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* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Nightmare Fuel|Nightmare Fuel]]
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse/My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic|Ensemble Darkponies]]: Notably the first show on TV Tropes to have its own page of them.
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Tear Jerker|Tear Jerkers]]
 
== Storyline and Aesop reactions/interpretations ==
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** In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E4 Applebuck Season|Applebuck Season]], Applejack gives us this gem:
{{quote| Are you saying my mouth is making promises my legs can't keep?}}
** Rarity getting to bed in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E8 Look Before You Sleep|Look Before You Sleep]]" makes noises that, when taken out of context, make this scene look... interesting.
** In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E9 Bridle Gossip|Bridle Gossip]]", Rarity is lounging in a hot tub, with a look of sheer bliss on her face. Cue Pinkie rising out of the water in, um, questionable proximity to Rarity...
*** Alternatively: "I have located the water jet."
*** In the same episode, Twilight Sparkle's horn becomes floppy with blue dots on it. The way it flops around is reminiscent of, well... you get the picture.
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* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]:
** In the pilot episode, Twilight says "All the ponies in this town are CRAZY!" By the end of the season, every mane character has suffered a nervous breakdown at some point. And then in the season 2 episode "Lesson Zero", Twilight goes ''completely'' (if temporarily) over the edge.
** In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E9 Bridle Gossip|Bridle Gossip]]", Spike gives Rainbow Dash the nickname "Rainbow Crash", due to her temporary clumsiness. In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E16 Sonic Rainboom|Sonic Rainboom]]", we learn that this was the very name Rainbow Dash's childhood bullies labeled her with for years.
* [[Genius Bonus]]:
** Knowledge of astronomy and a close look at the Ursa Major's tail in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E6 Boast Busters|Boast Busters]] may tip you off early that {{spoiler|it's actually an Ursa Minor}}.
** The scene in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E11 Winter Wrap Up|"Winter Wrap Up"]] with the two hedgehogs embracing and accidentally sticking each other with their spines is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Hedgehogchr(27)s dilemma|hedgehog's dilemma]] theory of psychology.
*** Fans of the popular anime ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', which often references the hedgehog's dilemma, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWYtzyi-LLw have not let this go unnoticed].
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*** Which is also why she would not know the meaning of the word fun (in this case amusement) which in the real world has only had that meaning since the 1700s.
** Both Princesses wear collars. Celestia, who wears the larger collar, is older, more mature, and more experienced... and has born (and still bears) most of the burden of ruling Equestria. Luna, whose collar is much smaller, is the younger, less mature, and more impulsive sister... and is still adjusting to 1000 years' worth of progress. Factor in [[wikipedia:Horse collar|the purpose and benefits of the real-world horse collar harness,]] and decide for yourself if the symbolism was intentional or not.
** If you have any interest in color theory, Celestia's mane might be of great interest to you. '''Sky Blue''' is the main color, and one of the stripes bears a shade of cyan called '''[[wikipedia:Celeste chr(28)colourchr(29colour)|Celeste.]]''' The third color present is '''Orchid,''' a shade of magenta. Why Orchid? Because the orchid is one of the flowers representing the Chinese [[wikipedia:Four Gentlemen|Four Gentlemen]]. It symbolizes spring, the season in which the sun warms the earth so life can continue.
** In "It's About Time", Twilight is seen looking over a chalkboard covered in equations, which are apparently real equations for the effects of time dilation.
** Oh, how is this for genius: in "A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1", during the song "B.B.B.F.F", there is actually a [http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/sm22p/a_spoiler_in_the_song/ double meaning] (which Daniel Ingram has [https://twitter.com/#%21/grantjbutler/status/193895177599983616 confirmed]):
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** Scootaloo has been called a chicken by Apple Bloom and a dodo by Sweetie Belle, which means that her two best friends are taunting her by calling her the names of flightless birds. Now keep in mind that Scootaloo is [[Word of God|a flightless pegasus]] [[Hero Worshipper|who idolizes and wants to be like Rainbow Dash]], a pegasus that's known for her flying ability, and think how painful that must be for her.
