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* [[Alternative Character Interpretation/Western Animation/My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Alternative Character Interpretation]]: At this point, its easier to just say this has been applied to ''every character in the show''. Every villain and jerk has been put in a [[Draco in Leather Pants|leather saddle]], every heroine has been turned into a [[Ron the Death Eater|pony eater]], and everything in between. The less screentime, [[OC Stand
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Awesome Music|Awesome Music]]: Be warned, they're all [[Ear Worm|Ear Worms]].
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Funny|Funny Moments]]
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* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Awesome|Moments of Awesome]]
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Nightmare Fuel|Nightmare Fuel]]
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse/Western Animation/My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Ensemble Darkponies]]: Notably the first show on TV Tropes to have its own page of them.
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Tear Jerker|Tear Jerkers]]
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* [[Accidental Innuendo]]:
** Hasbro's US ''[[My Little Pony]]'' [http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/ page] has some pages (including every one of their episode viewing guides) announcing that fans can "Watch 3 Ways!"
*** The [https://web.archive.org/web/20111129070201/http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/discover/news.cfm "Just For Parents" section] includes both "3 Ways" and "2 Ways" announcements.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjBViIt-y8 This promo] for "The Hub Summer" has Pinkie Pie singing part of [[Meatballs|"Are You Ready for the Summer"]]
{{quote|"Are you ready for ''[[The Talk|the birds and the bees]]'' and the apple trees / And [[Double Entendre|a whole lotta foolin' around]]?"}}
** Big Macintosh's Blind Bag collector card simply says he "is very gentle". Combine this with his [[Chick Magnet]] status in fanon, and, well...
** The ''[http://www.hasbro.com/mylittlepony/en_US/shop/details.cfm?guid=C2F6A500-5056-900B-10B6-F9648904AC32 Sweet Slumbers with Applejack & Star Dreams]'' toy set. Jokes about [[Lolicon|Applejack sleeping with a filly]] were inevitable.
** Rarity's shop includes bridles (one is even shown on Carousel Boutique's sign), as seen in various episodes (such as "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E10 Swarm of the Century|Swarm of the Century]]", in which Twilight calls outfits incorporating them "gorgeous") and other official materials (such as ''[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]'', in which [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/70991 Rarity and Applejack wear them]{{Dead link}}). Given that ponies don't even wear them while pulling carriages ("[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E21 Over a Barrel|Over a Barrel]]", "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E26 The Best Night Ever|The Best Night Ever]]", etc.), it makes you wonder just what they ''are'' supposed to be used for... probably just for fashion, as none of the ponies wear clothes either, except when clothes are used as a status indicator or simply for fashion.
** In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E04 Applebuck Season|Applebuck Season]], Applejack gives us this gem:
{{quote|Are you saying my mouth is making promises my legs can't keep?}}
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** In "The Mysterious Mare Do Well", the sounds of [[All There in the Script|Amethyst Star]] opening a jar of peanut butter off-screen, can sound... different. Let's leave it there.
** A line from the [[Theme Tune Extended]] (included as a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4By8YHOnILo sing-along] on the DVD ''The Friendship Express'') mentions fun and laughter being "[[Really Gets Around|as easy as Pinkie Pie]]".
** A [[
* [[Alternate Aesop Interpretation]]: "Griffon the Brush Off" and "Green Isn't Your Color" set us up to believe the aesops "a prank is only fun if everybody is laughing" and "don't be jealous" are coming. Twilight instead ends the episodes with "a bad friend will eventually make themselves known" and "be honest about your feelings." Both are decent aesops which fit their episodes and could also be a subversion or double subversion of stock aesops.
** "The Mysterious Mare Do Well" could be said to not only preach "You shouldn't let glory go to your head and turn you into a braggart", but also "Fame is fleeting", based on how quick the ponies of Ponyville were to celebrate Mare Do Well and almost completely ignore Rainbow Dash. And given that {{spoiler|Mare-Do-Well is actually [[Collective Identity|four of the other members of the Mane Six]], who manage to accomplish more than Rainbow Dash could alone}}, it teaches a lesson about {{spoiler|the Power of Teamwork.}}
** A different Aesop that can be taken from the episode "Hearts and Hooves Day" then the one given at the end can be taken as "You don't NEED a 'very special somepony' to be happy, even on a day dedicated to having one."
