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

Baby Ribbon

Play & Care Set Baby, 1985-6

Aqua baby unicorn pony with neon yellow mane and tail (red streak in mane), white bow symbol.

Aqua baby unicorn with neon yellow hair and bow symbol
Pony Data
Set Play and Care Set Babies (1986, UK and Europe)
Asst. Number 4951
Accessories  light aqua duck comb, pink wagon with aqua pull, bottle with aqua top, yellow pull duck, pink, green, yellow and pink xylophone with aqua beter, nappy in blue Snugfit box, pinkish purple BABY necklace, white 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 Ribbon in the United Kingdom.

Baby Ribbon 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 Ribbon in box
Baby RibbonMint in Box, (French 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 Ribbon's character

Baby Ribbon played a key role in the animated episode Return of Tambelon, when her disappearance sparked panic and highlighted the disappearance of the unicorn ponies. She struggled to teleport ("wink") in and out, a skill all unicorn ponies had in the animated series. Her UK backcard story focused more on the theme of ribbons and bows. It mentions Baby Ribbon styling the hair of the other babies with bows, and decorating the playpens and high chairs with so many ribbons that she causes a trip hazard. Is she doing that on purpose? Jury's still out...