Talk:Call of the Cutie/@comment-70.160.232.125-20120615034528/@comment-2170890-20120709132620

I think this is because most of the "group" shots that don't really change that much are done before most of the episodes, and then changed slightly if need be. By the time this episode aired, it would have been decided that most classroom scenes would show the three CMCs in the same shot (there's a Scootaloo lookalike as well) but seeing as in storyline the CMCs haven't met yet, they show a recoloring of Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo.

This is also why the CMC are shown holding onto eachother in the first episode, despite not being friends yet - it was actually supposed to be three recolored ponies, not the CMC themselves. Although in my fanficions, I will explain why the CMC were together, even though it's not true in canon (hint: check out the moral in my favorite episode).