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Hrm. So in a sense, Scandinavia continued on with a set III of "My Little Pony" (as Pony Friends) that the UK line didn't really have. We had Groom & Style (I), My Little Pony 1986 (II) and then into Movie Stars. You guys, by contrast, had a weird mix of My Little Pony II on Groom & Style cards that didn't show them, and so you kinda invented your own My Little Pony III set to cope with the repetition.
Interesting how that card says Hopscotch on it but she's not pictured. A very definite design reusing an existing card style, probably to cut down on costs...almost certainly because they didn't want to have the Gypsy and Honeycomb card over there and have kids go "want those!"
"want those!"
There was an old rumor in Germany that Honeycomb was a part of their MLP range (probably fueled by the Baby Honeycomb pony). But it could also have been an assumption from backcards like this one.
I almost feel like in the early years ponies like the Rainbow Ponies weren't actually the same as My Little Pony. I have this recollection of something saying something like My Little Ponies and Rainbow Ponies sold separately, or some such...certainly that is the way the Fact File presents them.
in the UK line, they are actively marketed as “My Little Pony”. This also includes the Movie Star Ponies, even though it’s not true for that set in other countries.
The first publicity material I have is 1984, which is Blossom and company. So while I agree that Standard Pony makes sense, in another way, from a UK perspective, I also feel there’s a risk in moving too far from what they were originally marketed as here (which isn’t necessarily the same as other places).
I remember that, and the confusion. But having the baby doesn’t mean having the mummy.
I also think it’s interesting how the German publicity for that Baby Pony set showed Baby Zitroenchen in the Ember pose, possibly meaning they used the one we had with the stroller or the Spanish one for photos but actually released a different one instead.
That PE advertising picture seems very familar to me, but I don't think it would have been in the UK comic, since Trickles wasn't sold here (although I got one second hand as a child). Could be in the German comic though?Post Merge: August 22, 2015, 01:38:25 PMOr I do also have Swedish and Finnish comics. Could be in there (though I've had the German comics longer and the memory feels a bit older)
But I managed to find my Hasbro UK toy catalog from 1986 (sent out to retail dealers to order the supply from)The My Little Pony set with Gypsy is referred to the "original set" of My Little Ponies. (as a contrary to the other set's available) So they don't use the name "standard pony", although it is quite close (the meaning behind it is the same). (I'm not saying you should use it because of this or any reason, just that it is a way to talk about them and include them in the "earth pony" - category without upsetting Gyspy and Honeycomb).
Here is my Water Fall (Sprinkles) MOC. Compared to the Baby MOC. Both sold in Sweden during 1987-88. The card is the same for them, (just adapted for each set. It is clearly a way to distribute left over ponies on a cheap card with no artwork in the back of it).The Sprinkles MOC is the only know that has been preserved. I bought it last year from the swedish collector who owned it before me.Spoiler
Here are my swedish standard ponies. And my german bow-tie moc I checked the stickers for Applejack and Bow Tie, and they are both copyright 1985. The sticker for my german one is hidden quite well so I can't see if there is any copyright. Lucky we were able to spot it at your MOC!Spoiler
My two Pony Friends. The only two of these 2 characters that exists MOC what we know of, so I'm really happy that I was able to buy them!
My swedish sold Movie Stars. Spoilervisitors can't see pics , please register or loginvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginHere the sticker isn't included in the text, and no sticker is present in the moc.visitors can't see pics , please register or login
Hopscotch aside, your earth ponies look the same as the Groom & Style were here (except you mentioned sticker variations). Certainly the cards appear to match exactly the ones I have for Applejack and Bow Tie. Applejack's ribbon is very green, though...I wonder what the reason behind that was or if it was just a one off batch with a different colour. Guess we'll never know.
Your rainbow set is interesting - two from year 1 and four from year 2! Is the card noticeably different for them?
Not to mention Megan in North American release costume...
I find it interesting how those characters appeared all across Europe and in our comics and merchandise but not in UK stores. Aside from Confetti's Wedding Bells, none of set 2 were ever sold here, which makes me wonder what Hasbro UK's decision processes were for ponies in this country. First set Rainbows are quite common and almost certainly did 1984 and 1985 because their UK release card style is 1984ish without a story...so why did Hasbro UK only sell Confetti and not try for any of the others?