Having Rarity be Sweetie Belle's mom is a great twist! I liked this special. Merry Christmas!


I just realized that your Twilight is actually adorable. Also, it took me way too long to figure out what was going on with the pony on the left's legs. :P


The quality and emotion put into this is impressive. 3:42, I can feel the pain in the voice.

We have ages? This series is adding  so much character development.


I was never an mlp fan, but I just found this, and this, the story you guys are telling, the real characters you're making - it's amazing. The work that must go into every episode is mind-blowing! I hope you guys will keep this up, for a fan


To answer Raritys concern about robbing Santa, couldn't they just bury Sweetie Belle alive in stolen presents or something?


I cracked up when Twilight called them "cocksuckers" and Rainbow Dash indignantly said "That's not true!"  ...Of course, she COULD have meant the backstabbing part, but it's funnier the first way.

And then there's "We haven't even aired those last two" and was that a discussion of the competitive Pokemon scene?  This series is pretty crazy...

You know, considering the format of these specials it kinda feels like there's little need to use existing characters other than inertia.

Oh, hey, and even a mock-up of the note at the end!  Nice.


I just watched the Christmas episode again and wanted to tell you how much I loved the story.  It really makes me emotional.  The voice acting is really good.  If voice acting is what you like, I hope you can get into it for a living.  I think you all deserve to get into that or writing.  I love all the ponies a lot but I think Twilight is my favorite because of your stories and series.  I mean I like Tara Strong ok, but Kitaronicus brings her more into reality for me.  Same with Spike.  He deserves more than he gets from the FIM series.  It's been better for Spike,  lately, but not enough.  I liked how Rarity is older then the rest.  She has more attitude and personality, which she desperately needs in FIM.  I would say more, but I don't know when to shut up,  So for now,  just thought you should know that this fan appreciates your hard work, and looks forward to anything and everything from TheKanterlot.  Out of 200+ subscriptions,  Your Number one.  Happy Nightmare Night.  FIM

@TheKanterlot<br>Nice.  Looking forward to that.  Yay!

@TheKanterlot
Nice.  Looking forward to that.  Yay!

+Chris Bihary Oh wow! That's quite the compliment ^^ In a few weeks we'll record the commentary for this one too, and we have a lot to say about it o.O


This is now my third favorite MLP abridged series. I absolutely love what you have done with Twilight's character! You see her chill, humorous side for a change. I loved the running gag with Rarity's age, and the banter between the characters in the Rainbow Dash house scene was hilarious! I quite enjoyed listening to this, and will probably listen to it every Christmas. Keep up the great work!

So this was the comment you mentioned in your QnA livestream.<br>Anyway I agree, I love the natural flow, as if everything is happening in real time, like you forget the actors followed a script. Such great writing and talent all around

So this was the comment you mentioned in your QnA livestream.
Anyway I agree, I love the natural flow, as if everything is happening in real time, like you forget the actors followed a script. Such great writing and talent all around

@Scootertrix Studios 3rd favorite oh wow! :O That means so much to us! We're glad you took the time to listen and enjoy this. It's one of our personal favorites as well :D


Ok. And by the way, you guys are doing great. You've evolved this show from something silly and kinda off the wall into Aaron seriously compelling show that really makes the characters your own... kinda like Red vs. Blue. Good job.

+TheKanterlot <br>You guys remind of a lot of people that I want to be

+TheKanterlot
You guys remind of a lot of people that I want to be

+Robert Hoerz Thanks man! That's been our goal since day one and we're really happy our fans seem to believe we've pulled it off!


I hope Twilight meets her parents this holiday and see what's up with them


Seriously loving your show. My gfs would probably not like it. But seriously. Loving your spin on it.


Santa: "...Saving your friend Applejack's life, and of course running off the Great and Powerful Trixie..."

Me: "DANG, even Santa hates Trixie! Lol. She wasn't that bad in her episode. Quite the contrary I only felt sympathy for her."

+SuperWorldJumper He doesn't hate her, he just acknowledges that Ponyville was tired of the Mayor booking her and it was in everyone's best interest for her to stop coming to Ponyville.

We never stated it directly in the episode, but there's really no need to feel too bad for her. Despite the way Ponyville feels about her (which their aggression stems from the fact the Mayor Mare had been shoving her down their throats for at least a couple years) she is still a multi-platinum recording artist beloved by millions of fans all throughout the world.


