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* During an interview at a MLP convention back in 2008, Bonnie Zacherle, the creator of MLP, stated that she originally envisioned the MLP franchise as gender neutral, in other words something aimed at both girls and boys. It was other people at Hasbro who decided that the toys should be marketed exclusively to girls (which, among other things, meant amping up the amount of ponies with pink and purple colors). During the interview, Bonnie remarks that nevertheless there were definitely many boys who enjoyed the toys, and that she "felt bad" that the franchise came to be marketed exclusively to girls because "why shouldn't boys play with ponies too?". Flash forward to 2010 when a certain MLP-reboot is released that is specifically designed to appeal to both genders, and which indeed manages to attract an absolutely enormous amount of male fans. Bonnie must be happy!
* One of the G1 ponies was named [[Sailor Moon|Princess Serena]]. Also, Sandy Duncan was famous for playing the title character in the 1979 Broadway revival of ''[[Peter Pan]]''. In 1984, she voiced [[Pegasus|flying pony]] Firefly.
* Do you know of this series now? Well try watching ''[[Fantasia]]''..or just [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKFiR8GvUY4 The first part of Pastoral Symphony]. Or just look at the comments.
 
== [[My Little Pony: The Movie]] ==
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{{quote|'''Lauren Faust:''' My favorite kind of guy!!!!! [[Foreshadowing|Wish there were more guys like you]]...}}
* [[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]] [[Our Vampires Are Different|Sparkle]] was named before... well.
* One of the common complaints about Twilight Sparkle's toy was that it had replaced Spike with an owl. Come the plot of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E24 OwlsOwl's Well That Ends Well|Owl's Well That Ends Well]]", however....
* When Photo Finish made her début, nearly everyone compared her appearance to [[Lady Gaga]]. Her demeanor, however, is an homage to Anna Wintour, editor for Vogue Magazine. What makes this hilarious in hindsight? This statement from Lady Gaga, which has a minor [[Take That]] to Wintour:
{{quote|I’ll never forget when Anna Wintour called me to play at this event, she called me and said, "I would like you to play at the Met gala, but I just want to make sure, because I’ve seen you perform before, that you won’t be swearing during the performance." So Anna, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|I will do my f#@&ing best!]]}}
* Pinkie Pie's comment in the pilot about quiet parties being boring seems like a throw-away comment; fast-forward to the Grand Galloping Gala, and Pinkie's first excitement of the event is quickly dashed when she finds its exactly the kind of quiet, stuffy party she lambasted.
* Also from the pilot, Twilight Sparkle's [[Fire-Breathing Diner|mane and tail turn into fire thanks to drinking hot sauce.]] Fast forward to the high point of "Feeling Pinkie Keen"...
* "[[Memetic Mutation|Rainbow Dash always dresses in style]]!" While this is true for the [[The Fashionista|G3 Rainbow Dash]], this is [[Out of Character|completely contrary]] to the [[Tomboy|tomboyish]] one of this show. This is because the ''Friendship is Magic'' Rainbow Dash is simply [[My Little Pony TV Specials|Firefly]], an equally energetic pegasus who loved to fly, with Rainbow Dash's colors.
** But then there's that preppy outfit she wore in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E7/E07 May the Best Pet Win|May The Best Pet Win...]] And the gala dress Rarity made for her.
** The garish outfit Fashion Style Rainbow Dash ships with. Dresses in Style indeed.
* In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E16 Sonic Rainboom|Sonic Rainboom]]", one of the pegasus bullies tells Rainbow Dash that she should get herself some wings like Rarity's. [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/08/glimmer-wings-rainbow-dash.html Almost six months later], the first image of the ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=C2D7D92A-5056-900B-1014-E122BBE206E2 Glimmer Wings Rainbow Dash]'' toy was leaked.
* Before the show, a "pink pony" was (and still is, admittedly) associated with trippy hallucinations, a crazy person, or a [[Non Sequitur Thud]] from someone who is just knocked out. Then in prances Pinkie Pie...
* In "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|The Cutie Mark Chronicles]]", Rarity finds a big rock and is underwhelmed by it. [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E1/E01 The Return of Harmony Part 1|In the next season...]]{{spoiler|Although this is due to Discord's mind-raping and hypnosis taking ahold of her.}}
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXoYK4b_q24 This] [[Real Trailer, Fake Movie]], which was actually inspired by the ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' movies, and predates FiM by ''about a year''.
* In August 2011, a fanfic called [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/08/story-writers-block_17.html Writer's Block] was released that revolved around Twilight Sparkle having trouble coming up with a friendship lesson to send to Princess Celestia. Then came the season 2 episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E3/E03 Lesson Zero|Lesson Zero]]"...
** Similarly, one fanfic submitted for Equestria Daily's "April Foal's" contest was [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/story-big-dragon.html "Big Dragon"], in which Spike grows humongous overnight, gives in to his draconic hoarding instincts, and engages in a ''[[King Kong]]'' homage with Rarity in the Fay Wray role. This was published about eight months before [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E10 Secret of My Excess|"Secret of My Excess"]], in which...well, yeah.
** The fanfic [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/12/story-fluttersertive.html Fluttersertive] was written well before [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E19 Putting Your Hoof Down|"Putting Your Hoof Down"]] was announced, but both roughly revolve around Fluttershy causing trouble and becoming a [[Jerkass]] after taking some assertiveness training too far.
* Someone [http://bb-shockwave.deviantart.com/art/Pony-Trek-204175567 ponified] [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Q and Picard]] well before Discord was revealed.
* Fan-favorite background pony [[Fan Nickname|Carrot Top]] has a pretty epic scene in "Over a Barrel" where she jumps out of a building and kicks buffalo ass like an action movie star. In the Blind Bag toyline, she (or a pony with a similar appearance) was given the name [[wikipedia:Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]. It's fitting if you think about it.
* Speaking of the official toys, the ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=7556E7C3-5056-900B-1045-4A51D6ACBEC0 Riding Along with Rainbow Dash]'' toy was released well before the first airing of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E7/E07 May the Best Pet Win|May the Best Pet Win!]]" ([[Word of God]] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1603670/2286445078 says] that "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E7/E07 May the Best Pet Win|May The Best Pet Win!]]" was conceived and written almost a year before it aired, and the toy was [http://www.mylittleponynews.com/2011/02/toyfair-2011.html first revealed] at around the same time, so there may or may not be a connection here.)
* One fan made a [http://raccoonrat.deviantart.com/art/Custom-Lyra-251840918 custom Lyra Heartstrings toy] by repainting a Twilight Sparkle toy, almost three months before [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OkG89cXpxjE/TrHUJ5HKcJI/AAAAAAAARqs/TMz21_os7lY/1.jpg Lyra's first official toy] was first glimpsed.
* At the end of "Lesson Zero", Spike tries to add a postscript to the Mane Six's joint letter to Celestia that he didn't need to learn the lesson of the day. At the end of "The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000", Applejack actually ''does'' send a letter to Celestia stating that she didn't need to learn anything from the events of that episode.
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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* [[Fallout Equestria]] is a Friendship is Magic fan-fic set after My Little Pony's equivalent of a nuclear war, written before season 2. Fast forward to this scene in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=972qIWbuAfs Lesson Zero]...
** Also predicted [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E1/E01 The Return of Harmony Part 1|Pink Cloud]], a character named [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 E4/E04 Luna Eclipsed|Pipsqueak/Little Pip]], and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1|Canterlot's city shield]]. A [[Running Gag]] on the fanfic's comment threads was, "Season 2 is still FO:E Compliant!".
 
