The Applejack Problem

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[@nicolethorn1930]

That sick, clear plastic

[@ShaunCheah]

Not as sick as Fever Jenny, nor as clear as her vision for the future of the franchise.

[@nousername12127]

Lerp

[@SpanielDayLewis]

Jenny's true California slacker soul was exposed every time she said that

[@theflamingpi]

Polycarbonate. Clear plastics in toys are usually polycarbonate.

[@gabbyvega3455]

You have a great imagination

[@lindseydejesus1877]

bold of you to assume my defining personality trait isn't just "cowboy"

[@isabelaweber4024]

No no, it's lesbian cowboy, there's a difference

[@Liam-vu7wo]

man i wish my last name was "DeJesus"

[@TheOwlQueen]

I'm surprised she didn't resonate with horse girls. She's a horse and horse girls are cowgirls. I know because my mom and sisters are all horse girls/horse woman and think that spending time at the barn is fun.

[@fartmaster684]

i love your last name

[@nouveaucourteduree9836]

😂😂😂

[@bareakon]

The obvious solution is to make Applejack a war criminal.

[@jmns9595]

She took part in the Fort Pillow Massacre

[@thistle_flowers5018]

Make her an ARSONIST

[@namingisdifficult408]

Of course

[@possumking2724]

*flashbacks to friendship is witchcraft*

[@sage5530]

day four, won the war

[@YasunaLou]

I alwas felt like Applejack's main character trait wasn't that she was a cowgirl, but that she was a huge family person.

[@mrrmmrmfmfk]

Yeah

[@lessthan3...]

Also she’s very hardworking and stuff

[@harrymills2770]

@@lessthan3... Family? Hard work? ABOMINATION!

[@Kaiandsa]

SWEET HOME ALABAMA!

[@PedroHCF37]

Applejack McCormick

[@thatlycantomboy]

Can’t believe Jenny swindled us into listening to her fanfiction and then didn’t give us more

[@richarddugan2133]

I want her to write this now

[@M4HARAJ]

literally i want this so bad 😭

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

Put her in chaaaaarge

[@NIGHTBLOODUSAGI]

I can write this myself if I ever have the motivation

[@neonxvices]

@@NIGHTBLOODUSAGI please do!

[@vraisairs9201]

i love how she also thinks how to extort parents into buying merchandise for their kids

[@Magnet_Chaos]

You have to do that if you are pitching a toy centric show.

[@carolmaciel2908]

Yea hahaha

[@natataniel]

she has deep understanding of how this brand works ;)

[@Sammie_Sorrelly]

It's not about extortion, it's about cool toys :)

[@HelloDreaBear]

She wants these toys as much as the kids would and I don't blame her xD

[@jackfan7673]

The video title: "The Applejack problem" The video content: Some really thought out MLP fanfiction

[@Milkshake-Bakes]

You mean- awesome pitch for a new mlp show

[@jauxro]

Honestly I love that she's unapologetic about her interests. I wanna be more like that.

[@MinaRose2023]

@@jauxro same she loves her ponies

[@dongster529]

@@jauxro you tend to gain confidence when you are horse famous.

[@resyal4916]

ngl id read the fic

[@wadecrawford6445]

Applejack was my daughters favorite character for a long time, and she would always try to imitate her accent. Super cute. Applejack’s role was the pony that signified females that do laborious work. She ran a farm, but she also could be the pony that did concrete or built houses or something. She was the weight lifting pony, the “strong” woman with the crazy kick! SHE was the tomboy, much like my two mothers who liked trucks and ATVs and hunting and fishing. Rainbow Dash is tomboyish, but is really just the girl that does tons of sports and is athletic.

[@bookshelfhoney]

Applejack the working class pony makes so much sense

[@syd5380]

I wish I’d been exposed to a character like Applejack as a kid, I would have identified a lot with her and it probably would have inspired me to be more aware of manual labor-type work as on option (I definitely thought it was something girls weren’t _supposed_ to do when I was younger). It’s what I do now and I like it a lot, I wouldn’t want to do anything else, but it took me quite a while to bite the bullet because I was intimidated by how male-dominated most blue collar jobs are. And I just love that, in a franchise like My Little Pony, there’s a character who does all of these things that have historically been considered men’s work.

