From one abridged to another, I have to say that I was very impressed with this episode. I think you guys really stepped up you game with your writing and creativity! This was very original compared to the other MLP abridged series takes on the episode, and I laughed several times. I loved the continuity as well which tied this episode to the rest of the series. But most impressive of all were the conversations between Twilight and Applejack, as they addressed legit problems with each other and both grew from the experience. I don't think any other MLP abridged series got me this emotionally involved. At the very least, I was stunned. Terrific work! Keep it up. I cannot wait for your next episode!

@Scootertrix Studios Wow, thank you so much! Your comment is so very kind and means the world to us :D Developing our characters and creating an emotional bond with the audience is something we tried very hard to do this episode and in the Christmas special! We can't promise that the next episode or even the one after that will do the same, but overall we hope to make our series connect on a deeper level than any other parody before it. We hope you stick around for the ride, and we'll check out your show as well :)


Is it weird that I forgot I was watching a parody? The story to this one was actually pretty hooking. I liked it. Great job! :)


The tragicomic emotional brutality of this makes me feel the same way as when I watch Rick and Morty. Good job.

+Joseph Gatts Thank you so much man! Rick and Morty is one of our favorite shows. If you liked this you may also enjoy our Christmas special.


This episode made me feel emotions......I'm not sure how I feel about that. :\

Though I like how you took time to explain Spike and Twilight's relationship more. That pleased me.

+SuperWorldJumper If you watch everything related our story (audio plays and all) there's a lot more feels to come! It might help if you look at our show as less of an abridged series and more of an original story that uses FIM footage to tell the tale!


Oh my word. This episode.... This is possibly the best version of this episode I've ever seen.


I feel like the plot was mainly just an excuse to include all your favorite songs, but man, by the end of the episode the mood was so much different than the previous ones. That was great.

The songs in the scenes were kinda tailored around what was going on or a particular feeling we wanted to permeate the background.  Mostly the purpose of this episode is to help build Twilight's relationship with the girls.


I have watch this episode years ago. I stop thinking about the abridge so long that I almost forgot about it. Deciding to binge watch, which means probably more commets from me despite the fact that you are hardly active, but man.... I can see that you guys put a lot of work in this episode.

The jokes- had me rolling on the floor and rewinding.

The story- Beautiful well made a great conflict and beautiful happy ending with on point emotions.

The Animation- Improved

Only downfall is a few audio errors but thats the only problem I see in thos one. But still, probably the best episode of the series.


Wow, that was really good!
Of all the parody series I've watched, this one takes the cake (is there a pun here?) for best adaptation of Applebuck Season. The whole episode really took what was given to it, and blasted it out of a cannon to Alpha Centauri (star 5 light years away) and back again. Really like the incorporation of music, all of which complimented well to the background and task at hand (or hoof), as well as giving insight to what the character is like who is listening.
This episode really did well with containing a plot that used to the best possible ability, the source animation. Especially with the progression of exhaustion and confusion held by Applejack, really well done.
So really big props to you guys, best episode so far, and best adaptation of the episode (I personally believe) of all abridged series!
Continue with the great work!


AJ: I won't let this music drive me insane<br>Me: I think you already are AJ XD

AJ: I won't let this music drive me insane
Me: I think you already are AJ XD


This is some good shit. I'm glad you did the collab (royal correspondence) with scootertrix, so i found this channel. Definitely one of the best concepts for a parody, great plot.

+Markus Riddertoft Thank you, that means a lot to us :)


Oooooooh! That explains the random music around AJ.


Wow, if it broadcast such amazing music i want one of those things in my head...

Epic soundtrack xD

Good news! Now that the test phase is done they probably work a lot better :p


SomeBODY once told me...
Next song!
I laughed so loud. I hope I didn't wake up my apartment mate.


Nice episode! Really like the way You work it out! : D


Fluttershy- the element of Darkness.
Rarity- the element of Flattery
Applejack- the element of brain damage
Rainbow dash- the element of sexuality
Pinkie pie- the element of Christ
Twilight sparkle- the element of occult


This is amazing, and the music... so good.

Well, you did a fantastic job! I could not stop singing throughout the video.xD

+DeadMike Thanks! We spent a lot of time picking the songs for this one, we're glad you enjoyed our picks!


