Moon Jumper
Moon Jumper was one of six new characters
released in the Windy Wing pony set in 1989. She was sold in
the UK - and in other European countries - in the same style
of pink box as was used in North America. The UK box may have
had a UK stamp added to the bottom to denote the release, but
I have never had a Windy Wing box so cannot be sure. In France
and in German speaking countries, the boxes were translated
into the respective languages. It is unknown whether they were
sold in translated or English-import boxes in other parts of
Europe, or how many European countries saw a release of this
set.
Moon Jumper's Character
Moon Jumper had a very mad character association with the cow
that jumped over the moon. Not satisfied with just making it a
part of her symbol, the My Little Pony & Friends comic
decided to go the whole hog and actually write a story about it.
In this story, Moon Jumper is startled awake by a cow trying to
jump over the moon. This cow, called Connie, had heard that the
moon was made of green cheese and thought perhaps she had
somehow made it (?!). After the Man in the Moon disabused her of
this theory, he gave her some of his green cheese and they had a
little party, before Moon Jumper and Starry Wings took her back
down to Barleycorn Field.
Moon Jumper and Starry Wings see a cow jumping up to the
moon.
My Little Pony & Friends Comic, 1989
Yes. That really happened.
This story also revealed that the Windy Wing ponies lived in
Windy Hollow. It shows Moon Jumper sleeping outside under the
stars, suggesting that they lived wild and didn't actually have
a shelter.
