Party of One

Party of One
Season №:	1
Season episode №:	25
Overall episode №:	25
Original airdate:	April 29, 2011
Written by:	Meghan McCarthy
Storyboard:	Tom Sales & Sam To[1]
Song:	Pinkie Pie's Singing Telegram
See also
credits • transcript • gallery • allusions animation errors • statistics • speculation
Episode guide
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Party of One is the twenty-fifth episode of the first season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. In this episode, Pinkie Pie investigates her friends’ excuses for not attending one of her parties.

Production and airing

The episode was #6 in the We Heart Ponies Fan Favorite Mare-a-thon, in the leadup to Hearts and Hooves Day. The Treehouse TV airing of this episode mutes out all occurrences of the word "losers."

This episode was nominated a Leo Award for Best Direction in an Animated Program in 2012.^[2]

Summary

Gummy's birthday party

At the beginning of the episode, Pinkie Pie visits each of her friends and sings invitations to Gummy's one-year birthday party. When she is finished, she is exhausted and remarks to Gummy, "Next time, I think I'll just pass out written invitations."

Gummy’s birthday party is held on the second floor of Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie tells Rainbow Dash and Applejack she's happy they made it to the party, and the two say they'd never miss it. Applejack bobs for apples, but bites a fake spring-loaded apple that pulls her back into the vat. When Dash emerges from the apple bob, Gummy is clinging to her face.

Rarity compliments Pinkie’s punch, but spits it all over Pinkie's face when she sees Gummy dipping in the punch bowl. She forces a smiles and sips more punch, but spits it into a plant pot when Pinkie turns away. Pinkie joins Twilight and Fluttershy, who compliment her party. Pinkie accidentally knocks Twilight and Fluttershy into a wall while dancing, but later all the friends and Gummy dance together. That night, when the ponies are leaving, Twilight suggests that they "do this again soon,” and Pinkie agrees.

Gummy's after-birthday party

The next morning, Pinkie visits Golden Oak Library and gives Twilight an invitation to Gummy's "after-birthday party" that afternoon at 3 o'clock. Twilight claims she can’t go because she needs to study.

Pinkie goes to Sweet Apple Acres to invite Applejack. She nervously says she can't go because she has to pick apples. Pinkie scrutinizes her for a few seconds, smiles, and says, "Okey-dokey-lokey!"

The scene changes to Carousel Boutique, where Rarity is watching Spike take out the trash. She tells him to take a shower because he smells, and he adoringly floats in the air while emitting pink heart-shaped bubbles. Pinkie comes along and invites Rarity to the party. She declines, saying she has to wash her hair. When Pinkie says her hair doesn't look dirty, Rarity dips her head in the trash and gallops back into the boutique. Pinkie reassures herself, "A party is still a party even with only two guests."

Outside Fluttershy’s cottage, Pinkie invites Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Dash says they'd love to go, but they have to house-sit for "Harry," a bear. Pinkie is surprised that there is a bear living in a house in Ponyville. The two Pegasi hastily elaborate on their excuse before they fly off.

Something strange is going on

Back at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie wonders how all her friends are busy. She sees Twilight sneaking into the shop and uses a tin can telephone to eavesdrop on Twilight’s hushed conversation with Mrs. Cake. Twilight picks up a wrapped package and leaves.

Pinkie puts on Groucho Marx glasses and decides to secretly follow Twilight. Twilight delivers the package to Rarity, who says she'd hate for Pinkie to "ruin everything." Pinkie acquires a new disguise, a bale of hay wearing Groucho Marx glasses. In a deserted alley, Rarity transfers the package to Fluttershy. Pinkie has added a trench coat and a baseball hat to her hay disguise. When Fluttershy walks out of the alley, Pinkie tries to hop away, but Fluttershy is startled by the sight of her costume and flies away.

Right then, Rainbow Dash walks by Pinkie and accidentally greets her. Demanding to know what her friends are up to, Pinkie chases Dash all the way to the Sweet Apple Acres barn. Applejack slams the door shut before Pinkie can get in. Pinkie asks to take a look inside the barn, but Applejack tells her there's construction going on and she can't come in. Angered, Pinkie leaves, and Applejack and the others sigh in relief.

