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

Dainty Dahlia

Perfume Puff Pony, 1989

Powder blue earth pony with fluffy fading pink mane and tail, yellow perfume bottle symbol

Dainty Dahlia
Pony Data
Set Perfume Puff Ponies, 1989
Asst. Number 4422
Accessories Yellow flower pick, purple lily hair clip, dark pink ribbon.
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Some releases in North America came with additional make-up due to separate offer (not in UK)
Pose Crumpet
Distribution North America, UK, probably other locations - packaging unknown
Other Versions -

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Ponies Sold in 1989 in the UK First Tooth Baby Ponies | Big Brother Ponies II |Kiss Curl's Grooming Parlour | Windy Wing Ponies| Happytails Ponies (Import) | Crimp & Curl Hair Salon | Baby Buggy | Sundae Best Ponies | Brush & Grow Ponies | Princess Brush & Grow Ponies | Perfume Puff Palace (UK: 1989) |Sparkle Ponies (Store) | Perfume Puff Ponies | Scrub-a-Dub Tub | Sweet Dreams Crib | Club Newborn 1989 | Loving Families (individual and gift set) | Loving Family Accessories| MUMMY CHARMS

Other 1989 Ponies Princess Ponies (Germany/Austria) |Sparkle Ponies (Mail Order) | Newborn Twins II (Partial, Germany/France) | Twice as Fancy Megan & Sundance | Goldilocks | Sweet Scoops | Chuck. E. Cheese Baby | Valentine Twins | Satin & Lace (Lavender) | Coat/Tux 'n' Tails | Twice as Fancy Baby Ponies | Birthday Baby Ponies | Merry-Go-Round Ponies (UK: 1990 | Candy Cane Ponies (UK: 1990) | Sunshine Ponies (UK: 1990) | Dance & Prance Ponies (UK: 1990) | Fancy Pants Babies (UK: 1990 - partial) | Playtime Baby Brother Ponies (UK: 1990 - partial) | Newborn Babies (UK: 1990) | Sweetheart Sister Ponies (UK: 1990 - partial) | Baby Ponies with Pretty Pals | Pearly Baby Ponies | Pretty Mane Ponies | Baby Sister Ponies | Dream Castle (Lavender)



Dainty Dahlia


Dainty Dahlia was one of four earth ponies from the Perfume Puff Pony set, which was released in both North America and in the UK in 1989. In the UK, the release coincided with the sale of the Perfume Puff Palace.

Dainty Dahlia was sold here in a US-style box, with the same accessories as those available in North America - a comb,  hair clip and ribbon. My pony is not shown wearing her original ribbon. Her hair is fading pink and can fade to white.

Dainty Dahlia MIB
Dainty Dahlia Mint in Box (Canadian Packaging)
Image from Shivhae

  Like all the Perfume Puff ponies, she had a very fluffy mane and tail, which was soft and scented, like her body.

 

Dainty Dahlia's Character

Like all of the Perfume Puff Ponies, Dainty Dahlia lived in the Perfume Puff Palace, and was generally interested in scented, perfumey things. She did not have many story appearances in the comic, in one story, she, Sparkler and Baby Paws were doing a tour of Ponyland when they happened to stumble on a jewelled Pom-Pom, which Dainty Dahlia had previously given to Princess Pom-Pom. (Yes, we're going to talk a lot more about pom-poms now). Apparently some goblins were trying to steal the jewelled Pom-Pom, and so Dainty Dahlia tricked them by turning it into a flower, and, then, when they had discarded it, turning it back into a jewelled Pom-Pom.

Dainty Dahlia pom-pomming away
Dainty Dahlia turns the Pom Pom into a flower to fool the goblins
My Little Pony Comic, 1989

All of this sounds ridiculous, and it is, but underpinning that silly is the fact that the Pom Pom signified the right to rule Pom-Pom land. The fact Dainty Dahlia was the one who gave the gem to the princess in the first place suggests either that she had a dynastic connection to Pom-Pom land herself (perhaps as a previous leader), or was heavily involved in its politics. Since we know nothing about ponies before they came to Ponyland, this does raise some less ridiculous and more interesting questions about her origins.