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(?) · by **Dragongem** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:11 pm

Adelor Lyon wrote:
I love Equestrian printed text.

Princess Celestria ate Forty Cakes.
That's as many as four tens.
And that's terrible.

Overall it was a pretty decent episode. At first I was like "UGGGGGGH CUTIE MARK WHINING" but they made it pretty fun and interesting and less about cutie mark whining.

(?) · by **Wayoshi** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:12 pm

Alright then! No Celesta-tier ep, so I won't go super crazy, but probably a decent amount still coming. :flattered:

Here is the full album, I'll skip some images here and there to capture here, so check that out for the full thing as I go.

Oh, so Silver Spoon was on screen for a bit, at least. Also, golden bow & arrow cutie mark.

I don't know why this is rated TV Y either, Scoots. Clearly it's at least PG, I mean last week was depression city. :rainbert:

No wonder we called him Featherwing at first. :smirk:

So F is flipped vertically, FREE is backwards completely, and it says "PRISS" with some backwards. Whatever man I'll go with it :crack:

Checking their marks as soon as they're done with one box. Silly CMC, Derpy already has bubble wrapping covered! Also, I wonder where that vase is going?

Slight Winter Wrap Up callback here.

: I've done this way too much already man

Pinkie Pie approves of the impossible newspaper boat.

Down you go.

CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS MUDDY NEWSPAPER DECORATIONS YAY (I dunno)

Whoah whoah whoah whoah... A Rainbow Dash animal pony balloon. :awesomedash:

Sweetie is not amused. :ohboy:

(?) · by **In West Fillydelphia** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:15 pm

This episode had many laughs. Just the way Rarity says "Gum on their bum" in a giddy tone, it actually broke my silence. The gags in this episode really show that the writers are having so much fun with the story. I do wonder if they were planning ahead with Big Mac taking the smarty pants doll in lesson zero, or if it was just an opportunity that presented itself to the writer?

They leave it unconfirmed how true these pieces of gossip are, which leaves us with a few questions. How much does Celestia like her cake? Is Fluttershy's tail length natural? What are Trixie's secrets? Perhaps these were all just lies to sell papers, but perhaps not. Now I can only wonder if they're planning something. Maybe Trixie makes a reappearance? Maybe there's an upcoming gag where it looks like Fluttershy is being pinned down by the end of her tail, only for the end to fall off...

Also, this face.

(?) · by **Dragongem** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:18 pm

In West Fillydelphia wrote:This episode had many laughs. Just the way Rarity says "Gum on their bum" in a giddy tone, it actually broke my silence. The gags in this episode really show that the writers are having so much fun with the story. I do wonder if they were planning ahead with Big Mac taking the smarty pants doll in lesson zero, or if it was just an opportunity that presented itself to the writer?

They leave it unconfirmed how true these pieces of gossip are, which leaves us with a few questions. How much does Celestia like her cake? Is Fluttershy's tail length natural? What are Trixie's secrets? Perhaps these were all just lies to sell papers, but perhaps not. Now I can only wonder if they're planning something. Maybe Trixie makes a reappearance? Maybe there's an upcoming gag where it looks like Fluttershy is being pinned down by the end of her tail, only for the end to fall off...

Also, this face.

I'm really sad I didn't get to hear Trixie's secrets :smug:

(?) · by **In West Fillydelphia** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:21 pm

Another thing. I like how Sweetie Belle twangs Rarity's horn, and that disrupts the levitation she's performing on Sweetie Belle's saddle bag. It's just a little gag/detail about unicorns that's pretty neat.

(?) · by **Wonkadoo** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:22 pm

W.T. Fits wrote:And yeah, I was also expecting them to get back at Diamond Tiara by putting some kind of story about her in there. But then again it makes sense that they didn't. Not just because it would run counter to the moral they were trying to impart, but because it would have been the obvious way to wrap things up in any other cartoon with an episode like this.

Besides, what would they put? "Diamond Tiara is a colossal bitch?" I think everypony knows that. Honey Badger Diamond Tiara don't care.

(?) · by **Headless Horse** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:23 pm

I'd definitely put money on nothing in this episode showing up as continuity later. All the injoke gags felt like the writer just having a damn ball pulling together as many silly backreferences as he could think of.

But Fluttershy acting all guilty (and then heartbroken :fluttersmith:

) about the tail extensions thing... Yeah, I'm gonna go with true. :modesty:

(?) · by **Wylie** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:26 pm

Check out that poster above the Dashballoon. I am pretty sure there's a wallpaper someone did that's just like that. Of course, all the Dash fan paraphernalia in the Crusader treehouse is a big callback to MMDW.

