My Little Pony was launched in 1983 as an offshoot to the original My Pretty Pony toy. The first generation Ponies ran for 10 years in the United States and spawned a host of animated television and movie releases. The brand was most recently re-launched in 2003, with Hasbro releasing only Earth ponies from 2003-2005, then Pegasus ponies in 2005, and Unicorn ponies in 2006.

They appealed to the dream of many little girls of having their very own horse or pony. The 1980s sought to fulfill these little girls’ wishes with My Little Pony, a line of colored plastic horses with brushable manes and tails. Each toy had its own character name and corresponding “cutie mark” or symbol on their hips. continue reading>>

He-Man a fictional character whose duty was to protect the realm of Eternia and the Castle Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor. Produced by Mattel in 1982 around this time there was a number of action figures around not least Star Wars figures but these were aimed more at the younger target market and allowed them with the arrival of the animated series developed into He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

Castle Grayskull was the source of He-Mans powers, inside the castle was a Sorceress who could grant powers and could communicate telepathically. continue reading>>