I think that the climax scene might have worked better by using the cart scene, since it actually had something in it.


Apple Jack The Element Of Food Poisoning

great job, loved it

Applejack, the element of Apple accessories


This series needs more hype. I musht spread it around!


They weren’t wrong about AB. She <b>can</b> be a farmer but she’s destined for so much more <3

They weren’t wrong about AB. She *can* be a farmer but she’s destined for so much more <3


The mayor- " try me " ( smiles) me- ( laughing )


Man it's been so long since I heard a 30 Seconds to Mars song.  Nostalgia!


what would a conversation of the bird, this rainbow dash, and wacarb's rainbow dash be like? most likely horrifying.


7:38 Twilight's all "f*ck this!" I just about died! LOL


Like how these characters build up better together


Found this just wondering around abridged shows, by far this is the best mlp abridged series i ever seen, glad i found it. I subscrided  as soon as i saw the second episode,  so please continue this awesome series and ill spread the word.

@tarien jones That's a very flattering comment! We'll be sure to keep content coming n_n


love this episode. It's like old school adult swim cartoons with ponies.


If I remember right, Arin Hanson of the Game Grumps said that it's technically not infringement on YouTube if the song plays for less than 10 seconds.


Man Big Mac is such a jackass! ;D I really liked this episode. Well done


It's interesting that out of all the major abridged series, you seem to have the only Twilight who is openly evil, and yet she's one of the least psychopathic. Probably that's why she hasn't been able to overthrow Grand High Poobah Celestia.


1) I really want a list of the music used.
2) I find it amusing how many titles your Celestia has.
3) The way this was edited to have the music play only when AJ  is on screen.
4) The Mane 6 in FifA is both full of problems that make them more relatable.
5) What was the whole thing with Twilight saying "You're here early," and then skips a bit into a different line of thought.
6) Mr. Cake reminds me of the recordings Danny "Sexbang" Avidan has played on Game Grumps of his dad.

+TheKanterlot I see you guys are slowly replacing the thumbnails to your videos. I can only guess this is for updating and increasing possible views? Custom thumbnails you would at least think would bring in more people than just another screenshot amid thousands like it.

+Alpha121198 No say dude! We enjoy answering questions, regardless of who asks!

@TheKanterlot
Oh, alright then.
I have the sneaking suspicion you might be getting kind of annoyed by my comments, as it is just the same person constantly posting on your videos. But I feel that way a lot when I think I might be bothering someone too much... If I have been a thorn in your sides at  all I'm sorry.

+Alpha121198 All of the songs in the episode are listed in the credits, in the order that they appear.
Twilight mentions after that line that she thought she fell asleep again, the "you're here early" is referring to a dream she thought she was having about Dash.

And his voice is actually based off Danny Sexbang's dad kinda... It's hard to explain but we talk about it in the Christmas commentary so whenever that's up you'll be able to hear the full story.


I'm not exactly an mlp fan, but I like this series a lot. And I just noticed that System of a Down was playing in the background at one point and it made my day.

+The Sad Statue Awesome! That was the goal when making this was to make a parody so independent of the source that you didn't need to be an MLP fan to enjoy.

Sad Statue is one of SOAD's best too :3


I like this  Twilight's arguement for why she treats spike badly.  Least she HAS a excuse unlike some series....

@yamiblade It's more playful than it comes off in the show! Our Twilight and Spike actually have a very good relationship ^^


Ironically, an episode centered around cropywrite infringement and the consequences got muted.... because copywrite infringement, funny

Although you could have easily avoided any copywrite danger by asking some brony musicians to use some samples of their music. I am sure they would be more than happy to as long as they got credited

@Leonard Greenpaw It would have ruined a few jokes if songs weren't known by popularity.

@EyesofEstranged15 My email has been sent, It shall be arriving at your doorstep in a burst of green flame :3

@EyesofEstranged15  -bows* It would be my pleasure to be your loyal dragon slave, sent to do insignificant errands and tasks

XD

@Leonard Greenpaw We'll have to keep that in mind! There's always next time.