Pinkie interrogates Spike

Pinkie declares that she knows who to ask about her friends’ “secrets and lies.” The scene cuts to Spike sitting in front of a spread of gems in Pinkie’s room. Pinkie shines a lamp in Spike's face while Gummy secures him to the chair by tugging on his tail. When Spike dodges her questions by giving irrelevant information, Pinkie becomes aggressive, and he asks her what she wants him to say.

"Tell me that my friends are all lying to me and avoiding me because they don't like my parties and they don't want to be my friends anymore!"

— Pinkie Pie

Spike repeats it and Pinkie cries, “Ah-ha! I knew it!” Her hair "deflates" and loses its curliness, and her coloration turns darker. Surrounded by darkness under a cone of light, she sadly repeats Spike's confession. She hands Spike the spread of gems.

"Creepytown"

The scene fades in to Pinkie thanking her "friends" for coming to Gummy's after-birthday party. The friends are Mr. Turnip, Rocky, Sir Lintsalot, and Madame Le Flour, inanimate objects voiced by Pinkie with different accents. While making chit-chat and puppeteering the objects, Pinkie experiences strange twitches that are accompanied by musical cues and color-card backgrounds that fade in and out. At a certain point the color-card backgrounds stay, and the inanimate objects move and talk of their own accord. They convince Pinkie to never speak to her friends again. The background returns to normal to show a crazed Pinkie moving and voicing the objects. She is interrupted by a knock on the door. Rainbow Dash enters and apologizes for being in such a rush earlier. She invites Pinkie to come to Sweet Apple Acres, but Pinkie refuses and keeps playing with her imaginary friends.

Surprise

Dash ends up dragging Pinkie by her tail to Sweet Apple Acres. When they enter the barn, which has been turned into a party room, the other friends shout "Surprise!" Upset, Pinkie says that they threw a farewell party to kick her out of the group, and they've been lying to and avoiding her all day. The friends explain that they were keeping Pinkie's birthday party a secret. Pinkie looks around at the decorations and the cake with her picture on it and returns to her normal self. She pulls them into a group hug and the friends sigh in relief. She apologizes for doubting them, and they forgive her. Twilight narrates her letter to the Princess while she and her friends enjoy the party. Once she finishes narrating, Pinkie asks her friends to dedicate the party to Gummy too, because he's upset that his party was cut short. The episode ends with an iris wipe on Gummy playing with a balloon.

Quotes

For more quotes, see the episode's transcript.

Pinkie Pie: Ooh, this is my jam!

Pinkie Pie: You said we should have another party soon, and... it's soon! Here’s your invitation!

Pinkie Pie: Oh! And Twilight, you shouldn't hit the books. You should really just read them.

Applejack: Um... well... I don't think I can make it because... I have to... You know what? Pick apples! Yep! Apples! That's what we do. With... uh... apples. ...We.. uh... pick 'em.

Spike: Anything else I can do for you, most beautiful one?

Rarity: [sniff] [whimper] Hmm... perhaps you could take a bath. How do I put this delicately? You smell like a rotten apple core that’s been wrapped in moldy hay, and dipped in dragon perspiration.

Fluttershy: [over Rainbow Dash] Collect sea shells! ...Play beach volleyball! ...Collect volleyballs!

Rainbow Dash: [over Fluttershy] Play beach volleyball! ...Collect sea shells! ...Play sea shells!

Rainbow Dash: Gotta go!

Pinkie Pie: No, no, no. Talk about our friends.

Spike: Oh, okay. Let's see, there's Twilight Sparkle: she's a unicorn. Good with magic, a real brainiac. And then you got Rarity! Total knockout. Twilight seems to think I don't have a chance with her, but, meh... what does she know? Let's see, there's Fluttershy, a pegasus afraid of heights. Huh, what's up with that?

Spike: I’m the one who spilled juice all over Twilight’s copy of Magical Mysteries and Practical Potions!

Pinkie Pie: And?

Spike: And I’m the one who used up all the hot water in Ponyville yesterday when I took a seven-hour bubble bath!

Pinkie Pie: Aaand?

Spike: And sometimes... when no one’s around... I do this: Lookin' good, Spike! Lookin’ real good!

