not enough.
I don't know, I'd be curious to know as well. I know as a child, my dad took an active part in my collecting and as a result, I had all the sports themed brother ponies, plus a few extras. ;)
My big problem with the release(s) of Shining Armor that they did was that I don't feel like it was a fair release (at least, not enough to judge interest in male ponies). In order to get Shining Armor, you had to either buy the Castle with Cadence, the Collector Pack from TRU, or the twin pack of Styling Ponies. All of those sets were going to run you at least $30 on up. Where as you can get a single pony for as low as $4 now? Come on Hasbro... :( Please???
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There will be an 5 inch Funrise plush of Big Mac
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I don't normally like the fun rise plushes but this is one I will be getting!
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CloudWeaver - He is adorable! Congrats on the new baby! What a blessing. I cannot wait to try for #3. Sadly I have to detox from some dental work first :/
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I need this in my life immediately. :lovey:
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If you're not opposed to supporting the Chinese fakie plush market (I know it bothers some people, some people are okay with it if the "real thing" isn't available) and something a bit larger, there are really cute 12 inch Big Mac plushies available on ebay and elsewhere online. I bought one for myself that lives in my office; he's been a nice ice breaker for some of the kids I work with.
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If you're not opposed to supporting the Chinese fakie plush market (I know it bothers some people, some people are okay with it if the "real thing" isn't available) and something a bit larger, there are really cute 12 inch Big Mac plushies available on ebay and elsewhere online. I bought one for myself that lives in my office; he's been a nice ice breaker for some of the kids I work with.
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He looks nicer then Hasbro's plushy
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Technically, Hasbro doesn't have a plushie. Fun rise has a plush. You can't really blame Hasbro because Funrise makes the cheaper plushes and the other (legitimacy licenesed) plushie makers haven't chosen to make any boys yet. (Well, Build a bear has a Shining Armor)
In terms of the brushables, I understand that the stores decide what to buy from Hasbro which influences what Hasbro makes. But I wonder if Hasbro has even put it out there as something the stores might consider stocking.
This is why I am hoping that this years SDCC exclusive will be a boy. Sure it would be insanely popular meaning fewer people will have the chance to get it. But that would be an indicator to Hasbro (and their clients) that boys would do well on the shelf. That's what happened with :muffin: Pony and last years exclusive.
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That is sad. :( I hope you can get some boys for your boys! I remember how frustrated I was as a little girl, not having certain (boy) characters in my herd. Little did I know that toys of some of those male characters were never even made. ._.
As often as people say "molds are expensive, toy companies won't make molds unless they can use them over and over and over again", Hasbro has a strange habit of making molds and only using them once or twice. Like Shining Armor. Even if Hasbro can't be bothered to make his mold into an earth pony mold, there are many male unicorns tied to the show they could make. Fancy Pants, Prince Blueblood, Flim, Flam, Trenderhoof, Twilight's dad, Rarity's dad...(Oh my gosh I want family sets now). There are even more than that if Hasbro chose to make some of the blindbag unicorn boys into brushables, or just make entirely new unicorn boys. All of those possibilities without even modifying the brushable boy mold they ALREADY HAVE.
If the toyline and the show are so closely intertwined, Hasbro needs to act like it and stop ignoring all the male characters. Kids (and adults) want Big Mac! It's so ridiculous. It reminds me of when the Avatar: The Last Airbender action figures came out and the company producing them pretended that none of the female characters existed. That's right, Katara, Toph and Azula were never produced. Golly, it's not like those characters are integral to the storyline or anything. Just...what? It made me not bother with collecting them at all.
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They also made several releases of a Big Mac blind bag that ought to be fairly plentiful online. It'll be smaller than the brushables, but I don't see why that would keep them from playing with it.