** Most people thought that Twilight's panic attack about Princess Celestia possibly being upset about Ponyville being destroyed by the Parasprites in "Swarm Of The Century" was pretty funny. Now look at Twilight's nervous breakdown in "Lesson Zero" along with Princess Celestia's appearance in the end, and see if you can laugh at Twilight's nervousness about staying on Princess Celestia's good side.
** The entire story presented in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E13 Hearths Warming Eve|Hearth's Warming Eve]]" becomes really creepy for those who are familiar with the mythology surrounding Wendigos.
** Fan interpretation of Derpy Hooves as a [[Doctor Who|Doctor Whooves]] companion will sometimes lead up to the tearful farewell that Doctor companions go through in canon - this is speculated to have ''almost become a reality'' with the backlash over Derpy's big scene.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: [[Hilarious in Hindsight/My Little Pony|See here]].
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* [[So Okay It's Average]]: The opinion of many fans about "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E24 Owls Well That Ends Well|Owl's Well That Ends Well]]", largely because it aired a week after [[Tough Act to Follow|the more widely-loved episode]] "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|The Cutie Mark Chronicles]]".
** Some fans also felt this way about "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E26 The Best Night Ever|The Best Night Ever]]", while others thought the episode was [[So Cool Its Awesome]]. Amusingly enough, part of the lesson for that episode was not getting your expectations up too high.
** Back when "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E8 Look Before You Sleep|Look Before You Sleep]]" first aired, the reaction was so lukewarm that most fans just went back to discussing [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E7 Dragon Shy|Dragonshy]] until [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E9 Bridle Gossip|Bridle Gossip]] aired.
** "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E5 Sisterhooves Social|Sisterhooves Social]]" seems to be going down this road as well for a variety of reasons (primarily [[Tough Act to Follow|airing after "Luna Eclipsed"]], and having Twilight Sparkle as an [[Absentee Actor]]).
* [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]:
** Any time Pinkie Pie starts singing. Thankfully, her songs are presented in an ironic fashion; breaking into song impromptu is one of Pinkie Pie's personality quirks in-universe. The rest of the cast reacts appropriately ("Tell me she's not..." "(sigh) She is."). Thus, instead of being the [[Narm]] that one might expect from this franchise, this subtle [[Fourth Wall]] lampshading allows the [[Periphery Demographic]] to feel at ease watching the show.
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** The ending to The Cutie Mark Chronicles was even further on the sweet side than usual for this show, but well-written enough for come off as a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. It didn't stop Scootaloo and Spike from [[Lampshading]] how sappy it was, though.
{{quote| '''Spike:''' Gross! When did you get so cheesy?}}
** Some have noted that [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E12 Baby Cakes|Baby Cakes]] is this trope incarnate.
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]]: In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E21 Dragon Quest|"Dragon Quest"]] Spike wants to learn about dragons during "The Great Dragon Migration". Good, but then the plot goes into him being picked on teenaged dragons, earning their respect and then finding out they're just mean bastards. It could have been better spent building a mythology of the place of dragons in Equestria and add in that the bullying subplot could have just been easily done with stallions in Ponyville.
** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E16 Read It and Weep|An episode about Rainbow Dash breaking her wing]]? That's an amazing idea! Think of the drama she would go through, wondering when she would fly again, being forced to live the life of an Earth pony until it heals... or it could be about her getting addicted to reading. Uh, sure, that might work too, I guess.
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]:
** Applying the "idealism" end of the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] to [[Cowboys and Indians]] meant "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E21 Over a Barrel|Over a Barrel]]" had this in spades, especially as it seems to be based on a historic event with much higher stakes and a much more gruesome ending.
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* [[Evil Is Sexy]]: Nightmare Moon, kind of. [[Furry Fandom|To some people, anyway.]] And that's not even touching that voice of hers...
