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

Magic Hat

Magic Message Ponies 1988

White earth pony with lavender hair (red streak in hair), heat sensitive magic hat and cloud symbol, wand on cheek.

Magic Hat
Pony Data
Set Magic Message Ponies (1988)
Asst. Number 4630
Accessories Blue butterfly brush, light blue ribbon (North America confirmed)
Pose Shy
Distribution North America
UK
Europe? Distribution unconfirmed.

 
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Ponies Sold in 1988 in the UK Twice as Fancy (Party) Ponies | First Tooth Baby Ponies | Adventure Boy Ponies | Birthday Party with Tutti Frutti | Princess Ponies (Set 1) |Kiss Curl's Grooming Parlour | Summer Wing Ponies| Magic Message Ponies | Happytails Ponies (Import) | Newborn Twins (Set II, Partial) | Pretty & Pearly Baby Sea Ponies (UK Release) | Crimp & Curl Hair Salon | Lullabye Nursery | Baby Buggy | Sundae Best Ponies | Baby Bonnet School of Dance

Other 1988 Ponies Speedy (Europe) | Regenbogen-Ponys (Germany/Austria) | Baby-Ponys (Germany/Austria) | Princess Ponies (Set II) | Brush & Grow Ponies | Peekaboo Babies | Pony Friends (Animals) Set II| Sweetberry Ponies (UK: 1990)| Watercolor Baby Sea Ponies (UK: 1989) | Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe | Brush Me Beautiful Boutique | Slumber Party Gift Set | Perfume Puff Palace (UK: 1989) | Twice as Fancy Ponies: Set II | Clipper | Satin 'n' Lace (Magenta) |Sparkle Ponies (Mail Order)




Magic Hat

Magic Hat was one of the six Magic Message ponies sold in 1988. She was one of four earth pony characters in this new set, with a heat sensitive symbol and a stripe of colour in her hair. Although she was illustrated with curly hair in a lot of promotional material, the pony was always sold with straight hair. The cloud on her symbol is the heat sensitive section, revealing a bunny rabbit on one side and a bird on the other.

One of the problems we have for this set is that, while backcards survive, Mint on Card examples of this set from the UK are not often found. Without pictures of Mint on Card ponies, it's impossible to know whether the accessories sold with these ponies was the same in the UK as in the North American release. I've included the American accessories on the page, but be aware variation is possible.

The Magic Message Ponies were introduced in a booklet given out free with the My Little Pony comic. This demonstrated that keeping the 'magic' a secret was a long way from Hasbro's mind. The booklets - which could be coloured in - featured the ponies, their names, a short description, and their hidden symbol secrets! These could be revealed from rubbing the small boxes to each side, but they were written in anyway, giving the secret away. Oh well. Never mind.
Magic Hat's Booklet Intro
Magic Hat's Booklet Intro
My Little Pony Comic, 1988 (UK)




Magic Hat's character

Magic Hat was something of a ponyland magician when she appeared in the My Little Pony comic, and, as the booklet above suggests, she was a 'tricky' character. One comic adventure saw her helping the way-too-often-used Baby Lucky to protect the Princess Ponies' jewel casket, during which she used various special magical abilities relating to her symbols. At one point she makes a bird appear to peck the evil goblins (clearly taking a page out of Majesty's book there). Sh was also able to bring both her symbol characters to life to do her -often odd- bidding.

And she looks so innocent, too.