“My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” ran from 2010 to 2019, and famously spawned a group of passionate adult fans who dubbed themselves Bronies.
During its nine-year run, the show and its spinoff movies remained popular mainstays of children’s entertainment. Based on a line of Hasbro toys from 1983, the original “My Little Pony” cartoon show was little more than a 30-minute toy commercial, one of many of the era.
Despite this, the show became incredibly well-liked by a generation of kids, and the “My Little Pony” shows and toys have continued to be part of the pop consciousness ever since.
The original toy line was designed by illustrator Bonnie Zacherle, who also designed the Nurfuls toys in 1985.
Incidentally, Bonnie was the niece of legendary horror host John Zacherle.When “Friendship is Magic” was released in 2010, the ponies themselves were drastically redesigned to have a friendlier, wider-eyed appearance, and the writing on the show just as drastically improved.
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