** Queen Chrysalis to an extent, [[Furry Fandom|for some]]. Some of her fan-art has been quite... provocative.
* [[Face of the Band]]: For the band that played at the Grand Galloping Gala, [[Fan Nickname|Octavia]] is the most popular and always in the center of the band (or near it at least) during "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E26 The Best Night Ever|The Best Night Ever]]" and the first to appear on-screen when they show up again during "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E9 Sweet and Elite|Sweet and Elite]]".
* [[Foil]]: Candance and Queen Chrysalis. Its not perfectly clear how much Queen Chrysalis cares about others. Chrysalis does find it her responsibility to find food for her subjects, but is it because she cares about them or is it just a responsibility? Assuming she doesn't care anyone in a way that is beyond a sense of obligation, they make excellent foils for each other, especially in their duet. Being foils with each other would go far beyond just personality. One of them has a compassionate magic, and the other literally feeds on love.
* [[Genius Bonus]]: Remember that rather prominent stars that were shining through the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E6 Boast Busters|Ursa Minor's body]]?? When the whole thing was perfectly standing still and straight, guess what stellar formation they gave off.
* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]] / [[Americans Hate Tingle]]: If [[Nico Nico]] comments on Japanese fansubs are anything to go by, Gilda is more sympathetic to Japanese audiences and Trixie less so.
** To the Japanese fandom, Big Mac, Cheerilee, and Fluttershy are the top three most popular ponies. Big Mac is usually known by the honorific "Aniki" ("Big Brother"), Cheerilee is greatly respected for her teaching skills (earning her the nickname "Cheerilee-Sensei"), and Fluttershy has been regarded as an “Honorary Japanese” because of her [[Yamato Nadeshiko|personality]].
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* [[Memetic Molester]]: Along with "Trollestia", another [[Alternative Character Interpretation]] fans like to give to poor Celestia is "Molestia", where she [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|sexually abuses her subjects]]. The variant with victim being Luna is called "Incestia".
** The Diamond Dogs, mainly because of the way they swarm around Rarity when they first see her and then kidnap her along with the constant [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]] vibes they give off, complete with spanking Rarity later on have earned them this title in spades.
** With the advent of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3 Lesson Zero|Lesson Zero]]", ''Twilight Sparkle'' of all ponies now bears this title ([http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/ac8e485a03a0d4ab2a03857acaaf3b71/71612%20-%20Molestia%20twilight_sparkle.PNG this coincidence] only adds to the hilarity).
*** The fact that next episode she used candy to lure Pinkie Pie into a dark alley, then pins Pinkie down and makes her promise not to scream hasn't helped.
** Discord has also gotten a bit of this, mainly due to his [[No Sense of Personal Space]] with Twilight Sparkle, especially the scene were he runs his paw across her cheek. Of course, unlike the previous two, Discord is actually evil and [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show|nasty enough]] for this to have at least some degree of validity.
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** To the people who like him, Pipsqueak is ''adorable''.
** Sweetie Belle has her moments too.
** Believe it or not, Derpy Hooves as of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E14 The Last Roundup|The Last Round-up]]", thanks to her utterly [[Adorkable]] voice and [[The Klutz|unintentionally destructive]] mannerisms.
** Princess Cadence to an amazing degree.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: If by part two of Return Of Harmony you're still clinging to the idea that Discord hasn't crossed this, odds are {{spoiler|his ''absolute glee'' over the fact that he has [[Break the Cutie|broken Twilight Sparkle's spirit]] to the point where she's near the [[Despair Event Horizon]]}} will probably destroy any semblence of morality you might still see in him.
** The gang of dragon bullies from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E21 Dragon Quest|Dragon Quest]] collectively cross this when {{spoiler|they attempt to steal the seemingly-defenseless phoenix hatchlings. Spike, on the other hand, stays on the safe side of the horizon by refusing to shatter the remaining egg when pressured into doing so.}}
** {{spoiler|Fake!Cadance/Queen Chrysalis leaving Twilight trapped in the caves beneath Canterlot, which no one remembers even ''exist'', meaning she'll likely ''never'' be found! As if that wasn't enough, Chrysalis ''taunts her with that very fact!'' She probably crossed it even earlier by doing the same thing to Cadance!}}
* [[Never Live It Down]]:
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*** Although he may have been [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap|redeemed]] in "Hurricane Fluttershy" for comforting and helping an [[The Woobie|upset Fluttershy]].
