My Little Pony :: Ponies ~ Year 4 [1985 - 1986]

Year 4 ~ Contents

So Soft Ponies [+ UK/Euro & other unflocked Variations]

"So Soft Ponies love to snuggle up close. Their delicately-flocked bodies feel so nice to touch. Straight-haired ponies come with a hairbrush. Curly-haired ponies come with a comb. Scented body sticker and ribbon come with all ponies."

So Soft Ponies had flocked bodies with their symbols just visible underneath. Year 4 had a total of twenty two ponies, the most ever released in one set. Six were old characters (Cherries Jubilee, Heart Throb, Gusty, Lickety-Split, Posey and Surprise) and the rest were new.

In the US they were released in two goes, with sixteen in 1985 and six more added in 1986. There was also one So Soft Pony who came with the Party Gift Pack and Sundance was also given the flocked treatment. Five more ponies were added in Year 5.

They were not sold in the UK but instead nine were released without flocking in their own set simply called Ponies (or Movie Stars in Europe). Four more unflocked ponies were also released in a select few countries too in various other sets (see further

Each pony came with a brush or comb, ribbon, and scented body sticker.

See also:

• Year 4: Party Gift Pack
• Year 4: Megan and So Soft Sundance
• Year 5: So Soft Ponies

Bouncy	Buttons	Cherries Jubilee
Type: Unicorn Body: Yellow Hair: Blue Symbol: Beachball	Type: Unicorn Body: Lavender Hair: Blue w/pink Symbol: Buttons	Type: Earth Body: Orange Hair: Coral Symbol: Cherries

Cupcake	Fifi	Gusty
Type: Earth Body: White Hair: Aqua Symbol: Cupcakes	Type: Unicorn Body: Blue Hair: White w/pink Symbol: Poodles	Type: Unicorn Body: White Hair: Green w/red Symbol: Leaves

Heart Throb	Hippity Hop	Lickety-Split
Type: Pegasus Body: Pink Hair: Pink Symbol: Hearts with wings	Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Pink Symbol: Bunnies	Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Pink Symbol: Ice-cream Cones

Lofty	Magic Star	North Star
Type: Pegasus Body: Yellow Hair: Yellow Symbol: Hot Air Balloon	Type: Earth Body: Yellow Hair: Green Symbol: Wand	Type: Pegasus Body: Pink Hair: Purple Symbol: Compass

Paradise	Posey	Ribbon
Type: Pegasus Body: White Hair: Orange Symbol: Palm Trees & Moon	Type: Earth Body: Yellow Hair: Pink Symbol: Flowers	Type: Unicorn Body: Blue Hair: Chartreuse w/orange Symbol: Ribbon Bow

Scrumptious	Shady	Skippety Doo
Type: Unicorn Body: White Hair: Green Symbol: Watermelon	Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Chartreuse Symbol: Sunglasses	Type: Earth Body: Green Hair: Red Symbol: Skipping Rope

Surprise	Truly
Type: Pegasus Body: Yellow or White Hair: Chartreuse Symbol: Balloons with Strings	Type: Earth Body: White Hair: Pink Symbol: Dove and Hearts

Twist	Wind Whistler
Type: Unicorn Body: Purple Hair: Orange w/pink Symbol: Pretzels	Type: Pegasus Body: Blue Hair: Pink Symbol: Whistles

"Ponies" / "Movie Stars" [UK/Euro set]

Outside of the US, nine of the So Soft Ponies were released without the flocking. In the UK this set was called simply "Ponies", but in Europe they were called "Movie Stars" as all ponies featured in "My Little Pony: The Movie".

None of the unicorns or pegasi had glittery symbols, as they had done previously in the US. There was also two symbol versions of Buttons, and Magic Star changed pose.

Each pony came with a brush or comb, ribbon and round, puffy sticker.

Buttons [UK]	Buttons [UK/Euro]
Type: Unicorn Body: Lavender Hair: Blue w/pink Symbol: Buttons	Type: Unicorn Body: Lavender Hair: Blue w/pink Symbol: Buttons & Stars

Gusty	Magic Star	North Star
Type: Unicorn Body: White Hair: Green w/red Symbol: Leaves	Type: Earth Body: Yellow Hair: Green Symbol: Wand	Type: Pegasus Body: Pink Hair: Purple Symbol: Compass

Shady	Wind Whistler
Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Chartreuse Symbol: Sunglasses	Type: Pegasus Body: Blue Hair: Pink Symbol: Whistles

Pony Friends [Scandinavian/South African set]

Cupcake and Truly were sold in a set called Pony Friends in Scandinavia and South Africa, which also included Cherries Jubilee, Hopscotch, Posey and Shady. Hopscotch was the only pony in this set who was not also part of the So Soft line.

