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{{quote| '''Pinkie Pie:''' ''What just happened? Meet somepony new- check. Introduce myself- check. [[That Reminds Me of a Song|Sing random song]] [[Lampshade Hanging|out of nowhere]]- check. Become instant best friends... '''un'''check!''}}▼
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{{quote| Written by Amy Keating Rogers}}▼
It's the start of a typical day for Pinkie Pie: make the Cake twins laugh, say hi to everyone she knows (which is just about every pony, cow, and even donkey in Ponyville), and burst into an incredibly catchy musical number about how she loves to make her friends smile. But what's this? There's a new face in Ponyville, and it's not smiling!
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Pinkie ends up following Cranky to his house and offering to help unpack, where Cranky mentions that he's been looking for a "special friend". While unpacking, Pinkie finds an old scrapbook with one page in particular that intrigues her... unfortunately, Pinkie accidentally sets fire to the scrapbook, and makes an even bigger mess of it trying to put out the fire. Furious, Cranky throws her out of the house and vows that he will ''never'' be her friend.
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'''Cranky Doodle Donkey:''' ''Never ever ever ever ever!'' (''slams door'')
'''Pinkie Pie:''' That's ''four'' "ever"s. That's, like... (''tears up'') forever... }}
At the library, Pinkie Pie seeks sympathy from Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash, who tell her that she should just let things go and give Cranky some space. Pinkie agrees that she should leave Cranky alone... once she gets him to accept her apology, that is. She proceeds to hound the old jack-ass across Ponyville and its outskirts, begging forgiveness, but he ends up barricading himself in his house and stubbornly refusing, protesting that Pinkie ruined the only thing he had to remember "her" by. Pinkie is suddenly struck by inspiration, and finally leaves, only to return with someone special in tow: [[Chekhov's Gunman|Matilda the donkey]], who had a scrapbook to match Cranky's, with matching contents... including a ticket stub and a menu from the Grand Galloping Gala!
Cranky and Matilda met at the Gala years ago, but after Matilda left the next morning, Cranky missed the note she'd left him and spent his whole life trying to find her. Finally reunited with his long-lost love just when he was about to give up, Cranky manages a smile, and accepts both Pinkie Pie's apology and her friendship. Pinkie is ecstatic that she finally made Cranky happy... but quickly realizes that he'd be even happier if she gave him and Matilda some time alone.
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[[Running Gag|*Cue]]... [[Subversion|a piano rendition of Yankee Doodle?*]]
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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: As [[Noodle Incident|has happened before]], Pinkie accidentally loaded her welcome wagon confetti launchers with cake batter.
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* [[All Animals Are Dogs]]: Pinkie has a puppy-dog whimper to go with her [[Puppy Dog Eyes]].
* [[Almost Kiss]]: A kiss between the donkeys is interrupted when Pinkie bursts into song right outside their house and getting in the way of their private time.
* [[Art Shift]]: Cranky Doodle's flashback is done in the style of a silent film, ignoring the voiceover, of course.
* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Rainbow to Pinkie, in typical fashion.
* [[Busby Berkeley Number]]: Sort of. It has the requisite overhead shot, but only Pinkie is actually dancing.
* [[Call Back]]: [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
** Rainbow Dash tries to explain Cranky's resistance to Pinkie's overtures by saying, "He doesn't want to be bothered by your over-the-top, super hyper antics." After all, she'd been in Pinkie's horseshoes [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Rainbow Dash is shown reading [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
*** And after she claimed to know ''every pony'' in Ponyville, this episode PROVED it.
** To get into Cranky's house, Pinkie initially thinks [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** This wasn't the first time Pinkie's [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
** Cranky's reaction to {{spoiler|being reunited with Matilda}} calls to memory [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
* [[The Cameo]]:
** This episode, Derpy appears...in a snowglobe?!
** One of the cows from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
** The old stallion from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[The Cat Came Back]]: Pinkie pursues Cranky Doodle everywhere, just so she can apologize.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman|Chekhov's Gun Jenny]]: Matilda, the donkey that appears in the beginning, {{spoiler|turns out to be Cranky Doodle's lost love.}}
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* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Pinkie throughout the episode, most notably when Twilight tries to explain why Cranky might want some space.
* [[Continuity Nod]]:
** Pinkie Pie spends the cold opening practicing her goofy faces on [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Pinkie's habit of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
** Daisy Jo the cow apparently loves oatmeal cookies. Could it be?
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** Rose, was also named in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** When Pinkie talks to Twilight in the library, Rainbow Dash is present, [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
*** Notably, the picture is reminiscent of "...Griffin's Goblet," though the title is unclear.
** Manehattan is mentioned again, as is Fillydelphia.
** In the "Smile Song", depressed!Pinkie has a [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
** Rarity's new toupee for Cranky was clearly inspired by [[Fan Nickname|Steven Magnet]], the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
** Pinkie wishing [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** We see the full extent of Pinkie's lip exercises, a few episodes after they were teased in "The Last Roundup."
