List of My Little Pony (1986) characters
This is a list of characters from the "My Little Pony" segments in the 1986-1987 animated anthology series My Little Pony 'n Friends. The first "My Little Pony" television series was preceded by two specials: "My Little Pony" (1984, incorporated into the series as "Escape from Midnight Castle") and "Escape from Catrina" (1985, retitled "Escape from Katrina" in the series). The popularity of the specials inspired the animated series. 65 episodes aired from September 15, 1986 to September 25, 1987. A feature-length movie, "", was released June 6, 1986, three months before  the series premiered. In the series, characters typically alternated between starring roles and cameo appearances. Major characters. Megan Danny Molly Spike Minor characters. The Moochick The Bushwoolies The Fur-bobs The Stonebacks The Grundle King The Grundles The Ponies. Unicorn Ponies. Unicorn Ponies each possess a unique magical ability, in addition to the power to teleport by 'winking in and out' although not all of them were seen using it. Pegasus Ponies. Pegasus Ponies can fly using their featured wings, with the ability to carry considerable weight into the air with them. All of the Pegasus Ponies except North Star , Surprise, Locket, Twilight and babies (excluding Baby Lofty) have cameos in 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'. Earth Ponies. Earth Ponies are the most like real horses, without horns, wings or other fanciful additions. However several Earth Ponies had their special talents. They are also notably good jumpers. Flutter Ponies. Flutter Ponies are ponies with tiny bodies, curly hair, longer legs than regular ponies and fairy-like wings. The Flutter Ponies may appear delicate, but in truth, they possess a powerful ability called the Utter Flutter, which allows them to blow away everything in their path by flapping their wings in  a rapid speed. They are rarely seen, preferring to live in seclusion, usually in Flutter Valley. Honeysuckle, Morning Glory and Rosedust were the only notable ones in the first My Little Pony series. In the movie a lot of Flutter ponies are seen although they have no cutie marks and weren't produced as toys. In Bright Lights appear duplicates of Forget-Me-Not, Peach Blussom, Morning Glory, Honeysuckle and Lily. Seaponies/Baby Seaponies. The Seaponies are brightly colored seahorse-like creatures who dwell in the rivers and lakes of Dream Valley. They love underwater polo and can perform elaborate  songs and dance numbers. They only appeared in the two Generation 1 Specials and they are based on the Hippocamp, a mythological creature shared by Phoenician and Greek mythology. A sub-line of the Seaponies called Baby Seaponies debuted later in 1985 and later in . Princess Ponies. The Princess Ponies live near the Heart of Ponyland on a remote island, and use their wands to maintain the balance of Ponyland's magic. They each have a medallion symbol and wear a tall princess hat. They only appeared in The Quest of the Princess Ponies. Princess Tiffany is the best-known  out of them. Big Brother Ponies. The Big Brother Ponies were the only males in Dream Valley, and are all earth ponies. They return from a year-long race around the world at the beginning of Somnambula. They have hairy hooves (like Shires) and wear bandanas. Oddly enough, Quarterback is referred to as Score. Except for Knight Shade, they are the only male ponies to appear in series. Baby Ponies. The Baby Ponies were ponies who were born from the reflections of their mothers. However several Baby Ponies never had their own mothers and had a lot of minor roles  in several My Little Pony episodes. Special Episode Ponies. These characters appeared only in 'Rescue from Midnight Castle' and 'Escape from Catrina'. They never appeared in series. Some of them have ruffled hair and horseshoes.