Big McIntosh

Big Macintosh is a member of the Apple family and Applejack's older brother. He was first seen in episode 1 during the Apple family reunion. He didn't speak until episode 4, Applebuck Season. Big Macintosh is one of the recurring members of the Apple family.

Personality
Big Macintosh is shown to have a rather calm and easy-going demeanor to contrast with his sister Applejack's more stubborn attitude. He seems to be a pony of few words and like the rest of his family he speaks with a southern accent. He seems to have a practical sort of wisdom, but tends not to share it if a simple "eyup" will suffice. He's generally seen with a sprig of wheat hanging out of the side of his mouth.

History
Big Macintosh was first seen during the Apple family reunion when Twilight Sparkle first arrived into Ponyville. Although he was mentioned by name and referred to in following episodes he didn't speak until the episode Applebuck Season.

In Applebuck Season, he was shown to have sustained some form of injury which made him unable to help with the annual apple harvesting. He got this injury because in the beginning of episode 3, The Ticket Master, a bet was metioned that Applejack couldn't get all the golden delicious apples in the barn by lunchtime. If she did, Big Macintosh had to walk down Stirrup Street in one of Granny Smith's girdles. Apparently the girdle was so tight, it caused his injury.

Appearances

 * S1E1: Friendship is Magic, part 1
 * S1E3: The Ticket Master
 * S1E4: Applebuck Season
 * S1E7: Dragonshy
 * S1E10: Swarm of the Century
 * S1E11: Winter Wrap Up
 * S1E13: Fall Weather Friends
 * S1E23:The Cutie Mark Chronicles

Trivia

 * Big Macintosh is a draft horse rather than a pony (in the literal sense). His tail is cropped (a common practice among Amish farmers to prevent it being tangled) and wears a pulling collar with hames, which he appears to have worn since he was a colt.
 * While it's common for fans to shorten his name to "Big Mac", he is only ever referred to as "Big Macintosh" in the series proper, possibly due to name licensing issues.
 * While not a reference to Apple Macintosh computers, both the Pony and the computer's names come from the same source, a type of common apple called a Macintosh apple.
 * Specifically, the apple's actual spelling is 'McIntosh Red'. The apple, while being a red apple, is usually found with green streaks randomly splotched on its skin. This might be the reason why Big Mac's cutie mark is a green apple slice rather than red.
 * Big Macintosh says "eyup" eight times in episodes 1-19
 * He is possibly the only pony to have visible hooves.
 * Big Macintosh's cutie mark in the opening credits features sparkles. In every episode however, his cutie mark has no sparkles.