** Another scrappy from "Putting Your Hoof Down" is Boxxy Brown, the cherry salescolt, who took advantage of Fluttershy's desperation to try to extort huge amounts of money from her, only to rub it in her face when somepony else bought his last cherry. Making things worse, as far as we know [[Karma Houdini|he didn't get a well-deserved taste of "New Fluttershy's" wrath]]
** People did ''not'' like Tori Spelling [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44OUB98t8zw hosting the premiere] of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1|"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1"]] and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2|"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2"]].
* [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]: Pinkie Pie
* [[Ugly Cute]]:
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* [[Unacceptable Targets]]: Both Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash consider Fluttershy as this when it comes to their pranking antics.
* [[Uncanny Valley]]: The pony's faces look extremely human-like when viewed from the front, and, when combined with the horselike ears, can look quite unsettling.
* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: There have been two ponies so far (Lickety Split from "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E10 Secret of My Excess|Secret of My Excess]]" and the young earth pony who gets a bowling Cutie Mark at the beginning of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E6 The Cutie Pox|The Cutie Pox]]") who have male-looking head shapes, but also have eyelashes which are only visible when their eyes are closed or not fully open.
** Rainbow Dash can qualify for this. Besides being primarily blue (a typically masculine color), she often behaves in a boyish manner and is voiced with a classic example of the young-boy-portrayed-by-female-voice-actor voice. You could probably come up with a good [[Drinking Game]]. Just take a swig every time you have to correct yourself for thinking of Rainbow as a ''him''.
** Viewers who didn't know about Derpy prior to ''The Last Roundup'' wouldn't be blamed for thinking her ([[Executive Meddling|original]]) voice was that of a male. [[Tabitha St. Germain]] who voiced her even said [http://derpyhoovesnews.com/tabitha-st-germain-clarifies-a-little-bit-on-derpys-voice/ she didn't know she was a girl and that the voice was inspired by a neighbor's son].
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{{quote| '''Rarity:''' Leave me alone! I vant to be alone! I want to wallow in... whatever it is that ponies are supposed to wallow in! Do ponies wallow in pity? Oh, listen to me! I don't even know what I'm supposed to wallow in! I'm so PATHETIC!!!}}
** Rarity is the master of trope, but Twilight can wangst something fierce too.
** Rainbow Dash's reaction to Fluttershy's [[Go, Ye Heroes, Go and Die|failed attempt at reassuring her]] in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E16 Sonic Rainboom|Sonic Rainboom]]":
{{quote| '''Rainbow Dash:''' AAAUUGH! What do I do?! Everypony's going to see me fail! The Wonderbolts will never let a loser like me join! Princess Celestia would probably banish me to the Everfree Forest! MY LIFE IS RUINED!}}
* [[The Woobie]]: Each of the main characters have taken their share in the sympathetic spotlight. This show is '''not''' afraid to [[Break the Cutie]].
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*** Well, when Twilight went to talk to her on the bridge, her eyes did quiver, [[Tear Jerker|making it look like she was on the verge of tears.]]
** [[Stoic Woobie]]: Zecora takes being completely ostracized in Ponyville pretty calmly.
** The tortoise {{spoiler|Tank}} from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E7 May the Best Pet Win|"May the Best Pet Win"]]. He tries so hard to please Rainbow Dash. {{spoiler|This makes it all the sweeter when he becomes her pet.}}
** Its somewhat worth noting that the [[Alternative Character Interpretation]] is so vast in the fandom that if a character doesn't actually qualify as a Woobie in show, fans can and most likely already have made fanworks turning them into one. Celestia for example is often seen as a [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask|lonely, heartbroken ruler]], Ditzy Doo is constantly bullied because she's "different", and Scootaloo is commonly seen as an orphan because she so far doesn't have any canon parents.