All jokes aside, I really enjoyed this Christmas special and now have a better understanding of the universe you are creating for your characters. Sometimes it gets really deep and I'm like "WOW! They went there. I never would have imagined even a parody of a show filled with colorful ponies going there, but they went there." You guys take your writing, your stories, and your character seriously, and considering the premise you yourselves created, that's quite the accomplishment. I mean even in a world where Santa and Magic do exist and being an evil overlord is an achievable dream, I still wouldn't want to be in any of these guys' shoes. The first episode seemed very comedic centered, and ever since then you have been taking these caricatures and doing things with them I never thought possible. It certainly makes you stand out from the other series out there. So what made you decide to take this more serious toned route? (Which is just a fancy way of saying "Why So Serious?" lol)

+SuperWorldJumper Right! Oh wow! Picturing that scene with Twi and Pinkie is hilarious XD

It's from "Sandy, SpongeBob, and The Worm" where SpongeBob tries to convince Sandy not to go after the Alaskan Bull Worm. I remember you saying how you guys were a fan of Spongebob's eager face, so I thought you might appreciate a SpongeBob reference infused with your characters and maybe find it humorous. Of course I tweaked it a little to match your characters better. Did you like it?

+SuperWorldJumper Well none of us ever saw ourselves doing an MLP parody, though we've all been interested in writing and acting virtually our entire lives. We want to someday write and act professionally, but before we can we need at least some form of experience.

That's when we thought of the abridging community and what a good place it could be to practice these things and get better. And if people didn't like what we were doing, there wouldn't be any consequences!

So we planned out the big, dramatic story, figured out back stories for our characters and then tweaked them to fit into a FIM parody.

Basically Friendship is for Adults is a watered down version of a television show we someday hope to make. And this is our way of getting in a lot of writing and acting practice before we try and sell our story to a network. If all goes according to plan, you may flip on Comedy Central or Adult Swim one day and see a perfected version of our show!

We also were fans of the big abridged series (both Pony and non pony) and noticed that people have pretty much done everything you can with an abridged series except make a serious one!

Also your comment with the alternate Pinkie/Twi conversation! It sounds familiar but we can't remember where that's from.


Still listening, but I couldn't resist.

Pinkie: "Twilight, I'm not stupid. You're not going to trick me into helping you like that."

Me: "Then how is she supposed to trick you into helping her?"

+TheKanterlot What you just said made me think of the following scene. Can you guess it's origins?

• Pinkie: “Twilight, what is the matter with you? Now, I'm not just about to go out and help you steal Christmas, and there ain't nothing you can say that will change my mind!”
• Twilight: “Oh yeah? What if I said... 'blargen fedibble no-hip'?”
• Pinkie: [Stunned look, then shakes it off] “Well, I gotta admit, I did not see that one coming, but I'm still not going!”
• Twilight: “You know, Christmas is so overrated. Let's just get our friends together and go do our own thing. I promise it won't be anything nefarious.” [Pinkie just stares at her] "I've got ice cream!....With nuts..." [Pinkie starts to leave; Twilight then appears with a portrait of Pinkie's father on her face as she tries to imitate his voice] “Pinkie, this is your pappy speaking, and your mama and I tell you to go help this nice young girl steal Christmas! Now march out of this house this instant, young lady!”
• Pinkie: “You ain't my pa!" [And then Pinkie's real parents come out and tell Pinkie to go out with Twilight, lol.]

+SuperWorldJumper With something a little less obvious of course :p


19:30 YOU EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TODAY WITH THE ORIGINS STORY THIS IS AMAZING

We figured it was about time we shared a little more info on our series :3


Huh. That was well done, and yet... odd. There was no payoff to the main plot points. We never found out exactly WHO Twilight had been hoping to see. I mean, an obvious guess would be her parents, but then again, maybe she'd been hoping for a visit from Celestia. Or maybe someone else entirely that we'd never heard about? I figured we'd finally get some sort of reveal by the end--"I wanted... THEM." But no. Nothing was ever said. Strange.

And then there was Mr. and Mrs. Cake's obvious plot for Pinkie to go along and do... something to subvert Twilight's plan. Which also turned out to be nothing. So what were they trying to accomplish with their scheming out of Twilight's earshot? I am quite confused.


Kinda begs the question of the others ages to be honest.


Not gonna lie, guys, I'm digging' it. Tone up your output a little, though, your vocals are kinda wonky.  Maybe a higher-end mic would help. I know money doesn't grow on trees, but it'll help avoid the harsh S sounds like were rampant in the halloween special.

