History WesternAnimation / MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986

''My Little Pony: The Movie'' was released in theaters in 1986, based on the Creator/{{Hasbro}} toyline ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''. The movie was made by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions with the participation of Korean animation studio Creator/{{AKOM}} and Japanese animation studio Creator/ToeiAnimation, with a star-heavy cast including Creator/ClorisLeachman (Hydia), Creator/RheaPerlman (Reeka), Creator/CharlieAdler (Spike, in one of his earliest voice roles), Creator/AlicePlayten (Baby Lickety Split), Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (The Smooze), and Creator/DannyDevito (The Grundle King), among many others.

Meanwhile, in the Volcano of Gloom, the evil witch Hydia watches the event via her cauldron and, disgusted by the frivolity, tells her daughters that they must ruin it. Hydia's daughters, Draggle and Reeka, are incompetent at causing mischief and fail utterly at ruining the festival. They return to the Volcano of Gloom in disgrace, where Witch Hydia presents a better plan - they'll make Smooze. The sisters collect a series of disgusting ingredients, but neglect to obtain the Phlume, the prospect of which terrifies them. The spell seems to work regardless, creating a pool of sentient purple lava that gleefully buries Ponyland.

The ponies go to their friend, Megan, and her younger siblings, Danny and Molly, for help. Who in turn go to the Moochic, who tells them to go find the Flutter Ponies. Thus begins an epic quest for living slime, weird friendly trolls called grundles, giant sunflowers, living trees, and much more.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Being incompetent villainesses, Draggle and Reeka are subjected to most of the physical abuse and slapstick comedy in the movie.

* RememberTheNewGuy: The movie introduces the cast of ponies for the remainder of the series, which have replaced the previous group of ponies from the second special who themselves replaced their predecessors from the first.

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%%* PantyShot: Reeka practically ''walks'' in this mode.

''My Little Pony: The Movie'' was released in theaters in 1986, based on the Creator/{{Hasbro}} toyline ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''. The movie was made by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions with the participation of Korean animation studio Creator/{{AKOM}} and Japanese animation studio Creator/ToeiAnimation, with a star-heavy cast including Creator/ClorisLeachman (Hydia), Creator/RheaPerlman (Reeka), Creator/CharlieAdler (Spike, in one of his earliest voice roles), Alice Playten (Baby Lickety Split), Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (The Smooze), and Creator/DannyDevito (The Grundle King), among many others.

''My Little Pony: The Movie'' was released in theaters in 1986, based on the Creator/{{Hasbro}} toyline ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''. The movie was made by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions with the participation of Korean animation studio Creator/{{AKOM}} and Japanese animation studio Creator/ToeiAnimation, with a star-heavy cast including Cloris Leachman (Hydia), Rhea Perlman (Reeka), Creator/CharlieAdler (Spike, in one of his earliest voice roles), Alice Playten (Baby Lickety Split), Jon "Bowzer" Bauman (The Smooze), and Creator/DannyDevito (The Grundle King), among many others.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Ordered by Hydia to turn the Little Ponies' spring festival "dark, dank, and dreary," Reeka and Draggle decide to do "dank" by diverting a waterfall to flood the picnic grounds. Unfortunately for them, two baby ponies overhear Reeka and Draggle discussing their plans and manage to spray the diverted water back at the witches, causing them to be washed away and crash into a picnic table [[PieInTheFace covered with pies]].

%%* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Reeka and Draggle.

* ChokeHolds: Draggle holding onto the Phlume's midsection seems to have this affect on it, considering that the first thing it does is shake Draggle off of it before going after Reeka.

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* BeautyEqualsGoodness:
** Subverted. The Flutter Ponies try to de-Smooze the Grundles, apparently under this assumption. The Grundles assure them that this is how they've always looked.

* AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade: During the "[[VillainSong Nothing can stop the Smooze]]" number, we see ponies, bushwoolies and random woodland critters trying to fortify the Dream Castle with barricades and sandbags. It takes the Smooze literally less than five seconds to engulf it completely.
* AbusiveMom: Hydia is all over this, treating her daughters like pebbles and forbidding them from calling her "Mama".
* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:The Smooze's only weakness when it's complete is Flutterpony magic, otherwise it lives up to Hydia's claim of being unstoppable.]]

