Baby Cakes

Baby Cakes
Season №:	2
Season episode №:	13
Overall episode №:	39
Original airdate:	January 14, 2012
Written by:	Charlotte Fullerton
Storyboard:	Tom Sales & Corey Toomey
Featured characters:	Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake
Songs:	Happy Monthiversary Piggy Dance
See also
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Episode guide
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Baby Cakes is the thirteenth episode of the second season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and the thirty-ninth episode overall. In this episode, Pinkie Pie offers to babysit Mr. and Mrs. Cake's newborn twins, though the job turns out to be harder than she initially thought.

Production

This episode is listed as number twelve on Zap2it's episode guide.

The first part of Happy Monthiversary, Pinkie telling jokes to the Cake twins, and the Piggy Dance reappear in Cakes for the Memories.

Summary

The newborn twins

"That makes sense, right?"

At the Ponyville hospital, the Mane Six look on from a viewing room as Mr. Cake reveals his newborn twins Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake. Pinkie Pie enters the nursery and attempts to celebrate but is repeatedly reprimanded by Nurse Redheart, who eventually kicks her from the room so the twins can sleep. When Applejack asks how Pound Cake is a Pegasus and Pumpkin Cake a unicorn given that their parents are Earth ponies, Mr. Cake explains that distant relatives of theirs were Pegasi and unicorns.

The most adoring playmate.

One month later, while Pinkie Pie plays and sings with Pound and Pumpkin at Sugarcube Corner, Mr. and Mrs. Cake suddenly remember that they have a large catering order due that day and determine to find a babysitter so they can focus on the order. They ignore Pinkie's offer to babysit and instead go around asking the rest of the Mane Six, though none of them are available for the job. Finding themselves out of options, the Cakes reluctantly ask Pinkie Pie to babysit, to which she eagerly agrees.

Pinkie babysits the twins

Mrs. Cake hands Pinkie Pie a list of responsibilities before heading out the door with Mr. Cake. Pound and Pumpkin immediately begin crying, and after several unsuccessful attempts to calm them, Pinkie presents a standup comedy bit featuring a song and dance. Distracted by the twin's continued sobbing, Pinkie accidentally runs into a cupboard, causing a bag of flour to fall on her and break open. The sight amuses the foals, who break into laughter.

Tablecloths may not be for eating, but you have to admit that was pretty cute.

Pinkie Pie brings the twins into the kitchen and tries to serve them food, but when they end up spilling the food and crying, Pinkie resorts to breaking a bag of flour over her head to distract them. She then attempts to give the babies a bath but ends up making them upset, causing Pound to accidentally smash the shower spigot and launch Pinkie into the next room with a stream of water. Returning to the tub, Pinkie manages to calm the foals by dumping another bag of flour on herself, though her soaked body turns it into dough.

While the foals play in their room a short time later, Pinkie notices that they need a diaper change but accidentally places the fresh diapers on herself. Twilight Sparkle shows up at the front door and offers to help take care of the twins only to be turned away when she insinuates that Pinkie isn't cut out to handle the job by herself. Though initially indignant, Pinkie quickly acknowledges that she hasn't been handling things well so far and determines to improve.

"She thinks I can't handle things on my own! Maybe because I haven't handled things on my own. Well, I can handle things on my own!"

— Pinkie Pie

From bad to worse

Pinkie cries tears of sorrow.

Pinkie returns to the foals' room and commands them to behave properly and go to sleep. They appear to comply, though when Pinkie leaves the room and starts closing the door, she sees that their crib is now empty and begins to panic. She finds Pumpkin in the closet but is alarmed to discover Pound using his wings to walk on the ceiling. Just as Pinkie manages to retrieve Pound, Pumpkin uses her magic to move a bunch of toys toward her to chew on. Pinkie takes the toys and locks them in a chest, but when she grabs onto Pound to stop him flying around, he ends up lifting her in the air and dragging her around the house.

But in the end, the twin foals came through for her.

