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

Sunbright Family

Family Friends and Family Babies ("Rainbow Families")


Sunbright Family

The Sunbright Family
UK and Europe, 1993-4

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Ponies Sold in 1993 in the UK Bedtime Newborns | Best Friends Babies | Hairdo Ponies | Rainbow Family Babies and Adults (Family Friends and Family Babies) | Rollerskates Ponies | Secret Surprise Ponies | Seven Characters (My Little Pony Tales) | Sweet Kisses Ponies (UK/Europe)| Princess Sparkle | Bridal Beauty | Birthday/Anniversary Pony | Cookery Ponies | Kitchen | Schoolhouse

Other 1993 Ponies Nesthäckchen-Baby-Ponys/Bébé-Nurserie

Set also sold in 1994 in the UK.

Mummy Sunbright
Mummy: Yellow earth pony with white/yellow/orange/dark pink/orange horizontal stripes, shells symbol


Baby Sunbright
Baby: Yellow baby earth pony with white/yellow/orange/dark pink/orange horizontal stripes, green and orange fish symbol
Pony Data
Set Family Friends and Family Babies (1993-4)
(Aka "Rainbow Families" per Hasbro's list, 1995)
Asst. Number 14018 ("Family Babies")
and 14019 ("Family Friends" (Parents)).
Accessories
Mummy: Neon pink fish comb, pinkish-purple ribbon
Daddy: Orange fish comb, green ribbon
Baby Sister: Neon pink fish comb, neon orange ribbon

(ribbons are all glossy)
Pose
Mummy: Crumpet
Daddy: Gingerbread
Baby Sister: Ember
Distribution UK and Europe
Other Versions -
Daddy Sunbright
Daddy: Yellow earth pony with white/yellow/orange/dark pink/orange horizontal stripes, red and blue sailboat symbol



The Sunbright Family

The Sunbright Family were on sale in the UK and in Europe in 1993 and 1994. They were sold on cards translated into the relevant languages of the different countries in which it was sold, although in some areas cards were simply left in English. Each pony was sold individually on a card with their own accessories. The adults and the babies came from different assortments, as had happened with the individual releases for the Loving Families in Europe in 1989 and 1990.

Baby Sunbright
Baby Sunbright
(German Card)
Daddy Sunbright Mint on Card
Daddy Sunbright Mint on Card
German Release

Although the accessories differed between ponies, they were still on a theme. All members had a ribbon and a fish comb. I am not sure whether there was a colour difference between Mummy and Baby's pink - I had both ponies from new but am not 100% which comb belongs to which pony (and my sister also had the baby, so there are a few pink fish floating around our accessory box!). Daddy's was distinctly different, in bright orange.
Daddy Sunbright's Comb and Ribbon
Daddy Sunbright: Comb and Ribbon

The accessories were the same across all releases. None of them were ever sold in North America.

The Family Friends and Family Babies were the only ones to have this horizontal striped hair.

The Sunbright Family


Sunbright Family
The Sunbright Family appeared once in the animated Tales series and once in the comic. In both cases they lived on the Tropical Isle. The animated version added an extra sibling, and made them the star of a story where Bright Eyes learns not to listen to rumours but in fact embrace other cultures. In the comic, the acquaintance was already established, as Bright Eyes and Melody, along with Melody's family, went to visit the island. In the comic, the ponies included were only those on sale. Their symbols were not entirely correct, nor were their hair colours.


Family Friends and Family Baby Sets (1993-4) :
Sunbright