Let's talk about that.

Now, each generation seems to have had its share of love/ Valentine themed ponies- Valenshy, Heart Throb, Truly, we even eventually got a Princess of love, Cadance. But Lovestruck- while being a g3 pony, made her debut in the FiM Gameloft game- eventually getting a blind back figure later.  Sadly, no other toys have been made of her, which might be why she's so overlooked by fans and collectors. Even so, Lovestruck is a pretty adorable pony with some pretty interesting backcard descriptions on her, to give her a glimmer of personality. She also appears to have been based/ influenced off of g3 pony, Always and Forever- who also has a white body, pink (and red) mane, and a bow and arrow symbol with hearts surrounding it. Not much difference, but Always and Forever has blue eyes and is an earth pony, while Lovestruck is a unicorn and has green eyes.

I whipped up a theory about this underappreciated pony some time ago, but I think still holds relevance: (source: https://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/2017/02/community-soapbox-20-glimmys-evil-story.html)


Do many people appreciate this little lovebug, Lovestruck?

Is it safe to boil a pony that has pindot, with its head on?

Is it wise to boil a pony with glitter on the symbols, if I'm not planning to restore them later? (should I? *amateur*)

Would it be better to surgically remove the head before boiling, to check its guts fr further mold (and because the tail is rusting and needs rerooting anyway)?

Oxiclean. Is it acceptable to use laundry detergent with oxiclean in it for cleaning pony innards?

Right now, the My little pony franchise is 35 (technically 36) years old, so the 50th is quite a ways off. But such a milestone for any brand is MASSIVE, and should be commemorated apropriately. So let's talk about the possibilities anyway. Judging by the insane success of both g1 and g4 Friendship is Magic, MLP's franchise is going to continue to stay around long, long after FiM dies off, and Hasbro bank on the past generations success for the future made generations. My little pony ain't going nowhere, that's for sure.

Pokemon's franchise has been going all out with all these games, generation callbacks, marketing, etc. For just their 20th anniversary. Personally, I would love to see more of this done by Hasbro for their 50th anniversary.  Perhaps their own gaming console and pony games (Equestria VR?) for it (along with virtual games for their other titles of their play/boardgames)

I have hope that Hasbro is sensible enough to go big or go home, take a page from Pokemon/Yugioh, make both an "My little pony origins" series or movie that mixes ponies from every generation, for fans of every generation. An "originals" toyline that allows us to have first gen ponies in molded plastic, high quality. A "Time Capsule Treasure" line of toys that works like the mega box- but instead of packs of trading cards and a potentially random figure, you'd get a random pony from each generation of MLP. Hopefully by the time mlp turns 50, Hasbro will have bought the rights to "Them's fighting herds", and give all mlp fans a game with a few of every pony from past generations in a fighting multiplayer game. Blindbags of each generation, Funko's, etc.

Also, the 50th would be a great time to colab with other companies and do more crossovers. Mlp meets Hello Kitty/Sanrio, MLP meets Care Bears, mlp meets Cardcaptor Sakura...the possibilities are endless.

I wonder how massive 2032 will be, once the MLP franchise's 50th anniversary rolls around. What do you guys think Hasbro will do for their My Little Pony franchise's 50th birthday?

There has been rumors of Hasbro's staff working on a MLP g5 movie to spearhead 2020, soon after g4 ends in 2019, and this actually concerns me. While I am all too ready for a new generation to take place (preferably with new characters as the focus), I feel like this next generation- if rumors are true- is going to be released far too soon; as it would be right on the heels of FiM ending. There would be no room to allow for the fanbase and collectors to sit back, relax and speculate as to what's coming next. There's the issue of burnout as well, as few people will be given time to pad their wallets and don their helmets for the next tsunami of ponies so quickly after g4 is over with. It is said that "absence makes the heart grow fonder.", but I suppose Hasbro didn't get the memo.