Here's the closest I could find to that wallpaper- there's no stars, but it's close:

http://bronibooru.mlponies.com/post/sho ... aper-white

(?) · by **Mr. Big** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:26 pm

So Pinkie's Party Animal Problem.

Alcoholism in Equestria confirmed? :gonkity:

(?) · by **ScientificPony** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:33 pm

Way better episode than I expected. Fillies were cute, gags were funny.
Complaints:
-I have never cringed so hard as when that filly said "LITERALLY!". Oh god it just drives me up the wall when people say it like that.
-It got a little generic in the middle and at the end. Even kids could have seen some of it coming a mile away.

Best stuff:
- :smirk:

/

on a paper boat. Mind meltingly cute.
-The fact that they were being blackmailed into working really helped this episode feel less like a generic "kids learn a lesson about gossip" cartoon. Well done, writers.
- :smug:

reference! Never would have called that!
-Big Mac, still keeping Smarty Pants, plus his devastating speech at the end. That voice.
-Flutter's first reaction to 'tail extensions'. Dear god that was funny.
-Pretty much everything else

(?) · by **The great M** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:36 pm

Wylie wrote:Check out that poster above the Dashballoon. I am pretty sure there's a wallpaper someone did that's just like that. Of course, all the Dash fan paraphernalia in the Crusader treehouse is a big callback to MMDW.

That's most likely supposed to be a nuan cat reference, or however it's spelled. It's been in the beginning of MMDW too, though the balloon is new.

(?) · by **Headless Horse** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:38 pm

Are we sure the balloon is new? I could have sworn we saw that in MMDW too.

(?) · by **Stuff** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:38 pm

Now that was a cute slice-of-life episode. See? I told you guys. :chillin:

"Et tu, Gabby Gums? Then fall Rarity!"

The only thing that really bothered me was the grown up sounding voices for the fillies.

(?) · by **Mechanical Ape** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:39 pm

Wayoshi wrote:

This bit was the first big laugh for me. Bummed-out kids eating lunch, that's front page news for this paper. Also the fact that Ponyville Elementary has a lunch program. :lol:

"Precipitous Drop in Apple/Milk/Banana Lunch Popularity!!"

(?) · by **Emtu** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:41 pm

First new fanart I've spotted for the episode:

Source

(?) · by **numsOic** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:43 pm

Pretty good episode.

(?) · by **Wayoshi** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:45 pm

Ah, it is at 0:12 of MDW, but this is the first time we see it in its entirety.

Regardless, it's still :awesomedash:

I'm going to be all :fluttersmith:

if Fluttershy's tail is actually short like the default G4 vector. :rainbert:

(?) · by **kidcoelacanth** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:46 pm

Scoots got totally shafted yet again, but she continues to be adorable so whatevs?? Her wings flitting about never ceases to be cute as heck. Sweetie's really taken up one hell of a leadership role between the three of them.

Also, Big Mac just completely layed into the CMC, goddamn. That was brutal.

(?) · by **Confounded Ponies** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:47 pm

I haven't laughed that hard at an episode of this show... I think ever. Big Mac's speech, the Smartypants picture, AB's :/ face.

Loved it for all the jokes and the good lesson.

(?) · by **In West Fillydelphia** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:48 pm

Are they painting Twilight's hooves to be Twilight coloured? Are pony hooves not naturally the colour of the pony's coat?

Another detail is that Featherweight snaps a picture of Diamond Tiara blackmailing the CMC. As in, he takes a shot of her in front of the CMC while the incriminating pictures are there on the floor. I wonder if he got promoted to Editor in Chief by telling Cherilee about this, and showing his evidence...

...That Featherweight is one sly little colt. Also, I can't wait until I see a version with high enough quality for me to be able to discern Featherweight's cutie mark.

(?) · by **Davyinatoga** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:48 pm

Good episode. Everyone's hit just about all the points I was gonna make after first watch. Rarity's "gum on their bum" line, AJ and BM's role reversal, Fatkid's lines (BTW is it me or does his "Yaaaay?" line sound like a different VA than the rest of his lines?), the dozens of callbacks, etc. All good.

I could swear to god, Merriwether Williams MUST be doing something in every episode or something... I swear, the visual gags are getting closer and closer to Spongebob-level antics. I doubt there's any animation staff crossovers between the two, but it's worth looking.

In West Fillydelphia wrote:Also, this face.

AV Request: ^that

(?) · by **Lazy** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:50 pm

Davyinatoga wrote:
AV Request: ^that

Called it back on page 1 yo. :pinkieshrug:

(I ruin fun)

(?) · by **reidransom** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:51 pm

Cute, if somewhat middling episode.

