My Little Ponies and Friends (U.S.) (P-Z)
Year 9 (1990)
Year 9 was a busy year for the My Little Pony line; many new special sets will make it an interesting year. Glow 'n Show ponies are unique ponies that have clear bodies filled with hearts and stars, Secret Surprise Ponies are large ponies with a special compartment and key, Precious Pocket Ponies have 3-d symbols, Rockin' Beat Ponies have that post 80's music flare, Pretty Princess Ponies are your standard fairy tail type toy, and Teeny Tiny Ponies are the smallest ponies produced. It was a year for innovation, but there were a few sets that resembled ponies from past years: Baby Ballerina Ponies (instead of adults), Baby Rainbow Ponies (instead of adults), and Pretty Ponies, which were basically Sweetheart Sister Ponies.
Other specialty sets were issued: the Chuck E. Cheese Baby Pony were being sold in Chuck E. Cheese pizza chains. A new Firefly was issued with a special tape set from the 1984, Firefly's Adventure. Also, Hasbro was busy producing Petite Ponies and My Little Puppy, Kitty and Bunny.
Precious Pocket Ponies (3-Dimensional Upraised Symbols)
Precious Pocket Ponies were innovative ponies that have a dimensional symbol tacked onto the left rear flank of a pony (when this is removed you can see three hole marks where the object attaches). A silver string attached to the object leads out to a small object that fits into the other. For example, Bubblefish has a three dimensional fish bowl that has a little fish that fits into it.
The pony, itself, is larger than the average ponies.
This is a trend of some Year 9 and Year 10 ponies. The Secret
Surprise set of ponies are also larger than the average adult
(understandably so, since it needs to be larger for the compartment inside of
it). The Sweet
Talkin' Ponies are also larger than the average adults, actually bearing a
very similar mold to the Precious Pocket Ponies. The Sweet Talkin' Ponies
share the exact same pose as Bubblefish and Sweet Pocket (both
below), except they have open mouth so it appears that they are actually
talking. The eyes of Sweet Talkin' and Precious Pocket Ponies also
vary. Note the Precious Pocket eye (pictured right) with a total of four
eyelashes. The Sweet Talkin' Ponies have thicker eye lines and many
lashes.
Precious Pocket Ponies also have two toned manes and a single colored tail. All are earth ponies. Their poses are unique to only this set, besides the slight variation of the Sweet Talkin' Ponies (discussed above). In the U. K. they were sold under the name: Pocket Friends Ponies.
Bubblefish (earth pony) is pink with blue and dark pink hair
and a blue tail. 
Her symbol is an upraised clear fishbowl with a yellow
fish is inside attached by a string. The bowl is sitting on a table with
bubbles coming out of the fishbowl (these are not 3-D). She has aqua blue
eyes and shares the same pose as Sweet Pocket. Her U. K. name is Wriggle
Pocket. Thanks to Heather Wilson for the symbol closeup on the right;
she retains all copyrights. Thanks to Inglemist for the close up of the
fish.
Bunny Hop (earth pony) is white with pink and purple hair and a pink tail.
Her
symbol is an upraised purple top hat with a pink bunny attached by a string
(pictured left). The hat is next to a magic wand that is not painted on.
She has medium or deep blue eyes and shares the same pose as Li'l Pocket.
Her U. K. name is Hopping Pocket.
Li'l Pocket (earth pony) is a blue with blue and pink hair and a blue
tail. Her
symbol is a pink piggy bank (upraised heart on bum) with a purple penny attached
by a string (it reads "pony penny"). The pig is next to a butterfly,
hearts, and flowers that are painted on. She shares the same pose as Bunny
Hop. She has purple eyes. Her U. K. name is Jingle Pocket.
Sweet Pocket (earth pony) is purple with pink and blue hair and a pink
tail. Her
symbol
is a flower is lovely petals with a yellow bee attached by a string. The
flower's stem painted on her body. She has aqua eyes and shares the same
pose as Bubblefish. Her U. K. name is Singing Pocket. Thanks to
Melissa for use of the close up photograph, visit her site at the Royal
Fortress.
Precious pocket ponies are slightly larger by about a half inch. Their
symbols are located on the left sides of their bodies.
