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

Jangles and Tangles

Newborn Twins, 1987


Jangles and Tangles


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Ponies Sold in 1987 in the UK Movie Star Ponies | Mountain Boy Ponies | Birthday Party with Tutti Frutti | Princess Ponies (Set 1) |Snuzzle's Grooming Parlour | Megan and Sundance (Second Edition)| Twinkle Eye Ponies (UK Set II) | Flutter Ponies (Set II) | Newborn Twins (Set I, Partial) | Pretty & Pearly Baby Sea Ponies (UK Release)| Paradise Estate | Dream Castle | Lullabye Nursery | Baby Buggy | Baby Bonnet School of Dance

Other 1987 Ponies Twinkle Eyed Ponies (North America/Italy) | Pony Friends (Ponies) | Stockings| Pony Friends (Animals) | Soft Sleepy Newborns| Sea Sparkle Baby Sea Ponies | Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe | Crimp & Curl Hair Salon (Perm Shoppe) (UK:1988) | Slumber Party Gift Set | Rainbow Ponies (Europe) | Twice as Fancy (Party) Ponies (UK:1988) | First Tooth Baby Ponies (UK:1988)| Big Brother Ponies (UK:1988) | So Soft Ponies (III) | Purse with Baby Crumpet | Baby Blue Ribbon


Jangles
Jangles: Aqua earth newborn with gold mane and tail, humpty dumpty symbol

Pony Data
Set Newborn Twins (1987)
Asst. Number 4906
Accessories Pink and purple snail rockers, pink and purple teddy bear brushes, floral nightgowns with green bows, two small white bottles, two gold ribbons, yellow nappy box with two nappies, lavender and yellow dish with two pink spoons
Pose Tangles: Shaggy
Jangles: Squirmy
Distribution North America
Other Versions -
Tangles
Tangles: Aqua earth newborn with white mane and tail, humpty dumpty symbol

Jangles and Tangles

Jangles and Tangles were a part of the North American set, but did not make it to the United Kingdom. They came far closer to being released here than any of the other four sold in North America, because they appeared in Hasbro's promotional booklet, but for some reason they did not make the final cut and were not included in the UK line.

Newborn Twins, Hasbro UK catalogue
Hasbro UK catalogue, 1987
Featuring Jangles and Tangles (not released in UK)
Image from Pranceatron

They were sold with two snail rockers, nightgowns (what is it with nightgowns and rockers!) and a bowl with two spoons, among other things. Patterning on the floral nightgowns can vary but this set always have green bows on theirs. They have different poses, but are easier to tell apart than the identical twin sets because one has white hair (Tangles) and one gold (Jangles).

Mint in Box Jangles and Tangles
Jangles and Tangles Mint in Box
North America, 1987
Image from Shivhae

The box for the Newborn twins in the North American release was quite different from the box used in the UK for the sets sold there. It featured four twinsets on the front - Sniffles and Snookums and Milkweed and Tumbleweed were on the top flap, whilst Noodles and Doodles and Nibbles and Dibbles were on the bottom front. The whole of the plastic bubble/inlay space where the ponies would have been was surrounded with a lace blanket frill. Jangles and Tangles appeared on the side panel.
The back of the box featured the full set of twins for the year, including some of the accessories. Unlike the UK box, which featured both stories, only one story was featured on the back of the box (shown belongs to Rattles and Tattles).

Rattles and Tattles's Box
Newborn Twins's box - back
North America, 1987

Jangles and Tangles' characters

Jangles and Tangles had no UK comic character, nor did they appear in the animation. Their backcard story talks about them begging for a nursery rhyme and falling asleep after it has been sung by their 'mother' - possibly their pony guardian. There are no other clues to their personality.

 Their box story also mentions a double rainbow appearing in the sky to herald the arrival of the twins. Not quite as original as being drawn into life, but still cute! This appeared on the stories for all the sets of twins, even those sold in the UK.

Newborn Twins: North America, 1987