Talk:School Daze - Part 1/@comment-30947559-20180211202649/@comment-4531340-20180215091635

I mean, Nick Confalone seems to be fond of including background ponies in bit-but-significant parts in some of his episodes, and having them referred to by name (well, except for Derpy/Muffins, for obvious reasons) - for example, DJ Pon-3 in both No Second Prances and The Saddle Row Review, and Lyra Heartstrings in Rock Solid Friendship. And I mean, he has written multiple episodes for season 8, so I'd say the odds are good that that could happen again.

@Fluffbrain: One that I can really remember from season 4 is the fact that Derpy was intentionally kept out of the first 9 episodes, to make her appearance in Rainbow Falls (in a central, rather than background, role) all the more notable and special. Also, might be a stretch, but perhaps getting Weird Al on for an episode (since a lot of bronies seem to be fans of him - though to be fair, a lot of people in general seem to be fans of him). Can't think of anything else off the top of my head. Could the Twilight vs. Tirek DBZ-style energy magic-beam battle also count?