Go, Little Pony! Go!

from The Mercury News

Wildly popular ’80s toy has another shot to overcome long-running snub

My Little Pony has again made the list of finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame

By BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

The 12 finalists being considered for induction this year. (National Toy Hall of Fame via AP)

My Little Pony has again made the list of finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame. Maybe the seventh time will be a charm.

The pastel toy horse with the silky mane is among this year’s 12 contenders, said the announcement Wednesday from the Strong National Museum of Play, in Rochester, N.Y.

Introduced in the early 1980s, My Little Pony became an immediate hit, for a time outselling Barbie and spawning movies and TV shows. The 2010 animated series “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” led to the baffling trend of “bronies,” a fandom of grown men.

Despite the popularity, My Little Pony has always fallen short in the annual balloting for the Toy Hall of Fame — taking a backseat to not only Barbie, American Girl and Cabbage Patch Kids but a stick and a cardboard box.

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