1980's International My Little Ponies (K-N) 

Kiss Curl and the Grooming Parlour

See Also: Grooming Parlourfor more information and photos of the actual playset that came with Kiss Curl.
The Grooming Parlour is basically the same as the Brush Me Beautiful Boutique, Year 6.  It is purple with blue accents and comes with a white kitty named Snowball.  At least two versions were made, each corresponding to the versions of Kiss Curl below. Accessories should remain the same for both versions.

These were sold in the U. K. and throughout Europe* (See the main International page for information on inclusions and exclusions for this). Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for use of the below photograph.


Kiss Curl (U. K. and European; version 1) (earth pony) is yellow with pink hair and her symbol is pink braids with green ribbon (close up pictured right).  She has deep perwinkle eyes and is in Posey's pose. Oddly, she shares similar body and hair colors as Posey as well. Her eyes are an odd shade. Her hair may fade to white over time.  She was issued in 1987.

Kiss Curl (U. K. and European; version 2) (earth pony) is yellow with pink hair and her symbol is green braids with pink ribbons.  She is in Posey's pose;Oddly, she shares similar body and hair colors as Posey as well.   She has deep perwinkle eyes.  Her eyes are an odd shade. Her hair may fade to white over time. She was probably issued in 1988-9.
Click here to see a photograph of this version.

Loving Family Ponies (International exclusives)

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To see the Loving Pony Families see Year 7.

Baby Brother Apple Delight (boy) is white with yellow hair with coral red highlights. His tail color is a mix and his mane color is yellow with a red stripe. His symbol is red apples and green apple trees.  His eyes are purple and his body is the standard chubby body male style.
The Apple Delight family in the United States had a daughter; however, in the UK they sold a baby brother also. He was not available in the U. S. He came with a yellow bowtie.
Thanks to Joanne for use of this photograph.



Baby Brother Bright Bouquet (boy)  is lavender with blue hair with purple highlights and has blue hearts and flowers as his symbol.  The Bright Bouquet family in the United States had a daughter, in the UK they had a son.  He came with a lavender bowtie.
Thanks to Joanne for use of this photograph.


Baby Sweet Celebrations (girl) is blue with pink hair with green highlights and balloons and gifts as her symbol.  The Sweet Celebrations family in the United States had a son; in the U. K. they had a daughter also. 
Thanks to Joanne for use of this photograph.

Lemon Drop and the Show Stable (second edition)

See Also: Show Stable (second edition) for more information and photos of the actual playset that came with Kiss Curl The first issue of the Show Stable (in most places) was basically the same as the one issued in the U. S.  However, there was a second release of the Show Stable Internationally in 1989.  The U. S., 1989 release was different from this one; it is known as Home Sweet Home.  It is basically the same as the early issue except for a few subtle color changes.  You will see brighter colors in the stable, and the pony issued.

There are also a variety of vanant stables and other International stables. There are countless versions of Lemondrop. Just a few are listed in the variant section. There are others in various other country sections as well, like Macau, for example.

     Lemon Drop (earth pony) is yellow with purple hair and purple drops.  Her colors are brighter than U. S. releases.  She has Hong Kong stamped onto the hoof.

   

Megan and Sundance

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    While there were several editions of Megan in the U. S., there was also a different edition of Megan sold abroad.  She was similar to the first edition of Megan in the U. S., but she had a completely different outfit.  Sundance remained the same.  The outfit she is pictured wearing is the actual U. K. that she comes with.  I've seen this one MOC.  Megan and Sundance were issued in 1986.  Sundance has not changed from the U. S. version, as far as I can tell.

Megan (U. K. and Europe) (earth girl) is blonde with a white and pink dress.  Her dress has a pink bow collar, sash, and accents.  The dress part is more like an apron or skirt, that detached;  She has multi-colored bows (print) on her skirt.  She is wearing pink and white pantaloons or bloomers.  She came with pink shoes (standard Megan shoes) and a puffy sticker.  Other versions of UK Megan came wearing various Megan and Pony Wear outfits.

Thanks to Carrie for use of the below photograph.

Mountain Boy Ponies (all earth ponies)

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Big Brother Ponies brought some handsome boy ponies to the herd; Mountain Boy Ponies are basically the same as Big Brother Ponies. They are larger than the adult females and all in the same pose: bodies forward, all four feet equal and straight (some have one hoof slightly tilted).  They had special, distinguishable hooves, each with molded, feathered feet (close up pictured right).  All adult males sold in the U. S. have this feature.   Some have curly hair and some have straight hair, but all have a different color stripe in the mane.  All Big Brothers and male ponies are earth ponies.

Mountain Boy Ponies have some distinguishing features:  freckles, feather hooves (see example above) and a streak in their hair.   The Mountain Boy Ponies are a coveted set of ponies, each being very popular among collectors.

Thanks to Jennifer Rhinebeck for the example photograph on the right.

Big Brother Ponies, Year 5, Big Brother Ponies, Year 6,  Loving Family Ponies (U. S. and U. K.) and Family Friends and Family Babies all have male ponies in the same pose as the Big Brother Ponies.  Also, Coat 'n Tails shares the same mold, being the only Mail Order with a male pony mold.

These are in the same mold as Big Brother Ponies.  They all have white freckles and a single colored streak in their hair.

Fireball is dark pink with purple hair with a yellow streak in the mane. His symbol is an orange and yellow fireball (yellow center; orange outer).