[@Jo-sv9io]

I don't think I was ever really that into My Little Pony as a kid but I recognize all of the ponies, specifically Pinkie Pie and Apple Jack. I think my sister had a Pinkie Pie toy and I had an Apple Jack toy? Either way Apple Jack was always my favorite, I thought she was cute and I like cowboys so it's a win-win

[@royalblanket]

I always saw Rainbow Dash as the himbo

[@jassirasofiamadonia1930]

Applejack was the reason I wanted to be stronger than boys and the reason I believed I could be

[@Mel-jr5cz]

Okay but Jenny constantly circling back to how potential little girls might react to this hypothetical story and all its merchandize is honestly really sweet? Like she's a genuinely kind adult who remembers being a child that loved gross plastic jewelry and wants that same silliness for future little girls.

[@geager2]

Solution: add an ADDITIONAL cowboy pony with whom Applejack shares an angsty, turbulent Brokeback Mountain-style dramatic romance as a subtle side story totally unrelated to the rest of the general plot.

[@allyli1718]

That is hilarious

[@joshuahitchins1897]

Not even a romance. A deep "I Love You, Man" style friendship that follows beat for beat like Brokeback Mountain, but instead of romantic stuff, they're like, idk, playing cards or something.

[@byrnetdown6076]

@@joshuahitchins1897 nahhh full send and make them gay c'mon

[@joshuahitchins1897]

@@byrnetdown6076 The internet will make them gay for you. Don't worry.

[@chancellorpuddinghead]

braeburn.

[@11ammas]

My main takeaway from this video is that Jenny should be hired as a writer for My Little Pony. Also “The Applejack Problem” sounds weirdly ominous, like the studio execs are about to put out a mafia hit.

[@sofairyeri]

Jenny is already a mlp legend. She wrote and sang MLPfiw.

[@emilymonahan5232]

LMFAO

[@somerandompersonofficial]

I mean, she already rewrote it once...

[@SobrietyCat]

let's vote to see if Applejack meets Mr. Mayhem

[@ThunderTaker1215]

It’ll be like a reverse Godfather situation. Although I don’t know whose head they’ll put in Applejack’s bed.

[@allannguyen5337]

Jenny: I’m not going to change Rarity much Also Jenny: Goth Rarity

[@longingmeow]

TO BE FAIR it would look cool

[@dethbreth8]

That actually happened in one episode, to be fair

[@attackcats]

We need theater kid rarity

[@macayleangelina9892]

I mean, Rarity’s already pretty melodramatic.

[@christalcavanaugh]

Imagine Rarity being super embarrassed about glowing in the dark so she always wears a hoodie to bed or a cape if we’re being dramatic and then there’s a sudden eclipse during the day and she doesn’t have time to prepare for the darkness, so they all realize that she glows and then the eclipse can somehow tie into the moon/Luna plot line I dunno I want to be real so bad 😂

[@flipflopzthreeonethree1873]

I love the idea of Rarity being embarrassed about glowing in the dark, but then it unexpectedly comes in clutch kind of like that scene in Tangled where Rapunzel and Eugene almost drown lol

[@Ellie-rx3jt]

@@flipflopzthreeonethree1873 The ponies (sans magical conduits) get lost in a dark cave system below the moon hall ruins, when a sudden breeze blows out the candles they're using for light. The breeze is obviously going to be Luna, and I imagine her having glow in the dark elements too, but just like, her eyes and cutie mark and maybe some sort of star/galaxy patterns in her hair or wings. Also I want Luna's character to lean in hard to her inability to relate to other ponies. I know a lot of neurodivergent people felt Twilight Sparkle was relatable, but I always thought Luna was the true autistic icon. Totally isolated from a society fundamentally different than her. And don't have the craters in the moon disappear, have the entire moon disappear. The night is plunged into total darkness, tides cease to exist, and pony boats carrying essential supplies can't dock. This time it's not just Luna who has to learn how to interact with society, it's society at large learning that Luna, though different and far less glamorous than Celestia, is actually valuable.

