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*** According to Andrea herself, she does ''some'' of Pinkie's singing, probably on the shorter songs but she hasn't elaborated beyond that. According to Daniel Ingram, Pinkie songs sung by Andrea include "Happy Monthiversary" from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E12 Baby Cakes|"Baby Cakes"]] as well as [[Fan Nickname|"You're a Cranky Doodle Donkey"]], the "Welcome Song" and [[Fan Nickname|"Cranky Doodle Joy"]] from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E18 A Friend in Deed|"A Friend in Deed"]].
** Also, Twilight Sparkle's singing voice is [[Rebecca Shoichet]], and Rarity's singing voice is [[Kazumi Evans]]. Not that [[Tara Strong]] and [[Tabitha St. Germain]] can't sing; they've both performed some singing roles in other shows in the past. For [[Tara Strong]] at least, this is due to her recording her lines separately (she’s based in a completely different country after all), and the ensemble songs require the actresses to be recorded together.
** The talking ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140915065720/http://www.target.com/p/
* [[The Other Darrin]]:
** Background ponies generally have different voices from episode to episode, even when they're consistently named (as with Rose, who's been addressed by name in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E09 Bridle Gossip|"Bridle Gossip"]] and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E18 A Friend in Deed|"A Friend in Deed"]]). These voice changes have been especially noticeable in the case of [[All There in the Script|Bon Bon]]; her five speaking parts so far generally sound completely different from each other ([[Wild Mass Guessing|which some fans have explained away by saying that Bon Bon herself is a voice actress, and is practicing for various parts]]).
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** Pinkie Pie has a different voice in the [[Facebook]] app ''[http://apps.facebook.com/ponyrificpictures/ Ponyrific Pictures]'' (even when she says lines from the show).
** Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash all have different voices in the Canadian live show.
** [[Non-Singing Voice|When they aren't singing]], the talking toys all count (with the possible exception of ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=75772F80-5056-900B-1039-71172F211DE6 So Soft Newborn Sunny Daze]'', since in the show her voice hasn't been heard aside from a small gasp). ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=75B991DA-5056-900B-10B6-1A6452E20001 So Soft Pinkie Pie Learns to Walk]'' and ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=BE0E05EA-5056-900B-101B-08FAC4AD0DBD So Soft Newborn Sweetie Belle]'' having different voices can be believably [[Handwaved]] since those toys [[Spinoff Babies|depict them at younger ages than they've been shown at in the show]], but ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=BE4ED12F-5056-900B-104B-E90F3F01878D Princess Celestia]'', ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140915065720/http://www.target.com/p/
*** They sound close enough that it could be attributed to the cheapo teeny speaker distorting their speaking voices tho. However, this excuse cannot apply on the Ponyriffic pictures Facebook app since Pinkie still sounds off even with a home cinema speaker kit connected to the PC.
*** ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=C3C2BBC9-5056-900B-1091-96AF1754A2C0:en_US So Soft Newborn Spike the Dragon]'', and ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=C3C6D6FB-5056-900B-106B-67B78BDCFAFF:en_US So Soft Newborn Rainbow Dash]'' have different voices as well. Again, this can be [[Handwaved]] since the toy depicts them at a younger age.
*** Now, on the The ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20111230070639/http://www.target.com/p/My-Little-Pony-Purse-Set-Canterlot/-/A-13579987 Grand Galloping Gala Fashion Purse]'' wand. It does sound vaguely like Twilight Sparkle, but seasoned fans can clearly hear the difference. Unless the excuse is ''teeny speaker distorting things'', the box's advertisement of "...fun phrases in the voice of Twilight Sparkle" are [[Blatant Lies]].
** The sound clips played by the Pinkie Pie remote-controlled car's remote. Does the voice clips sound like Pinkie? Well, it actually sounds more like Sweetie Belle having a sugar rush...
** [[Your Mileage May Vary|Some argue that Big Macintosh sounds different than normally in Cutie Pox]], but there is no evidence that that's ''not'' Peter New saying more than just [[Catch Phrase|Eeeeyup]].
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** [[Lauren Faust]] has a [[Deviant ART]] [http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/ account], though she's quick to note that her [[Death of the Author|word isn't strictly canon]].
** Daniel Ingram, the show's songwriter, has a [[Facebook]] [http://www.facebook.com/dannyimusic page], a [[Twitter]] [http://twitter.com/dannyimusic account] and a [[YouTube]] [http://www.youtube.com/user/Coniferone channel].
** Jayson Thiessen, the show's current chief director and showrunner, has a [[Deviant ART]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601145140/http://goldenrusset.deviantart.com/ account], a [[Twitter]] [http://twitter.com/goldenrusset account] and a [[YouTube]] [http://www.youtube.com/user/chubbydee channel], and is not shy about communicating with fans (at least about things he's allowed to discuss).
