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My Little Pony (TV series)
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My Little Pony is an American
animated television series
based on the My Little Pony
toys released by Hasbro
. The series featured as the first segment of a program called My Little Pony 'n Friends. The second segment would be an unrelated cartoon based on another Hasbro franchise - either Glo Friends
, MoonDreamers
or Potato Head Kids
. The show was originally broadcast each weekday. Generally the 'My Little Pony' segments broadcasted Monday to Thursday form a 3-part story, or two 2-part stories, with standalone episodes broadcast on Fridays. Episodes that continue a story open with a brief narrated recap: 'previously, on My Little Pony...'. Almost every segment features a musical number somewhere in the storyline.
The series debuted in the fourth quarter of 1986, a few months after the release of My Little Pony: The Movie
, which had introduced the Paradise Estate and many of the series' main characters. 1987 saw a few new episodes added, mostly centering around the new products in the My Little Pony toy line that year. Two previous television specials were also edited into segments of My Little Pony and Friends: Rescue from Midnight Castle, first aired 1984, and Escape from Catrina from 1985.
The complete series of My Little Pony segments have been released on DVD in Regions 1 and 4; none of the other segments have been released on DVD at the present time.
Ponyland is a mystical land, home to all kinds of magical creatures. The Little Ponies make their home in Paradise Estate, living a peaceful life filled with song and games. However, not all the creatures of Ponyland are so peaceful, and the Ponies often find themselves having to fight for survival against witches, trolls, goblins and all the other beasts that would love to see the Little Ponies destroyed, enslaved or otherwise harmed.
Three human children often fly across the Rainbow to join the Little Ponies - siblings Megan, Danny and Molly. The group often say advice on magical matters from the Moochick, a wise but eccentric gnome who lives in the nearby Mushromp, and his rabbit assistant, Habbit.
. This series is considered a spin-off, as it removed the more fantastic elements of the original series and had the ponies living essentially like human beings.
A new series of My Little Pony animated TV specials launched in 2005 with My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas
. It was followed in 2006 by My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade
and My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow. In 2007, My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place
was released, featuring the mini-episodes Come Back, Lily Lightly!, Two for the Sky, and Positively Pink. The G3 line has other shorts as well: the pilot, "A Charming Birthday", "Dancing in the Clouds", "Friends are Never Far Away", "Pinkie Pie's Ladybug Jamboree", and "Greetings from Unicornia".
On October 10, 2010, a reboot to the 1986 series titled My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
was released to promote the G4 line. This incarnation was developed for television by Lauren Faust
.
United States
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animated television series
Cartoon series
A cartoon series is a set of regularly presented animated television programs with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same characters and a basic theme...
based on the My Little Pony
My Little Pony
My Little Pony is a brand of toy ponies marketed primarily to girls produced by the toy manufacturer Hasbro. These ponies can be identified by their colorful bodies and manes and a unique symbol on one or both sides of their flanks...
toys released by Hasbro
Hasbro
Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
. The series featured as the first segment of a program called My Little Pony 'n Friends. The second segment would be an unrelated cartoon based on another Hasbro franchise - either Glo Friends
Glo Friends
Glo Friends are small glow-in-the-dark toys in the shape of insects and other small creatures that were made by Hasbro's Playskool division in the mid 1980s . Books were also made by Ladybird to accompany each Glo Friend...
, MoonDreamers
MoonDreamers
Moondreamers is an animated television series that aired in 1986 as part of the My Little Pony 'n Friends lineup. My Little Pony aired the first 15 minutes, and the second half rotated among MoonDreamers, Potato Head Kids, and Glo Friends...
or Potato Head Kids
Potato Head Kids
Potato Head Kids was a TV show that aired in 1985. It was made to pair with a show called My Little Pony 'n Friends. An episode of My Little Pony was played for 15 minutes, and then an episode of Potato Head Kids, MoonDreamers, or Glo Friends was played.-Premise:Potato Head Kids was an outgrowth of...
