The MIB/MOC/MIP G1 Discussion Thread

[mlp4me]

We've had a bit of discussion on other threads regarding all of us that have G1's (non-Nirvana) that are still in the original packaging. We're trying to brainstorm a way to get this data all collected into one place. I'm willing to get the ball rolling on requesting data. I'm happy to maintain a master thread here, but I don't have a website host for image compilation *if we want to go that far.

What's out there and how many of each are owned by collectors?

We all know that mylittlewiki.org has some fronts and backs of packaging. This website is a great resource. Who else has back card websites that are still alive on the web?

There are a lot of us that would LOVE to know what's out there.

What I think would be helpful with this request is a listing of all known ponies that were released either:

In Box-MIB
On Card-MOC
In Package (or bagged)-MIP
With playset in baggie

Doing this by year sounds logical (the most comprehensive listing is from mylittlewiki.org which is below):


First request, what is this list missing for US store/MO/Euro (non-nirvana) releases?
Then, how was each released- MIB/MOC/MIP?

Then we will request counts/data by year.


Precursor:
Flat Foot Peachy

Year One 1982 releases

Collector Ponies
Butterscotch
Blue Belle
Minty
Snuzzle
Cotton Candy
Blossom

What else needs to be added?

Spoiler

Year Two (1983-1984)

Earth Ponies-MOC
Blossom
Cotton Candy
Bow Tie
Applejack
Seashell
Bubbles

European Exclusive
Collector Pose Bow Tie
Collector Pose Applejack

Pegasus Ponies-MOC
Medley
Firefly
Unicorn Ponies
Twilight
Glory
Moondancer
Sunbeam

Sea Ponies-MIB
North American Exclusive
Seawinkle
Wavedancer
Sealight
European Exclusive-MIB
Seaspray
Surf Dancer
Wavebreaker

Rainbow Ponies-MOC
Parasol
Moonstone
Skydancer
Sunlight
Windy
Starshine

Playset Ponies
Peachy came with the Pretty Parlour
Lemon Drop came with the Show Stable
Sprinkles came with the Waterfall
Majesty came with the Dream Castle

Mail Order Ponies
Mail Order/Store Exclusive
Ember - Mail Order baby pony

Year Three (1984-1985)

Earth Ponies-MOC
Tootsie
Cherries Jubilee
Lickety-Split
Posey
Pegasus Ponies
Surprise
Heart Throb

1985-UK releases
Cherries Jubilee (curly hair)
Bow Tie (CP)
Applejack (CP)
Posey (pale symbol)
Lickety Split
Tootsie (Green)

Unicorn Ponies-MOC
Powder
Sparkler
Gusty
Skyflier

Rainbow Ponies-MOC
Tickle
Starflower
Confetti
Flutterbye
Trickles
Pinwheel

German Exclusive
Natchlicht (Night Light)
Regentropfen (Raindrop)

Sea Ponies-MIB
Sea Breeze
Whitecap
Sea Mist
Wave Jumper
Sand Dollar
High Tide

Play and Care Sets-MIB
Baby Firefly
Baby Surprise
Baby Blossom
Baby Cotton Candy
Baby Glory
Baby Moondancer

European Exclusive
Baby Applejack
Baby Bow Tie
Baby Lemon Drop

Baby Sea Ponies-MOC
Sea Star
Sea Shimmer
Backstroke
Tiny Bubbles
Splasher
Surf Rider

Playset Ponies
Baby Cuddles came with the Baby Buggy
Baby Tiddly Winks came with the Lullabye Nursery

Mail Order Ponies-MIP
Birthflower Ponies

Other Releases
Megan and Sundance
Ember's Dream

Year Four (1985-1986)


1986-UK
Gypsy
Honeycomb
Hopscotch
Snowflake
Cherries Jubilee (straight hair)
Posey (dark tulips)

