Smoky's family

The Raccoon Family, consisting of patriarch Smoky, matriarch Softpad, and their child, Smoky Jr. are a family of racoons first introduced in The Saddle Row Review.

Depiction in the series
The raccoons are first introduced in the season six The Saddle Row Review as raccoons who occupied the Manehattan building where Rarity was planning to open her third boutique Rarity for You. At first, Rarity wants to get rid of the raccoons, which Fluttershy does, at first, but they refuse. Later, Fluttershy asks them to work for the opening night celebration as cocktail waiters.

In season seven, the raccoons make various appearances in Fluttershy Leans In causing chaos around Dr. Fauna's veterinary clinic, then destroying the original version of Sweet Feather Sanctuary, and later, frolicking at the finalized version of same sanctuary.

In season eight, they appear in Fake It Til You Make It, still residing at Rarity for You.