I can hear the jingle from the commercial! I loved My Little Pony. I brusehd their tails more than I brushed my pwn hair! On April 14, 1984, “My Little Pony: Rescue from Midnight Castle” premiered on TV. The movie, about colorful, peace-loving ponies, was inspired by designer Bonnie Zacherle’s My Little Pony toy line. The TV movie began the 1980s My Little Pony craze, inspiringthe 1986 TV series “My Little Pony.” The current-day iteration, “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” is keeping the craze going! The 22-minute animated-TV movie, “My Little Pony: Rescue From Midnight Castle,” was released as a pilot for a proposed “My Little Pony” TV series. The movie opens with the little ponies living a peaceful existence in Dream Valley. After some ponies are enslaved by monsters at Midnight Castle, Megan, the 12-year-old human protagonist in the TV film, and the other ponies – Firefly, Applejack, Twilight and Bow Tie – set off to rescue them. The original “My Little Pony” TV series (1986-1987) continued the story. The joyful ponies live in Paradise Estate, singing and playing, while also defending themselves against evil witches, trolls and goblins.
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