Besides that, I definitely like the series. There's a shit-ton more character growth, and I love the hinted at nightlife of the crew. Rarity, the demon slayer could almost be a show on it's own. One question, was she actually freaking out about the cenobites or was that a ploy?

Great! I'll drop a subscription and keep my eye out. Thanks guys!

@Alex Kroeker Expect it and a few other fun videos in April :)

That makes sense.

The sound grain you used worked great, previously stated exceptions aside.

I've never been  fan of hellraiser, but I've heard of the Nightmare Configuration several times, and the lore behind it is really quite inspired.

So when can we expect the next episode?

@Alex Kroeker Yeah, we thought it would help the atmosphere by using a vocal effect that targets the sharp sounds in the vocals to make it sound old timey and it fucked it up XD Thankfully we learned our lesson!

As for the cenobites, she was sincerely freaking out. The cenobites weren't ponified versions of themselves, and though the FIM universe is home to all sorts of crazy creatures, humans aren't one of them. So just imagine her shock seeing creatures she's never seen before, and mutilated, disfigured versions at that! Not too mention the cenobites are creatures she wouldn't be able to overpower by force anyway, her specialty.


Hey guys, its your number one fan again.
I fucking love you guys. Seriously.
You. all. are. awesome.
So much awesome in this episode. I cant even. I just cant even.

So the moral support really does help? Yay I am helpful :D

@Leonard Greenpaw The next time we do something like this we'll definitely make that happen. Thanks again for the support! This is our first attempt at doing a story like this, and the writer was very nervous about it. But your comments make us all feel a more confident about it!

@TheKanterlot oh full animation would be wonderful, but I know thats way too much to ask, flash is fricking insanely time consuming.<br>What I suggested was just more like a slideshow, like a new picture for every major scene change

@TheKanterlot oh full animation would be wonderful, but I know thats way too much to ask, flash is fricking insanely time consuming.
What I suggested was just more like a slideshow, like a new picture for every major scene change

@Leonard Greenpaw Wow, thank you so much! We really appreciate it! Some of those questions we can't answer now, but the letter Twilight receives is shown after the credits. And Fluttershy's sister and Rainbow's brother, that's an entire story itself, there was no way we could fit it in this already plot heavy episode.

And as far as hearths warming is concerned. It doesn't exist in our universe! And yeah, we would have loved to have this animated. Maybe next year we'll be able to shoot bigger :)

spike trying to calm twi <3 awww
twi's rage <3 Favorite character
new evil plot niiiiiiice
Pinkie is jewish! Woah what?!
Did you two walk here without a coat? y--yes, yes we did! <3 made me laugh more than it should have
Sweetie is my daughter WHAAAAAAAAT!
Sweetie's sass <3 new favorite character
note worthy's accent <3 LOVE IT Move aside sweetie belle
twi's fangasm <3 A dorkable
"my line of work" ..... yes! fashion designer! <3 such good nervous laughter From the clues in the past episodes, she is probably like an assassin or spy or something hmmm but she has killed monsters, some sort of secret society of monster hunters?
"who? "noteworthy!" "fuck you" <3<3<3 I love the way spike said that
the whole exchange between rarity and spike about sweetie belle <3 like wow and aww and woah like I cant even describe that, just wonderful
"well it was 17, also fuck yourself" XD many lols were had
rainbow's house, ? fluttershy's sister is together with rainbow's brother? Their old house? what happened? did they die?
"uhm what the fuck are you guys doing here?" XD haha that tone in her voice, I love it
"cool cool, well uhm you need to leave" "this has been unexpected but its time for it to end" XD I enjoy RD's VA
XD to that whole rd family scene!
Fluttershy's parents on vacation? Since easter? Long vacation... wonder whats happening there hmm
"what are you looking at motherfucker!?" XD acknowledging a background pony's existence without them being relevant! I never realized how awesome this could be
Twi's breakdown :c Awwwww I feel so sad for my favorite evil genius
"I just wanted them" .... Might not be her parents.... She remains vague about it and they are only called "them and they" never my parents or my family
"We havent even aired those last two yet" Careful with that fourth wall pinkie, its fragile, stop poking at it :p
I cant hear the gifts with twi being hilarious "I cant be on the nice list, I am an evil genius!"
nice warm fuzzy feels at the end, so nice <3

one bad point is that NONE of the content creators have talked about hearths warming day, the all only made christmas stuff, whatever christmas is. :c I feel let down
Multiple images during the show would really help the immersion, if you ponies can convince an artist to join your party. If I was an artist I would gladly volunteer, but my art is terrible. I am sorry :c I wish I could help or support any way I could, I will just settle for like, faving, and telling all my pony friends about your videos


30:21
Is that a fucking Skype ping in the background?!


