Year 1
(1982-1983)
Year 1 was the first real year of My Little Ponies, although the My Pretty Pony had been released the year before. First Year ponies are very simple, and were all printed in the same pose and sold with only one accessory, a comb.
Year 2
(1983-1984)
Year 2 saw the introduction of the first Unicorn and Pegasus Ponies, the first Baby Pony, and the first My Little Pony playsets. Seven new poses were carved for this year. Almost every Second Year pony came with a brush, a ribbon, and a scented sticker, and some came with other accessories as well.
Year 3
(1984-1985)
Year 3 ponies followed the patterns set by Year 2: new Earth Ponies, Pegasus Ponies, Unicorn Ponies, Baby Ponies, Sea Ponies, and playset ponies were printed. This year also saw the introduction of the Baby Sea Ponies and the release of the first Megan doll. Twelve new poses were carved for Year 3. As in Year 2, ponies continued to come with a brush or comb, a ribbon, and a sticker, as well as other accessories.
Year 4
(1985-1986)
Several new types of ponies came out in Year 4. All of the adult ponies printed in Year 4 were either So Soft or Twinkle-Eyed, all of the babies were Beddy-Bye-Eye, and all of the Sea Ponies were pearlized. Flutter Ponies were introduced, and the second Megan and Sundance set was released. Eleven new poses were carved for Year 4. Ponies continued to come with brushes or combs, ribbons, and stickers.
Year 5
(1986-1987)
Year 5 followed up the previous year's So Soft, Twinkle-Eye, and Flutter sets with new ones, and introduced several new types of ponies. Nineteen new pony poses were carved for Year 5, along with four pony friend poses. All ponies still came with ribbons and brushes or combs, but they no longer came with scented stickers.
Year 6
(1987-1988)
Only five new pony poses were carved for Year 6, but thirteen of the older poses were also re-carved to allow for raised symbols or movable heads. Four more pony friend poses were made as well. Scented ponies were introduced, Summer Wings replaced Flutter Ponies, and the last set of Sea Ponies was released. Ponies came with ribbons and brushes, combs, or picks.
Year 7
(1988-1989)
Year 7 was the last big year for My Little Ponies. Many new kinds of ponies were introduced, only to be abandoned the next year, and several poses made their final US appearances. The last Megan and Sundance set was released. Seven new pony poses were carved, including the three Sweet Sister poses poses and the last four pony friend poses. Two older poses, the Baby Bouncy pose and the Powder pose, were re-carved for this year.
Year 8
(1989-1990)
Year 8 saw seven new poses: four Drink n' Wet babies, two Sweetsteps Ballerinas, and the Bride. The rest of the Eighth Year ponies were fairly simple compared to ponies from the past two years, and each set included only four ponies rather than the six or eight that had been available for earlier sets. Only some of the Year 8 ponies came with ribbons; some ponies were sold with only one accessory.
Year 9
(1990-1991)
Six new poses were made for Year 9, three of which were larger than any previous poses, and two of which were smaller than any previous poses. While a few of these ponies came with other accessories, most came with only a brush, comb, or pick. No ponies were sold with ribbons in Year 9.
Year 10
(1991-1992)
Year 10 was the last year for My Little Ponies in the United States, and only one new pose, the Fancy Mermaid Pony pose, was carved for this year. Year 10 sets included only two or three ponies (or, in the Teeny Tinies' case, three sets of twins). No Tenth Year ponies came with ribbons, and most came with only a brush, comb, or pick.
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