So Soft Ponies-MOC
Cherries Jubilee
Gusty
Heart Throb
Posey
Lickety-Split
Surprise
Truly
Lofty
North Star
Magic Star
Ribbon
Cupcake
Buttons
Shady
Wind Whistler
Paradise
Twist
Skippity Doo
Bouncy
Fifi
Scrumptious
Hippity Hop

Twinkle Eyed Ponies-MOC
Galaxy
Gingerbread
Masquerade
Sweet Stuff
Fizzy
Whizzer
Sweet Pop
Speedy
Sky Rocket

Beddy Bye Eye Ponies-MIB
Baby Shady
Baby Lickety Split
Baby Ribbon
Baby Lofty
Baby Gusty
Baby Heart Throb

Pretty and Pearly Baby Sea Ponies-MOC
Ripple
Sun Shower
Water Lily
Beachcomber
Sea Shimmer
Surf Rider
Sea Star
Tiny Bubbles

Flutter Ponies-MIB
Rosedust
Honeysuckle
Morning Glory
Peach Blossom
Forget-Me-Not
Lily

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Party Time (TE)
Best Wishes (SS)
Baby Frosting (BBE)
Yum Yum
Celebrate

Playset Ponies Year Four
Baby Half Note came with the Baby Bonnet School of Dance
Baby Sleepy Pie came with the Pony Purse

Mail Order Ponies Year Four
Mail Order/Store Exclusive
Stockings
Hollywood
Baby Lucky

Other Releases
So Soft Megan and Sundance
Baby Sundance (BBE) and Molly

Year Five (1986-1987)

1987-UK
Shady
Buttons (buttons and stars)
Buttons (buttons)
Gusty (painted symbol, green eyes)
Magic Star
Wind Whistler (pink and blue whistles)
North Star

So Soft Ponies-MOC
Crumpet
Taffy
Twilight
Bangles
Angel

Twinkle Eyed Ponies-MOC
Tic Tac Toe
Mimic
Locket
Quackers
Bright Eyes
Twice As Fancy Ponies
Sugarberry (UK name Strawberry Fair)
Milky Way
Love Melody
Dancing Butterflies
Sweet Tooth (UK name Lollipop)
Up, Up, and Away

Flutter Ponies-MIB
Wingsong
Tropical Breeze
Wind Drifter
Cloud Puff

Big Brother Ponies-MOC
Salty
Tex
Quarterback
Slugger
Steamer
4-Speed

Princess Ponies (Year Five)-MIB
Princess Primrose (UK name Princess Ruby)
Princess Serena (UK name Princess Aquamarine)
Princess Sparkle (UK name Princess Amethyst)
Princess Starburst (UK name Princess Amber)
Princess Tiffany (UK name Princess Pearl)
Princess Royal Blue (UK name Princess Sapphire)

First Tooth Baby Ponies
Baby Lickety Split
Baby Quackers
Baby Tic Tac Toe
Baby Fifi
Baby Bouncy
Baby North Star

Sea Sparkle Baby Sea Ponies-MOC
Sea Spray
Wavy
Salty
Surfy
Sea Breeze
Dipper

Newborn Twin Ponies-MIB
Milkweed and Tumbleweed
Sniffles and Snookums
Jangles and Tangles
Doodles and Noodles
Dibbles and Nibbles
Rattles and Tattles

Pony Friends-MOC/MIB?
Zig Zag the Zebra
Spunky the Camel
Creamsicle the Giraffe
Kingsley the Lion

Soft Sleepy Newborns-MIB
Pink Dreams
Hushabye
Sweet Dreams

Slumber Party Gift Pack-MIB
Pink Dreams
Pillow Talk
Sleepy Head
Nightcap
Sleep Tight

Playset Ponies
Fifi came with Perm Shoppe
Scoops came with Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe
Baby Crumpet came with Pony Purse

Other Releases
Mail Order/Store Exclusive
Baby Blue Ribbon came with Adventures in Ponyland game

Year Six (1987-1988)

Twice as Fancy Ponies-MOC
Merriweather
Night Glider
Buttons
Munchy
Yum Yum
Bonnie Bonnets