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Pinkie is this to all the colts and fillies of Ponyville.
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** Cranky's ''old'' toupee is definitely this.
* [[Does Not Understand Sarcasm]]: Making Pinkie oblivious to Cranky's brush offs.
* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"|Do Not Call Me Doodle]]: Unless you're {{spoiler|Matilda.}}
* [[The Eeyore]]: Cranky Doodle. Heck, he's even a donkey.
* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: Cranky ''Doodle'' Donkey.
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* [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]: when Pinkie poured water to douse the fire on Cranky's photo album, he was getting teary eyed watching it getting burned.
* [[Freudian Slip]]: Cranky makes occasional slips to his past.
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* [[Funny Background Event]]: Twilight [[Head Desk|hitting her head against her reading desk]] when Pinkie [[Comically Missing the Point|completely misses her point.]]
** During the "Smile Song", when Pinkie goes over to cheer up Apple Bloom you can see the fillies she was jumping rope with earlier still doing so. The jump rope is also still not being held by anypony.
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* [[Innocently Insensitive]]: Pinkie does not realize that Cranky wants to be left alone, and accidentally burns one of his precious belongings.
** Exaggerated when she initially tries to make friends with him and accidentally crushes his toupee.
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* [[Insult Backfire]]:
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'''Cranky:''' Kid, you're smarter than you look.
'''Pinkie Pie:''' Thanks! }}
** And later on...
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'''Pinkie Pie:''' Like me?
'''Cranky:''' *rolls eyes* No, you're 'extra special', kid!
'''Pinkie Pie:''' Yes! I'm in! }}
* [[Kitsch Collection]]: From Hearth's Warming tree ornaments to windchimes to snowglobes with Derpy in them...
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* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl|Manic Pixie Dream Pony]]: A platonic version. Pinkie sees that Cranky is very unhappy and she makes it her mission to cheer him up and be his friend.
* [[Medium Shift Gag]]: The short sequence showing Pinkie's internal thought process is done as a felt animation, [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in a brief [[Medium Blending]] when Pinkie [[Reality Warper|inexplicably]] [[Rule of Funny|pulls out]] [[It Makes Sense in Context|the green felt check]]. (The felt animation [http://yfrog.com/j2b2pqxj was] [http://yfrog.com/j2evxhwj done] [http://twitter.com/#!/cutesypoo/status/170934199518371842 by] Jayson Thiessen and his wife Jocelan Thiessen.)
* [[Mind Screw]]: If you thought Filly Derpy was confusing, try Derpy ''inside a snow globe''.
* [[Mondegreen]]: Some fans seem to mishear Pinkie's line in the final song "She's his Cranky Doodle joy" as "Jesus Cranky Doodle joy".
* [[Monochrome Past]]: Cranky's [[Flash Back]] with {{spoiler|Matilda.}}
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* [[Noodle Incident]]: As mentioned earlier, it's apparently not the first time Pinkie put cake batter in the cannons and confetti in the oven.
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Pinkie Pie on multiple occasions with Cranky. Although it's justified in that Pinkie Pie considers him her friend, much to Cranky's dismay.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Rose suddenly sounds much older than in her [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: When Pinkie tries to convince Cranky to accept her apology, she says she's really really really really really really really really (etc.) sorry.
* [[Photographic Memory]]: Pinkie can remember ''every'' detail she's ever seen or heard about her friends, no matter how small or obscure.
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* [[Reality Warper]] / [[Rule of Funny]]: Pinkie takes it [[Up to Eleven]], appearing inside a brick wall and from within a gramophone, not to mention holding up six hooves at once and literally blasting off like a rocket in happiness. Then again, this ''is'' Pinkie.
** Pinkie can make a jump rope work without anyone holding the ends (unicorn magic included). It even continues to do so after she leaves.
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: We've never been introduced to Matilda Donkey in any of the episodes beforehand, and yet it's been shown that Pinkie Pie knows her pretty well since day one.
* [[Roof Hopping]]: Pinkie and all her friends sure seem to love doing it.
* [[Shout-Out]]:
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* [[Third Person Person]]: Pinkie switches between first-person and third-person throughout the "Smile Song".
* [[Visual Pun]]: During Pinkie's song when she sings "When you are sad or blue." The filly she was saying that to was blue, in both meanings of the word.
** Then she sings to a blue-tinged copy of ''herself'' on the bridge.
* {{spoiler|[[When She Smiles|When He Smiles]]}}
* [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?|Who Names Their Kid]] [[Just for Pun|Doodle?]]: Cranky Doodle. Maybe his parents got fed up with his braying and coloring on the walls when he was a foal. Or its just a cute name.
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