My Little Ponies and Friends (U.S.) (Q-Z)
Year 7 (1988)

    Year 7 was Hasbro busiest year for the actual My Little Pony line (disregarding subsequent lines like Dream Beauties etc.).  It was a totally innovative year for Hasbro, nearly every set this year was a totally new idea.  A nice lot of baby ponies are issued this year, including a full set of adorable Baby Brother Ponies.  Summer Wing Ponies became Windy Wing Ponies and find their place among collector's favorites.  Also new adult lines sport a unique flare distinct to each group of ponies, Perfume Puffs have enormously puffy hair, Sparkle Ponies have sparkle filled bodies that glisten from head to toe, Merry Go Round ponies are beautiful intricately designed carousel ponies, and Candy Cane Ponies are Sweet Smelling Ponies with huge bouncing curls.  Also this year brought the family sets of ponies, Loving Family Ponies, which came in sets of three:  Mommy, Daddy, and Baby.  This is also the third and last issue of U. S. Megan and Sundance.  Megan gets an altogether new look; much like a Hasbro Moondreamer.

This will be the last "traditional" year for Hasbro, after this year you will see them experiment with various ideas that vary from the norm of the My Little Ponies line.  The years that follow include Dream Beauties, Petites, and My Little Puppy, Kitty and Bunny.  Also, set numbers will change from the traditional six.  

Sparkle Ponies

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    Sparkle Ponies are the first ponies produced that have sparkles in the molds of the bodies.  Their bodies glisten from head to toe.  The Sparkle Ponies also have sky related symbols and tinsel in the hair.  There are six ponies in this set, each is a different color.  There is one unicorn, one Pegasus, and four earth ponies.  These were sold in the U. K.

 There are two versions of Sparkle ponies, the store version and the mail order versions.  The mail order versions of the Sparkle Ponies differ slightly from that of the store versions;  also the mail order versions have symbols on their cheeks.  There are also slight color differences.   The most striking difference is that the Mail Order versions have tiny symbols on their cheeks; two have different colored hair.   The Mail Order versions were not sold in the U. K.

There will be a set of Baby Sparkle Ponies issued in Year 8.  Also the Glow 'n Show ponies are similar; they have heart and star filled bodies (instead of glitter). 

Here are the actual store version Sparkle Ponies (note Napper's purple hair and Starhopper's yellow hair).  Thanks to Melissa for use of this photograph, please visit her site at the Royal Fortress.

Napper (earth pony) is yellow with purple hair with yellow tinsel and a green moon and purple cloud.    She is in Up, Up and Away's pose.  She has lavender eyes.
    The mail order version has green hair and cheek symbol.

Sky Rocket (earth pony) is blue with red hair with blue tinsel and a red and blue rocket.   She is in So Soft Cupcake's pose.  She has blue eyes.
    The mail order version has a cheek symbol.

Star Hopper (unicorn) is green with chartreuse hair with tinsel and a purple and blue flying saucer.  The mail order version has white hair (pictured).  She is in Powder's pose.  She has purple eyes.
    The mail order version has white hair instead of chartreuse and cheek symbol.

Star Dancer (earth pony) is dark pink with blue hair with dark pink tinsel and a yellow and white star dancing (both has smiling faces).   She is in Sugarberry's pose.  She has bright blue eyes.
    The mail order version has a cheek symbol.

Sunspot (earth pony) is orange with pink hair with yellow tinsel and a yellow and red sun (has a smiling face).  She is in Tootsie's pose.  She has baby blue eyes.
    The mail order version has a cheek symbol.

Twinkler (Pegasus) is purple with blue and gold tinsel and pink and yellow twinkling stars.  She sometimes fades to a brown-like color.  She is in Dancing Butterfly's pose.  She has pink eyes.
    The mail order version has a cheek symbol.

Pictured below is an insert of the mail order versions of Sparkle Ponies (these are not the versions sold in the stores in Year 7).  

Sunshine Ponies

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Sunshine Ponies each have a white or pink streak of hair that changes color in the sun; the pink or white streak change dark pink or magenta (changes back to pink or white when taken out of the sunlight).  Each pony shares several characteristics: beach related symbols (twice as fancy symbols) and a streak of hair that is pink or white (streak is located midline of the mane), two toned colored tail (tail has both regular hair and color change hair).  Sea Flower's hair is pictured right.

