One of them is covered in grey goo, and we are told that it has turned her personality sour. The giant blob first runs into the Lickety Split search party Lickety Split and Spike escape into a cave while the searchers flee. So, she brings out the big gun: a giant grey blob called the Smooze, guaranteed to ruin your day. The younger witches return to their mother, who is disappointed that they ruined everything by not ruining everything. Shady never actually wears shades the right way. We’ll talk about her more later, but suffice it to say Shady is a pink pony who the other ponies don’t like because she is a “jinx.” She is called Shady because she has sunglasses on her butt, which is not where you normally find sunglasses. She gets chewed out by the adult ponies, and decides to run away from home with Spike in tow, thus setting up the B plot (giggle, snort).īy the way, she is wearing a costume (ridiculous to begin with for a pony) during all this which includes leg warmers and a headband that are so eighties I had to remind myself that this movie actually is from the eighties and this isn’t a parody.Ī group of ponies set off to bring the little brat back, including Shady and her Bushwoolie, the best things in this movie. Spike the baby dragon advises her this is a bad idea, but she ignores his advice and knocks all the other baby ponies off the stage performing a violent spinkick. She is going to be in the baby pony dance recital, and she decides to choreograph her own dance moves. However, the baby pony Lickety Split is doing a very good job of ruining the ponies’ day all by herself. We’ll get into why they decide to do this later for now, suffice it to say the two daughter’s first attempts at ruining the ponies’ day don’t go so well. A witch and her two daughters see this and decide to ruin the ponies’ fun. The story begins with a bunch of brightly colored talking ponies preparing for a spring celebration. Plot: Don’t watch it for this, and stop giggling But looking at it today, it offers insights into why the newest incarnation of the property, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, has followed in Transformers: The Movie footsteps to become its own animated cult hit, as well as why bad movies are bad in general. The reason for this is simple it’s not a very good movie. While Transformers quietly went on to become an animated cult hit, My Little Pony, well, didn’t. However, both became massive box office flops, and G.I. In 1986, Hasbro had two movies hitting theaters based on their toylines Transformers: The Movie and My Little Pony: The Movie, with a G.I. Most of their shows have had a remarkable shelf life, long after the need to sell toys have gone. To be entirely fair, their products were probably the most artistically valid at the time, which I should stress was not saying much. Hasbro was one of the companies involved in selling chunks of plastic to kids who could then nag their parents via the magic of animation. The upshot was a series of Saturday morning cartoons (as well as other children’s shows) that were nothing but glorified commercials for various toy lines. Michela Cacciatore is a comic artist with a passion for books who has worked with Disney, Soleil, and IDW Publishing.Your rating: None Average: 2.8 ( 10 votes)ĭuring the early eighties, the FCC began to back off on restrictions on advertisements in children’s television, despite pressure from parents’ groups to apply more. She lives in Portland, OR, where she spends most of her time raising her son to be a dashing YA villain, writing dashing YA villains, and bringing home cursed items from thrift stores. Her work includes Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer, My Little Pony: Generations, Star Wars Adventures, and My Little Pony: A New Generation. The first two prepared her for the third. Can their plan work? Will friendship begin to fall apart as Grackle and Dyre wreak havoc in Ponyville?Ībout the Author Casey Gilly is a comics writer, horror fan, and mother to a young boy. Enter: Violet Shiver, Shadow Storm, and Black Belle! But these ponies aren't quite what they seem in fact, they're working for Grackle and Dyre! With their sights set on revenge and a brand-new Smooze on hand, the young witches and their dastardly creations are ready to cause some mayhem. Now her granddaughters, Grackle and Dyre, are back to finish the job! With the School of Friendship overloaded with students, Starlight Glimmer and the Mane Six reach out for help. About the Book Originally published as My Little Pony: Generations issues #1-5.īook Synopsis Generations old and new come together to save all of pony-dom in this adventure that features the G1 and Friendship is Magic ponies! A long time ago, an evil witch named Hydia sought to destroy pony-kind.
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