Magic Message Ponies-MOC
Cuddles
Cloud Dreamer
Magic Hat
Windy
Mirror Mirror
Floater

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Braided Beauty
Ringlets
Bouquet
Twisty Tail
Curly Locks
Pretty Vision

Princess Ponies (Year Six)-MIB
Princess Moondust
Princess Pristina
Princess Misty
Princess Sunbeam
Princess Dawn
Princess Taffeta

Sundae Best Ponies-MOC
Peppermint Crunch
Swirly Whirly
Sherbet
Crunch Berry
Banana Surprise
Coco Berry

Happy Tails Ponies-MIB
Woosie
Squeezer
Romper
Tall Tales
Tabby
Tossles

Big Brother Ponies-MOC
Barnacle
Wigwam
Chief

European Exclusive
Mountain Boy Ponies
Fireball
Tornado
Sunburst
Lightning
Ice Crystal
Thundercloud

Peek-A-Boo Baby Ponies-MIB
Baby Sweet Stuff
Baby Noddins
Baby Snippy
Baby Graffiti
Baby Ribbs
Baby Whirly Twirl

Newborn Twin Ponies-MIB
Speckles and Bunkie
Sticky and Sniffles
Sandcastle and Shovels
Puddles and Peeks
Big Top and Toppy
Jabber and Jebber

Water Colour Baby Sea Ponies-MOC
Misty
Foamy
Wavedancer
Seawinkle
Seashore
Sealight

Sweetberry Ponies
Cranberry Muffins
Boysenberry Pie
Strawberry Surprise
Cherry Treats
Raspberry Jam
Blueberry Baskets

Summerwing Ponies-MIB
Sky Dancer
Little Flitter
Buzzer
Lady Flutter
Glow
High Flyer

Pony Friends-MIB/MOC?
Oakly the Moose
Cutesaurus the Dinosaur
Edgar the Elephant
Cha Cha the Llama

Mail Order Ponies Year Six
Mail Order/Store Exclusive
Clipper
Satin 'n Lace

Mail Order Sparkle Ponies (still available for mail order in year 7)
Mail Order/Store Exclusive
Star Hopper
Napper
Twinkler
Sunspot
Stardancer
Sky Rocket

Year Seven (1988-1989)

Merry Go Round Ponies-MIB
Sunny Bunch
Brilliant Blossoms
Sparkler
Flower Bouquet
Tassels
Diamond Dreams

Candy Cane Ponies-MIB
Lemon Treats
Mint Dreams
Sugar Apple
Molasses
Sugar Sweet
Caramel Crunch

Sunshine Ponies
Sand Digger
Main Sail
Seaflower
Shoreline
Wave Runner
Beach Ball

Perfume Puff Ponies-MIB
Dainty Dahlia
Lavender Lace
Daisy Sweet
Sweet Suds
Red Roses
Sweet Lily

Dance 'n Prance Ponies
Tap Dancer
Player
Songster
Swinger
Twirler
D.J.

Princess Brush 'n Grow Ponies-MIB
Skylark
Star Gleamer
Brilliant Bloom
Glittering Gem

Loving Family PoniesMIB/MOC
Bright Bouquet Family
Mummy Bright Bouquet
Daddy Bright Bouquet
Baby Bright Bouquet
Sweet Celebrations Family
Mummy Sweet Celebrations
Daddy Sweet Celebrations
Baby Sweet Celebrations
Apple Delight Family
Mummy Apple Delight
Daddy Apple Delight
Baby Apple Delight
European Exclusive
Baby Brother Bright Bouquet
Baby Sister Sweet Celebrations
Baby Brother Apple Delight

Sparkle Ponies
Napper
Sky Rocket
Stardancer
Star Hopper
Sunspot
Twinkler

Baby Fancy Pants Ponies-MIB
Baby Bows
Baby Dots 'n Hearts
Baby Starburst
Baby Splashes
Baby Glider
Baby Sunnybunch

Playtime Baby Brother Ponies-MIB
Baby Paws
Baby Countdown
Baby Drummer
Baby Leaper
Baby Waddles
Baby Racer