These were sold in the U. K., but Shoreline and Sea Flower were not included in the set in the U. K.

Other color change ponies include: Watercolor Baby Sea Ponies, these were the only color change ponies to precede the Sunshine ponies (each of them had color change hair and bodies).  Sunshine Megan and Sundance sold in Year 7 also have color change streaks.  Later, in Year 10, the Sundazzle Ponies were issued with color change hair.

Beach Ball (unicorn) is pink with blue hair with a white streak and is covered with blue and white beach balls and yellow stars.  She is in Galaxy's pose.  She has deep purple eyes and curly hair.

Mainsail (earth pony) is blue with yellow hair with a white streak and has sailboats.  She is in Posey's pose.  She has lavender eyes.

Sand Digger (earth pony) is yellow with aqua hair with a white streak and has pails and shovels.  She is in Parasol's pose (shy pose).  She has pink eyes.

Sea Flower (earth pony) is green with blue hair with a pink streak and has seashells and pink starfish.  She is in Up, Up and Away's pose.  She has pink eyes and curly hair.

Shoreline (earth pony) is purple with pale blue hair with a pink streak and has yellow smiling suns with sunglasses shining.  She is in Tootsie's pose.  She has sea foam green eyes.

Wave Runner (Pegasus) is pink with dark green hair with a white streak and has yellow sea horses and white bubbles.  She is in Heart Throb's pose. She has blue green eyes and curly hair.

Pictured left to right:  Top:  Wave Runner, Main Sail, Beach Ball.  Bottom:  Shoreline, Sand Digger, Sea Flower.  Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of this photograph.

Sweetheart Sister Ponies (characterized by tall, slender bodies)

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Sweetheart Sister Ponies are a new type of My Little Pony; they are the teenagers of Ponyland.  Each Sister has a tall and slender body and slender nose (muzzle).  Sweetheart Sister Ponies would become a regular of the My Little Pony line after this set was issued.  

Each has a flower earring (close up pictured right), and discreet eye shadow above the eyelid and thicker lashes than most adult ponies.  They also have long hair.  

This set of Sweetheart Sister Ponies each have straight hair, a forelock, and a bouquet of flower's symbol.  These came with light colored bodies and darker hair; each has a soft color scheme.  They are always earth ponies.

Other Sweetheart Sister Pony Sets:  Glittery Sweetheart Sister Ponies (Year 8) and Prom Queen Sweetheart Sister Ponies (Year 8).  In Year 9, Pretty Ponies replaced Sweetheart Sister Ponies.   These are the same as Sweetheart Sisters but they lack the single flower earring.  Other Pretty Pony style sets include:  Sundazzle Ponies (no earrings; Year 10) and Sweet Kisses Ponies (no earrings; Year 10).

Each pony also comes with a mesh ribbon tied to the mane (eye shadow also matches earring and ribbon) (matches the color of the earring).  See the close up picture on the right for a picture of the ribbon.   Each also comes with a flower brush.  

The also come in three poses, which would become the standard Sweetheart Sister Pony's poses:  strutting (Dainty is in this pose) and standing (Flowerburst's pose).  Walking (Frilly Flower's pose). Walking and strutting are similar but the strutting pose has the right hoof jutting forward (similar to Posey's pose) and the walking pose has the left hoof forward. 

The Sweetheart Sister Ponies were offered in the U. K., except for Frilly Flower and Fancy Flower.  All that were included in the U. K. are pictured in the photograph below.

Pictured left to right:  Top:  Dainty and Flowerburst.  Bottom:  Wild Flower and Spring Song.  Frilly Flower and Fancy Flower are not pictured above.  Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of this photograph.

Dainty is pink with dark pink hair and a purple and green bouquet symbol.  She has blue green eyes.  She has a light purple earring, mesh ribbon, and eye shadow.  She is in a strutting pose.

Flowerburst is blue with darker blue hair and a pink and green bouquet symbol.  She has a pink earring and pink mesh ribbon.  Her eye shadow is a sea green color.  She is in a standing position.  She has pink eyes and is in a standing pose.