Each pony came with a dove brush, ribbon and round, puffy sticker.

Cupcake	Truly
Type: Earth Body: White Hair: Aqua Symbol: Cupcakes	Type: Earth Body: White Hair: Pink Symbol: Dove and Hearts

Year 3 UK "My Little Pony" back packaging on the left and Y4 Scandinavia "Pony Friends" on the right shows Honeycomb changed to Truly, Snowflake changed to Shady, and Gypsy changed to Cupcake.

Unflocked Brazilian Ponies

Paradise and Ribbon were also produced as unflocked ponies and were only sold in Brazil, in a set which also included Heart Throb, Magic Star, North Star, Shady, Truly, Twist and Windwhistler (sold around Year 7 - 1986/87).

Apart form being unflocked there were many other changes too with only Magic Star, Paradise and Shady remaining the same in pose and pony type to the US release. The ponies had a shine to their bodies too, as with all Brazilian ponies.

Find out more here: http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Brazil

Twinkle-Eyed Ponies [+ Euro variations]

"Twinkle Eyed Ponies have lustrous eyes that sparkle like a rainbow. Each comes with a rainbow comb for grooming the lovely streaked hair, a ribbon and a scented body sticker."

Twinkled-Eyed Ponies had sparkly jewel-like eyes and multi-coloured hair. There were nine Twinkle-Eyed Ponies released in Year 4 and would be five more released in Year 5. There was also one Twinkle-Eyed Pony who came with the Party Gift Pack.

In the US they were released in two goes, with six in 1985 and three more added in 1986. Ribbon and Sweet Pop were never sold in the UK, which also released the Twinkle Eyed Ponies in slightly different groups during Year 5.

They all came with a comb, ribbon and scented body sticker.

See also:

• Year 4: Party Gift Pack
• Year 5: Twinkle-Eyed Ponies

Fizzy	Galaxy	Gingerbread
Type: Unicorn Body: Green Hair: Pink, white, pink & green Symbol: Ice-cream sodas	Type: Ice-cream sodas Body: Pink Hair: Red, mauve, white & orange Symbol: Stars	Type: Earth Body: White Hair: Blue, purple, pink & lavender Symbol: Gingerbread men

Masquerade	Skyrocket	Speedy
Type: Pegasus Body: Yellow Hair: Green, aqua, green & chartreuse Symbol: Masks	Type: Earth Body: Purple Hair: Red, gold, white & pink Symbol: Fireworks	Type: Unicorn Body: Coral Hair: Blue, white, yellow & purple Symbol: Rollerskates

Sweet Pop	Sweet Stuff [UK name: Sweetie]	Whizzer
Type: Pegasus Body: Blue Hair: Pink, yellow, purple & white Symbol: Ice lollies	Type: Earth Body: Blue Hair: Purple, pink, dark pink & white Symbol: Gumdrops	Type: Pegasus Body: Pink Hair: Purple, blue, green & aqua Symbol: Beenie hats

Variations

Spain

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Spain

• Fizzy - symbol (3 sodas rather than 5); symbol plus hair colour
• Galaxy - eye colour
• Gingerbread - symbol (3 gingerbread men rather than 5); symbol plus eye colour
• Masquerade - pose
• Sweet Stuff - symbol colour
• Whizzer - eye colour

Argentina

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Argentina

• Gingerbread - unicorn, pose, three hair colour variants
• Masquerade - pose, body colour, symbol colour
• Sweet Stuff - four variations on all aspects of the pony
• Whizzer - all aspects differ

Germany

http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/Germany

• Speedy - body colour 

Baby Ponies [German set]

These baby ponies were only sold in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. They all had adult counterparts.

Baby Cotton Candy from Year 3's Baby Ponies set was included in this set (unchanged), along with four exclusive new baby ponies and one which was also released in the UK (Baby Lemon Drop, c/w Baby Pony Stroller) but posed differently.

Each pony came with a bottle, teddy bear brush and a ribbon.

See also:

• Year 3: Baby Ponies
• Year 4: Baby Pony Stroller [UK playset]

Baby Buttons	Baby Cotton Candy	Cherries Jubilee
Type: Unicorn Body: Lavender Hair: Blue w/pink Symbol: Buttons	Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: White Symbol: Candyfloss	Type: Earth Body: Orange Hair: Coral Symbol: Cherries

Baby Honeycomb	Baby Hopscotch	Baby Lemon Drop
Type: Pegasus Body: White Hair: Chartreuse Symbol: Bumblebees	Type: Earth Body: Aqua Hair: Purple Symbol: Hopscotch	Type: Earth Body: Yellow Hair: Purple Lemon Drops

Baby Ponies with Beddy-Bye Eyes

"Cute and cuddly...Baby Ponies feature Beddy-Bye eyes that open and shut when you put your Baby to sleep. Each includes a diaper with velcro fastener, ID necklace, pull toy, baby bottle, bib, bird comb, ribbon and scented body sticker."