* [[Broken Base]]: The mane six relearning lessons (especially ones contradicting their elements). Some don't mind it since it shows they aren't perfect, while others hate it since it gets repetitive, annoying and that in certain episodes, they should know better.
** [[Extreme Doormat|Fluttershy]] arguably gets this the worse, with her shy nature and kindness getting her into trouble. Some love it because they find it adorable, relatable, and realistic. Others dread it like it's said above: it gets repetitive and annoying. This was lampshaded in 'Fame and Misfortune', where she points out no one changes in a day, which did make some fans calm down. But even then, those fans (like Joshscorcher) simply made a [[Take a Third Option|third camp]], saying that that's a good reason ''in-universe'' and that it's still bad from a writer's/audience perspective.
* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]:
** In the pilot episode, Twilight says "All the ponies in this town are CRAZY!" By the end of the season, every mane character has suffered a nervous breakdown at some point. And then in the season 2 episode "Lesson Zero", Twilight goes ''completely'' (if temporarily) over the edge.
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** The entire story presented in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E13 Hearth's Warming Eve|Hearth's Warming Eve]]" becomes really creepy for those who are familiar with the mythology surrounding Wendigos.
** Fan interpretation of Derpy Hooves as a [[Doctor Who|Doctor Whooves]] companion will sometimes lead up to the tearful farewell that Doctor companions go through in canon - this is speculated to have ''almost become a reality'' with the backlash over Derpy's big scene.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: [[Hilarious in Hindsight/Western Animation/My Little Pony|See here]].
* [[Idiot Plot]]:
** "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E10 Swarm of the Century|Swarm of the Century]]": see [[Poor Communication Kills]] on the main page.
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*** Likewise, the main conflict of the episode is that Spike wants to learn more about his dragon heritage. The problem? About the only dragons Spike interacts with are a bunch of teenage bullies and the episode implies that ''all'' dragons act like this. When you consider the [[Real Life]] conflicts between cultures and how various ethnicities have been stereotyped over the years as being "evil", it's not exactly a good way to teach the kids a lesson about "What you are doesn't determine who you are".
** In "Secret Of My Excess", it's revealed that Spike's greedy behavior is normal for dragons. Fair enough. Yet the episode treats this like it's a bad thing. Let's just say a few members of the fandom were quick to notice parallels between this and how some people try to keep a wild animal as a pet by attempting to hinder its natural instincts and leave it at that.
== Character reactions/interpretations ==
▲* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: At this point, its easier to just say this has been applied to ''every character in the show''. Every villain and jerk has been put in a [[Draco in Leather Pants|leather saddle]], every heroine has been turned into a [[Ron the Death Eater|pony eater]], and everything in between. The less screentime, [[OC Stand In|the better]]! Fans like turning the show and the characters on its head.
* [[Awesome Ego]]: Trixie and Rainbow Dash.
* [[Base Breaker]]:
** Pick a pony, anypony. There will be people who love him/her and people who think he/she's the worst character on the show and ought to be removed. Yes, even THAT Pony.
** The Cutie Mark Crusaders tend to divide fans between those who find them cute and those who just think they're annoying. Scootaloo especially, because of her total lack of interest in anypony's cutie mark story except Rainbow Dash's in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|The Cutie Mark Chronicles]]".
*** On the other hoof, they were somewhat [[Rescued
** Also if you look at all the things said about the Crusaders, no one actually dislikes them so much as they're just a little annoyed with their supposed [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]] status.
*** The fact that {{spoiler|by fighting in the presence of Discord's statue prison (i.e., creating discord), they offer the means for his escape}} doesn't help them.
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*** However, they return to their condition of divisive characters in later episodes.
*** Basically, if the Crusaders don't cause any trouble and are just acting like kids, their haters seem to be okay with them. When the episode [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|focuses on them finding their cutie marks]] or they cause trouble, that's when things get messy.
** Gilda. Some view her as a [[Jerkass Woobie]], others as just a [[Jerkass]]. This would be proven correct in her next appearance in 'The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone'.
*** Then there's those who remember mythology and build [[Fridge Horror]] around the fact it is gryphons' ''very nature'' to hate horses, and Gilda was merely a victim of her species' characteristics.
*** Same goes for Trixie.
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** Twist: Is her lisp cute or annoying?
** Fluttershy's [[Character Development]] during Season Two has become this. While many fans enjoy the more confident and assertive Fluttershy of this season, other fans miss the more timid and [[Shrinking Violet]] Fluttershy of Season One.
