Peppermint Crunch

Peppermint Crunch was one of the earth ponies from the Sundae Best Pony set. She was sold in 1988 in North America and in late 1988 into 1989 in the UK. Her name was the same in the UK release as it was in North America. She was made in a modified version of the Firefly pose, although the mouth on the new mould had been closed, rather than open like the original. Second hand ponies tend to smell like toothpaste. I think this is intentional, though since some ponypeople clean ponies with toothpaste, it's hard to be sure...

Banana Surprise was also sold in European countries around the same time as she was available in the UK. Some European countries had her on American-style cards, such as the Benelux countries, whilst others had her on European/UK style cards, translated. The main difference (aside minor card design) was that those sold in North America/Benelux had a hair clip, whilst those sold in the UK and other parts of Europe did not.

Peppermint Crunch, Mint on Card
Germany, 1989
Image from EinhornBaby

Peppermint Crunch could be made in China or in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong versions are more often sold in the North American/with-a-clip release, whilst Chinese ones are easier to find in the UK and I imagine on the continent.

Peppermint Crunch's Character

Unsurprisingly, Peppermint Crunch's character related to...peppermint! And, well, all kinds of mint-related ice cream things.