This is a list of characters from the My Little Pony segments in the 1986-1987 animated anthology series My Little Pony 'n Friends. The first My Little Pony television series was preceded by two specials: My Little Pony (1984, incorporated into the series as "Escape from Midnight Castle") and Escape from Catrina (1985, retitled "Escape from Katrina" in the series). The popularity of the specials inspired the animated series. 65 episodes aired from September 15, 1986, to September 25, 1987. A feature-length movie, My Little Pony: The Movie, was released June 6, 1986, three months before the series premiered. In the series, characters typically alternated between starring roles and cameo appearances. Major characters Megan Voiced by: Tammy Amerson (Rescue at Midnight Castle, Escape from Catrina, My Little Pony: The Movie), Bettina Bush (TV series) Megan Williams is an American teenage girl and the eldest of three children. She became the main character of the first My Little Pony series. She and her siblings live on a ranch where her family keeps a horse, TJ, and a bull. Gentle and motherly, but also mature and resourceful, she acts as the Little Ponies' leader, and in times of crisis they often fly across the rainbow to find her. She keeps the Rainbow of Light, a special locket which contains a powerful rainbow, to defeat anything that is evil threatening the ponies. Note: Although Megan's surname (Williams) and age (thirteen) appear in the writer's guide for My Little Pony 'n Friends, they have never been mentioned in the series itself. Danny Voiced by: Scott Menville Danny Williams is Megan's younger brother and the second oldest of the three children. He is a rambunctious redhead, who is sometimes fond of jokes although he doesn't usually do them to hurt someone's feelings. Danny sometimes feuds with his little sister Molly, and he is sometimes found leading the charge when a situation calls for reckless action. Molly Voiced by: Keri Houlihan Molly Williams is Megan and Danny's younger sister and the youngest of the three children. Molly can be often scared around monsters and ghosts, but never too scared to fight with Danny. She is very caring, especially towards Baby Ponies. Spike Voiced by: Charlie Adler Spike is a baby dragon with purple and green scales who is adopted by Megan and the ponies after they defeated Tirek. He has a sarcastic streak but is very