== [[Film]] ==
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** Turns out "Ponyville Confidential" shares its premise with part of Fourze #25-26 (the gossip column).
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4f9m4OYkCY Friendship is Magic Bitch], a fanmade animation where Princess Celestia frequently utters the phrase, "You ain't findin' no bananas... ON THE MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAHHHH!!!!!!" becomes much funnier when you watch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvVNf1BC4fo this All That sketch from 1997] (skip to about 2:06 in, the line itself is about 4:00 in).
* "Apple's rubbish, I hate apples." says [[Doctor Who|the Doctor]] to a little girl in "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S31 /E01 The Eleventh Hour|The Eleventh Hour]]", which aired in April of 2010. Fast forward to "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]]" where a certain background pony gets terrified of a little girl trying to sell him some apples...
 
== Magazines ==
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* An April 2010 story arc of ''[[Doonesbury]]'' beginning [http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2010/04/26 here] that heavily involved a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Pinkie Pie, considering the facts that Doonesbury is a very serious strip, and a mere 6 months afterwards, ''Friendship Is Magic'' premiered.
* In [http://www.gocomics.com/mycage/2011/02/28 one issue] of ''[[My Cage]]'', Norm tried to make something girls and boys would be interested in by making "Cute Force", made of several overly butch versions of popular girl's toys from [[The Eighties]]. One is "My Little War Horse", showing a little pony in robotic military gear. Fast-forward to 2011 and the Brony movement...
* A ''[[FoxTrot]]'' comic from the 2000s had Jason playing with Paige's [[Barbie]] doll as "[[Indiana Jones|Indiana Barbie]]" so he could do things like crush it with the garage door, crush it with a large ball, and feed it to "The Iguana Of Doom" (Quincy). This predicted [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E16 Read It and Weep|Daring]] [[Just for Fun/Daring Do/Just For Fun|Do]] quite well.
 