@EyesofEstranged15<br>Drats I could have helped, I am great at researching and would have been more than happy to hunt down some willing participants

@EyesofEstranged15
Drats I could have helped, I am great at researching and would have been more than happy to hunt down some willing participants

@Leonard Greenpaw You're too kind! Admittedly, I'm not as familiar with the fandom's musicians as I should be, so it would have been hard to search through brony music for tracks to fit scenes that were already written with another song in mind. So we figured we'd just see if there was a way to post the video while using the music we had intended to.


I love the creative of you guys with this


Pinkie Pie tries to get together a Church Bake Sale and ends up inflicting one of the 10 plagues of Egypt on Ponyville.

Seems totally legit.


I guess due to being restricted to show clips, I wasn't clear on what AJ was supposed to be holding:  I assumed a gun but then she isn't actually holding anything and her hooves are clearly visible.

Not much of a Pearl Jam fan, so where "save you" was I had been half-expecing "how to save a life.".

Since this isn't a re-upload I'm guessing the muting wasn't a copyright thing but a deliberate gag.  Also took me a bit on that one.

I notice it's generally not being called 'abridged' by this point.  This episode was actually longer than the source material.

Analysis that I've been mulling over since I first posted... Twilight here may well have thought her schemes were hanging out.  I could see her saying something like "why else would I have so many stupid ones?"  The 'invitation was always open' line really bugs me because I've kinda seen that sort of thing happen.  Someone from outside the group isn't going to know the group's social cues, and generally inviting onesself to something is not a good idea.  If you don't say something, how on earth are they supposed to know?  Admittedly that was an apple-chipped AJ saying that but still.  On Twilight's end, in this series she is the 'asshole' of the group (well, more than the rest), in that she seems to want to project that image and kind of assumes that, like Spike, others will realize that's a front.

Speaking of, the revelation about Spike and Twilight here doesn't quiiite make sense with the first two episodes, considering how Spike interacted with others about her pretending not to understand him but never mentioning that he knew darn well she could because she had some time previous.  I suppose one can finese that by saying Spike's also an asshold, though, so it's close enough for government work, as the saying goes.

Trying to convince people to accept help hits home here more than the original episode, which was restricted by children's tv standards.  As people have pointed out pretty much since the episode aired, AJ really endangers people here, and only Wiley Coyote logic prevents serious injury in RD's case (when in later episodes RD hurt her wing from far less).  This can happen with adults... though self-injury (as seen at the end), or refusing to remove themselves from a dangerous situation has been more my experience. My limited experience is, sadly, with people in some sort of abusive relationship, and sometimes they just would not accept any help no matter how it was offered.  Plus side, I heard from them after like a year and they finally were, though I never found out what finally did it.

Well, enough venting.  This one's a thought provoker is my point.  I only realized while typing this that it takes the theme of the episode TO THE EXTREME!  I kid but analogous situations can be quite serious.


AJ has a radio/microchip in her head, cool.


16:36
I believe twilight meant punctured lung


Bit of Pink Floyd in the background. Never thought I'd hear it played alongside mlp. :-)

+Ian Holmes Ah yes, the perfect song to set the mood!


OMG!!! This is the first episode that i watched from this series, XD XD XD XD XD


That is the best summary of pop music I've ever heard.


Rainbow totally worked out her coke problem...


I came here to kick butt and watch ponies but I'm all out of ponies


Awwwww, Twilight you care about your henchpo...I meant Friends.I like that little explanation about Twilight and Spike relationship. And It's nice that Applejack is not going to try kill Twilight Again I think HA.... I really enjoy the episode.Great Job guys, as always!


@TheKanterlot It was creepy as fuck, but really well-done.

+Nathanael Unger Thanks! We were so nervous when we wrote this one. All the positive feedback on it is much appreciated!


Shine on you crazy diamond! Come on you target, stranger, legend, martyr, raver, seer, painter, piper, you prisoner, and shine!


Are the halloween and Christmas specials important to the continuity of this series?

