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

1992

Rainbow Baby Ponies


Rainbow Baby Ponies

Rainbow Baby Ponies
UK and European Backcard, 1992

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Ponies Sold in 1992 in the UK Rockin' Beat Ponies | Glowing Magic Ponies | Pocket Friends Ponies | Rainbow Baby Ponies | Romance Ponies |Ballerina Baby Ponies | Teeny Weeny Ponies | Secret Surprise Ponies | Sweet Talking Ponies |Pony Bride | Holiday with Good Weather | Picnic Day with Sweet Clover | Cookery Ponies | Kitchen | Schoolhouse | Merry Treat, the Christmas Pony | Baby Ribbons & Hearts (Club Offer)

Other 1992 Ponies Flower Fantasy Ponies | Sippin' Soda Ponies | Sweet Kisses (North America) | Sundazzle Ponies | Colorswirl Ponies | Paradise Babies | Teeny Tiny Twins | Fancy Mermaid Ponies | Bridal Beauty (UK: 1993) | Birthday/Anniversary Pony (UK:1993)

Rainbow Baby Ponies

Rainbow Baby Ponies were the latest - and probably last - pony set to be focused on the Rainbow theme.  Each baby had hair in three colours, although these colours were not uniform between characters. The set included four characters - one unicorn, one pegasus and two earth ponies. These were sold in the UK and Europe in 1992, but had been available in North America in 1991. This, combined with a known array of related variations (mostly hair) during the 1992 line, mean that there are some variations with this set.

Please note that none of these variations are "UK/European only" and none are "North American only". There is an overlap between the two releases and the versions can be found in both places. One type tends to be more common in each region. Those with smoother hair are more likely to be found in North America, because the set was released there first. One of the reasons for these weird hair variations across 1992 is apparently related to issues Hasbro had with their usual hair supplier, which reportedly went out of business around this time. This led to experimentation and resultant variations. For ease of understanding, I am going to refer to these as the SILKY version and the CURLYFRIZZ version.

The packaging style was also very different, as were the accessories and the backcard stories. Pretty much the only thing that didn't change at all were the pony names! In the UK and Europe they were sold with shooting star combs and ribbons. In North America they had flower brushes.
Rainribbon MOC
Baby Rain Ribbon Mint on Card
European edition - Italian version
1992
Image donated by ebay seller

The Rainbow Baby Ponies appeared in the My Little Pony comic. They were usually drawn based on their original prototype image which appeared in the American Hasbro store catalogue for 1991. This helps give some clue as to what kind of material was given to the comic production team and how far ahead of time that material was being prepared.

Rainbow Baby Promotional
Rainbow Baby Prototypes (Hasbro Catalogue, USA, 1991) and My Little Pony Comic, UK 1992

According to the price labels on my childhood pony cards, this set retailed at around £3.99.


Rainbow Baby Ponies (UK and Europe, 1992) - "Curlyfrizz" versions most commonly found in Europe