- My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas
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My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas 
DVD Cover for My Little Pony: A Very Minty ChristmasDirected by Vic Dal Chele Produced by Robert Wintrop Starring See below Distributed by Paramount Release date(s) October 25, 2005 Running time 66 min.
(Feature: 44 min.)Country United States Language English My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas is a direct-to-DVD computer animated film produced by SD Entertainment released on October 25, 2005 by Paramount Pictures. It marks the first film appearance of the titular toy franchise since their big-screen debut in 1986. The DVD includes a bonus episode Dancing in the Clouds which is first released on video bundled with Star Catcher in 2004.
A Very Minty Christmas is again re-released on The Hub's official website, alongside My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade and My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow. It was also adapted into a comic published by Tokyopop in 2005.[1]
Contents
Plot
Minty accidentally breaks the "Here Comes Christmas Candy Cane", which apparently guides Santa Claus to Ponyville. To try and make-up for doing this, Minty gives each pony one of her socks (she hangs them like stockings on the other ponies' fireplaces.) When Pinkie Pie finds out what Minty has done, Minty states that the sock giving is a bad idea, and then decides she should go to the North Pole herself to set things right. Minty is terrible at balloon flying, so the chase is on to save her in the process of saving Christmas.
Characters
Main article: List of My Little Pony charactersMajor Characters
- Minty
- Voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain
The main protagonist of the story, an earth pony with a mint green body and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie mark is three swirled mint candies. Minty is described to be a green machine, who likes anything green. She also loves collecting socks, standing on her head and playing checkers with Sweetberry.
- Pinkie Pie
- Voiced by: Janyse Jaud
An earth pony with a pink body and a light pink mane & tail. Her cutie mark is three balloons. Pinkie Pie is imaginative, friendly and fun-loving. She also loves planning big parties and anything pink.
- Rainbow Dash
- Voiced by: Venus Terzo
An earth pony with a sky blue body and a multicolored mane & tail. She has a rainbow on the clouds as her cutie mark. She is stylish, and also caring. Usually speaks with a Zsa Zsa Gabor-style accent and always adds the word "darling" into her speeches.
- Star Catcher
- Voiced by Lenore Zann
A Pegasus pony with a white body and a Blue, white and pink mane and tail. Her Cutie Mark is a Pink heart with glitter. Star Catcher resides in the secluded Butterfly Island during the events of Dancing in the Clouds until she met Skywishes. Described in Ponyville Legends to grant everyone's wish, Star Catcher loves to make friends with everyone she meets, especially to Skywishes.
- Skywishes
- Voiced by Saffron Henderson
An earth pony with a pink body and a pink and purple mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a Kite and a Butterfly. Skywishes is one of Twinkle Twirl's students, who wished to be a ballerina and usually attends Twinkle Twirl's Dance Studio. She is rather scatterbrained, but usually likes to make special wishes. She met Star Catcher, a Pegasus pony, after she discovered the Rainbow Waterfall and Butterfly Island, and was once the only pony who knew the secret of the Pegasus Ponies.
Minor Characters
- Thistle Whistle
- Voiced by Tabitha St. Germain
A pegasus pony with a blue body and a pink and yellow mane and tail. Her cutie mark is Purple Thistle flowers and a butterfly. Thistle Whistle is one of Star Catcher's close friends in Butterfly Island. Like her namesake, Thistle Whistle always whistles in one of her speeches.
- Sweetberry
- Voiced by Kathleen Barr
An earth pony with a dark impale body and a Purple, green and white mane and tail. Her cutie mark is Two strawberries and a white flower. Sweetberry is the owner of the Sweetberry Sweet Shoppe and alongside Cotton Candy, works at the Cotton Candy Cafe. She likes to help each other out in and also likes to make several sweet treats for her friends. Sweetberry is sometimes busy but very reliable.
- Cotton Candy
- Voiced by Kelly Sheridan
An earth pony with a pink body and a Blue, 'Fading Pink' and White mane and tail. Her cutie mark is a Cotton candy on a Stick. The owner of the Cotton Candy Cafe, in where she serves ice cream and sundaes to her friends. She is also a storyteller, enjoying conversation.
- Sparkleworks
- Voiced by Venus Terzo
An earth pony with an orange body and a pink mane and tail. Her cutie Mark is a Yellow, pink, blue and white fireworks. Sparkleworks is a Glitzy pony, who has a big imagination and can make each and every day an adventure. She is also found of glittery stuff and Razaroo explained that she coated Ponyville with glitter during her birthday.
- Sunny Daze
- Voiced by Adrienne Carter
An earth pony with a white body and a Yellow, pink, orange and purple mane and tail. Her cutie Mark is a Orange and pink smiling sun surrounded by purple clouds. Sunny Daze is a brave athletic pony, who usually loves outdoor activities and things with bright colors.
Errors
- During the snowman scene, you can see when the head is made, it can be seen on the snowman instead of on the ground. Also it can be seen being taken off the snowman and put back on again.
- During certain scenes, the tip of Minty's sock either changes shape, or is not there at all.
- When Minty tries to find a gift for the ponies, she still has one sock on, when she actually gave one to a snowman, and has the last one on her head.
- During the hugging scene, all the ponies who were already hugging each other are shown doing it again when all the ponies are shown, instead of one group at a time.
- At the North Pole, when the clouds clear up, when Minty asks Star Catcher to lead the way home, she has Pinkie Pie's voice.
Dancing in the Clouds
The DVD includes a second animated feature, Dancing in the Clouds. It was originally issued on a VHS with a Pegasus Pony toy, Star Catcher. Chronologically taking place before A Very Minty Christmas, it shows Star Catcher's first encounter with Sky Wishes .
References
Reviews
External links
- My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas on The Hub
- My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
My Little Pony Created by Bonnie ZacherleTV series Films and Specials Rescue at Midnight Castle (1984) • Escape From Catrina (1985) • The Movie (1986) • A Very Minty Christmas (2005) • The Princess Promenade (2006) • Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow (2006) • The World's Biggest Tea Party (2006) • A Very Pony Place (2007) • Twinkle Wish Adventure (2009)Animated Shorts A Charming Birthday (2003) • Dancing in the Clouds (2004) • Friends are Never Far Away (2005) • Pinkie Pie and the Ladybug Jamboree (2006) • Greetings From Unicornia (2006) • Pinkie Pie's Special Day (2008) • Meet the Ponies (2008) • Starsong and the Magic Dance Shoes (2008) • Rainbow Dash's Special Day (2009) • Sweetie Belle's Gumball House Surprise (2009) • Waiting for the Winter Wishes Festival (2009) • Pinkie Pie's Ferris Wheel Adventure (2009) • Once Upon a My Little Pony Time (2009-2010)Video games Friendship Gardens • Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow • Pinkie Pie's Party (Parade) • Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a DayCharacters Fandom BroNYCon • Equestria Daily • My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic • My Little Pony OnlineRelated articles Categories:- English-language films
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- Children's films
- Christmas films
- Direct-to-video films
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