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''My Little Pony'' is an American
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produced by
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and
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and animated by
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and
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based on the
My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature ...
toys released by
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. 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 – including ''
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'', ''
MoonDreamers ''MoonDreamers'' is an American short-lived 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'', '' ...
'' and the ''
Potato Head Kids ''Potato Head Kids'' is an American animated television series produced in 1986 and syndicated from September 24, 1986 to February 25, 1987. It was made to pair with ''My Little Pony 'n Friends''. An episode of ''My Little Pony'' was played for 1 ...
''. The series debuted on September 15, 1986, nearly three months after the release of '' My Little Pony: The Movie'' (which had introduced the Paradise Estate and many of the series' main characters), and ended on September 25, 1987. Two previous television specials were edited into segments of ''My Little Pony 'n Friends'': '' Rescue at Midnight Castle'' and ''Escape from Catrina''. The complete series of My Little Pony segments has been released on DVD in Regions 1 and 4. Other sections have been released on DVD such as "My Little Pony: The Glo Friends" as of 2023.


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 of 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.


Cast

* Bettina Bush as Megan *
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as Spike *
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as Buttons, Paradise *
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as Gusty, Baby Heart Throb, Baby Cuddles, Posey, Truly, Honeysuckle, Surf Rider * Jeannie Elias as Whizzer, Masquerade, Baby Lickety-Split, Magic Star, Sweet Stuff, Sun Shower * Ellen Gerstell as Lofty, Locket, Mimic, Scoops *
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as narrator * Keri Houlihan as Molly *
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as Fizzy, Heart Throb, Lickety-Split, Ribbon, Baby Shady, Baby Gusty, Baby Tiddley-Winks, Water Lily *
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as Galaxy, Gingerbread, Cherries Jubilee, Baby Half-Note, Baby Ribbon, Baby Sundance *
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as Danny * Sarah Partridge as Wind Whistler *
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as Cupcake, Rosedust, Morning Glory * B. J. Ward as Surprise, North Star, Peach Blossom, Forget-Me-Not * Jill Wayne as Baby Lofty, Shady Additional voices by Michael Bell,
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, Melanie Gaffin,
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, and
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Broadcast


International

In the UK, the animated series first aired on November 7, 1987 on
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. In Russia, a dubbed version in Russian was released on the channel 2x2 from 1993-1995.


Characters

* Earth Ponies are like normal horses, but brightly colored as many creatures in Ponyland are. * Pegasus Ponies are agile winged horses who can fly in the skies of Ponyland and even go beyond the rainbow to our world. * Unicorn Ponies possess a single horn on their forehead; all are able to 'wink in' and 'wink out' (short range teleport) and possess a unique individual ability (e.g. telepathy, telekinesis, aerokinesis, hydrokinesis, and intuition). * Flutter Ponies are shy but powerful creatures with magic in their gossamer wings, granting them flight as well as various undefined abilities. They live in an area of Ponyland known as Flutter Valley. * Sea Ponies are brightly colored seahorse-like creatures who dwell in the rivers and lakes of Ponyland. * The Bushwoolies, a joyful species of furballs with a hive mind mentality, causing them to usually think alike and in agreement. They seem to be led by a blue Bushwoolie named Hugster. * The Furbobs, cousins of the Bushwoolies. They primarily walk on four legs as opposed to Bushwoolies who seem to walk on the equivalent of two legs. Unlike the Bushwoolies, they constantly disagree with each other. Any agreement between them usually signals an emergency situation. * Stonebacks, ferocious looking armadillo-like creatures. They were enemies of the Furbobs until Megan helped the Furbobs realize that the two species can overcome their hostilities through friendship and understanding. * The Grundles, a small race of creatures ruled by the Grundle King. They used to live in Grundleland before it was smoozed (in ''My Little Pony: The Movie''); they now live in Dream Castle. * Three human children, siblings Megan, Danny, and Molly, often fly across the Rainbow to join the Little Ponies. * The characters often seek advice on magical matters from the Moochick, a wise but eccentric gnome who lives in the nearby Mushromp with his rabbit assistant, Habbit.


Episodes


''My Little Pony 'n Friends'', Season 1 (1986)


''My Little Pony 'n Friends'', Season 2 (1987)


Home media


DVD releases


UK VHS releases

* St. Michael (Marks and Spencer), Tempo Video (MSD Video, Tempo Super Video Then: Tempo Kids Club) (1987–1993)


Notes


References


External links

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