Pretty Ponies (tall, slender bodies)
Pretty Ponies are similar to Sweetheart Sister Ponies, almost identical, except for symbol differences and Pretty Ponies have no earring. The original set of Sweetheart Sister Ponies are remarkable similar to the pretty ponies in color and style. Other Sweetheart Sister style ponies released before the Pretty Ponies include: Prom Queen Sweetheart Sister Ponies and Glittery Sweetheart Sister Ponies.
Pretty Ponies come in dainty colors, though they aren't all pastel, they still have a soft look to them. The Pretty Ponies would become the trend for later releases of the Sweetheart Sister mold; all ponies in this mold lack the earring common to the previous Sweetheart Sister Ponies. The last two sets to be released were issued in Year 10 (no earrings): Sundazzle and Sweet Kisses Ponies.
These ponies were not sold in the U. K.
Note in the photograph below the color
differences in Rosy Love (top row) and Beautybloom (bottom). Both have a
pink appearance, but Beautybloom is much more of an orange hue.
(Click on Thumbnail to enlarge; Gardenglow not pictured)
Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of this photograph.
Beautybloom is pale orange or a peachy pink with orange hair and
has a blue heart-shaped box of candy. She is in a standing position and
has blue eyes. Please note: don't confuse her with Rosy Love.
Both ponies look pink, but Beautybloom has orange undertones. Thanks to
Inglemist for photographs of Gardenglow.
Flower Dream is blue and
has a dark pink heart with a flower heart with a small, solid heart inside
it (has a stencil appearance). She is in a standing pose and has pale blue
eyes.
Gardenglow is light lavender with lavender hair and has a pink heart
with two blue belles and flowers inside of it. She is in a standing pose,
but not the same pose as Flower Dream and Beautybloom. Her face is
pointing forward instead of to the side. She has an almost pink
appearance, not to be confused with carnation pink Rosy Love or orange pink
Beautybloom. She has blue eyes. Thanks to Inglemist for
photographs of Gardenglow.
Rosy Love is pink and has two green birds with a green heart around
them. Her symbol has a stencil appearance. She is in a strutting
pose and has blue eyes. Please note: don't confuse her with
Beautybloom who may be mistaken for pink, but has a more orange tone to her.
Beautybloom's symbol is a box of candy, there are no birds on her symbol.
Princesses (tall, slender earth ponies)
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here to see the Princess Ponies Mint in Package.
Pretty Princess Ponies resemble sister ponies, and have thick
eyelashes (close up
pictured right). They formally have no names. They came with
a silver tiara, cape (close up pictured below), and pink or blue frog comb.
For more information on Princess Pony accessories, please see the mint in
package section.
(Purple) Princess Pony is purple with pink hair with tinsel in mane
and tail. Her symbol is a pink and blue horse-drawn carriage, and has
thick eyelashes. Came with a tiara and an aqua rimmed cape. She has
blue eyes.
(Pink Princess Pony) is pink with purple hair with tinsel in mane and tail.
Her symbol is a pink and purple castle, and has thick eyelashes.
Came with a tiara and a pink rimmed cape. She has blue eyes.
Pictured above are the Princess Ponies in their
shoulder wraps. Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of this photograph.
Rockin' Beat Ponies were the rock stars of the pony world. Each pony came with brilliantly colored hair and bodies, bright eye shadow, and guitar shaped brushes. There are three earth ponies and one unicorn, which is odd because usually when there is a unicorn there is also a Pegasus.
These ponies bear little resemblance to other ponies. They do share one familiarity with Tropical Ponies and Sweetheart Sister Ponies: eye shadow. One of them (Sweet Notes) also has crimped hair like the Sundazzle Ponies. There is also another set of ponies that have squiggle symbols, the Pretty Mane Ponies, but they look nothing like the Rockin' Beat Ponies. So, there are bits and pieces of these ponies that bear similarities with others, but they are pretty much unique.
This set sold Internationally and is known as Rock Star Ponies; this set came with the purple version of Pretty Beat.
Click here to see
Rockin' Beat Ponies Mint in Package and for information about their guitar
brushes.
Half Note (earth pony) is orange with bright pink w/ a chartreuse 
streak
and has pink and green triangles, green circles,
and stars. She has
pale lavender eye shadow and blue eyes and her guitar is lime green.