. The show was originally broadcast each weekday. Generally the 'My Little Pony' segments broadcasted Monday to Thursday form a 3-part story, or two 2-part stories, with standalone episodes broadcast on Fridays. Episodes that continue a story open with a brief narrated recap: 'previously, on My Little Pony...'. Almost every segment features a musical number somewhere in the storyline.
The series debuted in the fourth quarter of 1986, a few months after the release of My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the Hasbro toy line, My Little Pony. It was released on June 20, 1986 by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group...
, which had introduced the Paradise Estate and many of the series' main characters. 1987 saw a few new episodes added, mostly centering around the new products in the My Little Pony toy line that year. Two previous television specials were also edited into segments of My Little Pony and Friends: Rescue from Midnight Castle, first aired 1984, and Escape from Catrina from 1985.
The complete series of My Little Pony segments have been released on DVD in Regions 1 and 4; none of the other segments have been released on DVD at the present time.
Synopsis
Ponyland is a mystical land, home to all kinds of magical creatures. The Little Ponies make their home in Paradise Estate, living a peaceful life filled with song and games. However, not all the creatures of Ponyland are so peaceful, and the Ponies often find themselves having to fight for survival against witches, trolls, goblins and all the other beasts that would love to see the Little Ponies destroyed, enslaved or otherwise harmed.
Characters
The Little Ponies of Paradise Estate included:- Earth Ponies that are brightly colored, talking versions of real horses
- Pegasus Ponies with feathered wings and capable of sustained flight.
- Unicorns, with horns that grant each of them a unique magic power. They are also able to teleport in a process known as 'winking in and out', though they can't displace solid objects, and thus are limited to winking through open air environments.
- Flutter Ponies are shy but powerful creatures with magic in their gossamer wings. They live in a remote area of Dream Valley known as Flutter Valley.
- Sea Ponies are brightly colored seahorse-like creatures who dwell in the rivers and lakes of Dream Valley. They vanish from the scene after the introduction of the Baby Sea Ponies.
- Baby Sea Ponies are brightly colored seahorse-like creatures who dwell in Dream Valleys's rivers and wear floats that look like aquatic animals
- Spike, a lone baby dragon who lives with the Ponies after being separated from his own kind
- The Bushwoolies, a joyful species of furballs that think alike. They seem to be led by a blue Bushwoolie named Hugster.
- The Furbobs, Cousins of the Bushwoolies. They walk on four legs primarily as opposed to Bushwoolies who seem to walk on the equivalent of two legs.
- Stone Backs, a ferocious looking species that is sort of a dragon/armadillo cross. Sworn Enemies of the Furbobs until Megan helps the Furbobs realize that the two species can overcome their differences with love and understanding.
- The Grundles, a small race of creatures ruled by the Grundle King. They used to live in Grundleland before it was smoozed and now live in Dream Castle.
Three human children often fly across the Rainbow to join the Little Ponies - siblings Megan, Danny and Molly. The group often say advice on magical matters from the Moochick, a wise but eccentric gnome who lives in the nearby Mushromp, and his rabbit assistant, Habbit.
