Boast Busters

Boast Busters is the sixth episode of the first season and first aired on November 19th 2010

Episode Summary
A boastful pony, Trixie, arrives in Ponyville and sets up a trailer which doubles as a stage in the town square. She brags about her many talents, and specifically about her ability to vanquish Ursa Major, a giant magical bear. Trixie demonstrates her alleged superiority to all ponies in a series of challenges against Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity, bragging that she is the most amazing unicorn in all of Equestria. A couple of star-struck ponies decide to venture into the forest to find Ursa Major so they'd be able to see Trixie face off against her. They stumble upon a giant magical bear, believing it's Ursa Major. The bear chases them to Ponyville and proceeds to wreak havoc, destroying a few buildings and crushing Trixie's. Trixie admits she cannot vanquish the beast, prompting Twilight Sparkle to sooth the beast with music and an improvised giant milk bottle. Twilight Sparkle uses magic to float the monster back to its cave, then mentions that that the monster was not Ursa Major, but actually Ursa Major's baby, Ursa Minor. Trixie, refusing to admit she had been bragging or that she was outdone, boasts about her theatrical prowess, then runs away into the night.