[@davidmauriciogutierrezespi5244]

With how extra Rarity is she would wear a cape

[@ellesig4708]

It's really unfortunate that they made Applejack the pony of Honesty when she's loyal to a fault and isn't very honest at times, and Rainbow Dash is the pony of loyalty though she's honest to a fault and not all that loyal.

[@amusedcuriosity3370]

right?????

[@sillypplproductions2]

They were supposed to be the opposite of what they are now/I think one of their elements was different during planning (that is to say, honesty wasn't honesty, but another element, for example)

[@Swaggerpede]

yeah i hear a lot that they should switch roles. makes sense.

[@Nissim1795]

What a hot new take.

[@bhengarntheawaiter]

Oh, good, someone else noticed that. So I'm not crazy, then. (Not about this, anyway…)

[@ahaetulla]

Jesus christ. Write a show.

[@ninjanippledog725]

Seriously. Like, I haven't watched my little pony, but the way her content is I figured I'd watch this anyway, and suddenly I have the need to watch this show. It's disappointing whatever they do won't be anything like this, she should be a creative director or something after a bit of apprenticeship. Goth ponies, tiny ponies, headmaster pony with an internal wrangling of guilt and trying to balance how she treats her sister, while never knowing if its the right thing to do? Very cool.

[@timothymclean]

If only we had someone to direct, animate, voice-act, etc the show along with it. And ideally a producer or two to make sure everyone's work is timely and consistent. "I don't care _how_ awesome My Hero Academia is, you can't just draw this scene in a completely different style from everything else! ...Though it does sound pretty awesome."

[@ummdustry5718]

@@timothymclean I would love to see what kinda show an eclectic mix of whichever fandom artists were willing to work on one would wind up making. Like I can't imagine it being *good* except by genuine divine miracle but I can imagine it's novelty would more than make up for it.

[@Stephy2185]

She did. It’s called Friendship is Witchcraft

[@octaviondeminicolas1941]

She was like half the team of Friendship is Witchcraft and almost the entire voice line.

[@clairegrim4369]

Jenny Nicholson accidentally wrote my life’s story. I was quite literally a young cowgirl who grew up competing in rodeos, living on farms/forests, and as a teen I actually got a scholarship to a fancy private school I wouldn’t have been otherwise able to afford. I too desperately tried to hide my southern drawl, and my friends in high school and now always mock how the drawl returns when I’m angry or excited. Anyway that private school turned out to be a literal cult that committed several crimes. The other stuff is a cool coincidence tho

[@lyndonwesthaven6623]

Wait, cult *what*?

[@mage1439]

@@lyndonwesthaven6623 Yeah, I don't like it when someone shows me a sugar cube then takes it away.

[@CharaViolet]

maybe pony magic school [working title] is also secretly a cult, u never know

[@planetpompom]

"rainbow dash is like javert" what an incredible sentence

[@curiouser-curiouser]

Me, realizing that Twilight Sparkle is actually Princess Luna in this nonexistent children’s show that Jenny Nicholson has pitched to me: oh fuck I’m a genius

[@sashakim1410]

IM ON MY SECOND REWATCH AND IT JUST CLICKED FOR ME AAAAAAAAA

[@celisewillis]

​@@sashakim1410 I'm guessing did you not watch Jenny's hallmark after-credits stinger where she explains Twilight Sparkle is Princess Luna?

[@misandristthoughtcrimer6574]

this is actually really upsetting to listen to because it's 100% without a doubt more interesting than what they're actually gonna do. i dont even like mlp and i'd watch this. also now me and my sister just say "kids love mystery orphans" out of the blue

[@sixoffcenter80]

Looks like the new show is coming, but its more of a soft reboot. Kind of a more cartoony parody of FiM. Like Teen Titians vs Teen Titians Go.

[@axemtitanium]

It's not the same but the new DuckTales actually has very similar energy to this pitch, with respect to mystery.