** A layout artist commonly going by "[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showuser=14169 Nayuki]" posts on [http://www.allspark.com/forums the Allspark Forums], offering several bits of behind the scenes trivia. He's also the one who drew the San Diego Comic Con 2011 Pony Poster, which contained all the [[Shout-Out|shout outs]] to fans and [[Fanon]].
** And [http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Crew many, many more].
* [[No Export for You]]:
** Of the worst kind, [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/01/clarification-from-hasbro-about.html due to deals made with TV networks outside of the US]. To date, the complete series has only been released for sale on the iTunes Store, which does not sell videos to those living in the remaining two-thirds of the world, and not even all of them are available outside the US in the one-third of the world where the iTunes Store sells videos. [[Netflix]] has all the episodes from seasons that have finished airing, as well as the episodes that [[Shout Factory]] has released on DVD. Selected episodes have also been released on the [[LeapFrog]] App Center, but that's region-locked too<ref>As of March 2012, the videos are only available on the US and Canada app sites, and only three pairs of episodes ("[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E07 Dragon Shy|Dragonshy]]" with "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E10 Swarm of the Century|Swarm of the Century]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E01 Mare in the Moon|Friendship is Magic, part 1]]" with "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E02 Elements of Harmony|Friendship is Magic, part 2]]", and "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E18 The Show Stoppers|The Show Stoppers]]" with "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E17 Stare Master|Stare Master]]") are available</ref>. As for DVDs, Germany has a pair of 3-German-episode [[Region Coding|Region 0]] DVDs from Edel Germany GmbH, while Australia and New Zealand will start getting a five-volume [[Region Coding|Region 4]] DVD set of Season 1 from [[Madman Entertainment]] on June 20th, 2012. However, aside from those, only "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E03 The Ticket Master|The Ticket Master]]" has been widely released (in some countries, only through limited-time promotions) on DVD outside the US (one or more countries may have received multiple episodes)--and even if you're willing to import, the two non-[[Shout Factory]] volumes, ''Celebration at Canterlot''<ref>containing "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E03 The Ticket Master|The Ticket Master]]" and "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E14 Suited for Success|Suited For Success]]"</ref> and ''Adventures in Ponyville''<ref>containing "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E10 Swarm of the Century|Swarm of the Century]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E16 Sonic Rainboom|Sonic Rainboom]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|The Cutie Mark Chronicles]]", and the ''[[Family Game Night]]'' Season 1 episode featuring Leah's and Sabrina's families</ref>, are sold only at brick-and-mortar stores (in ''Celebration at Canterlot'''s case, only Target stores), so good luck finding them! Those who can't get Boomerang, which has somehow obtained the rights to air programming based on Hasbro's franchises almost everywhere outside North America, are screwed, since as noted in [[Screwed by the Network]], not all countries have pay-TV providers that carry Boomerang. [[Nick Jr.]]? Only in certain parts of East Europe, though the German dub of the entire first season can be watched for free on [[Nickelodeon]]'s [http://www.nick.de/videos/show/1008-my-little-pony-freundschaft-ist-magie German site] as well as on [[Nick Jr.]]'s [http://www.nickjr.de/list/video/my_little_pony German site]. And naturally, all the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131020072601/http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/videos videos] on [[The Hub]]'s website are region-locked to the USA, even the short clips (and proxies apparently don't work)--the videos on Hasbro's main site may be viewable from outside the USA, but would require navigating to [http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/media/browse.cfm?type=videos the US version of the Videos page].
** Some parts of the [[Expanded Universe]]:
*** A British ''[[My Little Pony]]'' magazine by Signature Publishing has printed at least six exclusive [[Tie-in Novel|stories]] (which are [[Novelization|novelizations]] of the episodes "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E01 Mare in the Moon|Friendship is Magic, part 1]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E02 Elements of Harmony|Friendship is Magic, part 2]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E03 The Ticket Master|The Ticket Master]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E04 Applebuck Season|Applebuck Season]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E05 Griffon the Brush Off|Griffon the Brush Off]]", and "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E07 Dragon Shy|Dragonshy]]").
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*** A Norwegian ''[[My Little Pony]]'' magazine published by Egmont has printed at least four [[Tie-in Novel|stories]], two of which have also been printed in the Polish magazine mentioned below.
