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

Irresistibles were show in the 1991 Hasbro Toy Fair Catalog, though never produced. They were not going to be associated directly with My Little Pony, but they are in Dream Beauty molds.

Other Prototypes

Early Shy Pose pony

Prototype Bubbles in Bow Tie Pose.

This early example of the "shy pose" is light blue with white hair, with darker blue speckles for her symbols. She is 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.

Prototype Minty

Originally all six of the Collector Ponies were going to have the same symbol: appaloosa-style speckles. (Prototypes of Blossom and other ponies with the speckles can be seen in the earliest G1 toy commercial.) Here is a clear picture of prototype Minty with her speckled symbol.

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.

CP Sundance

CP Prototype Sundance

Twinkle Eyed Ponies

Masquerade in Whizzer's pose and prototype Whizzer in Masquerade's pose

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.

Hippity Hop

Hippity Hop's Backcard

Hippity Hop appears as a unicorn rather than a pegasus on her backcard. Ie when her backcard art was made they were planning for her to be a unicorn, but this changed by the time that she went into production.

Cloud Puff

darker colored Cloud Puff

Coco Berry

Tuneful

Prototype tuneful as seen in an MLP pamphlet

Tuneful in the Quackers Pose with no horn.

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.

Dance 'n Prance Ponies

screen shot from German Commercial ^[2]

Princess Ponies

Princess Ponies with color variations in the accessories

Satin 'n Lace

Pamphlet showing prototype Satin 'n Lace.

In this mail order pamphlet Satin 'n Lace is shown in the Collectors Pose (although the pony is likely Cotton Candy standing in for the bride, based on hair and body color).