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Common Ground | |
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Season №: | 9 |
Season episode №: | 6 |
Overall episode №: | 202 |
Original airdate: | May 4, 2019 |
Written by: | Josh Haber |
Storyboard: | Carrie Mombourquette and Dave Wiebe |
Featured characters: | Quibble Pants Clear Sky Wind Sprint |
See also | |
credits • transcript • gallery • allusions animation errors • statistics • speculation | |
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Common Ground is the sixth episode of season nine of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and the show's two hundred and second episode overall.[1]
In this episode, Quibble Pants asks Rainbow Dash for help to bond with the daughter of his new special somepony because, like Dash, she's a real sports pony.
Production
Patton Oswalt's wife Meredith Salenger first teased this episode in an Instagram post on March 16, 2018, saying she, Oswalt, and their daughter Alice Rigney Oswalt recorded an episode of My Little Pony that is "all about family".[2]
Oswalt later talked about his and his daughter's time recording the episode in the April 9, 2019 broadcast of Conan O'Brien's self-titled late-night talk show.[3]
Summary
Quibble's special somepony
The episode begins with a newsreel: since the events of Buckball Season, the sport of buckball has grown into a popular phenomenon, and a giant stadium and museum have been established in Appleloosa in recognition of the sport's popularity. In addition, the Ponyville team of Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Snails has gained a lot of fame as the sport's current champions. Snips takes advantage of Snails' newfound fame by charging his fans bits for autographs.
As Pinkie, Fluttershy, and Snails get ready for an upcoming buckball tournament game, Rainbow Dash goes to the newly built museum to check out the exhibits as a favor to Applejack. In front of the museum, she discovers her old friend and fellow Daring Do fan Quibble Pants camping out to be first in line for when the museum opens. Quibble claims to be a big fan of buckball, but his knowledge of the sport is clearly lacking.
Suddenly, a unicorn mare and a Pegasus filly arrive, and Quibble introduces Rainbow to his girlfriend Clear Sky and her daughter Wind Sprint. Quibble is excited to go to the museum with Wind Sprint, having camped out all night for her, but Wind appears disinterested in his efforts to bond.
What makes a sporty pony
Inside the museum, Quibble, Rainbow, Clear Sky, and Wind Sprint split up to check out the exhibits. Quibble explains to Rainbow that Wind Sprint is a big sports fan, her birth father being a famous athlete, and he is trying to bond with her over what she likes, but he is utterly clueless about sports and very unathletic.
Rainbow Dash talks with Wind Sprint, mentioning that she is a member of the Wonderbolts, and tries to convince her that Quibble is a very sporty pony. Wind is skeptical of this, though, especially after Quibble gives her a large buckball almanac as a gift. Clear Sky tells Quibble that he does not need to try so hard to get Wind Sprint to like him. As Quibble starts to lose hope, Rainbow Dash decides to help him bring out his sporty side.
On a practice buckball field, Rainbow tries to figure out if Quibble possesses the speed, strength, or agility expected of a typical athlete. Unfortunately, after several attempts, it becomes clear that Quibble possesses none of these qualities. As a buckball game gets underway in the nearby stadium, Rainbow Dash comes up with one last idea to "sportify" Quibble Pants.
Quotes
- For more quotes, see the episode's transcript.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Jim Miller (2019-03-08). Not if you count BGE as an episode!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019 March 8.
- ↑ Meredith Salenger (2018-03-16). Family day recording an episode of #mylittlepony - #lastudios 🌈🦄💖the story line this episode is all about family. And we are the family..... Instagram. Retrieved on 2018 March 29.
- ↑ Team Coco (2019-04-10). Patton Oswalt’s 9-Year-Old Daughter Is Making Her Voiceover Debut On "My Little Pony" - CONAN on TBS. YouTube. Retrieved on 2019 April 10.
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Episode 2 Growing Pains |
Episode 3 Portrait of a Princess |
Episode 4 Ali-Conned |
Episode 5 The Cutie Mark Mix-Up |
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Episode 18 Father of the Bridlewood |
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Episode 20 Nightmare on Mane Street |
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