Talk:Bright Mac and Pear Butter/@comment-707931-20170624233740/@comment-1045255-20170626181726

Of course, none of these are definite proofs, but it has indeed been strongly implied that they are in fact dead.
 * Lauren Faust created Applejack's character with the idea that she was living with her granny and their parents are deceased, but it was never directly said in the show because she feared Hasbro would not allow it in a show for children.
 * The two shooting stars in Apple Family Reunion were confirmed by staff to represent their parents.
 * In Crusaders of the Lost Mark, Applejack said: "Oh, sugarcube, if Mom and Dad were here, they'd be so proud of ya."
 * In The Perfect Pear, Apple Bloom said: "Mom and Dad left us somethin' to remember them by."