Original standalone episodes
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My Little Pony 'n Friends, Series 1 (1986)
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My Little Pony 'n Friends, Series 2 (1987)
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Glo Friends (26 segments)
- The Quest Pt. 1 -
- The Quest Pt. 2 -
- The Quest Pt. 3 -
- The Quest Pt. 4 -
- The Quest Pt. 5 -
- The Quest Pt. 6 -
- The Quest Pt. 7 -
- The Quest Pt. 8 -
- The Quest Pt. 9 -
- The Quest Pt. 10 -
- Baby Glo Worm Goes Bye-Bye -
- Two of a Kind -
- Make No Mistake, It's Magic -
- The Forest Brigade -
- The Caverns of Mystery -
- The Front Page -
- Bean Ball -
- The Masterpiece -
- Beware Tales of Gold That Lead To Thorny Trails -
- Glo Friends Meet The Glow Wees Pt. 1 -
- Glo Friends Meet The Glow Wees Pt. 2 -
- Glo Friends Meet the Glow Wees Pt. 3 -
- Glo Friends Meet the Glow Wees Pt. 4 -
- Easy Money Pt. 1 -
- Easy Money Pt. 2 -
- Wizard of Rook -
Potato Head Kids (23 segments)
- Abbad'Un In A Bottle -
- The Case of the Fouled Up Pharaoh -
- The Curse of the Silver Dragon -
- Follow the Chocolate Cake Road -
- The Great Candy Caper -
- The Grin-Ness Book of Records -
- Horse Hide and Seek -
- Left Foot Forward -
- One Potato, Zoo Potato -
- Pig Out -
- Poltergeist Potatoes -
- Pot of Gold -
- Potato Head Pirates -
- Potatolympics -
- Puff's New Job -
- Robin Potato Head -
- Romancing the Rock -
- Sam Spud, Private Eye -
- A Side Order of Soggy Spuds -
- Small's Potatoes -
- Spike Spiked -
- Surfin' Potato Heads -
- The Trash Can Derby -
Moondreamers (16 segments)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Child Pt. 1 -
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Child Pt. 2 -
- All In a Night's Sleep -
- The Star of Stars -
- The Poobah of Pontoon -
- The Dreamkin -
- Minor Problems -
- Igon the Terrible -
- Stuck on Bucky -
- The Dreamnapping -
- Bucky's Comet -
- Dreamland Express -
- Whimzee Come Home -
- Zodies on the Loose -
- The Night Mare Pt. 1 -
- The Night Mare Pt. 2 -
Cast
- Charlie Adler - Spike, Excavator, Glo Bug, Dipper Duck, Smasher
- Bunny Andrews -
- Michael Bell - Grogar
- Susan BluSusan BluSusan Maria Blu , sometimes credited as Sue Blu, is an American voice actress, voice director, and casting director in American and Canadian cinema and television...
- Buttons, Paradise, Pluma - Bettina BushBettina BushBettina Bush is an American voice actress and pop music singer. She was born the youngest daughter out of three children. Her father was of African American descent and her mother was of Irish, Cherokee, and Polynesian descent.- Voice acting :...
- Megan, Queen Bumble - William Callaway -
- Joey CamenJoey Camen- Anime Roles :* Dinozaurs - Dino Tricera* Eureka Seven - Dr. Greg "Bear" Egan- Non-Anime Roles :* Darkwing Duck - Stegmutt* Little Dracula - Werebunny* The Smurfs - Additional Voices- Movie Roles :...
- - Adam Carl -
- Roger C. CarmelRoger C. CarmelRoger Charles Carmel was an American actor.Of his hundreds of roles, he is best remembered for playing the flamboyant and hapless criminal Harry Mudd on the original Star Trek. Other memorable roles include the accountant Doug Wesley on The Dick Van Dyke Show and Colonel Gumm on Batman...
- Starnose, Old Moldy - Nancy CartwrightNancy CartwrightNancy Campbell Cartwright is an American film and television actress, comedian and voice artist. She is best known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons...
- Gusty, Posey, Truly, Honeysuckle, Baby Heart Throb, Baby Cuddles, Surf Rider, Baby Glowworm, Scoop, Forgot-Me-Not - Philip L. ClarkePhilip L. ClarkePhilip Lewis Clarke is an American voice actor. He has provided voices in various TV series, films, and video games, but is most notable for his leading role as Malcolm Betruger in Doom 3. He also voiced the villain Doctor Go in Challenge of the GoBots....
- - Townsend ColemanTownsend ColemanTownsend Coleman is an American voice actor who performed in many animated series and TV commercials beginning in the early 1980s...
- - Danny CookseyDanny CookseyDanny Cooksey is an American singer, actor and voice actor. He has been in show business since he was very young and is best remembered for playing the roles of Sam McKinney on the last years of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes and Robert "Bobby" Budnick on the Nickelodeon program, Salute Your...
- - Peter CullenPeter CullenPeter Claver Cullen is a Canadian voice actor, known as the voice of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise, Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the original Transformers series, and the narrator in both of the original American Voltron series...
- Captain Crabnasty, Igon - Jennifer DarlingJennifer DarlingJennifer Darling is an American actress and voice actress. While her body of work as a voiceover artist greatly eclipses that of her on-stage career, she is, perhaps, nevertheless known best to most people as Peggy Callahan, the secretary to Oscar Goldman in the television series The Six Million...
