When one fan asked if Hasbro would ever bring back a popular cross-eyed pony named Derpy, Andy Price talked about the Derpy controversy and why My Little Pony ... her in the background all the ...

The pony in the Hasbro cartoon began as a background ... male fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, known as ‘bronies’ (bro+pony), named the anonymous pony ‘Derpy’.

In October 2010, some fans fixated on a background character in the first episode who, through a Flash animation error, appeared to have googly eyes. The community instantly dubbed her Derpy ...