::My Little Pony Information::
::U. S. Ponies and Friends-1984::
Section Covers Sets A-L

In Year 3, Baby Ponies were born; they would become immensely popular and well loved by all My Little Pony mommies.  Aside from Baby Ponies and the classic Megan and Sundance, many ponies from Year 3 were second sets.  The Rainbow Ponies, Unicorns and Pegasus, Earth Ponies, and Sea Ponies were all second releases.

About the new editions to the family:  Baby Sea Ponies and Baby Ponies were added in this year. Baby Ponies came with the most accessories ever sold (aside from playsets), they came with a bottle, diaper, and other accessories.   Baby Sea Ponies came with a special float (instead of a shell like adult Sea Ponies).

In 1984, Firefly's Adventure was released as a television special; My Little Pony had officially made it into television.  A very public figure on television, Megan was made into a doll and sold with Sundance.  The pair would always be sold together, and sold in several different releases.

Another baby pony named Ember would become part of the pony line as well.  She was sold as a Mail Order this year, as well as another version that came with a tape. Related 1984 Ponies:  Accessory Playsets, Baby Cuddles (with Baby Buggy), Baby Tiddlywinks (Non Beddy Bye Eyes version; came with Lullabye Nursery).  Mail Order:  Baby Ember (three versions).

Baby Ponies were unique and very collectible.  The unicorns and Pegasushave glittery symbols and the earth ponies have painted symbols.  The earth ponies also have freckles (close up pictured right) and the unicorns have the colored streak in the hair.  Each came with a ton of accessories.  These ponies would become the forerunners for most Baby Pony poses (except Newborns and Teeny Tiny Ponies).  All of these ponies have corresponding mothers.  These came with the first baby accessories, a trend that would run up until the late years of My Little Pony.  Accessories included:  stack toys, blankets, play pens, bottles, diapers, etc. Click here to see the Baby Ponies mint in the original packages!

Also in the U. S. special Mail Order Versions of the Baby Ponies (Pearlized Baby Ponies) were released; these had pearly bodies.  They were essentially the same as the regulars in color (with slight color differences); Baby Moondancer's name was changed to Baby Moondreamer.  There are German versions of the U. S. Baby Ponies that have glittery symbols that do not have glittery symbols. These were sold in the U. K. and abroad. 

Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of the group photograph.   Baby Ponies, left to right:  Top, Baby Firefly, Baby Blossom, Baby Cotton Candy.  Bottom, Baby Surprise, Baby Moondancer, Baby Glory. 

Baby Blossom (earth pony) is purple or lavender with white hair and three white flowers; she has white freckles on her nose.  She has purple eyes.  She has a Grecian version comparative to herself.  Her mother is Blossom.

Baby Cotton Candy (earth pony) is pink and her symbol was several white dots; she has white freckles on her nose.  She has purple eyes. She has a Grecian version comparative to herself.  Her mother is Cotton Candy.

Baby Firefly (Pegasus) pink with blue hair and one glittery blue lightening bolt.  She has purple eyes.  Her mother is Firefly.

Baby Glory (unicorn) white with lavender hair with a light blue stripe with a glittery purple shooting star symbol.  She has blue eyes.  Her mother is Glory.

Baby Moondancer (unicorn) white with pink hair with a lavender stripe with two glittery purple stars surrounding her purple crescent moon symbol.  She has purple eyes.  Her mother is Moondancer.  The pearlized Mail Order version is named Baby Moondreamer instead of Baby Moondancer.

Baby Surprise (Pegasus) is white with chartreuse hair with one glittery purple balloon (with a pink string).  She has purple eyes.  Her mother is Surprise.

Baby Sea Ponies were the first edition of several to follow.  All editions came with floats, though different designs of floats were added later on.  Sea Ponies were special seahorse type ponies, with the standard My Little Pony head shape.  Each had a ball type weight in it to balance the body and make it actually float in the water.  There is a small round hole behind one of the ears torelease water (close up pictured right).   Each Sea Pony has comb-able hair, with a mane much like that of any regular pony.  These versions have a forelock.  They also have colored fin tips that closely match their hair color.  Pictured right is a close up of a Baby Sea Pony's side and dorsal fins. Click here to see the Baby Sea Ponies mint in the original packages!

Baby Sea Ponies, like adults, have the copyright symbol, date, and Hasbro stampedon the underside of the body.
These particular Baby Sea Ponies came with either a fish, duck, or turtle float.  All Baby Sea Ponies below are pictured with their actual floats.  Pictured right is the underside of a float, with the Hasbro information on it.