- Draggle, Reeka, Dream Gazer - Sandy DuncanSandy DuncanSandra Kay "Sandy" Duncan is an American singer, dancer and actress of stage and television, recognized through a blonde, pixie cut hairstyle and perky demeanor...
- Firefly ("Rescue from Midnight Castle" only) - Marshall EfronMarshall EfronMarshall Efron is an American humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored Pacifica radio stations WBAI New York and KPFK Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American Dream Machine...
- - Jeannie EliasJeannie EliasJeannie Elias is a Canadian American film and voice actress.-Anime Roles:* Blood+ - Young Haji, Nahabi, Additional Voices* Ergo Proxy - Kitty* Naruto - Kaori-Non-anime Roles:...
- Whizzer, Masquerade, Magic Star, Cherries Jubilee - Pat FraleyPat FraleyPatrick "Pat" Fraley is an American voice actor, who is best known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones and numerous other characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
- Glow Worm - Elizabeth Frazer - Bitsy
- Ian Fried - Lumpy
- Melanie Gaffin - Ursa Minor
- Linda GaryLinda GaryLinda Gary was an American voice actor and voice-over artist, who has worked on multiple animated projects.-Personal life:Linda Gary Dewoskin was born in California on November 4, 1944....
- Mrs. Potato Head - Susie Garbo - Smarty Pants
- Liz Georges -
- Ellen GerstellEllen Gerstell-Voice roles:*Jem *Monchhichis *Dragon's Lair - Princess Daphne *My Little Pony: The Movie *Little Clowns of Happytown *My Little Pony TV series...
- Lofty, Locket, Scoops - Scott GrimesScott GrimesScott Richard Grimes is an American actor, voice artist and singer. Some of his most prominent roles are his appearances in ER as Dr. Archie Morris, Party of Five as Will McCorkle, Band of Brothers as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, and the popular animated sitcom American Dad!, voicing Steve...
- Slick - Tammy GrimesTammy Grimes-Early life:Grimes was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eola Willard , a naturalist and spiritualist, and Nicholas Luther Grimes, an innkeeper, country-club manager, and farmer. She attended high school at the then-all girls school, Beaver Country Day School, in Chestnut Hill,...
- Catrina - Skip HinnantSkip Hinnant- Career :Hinnant's first major role was as Cathy's boyfriend Ted on The Patty Duke Show from 1963 to 1965, and Schroeder in the original cast of Clark Gesner's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown during its original off-Broadway run in 1967, where his brother, Bill Hinnant, played Snoopy.He is best...
- Narrator (of reprises and ad bumpers) - Keri Houlihan - Molly
- Robert ItoRobert ItoRobert Ito is a Canadian voice, television, and movie actor of Japanese decent.A Canadian actor of Japanese descent, Ito was, for many years, a dancer with the National Ballet of Canada before turning to acting in the mid-1960s...
- - Renae JacobsRenae JacobsRenae Jacobs is an American voice actress who is perhaps best known for voicing April O'Neil in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series....
- - Robin Kaufman - Blinky
- Jody Lambert -
- Christina Lange - Tulip
- Robbie Lee - Baby Quackers
- Katie LeighKatie LeighKatherine "Katie" Leigh is an American voice actress best known for her role as Connie Kendall on the Focus on the Family radio program Adventures in Odyssey since 1987...
- Fizzy, Gingerbread, Lickety-Split, Ribbon, Baby Shady, Baby Sundance - Sherry LynnSherry LynnSherry Lynn is a veteran American voice actress, known for young girl roles in animation and video games. She is represented by Arlene Thornton & Associates...
- Galaxy, Baby Half Note, Twilight, Mimic - Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeilleTress MacNeille is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Dave the...
- Hydia, Furbob, Crystal Starr, Queen Scowlene, Squawker, Ursa Major - Danny MannDanny MannDaniel "Danny" Mann is an American voice actor, writer, singer, musician, and production manager. He is best known for his voice of Hector from Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Freeway, Cloudraker and Lightspeed in Transformers, Backwoods Beagle in DuckTales, Kaltag in Balto, Ferdinand from Babe,...