-->No one's in a fix like I am (I am)\\
No one has the luck I do (I do)\\
No one's had the setbacks I have (I have)\\
Look where life has led me to (Me too!)
* AllTrollsAreDifferent: The Grundles. [[UnusualEuphemism "Aw, Grundlemumf!"]]
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Insects don't have red blood in real life. See the OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank example below.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Among the many possible new homes for the ponies to live in, Moochick lists Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum.

** Also, it's mentioned that Reeka and Draggle have an older cousin named Lucretia, whose portrait shows her to be a HotWitch.
* BerserkButton: Hydia's is being called "Mama" by her daughters. She also hates being lied to: "I don't care if you lie, but NOT! TO! ME!!!!" But none of that compares to her reaction to learning that Reeka and Draggle "FORGOT THE PHLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

* BigEater: Reeka, here and in the series.
* BlobMonster: The Smooze
* ButtMonkey: Reeka and Draggle, although Draggle gets the bigger share.

** Hydia (somehow) manages to lift both Reeka and Draggle by their hair and throw them out of their house on two separate occasions.
** Characters seem to enjoy doing this to the witches, as the Phlume even grabs Draggle by her ponytail in order to shake her off of it and even whips her around by it.
* CallAndResponseSong: "What Good Will Wishing Do?"

* CanonForeigner: Danny, who was created for the movie (later appearing the TV series), and [[ToylessToylineCharacter never appeared in the toyline]].

* ComedicSpanking: How does the Phlume get back at Reeka for stabbing it with a Power Pick? Grabbing a spoon from...somewhere...and spanking her with it. With said spoon magically disappearing later in the scene.

* DoomedHomeTown: The Grundles' kingdom of Grundle-Land was wiped out by the Smooze.

* DragonInChief: The Smooze is no doubt this to Hydia, being more powerful than her.

* FatAndSkinny: Reeka and Draggle. Inverted a bit, more so in the series, in that it's the skinny one who is slower. Played straight in that the skinny one is more likable.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: During the AwardBaitSong "There's Always Another Rainbow," we see a glob of Smooze hanging on a tree branch over Sweet Stuff like the Sword of Damocles. As soon as the song is over, the Smooze falls off the tree and onto Sweet Stuff, who immediately turns into a grouch like the Smooze's other victims.
* GiantFlyer: Wind Whistler, and every fifteen minutes at that.
* GiantSpider: Aahg, here and in the series sequel.
* GirlishPigtails: Molly, who makes her debut in this movie.

* [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom "Gloomy Glooms of Gloom"]]: The Volcano of Gloom where the witches live, whose context is otherwise clear.
* HartmanHips: Draggle, here and in the series sequel. She may technically have inherited that from her mother, though her mother looks like a ball with feet now. The other women in the specials (i.e. Catrina) and the series do not have Hartman Hips.
* HatePlague: Anyone splashed with Smooze becomes mean and ill-tempered. Everyone, interestingly, ''except'' Spike - although he only gets a little bit on his tail.
* [[TheHecateSisters Hecate Sisters]]: The witches, here and in the series, invert this trope despite not all being sisters. Reeka has aspects of all three types, Hydia is The Crone and the more manipulating aspects of The Mother, and Draggle is The Maiden.
* HiddenElfVillage: Flutter Valley
* HighPressureBlood: Phlume is sap from a giant ManEatingPlant that lives on a cliff in some mountain area. When Reeka stabs its bulb with a PowerfulPick the sap starts shooting out from the wound this fashion, and straight sprays out shortly after, apparently with enough force to push back Reeka as she tries to bottle it.
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Reeka and Draggle.

* HollywoodToneDeaf: I'LL GO IT A-'''''LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNE!'''''

-->'''Baby Lickety Split:''' We're flyyyyyyyyying!
-->'''Spike:''' We're falllllllling! ''[the two crash land and tumble head over heels into a ravine]''
* ILied:
-->'''Reeka''': You said nothing could stop the Smooze!
-->'''Hydia''': I lied!

* ImperfectRitual: The witches create Smooze, a giant mass of sentient, evil slime. It is supposed to be unstoppable but the two younger witches didn't bring Phlume (blood/sap from a triffid expy - they were too afraid to go get it) and hide the fact from their mother. This weakens the Smooze enough for the rainbow to stop it the first round, buying our heroes enough time to go find help.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Reeka and Draggle.