Baby Ponies with Beddy-Bye Eyes had eyes which opened and closed, and also had eye lashes.

This set was not sold in the UK, but four of these ponies were also released with regular eye as part of the Baby Ponies Play and Care set in UK. Baby Lickety-Split was also released as part of Year 5's Baby Ponies with First Tooth set.

Each pony came with one large accessory and a variety of small accessories. They also came with a brush or comb, ribbon and scented body sticker.

There were also four other Baby Ponies with Beddy-Bye Eyes released in various Y4 playsets.

See also:

• Year 3: Baby Ponies
• Year 3: Baby Pony Play and Care [UK set]
• Year 4: Baby Pony Play and Care [UK set]
• Year 5: Baby Ponies with First Tooth

Baby Gusty	Baby Heart Throb	Baby Lickety-Split
Type: Unicorn Body: White Hair: Green w/red Symbol: Leaves	Type: Pegasus Body: Lavender Hair: Pink Symbol: Hearts	Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Pink Symbol: Ice-cream cones

Baby Lofty	Baby Ribbon	Baby Shady
Type: Pegasus Body: Pale yellow Hair: Yellow Symbol: Hot-air balloon	Type: Unicorn Body: Blue Hair: Chartreuse w/orange Symbol: Bow	Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Chartreuse Symbol: Chartreuse

Baby Pony Play & Care [UK Set]

Baby Pony Play & Care set was the UK's alternative to the US's Beddy-Bye Eyes set. It included four af the same characters but all had regular eyes. This set was also sold in France and Germany.

All accessories remained the same as the BBE set except wherever the word diaper appeared it now read Snugfit.

Baby Gusty	Baby Heart Throb
Type: Unicorn Body: White Hair: Green w/red Symbol: Leaves	Type: Pegasus Body: Lavender Hair: Pink Symbol: Hearts

Baby Lickety-Split	Baby Ribbon
Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Pink Symbol: Ice-cream cones	Type: Unicorn Body: Blue Hair: Chartreuse w/orange Symbol: Bow

Brazilian Set

Brazil released at least three baby ponies with accessories and regular eyes (Baby Cotton Candy, Baby Gusty and Baby Lofty). Baby Gusty was was an earth pony (as was adult Gusty). Baby Cotton Candy had three freckles on her nose just like the Year 3 UK set pony. Baby Lofty looked the same as the US version, apart from her eyes.

Baby Gusty	Baby Lofty
Type: Earth Body: White Hair: Green w/red Symbol: Leaves	Type: Pegasus Body: Yellow Hair: Yellow Symbol: Hot-air balloon

Flutter Ponies

"It's easy to pretend your Flutter Ponies can fly...just push a button and their iridescent wings flutter gracefully. Each pony comes with a styling hairpick, metallic ribbon and a scented body sticker."

Flutter Ponies were smaller then the other ponies with long, thin legs and extra long, curly hair. They had delicate iridescent plastic wings that easily broke making it very hard to find a complete pony these days. The wings were inserted into a shell shaped button on their backs which when pressed made their wings move up and down. A second set of Flutter Ponies was released in Year 5 and two differently designed winged ponies were released in Years 6 and 7. There was also one Flutter Pony who came with Y4's Party Gift Pack and one more in Y5's Slumber Party Gift Pack.

Each pony came with a flower hair pick, metallic ribbon and scented body sticker.

See also:

• Year 5: Flutter Ponies
• Year 6: Summer Wing Ponies
• Year 7: Windy Wing Ponie

Forget-Me-Not	Honeysuckle	Lily
Type: Flutter Body: Purple Hair: White Symbol: Forget-me-nots Other: Flower under eye	Type: Flutter Body: Pink Hair: Pink Symbol: Honeysuckle Other: Bud on forehead	Type: Flutter Body: Pink Hair: Purple Symbol: Lilies Other: Flower on forehead

Morning Glory	Peach Blossom	Rosedust
Type: Flutter Body: Green Hair: Chartreuse Symbol: Vine & flowers Other: Flower under eye	Type: Flutter Body: Blue Hair: Aqua Symbol: Peach flowers Other: Flower on forehead	Type: Flutter Body: Yellow Hair: Pink Symbol: Roses and buds Other: Flower under eye

Megan & So Soft Sundance

Megan and Sundance were reissued in Year 4. Megan had a new dress and Sundance was a So Soft Pony. This set was not sold in the UK.