Spring Song is lavender with light purple hair and a yellow and green bouquet.  She has an yellow earring, yellow mesh ribbon, and yellow eye shadow.  Her eyes are aqua and she is in a standing pose.

Wild Flower is all pale orange or apricot with light orange hair and a blue and green bouquet symbol.  Her eyes are yellow or green.  She has an aqua earring, aqua mesh ribbon, and aqua eye shadow.  She is in the strutting pose.

Frilly Flower is yellow with green blue hair and a pink and green bouquet of flowers symbol.  Her hair is not the dark shade of green blue that Baby Squirmy and Prom Queen SHS Cha Cha has. She has a pink earring, pink hair bow, and pink eye shadow.  Her eyes are periwinkle.  She is in a walking pose.  Thanks to Inglemist for use of these photographs.

Fancy Flower is sea foam green with medium pink hair and a coral and green bouquet of flowers.  She has eyes that are purple.  She also has a peach earring, peach mesh ribbon, and peach eye shadow.  She is in a walking pose.  Thanks to Inglemist for use of these photographs.

Windy Wing Ponies (ponies with decorative wings that resemble butterfly wings)

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Windy Wing Ponies can easily be confused with Summer Wing Ponies which came out in Year 6.  There are is a key difference to note between the two sets:  Summer Wing ponies have symbols that are either bugs or bees and Summer and Windy Wing Ponies have symbols that are related to the sky.  

Each pony had wings made of plastic.  Each design was unique in both shape in color.  These wings were much more sturdily designed than the Flutter Ponies (whom Windy Wings are sometimes called by accident).  Note that each set of wings is unique.  The wings are made of a thicker plastic material that are jointed into a square in the center.  For a close up of where the wings are jointed, please see the thumbnail, right.

Characteristics of Windy Wing Ponies:  have sky related symbols as afore mentioned, have either a cheek or nose symbol as well, have colorful plastic wings, have smaller faces (more like Baby Ponies than adults), have long manes and tails.  

There are two poses of Windy Wing Ponies.  The first pose has the head facing forward and the left leg is bent slightly.  Cool Breeze, Starry Wings, Sun Glider, and Flurry are in this pose.  The second pose has the the head pointing downward.  Moon Jumper and Whirly are in this pose.

In other countries these are specially called Babies (for example in Italy they are referred to as Baby Flap Flap) and may often be referred to as babies instead of adults.  These were sold in the U. K.

Cool Breeze is green and has an aqua green palm tree as her symbol with a smaller one on her forehead.  Note that the forehead version doesn't have the sun like the symbol (she thumbnail to the right). Her wings blue, pink, and green.  She has purple eyes (may appear dark pink or a fushcia  or violet tone).
Thanks to Pati for the forehead closeup of Cool Breeze.  Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck to the full photograph of Cool Breeze.

Flurry is purple with pink hair and a white snowflake as her symbol and a white heart on her cheek.  Her wings are yellow with pink and blue rectangles.  She has baby blue eyes.  Her hair will often fade to a light pink or white.  Thanks to Joanna for these symbol photographs.


Moon Jumper is lavender with blue hair and a pink cow jumping over the moon.   Her forehead has a pink moon symbol (pictured right).  Her wings are striped blue, yellow, and pink.  She has purple eyes.  Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of this photograph.


Starry Wings is yellow with pink hair and has a blue moon and stars symbol and blue moon/star on her forehead.  Her wings are striped pink and yellow.  She has pink eyes.



Sunglider is pink with aqua hair and a yellow sun and clouds (smiling sun) symbol with a yellow cloud on her left cheek.  Her wings are yellow with blue and pink rectangles.  She has aqua green eyes.

Whirly is blue with chartreuse hair. She has a purple sun and three flying birds as her symbol and two purple flying birds on her cheek.  She has wings with blue, pink, and yellow. She has dark purple eyes.  She is really the only Windy Wing Pony that could be confused with a Summerwing Pony due to her bird symbol. Thanks to Heather Wilson for use of the symbol photographs; she retains all copyrights. 

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