* [[Breather Boss]]: King Sombra in the Season Three premiere can be considered this thanks to be sandwiched between [[Emotion Eater|Chrysalis]] and [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show|Tirek]]. If taking ''Equestria Girls'' into consideration, then Sunset Shimmer is an even better example, being sandwiched between Sombra and
* [[Complete Monster]]: Lord Tirek
▲* [[Breather Boss]]: King Sombra can be considered this thanks to be sandwiched between [[Emotion Eater|Chrysalis]] and [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show|Tirek]]. If taking ''Equestria Girls'' into consideration, then Sunset Shimmer is an even better example, being sandwiched between Sombra and Triek.
▲* [[Complete Monster]]: Lord Tirek from the season 4 finale, "Twilight's Kingdom." While not as dark as his G1 counterpart, he's easily more evil and heinous than the rest of the show's villains. Cruel and completely selfish, he seeks to drain Equestria of all it's magic so that he can rule over it as the only magical being. In the process, he intends to leave all ponies as weak, empty shells who can only watch as their world ''dies'' around them. And he actually comes close to doing this, too! He's also the walking rejection of the show's central theme of friendship, going as far as to consider ''his own brother'' worthless because he believed in it and befriended the ponies. After manipulating Discord into aiding him, turning on him to suck out his magic, and using him and the rest of the Mane cast as bargaining chips in a [[Sadistic Choice]] for Twilight Sparkle, even ''Discord'', the embodiment of chaos, has disgust for this guy!
** Also consider that Tirek is the only known villain whose residence was Tartarus, the MLP version of Hell that is explicitly described as being for "the most evil beings in Equestria." Remember the backstory fates of other villains (Nightmare Moon was banished to the moon, Discord was turned to stone, Queen Chrysalis is sealed inside her own realm, and King Sombra was banished to the north) and think about how bad this makes Tirek.
*** And since he was sent from Equestria to Tartarus as punishment for an attempted takeover, he's pretty much the [[Satan]] of this show.
**** A tie-in comic that delved into Tirek's backstory reveals he was quite [[The Sociopath]] even at a young age, finding fascination in power that drains magic from ponies even to the point where it's near fatal for them, abandoning his [[Evil Mentor]] under a pile of rubble that fell on him due to an accident he himself caused, lying to his parents about it and denying responsibility for anything he did wrong, and vowing to one day overthrow his father as king of his nation and then do what his mentor failed to do years ago - take over Equestria. [[Fridge Horror|We never do find out what happened to his and Scorpan's father when he overthrew him...]]
** While Tirek is [[Villain Decay|less menacing]] and [[Characterization Marches On|less wholly monstrous]] in his re-appearances in Seasons Eight and Nine, King Sombra showed himself fully capable of embracing this trope in the Season Five finale and the Season Nine premiere. The former showed us an alternate timeline in which Sombra, unopposed by the Mane Six and Spike, has successfully reclaimed the Crystal Empire and used his position to devastated and conquer half of Equestria, and he seen enslaving several Ponies and commanding an army of Crystal Ponies under his control in a shockingly dark and realistically depicted war with Princess Celestia's forces. In the latter, he's resurrected from darkness at the start of the final season by [[The Dreaded|Grogar]], who wants him to ally himself with his plan for taking Equestria. Sombra, however, [[The Starscream|has plans of his own]]: he first retakes the throne of the Crystal Empire, making it's rulers Cadance and Shining Armor submit to him by [[Adult Fear|threatening the life of their baby, Flurry Heart]], and enslaving ponies both physically ''and'' [[Mind Control|mentally]] this time. But when Twilight Sparkle and her friends vanquish him, it turns out he planned on this happening so that he lowers their guards and then destroys the Tree of Harmony, and the Elements of Harmony along with it. With the Elements gone, Sombra initiates a hostile takeover of all of Equestria, putting [[Mind Control]] helms on the entirety of Ponyville and Canterlot's populations and having them all fight against the Mane Six to kill them. During the confrontation with him in the throne room, when Discord openly acknowledges Fluttershy as his favorite friend, Sombra blasts dark magic at Fluttershy so that Discord ends up taking the blow instead (though it turns out not to have wounded him badly, despite Discord pretending that it did in order to inspire his friends to act in unity and destroy Sombra for good.)
