# My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - General Discussion \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438 "2011-07-26T22:27:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/41 "2011-07-27T23:25:23Z")
I got 34 out of 45 answers right with 3:42 minutes left. Can you do better on a first try? > **[★ My Little Pony or Porn Star ★](https://www.sporcle.com/games/sproutcm/my-little-pony-or-porn-star)** > > Can you name the identity of these as a My Little Pony or a Porn Star? ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/42 "2011-07-27T23:25:55Z")
> [@Tanbarkie](#): > > Be forewarned, though, it’s addictive as hell, and _very_ different from previous incarnations of the show. Lauren Faust, the (sadly former) showrunner, intentionally developed MLP:FiM as an inversion of the original concept, dropping the super-girly silliness and simplistic characters/ storytelling and replacing them with gorgeously detailed artwork and some of the most appealingly three-dimensional characters in television animation. Lauren’s an absolute doll, and I’m sad she left. She’s so responsive to the fans. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/43 "2011-07-27T23:33:35Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > I got 34 out of 45 answers right with 3:42 minutes left. Can you do better on a first try? > > [★ My Little Pony or Porn Star ★ Quiz - By sproutcm](http://www.sporcle.com/games/sproutcm/my-little-pony-or-porn-star) 42, 4:09 left. (Missed Candy Apples, Paradise, and Steamer (which is a WTF name for both sides of the coin).) ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/44 "2011-07-28T02:29:25Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > I read that each pony represents something, what is it? This was all explained quite thoroughly in the pilot episode–each pony represents one of the Elements of Harmony. Applejack is honesty, Rarity is generosity, Fluttershy is kindness, Pinkie is laughter, Rainbow is loyalty, and Twilight is magic. I don’t have a favorite pony, though one of my best friend _is_ Twilight. Her favorite color is purple, she would live in a library if it was possible, she’s quite cynical, and she has the exact. same. haircut. Actually, I think I love the cameo ponies as much as I do the regular cast. Especially the fashion critic pony with all the Tim Gunn mannerisms. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/45 "2011-07-28T02:33:38Z")
Hoity Toity? Yeah. The other one, Photo Finish (the photographer pony obsessed with Fluttershy) was great, too. “Let’s. Make. The MAGICKS!” ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/46 "2011-07-28T03:11:40Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Lot of people think that because…well, it’s My Little Pony, ferchrissakes, and this is the internet where everyone is a cynical asshole. Anyone who says they enjoy it has to be trolling or doing it “ironically”. > > There’s never been a lack of adults who enjoy well-made cartoons, though, and the quality of the show is good enough that it rises above cutesy kids-only pap. There’s an intelligence to the show folks have responded well to, plus the art and animation hit the sweet spot where it’s cute and appealing without being cloying and childish, like the original MLP was. > > Though I do think people go overboard in their enthusiasm sometimes. But only sometimes. QFT x1000. I’m a grown-ass man, no children, but this show just makes me happy. Found it through fun 4chan gifs. I’m about 50% Twilight Sparkle (bookish, slightly nerdy, mediator), 20% Fluttershy (shy, kind, reserving) 15% Pinky Pie (goofy, fun-loving) and 15% Rarity (style-conscious, snobbish.) No parts Rainbow Dash, though she **has** the best-looking cutie mark. “cute and appealing without being cloying and childish (credit Bosstone)” - This is the best and most accurate description I’ve heard of the series, and I agree. If I ever have a daughter this will be the first cartoon I’ll watch with her. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/47 "2011-07-28T04:04:05Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Also, does anyone know of any pony/bear images out there? You know the bear I’m talking about. [This guy?](http://images.wikia.com/mlp/images/b/b9/Boastbusters2.png) ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/48 "2011-07-28T04:20:21Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > [This guy?](http://images.wikia.com/mlp/images/b/b9/Boastbusters2.png) This guy: [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/\_f3SZ5Tu916o/S8MckanqhjI/AAAAAAAAQVc/Lho1C\_tOXB8/s1600/pedobear.png](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f3SZ5Tu916o/S8MckanqhjI/AAAAAAAAQVc/Lho1C_tOXB8/s1600/pedobear.png) ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/49 "2011-07-28T10:36:53Z")
