Rescue at Midnight Castle, also known as Rescue from Midnight Castle and released later as Firefly's Adventure, is a 1984 animated television special based on the Hasbro

Hasbro

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 toy line, 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...

. It was released in 1984 as a pilot of the proposed television series, and featured the voices of Sandy Duncan

Sandy Duncan

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, and Tony Randall

Tony Randall

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.

Plot

The story begins as the peaceful ponies of Dream Valley are attacked by monsters who kidnap several ponies and take them away to Midnight Castle. Enraged, Firefly, a Pegasus pony, takes to the skies to try and find someone who can help them defeat Tirak, who plans to use these ponies to pull his chariot of darkness. On her way, she crashes into Megan's well and asks her for her help. Megan is at first reluctant to go but after being confronted by the monsters, she sets out with the ponies to rescue them.

Voice cast

• Sandy Duncan
  Sandy Duncan
  Sandra Kay "Sandy" Duncan is an American singer, dancer and actress of stage and television, recognized through a blonde, pixie cut hairstyle and perky demeanor...
  
   as Firefly
• Tony Randall
  Tony Randall
  Tony 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...
  
   as The Moochick
• Charlie Adler as Spike
• Tammy Amerson as Megan
• Fran Brill
  Fran Brill
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• Victor Caroli as Tirek
• Laura Dean
  Laura Dean
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   as Bow Tie, Sundance
• Carol Goodheart
• Yolanda Brica Lee Lewis
• Lynne Lipton
  Lynne Lipton
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   as Ember
• Ullanda McCullough
  Ullanda McCullough
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• Gerrianne Raphael
  Gerrianne Raphael
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• Ron Taylor as Scorpan

Musical numbers

1. "My Little Pony Opening Chorus"
2. "Dancing on Air" - Megan and Firefly
3. "Little Piece of Rainbow" - Moochick (Removed on Re-Release)
4. "Call upon the Sea Ponies" - Sea Ponies