The show’s rich, Tolkienesque universe fueled many a conversation in my household. There were gags cleverly aimed at parents, too, like characters named Diamond Dogs (introduced as poachers hiding behind trees) and Jeff Letrotski (a pony modeled after Jeff Bridges’ character in “The Big Lebowski”).
Inspired by her own childhood obsession, Faust filled “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” with endearing characters, dreaming up fresh storylines that went far beyond those found in the ’80s cartoon. Faust left the show over creative differences with its producers early in its run, but not before creating a model for others to follow. But I’ve been finding it hard to let go.ĭeveloped for Hasbro, which sought to breathe new life into an old franchise, animator Lauren Faust’s “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” offers warmly-realized characters, appealing visuals, and easy-to-digest lessons about kindness, cooperation, tolerance and friendship.
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Where once she appeared to regard the series as indispensable, even integral to her identity, within the space of just a few weeks, it seemed, she came to shun it as “little kids’ stuff,” to be avoided alongside sippy cups, booster seats, and other reminders that she wasn’t always the relatively independent 8-year-old she has become.įor my daughter, leaving My Little Pony behind was easy.
Today, this vast store of “My Little Pony”-themed knowledge rusts away unused our daughter moved on over two years ago and has never looked back. But don’t worry: Everyone learns a lesson and Spike feels better by the episode’s end, as is usual in the world of “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. We could even tell you the name assigned to the ponies’ dragon sidekick, Spike, in one episode’s comic-book alternate reality: “Hum Drum.” (Yes, that’s hurtful. We could sing along, word for word, to tracks like “At the Gala” (from the first-season finale, “The Best Night Ever”). We can still explain cutie marks, and the shifting allegiances of the sometimes-villainous, sometimes-helpful draconequus, Discord. Between the ages of roughly 3½ and 5½, my daughter nursed an intense passion for the show, so intense that my wife and I became accidental experts in the kingdom of Equestria in general and the goings-on of Ponyville - home to Twilight Sparkle and her friends - in particular. I am not a Brony, one of the unanticipated adult male fans of “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.” But for a couple of years I could have passed for one. This story was originally published on Jin NYT Parenting.
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