She is in Posey's pose.
Pretty Beat (earth pony) is purple and has
dark blue hair with
an
orange streak and has yellow and red polygons (circles, squiggles, odd
shapes). She has pale blue eye shadow, pink eyes, and her guitar is golden yellow.
She is in Quacker's pose.
Pictured
left is a close up of the variant form of Pretty Beat. Her symbol is the
same, however her body color is different. You can note the differences in
U. S. Pretty Beat pinkish color and the variant purple color. The variant
version color is a Color
Variation. To find out more about her, click on the link.
Sweet Notes (earth pony) is bright pink
with chartreuse hair and a pink
streak and has multi-colored shapes that are blue, yellow, and pink.
Her eye shadow is pale pink and her eyes are blue green, her hair is crimped, and her guitar is light
orange. She is in Sugarberry's pose.
Tuneful (unicorn) is blue with red hair with a purple streak and has pink
and
orange squares and dots. Her eye shadow is pale blue and her guitar is
pink. She is in Galaxy's pose.
Their
guitars also serve as brushes.
Pictured
left: Sweet Note's guitar brush.
Secret Surprise Ponies (large earth ponies with saddles that open with a plastic key)
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Secret Surprise Ponies came with a key and surprise in their saddles and
also a
bow comb. Each pony is substantially larger than the regular sized earth
pony, as a matter of fact they are the largest My Little Ponies (except for My
Pretty Pony and So Soft Sleepy Newborns). They have removable saddle blankets that cover a square hidden
compartment underneath. The saddle blanket would open when a key is turned
in the chest mechanism. The chest mechanism is pictured above right. Another
set of ponies also have saddle blankets, the Merry Go Round Ponies. The
Merry Go Round Ponies look like carousel horses and are regular size.
Each pony also came with a heart beaded necklace
or a ring.
The actual key has a pony motif with hearts
surrounding the pony (inside the heart shaped top of the key). There is a
bow shape mid-line and a swiveling stem.
Pretty Puff is white with pink hair and a aqua and purple
saddle with pink hearts and bows. She has periwinkle eyes and originally
her hair is a bright pink color (often fades). She came with a pink key and
pink keyhole (blue knob) and
a silver ring (unsure of stone color). Note Stardazzle's key (below)
which is also pink but has peach undertones. Her UK name is Spangling Secret.
Secret Star (earth pony) is pink with aqua hair and has a blue and pink
saddle. She has pink eyes.
She came with a light green key and a purple lock and a bracelet.
Her UK name is Sparkling Secret.
Secret Beauty (earth pony) is blue with purple hair and has a white and pink saddle
with pink hearts. She has purple eyes. She came with a purple key, white
keyhole on chest (close up pictured above in example), and silver ring (pink
stone).
Her UK name is Shimmering Secret.
Stardazzle (earth pony) is purple with pink hair and has pink, yellow, and white
saddle with yellow stars. She has blue eyes. She came with an pink
key (has peach undertones; pictured right), yellow lock on chest, and pink heart bracelet. Her UK name is Shining Secret.
Below is a comparison of Secret Beauty's hooves (left) compared to earth pony
Up, Up and Away (right). Note that Secret Beauty's hooves are much larger
than the regular adult pony.
Teeny Tiny Ponies (all earth ponies)
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Teeny Tiny Ponies Mint in Package.
Teeny Tiny Ponies are smaller than even newborns with flattene
d noses.
They are the smallest of the original My Little Pony line. Each has
shortened legs and faces. The eyes slightly differ from the standard baby
pony eyes (double sets of top eye lashes). In the UK they were called
Teeny Weenie Ponies. Each has curly hair. In Year 10 Teeny Tiny
Ponies returned as Teeny
Tiny Twins.
Pictured left to right: Little Tabby, Little Giggles, Little Honey
Pie, Little Whiskers. Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of
the above photograph.
Little Giggles is lavender with blue hair and has three pink
building blocks tied with a ribbon.
Little Honey Pie is blue with purple hair and has a pink baby bottle with a
ribbon tied around it.
Little Tabby is pink with green hair and has a purple teddy bear with a
hat.
Little Whiskers is white with pink hair and has a blue rattle with a
ribbon tied around it. Pink hair may fade to white.
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