*** The ''FIENDship is Magic'' issue covering Sombra's backstory even has him declaring himself "King of monsters!" upon his turn to evil.
* [[Counterpart Comparison]]: Rainbow Dash is ''incredibly'' similar to [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]. Both of them are cartoon animals who can [[Super Speed|break the sound barrier]], have [[Anime Hair|spiky hair]], have an "[[Deadpan Snarker|attitude]]", and have a tendency to [[Smug Super|boast about their speed]]. To drive the point home, both of them are idolized by orange-furred children (Scootaloo for Rainbow, Tails for Sonic).
** Pinkie Pie and [[Kirby]], mainly because their both pink heroes with huge appetites and also inflate there bodies at certain points (Kirby to fly, and Pinkie Pie during some of her random cartoon physics most noticeable during her Pinkie Sense when she found out that Twilight believing in her abilities was the doozy she predicted). They also have had trouble with dealing with bird based characters (King Dedede for Kirby and Gilda for Pinkie) so these characters do have a lot in common.
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNTvJLbAlVk Spike is showing signs of this, as shown by this video.]
** Also [[Killer Rabbit|Angel]].
** [[Fan Nickname|Ace]], the tennis player pony. [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/71221?search=Ace Here]{{Dead link}} is a [[Chuck Norris Facts]]-esque list about him.
** Princess Celestia, memetic ''goddess''. All but omnipresent even on this wiki. Things such as her defeat by Chrysalis almost immediately getting blamed on the [[Worf Effect]] and discussions of whether or not Princess Cadence is even a "real" alicorn can be pretty straightforwardly traced to this.
** "The Great and Powerful" Trixie is one. In show, she's displayed as being somewhat talented, but rather pathetic in terms of power. The fandom likes to think of her as a worthy rival to Twilight who is equal in terms of power.
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* [[Memetic Molester]]: Along with "Trollestia", another [[Alternative Character Interpretation]] fans like to give to poor Celestia is "Molestia", where she [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|sexually abuses her subjects]]. The variant with victim being Luna is called "Incestia".
** The Diamond Dogs, mainly because of the way they swarm around Rarity when they first see her and then kidnap her along with the constant [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]] vibes they give off, complete with spanking Rarity later on have earned them this title in spades.
** With the advent of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E03 Lesson Zero|Lesson Zero]]", ''Twilight Sparkle'' of all ponies now bears this title ([http://img.ponibooru.org/_images/ac8e485a03a0d4ab2a03857acaaf3b71/71612%20-%20Molestia%20twilight_sparkle.PNG this coincidence]{{Dead link}} only adds to the hilarity).
*** The fact that next episode she used candy to lure Pinkie Pie into a dark alley, then pins Pinkie down and makes her promise not to scream hasn't helped.
** Discord has also gotten a bit of this, mainly due to his [[No Sense of Personal Space]] with Twilight Sparkle, especially the scene were he runs his paw across her cheek. Of course, unlike the previous two, Discord is actually evil and [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show|nasty enough]] for this to have at least some degree of validity.
** Queen Chrysalis is quickly gaining steam. On top of essentially being a G-rated succubus, she, like Discord, has [[No Sense of Personal Space]], [http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/File:S02E26_Chrysalis_taunts_the_ponies.png placing her hoof on Twilight's chin]{{Dead link}} (What's with villains and touching Twilight's face?) and getting ''really'' close to Shining Armor (As both fake Cadance and in her true form!).
* [[Memetic Sex God]]/[[Memetic Sex Goddess]]:
** Big Macintosh. The fandom [https://web.archive.org/web/20121109092211/http://csimadmax.deviantart.com/art/payday-196628510 has] [http://fav.me/d392fj2 depicted]{{Dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617122127/http://askbigmcintosh.tumblr.com/post/10392035208 him] as this due to being one of the few (legal and single) recurring minor stallions within the show. The phrase "Big Macintosh gets ALL the mares" has spawned from this as a result.
*** [http://youtu.be/ydK-bIVsjGE This scene] from "Luna Eclipsed" has only served to [
*** "[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wpXhyR_1dZ0/TrMYHn_hy_I/AAAAAAAARto/5gSxw56z7IY/s1600/3.jpg is] [[Accidental Innuendo|very gentle]]".
** It runs in the family, as his little sister [[Everyone Loves Blondes|Applejack]] is just as good at [[Double Entendre|"wrangling up"]] the [[Fan Community Nicknames|bronies]].
