The My Little Pony Scrapbook: G1 in the UK and Europe

Baby Gusty

Play and Care Set Baby, 1986

White baby unicorn pony with dark green mane and tail (red streak in mane), purple leaves symbol.

White baby unicorn with green hair and leaves
Pony Data
Set Play and Care Set Babies (UK and Europe, 1986)
Asst. Number 4951
Accessories  purple duck comb, purple high chair with yellow tray, pink-purple edge bib, yellow pull duck, blue and white BABY necklace, bottle with yellow top, nappy in blue Snugfit box, pink ribbon.
Round puffy sticker
Pose Baby Glory
Distribution UK, France, Germany and other German speaking countries, Spain (made in Spain), Nordic countries (in English boxes)
 
Other Versions Beddy Bye Eye Baby
(North America, Benelux, 1985-6)

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Ponies Sold in 1986 in the UK Twinkle Eyes (Set One) | Play & Care Set Babies (Set Two) | 1986 Pony Asst | Grooming Parlour |Baby Sea Ponies (Set One) | Wedding Bells Confetti | Show Stable | Lullabye Nursery | Baby Lemon Drop | Megan & Sundance | Dream Castle | Baby Lucky | Snuzzle (Concave - Argos)| Flutter Ponies

Other 1986 Ponies Twinkle Eyed Ponies (Set Two - UK:1987)* | So Soft Ponies (Set Two) | Pearly Baby Sea Ponies (UK:1987) | So Soft Megan & Sundance | Beddy Bye Eye Babies | Molly & Baby Sundance | Fable Ponies | Rainbow Ponies (Set Two - Europe, not UK) | Earth Ponies (Europe) | Birthday Party Gift Set| Birthflower Ponies (Scandinavia/Aus) | Hollywood | Satin & Lace | White Tootsie | Stockings | Baby Blue Ribbon | Baby Bonnet School of Dance (UK:1987)| Baby Sleepy Pie and Purse

*Partial set had later UK release.


Baby Gusty in the United Kingdom.

Baby Gusty was sold in the UK in 1986 as part of the second Play and Care set. She was one of the first baby pegasus ponies to be officially sold in the United Kingdom, and was sold with an array of accessories to help her new pony guardian take care of her. She was sold in a light blue box, which featured Baby Heart Throb and Baby Lickety split on the front.

Play and Care Set Baby Gusty in box
Baby Gusty Mint in Box, (German packaged) 1986
Image from Babydoll

The back of the box featured all four baby ponies, and included stories for the whole set. They were illustrated with their accessories. Each story describes an element of each pony's character but, probably because in 1986 the only adult version of any of these characters on sale in the UK was Lickety Split - none of the stories mention parental ponies. This is in contrast to the stories on the US Beddy Bye Eye baby boxes.

Play and Care Set Box back
Play and Care Set Box back
UK, 1986
Her accessories were the same in the UK and the US, except that the North American releases came with a flat sticker instead of a puffy one. She was sold in France, German speaking countries and Nordic countries in this format - versions sold in Spain were made in Spain.



Baby Gusty's character

Baby Gusty's US backcard story mentions her playing in the autumn leaves. After tidying them all up into a pile high enough to reach the rainbow, she started playing in them and created a huge mess. Her UK story was on a similar theme - it mentioned that she loved autumn and playing - or sleeping - in the autumn leaves.