== [[Stand Up Comedy]] ==
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** Another ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' example: In his review of ''[[IT]]'', Critic commented on the abundance of balloons and asked [[Tempting Fate|when one would look intimidating]]. Well, Critic, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6l0VvDWJF4 Discord did just that...].
* During [[The Nostalgia Chick]]'s ''[[My Little Pony]]'' review, Nella tells us the tales of her own ponies, including that of the kindly schoolteacher with a heart of gold that all the children loved even though she was sometimes a whore. Flash forward to the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "Call of the Cutie", the schoolteacher introduced in that episode, and the photo of [[I Was Quite a Fashion Victim|the way she dressed back in the day.]]
* While this is more [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] in a [[Black Comedy]] sort of way, it's hard not to at least chuckle when watching [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AOuFn83-n4&feature=related this video] (original video is going to be deleteted sometime in the near future) if one read the infamous ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' [[Dark Fic]] [[Cupcakes]] beforehand.
* In the [[Abridged Series]] ''[[Friendship Is Witchcraft]]'', Pinkie Pie is represented as secretly being a gypsy witch. In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "It's About Time", Pinkie Pie dresses up as a gypsy when trying to see Twilight Sparkle's future. Also, Twilight has a brother, Rainbow Dash has to dash, and robots do exist in some capacity.
* [http://pippin1178.deviantart.com/art/Edward-C-vs-My-Little-Pony-140070967?q=gallery%3Apippin1178%2F9990595&qo=11 This] anti-''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' picture from 2009, which predates the Twilight Sparkle character itself.
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*** Even more hilarious when you find out who voiced [[Tara Strong|Terrence.]]
* Way back in 2001, there was a little series that ran on PBS called [[Dragon Tales]]. In it, we have Emmy and Cassie, girl and dragon. Emmy would ride Cassie one an episode. Now, fast forward to 2010. Fluttershy was revealed to be afraid of dragons, except Spike because he's so tiny. Emmy = Andrea Libman = Fluttershy. Also, Cassie happens to be the youngest dragon in the dragon main characters group.
* In 2006, American Greetings relaunched its [[Care Bears]] line, featuring a new bear named Oopsy. He doesn't really have a belly badge yet, and he's silly as heck, and clumsy to the point of always crashing into things. Fast forward four years. His voice actor was called onboard to voiced a pair of ponies. How does this two relate? <ref>Ashleigh Ball, Oopsy's voice actor, plays Applejack and Rainbow Dash in the show. One known in the past for being a silly pony (and still is a little silly in the present), and the other known to randomly crash into things in this new continuity. Adding to this was the fact that some fans actually confusing Applejack and Rainbow Dash's gender and thought they were male ponies before the series premiered- Oopsy is a male Care Bear. And oh, how does a Care Bear get his or her belly badge? The same way a pony gets his or her Cutie Mark. And both Oopsy and the Cutie Mark Crusaders are still searching for theirs. Also, Hasbro buying back the master Care Bear license from Play Along Toys and announcing their intention to revamp the Care Bears franchise again shortly before the ''<nowiki>MLP:FiM</nowiki>'' relaunch. Long string of strange coincidences? Yeah.</ref>
* Try not to snicker when you consider the ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' episode "Wade, You're Afraid" [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2 /E19 Putting Your Hoof Down|is about a flightless coward trying to overcome his cowardliness, and involves a bull.]]
* ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' episode "The Schlubs" opens with Grim watching Billy's ''My Troubled Pony'' DVDs and actually enjoying it. That episode first aired five years before ''Friendship is Magic''
* On October 9, 2010, a season 2 episode of [[The Penguins of Madagascar]] had [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwOC4ViZEU0 this scene] that was intended as a joke about Private being...odd. ONE DAY LATER...
* In a 2000 episode of [[The Simpsons]], Milhouse is revealed to have an old [[My Little Pony]] blanket. To make things funnier, a contributor to the Simpsons Archive episode capsule commented that the toys "were babyish for Milhouse" and "marketed to little girls to boot." [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Ten years later...]]
 
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