The Origin Special comes first though you should save it for last

The summary goes more in depth with actual dates and stuff, but our general timeline for everything canon goes:

Episodes 1 and 2, The Hunt for the Lunar Princess (not as necessary but does have an important bit of info),  Spike Orders a Hayburger with Cheese (unnecessary) , Episodes 3-5 with 4 and 5 happening around the same times, Halloween Special, Episode 6, Christmas Special, Episodes 7-12, Lots of other shit I won't be specific about, Halloween 2, Scootertrix is for Adults,  Royal Correspondence, Valentine's special

What's the chronology of the different episodes including specials?

Yeah, but there's a season 1 summery so you do don't have to watch them


Wait, what is Celestia's position of leadership? In Episode three she wrote 'chancelor', now it's 'president'? I honestly just don't really understand.

It's a just a joke, we try to call her by a different title as often as possible.


Very nice video I'm a fan I looovvee you guys :3

And you could have used brony\pegasisster music instead :3


@TheKanterlot
So wait a minute, if Pinkie is The Cakes daughter (I'm okay with this btw) does that mean her full name is Pinkamena Pie Cake?

Cause that seems a bit redundant. Is she like, adopted so her last name is still Pie or is she their biological foal?

@Nicki Perkins You're talking canon. I'm talking about this universe. And @TheKanterlot just admitted she is in fact adopted.

@SilverSpoon01 pinkie is not adopted. She has her own family including sisters maud marble n limestone. You may remember the episode where pinkie is really excited that maud is visiting so she can introduce her to her friends. She is very different to her family, again this is explained in the episode where the mane 6's cutie marks are explored.
Pinkie moved into Ponyville n worked for the Cakes. She needed to take lodgings with them as her parents Rock Farm is a long way to travel from. She fits well with the Cakes n they are fond of her. But she doesnt refer to them as parents in the show n i feel this is artist licence within this series. Carrot n Cup Cake are obviously a little older when they have the twins presumably they have spent many years building their business or maybe 1 of them was previously married, or any manner of human complications that would be difficult to explain in a childrens show. This is where people get confused as Pinkie fulfills the role that a teenage daughter maybe would....ie, workimg the family business n foalsitting younger siblings. Hope this explains things better.

Also.....@the kanterlot this is the most amazing series alongside scooter trix, who you have since collaborated with. I have laughed out loud many times. This episode went a little deeper and i thoroughly enjoyed it. I also found "royal correspondence" extremely funny but maybe thats my quirky brit humour. Sad that you havent kept up the "back n forth" with scooter trix (or at least i cant find it) but i guess 3 yrs on you have probably moved on artistically speaking.....which is a shame. Id luv to see new episodes of both. Well done!!!

@TheKanterlot
I figured she might be. I could see the Cakes being too busy running the bakery to actually have foals of their own so they adopted a filly.

But now that Pinkie is grown up and helping out with the business they can have those twins sometime in the future.

Adopted. We might mention it in our commentary on the episode ^^


When did Equestria become a democracy? XD


Are you going to make any more episodes?

@TheKanterlot Great. Keep up the good work!

@Edward Nigma We're really close to getting episode 5 out. At this point it just depends on how fast our editor can work while juggling work and stuff. But it has already been recorded.


I keep coming back here. I think it might be from the ability to relate more with Applejack here than anything as of late. Man, I'm tired of a lot of shit. Hell, my own filter is even down, right now I can't really give many fucks right now.

We're sorry to hear that. We hope you stay safe friend


@Kman Litton We're in the middle of finishing up some things!


@TheKanterlot what method of suicide was implied here? I mean we see no rope in the tree, no gun, knife, or poison.


"AppleJack Felicity Smith?" My name is Felicity...


18 seconds short of being half an hour.... WAT.

@TheKanterlot I congratulate you on this. Good job. It definitely helped establish the character of Apple.

@shitosusansen That's with a couple scenes cut out :O


Is this an abridged series or an ABC Family drama?

@TheKanterlot<br>and it's too interesting to be on ABC Family.

@TheKanterlot
and it's too interesting to be on ABC Family.

It's definitely not an abridged series :P


Why is Mr. Cake Dan's dad from Game Grumps


Did the quality just go up? The darma is real.


@TheKanterlot I never heard it before.

Thanks!


Hello The Bird I can see that the other univurse is doing fine goodbye.

Ha! That's awesome! Has Scootertrix seen your account?


+elijah kasongo Yeah, it's a pretty dark episode