| Pinkie Apple Pie | |||
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| Season №: | 4 | ||
| Season episode №: | 9 | ||
| Overall episode №: | 74 | ||
| Original airdate: | January 11, 2014 | ||
| Written by: | Natasha Levinger | ||
| Storyboard: | Emmett Hall (first half)[1] Tony Cliff (second half)[2] | ||
| Featured characters: | Apple family:
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| Song: | Apples to the Core | ||
| See also | |||
| credits • transcript • gallery • allusions animation errors • statistics • speculation | |||
| Episode guide | |||
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Pinkie Apple Pie[3] (misspelled as Pinky Apple Pie in the opening credits, but fixed for Netflix) is the ninth episode of season four of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and the seventy-fourth episode overall. In this episode, Pinkie Pie joins Applejack, Apple Bloom, Big McIntosh, and Granny Smith on a trip to find out whether or not she is Applejack's cousin.
Production and development[]
On April 1, 2013, Meghan McCarthy wrote as part of an April Fools' Day joke that the seventh episode of the fourth season would be titled "Pinkie Apple Pie" and be part of a season mini-arc in which Pinkie Pie becomes the Princess of Pie.[4]
On July 20, 2013, an animatic clip featuring the song Apples to the Core was shown at San Diego Comic-Con International.[5][6]
For his work in this episode as both Big McIntosh and Goldie Delicious, Peter New was nominated for a UBCP/ACTRA Award for Best Voice in 2014.[7]
Summary[]
An Apple family cousin[]
Pinkie is Applejack's cousin?!
While Twilight Sparkle conducts genealogical research at the Golden Oak Library, Pinkie Pie suddenly appears and asks what she's doing. After learning what genealogy is from Spike, Pinkie begins reading a scroll and comes across something that causes her to shout with excitement. She shows up at Sweet Apple Acres soon after and addresses Applejack:
- "Hey, cousin!"
- — Pinkie Pie
Pinkie shows Applejack, Apple Bloom, Big McIntosh, and Granny Smith the scroll she found indicating a distant relationship between their two families, though after an excited discussion of the prospect, Applejack expresses uncertainty based on the record's smudged handwriting. Granny Smith suggests that they visit Goldie Delicious to find out for sure, since her cabin is "practically an Apple family history museum."
The road trip[]
They're Apples to the core.
While Pinkie heads off to pack, Applejack gathers the rest of the family and asks that they behave well on the trip to make a good impression. Pinkie soon returns, and although Applejack is concerned that Big McIntosh has overloaded the cart, she decides not to press the issue. Soon after the group hit the road with a lively song, however, the cart collapses.
Applejack stops herself from blaming Big McIntosh in front of Pinkie, who suggests they continue the journey by rafting a nearby river. Granny suggests using tree sap as cement, and the family soon construct a raft from the cart's remains. After loading up their belongings, the family set out once more toward Goldie Delicious' cabin.
Family tensions[]
The Scariest Cave in Equestria.
Applejack soon spots a fork in the river and asks for the map. Apple Bloom locates the map but ends up losing it overboard when she dances in celebration, though Applejack and Big McIntosh manage to contain their resulting frustration in front of Pinkie. Granny Smith insists on taking the reins and steers the raft down what she believes to be the correct path, only to accidentally lead them straight into the "scariest cave in Equestria".
- "Best scary unidentifiable creature ever!"
- — Pinkie Pie
The Apples fighting over the steering wheel.
As the raft exits the cave, Applejack, Granny Smith, Apple Bloom, and Big McIntosh fight over control of the steering wheel and ultimately send it overboard, whereupon Pinkie cheerfully informs the group that they are quickly approaching a waterfall. The craft manages to convey the Apple family safely down the waterfall, though moments after reaching the bottom, it breaks apart.
An Apple to the core[]
Pinkie and the weary Apples trek the rest of the way to Goldie Delicious' cabin on foot and find a note on the front door indicating that Goldie is away on errands. When Pinkie heads off to get more scrapbook paper, Applejack, Apple Bloom, Big McIntosh, and Granny Smith exchange apologies for their behavior during the trip and recognize that Pinkie may no longer want to consider herself part of the Apple family. Pinkie returns and, having heard the Apples talking, affirms that she wants to be an Apple more than ever given the family's willingness to accept responsibility and remain together despite challenges.
Even if Pinkie may or may not be related to the Apple family, she's still an Apple to the core.
At that moment, Goldie Delicious returns from her errands. After Applejack informs her of their situation, Goldie agrees to help solve the mystery. However, when she looks through the record of the Apple family tree, she finds a smudged page. Pinkie is disappointed that the mystery of her genealogy remains unsolved, but Applejack assures her that, after everything they've been through, she's an "Apple to the core!" Apple Bloom, Big Mac, and Granny Smith are in complete agreement, and Pinkie Pie meets them for a group hug/photo.
Epilogue[]
With a new wagon courtesy of Goldie Delicious, Pinkie Pie and the Apples return to Ponyville, singing a reprise of their earlier song.
Isn't family great?
Upon the ponies' return to Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack and Pinkie Pie are about to write about their latest lesson in the friendship journal, but Applejack gets into an argument with Apple Bloom, Big Mac, and Granny Smith over who should write it. As an honorary member of the Apple family, Pinkie Pie happily joins in the arguing.
Quotes[]
- For more quotes, see the episode's transcript.
- Pinkie Pie: Whatcha doin'?
- Twilight Sparkle: Aaagh!
- Pinkie Pie: "Aaagh" yourself! But that doesn't answer my question, silly.
- Granny Smith: Has anypony seen my travellin' bonnet?
- Apple Bloom: Isn't that it on your head?
- Granny Smith: No.
- Apple Bloom: It looks an awful lot like—
- Granny Smith: Well it ain't, an' that's final!
- Pinkie Pie: So what you're saying is if I have the courage to jump, the parachute will open.
- Big McIntosh: Eeyup.
- Pinkie Pie: Wow, that's deep.
- Big McIntosh: Eeyup.
- Applejack: Are you sure you know which way to go?
- Granny Smith: Does a junebug like to hide in a tree?
- Applejack: Uh, I don't know.
- Apple Bloom: It wouldn't have been an overboard if Big Mac hadn't overpacked the jalopy.
- Big Mac: Eeyu— Hey!
- Pinkie Pie: You guys! There's a note!
- Applejack: Uh, Pinkie Pie? Maybe you could read that one out loud?
- Pinkie Pie: Oh, right, sorry. I haven't even read it yet. I was just looking at how pretty the paper is.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ IAmEmmettHall: #Bronies have already made .... Twitter (2013-07-25). Retrieved on 2013 July 29.
- ↑ IAmEmmettHall: I did the first half of the episode. Mr. @TangoCharlie did the 2nd.. Twitter (2013-07-30). Retrieved on 2013 July 30.
- ↑ Jim Miller (2014-01-09). Pinkie.. Retrieved on 2014 January 9.
- ↑ Twitter / MMeghanMcCarthy: Pinkie Pie becomes the Princess .... Twitter (2013-04-01). Retrieved on 2013 December 12.
- ↑ SDCC 2013 MLP Panel Exclusive Season 4 Clip (2013-07-20). Retrieved on 2013 July 21.
- ↑ Season 4 Animatics From SDCC 2013 Panel (High Quality) (2013-07-20). Retrieved on 2013 July 21.
- ↑ 2014 UBCP/ACTRA Awards Nominees Media Release. Union of BC Performers (2014-09-22). Retrieved on 2014 September 22.
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