Dr. Hooves

  Doctor Whooves is the fan-given name of a popular background pony. The name was eventually adopted by the show's crew.

Appearances
The character's only speaking role is when he rejects Apple Bloom's offer of buying apples, but gets pressured into buying one in return for getting her to leave him alone. His spiky brown mane and his hourglass cutie mark lend him the appearance of the Tenth Doctor from the popular British TV series Doctor Who, though the resemblance is a coincidence.He was placed in the scene by storyboard artist Sabrina Alberghetti for his colors and design. Hasbro later acknowledged the character's popularity in the Comic-Con 2011 promotional poster, where the he is explicitly posed in a way that his cutie mark is clearly visible.

 

Outside of the speaking role, the character appears in the background in a number of episodes. His design is recycled into a pegasus pony in Sonic Rainboom as a contestant in the Best Young Flyer competition, who is voiced differently. The design is later used for a colt in Over a Barrel. At the end of the second episode of season one, when Twilight talks to Princess Celestia, there are several ponies with Doctor Whooves's color scheme and design in the background.

List
Times are approximate and taken from videos with no prolonged transition for commercial breaks.

Gallery

 * Doctor Whooves image gallery