I miraculously discovered and bought a g1 pony at a thrift store, and she needs major tlc. While most of her glitter and marks have been rubbed off, I am most concerned about the many brownish grey stains/spots on her hooves and chest. I fear that it might be mold, but they look almost like zebra stripes? I took a damp Q-tip to the mystery stains/spots, but nothing came off except some surface dirt. I fear dissecting her, as I'm not skilled in decapitating ponies or cleaning their innards, and this is my first g1, so I am scared of not being able to put her back together proper. These grey brown stains worry me. Does anyone have an idea of what they are, if its serious, and what I should do?

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While many pony fans like to think that MLP is all pastel rainbows and sunshine, which- for the most part, it is; there are quite a few scary things- whether they be toys or elements in the animated series that MLP has done throughout its rich history of 36 years. Many g4 pony fans automatically pull up g3/ g3.5/ (Newborn Cuties) as being the weird/ scary part of the franchise, but what do fans of all the gens find horrifying? Personally, I feel like g1's BBE ponies and some of the plushies are pretty scary (some look more pig-like than pony),  Tirek in the animated series of g1, as well as g3's live show "The World's Best Tea Party", G4's Twilight and Rainbow Dash buddy cuddle pillows, and the scene where g4 Tirek is sucking Discord's magic out through his mouth and eyes.

 As rumors of gen 5 generate with the presence of leaks, and the inevitable conclusion of FiM draws near, I-like many, wonder what lies ahead for the future of this pastel pony franchise. With 36 years of history behind it, I am not worried in the least that it will continue on, bringing joy and smiles to the next generation. But what potential does the future generation hold? Well, perhaps we may have been given a foregleam through the season finale of MLP: FiM’s season 7, where ponies of the present are able to summon the pony pillars of harmony from the past, to live in their era. Now, there is a concern that the farther we advance into new generations, the past generations and its history could be lost and forgotten. But by bringing the past into the present, there is less chance of this happening.

The lyrics of an anime called Digimon Frontier explain this quite well:

“we look to the past
As we head towards the future
To reclaim the Digital world

With faith in ourselves
And trust in each other
We live by the lessons we learned”

Furthermore, the theme of this show is kids in the present use the power of the world’s guardians of the past to help save the world in the present, in a similar vein to FiM with its elements of harmony, and then literally dragging the guardians back from the past to live their lives in the modern day. This gives me hope that generation 5, whenever it comes, will incorporate the same “Past meets present” concept, but in a new way. (We've gotten names pulled from past pony genedations that were incorporated in the present, but their characters and personalities were completely reimagined) Digimon’s characters use devices that hold the DNA data of the pillars of the past, and can temporarily become the protectors of the past, using their appearance and powers. While that doesn’t quite seem fitting for My Little Pony, something similar can be done for generation 5.

With a rich history to draw on, and many branches on the MLP franchise’s tree, I would certainly like to see the more obscure gens and spinoffs get due attention with gen5.

For instance, while generation 1 is moderately known and somewhat respected by those fans in gen4, very few (if any) know of its roots that lie in a Japanese branch of MLP  done by toy company Takara (now Takara Tomy) which produced an adorable, region exclusive, version of ponies known as “Mai Ritoruu Ponii” (My Stylish Pony), with a cast of 4 characters- Pinky and Milky being the main 2, and their friends,  Lily and Popo coming into the picture later. With these g1 characters being region exlusive, having a very limited distribution,  and never even having their own animated tv series, I think that giving them a fair shot and incoporating them in fun ways with the characters in g5 could benefit both the fans of these old and obscure ponies, but also the next generation. 

Similarly,  the ponies of generation 2, which was known as “Friendship Gardens”, could benefit from the same treatment, and be incorporated into generation 5. Though starting off as a toyline in the U.S., their molds were not taken too well, production was stopped, (though I think they are the most realistic in appearance to real horses, and are really cute), and they were given a warmer welcome in Europe for a longer period of time. As a result, these ponies also left without ever having their own animated series, but only a computer game. Generation 5 could, once again, incorporate the ponies of this past gen in creative ways, as Digimon Frontier and the season 7 finale of MLP gen4 has done.