Newborn Ponies-MOC
Wiggles
Squirmy
Shaggy
Dangles
Tappy
Yo-Yo

Windy Wing Ponies-MIB
Whirly
Cool Breeze
Moon Jumper
Sun Glider
Flurry
Starry Wings

Sweetheart Sister Ponies-MOC
Fancy Flower
Frilly Flower
Flowerburst
Dainty
Wild Flower
Spring Song

Baby Pony and Pretty Pal-MIB
Baby Stripes and Baby Nectar
Baby Fleecy and Baby Woolly
Baby Lucky Leaf and Baby Leafy
Baby Pockets and Baby Hoppy

Other Releases
Twice As Fancy Megan and Sundance

Mail Order Ponies Year Seven
Mail Order/Store Exclusive
Li'l Tot
Clipper
Coat 'n Tails also known as Tux 'n Tails

Baby Pearlized Ponies
Pearlized Baby Surprise
Pearlized Baby Glory
Pearlized Baby Blossom
Pearlized Baby Cotton Candy
Pearlized Baby Firefly
Pearlized Baby Moondreamer

Pretty Mane Ponies
Dabble
Scribbles

Baby Sister Ponies
Li'l Cupcake
Li'l Sweetcake

Year Eight (1989-1990)

Baby Sparkle Ponies-MOC
North American Exclusive
North Star
Baby Firefly
Baby Gusty
Baby Starflower
European Exclusive
Baby Nightsong
Baby Mischief
Baby Explorer
Baby Stella

Tropical Ponies
Tootie Tails
Pina Colada
Sea Breeze
Hula Hula

Rainbow Curl Ponies-MOC
Raincurl
Ringlet
Stripes
Streaky

Sweetsteps Ballerina Ponies-MOC
Twinkle Dancer
Posey Rose
Tip Toes
Silky Slipper

Drink 'n Wet Ponies-MIB
Baby Rainfeather
Baby Flicker
Baby Snookums
Baby Cuddles

Glittery Sweetheart Sister Ponies-MOC
Twinkler
Sunblossom
Bright Night
Starflash

Prom Queen Sweetheart Sister Ponies-MIB
Cha Cha
Daisy Dancer
Sweet Sundrop
Pretty Belle

Other Releases
Pony Bride-MIB
Merry Treat-MOC
Baby Princess Sparkle w/playset

Mail Order Ponies Year Eight
Mail Order/Store Exclusive
Satin 'n Lace
Tux 'n Tails
Purple Valentine Twin
White Valentine Twin
Goldilocks
Chuck E Cheese Pony
Sweet Scoops

Twice As Fancy Baby Ponies
Baby Sugarberry
Baby Love Melody
Baby Milky Way
Baby Dancing Butterflies
Baby Sweet Tooth
Baby Up Up and Away

Baby Birthday Ponies
Baby Sugarcake
Baby Gametime

Year Nine (1990-1991)

Rockin' Beat Ponies
Pretty Beat
Sweet Notes
Tuneful
Half Note

Glow 'n Show Ponies-MOC
Happyglow
Starglow
Brightglow
Dazzleglow

Precious Pocket Ponies-MOC
Li'l Pocket
Sweet Pocket
Bunny Hop
Bubblefish

SHS Pretty Ponies-MOC
Rosy Love
Flower Dream
Gardenglow
Beautybloom

Rainbow Baby Ponies-MOC
Baby Sunribbon
Baby Brightbow
Baby Rainribbon
Baby Starbow

Baby Ballerina Ponies-MOC
Baby Toe Dancer
Baby Tippytoes
Baby Sweetsteps
Baby Soft Steps

Teeny Tiny Baby Ponies
Little Tabby
Little Honey Pie
Little Giggles
Little Whiskers