[low string instrument whine]

Rocky: Not so bad? Please! They’re a buncha losers!

Pinkie Pie: Oh, c’mon now. “Losers” might be a little strong, dont'cha think?

Sir Lintsalot: After the way they treated you? I say “losers” isn't strong enough.

Pinkie Pie: Well, it was pretty rude...

Madame Le Flour: Pretty rude? It was down right deeespicable!

Pinkie Pie: It was, wasn't it?

Mr. Turnip: If I were you, I wouldn't speak to them ever again.

Pinkie Pie: You know what? I’m not gonna speak to them ever again. And I’m not gonna invite them to another party as long as I live! They don’t deserve to be invited to my parties. [blink] Not after the way they've been acting.

Madame Le Flour: [clapping] Deeespicable!

Sir Lintsalot: Such losers!

Madame Le Flour: Yes, zat's right.

Pinkie Pie [as Mr. Turnip]: Well done.

Pinkie Pie [as Sir Lintsalot]: Yeah!

Pinkie Pie [as Rocky]: You show ’em!

(knock at door)

Pinkie Pie: [normal voice] Who could that be?

Rainbow Dash: Hey there Pinkie Pie. Sorry I was in such a rush earlier. Had some place to be and couldn't slow down and say hello. You know how it goes.

Pinkie Pie: [gritting her teeth:] I know how it goes alright.

Rainbow Dash: Yeah, so why don't you come with me over to Sweet Apple Acres?

Pinkie Pie: No thanks. I'm spending time with my real friends. Isn't that right, Madame Le Flour? [as Madame Le Flour]: Oui! Zat iz correct, madame.

Rainbow Dash: Uh, Pinkie Pie...?

Pinkie Pie: Another slice of cake, Sir Lintsalot? [as Sir Lintsalot] I would love one.

Rainbow Dash: Alrighty, what do you say we get out of creepytown and head over to Applejack's—

Pinkie Pie: [as Mr. Turnip] She's not going anywhere. [normal voice] I most certainly am not. I'm having a wonderful time right here.

Rainbow Dash: You should really just come with me—

Pinkie Pie [as Rocky]: You heard the lady! She ain't goin' nowheres, chump!

Rainbow Dash: Who you calling a chump, chump?! [Rocky falls over] Ugh... That’s it. Party’s over. Come on, Pinkie Pie!

Pinkie Pie: No!

Rainbow Dash: Pinkie Pie, let’s go!

Pinkie Pie: I said, NO!

Rainbow Dash: You... [grunts] have to... come with... me!

Pinkie Pie: No... I... DON'T!

Rainbow Dash: Oh, you wanna do this the hard way? We'll do this the hard way!

Rainbow Dash: [panting] We're... here...

Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy: [in unison] Surprise!

Fluttershy: I thought she would be more excited.

Pinkie Pie: Excited? Excited!? Why would I be excited to attend my own farewell party?!?

Pinkie Pie: How could I forget my own birthday?!

Rainbow Dash: I'm just glad I haven't been replaced by a bucket of turnips.

Twilight Sparkle: Huh?!

Rainbow Dash: You don't wanna know.

Gallery

Party of One image gallery

References

1. ↑ Raven Molisee's DeviantArt journal (2012-02-23). Retrieved on 2012 February 23.
2. ↑ Leo Awards, 2012 Nominees by Program. Retrieved on 2019 October 26.

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Episode 1 The Crystal Empire - Part 1	Episode 2 The Crystal Empire - Part 2	Episode 3 Too Many Pinkie Pies	Episode 4 One Bad Apple
Episode 5 Magic Duel	Episode 6 Sleepless in Ponyville	Episode 7 Wonderbolts Academy	Episode 8 Apple Family Reunion
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Episode 1 Celestial Advice	Episode 2 All Bottled Up	Episode 3 A Flurry of Emotions	Episode 4 Rock Solid Friendship
Episode 5 Fluttershy Leans In	Episode 6 Forever Filly	Episode 7 Parental Glideance	Episode 8 Hard to Say Anything
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Episode 21 Daring Doubt	Episode 22 Growing Up is Hard to Do	Episode 23 The Big Mac Question	Episode 24 The Ending of the End - Part 1
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