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

Seaspray

Adult Sea Pony, UK

Yellow adult sea pony with pink mane, purple seashell stand

Yellow sea pony
Pony Data
Set Adult Sea Ponies (UK)
Asst. Number 4874
Accessories Yellow shell brush and comb, yellow ribbon, purple clam shell stand.
Pose Adult Sea Pony I
Distribution UK
Versions made in Italy sold in some parts of Europe.
Other Versions

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Ponies Sold in 1984 in the UK Rainbow Ponies (Set One) | Earth Ponies | Show Stable | Adult Sea Ponies (UK) | Butterscotch's Gymkhana | Baby Ember (Mail Order) | Bluebelle (Concave) | The Grooming Parlour

Other 1984 Ponies Unicorn and Pegasus Ponies (Set One) | Adult Sea Ponies (N.America) | Dream Castle (UK:1985) | The Waterfall (UK:1985) | Dream Castle (UK:1985) | Baby Buggy (UK:1987) | Lullabye Nursery (UK:1986)

Seaspray in the United Kingdom

The adult sea pony situation in the UK has always been a bit odd. Hasbro decided not to sell unicorns and pegasus ponies, but went out on a limb and dropped Sea Ponies on in there instead. Moreover, they created original characters, right at the very beginning, which does seem like a risk. Why they did not sell the North American set here is unknown, but Seaspray is one of two distinct characters released here in 1984.

Seaspray Mint in Box
Seaspray Mint in Box
(Picture from Babydoll)

The UK boxes are different from those sold in North America, too. They are designed as though to display the pony 'underwater' through the cellophane bubble. They are not easy to find mint in box, and the bubble can come away from the sides as the glue dries out. The shell and pony were held in place by a card inlay, also in blue, and the brush and comb were tucked into the bottom of the box under cardboard loops. The pony's name was in black on the front corner, and the ponies were each named on the back, but they had no box stories.

Italian-made versions of Seaspray do exist in other parts of Europe. They have an I on the tail, instead of a HK, denoting their manufacture.

Seaspray's yellow and pink colour scheme has sometimes led to her being conused with High Tide, who is also yellow and pink, but High Tide has a different pose, fading pink hair, and was not sold in the UK.


Seaspray's Character

Seaspray appeared in the early stories and earliest comics. She was a sea adventurer with a boat (how a sea pony uses a boat is a question you'll have to direct to Hasbro, but she was usually depicted inside it sailing it here and there).

Seaspray is one of the few early My Little Pony sold in the UK who were omitted from the Factfile, and she had no backcard story. Her personality is thus entirely derived from her appearances in the early stories and comics. Interestingly, Seaspray's 'sailboat' appeared in Seawinkle's US backcard story, and the way it is described sounds a lot like how Seaspray was depicted in the UK comics and books. Given the use of the US names in early stories, it is possible that all of the character information from the US ponies were given to storywriters in the UK, including the names - but the ultimate ponies sold turned out to be different. If so, then Seaspray borrowed her identity from Seawinkle.