> **[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=602401)** > > Has anyone watched this? It’s a new version of the My Little Pony show that was so popular in the 80s. It’s on the Hub and Lauren Faust (who is responsible for Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and is also the wife of Craig McCracken who created... Older MLP thread. ---
**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/50 "2011-07-28T14:32:20Z")
What are all y’all’s favorite episode(s)? Me, I like the “slice of life” episodes that reveal or examine some interesting aspect of the main cast’s personalities. I also dig the musical numbers, so episodes like “Winter Wrap-Up” and “Suited for Success” are among my faves. I also really enjoy the episodes that pair up two of the ponies in some internal character-driven conflict, like “Fall Weather Friends” or “Look Before You Sleep” (which I was rather shocked to find out is considered a “lesser” episode by many fans - it’s one of my favorites just for Twilight’s bookish approach to slumber parties alone!). Conflict between the main cast tends to make more interesting stories than an external antagonist like Gilda or Nightmare Moon, IMO. It illuminates aspects of both characters involved and often better illustrates the underlying “friendship is hard work - but worth it!” theme of the show. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/51 "2011-07-28T15:45:00Z")
My favourite is probably “Swarm of the Century”. Second, third and fourth places go to “Suited for Success”, “Sonic Rainboom” and “A Dog and Pony Show”. “Swarm of the Century” and “Suited for Success” are both fun disasters, and Suited for Success has one of my favourite lines of the series: “You’re not a laughingstock, Rarity.” “She kind of is!” “Sonic Rainboom” appeals to the part of me that likes Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. “A Dog and Pony Show” I like just for Rarity, Tyrant of the Underdark! ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/52 "2011-07-28T17:43:11Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > There is a TV show for children based on the My Little Pony toy franchise called My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. It has accrued a very large adult fanbase due to the writers’ penchant for dealing with heavy topics in a kidfriendly way and for being chockful of injokes and adult reference, I do believe. You’re welcome. Ah, OK. I’m not a “get off my lawn” type at all; it’s just that with my penchant for the internet, it’s very rare that something like this takes me completely by surprise. I may not have _watched_ it, but I’ve usually at least _heard_ of it by the time it reaches this apparent level of fandom - at least in passing. But this sprang upon me full-blown. It was a bit disorienting. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/53 "2011-07-28T18:25:20Z")
> [@Tanbarkie](#): > > Conflict between the main cast tends to make more interesting stories than an external antagonist like Gilda or Nightmare Moon, IMO. Yeah, I would agree with that. Even when it’s not an actual conflict between the cast, but just one of their positive personality traits taken to an extreme and getting them into trouble, it makes for a more interesting story. The one where Applejack is going to buck all the apples on the whole farm by herself _and_ help everypony else with everything else is one of my favorites, as is Suited for Success. One thing I kind of wonder about Suited for Success, though: was Twilight Sparkle actually angling for Rarity to make her a new dress, or at least remodel the one she brought in? I mean, somepony who has a book on how to have a slumber party would surely have a book on how to fix a button, right? And she had to know that the notion of such a plain dress going to the Gala would make a pony like Rarity’s brain explode. Somepony as generous and fashion-conscious as Rarity would almost surely offer to do whatever it took to keep that…old _thing_ out of the Grand Galloping Gala. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/54 "2011-07-28T18:34:18Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > I mean, somepony who has a book on how to have a slumber party would surely have a book on how to fix a button, right? And she had to know that the notion of such a plain dress going to the Gala would make a pony like Rarity’s brain explode. You’re actually giving Twi both not enough and too much credit here, I think. She might look at learning about sewing as a challenge and probably has a book on it, but it’s her best dress and she wouldn’t want to mess it up. Besides, Rarity’s the dressmaker in town, and the moral of the episode in Applebuck Season (the stubborn Applejack one) is that you should be able to accept the help your friends can offer. So I’m sure she figured she was respecting Rarity’s talents by asking for her help. On the other [del]hoof[/del] hand, Twilight is still impossibly naive about the world outside books. Other than the concept of friendship, she really has no clue. I have no doubt she has zero fashion