Characters in My Little Pony (TV Series)

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This is a list of characters from the American animated television series My Little Pony. Many of these characters also feature in My Little Pony: The Movie.

Contents 1 Regular cast 1.1 Children 1.2 Unicorns 1.3 Pegasus Ponies 1.4 Earth Ponies 1.5 Other characters 2 Recurring characters 2.1 Flutter Ponies 2.2 Baby Sea Ponies 3 Series 2 Characters 3.1 Princess Ponies 3.2 Big Brother Ponies 3.3 First Tooth Babies and Newborn Twins 3.4 Other characters

[edit] Regular cast

The My Little Pony animated series featured a cast based on My Little Pony toys released in 1986. Characters would typically alternate between starring roles and cameo appearances in various episodes.

Many of the series regulars were introduced in previous My Little Pony serials:

• My Little Pony: Megan, Spike and the Moochic
• Escape From Catrina: Heart Throb and Surprise (pegasi); Lickety-Split, Posey and Sundance (earth ponies); the Bushwoolies
• My Little Pony: The Movie: Danny and Molly (children); Buttons, Fizzy, Gusty, Baby Gusty, Ribbon, Baby Ribbon (unicorns); Baby Heart Throb, Lofty, Baby Lofty, North Star, Paradise, Wind Whistler (pegasi); Gingerbread, Baby Lickety-Split, Magic Star, Shady, Baby Sundance, Sweet Stuff (earth ponies); Morning Glory and Rosedust (flutter ponies); Sunshower and Water Lily (sea ponies).

[edit] Children

• Megan: A young American girl, the eldest of three children. She lives on a ranch where she keeps a horse, TJ, and a bull, Turo. She acts as the Little Ponies' leader, and in times of crisis they often fly across the rainbow to find her. Voiced by Tammy Amerson (movie), Ginny McSwain (series).
• Danny: Megan's younger brother, a rambunctious redhead. Sometimes found leading the charge when a situation calls for reckless action. Voiced by Scott Menville.
• Molly: Megan and Danny's younger sister, she's often scared around monsters, but never too scared to fight with Danny. Voiced by Keri Houlihan.

[edit] Unicorns

Unicorns' magic horns enable them to 'wink in and out' (teleport) and grant a unique magic power. Pictured are Fizzy and Galaxy.

Unicorns
Name	Colour	Hair Colour	Symbol	Notes	Major roles	Voice actress
Buttons	Pink	Blue	Buttons	Telekinetic. Seems to have a more-than-friends relationship with Slugger (the Big Brother Pony in Somnambula). Kind of moody.	The End of Flutter Valley, The Ghost of Paradise Estate, Crunch the Rockdog, Somnambula	Sheryl Bernstein (movie), Susan Blu (TV)
Fizzy	Green	Multicoloured	Milkshakes	Can make bubbles and move them through the air. Lovable and an airhead.	My Little Pony: The Movie, The End of Flutter Valley, The Ghost of Paradise Estate, The Magic Coins, Mish Mash Melee	Katie Leigh
Galaxy	Pink	Red	Constellation	Quite intelligent. Has a magical intuition, can make light and heat.	Bright Lights, The Magic Coins, Would Be Dragonslayer, Baby, It's Cold Outside	Sherry Lyn
Gusty	White	Green	Leaves	Has the power to control the wind. Grouchy.	The End of Flutter Valley, The Glass Princess, Mish Mash Melee, Crunch the Rockdog	Nancy Cartwright
Baby Gusty	White	Green	Leaves			Katie Leigh
Ribbon	Blue	Yellow	Ribbon	Telepathic. Very mature and mother to Baby Ribbon.	The Return of Tambelon, Woe Is Me
Baby Ribbon	Blue	Yellow	Ribbon	Has a lot of difficulty winking in and out.	The Return of Tambelon, Little Piece of Magic

[edit] Pegasus Ponies

Pegasus Ponies can fly using their featured wings. Pictured is Masquerade.

