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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-In|the better]]! Fans like turning the show and the characters on its head.▼
* [[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]]?"}}
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** "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]]:
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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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* [[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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* [[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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** [[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.
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* [[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.
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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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* [[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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