(?) · by **Davyinatoga** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:53 pm

FFFFFFFFFFF- I thought it was another face, since you didn't mention a specific time aside from IRL. Ah well.

(?) · by **Headless Horse** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:56 pm

kidcoelacanth wrote:Also, Big Mac just completely layed into the CMC, goddamn. That was brutal.

What I find rather interesting is how the adults treat the kids here: as adults. Sort of. As equals, at least. Big Mac gives them that what-for speech, Rarity gives SB a lecture grounded in logic and reason and example (and acknowledges her own hypocrisy, which is neat), Twilight "solves" the problem by basically setting up a trap against them, and Rainbow Dash makes it fucking rain on them. Repeatedly. :lol:

I'm sorry, I love the idea of RD holding such a spiteful grudge against a gang of kids that she hauls off and carries out a physical vendetta against them. But in all these cases they kinda deal with the CMCs as though on the same maturity level as they are themselves.

(?) · by **MochaBean** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:58 pm

In West Fillydelphia wrote:

This was my favorite visual gag of the episode. :iamapony:

(?) · by **Wayoshi** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:00 pm

E: In West Fillydelphia, I just did that, it's just a white feather. :pinkieshrug:

Time to summarize Act I in one big one...

Diamond Tiara leaves... then returns. That bitch. :-/

I WANNA ACT ALL CUTE

YAY

BOO

Teacher's gone, let's be namby pamby about Namby Pamby!

DT's reaction to the next three images:

Fatkid seems well-educated, perhaps.

Just pure evil right here. :v:

I guess Sweetie is taking Fluttershy's place for diabetes this episode.

This notepad is very important Rarity, read it!

: This feather does not please me. :applejargh:

: Too bad!

Sweetiepeacock.png

Oh no I can't write with my mouth while balancing on a tree :nngh:

I'm convinced this is going to be addressed as the primary focus of an episode sometime at this point.

More chubby cheek gags... Granny worst aunt too?

The grand book of Ponyville! We would read and analyze every word of that...

Quick Winona appearance for those AJ fans!

What, this story's no good?

Welp.

Pure evil.

You *know* a CMC.mp4 video is coming soon.

What's this thing around the corner???

Oh... just that.

Ha ha look at the pony with the gum on the bum

Hoofigraph! This scene also had a ton of pony puberty voices.

Glorious barren flanks... sorta. Blank flanks are better than this, I hope the CMC can agree.

The connotations in this picture are beyond evil. SHE'S A MASTERMIND

yet again...

HIGH HOOF ACTIVATE

And there's only one way to end this act...

Coffee... and...

I DUNNO LOL :pinkieshrug:

OK, Act II will start on a fresh page.

(?) · by **kidcoelacanth** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:04 pm

this may be the single best still frame the show has ever produced

(?) · by **Headless Horse** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:06 pm

Holy ass, that's a Coppertone ad parody there, with Winona. :gotcha:

This freaking show.

(?) · by **Mechanical Ape** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:08 pm

That's hot cocoa they're drinking, of course. Coffee is for winners only! (would put a dictatorial Diamond Tiara smiley here if one existed)

Rarity's using a wrist pincushion, which apparently is a real thing. I don't know anything about sewing :pinkieshrug:

Headless Horse wrote:Holy ass, that's a Coppertone ad parody there, with Winona.

(?) · by **Wayoshi** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:10 pm

Headless Horse wrote:Holy ass, that's a Coppertone ad parody there, with Winona.

This freaking show.

Ah, so it is! :allears:

As for Act I... eh, it reminded me of Family Appreciation Day / Cutie Pox's weakest points - some nice animation points at times, but just coasting along through these parts. Fortunately the blahness ends right there.

(?) · by **Davyinatoga** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:10 pm

Wayoshi wrote:Quick Winona appearance for those AJ fans!

Hah, in a Coppertone sunblock parody, no less! Nice.(EDIT: Bah, damn you ninjas!)

So why are Babbybloom's eyes black instead of red? The Cake twins had colored eyes, and I think the one in MMDW had colored eyes.

(?) · by **Stuff** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:10 pm

And holy crap, a reference to Trixie. Trixie! S1E6 was more than a year ago.

I like how Fluts didn't say a word in this episode (I think... they all did say "what?!" to Spike) but was still important to the story. :allears:

(?) · by **Pocket** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:11 pm

Well, the ending surprised me. I was predicting that they would decide to cop it on the chin and run those embarrassing photos of themselves because it's only fair, but as a typical Gabby Gums column. Suddenly Diamond Tiara is denied her revenge and she still has to come up with an excuse for why Gabby Gums is missing from the paper the next issue, and nopony besides Rarity and her friends ever have to know who Gabby Gums really was. Which brings up the question of who's the big hypocrite who blabbed Gabby Gums' identity to the rest of the town anyway?

