“My Little Pony” Pilot Premiered On TV Today in 1984, Starting the Craze That Is Still Alive Today!

Fans Celebrate Twenty Five Years Of My Little Pony BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 26: Chris Sallis from Sheffield looks at a special edition My Little Pony at the International My Little Pony Convention at Redwood Hotel and Country Club, near Bristol on October 26 2007 in England. Fans of the toys were in the city to celebrate twenty five years Of My Little Pony. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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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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