One Bad Apple

One Bad Apple is an upcoming episode of the third season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. It is scheduled to air as the fourth episode of the third season, and the fifty-sixth episode overall.

Production and development


On July 19, 2012, the show's composer, William Anderson, released a photo of himself with a screen displaying the Cutie Mark Crusaders with the time-code "01:03:22:21" and the production code "mlp_304_032b_000" at the corners of the screen.

On October 18, 2012, EW.com published an article stating that an upcoming installment of the show deals with the issue of bullying, quoting head writer Meghan McCarthy that "[It] explores how you should handle a bully, and sometimes what the source of bullying is," and that "It's wrapped in a story that's really fun and funny, and has music, and doesn't feel heavy-handed."

Summary from The Hub press release
"The Cutie Mark Crusaders are crushed when Apple Bloom's cousin, Babs Seed, rejects their invitation to become a fellow Crusader and instead becomes a bully determined to make their lives miserable."

Summary from Zap2It
"The Cutie Mark Crusaders are crushed when Babs Seed rejects their invitation to become a fellow Crusader and instead become a bully."