1985: Earth Ponies
CHERRIES JUBILEE
Peach earth pony with coral mane and tail, green and pinkish cherries symbol
Cherries Jubilee was the carnival queen, mistress of the cherry blossom and the exorbitant parade. Like Posey, she was a popular character who would see releases again in 1986 and as part of the So Soft Pony line.
Her Groom and Style (1985, original) edition is distinctive because of the naturally curly hair. Even those Cherries Jubilees who have lost their original curl tend to have very long, roughish hair and these are identifiable as original set Cherries Jubilees. The second edition of the pony did not have curly hair, and her hair is shorter, silkier and straighter like Posey or Tootsie's hair is as normal. Her symbol is also a more bold colour, though with numerous batches it is difficult to distinguish her through those methods.
As with Posey, second edition Cherries Jubilee's accessories were different from her original release. In the 1986 set she was sold with a light green dove brush instead of a butterfly brush -though the colours of her accessories once more remained the same.
So Soft Cherries Jubilee - sold principally in north America and never through official Hasbro channels in the UK - is much like her original curly haired counterpart, with just the velvety flocking covering her body to make her distinctive. She would play an active role in the cartoon series as time went on :)
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