Secret Surprise Ponies
Secret Beauty
Stardazzle
Pretty Puff
Secret Star

Princess Ponies-MIB
Princess Royal Pink
Princess Royal Purple


Firefly's Adventure
Firefly

Mail Order Ponies Year Nine
Baby Stockings-MIP
Rapunzel
Mommy and Baby Pony

Year Ten (1991-1992)

Sweet Talkin' Ponies-MOC/MIB
Pink pony - UK name Chatterbox
Purple pony - UK name Talk A Lot

Flower Fantasy Ponies
Love Petal
Flowerbelle
Sweet Blossom
Sippin' Soda Ponies
North American Exclusive
Chocolate Delight
Strawberry Scoops

Sweet Kisses Ponies
North American Exclusive
Ruby Lips
Lovin' Kisses
Happy Hugs
European Exclusive
Candy Kisses
Kiss and Make Up
Kiss and Tell

Sundazzle Ponies
North American Exclusive
Sunbeam
Sunglory
Sunsplasher

Colorswirl Ponies
North American Exclusive
Lovebeam
Starswirl
Springy

Paradise Baby Ponies
North American Exclusive
Baby Pineapple
Baby Palm Tree
Baby Beach Ball

Teeny Pony Twins
North American and Australian Exclusive
Sniffles and Snookums
Rattles and Tattles
Bootsie and Tootsie

Fancy Mermaid Ponies
North American Exclusive
Baby Sea Shimmer
Baby Pearly
Baby Sea Princess

Other Releases
Bridal Beauty-MIB
Birthday Pony-MIB

Year Twelve - 1994


Year Thirteen - 1995

Dutch Baby Ponies
Netherlands Exclusive Ponies
Cat Pony
Delphine Pony
Flower Pony
Rabbit Pony
School Pony

Dutch Ponies
Netherlands Exclusive Ponies
Butterfly Pony
Candy Pony
Diary Pony
Heart Pony
Love Pony
Shell Pony
Singalong Pony
Star Pony

[Taffeta]

The problem with following that timeline is that there are bugs in it. The Wiki is great but trying to slot the non US releases into a US timeline makes for mistakes and omissions.

For example, Collector Pose Bow Tie and Applejack belong to 1985 (year 3, we call them Groom and Style), not 1984. And the US had the long haired versions of AJ and BT here, so those are not rereleases but technically different ponies. Ditto Medley, Firefly for this 1985 release.

Additionally though, I'd like to request that we don't collate by a US dating system. It makes more sense with global ponies to look at it just year by year (as in 1982, 1983, 1984) and then include in there what was sold. As we are dealing with multiple packaging styles, would it matter if some sets were duplicated?

For example, Raindrop and Nightlight are two of a set of six ponies, and they belong to 1987, so listing them with 1985 doesn't make a lot of sense. But listing them under 1987 as a set will mean adding another version of Moonstone, etc. But she is different, so I think she ought to be listed as such.

Or alternatively, we just do it by wider sets, so "Twinkle Eye Ponies", for example -which covers 3 years in the US and 2 in Europe), into which people could list which pony they have, what release it's from and what style of card/language of card they have.

I really want to avoid separating European sets out from the timeline because the ponies are all one mainstream timeline, and it's never so clear cut as "UK" vs "US" release.
 In fact, I almost think exclusive is irrelevant when collecting MIP images, since pony packaging will be exclusive to a country or group of countries irrespective of whether the pony itself was global. In the end we're looking at packaged examples of ponies, not what pony was sold where...right? And separating the European/UK from the US makes no sense when some of the North American ponies were exclusive to North America and yet they are listed in with the globally released ponies O.o.  It creates a really false and muddled picture of what was sold where and how.

We might also be dealing with multiple names - for example not just UK/US release names but if a pony is carded in German, then it's name would be the German pony name...

[mlp4me]

Hmm... So how about we break it down and just start with 1982. I'll modify the list and ask for input for who was released?

[Taffeta]

Probably. 1982 should be quite easy though, with just the collector ponies?

[mlp4me]

Probably. 1982 should be quite easy though, with just the collector ponies?