They were sold in the U. K. and abroad.  Other Baby Sea Pony sets, Pretty 'n Pearly Baby Sea Ponies, Sea Sparkle Baby Sea Ponies, Watercolor Baby Sea Ponies.  There are two sets of adult Sea Ponies, Sea Ponies, Edition 1 or Sea Ponies, Edition 2.  Also there are Fancy Mermaid Ponies, which are also babies. Do you have a pearlized version of Sea Star or Tiny Bubbles and wonder why they are not listed with the U. S. Pretty and Pearly Sea Ponies? Click here to see the International Variations. 

Backstroke is pink with orange hair and has an aqua and orange fish float.  She has blue eyes and orange fin tips.  She originally has curly hair.  Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of this photograph.

Splasher is blue with purple hair and she came with a green and blue turtle float.  She has purple eyes and purple fin tips.

Sea Star yellow with purple hair and has a pink and purple duck float.  She has purple eyes and pink fin tips.  Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of this photograph.

Surf Rider is lavender or pink with pink hair and has a blue and purple fish float. She has blue eyes and dark pink fin tips. She originally has curly hair. 

Sea Shimmer is green with aqua hair and  has a purple and green turtle float.  She has aqua eyes (similar to her shade of hair) and bright aqua fin tips.
 
Tiny Bubbles is light blue with yellow hair and has a yellow and orange duck float.  She has pale blue eyes.  She originally has curly hair. Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of this photograph.

 

Earth Ponies is also a slang term of sorts.  It identifies that the pony has no horn, wings, or other outstanding features.   These ponies are the second edition of Earth Ponies.  The first set includes Bowtie, Applejack, Seashell and Bubbles.  None of the new version (not counting reissues) has a blaze or freckles.  Though curly haired versions of Applejack and Bowtie are reissued with this set. The second set came with new colors and styles.  Three of these went on to become So Soft Ponies in Year 4.  Tootsie was only produced once in the U. S.  There are only two different poses between these.  The strutting pose and the standing pose that is shown in photographs below.   Click here to see the Earth Ponies mint in the original packages! Click here for more information on the first set of Earth Ponies.

Earth Ponies, left to right:  Top; Tootsie, Posey, Cherries Jubilee.  Bottom; Lickety Split.  Thanks to Joanne for use of this photograph.
    

Tootsie is green yellow with blue hair and five pink lollipops.  She has blue eyes.  She has two International versions that are white.  

Cherries Jubilee is peach with red hair and red cherries.  There is also a So Soft version of her, Year 4.  In mint condition she has bouncy, curly hair.  She has green eyes. 

Posey is yellow with pink hair and bright pink flowers.  Her flowers should actually be brighter than the ones pictures below if she is in mint condition.  She has green eyes.  Her flowers or tulips are very prone to fading; most of the do fade and the mane and tail fades also.   They may appear any shade of pink to white.  There is also a So Soft version of her, Year 4.  She also has an International Non So Soft version with dark magenta tulips.

Lickety-Split is lavender with pink hair and vanilla ice cream cones.   There is also a So Soft version of her, Year 4.  There is also an International Non So Soft version of her, with a very slight difference in ice cream cone color.  She has purple eyes.  She is called a various array of colors between pink and lavender, which she may appear differently to different people.  Hair may fade from pink to white.  She originally has curly hair.  A picture of how she will look in near mint or mint condition is to the right.

Bowtie and Applejack returned from Year 2.  Bowtie and Applejack were reissued with curly hair.  These versions have obviously curly hair, for photographs check them out MIP.

Ember (store version) is lavender with purple hair and a white star.  She has dark purple eyes.
The store version of ember came with a tape and was called "Ember's Dream."   She is often referred to as the very first baby pony, ember with a star, or the store version of Ember. 
 

The Tape itself, "Ember's Dream is about her wanting to be like the Rainbow Ponies.  She coveted their beauty she wanted to be like they were.  She had a dream that a man would come and steal their lovely locks (for personal profit).  She warned them, they didn't listen, and Ember's dream came to life.  The Rainbow Ponies had short hair for a while. 

She is almost technically an accessory item instead of a pony item, since did come with the tape and was sold more under the Listen 'n Fun title instead of the My Little Pony title. She is also listed under accessories.

Three other versions of Ember were available through mail order:  blue, pink, and lavender with no symbols.   It's odd that there are four Embers, why, no one knows. 
Odd fact:  You may also hear her referred to as Amber.  It's not really a mispronunciation because there were cassette tapes sold with Amber instead of Ember.

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