Talk:Rainbow Brite

Breakfast Cereal

Of the merchandising, there was the breakfast cereal, which to me as a 6 year old, was the most exciting thing I've ever tasted and was heartbroken over it being discontinued. It was so good, I didn't care what others thought about me being a boy wanting a cereal box for such an effeminate cartoon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.199.250.52 (talk) 16:05, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Original Hallmark Card

It would be great to get a picture of the original Hallmark card, or an original 80's one with Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids together Knerq 20:01, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

My mom, Anne Hubbard Thornburgh, worked for Hallmark in the 80s and 90s. She created the original version of Rainbow Brite and Hallmark took it and turned it into the form that we all recognize. I need to get the original artwork for that and upload it here. Bobbykatebayer2018 (talk) 03:34, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Moonglow; Is her Name Written With or Without the 'W'?

There are two different ways that Moonglow's name has been spelled by Hallmark. The merchandise line has her name written as Moonglow and the TV series has her name written as Moonglo. Given that both came from Hallmark, both are correct. Please do not arbitrarily change it from one to the other. (Kat, Queen of Typos)

It wouldn't be considered Moonglo over Moonglow. Since the doll is based off from the show character not vice versa. Since the doll was made in Germany I would think they wouldn't know about our spellings. (Leo Otaku)

The Moonglow doll was made in...CHINA, at least according to my MIB example. She was test marketed in Germany and perhaps also in other German-speaking countries (Austria, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg where it is but one of three national languages) and regions (which are found in Switzerland, Italy and Belgium). There was also a popular song from 1933 called Moonglow, all one word and including the 'W'. The tune has since become not only a jazz standard but title has also become the standard way of spelling the word in American English.

For all that, her German name was Sandra Silbermond or Sandra Silvermoon in English. The name Moonglow was used as her English name on the same box and in contemporary Mattel catalogs and written publicity for the Dress Up Doll line of merchandise. I have examples of several different booklets about this line in both English and German. Michou 13 (talk) 01:05, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

The Dark Princess, a Parody of Materialistic French Women?

I was thinking, that since Jean Chalopin is French, perhaps The Dark Princess is a parody of extremely materialistic French women, such as those who just can't live unless they have the latest purse, accessory or whatever else. I'm not sure if that's what he was aiming for, but the concept makes her character more humorous. Violet yoshi 06:52, 20 October 2006 (UTC) Michou 13 (talk) 00:58, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Character Pictures

How about some more pictures of the main characters. I feel the article would benefit from some more.--NeilEvans 18:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Be Bold and add them! :) Gotta make sure they are permitted for use on Wikipedia, though. Kat, Queen of Typos 07:12, 21 October 2006 (UTC) Michou 13 (talk) 01:00, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

There is a Confusion...

I don't know if I'm right, but was Rainbow Brite first a greeting card character of Hallmark before the animated series started? Keenrich 22:51, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Rainbow Brite was originally created by a Hallmark greeting card illustrator named Anne H. Thornburgh. I will ask her about whether or not she was featured on any cards before Hallmark took the idea and turned it into a television show character. Bobbykatebayer2018 (talk) 03:36, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Yes she was, just like the Care Bears were for American Greetings. Kat, Queen of Typos 12:09, 29 October 2006 (UTC) Michou 13 (talk) 00:59, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Japan's Contribution?

In the box at the top right of the introduction it says the country of origin is USA, France and Japan. The USA and France are covered in the article. Who knows anything about how Japan contributed to Rainbow Brite's design and development? Michou 13 (talk) 03:39, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

TV Episode Air Dates

The list of episodes is correct but what about the air dates? It seems that it would have been more logical to introduce Rainbow Brite to the viewing public with "The Beginning of Rainbowland" (both parts as a single one hour program, which could have been shown as two episodes in later reruns) rather than "The Peril in the Pits".Michou 13 (talk) 21:19, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Creating a seperate article

I am going to create a seperate Rainbow brite article at Rainbow Brite (1984 TV series) anyone wishing to help is welcome. Dwanyewest (talk) 13:10, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

This article possibly contains personal comments

I found this article included some word which may convey author's personal comments to readers. All content on Wikipedia must be written from a netural point or view, without personal comments. When author paraphrasing some details from movie to readers, using like (the bold words I listed in below text). In Gen 1 continuity, and most of the franchise's backstory, a young girl named Wisp is brought to a gray, desolate land with the mission to bring color to this fictional world by locating the Sphere of Light. Along the way, she befriends a furry creature (called a sprite) named Twink and a magnificent horse named Starlite and finds a mysterious baby who turns out to be the key to her mission. With the help of her new friends, Wisp locates the legendary Color Belt and rescues the seven Color Kids, who had been trapped by the King of Shadows. Using the Color Belt, Wisp and the Sphere of Light defeat the King of Shadows, liberate the sprites, and bring color and beauty to the land, henceforth called Rainbow Land. Wisp is renamed Rainbow Brite in honor of her new role as leader of the Color Kids, who are together in charge of all the colors in the universe.

The Color Kids spread color across the universe from the Color Console inside the Color Castle. Each Color Kid is in charge of their respective color, has a personal sprite and manages a number of like-colored sprites that mine Color Crystals from the nearby Color Caves. These crystals are processed into Star Sprinkles which are the essential components to brightening and coloring any object or place. Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids' mission is often complicated by the likes of Murky Dismal, his sidekick Lurky, and other villains. Brian, a boy from Earth, sometimes assisted Rainbow Brite in her adventures.

In the movie, Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, the setting expands to include the diamond planet, Spectra. All the light in the universe must pass through Spectra before coming to Earth. However, Earth soon falls into a wintry darkness when the diamond-obsessed Dark Princess decides to steal Spectra for her own. Rainbow Brite and her horse, Starlite, must team with Spectra's boy warrior, Krys, and his robotic horse, On-X, to defeat the powers of darkness and save Spectra, Earth, and the universe.

These description sounds like author express feelings after reading the movie other than transcript facts from movie to wikipedia readers'

TristaChen1998 (talk) 07:07, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

add ciation

I was considering the is article missing some citation, if can add to text, tell readers where resources come from, add the title of the work,then readers can find the sources. I was researching how to edit resources from YouTube, but I'm not sure. My edit is <|quote=YouTube title: Rainbow Brite Sprites Commercial 1983. While add to text : Rainbow Brite, also known in Japan as Magical Girl Rainbow Brite (魔法少女レインボーブライト, Mahō Shōjo Reinbō Buraito),[citation needed] <|quote=YouTube title: Rainbow Brite Sprites Commercial 1983. is a media franchise by Hallmark Cards, introduced in 1983. TristaChen1998 (talk) 06:44, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Missing Citations

I was aware that many parts in the "production" section lacked in-text citation. I decided that maybe it may be a good idea to take away the text incase if the information is false. Maybe we can add them back if we think that people may be interested and that we have the sources to prove them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JamesYTC (talk • contribs) 05:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)