Sniffles and Snookums
Newborn Twins, 1987
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| Pony Data | |
|---|---|
| Set | Newborn Twins (1987) |
| Asst. Number | 4906 |
| Accessories | Aqua and yellow stroller, blue snugfit box with two
nappies inside, aqua and white teddy bear brushes,
white and lavender BABY necklace, yellow and aqua BABY
necklace, two small white bottles, two pink ribbons,
round puffy sticker (Sticker in UK only) North American release had yellow diaper box, not blue snugfit box. |
| Pose | Sniffles: Sniffles Snookums: Snookums (:)) |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Other Versions | - |
Sniffles and Snookums on the side panel of
the UK box.
In typical UK style, for all we lost in numbers of ponies,
we made up for canon weird. Nibbles and Dibbles and Sniffles
and Snookums had one of the odd UK comic "birth" moments
that was particularly memorable. They began as doodles -
drawings done by Baby Tiddly Winks, traced by Baby Lucky,
and with accessories sketched in by Nurse Gusty. This art
lesson quickly became a biology lesson, however, not to
mention childcare 101, when Baby Lucky (who never learned
how crazy his happy-go-lucky magic was) wished they would
come to life. And...they did.
Baby Lucky named the babies, and they lived in Lullabye
Nursery from this point onwards. Gusty, who had adopted the
role of ponyland nurse and babysitter by this point, was
often directly in charge of their care. As newborns, they
did a lot more babyish things than some of the baby ponies.
Notable in the UK release and lore (and shown in the comic
image, above) is that Baby Lucky determined that Sniffles
was a boy, and so needed a boy's name. Sniffles is the
only officially designated G1 male unicorn, but only
according to the UK lore. This association did not
happen in North America. He was a mischievous little tyke
who liked to try and shove his sister out of the stroller
when Gusty wasn't looking - but Snookums was no fool
herself, and would deal with her brother by using her magic
and making him sneeze. In short, they were a couple of
mischievous little babies who Gusty needed to keep a close
eye on.
Their box story also mentions a double rainbow appearing in the sky to herald the arrival of the twins. Not quite as original as being drawn into life, but still cute! This appeared on the stories for all the sets of twins, even those sold in the UK.
Sniffles and Snookums were one of two sets of twins who
featured in the animated series. They were depicted as
newborn earth ponies, each with a little pink bow. They
appeared alongside the First Tooth Babies, who were
their reluctant babysitters, in episodes Ice Cream Wars and
The Prince and the Pony.
