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** Also, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Angel doesn't like Spike.]] |
** Also, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Angel doesn't like Spike.]] |
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* During Twilight's [[Sanity Slippage]] moment, she suggests [[Blazing Saddles|building a replica of Ponyville in less than a minute]] in order to keep Princess Celestia from seeing the Parasprite carnage. ([[Word of God]] [https://twitter.com/M_A_Larson/status/208088592516513793 confirms] the reference.) |
* During Twilight's [[Sanity Slippage]] moment, she suggests [[Blazing Saddles|building a replica of Ponyville in less than a minute]] in order to keep Princess Celestia from seeing the Parasprite carnage. ([[Word of God]] [https://twitter.com/M_A_Larson/status/208088592516513793 confirms] the reference.) |
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** Pinkie Pie, after she saves the day and hears about another parasprite infestation: "Well, [[Have Gun Will Travel|have tuba - will travel]]." |
** Pinkie Pie, after she saves the day and hears about another parasprite infestation: "Well, [[Have Gun — Will Travel|have tuba - will travel]]." |
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* "Winter Wrap Up" has an ice skating scene similar to the one in ''[[Bambi]]'', with Spike taking the place of Thumper and Twilight being Bambi. |
* "Winter Wrap Up" has an ice skating scene similar to the one in ''[[Bambi]]'', with Spike taking the place of Thumper and Twilight being Bambi. |
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** Speaking of Thumper, that rabbit Spike's trying to take care of in "Dragonshy" might as ''well'' be Thumper; Spike's noggin learned that the hard way. |
** Speaking of Thumper, that rabbit Spike's trying to take care of in "Dragonshy" might as ''well'' be Thumper; Spike's noggin learned that the hard way. |
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** Discord's [[Hypnotic Eyes]] are on loan from [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|Kaa]]. |
** Discord's [[Hypnotic Eyes]] are on loan from [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|Kaa]]. |
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** After the first signs of Discord emerge, Twilight has a spell that will [[Idiocracy|fix EVERYTHING]]. |
** After the first signs of Discord emerge, Twilight has a spell that will [[Idiocracy|fix EVERYTHING]]. |
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** Discord saying "Arrivederci" was [https://twitter.com/M_A_Larson/status/208432260335144960 inspired] by a line from ''[[Pee |
** Discord saying "Arrivederci" was [https://twitter.com/M_A_Larson/status/208432260335144960 inspired] by a line from ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure|Pee Wees Big Adventure]]''. |
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* "Return of Harmony, Part 2" ends with an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4wh4FnwiAg almost shot-for-shot] homage to the ending of ''[[Star Wars a New Hope]]'', complete with a [[Suspiciously Similar Song]] version of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5N6_NWtVxY Throne Room] [[Tropes Are Not Bad|music]]. |
* "Return of Harmony, Part 2" ends with an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4wh4FnwiAg almost shot-for-shot] homage to the ending of ''[[Star Wars a New Hope]]'', complete with a [[Suspiciously Similar Song]] version of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5N6_NWtVxY Throne Room] [[Tropes Are Not Bad|music]]. |
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** The same episode features a musical homage to [[The Empire Strikes Back]]: Compare [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFp3E_Nz1iY&t=16m57s this] to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaVz5djS26c&t=5m23s this]. |
** The same episode features a musical homage to [[The Empire Strikes Back]]: Compare [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFp3E_Nz1iY&t=16m57s this] to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaVz5djS26c&t=5m23s this]. |
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** The Flim-Flam brothers look a bit like Harold Hill from ''[[The Music Man]]'', and their big musical number is reminiscent of the song "Trouble". |
** The Flim-Flam brothers look a bit like Harold Hill from ''[[The Music Man]]'', and their big musical number is reminiscent of the song "Trouble". |
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*** At the end of the episode one of them even says "It looks like we've got trouble right here in Ponyville." |
*** At the end of the episode one of them even says "It looks like we've got trouble right here in Ponyville." |
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*** They also share a name with [[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby |
*** They also share a name with [[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo|another character]]. |
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** One of the background ponies has a [[Norse Mythology|Mjolnir]] cutie mark. |
