Lookingfor more info about those ponies

[Hope1989]

Hi
I bought 3 of my 4 'strange' ponies at the beginning of '90s. They have signature of Hasbro and it says "Made in Germany". I've read somewhere that they were release in 1992 (but I'm not sure if it's true).
They're small - about 5 cm (1,97 inch) and made of sth like rubber.
I have 2 unicorns and 2 earth ponies.
Here are photos of 2 of them:

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[MikeysGrrrl]

I believe those are called Bully Ponies. They look very similar to the ones in the link below.
http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Bully_Ponies

[Hope1989]

Oh they really look similar  Hmmm it says "only three designs" - I think they mean colors, but I'm wondering how about cutie marks 'cause those in the photos has blue-hearts, white-stars and pink-ladybug (?) but all 4 of mine have sht like dots...
But yeey I'm happy - I finally know sth about them   

[Elisto]

Huh, yeah, they do look like the Bully Ponies - the colors and molds seem to match - but the eyes, symbols, and the order of the colors in the white one's mane are different! And yes, to my knowledge, there are 3 "designs" but 6 ponies total, and earth pony and a unicorn with each color/symbol, like the picture in the link shows.

Maybe someone else knows more about Bully Ponies?

[kiwimlp]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't know what these ponies were.  Will follow your thread with interest, Hope

[Hope1989]

I've found another interesting thing: earth ponies have signs of Hasbro "made in Germany" and "Bully" at the same side - like this:
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But unicorns have "Bully" and "made in Germany" on the inner side of the left lega, but "Hasbro" is on the inner side of the right leg.
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Here's some photos of all 4:
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If I find sth new I'm gonna let you know

[MikeysGrrrl]

Did you notice on your ponies that it does say Bully on the inside of their legs? I'm only asking because it's visible in the pictures

[Elisto]

Hmm, I need to see if I can find mine because I'm pretty sure it's stamped with the same things, but in different locations...only on the insides of the legs I think.

[Radiance]

I love bully ponies! They're so cute, but I don't know much about them. Yours are lovely; I'll keep an eye on this thread because I'd love to learn more about them

[Hope1989]

Did you notice on your ponies that it does say Bully on the inside of their legs? I'm only asking because it's visible in the pictures

Yeah - I've noticed it Before you put here the link about Bully Ponies I didn't pay attention to this sign

[hathorcat]

They are the later released Bully ponies. They are post Cold War Bullies The original set will read "(c) Bully W Germany Europe" on them where as the more modern Bully read just "(c) Bully". They were only a few years apart in release but these ones here crop up for sale must less often than the original release. And if I am honest while I know there was earth and unicorn versions, I am almost certain the later release all had the same symbol but I dont remember how many colour combos they were released in.

[Elisto]

Huh, interesting! I didn't know there were "post-Cold War" Bully Ponies

[hathorcat]

Huh, interesting! I didn't know there were "post-Cold War" Bully Ponies

*giggle* I have no clue how else to define them Just that they were made by Bully after reunification.

[Elisto]

hehe, yeah, I wasn't sure what a better term would be either, so I just went with it.

[tulagirl]

Very interesting, I have never seen these before.