Pound eventually returns to the bedroom, whereupon Pumpkin uses her magic to levitate herself and fly around with him. Pinkie attempts to trap the foals in a upside-down play pen that she secures to the floor with tape, only for Pumpkin to magically phase through the side while Pound flies upward to break the tape. Pumpkin magically unlocks the toy chest and begins chewing on its contents while Pound flies around the room, causing an overwhelmed Pinkie Pie to burst into tears. Seeing her distress, the twins approach Pinkie and use magic to break a bag of flour over themselves, leading Pinkie to agree with them on its humorous effect.

The Cakes return

Pinkie Pie is about to cry.

Pinkie Pie writes a letter to Princess Celestia reflecting on how being a caregiver involves more responsibility than just being a playmate, and that our desire for responsibility can sometimes outrun our actual ability to handle it. Mr. and Mrs. Cake return home to Sugarcube Corner that night and find the interior in immaculate condition. Seeing Pound and Pumpkin sound asleep in their room, they praise Pinkie for her responsibleness and ask if she wants to be their regular go-to babysitter. Pinkie initially turns them down but changes her mind when she hears the twins utter her name as they sleep.

Quotes

For more quotes, see the episode's transcript.

Applejack: Now how in thunderation is one of them twins a Pegasus and the other one a unicorn?

Mr. Cake: Easy. My great-great-great-great-grandfather was a unicorn, and Cup Cake's great-aunt's second cousin twice removed was a Pegasus. That makes sense, right?

Rarity: Moi? Babysit? N- Oh nonononononononono! I'm flattered that you would think about me though.

Mrs. Cake: Oh, here you are, dearie. All your responsibilities are on this list.

Pinkie Pie: Whoa! That's a lot of responsi– Consider it done.

Pinkie Pie: Uh, don't make me do it, guys! You know what happens when you mix flour and water, don't you?

Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake: [crying]

[ploof]

Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake: [giggling]

Twilight Sparkle: It's okay, Pinkie. I figured you would need some help. That's why I stopped by.

Pinkie Pie: Ex-cuse me?

Twilight Sparkle: Babies take a lot of work, and some ponies are just not cut out to handle the responsibility.

Pinkie Pie: Is that so? Well, thanks for stopping by, Twilight. Sorry, I don't have time to visit. I'm very very busy with my responsibilities here.

Pinkie Pie: Pound Cake. This is a crib. It is only to be used for napping, sleeping, and on occasion with permission, as a pretend old-timey Western fort.

Mr. Cake: Amazing is what it is. We had no idea how responsible you really are. Would you be interested in becoming our go-to babysitter on a permanent basis?

Pinkie Pie: Hm- Ah- lemme check my schedule! I should be available a week from... never!

Pound Cake: Pinkie...

Pumpkin Cake: Pie...

Pinkie Pie: I have some free time next Tuesday.

Gallery

Baby Cakes image gallery

References

v • e Episodes, films, and animated shorts

Make Your Mark
Episode 1 Izzy Does It	Episode 2 Growing Pains	Episode 3 Portrait of a Princess	Episode 4 Ali-Conned
Episode 5 The Cutie Mark Mix-Up	Episode 6 The Traditional Unicorn Sleep-Over	Episode 7 Hoof Done It?	Episode 8 Have You Seen This Dragon?
Episode 9 Top Remodel	Episode 10 The Jinxie Games	Episode 11 Sunny Side Up	Episode 12 The Manesquerade Ball
Episode 13 A Little Horse	Episode 14 Missing the Mark	Episode 15 Cutie Blossom Bash	Episode 16 Family Trees Pt. 1
Episode 17 Family Trees Pt. 2	Episode 18 Father of the Bridlewood	Episode 19 Mane Smelody	Episode 20 Nightmare on Mane Street
Episode 21 The Isle of Scaly‎‎	Episode 22 Roots of All Evil Pt. 1‎	Episode 23 Roots of All Evil Pt. 2