Pegasus Ponies
Name	Colour	Hair Colour	Symbol	Notes	Major roles	Voice actress
Heart Throb	Pink	Pink	Winged hearts	Dreams of romance and devotes great care to her looks.	The Glass Princess, Bright Lights, The Magic Coins, Through the Door, Flight to Cloud Castle
Baby Heart Throb	Pink	Pink	Winged hearts	Dreamed of singing on stage with Knight Shade.	Bright Lights	Nancy Cartwright
Lofty	Yellow	Yellow	Hot air balloon	Loved exploring the mountains.	Bright Lights, Through the Door, The Golden Horseshoes	Ellen Gerstell
Baby Lofty	Yellow	Yellow	Hot air balloon	Clumsy, she dreams of mastering flight.	Bright Lights, Little Piece of Magic	Jill Wayne
Masquerade	Yellow	Green	Masques	A master of disguise.	Woe Is Me, Fugitive Flowers, Would Be Dragonslayer	Jeannie Elias
North Star	Pink	Purple	Compass	An explorer with a strong British accent. Good sense of direction.	Baby, It's Cold Outside, Through the Door, The Golden Horseshoes	Cathy Cavadini (movie), B. J. Ward (TV)
Paradise	White	Red	Palm Trees	A lover of legends and lore.	The Return of Tambelon, The Revolt of Paradise Estate, Through the Door, The Golden Horseshoes	Susan Blu
Surprise	White	Chartreuse	Balloons	Utterly loud and hyper, she often shouts her own name when doing the unexpected.	The End of Flutter Valley, The Great Rainbow Caper, Baby, It's Cold Outside
Whizzer	Pink	Multicoloured	Propellor caps	Ponyland's fastest flier, and its fastest speaker.	Fugitive Flowers	Jeannie Elias
Wind Whistler	Blue	Pink	Whistles	Erudite and logical, others find Wind Whistler confusing or think her cold-hearted.	My Little Pony: The Movie, The Magic Coins, Mish Mash Melee, Crunch the Rockdog, The Golden Horseshoes	Sarah Partridge

[edit] Earth Ponies

Earth Ponies are the most like real horses, without horns, wings or magic powers. Pictured is Gingerbread.

Earth Ponies
Name	Colour	Hair Colour	Symbol	Notes	Major Roles	Voice actress
Cherries Jubilee	Orange	Coral	Cherries	Keeper of the Paradise Estate's orchards.	Fugitive Flowers, The Revolt of Paradise Estate	Jeannie Elias
Baby Cuddles	Blue	Pink	Rattle	Adorable and in love with her baby buggy in The Revolt of Paradise Estate.	The End of Flutter Valley, The Revolt of Paradise Estate
Cupcake	White	Green	Cupcakes	A talented chef, very motherly.	The End of Flutter Valley, The Revolt of Paradise Estate	Russi Taylor
Gingerbread	White	Blue	Gingerbread Men	A talented baker and jumper.	The Magic Coins, Woe Is Me, Would Be Dragonslayer	Katie Leigh
Baby Half-Note	Pink	Blue	Ballet shoes	Loves to dance.	Bright Lights, Little Piece of Magic
Lickety-Split	Lavender	Pink	Ice cream	An abrasive cynic with an ice cream addiction.	The Glass Princess, Pony Puppy, Woe Is Me	Katie Leigh
Baby Lickety-Split	Lavender	Pink	Ice cream	Always determined to have her way, and particularly fond of ice cream.	My Little Pony: The Movie, The Ice Cream Wars	Alice Playten (movie), Jeannie Elias (TV)
Magic Star	Yellow	Green	Magic wand	Fascinated with magic and collects lucky charms.	My Little Pony: The Movie, The Magic Coins	Ellen Gerstell (movie), Jeannie Elias (TV)
Posey	Yellow	Pink	Flowers	Tends to the Paradise Estate's garden.	Fugitive Flowers, The Revolt of Paradise Estate	Nancy Cartwright
Shady	Pink	Chartreuse	Sunglasses	Chronically depressed and a worry wort, Shady is genuinely surprised that she can be of use in a crisis.	My Little Pony: The Movie, The Glass Princess, Mish Mash Melee	Jill Wayne
Baby Shady	Red	Chartreuse	Sunglasses	Unusually, not identical to her mother.	Woe Is Me	Katie Leigh
Sundance	White	Pink	Hearts	Star of Escape from Catrina, non-speaking regular in series.	Escape from Catrina, Baby, It's Cold Outside	Laura Dean (movie)
Baby Sundance	White	Pink	Hearts			Katie Leigh
Sweet Stuff	Pale blue	Multicoloured	Candy	Soft-spoken, constantly apologetic, and unsure of herself.	Sweet Stuff and the Treasure Hunt, The Revolt of Paradise Estate	Laurel Page (movie)
Baby Tiddly Winks	Pink	Pink	Bib	Loves games and toys.	Pony Puppy, Little Piece of Magic	Katie Leigh
Truly	White	Pink	Dove	Bossy and stubborn. Leads the baby ponies' band.	Pony Puppy, Somnambula