Ice Crystal is pale green with white hair with a green streak and has blue and white ice crystals as his symbol. 

Lightening is orange with yellow hair with a white streak and a white cloud with a yellow lightening bolt.

Sunburst is yellow with red hair with a golden yellow streak and a golden sun rising behind a white cloud.

Thundercloud is purple with pink hair with a purple-blue streak, and violet eyes.  His symbol is a white cloud with blue raindrops and a yellow lightening bolt.

Tornado is blue with pink hair with a blue streak and a white tornado symbol.

Non-So Soft Ponies (Movie Stars and Pony Friends)

The term Non So Soft Pony is a slang term that was given to ponies sold Internationally that were once So Soft Ponies in the U. S.  They were sold abroad without the flocking.  There are really two different sets, those sold in the U. K. and Europe and those sold around Sweden.  The U. K. versions are called Movie Stars and were from other miscellaneous sets; the harder to find Swedish versions are called Pony Friends.

Movie Stars 

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The non were launched in the U. K. as the Movie Star Ponies in 1987 (I'm assuming that's when the Movie came to the U. K.).  I've seen variation other cards, and all cards seem to translate to Movie Stars as well.   The card that the ponies came on (a picture can be seen by clicking the above link) featured a scene related to the movie.  Not all of the Non So Softs were released in the same area.    In Sweden, they cards read Pony Friends.

U. K. and other European Releases:

Buttons (unicorn) is lavender with blue hair with a dark pink streak in her mane. Her symbol is five pink buttons and four blue stars. She has blue eyes (matching her hair), and she stands in Galaxy's pose. This is not really a duplicate of a So Soft Pony. The U. S. So Soft version only has three buttons (see below). However, she is a U. K. version of Buttons, so she is often thrown into this category. She is more commonly found than the three-buttoned version. To see the So Soft Version, see Year 4. 


Buttons [Three-Buttoned Version] (unicorn) is lavender with blue hair with a dark pink streak in her mane. Her symbol is three pink buttons (with two buttonholes on each). She has blue eyes (matching her hair), and she stands in Galaxy's pose.
The three button version was available in  Year 4.  Her U. S. mold was not flocked and sold in the UK as Non So Soft Buttons.


Gusty (unicorn) is white with green hair with a red streak in her mane. Her symbol is five purple leaves.  There is U. S. So Soft and regular version. The regular version is like this one, except she has glittery leaves. There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her, Year 4.  This is the version upon which she is based. They dropped the flocking and sold her in the U. K. She has green eyes.
Thanks to Rachel for use of this photograph.


Magic Star (earth Pony) is yellow with green hair and a magic wand with a green handle, pink star, and ribbon. She stands in Cherries Jubilee pose in this version opposed to the rearing position in America.


Lickety-Split is lavender with pink hair and vanilla ice cream cones.   The regular U. S. version was sold in Year 3.  There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her, Year 4.   Her U. S. mold was not flocked and sold in the UK as Non So Soft Lickety Split.

North Star (Pegasus) is pink with purple hair and a purple and blue compass.  There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her, Year 4.  Her U. S. mold was not flocked and sold in the UK as Non So Soft Northstar.

Posey (UK; Non-So Soft) (earth pony) is yellow with pink hair and dark pink or magenta  tulips. The U. S. version has bright pink tulips; she is a Year 3 Earth Pony.  There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her, Year 4.  Her U. S. mold was not flocked and sold in the UK as Non So Soft Posey.

Shady (earth Pony) is dark pink with chartreuse hair and blue sunglasses.  There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her, Year 4.  Her U. S. mold was not flocked and sold in the UK as Non So Soft Shady.
Thanks to Rachel for use of this photograph.

Wind Whistler (Pegasus) is blue with pink hair and blue and pink whistles.  There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her, Year 4.  Her U. S. mold was not flocked and sold in the UK as Non So Soft Wind Whistler.

Pony Friends
The Pony Friends were sold specifically in Sweden and possibly other areas; they were not, however, sold in the U. K.  They are much less widespread than the Movie Stars set.  Sold in this set were Shady, Posey, Wind Whistler and Cherries Jubilee, which were also sold in the U. K.  In addition, Truly, Cupcake and Fifi were also sold.  I am having trouble placing Fifi's country of origin, but I am fairly sure she was sold in Sweden.  You will most likely hear these referred to as Non So Soft Ponies.

A huge thanks to Inger and Monika for use of the photograph below, please visit their site, Sunlark's Home Page.  Thanks to Phoebe for use of the card above, all copyright's belong to her.

Cupcake (earth pony) is white with blue hair and cupcakes symbol.  There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her, Year 4. She has purple eyes.
Fifi (unicorn) is blue with white hair and a pink streak with three pink poodles for her symbol.  There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her, Year 4.  I've seen occurrences of her near Sweden, but she is not pictured on the back card with Truly and Cupcake.  She could still be from the same set, perhaps a later released.

Truly (earth pony) is white with dark pink hair and a dove symbol.  She has blue eyes and is the rearing pose.  There is also a U. S. So Soft version of her in, Year 4. After the discovery of Brazilian Truly, the fable of the NSS Truly disappeared for a time.  The Brazilian Truly is in Skydancer's pose, not the rearing pose.  Phoebe sent me a back card that shows that she was actually a NSS pony. 

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