My Little Pony: Because Friendship Is Magic

[Jahkaivah]

What happens when Powerpuff Girls artist Lauren Faust revives a little girl's cartoon series?

This:




This show is awesome.

It's about time we had a thread about it.

[Occasional Sage]

Obligatory link to the Brunching Shuttlecock quiz: can you tell which are MLP names and which are adult movie star names? It's all clean and PG, just in case you're concerned.

DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility (though I take full credit) for damage to your sanity and/or childhood memories.

[Starbuck_II]

Wait, is there new My little pony?

[SlyGuyMcFly]

I'm going to need something more than an (admittedly intriguing) pic and assurance of awesomeness. Tell me more, for I am curious and more that slightly tempted.

[Xefas]

Obligatory link to the Brunching Shuttlecock quiz: can you tell which are MLP names and which are adult movie names? It's all clean and PG, just in case you're concerned.

I got 4 out of 12 right, having never actually seen or been in the vicinity of anything having to do with My Little Pony. I don't watch TV, so the only thing I know about them is that "There is a thing called 'My Little Pony' that exists", and one Robot Chicken skit I saw on youtube about the "My Little Pony: Apocalypse Ponies".

So, I think I can be a relatively reliable control group when I say "What the hell is wrong with their naming conventions?"

(Also, the Powerpuff Girls are badass, so I'm now intrigued about this show.)

[Mewtarthio]

So, I think I can be a relatively reliable control group when I say "What the hell is wrong with their naming conventions?"

I only got two of them. Seriously? "Cherry Treats"? "Ruby Lips"? "Heart Throb"? Is this one of those "Getting crap past the radar" deals?

[The Glyphstone]

I managed 5, but that was literally blind guessing.

[Saph]

3 out of 12. I'm not sure whether I should feel bad or good about that.

[The Glyphstone]

As long as you don't recognize more porn stars than ponies, you're okay.

[Starbuck_II]

I got 6 out of 12.

[DaedalusMkV]

I got 6 out of 12.

I got 9, and that was by going completely counter-intuitive and saying "pony" for everything that didn't possibly sound like it should be in a kid's show and vice versa. At least I didn't recognize any of the names, pornstar or pony...
Should I actually pay attention to this now? I've never had anything but contempt for the entire existence of My Little Pony, but if it's actually at all like the Powerpuff Girls I may have to rethink my stance on it.

[Gorgondantess]

...I got one out of 12 right. That is... horrifying...

[Jahkaivah]

I'm going to need something more than an (admittedly intriguing) pic and assurance of awesomeness. Tell me more, for I am curious and more that slightly tempted.

It's rather amusing with lots of self-aware and under-the-radar humour (Lauren says she was aiming for the Pixar effect by appealing to older fans), and some funny implications (in one episode Applejack gets tired over-working, but the way she acts as a result makes it seem like she's stoned).

The characters are incredibly cute (especially Applebloom and Fluttershy) and really expressive, plus it's got songs which have a tendancy to ear worm.


And on /co/ it's approaching Team Fortress 2 levels of memetic mutation:



(Also I got 10 out of 12 on that quiz, god help me)

[Orzel]

I got 8.
I still don't get the fantasy of ponies that little girls have.

[Mx.Silver]

I got 5. What on earth was going on at the meeting where they came-up with these names?

I still don't get the fantasy of ponies that little girls have.

I never understood what was interesting about trains and fire engines, which put me in a very small minority as a young boy.

[Starbuck_II]

Trains and fire engines??
Don't you mean guns and swords? At least that was what I was into.
Gi Joe," Knowledge is half the battle!" The other half was violence!

[Mx.Silver]

Trains and fire engines??
Don't you mean guns and swords?

No. This disparity probably has something to do with our differing cultural backgrounds.

[SlyGuyMcFly]

It's rather amusing with lots of self-aware and under-the-radar humour (Lauren says she was aiming for the Pixar effect by appealing to older fans), and some funny implications (in one episode Applejack gets tired over-working, but the way she acts as a result makes it seem like she's stoned).

Wait. Applejack? That is so wrong.

The characters are incredibly cute (especially Applebloom and Fluttershy) and really expressive, plus it's got songs which have a tendancy to ear worm.

Dear. God.

I must watch this.

[Serpentine]

Huh. As much as I have a great big mooshy soft-spot for My Little Ponies, I never watched the old cartoon and never expect to like it if I did. But this one looks interesting...

[Sleverin]

Huh. As much as I have a great big mooshy soft-spot for My Little Ponies, I never watched the old cartoon and never expect to like it if I did. But this one looks interesting...

Let's not forget that the original My Little Ponies series is one of many many shows in the 80's designed to sell children gimmicky toys with cute or badass cartoons. But if this one has an original spin it might be worth something, but I still won't watch it. I mean what will follow next, tea drinking parties?

[The Vorpal Tribble]

...plus it's got songs which have a tendancy to ear worm.

I'm watching this with my sister and at the same time we go, 'WHY ARE YOU WAKING UP THE POOR HIBERNATING CREATURES?!'

She is now complaining that it keeps playing in her head. It just rolled over me, can't even recall it now. May be my nausea I gain when watching Power Puff Girls, Spongebob and similar modern crazes.

Did I mention anime little ponies causes me physical pain?

[Mewtarthio]

I'm watching this with my sister and at the same time we go, 'WHY ARE YOU WAKING UP THE POOR HIBERNATING CREATURES?!'

More importantly, isn't there supposed to be some sort of magic unicorn goddess who controls the sun? Shouldn't she be the one responsible for changing the seasons?

[Lycan 01]

I watched a couple of episodes with my girlfriend a few weeks ago. She's a My Little Pony fanatic...

I actually got a few laughs out of it. Even though it seemed to be aimed at much younger audiences, I still found some of the goofy humor and zany situations funny...

[Occasional Sage]

Wait. Applejack?

Ever tried the Jack Rose cocktail made with it? That will restore all the right, with some surplus.

[Frozen_Feet]

So it's a Faustian deal?

*pokes eyes out due to cuteness overload*

[Xefas]

More importantly, isn't there supposed to be some sort of magic unicorn goddess who controls the sun? Shouldn't she be the one responsible for changing the seasons?

So far as I could tell from the above song, the My Little Ponies are like Terrestrial Gods. While the Sun unerringly marks the passage of time, it is their duty as the stewards of the earth to make sure that the forces of nature move in proper accordance with it.

[Elfin]

3/12.
Also: that poster. My poor, poor eyes.

[Jahkaivah]

So far as I could tell from the above song, the My Little Ponies are like Terrestrial Gods. While the Sun unerringly marks the passage of time, it is their duty as the stewards of the earth to make sure that the forces of nature move in proper accordance with it.

The sun is however, controled by Princess Celestia (that unicorn-pegasus hybrid in the first image). Which supposedly supports the wild fan theories that she's actually an evil tyrant trying to keep the Ponies under her control.

Pony theories are wierd. There's even a timelord theory thanks to that brown pony with an hourglass mark.

Wait. Applejack? That is so wrong.

She isn't even a new one, Applejack is one of the few classic pony names which have been kept for the main cast.

[Dogmantra]

The characters are incredibly cute (especially Applebloom and Fluttershy) and really expressive, plus it's got songs which have a tendancy to ear worm.

Holy heck on a stick, do you know how many balls I am tripping now?

I am tripping MORE THAN ALL THE BALLS THAT EXIST. I need this cartoon in my life now.

[Copacetic]

1/12


Also, gah. They look less like ponies and more like vague brightly-coloured blobs.