Fad Pack Question 3

Often referred to as Generation One, G1, Collectors Ponies and Ponyland Ponies, the line started with six Earth ponies: Minty, Snuzzle, Butterscotch, Bluebelle, Cotton Candy, and Blossom. Each pony was a single color with monochrome hair and faced forward like the original Pretty Pony. Originally they came with flat feet, but later issues had concave feet which were slightly indented.

There are Unicorn Ponies, Pegasus Ponies, and Earth Ponies (which were earthbound), Sea Ponies (for playing in the bathtub) and a special Pony Pals set (based on other types of animals such as a camel, zebra, giraffe and lion).

All three My Little Pony lines consist of plastic ponies with brushable manes and tails. They are generally bright-colored and can have multi-colored manes and tails. They have specific symbols on their hips that allow them to be identified. Some ponies have marks that stretch over their backs and sides or can be found on their cheeks and foreheads as well as hips.

All packaging (mostly a bubble attached to a backcard) came with Pony Points. Marked with horseshoes and ranging in value from 1/2 point to 12 points, these could be clipped and used in mail orders. To make an order, a customer could either pay a flat fee or lower the price by sending in Pony Points. Many of the mail orders are hard to find and some are considered rare. One of the rarest, Rapunzel, can go for over $800.

Hasbro lost the rights to the G1 My Little Pony designs, which is why newly released DVDs have G2 My Little Ponies on the covers, and why some merchandise with older Pony designs that have nothing to do with Hasbro have popped up.