Category:G1 Rainbow Ponies
| This article is about Generation 1 Rainbow Ponies. For "Generation 3 Rainbow Ponies", see G3 Rainbow Ponies. |
Rainbow Ponies debuted in Year Two and remain one of the most popular sets of G1 ponies. Each pony has a quad-colored striped mane and blended tail. While the standard released Year Two and Year Three Rainbow Ponies have glitter symbols, many other ponies released outside of North America have metallic or normal inked symbols.
- International Names
- English: Rainbow Ponies
- French/Canadian French: Poneys Arc-en-ciel
- German: Regenbogen-Ponys
- Greek: Paramýthi Ponies/Παραμύθι Πονιες (Fairy Tale Ponies)
- Italian: Pony Arcobaleno
- Portuguese (Brazilian): Arco-Íris Pôneis
- Spanish: Pony Arco Iris
Year Two (1983-1984)
The first Rainbow Ponies are a six-pony set of two earth ponies, two pegasus ponies, and two unicorns. They feature a mane of dark pink, yellow, green, and blue stripes, a tail blended from the same colors, and glitter symbols.
Lyrics are as follows, sung to the familiar tune:
My Little Pony, Rainbow Ponies,
Beautiful ponies with rainbow hair.
My Little Pony, Rainbow Ponies,
Rainbow colors everywhere.
Starshine, and Windy, Moonstone, and Sunlight,
Parasol, and Skydancer too.
My Little Pony, Rainbow Ponies,
They're like a dream come true.
Skydancer is the only Year Two Rainbow Pony featured in the Escape from Catrina special.
Each pony includes a rainbow shooting star brush, standard comb, ribbon, and a round puffy sticker, as well as an order form for Ember.
- Year Two Rainbow Ponies OOP
- Year Two Rainbow Ponies MOC
Year Three (1984-1985)
Six new Rainbow Ponies were added to the Rainbow Pony lineup this year. Again, there are two earth ponies, two pegasus ponies, and two unicorns. All sport a glitter symbol and the same rainbow-striped manes and blended tails, but the colors are warmer – peach, pink, aqua, and neon green-yellow.
Year Three New Ponies Commercial 2
Lyrics are as follows, sung to the familiar tune:
[Instrumental where "My Little Pony, My Little Pony" typically plays]
Those are the new little ponies, there.
My Little Pony, New Rainbow Ponies,
I love to comb their beautiful hair.
The new little ponies, new pegasus ponies,
New unicorn ponies, just for you.
My Little Pony, new little ponies,
They're like a dream come true.
They're like a dream come true.
Starflower is the only Year Three Rainbow Pony to be animated and is featured in Escape from Catrina.
Each pony includes a rainbow shooting star brush, standard comb, ribbon, and a round puffy sticker, as well as an order form for the Birthflower Ponies.
German Rainbow Ponies
Regenbogen Ponys
- Regenbogen Ponys/German Rainbow Ponies
Nachtlicht (Night Light; two versions)
Regentropfen (Raindrop; two versions)
Sternenglanz (Starshine)
Himmelstänzer (Skydancer)
Hummelchen (Flutterbye)
Mondschein (translates as Moonlight; alternate Moonstone)
The year 2 Rainbow Ponies were also reissued for the 25th Anniversary of My Little Pony.
- Original 1984 Collection 1: Parasol, Moonstone, and Starshine
- Original 1984 Collection 2: Sunlight, Windy, and Skydancer
See Also
| Generation 1 |
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| Year One (1982-1983) • Year Two (1983-1984) • Year Three (1984-1985) • Year Four (1985-1986) • Year Five (1986-1987) • Year Six (1987-1988)
Year Seven (1988-1989) • Year Eight (1989-1990) • Year Nine (1990-1991) • Year Ten (1991-1992) • Year Eleven (1993) • Year Thirteen (1995) |
Subcategories
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Pages in category "G1 Rainbow Ponies"
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