sense and had no idea the dress was tacky and frumpy. Really, I have to imagine fashion sense is not a typical thing in ponies. They do walk around naked most of the time, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/55 "2011-07-28T18:58:48Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > Yeah, I would agree with that. Even when it’s not an actual conflict between the cast, but just one of their positive personality traits taken to an extreme and getting them into trouble, it makes for a more interesting story. The one where Applejack is going to buck all the apples on the whole farm by herself _and_ help everypony else with everything else is one of my favorites, as is Suited for Success. It’s always fun to see one of the characters turn one of her ostensible strengths into a weakness - and to see how the others end up reacting to her subsequent going-off-the-deep-end, each in their own unique ways. “Party of One” being the apotheosis of this subgenre. > [@](#): > > One thing I kind of wonder about Suited for Success, though: was Twilight Sparkle actually angling for Rarity to make her a new dress, or at least remodel the one she brought in? I mean, somepony who has a book on how to have a slumber party would surely have a book on how to fix a button, right? And she had to know that the notion of such a plain dress going to the Gala would make a pony like Rarity’s brain explode. Somepony as generous and fashion-conscious as Rarity would almost surely offer to do whatever it took to keep that…old _thing_ out of the Grand Galloping Gala. Nah, I’m with Bosstone on this one. Twilight’s the one pony of the main six who really wouldn’t have a clue that the dress she brought in was “plain” (Applejack, the other fashion-ignorant pony, wouldn’t have even bothered bringing one in). The idea that she really planned to go to this extravagant gala in “that old thing” is in line with her characterization - and rather endearing, if you ask me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/56 "2011-07-28T19:03:10Z")
Haute couture, please! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/57 "2011-07-29T16:44:17Z")
Hi, my name is Cornelius and I am a brony. I love MLP, sometimes when I watch it I can almost feel the snarky sarcastic cynic part of me take a back seat for a little while. I voted for Fluttershy, she is awesome, kind and caring but has a bit of a dark side to her and can do the _STARE_. I don’t really act like her, but I think that I perceive the world the way she does. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/58 "2011-07-29T17:02:22Z")
The snarky cynical part of me squees at the show, even the fashion parts. Rarity’s probably my least-favorite character, but I still enjoy watching her segments. Course, that’s only when I watch the show. Online, the cynicism and snark is back in full force. Half the fun for me is deconstructing and playing with the setting and character relationships through a cynical adult perspective. In turn, that makes it really entertaining when I encounter the entirely-too-earnest part of the fandom that gets _shocked and appalled_ at everything we cynics do. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/59 "2011-07-30T03:49:41Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Does anyone know if they make Pony cufflinks or tie clips? > [@Lightray](#): > > I think someone on [RPG.net](http://RPG.net) had posted links to cutiemark pins… maybe from deviantart. Can’t find them now because both sites are blocked at work. [Here’s](http://ponyorders.wordpress.com/) where I got my Rainbow Dash pins. They’re being custom made, so you’ll have to wait to get in on the next batch. The metal cutie mark pins are about 1" long, shouldn’t be too difficult to modify them to serve as cufflinks or tie clips. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438/60 "2011-07-30T22:48:55Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Rarity is one of the main ponies in Friendship is Magic. > > Moondancer is mentioned once in the first episode, and never again. (Applejack is the only G1 name Hasbro still has the trademark on, so every other major pony is either wholly original, or takes her\* name from a G2 or G3 pony. Rarity’s name comes from a G3, IIRC.) Okay… Well, if any of you play the sims 2 too, I’ve run across stuff this week for you: > **[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Tees for Adult Males](https://hooptytrib.livejournal.com/7536.html)** > > This is a first upload. Critical feedback is welcomed and will be taken seriously. They use a maxis mesh but will alllegedly untuck, assuming appropriate pants are used. White Tees Download Black Tees Download Terms of use: JUST STAY AWESOME. [http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=23645.msg585957#msg585957](http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=23645.msg585957#msg585957) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438.md?page=4)