** One of the background ponies has a [[Norse Mythology|Mjolnir]] cutie mark. |
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** Praying to Celestia that it is merely coincidence, but another background pony strongly resembles a certain pony from a certain MLP game that is not suitable for younger audiences. |
** Praying to Celestia that it is merely coincidence, but another background pony strongly resembles a certain pony from a certain MLP game that is not suitable for younger audiences. |
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** The mental patient who sneaks out of a hospital to indulge in the latest hijinks elsewhere. Now, are we talking the barking pony, or [[The A-Team|Murdock?]] |
** The mental patient who sneaks out of a hospital to indulge in the latest hijinks elsewhere. Now, are we talking the barking pony, or [[The A-Team|Murdock?]] |
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* Pinkie Pie spends much of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E18 A Friend in Deed|A Friend in Deed]]" trying to cheer up [[Winnie the Pooh|a sarcastic, depressed old donkey]] [[Up (animation)|who's very protective of the things he has with which to remember a long-lost love]]. |
* Pinkie Pie spends much of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E18 A Friend in Deed|A Friend in Deed]]" trying to cheer up [[Winnie the Pooh|a sarcastic, depressed old donkey]] [[Up (animation)|who's very protective of the things he has with which to remember a long-lost love]]. |
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** Cranky's snowglobe is clearly based on the one from the infamous final episode of ''[[St Elsewhere]]''. |
** Cranky's snowglobe is clearly based on the one from the infamous final episode of ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''. |
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** One of Pinkie's guesses as to what the "C" in C.D.D. stands for is [[The Marx Brothers|"Chico"]]. |
** One of Pinkie's guesses as to what the "C" in C.D.D. stands for is [[The Marx Brothers|"Chico"]]. |
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** Pinkie Pie's [[Sesame Street|repetitions of "yep" and "nope"]] in the opening segment. |
** Pinkie Pie's [[Sesame Street|repetitions of "yep" and "nope"]] in the opening segment. |
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjBViIt-y8 This commercial] features part of [[Meatballs|"Are You Ready for the Summer"]] as sung by Pinkie Pie, [[Dan Vs.|Dan]], and [[Transformers Prime|Megatron]]. |
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjBViIt-y8 This commercial] features part of [[Meatballs|"Are You Ready for the Summer"]] as sung by Pinkie Pie, [[Dan Vs.|Dan]], and [[Transformers Prime|Megatron]]. |
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** There's also [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=244821235535321 this billboard] [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/pony-billboard-sighted.html in Los Angeles] that is a parody of a billboard advertising ''[[Bridesmaids]]''. |
** There's also [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=244821235535321 this billboard] [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/06/pony-billboard-sighted.html in Los Angeles] that is a parody of a billboard advertising ''[[Bridesmaids]]''. |
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*** That was followed by [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/10/new-billboard-on-october-3rd.html a new ad on the same billboard] parodying [[Poltergeist (film)|Poltergeist]] to promote the second season. |
*** That was followed by [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/10/new-billboard-on-october-3rd.html a new ad on the same billboard] parodying [[Poltergeist (film series)||Poltergeist]] to promote the second season. |
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** And in the vein of older iPhone commercials... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p50-oWY1pFE There's a pony for that.] It even includes a pony for fan-blog [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/07/high-quality-theres-pony-for-that-video.html Equestria Daily]. |
** And in the vein of older iPhone commercials... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p50-oWY1pFE There's a pony for that.] It even includes a pony for fan-blog [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/07/high-quality-theres-pony-for-that-video.html Equestria Daily]. |
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** And now there's a new ad parodying ''[[Mad Men]]'' in the [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lYppZHD4A6M/TwnP5Npti2I/AAAAAAAACTE/_MzEmNBOoOs/s1600/image.jpeg Los Angeles newspaper]. |
** And now there's a new ad parodying ''[[Mad Men]]'' in the [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lYppZHD4A6M/TwnP5Npti2I/AAAAAAAACTE/_MzEmNBOoOs/s1600/image.jpeg Los Angeles newspaper]. |
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