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** Everyone wants to be [[Double Entendre|"taken care of"]] by [[Shrinking Violet|Fluttershy]].
** Everyone is apparently [[Determinator|Spike]] for [[The Fashionista|Rarity]].
** [[Genki Girl|Pinkie Pie]] will also [https://web.archive.org/web/20110829074311/http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/15505?search=pinkie_pie%20rarity%20fluttershy%20applejack hit anything that moves].
** Apparently, everyone wants to be [[Double Entendre|"taught"]] by [[Hot Goddess|Princess Celestia]].
*** Or her earth counterpart, Cheerilee. <ref>Does it makes any difference? They're both voiced by Nicole Oliver</ref>.
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** Princess Cadence to an amazing degree.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]:
** Discord
** Garble and his gang of dragon bullies from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E21 Dragon Quest|Dragon Quest]] collectively cross this when {{spoiler|they attempt to steal the seemingly-defenseless phoenix hatchlings. Spike, on the other hand, stays on the safe side of the horizon by [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child|refusing to shatter the remaining egg]] when pressured into doing so.}}
** {{spoiler|Fake!Cadance/Queen Chrysalis leaving Twilight trapped in the caves beneath Canterlot, which no one remembers even ''exist'', meaning she'll likely ''never'' be found, and as if that wasn't enough, Chrysalis ''taunts her with that very fact!'' She probably crossed it even earlier by doing the same thing to Cadance!}}
** {{spoiler|Lord Tirek was already on the line by draining the magic out of every pony in Equestria, which is essentially Power Rape, but he soared right over it when he turns on Discord and drains his magic while revealing that his "friendship" with him was all a sham and that he considered both him and the amulet he gave him (that had formerly belonged to Tirek's brother Scorpan) to be as worthless as his own brother, and then a few minutes later he uses his stronger power to attack Ponyville, blowing up the library while Twilight Sparkle and her owl are still in it!}}
** {{spoiler|Starlight Glimmer was also on the line due to keeping Ponies enslaved by her socialist mandate in her cult town and even locking them up in a room to get brainwashed whenever they show signs of dissent. She very nearly crossed the point of no return in the Season Five finale when she was about to tear the Cutie Map in half so that Twilight could never go back through time to undo her preventing the Rainboom that got the Mane Six their Cutie Marks and bound them together as friends from happening even after having been ''shown'' that not allowing the Rainboom to happen would have a ripple effect of consequences that would lead to the total destruction of Equestria and possibly the entire universe as we know it. But in managing to listen to Twilight's reasoning with her and ''not'' tear up the map, she managed to save herself... [[Broken Base|from an in-universe perspective, at least.]]}}
** King Sombra has always been well over the Horizon with his tyrannical rule of the Crystal Empire having traumatized many ponies and his intended conquest of Equestria leading to all-out war, suffering and death. {{spoiler|He unambiguously crosses it in the Season Nine premiere when he threatens baby Flurry Heart in order to make Cadance and Shining Armor submit to him and become his slaves.}}
* [[Never Live It Down]]:
** Princess Celestia banished somepony into the Moon only once (reluctantly even) within the series' canon. The princess is now notorious within the fandom for banishing anyone or anything she dislikes into the Moon.
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** Diamond Tiara, resident [[Alpha Bitch]] of Ponyville, has very few fans as well. Neither is her pal, Silver Spoon.
** Owlowiscious is a better example of a character that is unintentionally disliked by a handful of the fandom.
** When Princess Cadance was first revealed to be an upcoming toy, there was a lot of hate for her mostly because she was a [[Pink Product Ploy|pink]] alicorn. Fortunately her proper appearance in the show seems to have [[Rescued
** After his behavior in "Putting Your Hoof Down" Angel launched himself squarely into this territory.
*** Although he may have been [[Rescued
** Another scrappy from "Putting Your Hoof Down" is Boxxy Brown, the cherry salescolt, who took advantage of Fluttershy's desperation to try to extort huge amounts of money from her, only to rub it in her face when somepony else bought his last cherry. Making things worse, as far as we know [[Karma Houdini|he didn't get a well-deserved taste of "New Fluttershy's" wrath]]
** People did ''not'' like Tori Spelling [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44OUB98t8zw hosting the premiere] of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1|"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1"]] and [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2|"A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2"]].
