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I wonder, mathematically, how many possible groupings could exist between the mane six? Any mathematicians here want to take a stab?

Yeah, it was in a bath set at a local chain around here called Big Lots. The Applejack wash is actually called "Sweet Berry," and does not smell like apples. Celestia's is raspberry. I dunno why they thought Fluttershy would be into cotton candy lip gloss either -- that's totally a Pinkie Pie thing!

You up your intake of veggies and...apples. You check several stores many times to see if they have G4 pony gift wrap, then fangirl squeal when you finally find it. You buy a bunch of gifts just to use said gift wrap, then give them to your friends. (Sensing a pattern here?) You have at least one mature-targeted pony merch item -- not necessarily a toy, but buttons, a bag, stickers, or a shirt. You've found and used the Applejack/Celestia body wash. There's also Fluttershy cotton candy lip gloss. (Oh yes I have.) You've been to a pony meetup. You post on a forum like this.

There's a topic in the same vein as this in the Mature forum already under Chit Chat. If you're over 18, I suggest checking it out!

Gorgeous work Brian, thank you much!

I am really enjoying this thread. If your wife really reviled the series, I doubt she'd keep watching it.Thanks for keeping track of all the reaction comments, it's fun to watch the infection process spread. Just be sure to assure your wife that she is much cooler than My Little Pony. I'd want my husband to tell me that. I think pegasister fits well for the older female demographic, though I wouldn't mind being called a brony since the term has sort of evolved into a catch-all term for people that enjoy the series outside the target audience. Finally, please show your wife this following image. Thanks!

Remember that Ms. Faust originally intended for Celestia's rank to be Queen, but Hasbro wanted her to be a Princess because Princesses sell better than Queens. I'm too lazy at the moment to dig up the information to support this, but I'm sure a few others here can confirm this.

This. She has been getting a little face time though. I'd be interested to see her put in a different role besides her normal shy self (or dragon stare-master shy) and deepen her character a bit more. I'm sure that episode will come when the time is right. Don't forget Season 3 is in production right now, too, and there's a lot of episodes to go before we get there!

I think they're both background ponies with recycled assets, and there's no rhyme, reason, or intent from the creators of the show to make them related to Derpy in any way -- it's just what is accepted as fanon to the series from the...fans.

Okay then! After drawing up some numbers I was able to do some proper baking today, and I made these! As you can see poor Pinkie is having to pick up after Twilight. It wasn't difficult to do, though the dough can be a bit tricky to work with. I mixed up the dough, divided it into six pieces equally, then colored each piece individually before chilling it. Now that I know how the dough handles, I should be able to make these a little more consistently. It's hard to see the luster of these with the fuzzy camera shot, but they look neat!

Welcome! I always like hearing about how addictive MLP is. I turned my nose up at it first, too, and finally gave one episode a chance and...yeah, the rest is history.

It doesn't sound like your brother is being very fair to you with that gay comment. What if you were gay, would you need to be checked out? Stand up for yourself. If your brother carries that attitude about homosexuals into adulthood, he's going to be in for a very big surprise. You could tell your family that you enjoy watching it, and it's so good it has a huge male following that call themselves "bronies." You don't really need to elaborate or try to explain the series to them. They sound a bit conservative so "less is more" is probably how you want to approach it. Regardless of how you decide to share your like of FIM with them, don't let others dictate to you what you can or can't enjoy. It won't make you less of a person, strange, or different if someone in your life doesn't approve.

That's obviously an X-ray of an earth pony. Unicorn/Pegasi brains are much bigger!

I wouldn't worry about episodes (especially on the net) vanishing. Hasbro knows it would be like trying to clean up a leaking dam with a sponge; they just like to flex their copyright muscle now and then to show us who's boss, that's all.

My personal pony preference: Rainbow Dash > Pinkie Pie > Twilight > Fluttershy > Applejack > Rarity. (No love for Rarity!) If you asked me several months ago, that order would have been completely different, with Twilight taking the lead.

I think you bring up an interesting point, and what you are referencing is some of the deeper psychology behind what makes FiM so popular, and why we all enjoy it. Would we still enjoy the series if it was called something completely different, and the ponies were, say, birds? Or squids? What "X" factor in particular makes the series so enjoyable? I think the answers are as numerous and multifaceted as a gem in Rarity's collection, though I think we can all agree that the property has changed (for the better!), and we're sort of stuck in the middle as the "unintended audience." Viewers liking material targeted toward young girls is nothing new, it's just never happened on this scale, or in a way that's so accessible and, more importantly, accepted. To challenge that is to challenge the values you were sociologically embedded with since birth, but I am glad to see it's happening, as it can only mean good things for everyone -- especially Lauren's intended and original audience.

My prediction is that they'll all get their cutie marks at the same time, like the Mane Six did.

We have been seeing more scripting with individual CMCs. For that intent, we haven't really had enough Scootaloo, and she's probably the one needing the most fleshing out between the three. Don't forget about one-hit-wonder characters as well between the Mane Six -- Trixie cries out the most to me, because she seems the one with so much more story to tell, and possibly the most for redemption of some kind.

I think it goes along the lines of "so sweet it's probably fake." I have to say that the first time I saw the opening with Rainbow Dash appearing and doing that loop de loop toward Ponyville was breathtaking. The whole sequence is pretty sweet and girly, almost like it was made to appeal to little girls.

I don't think cookies would taste good with pepper spray or tasers in them. They'd be quite shocking, though! (Ha!) But uh yeah, back to the topic at hand. Dragons and stuff. So um, do any of you think Spike and Rarity might blossom a more-than-friends sort of relationship, or will it always be the impossible dream? I know anything like that would be out of the scope of the series, but Pony/Dragon shipping could be quite interesting...

I'd say welcome, but the post before this one is 20% cooler. (Welcome anyway!)

You like Rainbow Dash? You're awesome indeedie. Welcome to the herd here.

I'm baking cookies today, actually! Care to come over?

I liked Season 1's presentation of the song way better. It's a very short opening though! I suppose you could always mute it (or skip ahead a minute if you're streaming it).