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[[File:showstoppers_8921.png|frame|[[KISS]] never looked this cute.]] |
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{{quote| '''Scootaloo:''' OK. So that's six wooden planks, four-by-eight plywood, a box of nails, four cans of paint, and four brushes. Anything else?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Scootaloo:''' OK. So that's six wooden planks, four-by-eight plywood, a box of nails, four cans of paint, and four brushes. Anything else?<br /> |
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=== Tropes ([[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic |
=== Tropes ([[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1 E18 The Show Stoppers/YMMV|YMMV items can be found here]]) === |
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* [[Absentee Actor]]: Fluttershy is completely absent, while Rainbow Dash and receives only a non-speaking cameo. |
* [[Absentee Actor]]: Fluttershy is completely absent, while Rainbow Dash and receives only a non-speaking cameo. |
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* [[Disturbed Doves]]: Scootaloo is framed on either side by a flock of fleeing birds during her slow-motion jump. |
* [[Disturbed Doves]]: Scootaloo is framed on either side by a flock of fleeing birds during her slow-motion jump. |
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* [[Dreadful Musician]] |
* [[Dreadful Musician]] |
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* [[Everything's Squishier |
* [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods]]: The Cutie Mark Crusaders take up scuba diving, only to get chased by a giant squid. ''[[Misplaced Wildlife|In a lake.]]'' |
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* [[Hair Metal]]/[[Glam Rock]]: The Crusaders' song is a parody of these genres. |
* [[Hair Metal]]/[[Glam Rock]]: The Crusaders' song is a parody of these genres. |
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* [[Hard Work Montage]]: In which the Cutie Mark Crusaders fail at everything they try to do to get a cutie mark. |
* [[Hard Work Montage]]: In which the Cutie Mark Crusaders fail at everything they try to do to get a cutie mark. |
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* [[Lower Deck Episode]] |
* [[Lower Deck Episode]] |
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* [[Shadow Discretion Shot]]: Spoofed. Applejack watches from the window with a horrified expression as the CMC practice for the talent show, only their shadows on the wall visible to the viewing audience. |
* [[Shadow Discretion Shot]]: Spoofed. Applejack watches from the window with a horrified expression as the CMC practice for the talent show, only their shadows on the wall visible to the viewing audience. |
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* [[Shout |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Scootaloo's angry [[Head Desk|head desking]] at her piano while shouting "Never, never, ''never!''" is a nod to the old "Don Music" sketches on ''[[Sesame Street]]''. |
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** The costumes the Crusaders wear at the talent show make them look a bit like the Misfits from ''[[Jem]]''. |
** The costumes the Crusaders wear at the talent show make them look a bit like the Misfits from ''[[Jem]]''. |
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** The lighting at the start of the CMC's song is a shout out to [[ |
** The lighting at the start of the CMC's song is a shout out to [[Queen]]'s famous "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video. |
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* [[The Show Must Go On]]: The Crusaders insist on finishing their song as the set falls apart around them, not missing a beat through the whole thing. |
* [[The Show Must Go On]]: The Crusaders insist on finishing their song as the set falls apart around them, not missing a beat through the whole thing. |
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* [[So Bad It's Good]]: An in-universe example. The Cutie Mark Crusaders' [[Hair Metal]] act is so terrible that they end up getting an award for Best ''Comedic'' Act in the talent show. |
* [[So Bad It's Good]]: An in-universe example. The Cutie Mark Crusaders' [[Hair Metal]] act is so terrible that they end up getting an award for Best ''Comedic'' Act in the talent show. |
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