[@devonm042690]

@@sixoffcenter80 Pony Life isn't G5. The latest info had G5 tentatively scheduled for a 2022 start date. Either way there's supposed to be a feature-length prologue the year before, and as I recall that was tentatively scheduled for 2021. G5 is still a ways off. Pony Life is still technically G4, though it might be more accurate to call it G4.5.

[@smolson8471]

Watched the new movie and can confirm this was 100x more interesting and creative

[@miss.teavee]

i could honestly listen to this lady talk about these imagined episodes for hours and be completely content with it. cause now i’m very interested in this universe.

[@BBXcompany]

same! i want to hear the rest of the season pitched 🙏🏻

[@cdrago9]

Real

[@rainbowmacaroni1063]

YOUR PINKIE PIE IMPRESSION OF "theyre part of my shoes" IS SO ADORABLEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@vario6492]

7:50

[@kayla-elizabeth4893]

h i

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

I was friends with the kid who wore Heelies everywhere and Pinky Pie is definitely That Kid

[@Kyman102]

"I'm not going to do a one-by-one rundown of the pilot" No, please, proceed, this sounds quite good.

[@madelineessner5069]

Does anyone else think this pitch sounds so professional and perfect for the show

[@Stephy2185]

Start a petition!

[@annabelleharvey6730]

god yes i want it

[@puumpkenn]

Right?! Let’s get this to hasboro

[@ivenfurpaw8498]

Hi just found this vid. If you were to ask me, i think this is exactly where they are taking the show. The 6 new characters of the various species in the school are clearly being set up to to ne the elements. Keep in kind i have yet to see the most recent season. So yeah i definitely thing the school thing is what theyre going with. With our Yak, Hippogriff, griffon, changling, pony, and dragon being our new cast for mlp. Though i know saying that it wouldnt be My Little Pony it would be My Little Creature XD

[@GeekInSequins]

If I were one of the higher ups there, and I saw this, I’d offer her a job.

[@xthepotatowolfx2334]

“She doesn’t hate friendship, she just doesn’t have friends.” My life in a nutshell

[@LilyMaidenLove]

Plot idea- applejack chooses a conduit which is more jewellery based like a headband or something but she feels drawn to one that's like her cowboy hat She tries to use the headband but it keeps malfunctioning and it doesn't quite work, she ends up choosing her the hat when she starts accepting herself and it works much better Also means Hasbro can sell applejack with headband accessory and then applejack with hat accessory Don't even need to make separate appljejack models, they can just make her look a bit more confident and put a hat on

[@CharaViolet]

or maybe she tries using the headband and it doesn't work well UNTIL she attaches it to her hat, and all her training suddenly pays off

[@SummerOtaku]

I thought Applejack was the “big sister” or “mom friend” personality...

[@MaidenOfHusbands]

She's DEFINITELY the mom friend. Especially towards twi

[@kpm3555]

Same

[@isabelleburdge4308]

Same. I love her

[@ps1hagridoufofcharacter]

to me she was always the butch lesbian saying hey mamas softly

[@mageink]

Yes, I love Applejack. I don’t understand why people don’t like her.

[@kate2282]

god this came out like, almost two years ago and i still wanna hear more about this my little pony like damn

[@theflickchick9850]

When I heard “Pony Magic School”, I was like- “Um yes please, anything to bring back that Snape pony.”

[@FayoreiRPGMmag]

This MLP idea slaps and I am so sad it doesn't exist.

[@scotchbox]

Please tell me you've seen her latest video

[@zyaicob]

Big Ever After High vibes

[@paultuck]

Yeah, Applejack was a sensible, well-adjusted, grounded pony with a happy, loving close family. She was the "straight man" of the group of neurotic friends. She was my favourite pony.