** {{spoiler|Princess Cadance}} in the second season finale. {{spoiler|She was kidnapped and imprisoned in long forgotten mines under Canterlot by a psychopathic [[Shapeshifting]] succubus who wants to steal her identity so she drains her beloved husband dry to gain enough power to conquer Equestria. Then when she finally gets free, her aunt gets her flank kicked by that very shape-shifter and Canterlot gets invaded.}} What could be worse than that? How about the fact all of this happened to the poor girl {{spoiler|on her ''[[Wedding Day]]!''}}
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**** On top of that, he has taken an interest in the fandom to the extend of starting a documentary project on it.
**** And then the news got 20% more awesome, [http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/#/d51kcug Lauren Faust and Tara Strong are the executive producers.]
** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Luna]] and [[Witch Doctor|Zecora]] reappearing in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E4 Luna Eclipsed|episode 4 of season 2]], which was also a [[Halloween Episode]].
** The later Blind Bag waves' inclusion of more background ponies and even stallions.
** For G4 toy collectors, [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aNQT-5u9ZP4/TzaqAkoGkGI/AAAAAAAAeeA/L-MS9rZvcbI/s1600/Princess+Celestia+TRU+exclusive.jpg white Celestia] and brushable [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=381668998517210 Nightmare Moon, DJ Pon-3, Zecora, Trixie Lulamoon, Daisy/Flower Wishes, Lemon Tart], [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulnomad/6859942893/in/photostream/ Lyra Heartstrings] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulnomad/6859941063/in/photostream/ Cherry Berry] were among the new toys showcased at the New York toy fair. Now ''that's'' spiffy!
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* [[Awesome Art]]: Many fans love the style of the show, and it's wonderful use of color
** [[Art Evolution]]: This has only increased in the second season.
* [[Broken Base]]: With the fandom as large as it is, this is inevitable. Some dividing factors include the Aesop of some episodes coming off the wrong way to some fans ([[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E8 The Mysterious Mare Do Well|"The Mysterious Mare Do Well"]] being a prime example), the portrayal of fan-favorite characters, and whether or not [[Fandom Nod|Fandom Nods]] are good for the show. Its probably best to leave it at that.
* [[Canon Fodder]]: The fanfiction community for the show is one of the biggest and fastest growing fanfiction communities in all media fandoms. One of the many reasons is the many gaps in the details about the history of the ''FiM'' universe. Fanfic writers have a field day answering questions such as "What turned Luna into Nightmare Moon?", "What happened between the founding of Equestria and the rule of Discord?", "Where does the Hearts and Hooves Day backstory fit into this?", and so on.
* [[Complaining About People Not Liking the Show]]: ''Some'' of the [[Fan Dumb]] can be quite vocal about folks genuinely not liking the show or any of its aspects, and it's probably best to leave it at that.
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** M.A. Larson is one of the more well-received writers on the staff, most famous for "Sonic Rainboom", "The Cutie Mark Chronicles", Discord's debut two-parter, and the full-fledged introduction of Princess Luna.
* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: MLP has spawned its own variation of Rule 34 (without the porn part, the actual MLP porn notwitstanding) where everything gets ponified. And then images appear on gallery sites and search engines that show, among others, Celestia photoshopped into a picture of one of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s parades. Or the mane cast appearing in the American Civil War. Or most infamously, Rainbow Dash becoming a Holocaust victim.
* [[Epileptic Trees]]: For a show where the creators claim they don't "hammer logic very hard", the fans sure like to speculate on stuff. Just look at our own [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/WMG|massive Wild Mass Guessing pages]]. Yes. ''Pages''. Massive pages. And we're probably gonna need more.
* [[Fan Disillusionment]]: There are many reasons why, ranging from [[Fan Dumb]] ruining the show for them to simply getting tired of seeing ponies everywhere, but there's an unfortunate number of haters who used to be fans themselves.
