Recycled Playsets and Accessories
Hasbro reused molds for playsets and accessories within generations, across generation and across toy lines.
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Prancing Pretty Carousel
Hasbro reused this playset (with some modifications) for the Littlest Pet Shop line in 1995. [1] Notably, it does not include a music box / wind up feature.
Petite/Moon Dreamers Star Picks
Hasbro used the same mold of star picks for G1 Petite Ponies and Moon Dreamers. They differed in that one distributed with the Moon Dreamers were painted with a shiny coating and those for petite ponies were not.
non-shimmery Petite pick
shimmery Moon Dream pick
G1/G2 Schoolhouse
The pony schoolhouse from G1 was reused in G2.
G1 Schoolhouse
G1 Pony School
Show Stable
The G1 Show Stable was re-released during G1 several times.
Show Stable (Italian La Stalla delle Stelle)
German Show Stable, "Pony Haus"
Pretty Parlor
The G1 Pretty Parlor was released within G1 as the Brush Me Beautiful Boutique and the UK exclusive Kitchen. It then crossed generations to be release in G2 as the My Pretty Parlor with Ivy.
Family Convertible/Pink and Fabulous Pony Car
An modified version of the car mold was used in both G3 and G4.
G3/G3.5 to G4 small accessories
There have been a few small accessory molds from the main G3 and G3.5 lines that were reused in G4.
Wing Wishes wands
The mold used to make the wands for the G3 Wing Wishes ponies has been reused twice in generation 4.
Came with G3 Wing Wishes Minty
Came with G3 Wing Wishes Toola-Roola
Came with G3 Wing Wishes Fluttershy
Came with G3 Wing Wishes Blossomforth
Came with G4 Canterlot Castle
Came with G4 Celebration at Canterlot Castle
Princess wand
The same mold was used to make a wand for G3 Rarity and G4 fashion style Princess Luna and Princess Celestia.
Came with G3 Best Friends Rarity
Came with G4 Fashion Style Princess Luna and Princess Celestia
Logo Cake
This cake was originally included in a G3.5 playset, and was later reused in G4. It actually has the G3.5 logo on it.
Came with G3.5 Bake with Sweetie Belle
Ponyville to G4 accessories
Due to the size of G4 ponies, the molds for many accessories from G3/G3.5 Ponyville as well as ones from the G3.5 mermaid ponies have been able to be reused.
Mermaid Treasure Chest
The treasure chest from two mermaid sets was reused for the Canterlot Castle.
Came with G3.5 Mermaid Pony Castle
Came with G3.5 Mermaid Dolphin Carriage
Came with Canterlot Castle
Came with Canterlot Castle
Tea set
The full set was released once in G3, with the tea cart also being included with a DVD for The World's Biggest Tea Party. In G4, most of the set was released with one playset, and at least two parts were included in another.
Came with G3 Tea with Pinkie Pie and World's Biggest Tea Party DVD
Came with G4 Celebration at Canterlot Castle
Came with G3 Tea with Pinkie Pie
Came with G4 Celebration at Canterlot Castle
Came with G3 Tea with Pinkie Pie
Came with G4 Celebration at Canterlot Castle
Came with G3 Tea with Pinkie Pie
Came with G4 Celebration at Canterlot Castle
Came with G3 Tea with Pinkie Pie
Came with G4 Celebration at Canterlot Castle
Came with G4 Crystal Empire Fluttershy
Came with G3 Tea with Pinkie Pie
Came with G4 Celebration at Canterlot Castle
Came with G3 Tea with Pinkie Pie
Came with G4 Celebration at Canterlot Castle
Came with G4 Crystal Empire Fluttershy
