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Title: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: IceCrystal02 on May 06, 2020, 02:58:15 AM: Today I received Tux (or Coats), but I don't know if he's from year seven or eight. Is there a difference between the two, or did they just sell the same pony in both years and only changed his name?
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: The_Loner on May 07, 2020, 12:02:43 PM: Please someone corret me if I'm wrong but I think that Tux is made in Hong Kong and Coats in China.
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: IceCrystal02 on May 07, 2020, 12:10:52 PM: Mine is made in Hong Kong, so he is Tux? There aren't any optical differences then?
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: The_Loner on May 07, 2020, 12:20:35 PM: I would guess yours is Tux. They are the same pony so there are no obvious differences between them but there can be slight differences between the same pony made in Hong Kong and in China.
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: IceCrystal02 on May 07, 2020, 12:34:02 PM: Ok, thanks a lot! I catalogue all my ponies, so I wanted to write down the correct info.
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: hathorcat on May 07, 2020, 12:54:06 PM: There isnt a physical difference :) He just got 2 different names depending on which leaflet he was advertised in - he transitioned names over time essentially :)
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: IceCrystal02 on May 07, 2020, 01:10:09 PM: Good to know, thank you! :)
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: Taffeta on May 07, 2020, 01:19:28 PM: Chronologically you might expect a chinese one to be made later thiugh it isn't a guarantee.

I agree with Hathorcat though. Same pony, two names.
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: Chrissytree on May 09, 2020, 03:34:39 PM: I've been going through leaflets and found that one US/Canadian one has him as Coat 'n Tails or Fiancé but all the other mentions of him (that I have) call him Tux 'n Tails. So it's possible it was just the Canadian brochures that called him that?
There are two on this page:
https://mylittleponyaccessories.weebly.com/1989.html (https://mylittleponyaccessories.weebly.com/1989.html)
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: Ponybookworm on May 10, 2020, 01:44:18 AM: Quote from: Chrissytree on May 09, 2020, 03:34:39 PM
I've been going through leaflets and found that one US/Canadian one has him as Coat 'n Tails or Fiancé but all the other mentions of him (that I have) call him Tux 'n Tails. So it's possible it was just the Canadian brochures that called him that?
There are two on this page:
https://mylittleponyaccessories.weebly.com/1989.html (https://mylittleponyaccessories.weebly.com/1989.html)
There are some leaflets there I don't have!!! I love that!!!
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: IceCrystal02 on May 10, 2020, 03:02:38 AM: Quote from: Chrissytree on May 09, 2020, 03:34:39 PM
I've been going through leaflets and found that one US/Canadian one has him as Coat 'n Tails or Fiancé but all the other mentions of him (that I have) call him Tux 'n Tails. So it's possible it was just the Canadian brochures that called him that?
There are two on this page:
https://mylittleponyaccessories.weebly.com/1989.html (https://mylittleponyaccessories.weebly.com/1989.html)
Wow, this is very helpful, thank you! It could totally be a country difference, like so many ponies had different names in the US and the UK. I'll call him Tux for now, I reckon the chances that he's Tux are bigger. :)
Title: Re: Difference between Tux 'n Tails and Coats n'Tails?
Post by: LadyMoondancer on May 10, 2020, 07:47:56 PM: My impression is that in the US his name transitioned over time (i.e. depending on the year of the brochure), but I'm not positive.