** King Sombra and Sunset Shimmer were the least well received of the show's major villains due to flat characterization, vague motives, and overall wasted potential of their characters. The latter got [[Rescued from the Scrappy Heap]] in ''Rainbow Rocks'' thanks to some solid [[Character Development]] following her [[Heel Face Turn]], while the former got rescued in spinoff comics, Season Five, and Season Nine, all of which further fleshed him out and made him a much darker, more genuinely threatening and capable villain.
* [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]: Pinkie Pie at times, Fluttershy at others.
* [[Ugly Cute]]:
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* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: There have been two ponies so far (Lickety Split from "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E10 Secret of My Excess|Secret of My Excess]]" and the young earth pony who gets a bowling Cutie Mark at the beginning of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E06 The Cutie Pox|The Cutie Pox]]") who have male-looking head shapes, but also have eyelashes which are only visible when their eyes are closed or not fully open.
** Rainbow Dash can qualify for this. Besides being primarily blue (a typically masculine color), she often behaves in a boyish manner and is voiced with a classic example of the young-boy-portrayed-by-female-voice-actor voice. You could probably come up with a good [[Drinking Game]]. Just take a swig every time you have to correct yourself for thinking of Rainbow as a ''him''.
** Viewers who didn't know about Derpy prior to ''The Last Roundup'' wouldn't be blamed for thinking her ([[Executive Meddling|original]]) voice was that of a male. [[Tabitha St. Germain]] who voiced her even said [https://web.archive.org/web/20130614111606/http://www.derpyhoovesnews.com/tabitha-st-germain-clarifies-a-little-bit-on-derpys-voice/ she didn't know she was a girl and that the voice was inspired by a neighbor's son].
* [[Wangst]]:
** Played for laughs in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E14 Suited for Success|Suited For Success]]". After Rarity's fashion show ended in disaster (thanks to trying too hard to give her friends "perfect" dresses), suffering a brutal review by a fashion critic and getting laughed at by the other ponies, she locked herself in her shop and cried out in shame and depression.
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** Oddly enough, the one time a character was actually in a wheelchair (Twilight after she fell down some stairs), it was treated as [[Amusing Injuries]].
** When Gilda terrifies her into thinking there's a rattlesnake, she gimps away as fast as she can. Which is no faster than she usually moves. You just ''don't do that sort of thing'' to someone as old as Granny, which explains some of the hatred towards Gilda.
== Fandom reactions ==
* [[Americans Hate Tingle]]: According to various queries, Russians hate Rarity - she fares only on par with one-off and background ponies, way behind the mane cast. CMC and Spike are even worse. "Lesson Zero" is considered one of the worst episodes, same for all CMC episodes. Surprisingly, "Sisterhooves Social", despite being heavy on CMC ''and'' Rarity, is rated very high... two negatives equal positive?
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** [[Art Evolution]]: This has only increased in the second season.
* [[Broken Base]]: With the fandom as large as it is, this is inevitable. Some dividing factors include the Aesop of some episodes coming off the wrong way to some fans ([[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E08 The Mysterious Mare Do Well|"The Mysterious Mare Do Well"]] being a prime example), the portrayal of fan-favorite characters, and whether or not [[Fandom Nod|Fandom Nods]] are good for the show. Its probably best to leave it at that.
** While no one likes the censorship she got, Derpy's voice in 'The Last Roundup' is quite divisive. Some hate the new voice because she sounds like a dumb blonde and too perky. Others like the new voice, saying it's sounds cute (and also pointing out that it sounded what fanon assumed her voice to be beforehand). There's another group that initially hated it but grew to love it, whether because they grew out of the discourse or simply because it sounds similar to how she would sound in later episodes anyway.
**
* [[Canon Fodder]]: The fanfiction community for the show is one of the biggest and fastest growing fanfiction communities in all media fandoms. One of the many reasons is the many gaps in the details about the history of the ''FiM'' universe. Fanfic writers have a field day answering questions such as "What turned Luna into Nightmare Moon?", "What happened between the founding of Equestria and the rule of Discord?", "Where does the Hearts and Hooves Day backstory fit into this?", and so on.
* [[Complaining About People Not Liking the Show]]: ''Some'' of the [[Fan Dumb]] can be quite vocal about folks genuinely not liking the show or any of its aspects, and it's probably best to leave it at that.