It may have said 'a young mare' but it DID sound more like 'man'.


...10 degrees, that's sooo cold. That's spring in Canada and some summer.

kidnaps northerner brings to Arizona in the summer

dear god... the dreaded northerner...
Literally anybody man it's cold outside!
Northerner teleports into the room YOU DON'T KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF COLD!
Literally anybody WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?
Northerner WEAKLING!!! I BET YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN FROST BITE ONCE!
Literally anybody !?!?!??!?!?!?

dear god... the dreaded northerner...
*Literally anybody* man it's cold outside!
*Northerner teleports into the room* YOU DON'T KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF COLD!
*Literally anybody* WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?
*Northerner* WEAKLING!!! I BET YOU HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN FROST BITE ONCE!
*Literally anybody* !?!?!??!?!?!?


the ring bell has theee worst sound quality! it's that bad that it's scared me!<br>no offensive...

the ring bell has theee worst sound quality! it's that bad that it's scared me!
no offensive...


Wait.... are the girls.... are the girls actually members of the same epitome monster hunting group that guarded starters as Secret Agent Sweety-Drop, A.K.A. "Bon Bon"?

Slice of life is also where the character who was portraied as a doctor in this series and thus unwilling to buy an apple turns out to be a time traveler who later even wears the scarf of Tom Baker's Doctor....I kinda thought they were referencing that there.

+TheKanterlot Spoiler warning.

Actually that was a reference to episode 100 the one that was all about background characters. in it a bugbear is attacking ponyville and bonbon reveals she actually has a secret identity and that the bugbear must be there for her. if you haven't seen episode 100 then i suggest you watch it. it's great.

+Robert Hoerz Secret Agent Sweetie-Drop sounds like a fan work that we've unfortunately never seen... As for the girls secret life, the 2nd Halloween special has answers :3


+Bryant Lee Thank you! We really appreciate that n_n


Dammit Guys just so hearth warming. Who knew the only thing that Big Bad Twilight Sparkle want for christmas is a nice family dinner with her parents. Man I start to understand why Twilight is the way she is. And she is the Baby of Mane Six. She's not old enough to legally drink.Of course the big shocker Sweet Bell is Rarity's daughter. I wonder if this Sweet Bell is a better singer than the canon one after all she daughter of Noteworthy.MMmmm Rarity is really 28 or she's lying about her age I'm not sure. I'm curious as well about the story behind  fluttershy's sister and rainbow's brother old house. I'm feel sorry for Rainbow Dash when she finally tells the truth.And the Santa visit Poor Twilight didn't get coal this year. I suppose she has to be extra Evil next year :D .... You guys  really did a great job with this special. Oh by the way before I forget, have Happy New year. :)

@madcurse Rarity is actually 28 lol And we're glad the weird canon changes went over so well! Happy New Year to you as well friend!


So.... Pinkie's a Judaist? Or was she referring to her lineage and saying that she has Jewish blood? Messianic Jew, perhaps? That would explain why she's an advocate of Christianity, despite being a Jew. But seriously, the implications are VERY dark. Considering the fact that animals were often given up in sacrifice, and we already know that cows are sentient beings in FifA......

@TheKanterlot Thank you. I'll be looking forward to seeing how that works out. I wish you all success.

@shitosusansen Without giving away information we haven't put in an episode yet, we'll just leave it at this: Pinkie and her family are Jewish. But Pinkie would identify above all things as an advocate for God, she simply wants ponies to be saved. Since the town she lives in is almost entirely dominated by Baptists, and because both religions worship the same God, she doesn't care about the differences between her faith and their's and works with the ponies of Ponyville.

As for the sacrifice of animals, we never really gave it much thought. If they did it would have been what are considered animals to the ponies in MLP. Basically everything that's not equine or bovine.


Did anyone understand what Santa gave to whom? Twilight was too noisy there!

The dialogue without Twi talking over it is actually in our Bloopers Special pt. 2. Towards the end of EyesofEstranged Christmas Special section, about 1:15


I think someones skype went off at 30:20 lol

+RaphaelRavenwing Naw, I don't think he minds.


Is Pinkie being jewish why she was so open about whoever Gilda would be?

Could be, you'll just have to wait until we learn some more about Pinkie ;)


np I love stuff like this I wish I could be apart of it but I haven't found anyone yet lol


In your Universe what is Twilight's birthday