Dragongem wrote:I'm really sad I didn't get to hear Trixie's secrets

Well, we know at least one secret about her: She's apparently still around and doing shows, somewhere, contrary to rumors that she became homeless after the incident with the ursa and is living in the woods subsisting on pinecones or however the popular fanon goes.

Davyinatoga wrote:I could swear to god, Merriwether Williams MUST be doing something in every episode or something... I swear, the visual gags are getting closer and closer to Spongebob-level antics. I doubt there's any animation staff crossovers between the two, but it's worth looking.

Well, she's involved in the initial story meetings with the other writers, right? Maybe she pitches gags before the screenplay ever gets written. There's something no one's ever asked in an interview — exactly how the writing process actually goes down.

(?) · by **reidransom** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:12 pm

MochaBean wrote:This was my favorite visual gag of the episode.

Yeah, that one was cute, if perhaps slightly weird looking. Gotta say my favorite though was SB hornchecking Rarity.

Headless Horse wrote:What I find rather interesting is how the adults treat the kids here: as adults. Sort of. As equals, at least. Big Mac gives them that what-for speech, Rarity gives SB a lecture grounded in logic and reason and example (and acknowledges her own hypocrisy, which is neat), Twilight "solves" the problem by basically setting up a trap against them, and Rainbow Dash makes it fucking rain on them. Repeatedly. I'm sorry, I love the idea of RD holding such a spiteful grudge against a gang of kids that she hauls off and carries out a physical vendetta against them. But in all these cases they kinda deal with the CMCs as though on the same maturity level as they are themselves.

Like the main cast, I think the girls are somewhat age-flexible in their treatment by the writers, the high side in their case being proably somwhere around maybe middle school age or so. That being the case, I don't think it's really so unusual to start treating them somewhat as adults in some respects.

(?) · by **MochaBean** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:13 pm

Wayoshi wrote:

Pegasus foals will spontaneously fly, unicorns will have sudden bursts of magic... do earth pony babbys get surges of super strength? Making crops spontaneously burst from the ground? :rariwhat:

Wayoshi wrote:

Puppy Winona! :awesomedash:

(?) · by **Wayoshi** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:13 pm

Davyinatoga wrote:So why are Babbybloom's eyes black instead of red? The Cake twins had colored eyes, and I think the one in MMDW had colored eyes.

That's a good point... the MMDW baby has those default black eyes as well. :pinkieshrug:

(?) · by **Willsun** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:18 pm

Davyinatoga wrote:
AV Request: ^that

Davy, no! I will be sad if you get rid of Pinkie bounce!

And yeah, total points for Big Mac switching speaking roles with an angry eeyup-nope Applejack. Him and Fluttershy have delivered the harshest lines ever, whooo-wee.

And like some people and I were discussing, I thought the end would have turned out different with the CMC either publishing something revealing about Diamond Tiara to get her to stop demanding Gabby Gums or that they'll just bit the bullet and let their embarrassing things get published. I know smearing Diamond Tiara back isn't the best thing to teach kids, but I don't think it's really teaching the lesson of "get revenge" because DT wasn't the one writing the articles and was just an irresponsible bigwig who just cared about ratings no matter what the cost. I thought it would've been cool to teach that the higher ups who don't have to deal with their fallout aren't untouchable

(?) · by **HuffyTheMagicDragon** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:19 pm

Davyinatoga wrote:So why are Babbybloom's eyes black instead of red? The Cake twins had colored eyes, and I think the one in MMDW had colored eyes.

Probably because it looks kind of weird, judging by some fan art I've seen drawn that way. It works fine on the Cake twins, but Apple Bloom's eyes are this scary fiery red-orange color that really stands out when you take away the pupils. :starity:

(?) · by **Captain Rufus** (?) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:23 pm

Diamond Tiara: Rupert Murdoch the early years. :-/

Fatkid: Second best background pony after Derpy.

Love the high res screencaps as I merely caught a 360p youtube version. (Which beats what is happening to other shows on youtube. Spammers for offsite video sites are basically overloading the Tube now. Dozens of accounts all leading to the same place. Putting up episodes to share in hopes people will buy the DVD or merch is one thing. Trying to send people off the Tube to some for profit site that almost certainly is copyright infringing? NOT COOL.)

I didn't even notice Balloon Dash or Nyan Dash when watching it. BLU RAYS HASBRO WHERE ARE THEY? I WANT TO GIVE YOU MY MONEY.

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