That's the question, any other other releases at this time on different cards with different names between here and Europe that aren't nirvana? hahahaha

[Taffeta]

As far as I know the UK began in 1983. Can't speak for any other country though.

[ashlyne]

Resurrecting this thread....

We all know that mylittlewiki.org has some fronts and backs of packaging. This website is a great resource. Who else has back card websites that are still alive on the web?

Lady Twilight has put together a great source for backcards.  Scroll down to "Packaging Items".   
http://www.greatponies.com/acc-info.html

[Taffeta]

Resurrecting this thread....

We all know that mylittlewiki.org has some fronts and backs of packaging. This website is a great resource. Who else has back card websites that are still alive on the web?

Lady Twilight has put together a great source for backcards.  Scroll down to "Packaging Items".   
http://www.greatponies.com/acc-info.html

It's really good for the US stuff, not so much for Europe and the UK. There are some UK ones on there but it's on the same page as Argentina etc which is confusing and there are a lot of gaps...

Between UK/Europe there are some package art styles that are the same and some that are distinctly different. Lady Twilight's link separates card styles that are the same for the UK into Germany because of the language - which is relevant but implies the designs were only sold in German language form and that is just not the case

Basically, "Non US" is not a category.

[FantasticFirefly]

Seriously, someone come to my house and you are more then welcome to photograph MOC/MIB/MIP and scan my backcards.

I do agree with Taffeta though, don't mix in non-us, it gets really muddy. US only is pretty easy to find collecting photographs online (I've done so for years for my own ID purposes).

True UK packages/list is harder. and there seemed to be a basic euro line plus unique things specific to one area that are not quiet special enough to be considered "nirvana".

[Honeycomb]

Why not having those of us who want to share list what MOC/ MIB we have and then adding those up? That way we could at least roughly see how many are still in existence? It would be sooooooooo interesting! 

[Taffeta]

True UK packages/list is harder. and there seemed to be a basic euro line plus unique things specific to one area that are not quiet special enough to be considered "nirvana".

Meh, Nirvana as a label is overrated when it comes to packaging, as some of the UK packaging is harder to find than many Nirvana packages are. xD.

I just find "Non-US" an offensive distinction. It implies everything that isn't American is not only all the same but inferior as it is being classed by it's non-Americanness, instead of by its own merits. We're a knowledgeable enough community now not to classify as US and non US any longer.

In reality, even "Europe" can't be used as a classifer as different countries are different.

Ponies on North American release (generally American rather than Canadian) cards are the most common MIP ponies in general. Even here in the UK, you see North American package style MIP ponies on UK Ebay from UK collectors who have bought them from the US and who are reselling them.

There are some particular sets in the UK that are extremely rarely seen MIP, to the point where only one or two examples are known to be in collector hands. There are some UK packaged items which remain unknown/unconfirmed as none have surfaced.

There are also some European issues that use the North American card style with a different language text. In some cases, there can be two versions of the same set release in the same country - for example Germany had Watercolor Sea Ponies on North American style card in German and also the same set on European style bordered card, also in German.

So in terms of classification, I'll go back to what I said above. Can we please look at this without the blinkers of US/non US and look at each set/release as an entity depending on the style of card?

[mlp4me]

starting from the top.
We have identified these ponies as?

MOC
In bag if MO
What else is missing, anything?

Collector-pose Ponies
Butterscotch
Blue Belle
Minty
Snuzzle
Cotton Candy
Blossom
Peachy-in bag only?

[FantasticFirefly]

True UK packages/list is harder. and there seemed to be a basic euro line plus unique things specific to one area that are not quiet special enough to be considered "nirvana".

Meh, Nirvana as a label is overrated when it comes to packaging, as some of the UK packaging is harder to find than many Nirvana packages are. xD.

I just find "Non-US" an offensive distinction. It implies everything that isn't American is not only all the same but inferior as it is being classed by it's non-Americanness, instead of by its own merits. We're a knowledgeable enough community now not to classify as US and non US any longer.

In reality, even "Europe" can't be used as a classifer as different countries are different.

