The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000

 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 is an episode of the second season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. It is the fifteenth episode of the second season and the forty-first episode overall.

Summary
The episode opens with a shot of Fluttershy sleeping. However, she is quickly woken up by Rainbow Dash who drags her to Sweet Apple Acres in order to be there early for cider season, and also to beat Pinkie Pie in line for the first time. Rainbow Dash sees a massive queue of ponies camping out to get cider, and gets worried that there won't be enough for her. They meet up with Pinkie Pie who is at the front of the line.

Applejack then announces that cider season is open, and begins to serve draught cider to ponies individually as they come down the queue. Pinkie Pie buys not just one, but a whole tray of cider. As the serving goes on, the barrels of cider left decrease, and Fluttershy, who is just one place in front of Rainbow Dash, gets the last glass of cider for the day. Extremely upset by this, she and the other ponies who didn't get a glass of cider begin to complain.

Amidst the chaos, the Flim Flam Brothers arrive. They arrive on their large vehicle, which they later reveal to be named the "Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000". They kick off a long musical number as soon as they arrive, and sing about their production of cider. Managing to entice the entire crowd into joining in their song, they quickly make themselves popular.

They use this popularity to their advantage. With Ponyville's citizens faced with the dilemma of a limited quantity of manually pressed cider, they turn to the Flim Flam Brothers and their automated cider production. Upset by the arrival of the Flim Flam Brothers and the threat of automated cider production running them out of business, the Apple Family tells them that their handmade cider will never be outshined by anything manual. The Flim Flam Brothers attempt to broker a deal with the Apple Family, who will supply them with their delicious apples, and they will sell the cider under the Flim Flam Brothers name. They call for a 75-25 split in profits in their favour.

Quotes
Big Macintosh: No deal.

Trivia

 * "Flimflam" means insincere talk, confidence game, or swindling through a confidence game.
 * The story is a homage to John Henry vs. the Steam Drill. That old fable about manpower beating machine.

Gallery


The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 image gallery