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

Sweetheart Sister Ponies

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Hasbro Catalogue Sweetheart Sisters

Sweetheart Sister Ponies
UK Hasbro Store Catalogue, 1990

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Ponies Sold in 1990 in the UK Kiss Curl's Grooming Parlour |Colour Change Baby Sea Ponies | Merry-Go-Round Ponies | Candy Cane Ponies | Sweetberry Ponies | Sunshine Ponies | Dance & Prance Ponies | Playtime Babies | Newborn Babies | Sweetheart Sister Ponies | Brush & Grow Ponies (Woolworths: Import) | Sweet Dreams Crib | Club Newborn Baby Bridesmaid | Baby Ribbons & Hearts (Special Offer) | Magical Breeze (Mail Order) | Baby Bonnet School of Dance (Mail In Offer) |Loving Families (individual and gift set) | Loving Family Accessories| Show Stable II | PETITE PONIES (assorted sets)

Other 1990 Ponies Goldilocks | Sweet Scoops | Chuck. E. Cheese Baby | Valentine Twins | Satin & Lace (Lavender) | Coat/Tux 'n' Tails | Twice as Fancy Baby Ponies | Birthday Baby Ponies | Sparkle Baby Ponies | Tropical Ponies (UK: 1991) | Rainbow Curl Ponies (UK: 1991) | Sweetsteps Ballerina Ponies | Drink & Wet Babies (UK: 1991) | Glittery Sweetheart Sister Ponies (UK: 1991) | Prom Queen Sweetheart Sister Ponies |Princess Baby Buggy | Pretty Mane Ponies | Baby Sister Ponies | DREAM BEAUTIES (assorted styles)


Sweetheart Sister Ponies

"These older sisters are the most elegant ponies of all, with a delightfully graceful and glamorous look."
                                                                                                                            ~Hasbro UK, 1990


The Sweetheart Sister Ponies were a new style of pony Hasbro introduced first in North America in 1989, and then in the UK and in parts of Europe in around 1990. Each pony was designed with a slimmer, long-legged pose, smaller head, and long hair. This mould style would be used again in sets in 1991 and 1992. Early Sweetheart Sister ponies also came with a pierced ear and a floral earring. These can get damaged - either breaking off completely or breaking off below the flower. Although delicate, they can and do survive and it is not uncommon to find ponies with their original earrings.
Earring from a Sweetheart Sister Pony
Sweetheart Sister Pony Earring
(Flowerburst)

The North American set contained six ponies, four of which made it to the European release. The North American set also came sealed on backcards, whilst in the UK and in Europe, they came in boxes (much more sensible!)

wild flower mib
Wild Flower Mint in Box
European package (Italian version, 1990)
(Colour palette - pink)

The two ponies who were not sold in the UK were Frilly Flower and Fancy Flower. And, honestly, these two have always seemed to not quite fit the style of the rest of the set, as they have different hair/body colours, where the other four have one colour across their hair and body.

The four ponies sold in the UK were all the same colour, body and hair. Their eyeshadow matched their earrings, and they each came with a brush, floral mesh hair ribbon that also matched this colour scheme. Things were not always quite so straightforward in the American release, where ponies are sometimes packaged with a ribbon more commonly associated to another pony in the set.

There are also variations in the style of ribbon sold between Europe and North America. Thanks to Chrissytree for this information.

In the North American release, half of this set had flower brushes and half butterfly brushes. In the UK set, however, most had flower brushes - Spring Song was the only butterfly ;)

Ponies from this set (UK and most of Europe: 1990)