* TheJuggernaut: The Smooze. It's only real vulnerability is the Flutter Ponies' magic and even then it takes the Rainbow of Light to finish it off.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Megan and her siblings. "If those witches want a fight, we'll give them one!"

* MagicSkirt: Completely averted by Reeka, especially during the Phlume scene when it holds her upside down by her ankles and her skirt completely flips down. See also PantyShot.

* MetronomicManMashing: The Phlume does this to Reeka.

* NeutralNoLonger: The Flutter Ponies decide to help once they realize that Hydia would destroy Flutter Valley.

* NighInvulnerable: We repeat: Nothing can stop the Smooze! Except, of course, the Flutter Ponies....
* NoEndorHolocaust: Despite the entire area being literally drowned in Smooze, somehow there was no casualties, not even among woodland creatures. Implied aversion with the Grundleland, though.

* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: The tiny bug that Hydia kills.
* PantyShot: Reeka practically ''walks'' in this mode.
* ParentalBonus: Arguably Aahg given his name and the fact that he ''is'' a [[Film/MontyPythonandtheHolyGrail black beast]] of sorts...
* PapaWolf: Spike and the woodland animals are this to Lickety Split.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Reeka and Draggle get one from their mother after their first failed attempt to ruin the ponies' celebration. "Maladia over at Nightmare Heights, ''her'' daughter made Easter Sunday come out on a Tuesday! What have ''you'' done? Zip! A big fat zero!"
* RememberTheNewGuy: The movie introduces the cast of ponies for the remainder of the series, which have replaced the previous group of ponies who themselves replaced their predecessors.
* RidingIntoTheSunset: Or rather ''flying'' into the sunset!

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Being incompetent villainesses, Draggle and Reeka are not spared from this.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Out of the five Grundles seen in the movie, only one is female. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], though, as they are [[SoleSurvivor Sole Survivors]].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: There's been a few variations on "the Phlume" here and there on the internet. Some spell it "Flume", "Floom", and others "Phlume", and given that no official spelling has been released...
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Reeka and Draggle. They remain sympathetic despite being antagonists since they're [[MinionWithAnFInEvil so terrible at being bad]].
* StatusQuoIsGod: Averted. The witches sack Dream Castle, and though it's restored, the Ponies live in Paradise Estate for the remainder of the series.
* StaircaseTumble: Happens to Reeka and Draggle three times in the movie; the first two times they're thrown out of the house by Hydia, and third time after they get free of the Phlume.

* TheMovie

* ThisIsNoTimeToPanic: Wind Whistler says this just as the killer trees in the Shadow Forest start attacking.

* TitleTheAdaptation
* TreeBuchet: Megan uses a giant sunflower to get away from the Smooze at one point.
* UnholyNuke: The Smooze, Hydia's ultimate spell, and a sapient flood capable of wiping out entire kingdoms in a matter of moments and unstoppable to most anything.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Ahgg the giant spider turns out to be ticklish.

* WickedWitch: Hydia. Reeka and Draggle are wicked witches in training.
* WhenTreesAttack
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: "Why can't you be evil like I taught you?"
* TheWorfEffect: The Rainbow of Light, which killed Tirek instantly and Katrina couldn't face head on, only succeeds in scoring a DoubleKnockout against an ''incomplete'' Smooze.

At Dream Castle, the Little Ponies are preparing a festival to celebrate the first day of Spring. They even go as far as to hold a ballet, which Baby Lickety Split ruins by dancing her way instead of cooperating with the others. After being called on being a show off by the others, she runs away, followed by Spike, the Baby Dragon.

* HatePlague: Anyone splashed with Smooze becomes mean and ill-tempered.

* IBelieveICanFly: Baby Lickety Split tries to fly "like Wind Whistler and North Star," despite Spike's correctly pointing out that she can't since she's not a Pegasus Pony.

* ByTheHair: Hydia (somehow) manages to lift both Reeka and Draggle by their hair and throw them out of their house on two separate occasions.
* CallingParentsByTheirName: Hydia invokes this with her daughters, getting angry whenever they call her "Mama".