They came with a bridle, brush, comb and body sticker that featured them both.

See also:

• Year 3: Megan's Place
• Year 3: Megan & Sundance
  
• Year 4: Molly and Baby Sundance
  
• Year 4: Megan and Pony Wear
  
• Year 7: Megan and Twice as Fancy Sundance

Sundance	Megan
Type: Earth Body: White Hair: Pink Symbol: Hearts & Dots	Type: Doll Body: Blond Dress: White w/purple flowers, pink trim w/white lace, pink shoes & white pants

Molly & Baby Sundance

"It's always a happy day when Molly and Baby Sundance come to play. Molly is fully dressed, with bendable legs to ride on Baby Sundance or other baby ponies. Baby Sundance has Beddy-Bye eyes that open and shut, bridle and ribbon. Brush and scented body sticker also included."

In Year 4, Megan was given a younger sister named Molly who came with her own pony, Baby Sundance, who had Beddy-Bye Eyes. They came with a bridle, brush, comb and body sticker that featured them both. They were not sold in the UK. A prototype model of Baby Sundance was produced with a First Tooth, but this was never put into production. She was only ever seen in a US promotional Hasbro booklet and a TV advert for the Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe in this body type.

See also:

• Year 3: Megan's Place
  
• Year 3: Megan & Sundance
  
• Year 4: Megan and So Soft Sundance
  
• Year 4: Megan and Pony Wear
  
• Year 7: Megan and Twice as Fancy Sundance

Baby Sundance	Molly
Type: Earth Body: White Hair: Pinks Symbol: Hearts & Dots	Type: Doll Hair: Blond Clothes: Pink w/white dots & trim, striped tights & white shoes

Plush Mother and Baby Ponies

There were three sets of Plush Mother & Baby Ponies featuring current characters from various Year 4 sets.

See also:

• Year 2: Plush Ponies
  
• Year 3: Plush Ponies

There were three sets of plush Mother & Baby Ponies featuring current characters from various Year 4 sets.

Baby Lickety-Split	Baby Lofty	Baby Surprise
Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Pink Symbol: Ice-cream cones	Type: Pegasus Body: Yellow Hair: Yellow Symbol: Hot-air balloon	Type: Body: Hair: Symbol:	Pegasus White Chartreuse Balloons

Lickety-Split	Lofty	Surprise
Type: Earth Body: Pink Hair: Pink Symbol: Ice-cream cones	Type: Pegasus Body: Yellow Hair: Yellow Symbol: Hot-air balloon	Type: Pegasus Body: White Hair: Chartreuse Symbol: Balloons

Pretty 'n Pearly Baby Sea Ponies [+ UK set]

Pretty n' Pony Baby Sea Ponies had shimmery bodies. Surf Rider and Sea Shimmer returned from Year 3 along with four new characters. They had no symbols. Year 4 floats included two new shapes (alligator and frog), as well as fish & turtle from Year 3.

Each pony came with a different coloured whale shaped brush, and a round, scented puffy sticker.

See also:

• Year 2: Sea Ponies
  
• Year 3: Sea Ponies
  
• Year 3: Baby Sea Ponies
  
• Year 5: Sea Sparkle Baby Sea Ponies
  
• Year 6: Watercolour Baby Sea Ponies
  
• Year 10: Fancy Mermaid Ponies

US Set	UK Set

US ~ Pretty 'n Pearly Baby Sea Ponies

Beachcomber		Ripple		Sea Star
Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Aqua Blue Pink w/blue alligator	Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony White Pink Green w/pink frog	Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Yellow Purple Pink w/purple duck

Sunshower		Surf Rider		Water Lily
Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Yellow Yellow Blue w/yellow alligator	Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Pink Pink Blue w/purple fish	Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Pink Aqua Pink w/aqua frog

UK ~ Pretty 'n Pearly Baby Sea Ponies

The UK version had the same four new characters as the US set but instead of Surf Rider and Sea Shimmer the set included Tiny Bubbles and Sea Star (both returning from Year 3). Ripple, Sunshower and Water Lily were in slightly different poses with their head facing forward (rather than up), so only Beachcomber remained the same as the US set.

Beachcomber		Ripple		Sea Star
Same as US		UK Variation ~ Pose		UK Exclusive
Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Aqua Blue Pink w/blue alligator	Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony White Pink Green w/pink frog	Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Yellow Purple Pink w/purple duck

Sunshower		Tiny Bubbles		Water Lily
UK Variation ~ Pose		UK Exclusive		UK Variation ~ Pose
Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Yellow Yellow Blue w/yellow alligator	Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Blue Yellow Yellow w/orange duck	Type: Body: Hair: Float:	Sea Pony Pink Aqua Pink w/aqua frog