* [[Fanfic Fuel]]: The fanfiction community for FiM is ''huge''. In addition to the [[Canon Fodder]] described above, the show has the tendency to drop things that serve as good starting points for fanfiction.
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** Also the episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E21 Over a Barrel|Over a Barrel]]" seems to have this effect. These episodes were both written by Dave Polsky, which is probably no small coincidence.
** Bronies were in quite an uproar over several toys apparently based on background ponies. More specifically, they were mad about the "official" names; see [[Broken Base]] above.
** Do ''not'' bring up "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E8 The Mysterious Mare Do Well|The Mysterious Mare Do Well]]" on any of the fan websites, unless you want to send everyone into a heated discussion over things like whether or not the episode was any good.
*** For that matter, ''DO NOT'' mention [[Scapegoat Creator|Merriwether Williams]] on any fan site. Not only will every thread drift back to MMDW, but things will ''always'' degenerate into a [[Flame War]] over whether she should still work on the show, whether she's gotten better, and whether or not she's [[Jumping the Shark|wrecked the show.]]
** Mention Derpy's behavior in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E14 The Last Roundup|The Last Roundup]]" if you have to - but make sure you're wearing asbestos underpants if you want to stick around for the [[Flame War|Flame Wars]] between the "There's nothing offensive about her character, she's just acting silly" camp and the "She's an offensive stereotype of the mentally handicapped" camp. Amy Keating Rogers even received a bit of hate mail for Derpy's depiction claiming she was offensive and a jab at mentally-challenged people, even though other characters in the show are depicted as similarly dopey.
** And then fans started causing a ruckus due to worries that Hasbro was taking Derpy down, based on iTunes removing the episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E14 The Last Roundup|The Last Roundup]]" (though [[The Hub]]'s and later [http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/media/browse.cfm?type=videos Hasbro's] temporary online uploads still included it, and it's still on [[Shout Factory]]'s DVD ''The Friendship Express'') and WeLoveFine removing and/or renaming their licensed merchandise (though in some cases only temporarily, as it turned out).
*** iTunes later re-added ''TLR'' with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X2CRjPO73Dg edits to Derpy's scene]: she's no longer referred to by name, her voice sounds completely different, and her eyes have mostly been un-crossed. No, the fanbase did ''not'' take it well. [[Base Breaker|At all]]. Even later, this edited version went on to be aired by [[The Hub]].
* [[I Wish It Were Real]]: Some bronies wished the show's ponies were real (either to show their fondness to the characters or they genuinely wished they exist in real life). Fan works depicting them as pets, friends or them popping out of TV screens/monitors or coming to life from paper drawings are common within the fandom (with Pinkie Pie being depicted quite often [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|for obvious reasons]]).
** [[Longing for Fictionland]]: The reverse is also prominent within the fandom. Fan works and discussions about what would happen if they get transported to Equestria are quite common. Often it involves turning into ponies themselves.
* [[Pandering to the Base]]: After months of "PMVs" popping up on the Internet, the Hub decided to make [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPqjKk_xCo one of their own] -- and incorporated references to not only [[Fan Nickname|"DJ Pon-3"]] but [[Fan Community Nickname|"bronies"]] as well! [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]].
** Derpy's [[Sure Why Not|Ascended Fanonization]] (having started with shirts and promos, with it all but confirmed in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E14 The Last Roundup|The Last Roundup]]) is one massive catering to the Brony community.
** A number of seemingly minor interactions by the background ponies are a result of [[Ascended Fanon]], such as Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon hanging out together, Berry Punch continuing to be an implied alcoholic, and Derpy having a muffin pin on her carry bag.
* '''[[Periphery Demographic]]''': And how! The very existence of this and the main page's [[Troper Critical Mass]] is evidence enough to the point where this trope is a dead on certainty. You can browse ''any'' forum and bring up this show and be nearly guaranteed that members of said forum will say that they regularly watch and enjoy the show.