*** A Polish ''[[My Little Pony]]'' magazine has printed at least two [[Tie-in Novel|stories]], both of which have also been printed in the Norwegian magazine mentioned above.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120621013750/http://www.toywiz.com/mylittlepony2pack.html Judging] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120706122956/http://www.toywiz.com/mylittlepony2box.html by] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120619200016/http://www.toywiz.com/mylittleponys3pack.html these] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130729190110/http://www.toywiz.com/mylittlepony3box.html listings], it appears that the American release of the Blind Bags will be skipping wave 2 and jumping straight to waves 3 & 4. With only three waves [http://idlehands1.blogspot.com/2012/02/toy-fair-2012-my-little-pony-wedding.html announced] at the 2012 New York Toy Fair and a [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/tons-of-new-blindbags-actual-lyra.html fifth] wave in the works for the European release, it's unknown if the second wave will ever make it to the US.
* [[Old Shame]]: As Lauren Faust pointed out in the page quote on the main page, the biggest obstacle against potential viewers giving ''Friendship Is Magic'' a chance is the reputation for being [[Merchandise-Driven]] and [[Tastes Like Diabetes|Tasting Like Diabetes]] that ''[[My Little Pony]]'' had gained in the previous 28 years of its history. In fact, this show first attracted [[Image Boards|/co/]]'s attention because of a post on Cartoon Brew accusing Faust of being a corporate sellout for taking this job even before the pilot aired.
* [[One of Us]]: Lauren Faust apparently is very aware of /co/'s obsession with the show, and (before leaving the show) would often post little in-jokes on her deviantART profile. Also, see [[Sure Why Not]] below.
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* [[Rule 34 Creator Reactions]]: "I'm a big girl. When stuff gets too icky I just find something else to do."
** Lauren ''did'' eventually have to clarify this a bit, insisting that fans please ''not'' remind her that Rule 34 Pony art exists.
** [[Tara Strong]] jokingly posted ''[http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/4d91fb767fe5e6e1f06fa161ad758729/133410%20-%20artist%3Abrianblackberry%20celestia_tier_troll%20plot%20Tara_Strong%20tara_strong_is_best_pony%20tara_strong_is_best_troll%20twilight_sparkle%20Twitter.jpg this]{{Dead link}}'' along with some other pictures of characters she's voiced on [http://twitter.com/#!/tarastrong her Twitter], then later asked what [[Rule 34]] and trolling was and said "Dear Princess Celestia, the Internet scares me". Then again, she's been in the business long enough to see the trend, and she's known for having a quirky sense of humor on her twitter account, so who knows at this point.
*** It's pretty much confirmed at this point that Tara Strong is totally trolling the bronies, and most of them know it too. The problem is the fans [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|who take her seriously...]]
* [[Screwed by the Network]]: Thus far actually subverted within the US. Despite having a terrible airtime for new episodes—the middle of the day on a Friday! (until Season 2 that is)—on a non-mainstream channel that's only available on upper-tier cable and satellite packages, the show's been doing very well even with its target demographic, and [[The Hub]] considers it one of its A-list shows. ''Outside'' the US, however, this trope is being played depressingly straight: For most of the world (barring the East Europe Blocs, where the rights went to Viacom, who airs it on Nick Jr in that region), the show's rights went to Time Warner, which is screwing it over by airing it on Boomerang instead of Cartoon Network. In many parts of the world, as in parts of the US, Boomerang is almost always a premium add-on channel, whereas Cartoon Network is bundled with the basic packages, so it would have a wider audience on the latter. Aside from that, as stated before, some countries don't get Boomerang even ''if'' they get Cartoon Network.<ref>If you think about it and apply [[Insane Troll Logic]], CN's reason to screw Hasbro over is very clear, and it appears that Hasbro's management are probably [[Genre Blind]]. [[Cartoon Network]] and Boomerang are owned by Time Warner. Time Warner also owns DC, whose toy rights are with Hasbro's arch-rival, Mattel. Aggravating things is that Hasbro themselves currently hold the toy rights to DC's rival Marvel, which in turn is owned by Time Warner rival and former Hasbro broadcaster Disney. Why Hasbro didn't think about this themselves is beyond anyone's guess.</ref>
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*** "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E07 May the Best Pet Win|May the Best Pet Win!]]" was "The Tortoise & the Mare". They changed it because it gave away {{spoiler|the species of Dash's eventual pet.}}
*** "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E10 Secret of My Excess|Secret of My Excess]]" was "Attack of the 50 Foot Dragon", and before that it was "Giving Dangerously".
*** "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E16 Read It and Weep|Read It and Weep]]" was apparently "Reading Rainbow". Legal issues with the TV show prevented this, though [[The Merch]] did get to [https://web.archive.org/web/20120605020107/http://www.welovefine.com/2066-reading-rainbow.html use] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120430213022/http://www.welovefine.com/2107-reading-rainbow.html it].
*** "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E15 The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000|The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000]]" was apparently "Cider Horse Rules".
** ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131027194050/http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlp-adventures-in-ponyville Adventures in Ponyville]'' was going to have a Fluttershy game, which can be glimpsed [http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/flash/games/GAME_A_MLPHUB/assetsuitcase/MishMash.swf here]{{Dead link}} and read about [https://web.archive.org/web/20130808041755/http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/flash/games/GAME_A_MLPHUB/assetsuitcase/strings.xml here].
** According to Lauren, Rarity had a scene scripted for "Luna Eclipsed" where she goes overboard designing an outfit to soften Princess Luna's demeanor, leading to [[Not What It Looks Like|another humorous misunderstanding]], but it apparently got cut for time, so Rarity is ultimately an [[Absentee Actor]] (though her voice actress is still present as Granny Smith and Luna<ref> and Twilight during the studio recording.</ref>).
*** The dress Rarity made for Luna in the above scene does appear in [http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/flash/games/GAME_C_MLPCASTLE/assetsuitcase/characters/MLP_CharH_Luna.swf a file]{{Dead link}} [[Dummied Out]] from [[The Hub]]'s [https://web.archive.org/web/20131027135357/http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/game-mylittlepony-castle-creator version] of the ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=5B309E58-5056-900B-1040-324367303E14 Castle Creator]'' game, though.
** Kathleen Barr, the voice of Trixie, apparently did a [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1603670/2248568130 "very good"] audition for Celestia.
** Pinkie Pie's "Piggy Dance" song from "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E12 Baby Cakes|Baby Cakes]]" was originally written for "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E26 The Best Night Ever|The Best Night Ever]]", but was [[Cut Song|cut]] at the last minute due to time restrictions.
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== Dragonshy ==
* When Rainbow Dash runs and jumps off the ledge, her Cutie Mark is different--specifically, it's [http://www.ponibooru.org/post/view/67462 an old, unused design]{{Dead link}}.
* When all the others pile up behind Fluttershy to push her towards the cave, Rainbow Dash is second in line right after Twilight Sparkle. When they look up from behind her in the next shot, she is farthest away instead.
* Towards the beginning avalanche zone segment, Fluttershy is startled by a falling leaf landing on her flank. As she screams "AVALA--!!", she is temporarily drawn with Twilight Sparkle's almond-shaped eyes instead of her usual [[Tareme]].
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* Twilight and Cheerilee walk into the library. After Scootaloo pops up out of the pile of books, Cheerilee is suddenly wearing a pair of saddlebags.
* Shortly afterward, when the Crusaders walk out of the pile, Scootaloo is missing her wings (again).
** The above two notes are [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in [http://www.ponibooru.org/post/view/24440 this comic]{{Dead link}}. It's [[Rule of Funny|hilarious]]!
* The audience at the talent competition consists, ironically enough, entirely of adult ponies with no Cutie Marks (plus Applejack).
* When the Cutie Mark Crusaders are walking away from the stage, the objects in front of the back wall and parts of the back wall itself move as the camera pans across.
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** The outro clip used during any ''Hub Family Movie'' uses only the upper half of Pinkie Pie, as seen at the ends of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8aN2nwCQ8 these] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXj9_JnLbw three] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiG3qlqdtKQ commercials].
** In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C0DukozIYs this commercial], the decorations on [[Dan Vs.|Dan]]'s car are different in every shot.
** The original version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ2TChJ_w50 this commercial] [http://www.ponibooru.org/post/view/95848 misspells Discord's name as Dischord]{{Dead link}}.
** The [http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/07/my-little-pony-iphone-parody/ original version] of ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43yodRbQrd4 There's a Pony For That]'' misspells Pinkie's name as Pinky.
* [http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa312/eonity/Together.png The picture of the mane six that appears at the end of the opening] is frequently reused on official materials, sometimes with the ponies repositioned in order to add Spike and Princess Celestia, but often with one of Rarity's eyes glitched. And that isn't the only problem--the image was designed with the original positions in mind, so the non-visible parts of the ponies weren't drawn (as seen in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120218025253/http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/img/shows/my-little-pony/mlpfim-showSubPge-fore-1600x1215.png one background] on [[The Hub]]'s website). This is usually worked around by keeping the missing parts covered, with the other ponies or (less effectively) with the show's logo. But on at least [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/02/mlp-on-itunes.html one occasion], Twilight Sparkle's lack of front legs or a tail was [http://outphase.tumblr.com/post/3321508568/this-is-twilight-sparkfoot-she-could-probably left uncovered], creating [[Fan Nickname|Twiworm]].
* The intro of [http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_CA/play/details.cfm?guid=E300C93D-5056-900B-1050-A310A192B6BD Applejack's game] from ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131027194050/http://www.hubworld.com/my-little-pony/shows/friendship-is-magic/games/mlp-adventures-in-ponyville Adventures in Ponyville]'' has two:
** Some of the leaves in the background are floating in midair instead of being attached to the vines in the background.
** Snips' Cutie Mark is missing.
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