History Trivia / MyLittlePony

* FanNickname:
** "Unipeg": A formerly popular term for {{Winged Unicorn}}s until G4. When ''Friendship is Magic'' became popular, fans switched to "alicorn" (which actually refers to the material unicorn horns are made of), which ended up AscendedFanon. "Unipeg" still sometimes pops up when referring to G1-G3. "Pegicorn" was also an accepted term.
** "Original Six": The original six G1 ponies: Butterscotch, Blue Belle, Minty, Snuzzle, Cotton Candy, and Blossom.
** "Core 7": The seven ponies that became the main characters during late G3 and G3.5: Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Cheerilee, Starsong, and Toola Roola.
** All the generation lines are technically fan nicknames. G3.5 was never officially anything but a SoftReboot but it was noticeably different enough to be given its own moniker. ''Tales'' is not "G1.5" because only the cartoon adaptation was different, not the toys (which resembled normal G1 toys).
** Subverted with a few G3 ponies released through non-standard methods such as cons or mail order. They're referred to by simple monikers like "Egyptian Pony" or "Breast Cancer Awareness Pony".

** The main reason however on ending the franchise in Japan is because it can't keep up with three competing girl-oriented franchises: ''Anime/PrettyCure'', ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' and surprisingly, ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}}'' (from Takara Tomy's competitor SegaToys). Even if ''Friendship is Magic'' has a decent storyline, characterization and toys that had potential in the Japanese Market, Hasbro and Takara Tomy decided not to release ''My Little Pony'' in Japan anymore due to three competing franchises that could crush them.

%% Did Takara also release original G1 ponies in Japan apart from their own variants (Osharena Pony and Kawaii Pony)?

** On the subject of toys, any ''MLP'' toy packaged inside Kinder Surprise Eggs will never be sold in the United States.

*** Of course, there was a dub for the G1 TV series, but it was treated like a Japanese anime, due to it containing animation from Toei.

** None of the first three generations ever officially made their way into South Korea, just like Japanese cultural products until 1998-2004.

** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' airs on the Discovery Family Channel, formerly Creator/TheHub Network.

** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' aired on Creator/TheHub Network, staying on after it was rebranded as the Discovery Family Channel.

** Subverted with a few G3 ponies released through non-standard messages such as cons or mail order. They're referred to by simple monikers like "Egyptian Pony" or "Breast Cancer Awareness Pony".

* AccidentallyAccurateWriting: G1 featured many, ''many'' mares and fillies but only a handful of stallions and colts. In the toys and UK comics, the non-married males live separately from females, while in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'' the males are on a racing trip together. This is actually accurate to real feral horse herds. They consist of females, their foals, and at most one or two full-grown stallions. Stallions leave their herds at a certain age and most live separate from females.

** To go along with the Pony Friends there were meant to be humans. Only the animals came out. Megan and Molly are the only humans in the G1 toyline.
** The "Irresistibles" line was announced in a 1991 catalog but ended up completely unreleased. They were more realistically proportioned (similarly to G2 ponies and Dream Beauties) than other G1 ponies.

** A G3 pony meant to promote breast cancer awareness was created but never formally released. Prototypes have ended up leaked nevertheless.

* FanNicknames:
** "Unipeg": A formerly popular term for WingedUnicorns until G4. When ''Friendship is Magic'' became popular, fans switched to "alicorn" (which actually refers to the material unicorn horns are made of), which ended up AscendedFanon. "Unipeg" still sometimes pops up when referring to G1-G3. "Pegicorn" was also an accepted term.

*** Not to mention that the fanbase of these three in Japan is as solid as iron compared to My Little Pony overall.
*** This is now averted -- as of January 23 2013, Bushiroad is finally bringing Friendship Is Magic in [[http://www.mylittleponyjapan.com/ Japan]] after a looong 3-year wait. The best thing about this: the cast from Bushiroad's ''Anime/TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes'' franchise are coming back to voice the main characters! Also counts an example of MarthDebutedInSmashBros since this season was the first in the franchise to be dubbed in Japanese.

** On the subject of toys, any MLP toy packaged inside Kinder Surprise Eggs will never be sold in the United States.

** Fiesta Flair is an unreleased character who appeared in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'' cartoons but never in the toys. She was reworked into Candy Apple due to worries that she was too stereotypically Mexican.

** One ToylessToylineCharacter appears in ''Rescue From Midnight Castle'' that is believed to be an unreleased pony.

** To go along with the Animal Friends there were meant to be humans. Only the animals came out. Megan and Molly are the only humans in the G1 toyline.

** Hippity Hop was originally a unicorn instead of a pegasus. Official art on the back of her card still depicts her as so.

** The main reason however on ending the franchise in Japan is because it can't keep up with three competing girl-oriented franchises: ''Anime/PrettyCure'', ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' and surprisingly, ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}}'' (from Takara Tomy's competitor SegaToys). Even if Friendship is Magic has a decent storyline, characterization and toys that had potential in the Japanese Market, Hasbro and Takara Tomy decided not to release My Little Pony in Japan anymore due to three competing franchises that could crush them.

** On the subject of toys, any MLP toy packaged inside Kinder Surprise Eggs will never be sold in the United States.

** On the subject of toys, any MLP toy packaged inside Kinder Surprise Eggs will never be sold in the United States.
* SequelGap: After ''Tales'' ended in 1992, My Little Pony went eighteen years without a televised AnimatedAdaptation until ''Friendship is Magic''. That's not counting the direct-to-video G3 movies and shorts.

** In the subject of toys, any MLP toy packaged inside Kinder Surprise Eggs will never be sold in the United States.

*** This is now averted -- as of January 23 2013, Bushiroad is finally bringing Friendship Is Magic in [[http://www.mylittleponyjapan.com/ Japan]] after a looong 3-year wait. The best thing about this: the cast from Bushiroad's TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes franchise are coming back to voice the main characters! Also counts an example of MarthDebutedInSmashBros since this season was the first in the franchise to be dubbed in Japanese.

* NoExportForYou: The biggest case of this is in Japan. Well, it was semi-averted in both G1 and G3 (toys only). To put it simply:
** The G1 Toys by Takara didn't sell as well in Japan as in the West, and in a WhatCouldHaveBeen moment, the baby versions were intended to be released there but were cancelled.
%% Did Takara also release original G1 ponies in Japan apart from their own variants (Osharena Pony and Kawaii Pony)?
** G3 suffered from this too. Takara Tomy re-licensed the series in 2006 and released the toys up to the G3.5 line. It didn't sell well either and Takara Tomy decided to pull the plug on the license in 2012 and shut down the official Japanese website for good. The company had enough with low sales and switched their focus to WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime.

*** This is now averted -- as of January 23 2013, Bushiroad is finally bringing Friendship Is Magic in [[http://www.mylittleponyjapan.com/ Japan]] after a looong 3-year wait. The best thing about this: the cast from Bushiroad's TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes franchise are coming back to voice the main characters! Also counts an example of MarthDebutedInSmashBros since this season was the first in the franchise to be dubbed in Japanese.