* [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch]]: This might be the first time a show owes a good deal of its popularity to this trope. For starters:
** The whole fandom kicked off because of an article on Cartoon Brew -- written before the show even started airing -- saying that the very existence of the Hub represented (exact words) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110704172049/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/the-end-of-the-creator-driven-era.html "The End of the Creator-Driven Era"]. How ironic when ''Friendship Is Magic'' turned out to be proof of how dramatically a creator-driven approach can improve a [[Merchandise-Driven]] franchise. The article's hubris attracted a lot of attention from [[Image Boards|4chan's comics-and-cartoons board]], whose visitors decided to watch the show for themselves just to spite the writer.
** The dispute between [http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/12/09/my-little-homophobic-racist-smarts-shaming-pony/ Kathleen Richter] and [http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/12/24/my-little-non-homophobic-non-racist-non-smart-shaming-pony-a-rebuttal/ Lauren Faust] that played out in Ms. Magazine's blog.
** Additionally, it's been an uphill climb for people spreading the news about how good the show actually is. The first discussion thread at [[Something Awful]] was a veritable mine field of Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch. Oddly, the second thread, after having been going strong without too much trolling and attracting dozens and dozens of new fans to the show for almost ''150 pages (!!!)'', and generating over a thousand dollars in account, avatar, and banner purchases, was unceremoniously deep sixed. The moderators explained that they disliked having to patrol a thread in which people talk about how much they enjoy a cartoon directed at elementary school-age girls. Incidentally, the ''[[Star Wars]] Clone Wars'' thread [[Double Standard|is still okay]]...
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* [[Scapegoat Creator]]: It ''used'' to be Dave Polsky, but since then Merriwether Williams has become the prime target for fandom scorn. To be fair, [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E08 The Mysterious Mare Do Well|her first aired episode]] was not the best hoof to start out on. But since then, arguments have mutated from her just not getting the show, to more than a few fans pinning everything they dislike about Season 2 on Merriwether's shoulders. Merely mentioned her name on many fan sites can cause an immediate [[Flame War]]. Never mind that she's just the writer, and has to go through editors and other members of the production team before her episodes are aired, or that she's helped write great episodes on other shows before FiM *cough [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Band Geeks]] cough*. No, she's just a bad writer that doesn't "get the show."
** This hits incredible levels of [[Fridge Logic]] when you consider that her next episode "Hearth's Warming Eve" was extremely well received by a majority of the fanbase.
* [[The Scrappy]]: Brony 99, even amongst bronies. Yes, you think Discord is a [[Complete Monster]]: we get it. Shut up, stop whining and grow up already! Is also seen as such for being partially responsible for the derailment of the [[Complete Monster]] trope.
* [[Surprisingly Improved Sequel]]: To most of the previous incarnations, but especially the direct-to-video releases of the 2000's.
* [[Tainted by the Preview]]: The lead up to the "Royal Wedding" made many fans angry over just about everything. Of course, most fans agreed it was much better than expected.
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** Game Informer took a very lighthearted and harmless jab at the show in their Timeline feature, which led to an [[Fan Dumb|oversensitive brony]] sending an angry letter ranting about how the ponies are badass and "not frilly". They poked some lighthearted fun at him while sincerely acknowledging the show's quality... [[Fan Dumb|which led to more oversensitive bronies]] sending hate mail. By then, they could've easily ripped the bronies a new one and no one would've blamed them -- yet [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|incredibly, they took the high ground and vowed not hold a grudge against the fanbase]]. Instead of publishing any of their hate mail, they published a couple of letters from levelheaded bronies apologizing for the idiots in the fanbase. GI also specifically stated that frilly does not equal bad or lame -- a sentiment [[Lauren Faust]] would agree with 100%.
* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]]: Although the show was made for kids, some of the things that they put into the show makes you wonder. See this show's own [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Radar|Getting Crap Past The Radar page]], and its entry in [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]] for specific examples.
== Shipping ==
Despite the show being focused on ''friendship'' and very little romance outside of seeing a few married couples, shipping is quite popular. Especially [[Les Yay Shipping]], probably due to there being so few males. Popular ships (or at least ships that have had fanfics/fanart)
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** Pinkie and [[Dan Vs.|Dan]], inspired by [[The Hub]]'s own [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C0DukozIYs crossover] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSoEZpKvgNs commercials] where Pinkie bothers him. They even go [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8aN2nwCQ8 see] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXj9_JnLbw movies] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiG3qlqdtKQ together].