[edit] Other characters

Other characters
Name	Notes	Major roles	Voice actor
Bushwoolies	Adorable but utterly stupid, they seem incapable of independent thought, thinking, speaking and acting as a group. They rarely even use their individual names, which include Chumster, Hugster and Wishful.	Escape From Catrina, My Little Pony: The Movie, The Glass Princess, Sweet Stuff and the Treasure Hunt, Crunch the Rockdog and The Quest of the Princess Ponies.	Various
Spike	A purple baby dragon who was adopted by the Ponies after they were imprisoned together. The only character to appear throughout the whole series, from the original episode to The Prince and the Ponies.	The original episode, My Little Pony: The Movie, The End of Flutter Valley, The Magic Coins, Would Be Dragonslayer, The Quest of the Princess Ponies, Spike's Search, The Golden Horseshoes and Somnambula.	Charles Adler
The Moochick	A wise but eccentric gnome who provides the answers to Ponyland's more unusual problems - when he's able to remember them.	The original episode, My Little Pony: The Movie, Crunch the Rockdog, The Quest of the Princess Ponies and The Golden Horseshoes.	Tony Randall (pilot, movie)
Grogar	A ram like character the owns the city of Tambelon.	The Return of Tambelon.
Hydia Image:Hydia.JPG	The headwitch and mother of the Witches from the Volcano of Gloom.	My Little Pony The Movie and The End of Flutter Valley	Cloris Leachman(movie) Tress Macneille (series)
Reeka Image:Reeka.JPG	The fatter, shorter witch sister who only thinks of food.	My Little Pony The Movie and The End of Flutter Valley	Rhea Perlman (movie) Jennifer Darling (series)
Draggle Image:Draggle.JPG	She is the meaner witch sister out of the two and Hydia's daughter.	My Little Pony The Movie and The End of Flutter Valley	Madeline Kahn (movie) Jennifer Darling (series)

[edit] Recurring characters

[edit] Flutter Ponies

With tiny bodies and fairy-like wings, the Flutter Ponies appear delicate, but in truth they possess a powerful magic, the Utter Flutter. They are rarely seen, preferring to live in seclusion. Pictured are Honeysuckle and Rosedust.

Flutter Ponies
Name	Colour	Hair Colour	Symbol	Major roles	Voice actress
Forget-Me-Not	Purple	White	Flowers	The Return of Tambelon
Honeysuckle	Pink	Pink	Snowflake	The End of Flutter Valley
Lily	Purple	Purple	Plant
Morning Glory	Pale blue	Chartruese	Vine	My Little Pony: The Movie, The End of Flutter Valley	Russi Taylor
Peach Blossom	Blue	Blue	Peach Blossoms	The Return of Tambelon
Rosedust	Yellow	Pink	Roses	My Little Pony: The Movie, The End of Flutter Valley	Russi Taylor

[edit] Baby Sea Ponies

The rivers of Ponyland are inhabited by brightly coloured musical fish with a love of underwater polo and elaborate song and dance numbers. Episodes in which they have major roles include The Ghost of Paradise Estate, Sweet Stuff and the Treasure Hunt, The Magic Coins and Baby, It's Cold Outside. Pictured is Ripple.

