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Generation 1 rolled out in [[1982]], with its [[Year 1]] line lasting until, shockingly enough, [[1983]]. This was the only wave of toys that Zacherle worked on and she cut her ties with [[Hasbro]] in around 1983. Aside from commercials, ''My Little Pony'' would become a mass-media franchise in [[1984]] with ''[[My Little Pony: Escape From Midnight Castle]]'', which expanded the world and scope of the series, now introducing human characters such as {{MLP|Megan Williams}} and fan-favorite villain, {{MLP|Tirac}}. |
Generation 1 rolled out in [[1982]], with its [[Year 1]] line lasting until, shockingly enough, [[1983]]. This was the only wave of toys that Zacherle worked on and she cut her ties with [[Hasbro]] in around 1983. Aside from commercials, ''My Little Pony'' would become a mass-media franchise in [[1984]] with ''[[My Little Pony: Escape From Midnight Castle]]'', which expanded the world and scope of the series, now introducing human characters such as {{MLP|Megan Williams}} and fan-favorite villain, {{MLP|Tirac}}. |
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The series would see numerous film releases in the early [[1980s]], with the release of '[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1984 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'' and '[[My Little Pony: Escape From Katrina]]'', as well as a [[My Little Pony (TV series)|television series]], all of which helped expanded the setting into a surreal high-fantasy world where anything could happen. A lesser known but still huge aspect of the brand would also debut duriing this time, with the [[My Little Pony Comic|first comic series]] launching in [[1985]]. |
The series would see numerous film releases in the early [[1980s]], with the release of ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1984 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'' and ''[[My Little Pony: Escape From Katrina]]'', as well as a [[My Little Pony (TV series)|television series]], all of which helped expanded the setting into a surreal high-fantasy world where anything could happen. A lesser known but still huge aspect of the brand would also debut duriing this time, with the [[My Little Pony Comic|first comic series]] launching in [[1985]]. |
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Although the toyline would last until [[1992]], the canon of the early releases would be much more short lived. The TV series only lasted two years from [[1985]]-[[1986]], with approximately 65 episodes, a not unimpressive achievement. However, it was followed up by ''[[My Little Pony Tales]]'' in late [[1992]], though that series would prove unsuccessful and only lasted a season. |
Although the toyline would last until [[1992]], the canon of the early releases would be much more short lived. The TV series only lasted two years from [[1985]]-[[1986]], with approximately 65 episodes, a not unimpressive achievement. However, it was followed up by ''[[My Little Pony Tales]]'' in late [[1992]], though that series would prove unsuccessful and only lasted a season. In contrast to the fantastical nature of the previous canon, the ''Tales'' continuity was far more grounded, taking place in a modern town and generally dealt with reasonable issues such as young romance, bullying, and dragons. Yes, despite being characterized by the fandom as the 'realistic' series, ''Tales'' had its fair share of supernatural elements such as aforementioned [[Bazzle|dragons]], [[Squire|ghosts]], and [[UFO|magic]]. |
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==Generations and franchises== |
==Generations and franchises== |
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Revision as of 14:11, 30 April 2022
One of the most infamous toy franchises out there, My Little Pony is hard to sum up in a sentence or two. Starting in the early 1980s, My Little Pony is an utterly massive, generally girl-oriented franchise (though don't tell that to some of its fans) that consists of TV shows, films, comic books, manga, stage productions, video games, novels, and basically everything you can think of a franchise of this scale consisting of, and most of it stars cute little ponies doing daring deeds, though some stars humans too!
History
Early brand history
Bonnie Zacherle is often considered the creator of the My Little Pony brand. Alongside Charles Muenchinger, she created My Pretty Pony in 1981, the 'zeroth generation' of the franchise. Zacherle made the series to appeal to both girls and boys, but by Generation 1 rolled around, the brand became much more female orientated in contrast to Hasbro's 'male-centric' brands like G.I. Joe and Transformers.
Generation 1
Generation 1 rolled out in 1982, with its Year 1 line lasting until, shockingly enough, 1983. This was the only wave of toys that Zacherle worked on and she cut her ties with Hasbro in around 1983. Aside from commercials, My Little Pony would become a mass-media franchise in 1984 with My Little Pony: Escape From Midnight Castle, which expanded the world and scope of the series, now introducing human characters such as Megan Williams and fan-favorite villain, Tirac.
The series would see numerous film releases in the early 1980s, with the release of My Little Pony: The Movie and My Little Pony: Escape From Katrina, as well as a television series, all of which helped expanded the setting into a surreal high-fantasy world where anything could happen. A lesser known but still huge aspect of the brand would also debut duriing this time, with the first comic series launching in 1985.
Although the toyline would last until 1992, the canon of the early releases would be much more short lived. The TV series only lasted two years from 1985-1986, with approximately 65 episodes, a not unimpressive achievement. However, it was followed up by My Little Pony Tales in late 1992, though that series would prove unsuccessful and only lasted a season. In contrast to the fantastical nature of the previous canon, the Tales continuity was far more grounded, taking place in a modern town and generally dealt with reasonable issues such as young romance, bullying, and dragons. Yes, despite being characterized by the fandom as the 'realistic' series, Tales had its fair share of supernatural elements such as aforementioned dragons, ghosts, and magic.
