Of the families in <span class="caps">MLP</span>, the Sparkle family must be my favorite. As far as I can see, Twilight and Shining Armor had been raised by two of the most wonderful parents — long before Celestia became their dominant figure.

One of my favorite episodes is “Once Upon a Zeppelin”. Star Tracker stands for just about every male brony who’s wanted to meet the Sparkle family. As I remember, I was amazed how much Mr. and Mrs. Sparkle made the young Earth pony feel at home.

The above toy is an unlicensed plush from the Netherlands (https://www.aniworld4u.com/en/Contact). Unfortunately, there is a terrible lack of sleep for official merchandise for Twilight’s own father. I bought mine from eBay, but it originated here: https://www.aniworld4u.com/en/my-li…..sh-Night-Light. The best I can tell, limited quantities of unlicensed merchandise are allowed in the Netherlands, if this article is anything to go by: https://www.aniworld4u.com/en/blog/…..actory-plushes.

In my head, I have the idea for a toy set based on “Once Upon a Zeppelin”. It would have every member of the Sparkle family, and it would have Star Tracker (and possibly Iron Will). The toy zeppelin might be made to fly, and be filled with real helium (possibly by activating a can hidden inside). The toy would also come with an activity set based on the favorite things of the Sparkle family.