- - Kenneth MarsKenneth MarsKenneth Mars was an American television, movie, and voice actor. He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968's The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein...
- Mr. Potato Head - Mona MarshallMona MarshallMona M. Ianotti is an American voice actress. She is often cast in the role of young boys. Her roles have included parts in not only Japanese anime, but also in American cartoons as well. Mona Marshall has recently lent her voice to the talking bear Koby the Study Buddy...
- Scuttle Bug - Kellie MartinKellie MartinKellie Noelle Martin is an American television actress who is known for her roles as Rebecca Thacher on Life Goes On, Christy Huddleston on Christy, Lucy Knight on ER, and Samantha Kinsey on Mystery Woman.-Early life:...
- Lolly - Ann Marie McEvoy - Puff
- Terence McGovernTerry McGovern (actor)Terence "Terry" McGovern is an American film actor, television broadcaster, radio personality, voice-over specialist, and acting instructor.-Personal life:...
- - Ginny McSwainGinny McSwainGinny McSwain is a voice actor, voice casting director, and animation production professional from Los Angeles, CA.McSwain graduated from Stephens College in 1974, before moving to Los Angeles...
- Megan (in 4 episodes) - David MendenhallDavid MendenhallDavid Mendenhall is an American actor and former child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Space Raiders, Over the Top, The Transformers: The Movie and They Still Call Me Bruce.-Biography:...
- Big Chip - Scott MenvilleScott MenvilleScott David Menville is primarily an American voice actor, actor, musician, and comedian.-Early life and career:The son of Chuck Menville, he was bassist for the Southern California rock band Boy Hits Car, which released three albums until he left the band in 2006. He was with the group since...
- Danny, Spike - Don MessickDon MessickDonald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
- Glo Snail - Breckin MeyerBreckin Meyer-Early life:Meyer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Dorothy Ann , a travel agent and former microbiologist, and Christopher William Meyer, a management consultant. As a child of divorced parents, he lived in California, Texas, West Virginia and New Jersey. He has an older brother,...
- Spud - Laura Mooney - Dimples
- Alan OppenheimerAlan OppenheimerAlan Oppenheimer is an American character actor and voice actor. He has performed numerous roles on live-action television since the 1960s, and has had an active career doing voice work in cartoons since the 1970s.-Early life:...
- - Sarah Partridge - Wind Whistler
- Andrew PotterAndrew PotterAndrew Potter is a Canadian newspaperman and author, best known outside Canada for co-authoring The Rebel Sell, with Joseph Heath.Born in Teulon, Manitoba, Potter attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, before earning a BA in Philosophy at McGill University, then MA and Ph.D. degrees in...
- - Tony RandallTony RandallTony Randall was a U.S. actor, comic, producer and director.-Early years:Randall was born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg to a Jewish family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Julia and Mogscha Rosenberg, an art and antiques dealer...
- The Moochick ("Rescue from Midnight Castle" only) - Hal RayleHal RayleHal Rayle is an American voice actor. He has done many roles for both animated series and live action movies.-Career:Rayle has had a number of voice acting jobs over his career. Rayle's animated series roles include Lieutenant Commander Steele in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Pipes, Snarl and...
- Rook, Basher, Nutcap - Clive RevillClive RevillClive Selsby Revill is a New Zealand-born British character actor best known for his performances in musical theatre and on the London stage.-Early life and stage career:...
- Professor Grimace - Stu RosenStuart M. RosenStuart M. Rosen is a voice director and voice actor. He wrote and starred in the TV series Dusty's Treehouse.He has voice directed many cartoons and commercials for television and had live-action roles in Rome and The Huntress...
- - Neil RossNeil RossTheodoric Neilson "Neil" Ross is an English voice actor and announcer, born in London, England and now resident and working in Los Angeles, in the United States. He has provided voices for in many American cartoons, particularly those based on Hasbro products and Marvel Comics, and numerous...