Ponies on North American release (generally American rather than Canadian) cards are the most common MIP ponies in general. Even here in the UK, you see North American package style MIP ponies on UK Ebay from UK collectors who have bought them from the US and who are reselling them.

There are some particular sets in the UK that are extremely rarely seen MIP, to the point where only one or two examples are known to be in collector hands. There are some UK packaged items which remain unknown/unconfirmed as none have surfaced.

There are also some European issues that use the North American card style with a different language text. In some cases, there can be two versions of the same set release in the same country - for example Germany had Watercolor Sea Ponies on North American style card in German and also the same set on European style bordered card, also in German.

So in terms of classification, I'll go back to what I said above. Can we please look at this without the blinkers of US/non US and look at each set/release as an entity depending on the style of card?

I do agree. I personally consider the US release as the "core line" which many are shared in many places with slight changes to packaging, but contents are identical. Core because ponies came from a US designers mind and the company is headquartered in rhode island. I am still working on placing ponies that are different, or were packaged with different accessories and correctly labeling them to the correct area. It's complicated sometimes so I eventually give up and put that project on the backburner.

But everyone understands "non-us", "other countries" maybe? and our line can somewhat be lumped in too, so I count myself there. was the same as the US line, but our packaging is obviously different, and there was the odd small change elsewhere not as many as collectors were led to believe in the past. there were a few bits/ponies that were assumed to be Canadian variants. kind of like in the 90's and find a weird pony here not on dream valley and it's automatically a "UK" pony.

[Taffeta]

For me, although the HQ of Hasbro is RI, during the 1980s, there's significant evidence that Europe was acting highly independently, and I believe some of that distribution was based with Hasbro UK. The concept of MLP was an American idea, but there are so many ponies invented by people outside of the US that I don't think it is just a US concept any longer. Current MLP is, yes. Past MLP, not so much. For example, all the North American early unicorns had the pattern of streak in the hair, but Gypsy broke that trend, had single block hair and is the only unicorn with freckles, as well.

All the Nirvana lines that have their own distinct characteristic now make it even more ridiculous to lump everywhere outside the US together.

I think the core line for each collector is relative to where they grew up, too. I can't ever think of Dancing Butterflies as a "US pony" because I had her as a six year old. I genuinely believe the core line are the "global" release ponies like her, irrespective of their package differences and name variations, whereas ponies only sold in North America are N. American exclusives, ones only sold here are UK exclusives, ones sold across Europe are European exclusives, and so on depending on country/ies of origin.

The core line is the global line. It doesn't matter where they were invented, since Hasbro in RI had nothing to do with the creation of a lot of the ponies sold in other parts of the world.

And in terms of the list of sets, at least for the early ponies over here, the sets went like this:

1983 FF ponies as above

1984 -
Blossom
Cotton Candy
Seashell
Bubbles
Bow Tie
Applejack

1985
Cherries Jubilee (curly hair)
Bow Tie (CP)
Applejack (CP)
Posey (pale symbol)
Lickety Split
Tootsie (Green)

1986
Gypsy
Honeycomb
Hopscotch
Snowflake
Cherries Jubilee (straight hair)
Posey (dark tulips)

1987
Shady
Buttons (buttons and stars)
Buttons (buttons)
Gusty (painted symbol, green eyes)
Magic Star
Wind Whistler (pink and blue whistles)
North Star

I've grouped them by year and therefore the package style they featured in that year. I have images of all the cards for the above except the FF card which may be same as the North American one.

That's a starting point at least? If those are matched against similar in the North American line, and in Europe etc?

I sectioned all those out because over here they were all sold under the umbrella of My Little Pony. We had no early unicorn and pegasus set, though, pre Gypsy.

[FantasticFirefly]

I'll send you what I have thus far. Taken from my own list, but mine is a mess (on mine I listed all ponies, hadn't gotten to some of the playsets yet and included all correctly) I edited a version for a friend - but removed some I knew she wouldn't buy. they are still listed (by set or name) just not a breakdown of acc.