** [[Big Good|Celestia and]] [[Transformers|Optimus Prime.]]
** The Mane 6 x TMNT: Leonardo/Twilight or Sci-Twi, Raphael/Sunset Shimmer, Donatello/Rarity, Michelangelo/Pinkie Pie, Casey/Applejack, and Slash/Fluttershy.
** Following the above, there's also Knuckles/Applejack, Knuckles (his Sonic Boom variation specifically)/Fluttershy, and Silver the Hedgehog/Starlight Glimmer.
* [[Dry Docked Ship]]: Many people in the fandom say that Discord is Celestia's ex.
** Some also say similar things about Rainbow Dash and Gilda.
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** Apple Bloom/Diamond Tiara for the [[Toy Ship]] variety.
* [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]]:
** Rainbow Dash tends to get paired up the most out of the cast by the fandom, to the point where it's easier to count the ponies she hasn't been paired up with on one hand. To drive the point home one artist [https://web.archive.org/web/20120801205638/http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/30385 paired her with a kitchen sink].
** ''[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/3711/Special-Delivery Rainbow Dash has been shipped with shipping itself.]'' {{spoiler|[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Not what you think.]]}}
** Also Big Macintosh, due to being one of the few recurring stallions. He too has been shipped with the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110829053628/http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/35276?search=favorited_by%3DObscure kitchen sink].
** Also Spike, due to the fact he [[The One Guy|the only main male character in the show.]] He's been paired up with the Mane Six Ponies, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and many of the background ponies. It's easier to name who he '''hasn't''' been paired with in the long run. It also help that he's a literal [[Chick Magnet]] and [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]] combined into one.
** Soarin' the Wonderbolt is starting to catch up to Big Mac as the Alpha Stallion of Equestria.
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** And now Apple Bloom/Snips is gaining some steam, [[Ship Tease|ever since "The Cutie Pox"]].
** Pipsqueak/Dinky for some reason has become popular. [[Theme Pairing]], perhaps?
== Other ==
* [[Ear Worm]]: So far, the majority of songs have been declared ear worms. Pretty impressive all things considered.
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** Similar with Rarity, they also provided a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-6JC_g0fQ8 sound effect] for Pinkie's uvula wiggling around during her "I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala" song.
** Overlapping with [[Shown Their Work]], "Return of Harmony, Part 2" has the ponies' pupil sizes increase and decrease accordingly as Discord screws with the sun and moon.
* [[Rescued
** The Crusaders did get some flak upon their introduction; they are now adored on par with the mane cast.
** Many people admit to hating Rarity early into the show, since she comes off as dim, shallow, arrogant and useless - in other words, typical [[Rich Bitch]], the very stereotype she is designed to subvert. It's not until a bunch of episodes, starting with "Suited for Success", came out, giving her a lot of screen time, massive [[Character Development]], and actually living up to her element more often that they started warming up to her.
** Before the airing of "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E25 A Canterlot Wedding Part 1|A Canterlot Wedding]]", there was a generally negative opinion of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, due to being an alicorn without any explanation and being Twilight's brother despite never being brought up before, respectively. In addition, it was generally believed that they were forced into the show by higher-ups at Hasbro. While there is still much grumbling about these issues, after the airing of the episodes, they have managed to gain a lot of fans.
* [[So Bad It's Good]]: The Cutie Mark Crusaders' music performance in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E18 The Show Stoppers|The Show Stoppers]]". Admit it, you liked it just for its nostalgic 80's cheesiness.
** Out of all the sucky outfits the other ponies forced Rarity to make in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E14 Suited for Success|Suited For Success]]", fans generally agree that Rainbow Dash's really ''did'' look cool. They just don't agree on who that helmet reminds them of: [[300|Spartans]]? [[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]? [[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]]? [[X-Men|Magneto]]? [[Judge Dredd]]? [[Warhammer
*** Her helmet seemed to be re-used for her Commander Hurricane role in "Hearth's Warming Eve", however.
*** That is to say, cool for a superhero. For a formal dance... perhaps not so much. Then again, her reason for attending was to crash the Wonderbolts' performance with her flying moves, so it makes sense she initially thought the dress would work.
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* [[Watch It for the Meme]]: A good chunk of the fanbase actually doesn't care much for the show itself, just for the [[Fountain of Memes|crap ton of memes it has spawned]].
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