This page is devoted to "the ponies that weren't." This page features various stages of My Little Pony prototypes from Generation 1 that did not make it to production. During G1 Hasbro seemed to pretty consistently change their mind after the prototype was made and all the related media produced, resulting in the ponies that were actually produced looking somewhat different than in the ads, in their pamphlets and on their backcards.

Blank Ponies

This section includes utterly blank ponies, ponies missing hair, and/or symbols, or any combination. Some blank ponies are totally unidentified, were as some are clearly prototypes of particular characters.

Blank Red Unicorn

Toys That Were Never Produced

The Fancy Swirl or Celestial Ponies

Fancy Swirl Ponies

Only the concept art seems to have been produced but never the actual ponies. They are often referred to as the Celestial ponies, but Hasbro's trademarked name for the set was the Fancy Swirl ponies.

Current Licensed Merchandise

Beddy Bye Eye Ponies

Baby Truly was included in a prototype set of the Beddy Bye Eye Baby Ponies (though shown NBBE...), along with Baby Shady in the Baby Cuddles Pose.

Pony Friends

Apparently we were supposed to get a whole set of human friends for the non-pony animal friends!

First Tooth Baby Sundance

screen shot from ad^[1]

Sweet Ice Delight Cottage

Irresistibles

Pages from 1991 Hasbro Toy Fair Catalog, apparently these were never produced.

Toys Produced But Varied From Their Prototypes

Coco Berry

Paradise

Promotional photos of the UK version of Paradise Estate show a not-So Soft version of Paradise. This version was never actually sold, with or without Paradise Estate.

Tuneful

Prototype tuneful as seen in an MLP pamphlet

Tuneful in the Quackers Pose with no horn.

Sprinkles

Pamphlet shows sea ponies and prototype blue Sprinkles (far right)

Sprinkles was originally going to be blue with slightly darker blue symbols and hair.

Birthday Pony

pamplet showing prototype birthday pony. MIB picture in bottom left corner.

The Birthday pony prototype was in the Posey Pose, and had yellow in her symbols.

Precious Pocket Ponies

Pamphlet showing the prototype Precious Pocket ponies. From left to right: Bunny Hop, Sweet Pocket, Bubblefish, and Li'l Pocket.

Li'l Pocket in the Posey Pose

Sweet Pocket in the Powder Pose.
Bunny Hop in the Quackers Pose.

Bubblefish in the Quackers Pose.

Bubbles

Prototype Bubbles in Bow Tie Pose.

Bubbles was originally going to be light blue with white hair, with darker blue bubbles for her symbols. She was also going to be in the Bow Tie Pose.

This prototype lives at Hasbro. She comes out for the pony fairs and such. She is hand carved from a hard wax and hand painted.