- Roary - Will RyanWill RyanWill Ryan is an American voice actor and producer–writer–composer, well-known for singing about the American West. In the late seventies he teamed up with Phil Baron as Willio and Phillio. They had regular gigs on television, radio and comedy clubs and universities throughout the US...
- - Ken SansomKen SansomKenneth Sansom is an American actor and voice actor who first began acting in the early seventies. His first role was in an episode of Mayberry R.F.D., a continuation of the The Andy Griffith Show. He is best known for his role as Rabbit in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. He also voiced...
- - Susan SiloSusan SiloSusan Silo is an American actress and voice actress.-Early life and career:She was born in New York City, New York. Her acting career started in television on an episode of The Jack Benny Show. Silo also co-starred with Larry Blyden, Dawn Nickerson, and Diahn Williams in the NBC sitcom Harry's...
- Nails - Judy StrangisJudy StrangisJudy Strangis is a Los Angeles based actress who is best known for her TV roles in Room 222 and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl.-Acting:...
- - Russi TaylorRussi TaylorRussi Taylor is an American voice actress. She is the current voice actress of Disney's Minnie Mouse character. She has held this role since 1986, longer than any other voice actress...
- Morning Glory, Rosedust, Cupcake, Glo Cappy - B.J. Ward - North Star, Surprise, Peach Blossom, Lily, Baby North Star
- Bill Ward -
- Jill Wayne - Shady, Baby Lofty
- Lennie WeinribLennie WeinribLennie Weinrib was an American actor, voice actor and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show H.R...
- - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Pointer, Bray, Bully Frog, Glo Sluggerbug, Additional Voices - Paul WilliamsPaul Williams (songwriter)Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World",...
- Rep ("Escape From Katrina" only) - Charlie Wolfe -
- Ted Zeigler -
Crew
- Alan Dinehart - Voice Director ("Glo Friends" and "MoonDreamers" segments)
- Ginny McSwainGinny McSwainGinny McSwain is a voice actor, voice casting director, and animation production professional from Los Angeles, CA.McSwain graduated from Stephens College in 1974, before moving to Los Angeles...
- Voice Director ("My Little Pony" and "Potato Head Kids" segments)
Related series
A very different set of My Little Ponies featured in the 1992 series My Little Pony TalesMy Little Pony Tales
My Little Pony Tales is an American animated television series produced by Graz Entertainment and Sunbow Productions, based on the My Little Pony toys by Hasbro. The series premiered in July 3, 1992 to December 25, 1992, with a total of 26 episodes...
. This series is considered a spin-off, as it removed the more fantastic elements of the original series and had the ponies living essentially like human beings.
A new series of My Little Pony animated TV specials launched in 2005 with My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas
My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas
My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas is a direct-to-DVD computer animated film produced by SD Entertainment released on October 25, 2005 by Paramount Pictures. It marks the first film appearance of the titular toy franchise since their big-screen debut in 1986...
. It was followed in 2006 by My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade
My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade
My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade is a computer animated film coinciding with the release of the Crystal Princess line of My Little Pony. It featured the debut of the Breezies who live in Breezie Blossom and the 2006 re-design of Spike the dragon, who originally featured in the first run of My...
and My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow. In 2007, My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place
My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place
My Little Pony: A Very Pony Place is a computer animated film produced by SD Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures in association with Hasbro. The film is the fourth of the Generation 3 My Little Pony films and the first to have three separate stories in one feature...
was released, featuring the mini-episodes Come Back, Lily Lightly!, Two for the Sky, and Positively Pink. The G3 line has other shorts as well: the pilot, "A Charming Birthday", "Dancing in the Clouds", "Friends are Never Far Away", "Pinkie Pie's Ladybug Jamboree", and "Greetings from Unicornia".
On October 10, 2010, a reboot to the 1986 series titled My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated television series that premiered on October 10, 2010 on the United States cable network The Hub, and is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works. The series is produced by Hasbro Studios and DHX Media Vancouver...
was released to promote the G4 line. This incarnation was developed for television by Lauren Faust
Lauren Faust
Lauren Faust is an American born animator of Polish and German descent. She grew up in Severna Park, a suburb of Annapolis, Maryland. She studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts....
.