Prototype Ponies

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.

Irresistibles

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

Sweet Ice Delight Cottage

Princess Ponies

Princess Ponies with color variations in the accessories

Cloud Puff

darker colored Cloud Puff

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.

Twinkle Eyed Ponies

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

Satin 'n Lace

Pamphlet showing prototype Satin 'n Lace.

Satin 'n Lace was originally going to be in the Collectors Pose.

Dream Beauties

Prototype Birthday Baby Boy Ponies

Prototype 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.

Prototype Tuneful

Prototype tuneful as seen in an MLP pamphlet

Tuneful was originally going to be in the Quackers Pose with no horn.

Prototype 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.

Prototype 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 was originally going to be in the Posey Pose

Sweet Pocket was originally going to be in the Powder Pose.
Bunny Hop was originally going to be in the Quackers Pose.

Bubblefish was originally going to be in the Quackers Pose.

Prototype 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.

Prototype 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.

It looks like she then made it to the Collectors Pose, before finally becoming a Sitting Pose pony, or morphing into Cotton Candy.

Prototype Dance 'n Prance Ponies

screen shot from German Commercial ^[2]