Bow-Tie, Stateside

While the UK and Europe were enjoying a revamped Bow-Tie in a different pose from 1984, the North American release stuck to its guns and produced a second edition of Bow-Tie in the so-called 'Shy' pose from the previous year. This version of Bow-Tie was not identical to her predecessor, however. She was generally a lighter shade of blue, and always had curly or wavy hair, rather than the straight and silky bob style of the original release.

These curls can easily brush or wash out, so many second year Bow-Ties have long and slightly wavy hair rather than full scale curls.

Even in the package, the hair was not tightly curled ,but more folded around, helping to create that large wave effect. This release of Bow-Tie continued to have freckles, although freckles on ponies was not a popular gimmick on the American release ponies, and would be seen more later in Europe.

Bow-Tie's Character: Rescue at Midnight Castle

Unlike Applejack, Bow Tie featured very little in the animated special of 1985, and never appeared in any of the other specials. She was animated with her hair done in ribbons, though, implying that her character's love of hair styling was something universal across borders.