Baby Sea Ponies
Name	Colour	Hair Colour
Beachcomber	Green	Blue
Ripple	White	Red
Sea Shimmer	Green	Green
Sunshower	Yellow	Yellow
Surf Rider	Pink	Pink
Water Lily	Pink	Blue

[edit] Series 2 Characters

As well as many returning characters from the first series, My Little Pony Series 2 introduced several new characters corresponding to toys released in 1987. Many of these only made a single appearance.

[edit] 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 jewelled symbol and wear a tall princess hat. They appeared in The Quest of the Princess Ponies. Several had a different hair colour when released as toys.

Princess Ponies
Name	Species	Colour	TV Hair Colour	Toy Hair Colour
Princess Primrose	Earth pony	Pink	Blue mane, red tail	Blue
Princess Royal Blue	Earth pony	Blue	Dark pink	Red
Princess Serena	Earth pony	Blue	Pale pink	Yellow
Princess Sparkle	Unicorn	Lavender	Blue	Blue
Princess Starburst	Earth pony	Yellow	Purple	Pink
Princess Tiffany	Pegasus pony	White	White	White

[edit] 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.

Big Brother Ponies
Name	Colour	Hair Colour	Symbol
4-Speed	Blue	Blue	Truck
Salty	Green	Pink	Boat
Slugger	Pink	White	Baseball bat
Steamer	Pink	White	Train
Tex	Yellow	Pink	Cactus
Quarterback	Blue	Blue	Football

[edit] First Tooth Babies and Newborn Twins

In The Ice Cream Wars and The Prince and the Ponies, a group of baby ponies who've each just grown their first tooth are given the task of babysitting two sets of twins. Baby Lickety-Split also features, as a new toy version with a first tooth had been released.

First Tooth Babies and Newborn Twins
Name	Species	Colour	Hair Colour	Symbol	Notes
Baby Bouncy	Pegasus	Yellow	Blue	Toothpaste
Baby Fifi	Earth pony	Blue	White	Poodles	Speaks with a French accent.
Baby North Star	Pegasus	Pink	Purple	Compass
Baby Quackers	Earth pony	White	Multicoloured	Duck with umbrella	Has the uncanny ability to quack like a duck. Voiced by Robbie Lee.
Baby Tic Tac Toe	Earth pony	Yellow	Multicoloured	Tic Tac Toe game
Milkweed & Tumbleweed	Earth ponies	Yellow	White	Rocking horse	Identical newborn twins.
Sniffles & Snookums	Earth ponies (though the dolls of them are unicorns)	Dark/Light Pink	Light/Dark Pink	Mittens	Non-identical newborn twins. The toy versions were unicorns.

[edit] Other characters

Other Ponies
Name	Species	Colour	Hair Colour	Symbol	Notes
Locket	Pegasus	Pink	White	Keys	Appeared in The Quest of the Princess Ponies, Spike's Search and Flight to Cloud Castle.
Mimic	Unicorn	Yellow-green	Multicoloured	Parrot	With the power of The Golden Horseshoes, Mimic is able to levitate, glow brightly, read minds and see the future.
Scoops	Earth pony	White	Purple	Ice creams	Runs the Satin Slipper Sweet Shoppe in The Ice Cream Wars.
Baby Sleepy Pie	Earth pony	White	Blue	Teddy bear	Non-speaking role in Somnambula.
Twilight	Pegasus	Purple	White	Candle	Appeared in Flight to Cloud Castle.