** As unlikely as it is, fighting game forums are surprisingly resistant, with most thread dying within a page or two. But then again, having your main interest be in beating the crap out of your opponents up close and personal is probably as far away to bringing the magic of friendship as possible... and yet we have Fighting is Magic in the works...
* [[Scapegoat Creator]]: It ''used'' to be Dave Polsky, but since then Merriwether Williams has become the prime target for fandom scorn. To be fair, [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E8 The Mysterious Mare Do Well|her first aired episode]] was not the best hoof to start out on. But since then, arguments have mutated from her just not getting the show, to more than a few fans pinning everything they dislike about Season 2 on Merriwether's shoulders. Merely mentioned her name on many fan sites can cause an immediate [[Flame War]]. Never mind that she's just the writer, and has to go through editors and other members of the production team before her episodes are aired, or that she's helped write great episodes on other shows before FiM *cough [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Band Geeks]] cough*. No, she's just a bad writer that doesn't "get the show."
** This hits incredible levels of [[Fridge Logic]] when you consider that her next episode "Hearth's Warming Eve" was extremely well received by a majority of the fanbase.
* [[Surprisingly Improved Sequel]]: To most of the previous incarnations, but especially the direct-to-video releases of the 2000's.
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** Admit it, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGwjZsnIJpQ the] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXGQGsv8eBQ main] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgUB7lErR7g theme] is pretty catchy and won't leave your head. Daniel Ingram even released the [http://soundcloud.com/dannyimusic/mlp-theme-demo-shan original version] featuring just Pinkie Pie, The Princess of Ear Worms, and the DVD ''The Friendship Express'' includes the two-minute [[Theme Tune Extended]] as a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4By8YHOnILo sing-along].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tiynTPuUUM "Giggle at the Ghostly"].
** Pinkie Pie's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVipLfHLi94 song about Zecora] in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E9 Bridle Gossip|Bridle Gossip]]". {{spoiler|1=Particularly [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7PGKcikaGY Fluttershy's cover.]}}
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gRgE3zabIY Pinkie Pie's one-pony band] from "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E10 Swarm of the Century|Swarm of the Century]]". The music is briefly reused in Pinkie Pie's [[Flash Back]] in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|The Cutie Mark Chronicles]]" (this time with a proper finish, instead of being cut off as in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E10 Swarm of the Century|Swarm of the Century]]").
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyrAkwJ6WsY The Winter Wrap Up song]. Listening to it will make you feel like spring is just around the corner. Not bad for a video first seen (and later aired) in December.
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** The Crusaders did get some flak upon their introduction; they are now adored on par with the mane cast.
** Many people admit to hating Rarity early into the show, since she comes off as dim, shallow, arrogant and useless - in other words, typical [[Rich Bitch]], the very stereotype she is designed to subvert. It's not until a bunch of episodes, starting with "Suited for Success", came out, giving her a lot of screen time, massive [[Character Development]], and actually living up to her element more often that they started warming up to her.
** Before the airing of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1|A Canterlot Wedding]]", there was a generally negative opinion of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, due to being an alicorn without any explanation and being Twilight's brother despite never being brought up before, respectively. In addition, it was generally believed that they were forced into the show by higher-ups at Hasbro. While there is still much grumbling about these issues, after the airing of the episodes, they have managed to gain a lot of fans.
* [[So Bad It's Good]]: The Cutie Mark Crusaders' music performance in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E18 The Show Stoppers|The Show Stoppers]]". Admit it, you liked it just for its nostalgic 80's cheesiness.
** Out of all the sucky outfits the other ponies forced Rarity to make in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E14 Suited for Success|Suited For Success]]", fans generally agree that Rainbow Dash's really ''did'' look cool. They just don't agree on who that helmet reminds them of: [[300|Spartans]]? [[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]? [[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]]? [[X-Men|Magneto]]? [[Judge Dredd]]? [[Warhammer 40000|Space Marines]]? [[Halo|Sangheili Elites]]?
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