My Little Pony

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The "My-Little-Pony gun". (PROSE: The Beasthouse ^[+]Loading...["The Beasthouse (short story)"])

My Little Pony was a popular series of toys.

History

In the late 2010s, Santa Claus, in an attempt to convince Shona McCullough that he was real, said three words to her: "my little pony". This caused her to react defensively and hold her fingernails to his face, threatening to "mark" him. (TV: Last Christmas ^[+]Loading...["Last Christmas (TV story)"])

In the War in Heaven

The "My-Little-Pony gun", also simply called the "Pony gun", was a top-selling product from the White Peacock Arms Catalogue, featuring three types of pony - Butterscotch, Bluebell, and Peachblossom. (PROSE: The Beasthouse ^[+]Loading...["The Beasthouse (short story)"])

Other realities

Earth-33⅓

The "Rainbow Dalek"s created by Dapol and the manufacturers of My Little Pony. (COMIC: The Year Ahead ^[+]Loading...["The Year Ahead (comic story)"])

In Earth-33⅓, in January 1992, Dapol teamed up with the manufacturers of My Little Pony to create Rainbow Daleks. (COMIC: The Year Ahead ^[+]Loading...["The Year Ahead (comic story)"])

Behind the scenes

Influence

This popular toy series spawned a franchise which included comic and television adaptations that have been influenced by Doctor Who.

Television

Dr. Hooves travelling alongside Rose. (It Ain't Easy Being Breezies)

Some background characters in the television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic resemble pony versions of the Master, Third, Fifth, Eleventh, and most notably Tenth Doctors. The latter character, originally a background character nicknamed "Doctor Whooves" by fans (based on his hourglass marking) was later called "Time Turner" in 2012, but this was later changed to "Dr. Hooves" in 2013.

A pony named Rose has also been seen twice in the company of Dr. Hooves. The scene from episode 81 (It Ain't Easy Being Breezies) in particular also showed Hooves wearing 3D glasses in her company, as in Doomsday, where instead of Cybermen or Daleks they send Breezies back through a dimensional rift.

The allusion is made far more explicit in the 100th episode Slice of Life, where he is called Doctor/Doc, speaks with an English accent, is fascinated by science and time travel, having studied them for "centuries", wears a bow tie and later a long, colourful scarf, and even yells "Allons-y!".

Comics

The cover art of an issue of IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series, making reference to several DWU elements.

Issue 19 of the Friendship is Magic comic series went beyond the hourglass mark and also parodied the hat, curly hair and scarf of the Fourth Doctor.

The Midtown Comics variant cover for issue 2 of the IDW series references the orange-brown scarf of the Fourth Doctor, a street lamp shaped like the TARDIS and a pony-shaped Weeping Angel.

The Phoenix Comics variant cover for issue 20 features Dr. Hooves eyeing a toy of a Dalek.

In issue 24, a reformed antagonist named Discord wore a fez as he beat up the aforementioned Dr. Hooves and stole his time machine. Later in the same issue, when Discord travelled to the future, he came across ponies who appeared strikingly like Cybermen.

In the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic/Transformers crossover miniseries Friendship in Disguise, Doctor Hooves made a cameo appearance in the comic story They Eat Ponies, Don't They?.

Manga

In My Little Pony: The Manga, Spike came across an alternate universe Dr. Hooves in a muffin-shaped TARDIS with his companion, an alternate Derpy Hooves when he was attempting to save Pinkie Pie from being lost in the multiverse. With his help, they were able to save Pinkie Pie and bring her back. The Doctor Hooves from Pinkie's home dimension offered his assistance in helping the alternate doctor, but the alternate doctor refused, stating that his timeline has had enough damage for one day.

Films

In Equestria Girls: Holidays Unwrapped, Twilight likely references Doctor Who after the Flim Flam Brothers scammed the Apple family when she said "That's horrible, and to think, bow ties used to be a symbol of integrity that only cool people wore", which was likely a reference to the "Bow Ties are cool" line made popular by the Eleventh Doctor.

Production connections

Actors

• Tara Strong, who voiced Harley Quinn in the crossover short, Doctor, Doctor, Doctor, voiced Twilight Sparkle, the main protagonist of Friendship is Magic.
• John de Lancie, who played Allen Shapiro in Torchwood, voiced Discord, also on Friendship is Magic.
• Dolores Drake, who played Shelly Curtis in the Doctor Who TV movie, voiced a minor character in the Friendship is Magic season 8 episode, The Parent Map.

Merchandise

• DWM 481 advertised the Dr. Hooves pony toy in its "Stocking Filler" section.
• A Magic: The Gathering set, Ponies: The Galloping, was based upon My Little Pony.

Comic artists

• Jack Lawrence has been an occasional artist for IDW's MLP output.

Companies

• AKOM worked on animation production for My Little Pony and My Little Pony Tales.

External links

• My Little Pony at Equestripedia