[@XiaoIsMyHusbandBTW]

if you put it like that, yeah, i always look at applejack like the older sister of the group

[@panachiia]

there's this personality categorizing system called big five and one of the categories is calm (mentally stable) versus limbic (neurotic), and on this website that categorizes characters into certain personality types, applejack is the only one out of her friends who is calm 😭😭

[@sadvec6328]

I walked in thinking she was going to talk about how to fix Applejack. I ended up listening to a 20 minute long TV show pitch

[@PizzaHorse]

"They introduced another pony that's like the same character. Their name is Starlight Glimmer." This is Sunset Shimmer erasure.

[@grantexticulo]

In my opinion, Sunset Shimmer was a much more interesting character than Starlight Glimmer. She had, you know, an actual personality that's not a copypaste of an already existing pony...

[@PizzaHorse]

@@grantexticulo Although her story began similar to that of Twilight, but she took a different path.

[@kesiahpatil7338]

"sunset shimmer erasure" say that 5 times fast lol

[@annabelleharvey6730]

shes LITERALLY JUST IN THE MOVIES

[@DoveJS]

@@grantexticulo Yeah, Sunset Shimmer had a similar role but she was more distinct. Her arc wasn't coming out of her shell so much as it was learning to be less misanthropic. XD

[@trashpanda5869]

“I picture the crystal ponies having like ancient Roman culture” That sentence had never been said before.

[@octaviondeminicolas1941]

Well, the crystal ponies and the pegasi have ancient Greek culture so it's not too far off.

[@Hey_Jamie]

Of course it had. You think this highly intricate and carefully planned out universe just spewed out like improv? She’s been writing this in her head for YEARS she’s absolutely told it to her fellow bronies before lol

[@FiddlebirdBlue]

r/brandnewsentence

[@ollllj]

Crystal ponies be Vikings, because vikings used crystals to un-diffuse sunlight, to be able to see the precise position of the sun through clouds, to sail further away from the coast, without getting lost.

[@ashetrash9534]

I am both impressed and terrified of your capitalistic aptitude and ability to weave merchandising seamlessly throughout your fictional pony reboot.

[@francissandow5211]

Wow, so I am a 56 year old, straight male, and I am not a Bronie. I have never seen an episode of My Little Pony. And yet, I will watch Jenny talk about anything. Anything! I am now invested in her vision of a kid's show about magic ponies. How did this happen to me? What is making me sad? I have watched almost all of her content. Please, Jenny, make more!

[@panadocoughsyrup]

I thought I was the only one oddly addicted to her videos

[@seanbasu4255]

"I like the idea of Pinkie Pie being on roller skates... like constantly"

[@superweird2721]

"... They're part of my shoes."

[@ASHERUISE]

She's already so fast...

[@MrZAP17]

Does Jenny watch Equestria Girls? Because Human Pinkie is a roller-skate waitress.

[@DeathBlossom867]

So Pinkie Pie would be like a pony version of Roller Girl from Boogie Nights.

[@stargirl7832]

rundown: - twilight has turned into sci-twi - pinkie's a stoner - rainbow's a sophomore. thats it thats the bullet - applejack is in a perpetual state of that one time when she went to the oranges' - fluttershy's a spy - rarity's a goth nerd sophomore

[@NerdySweets3]

yes.

[@jauxro]

hell yea

[@abbyr8664]

Her description of pinky pie kinda reminds me of luna lovegood

[@zacharywood9416]

A stoner in what way??

[@DerrickMims]

@@abbyr8664 Shut up and take my 💰💵

[@wren6311]

Jenny is like "this is gonna be my least viewed video" but I've watched it like 7 times cause I love it so much.

[@meleqento9565]

Same, her version of the Reboot o Is so good

[@bookshelfhoney]

I watch this whenever I'm sick or having a bad day, it's so cozy

[@paisleepunk]

Probably would have been if it weren't for her fandom autopsy.

[@glass-halo]

same im so devastated that its not real

[@charlie.on.youtube]

And as of 2023, over one million views 👍

[@AstraeaAntiope]

Two things: 1) I never knew Applejack was the weirdest pony, but of course she is because she is my favorite. 2) I would totally watch what you have laid out here, and buy the toys.

[@PredictableEnigma]

She's a horse girl that doesn't have horses she IS the horse

[@willow5945]

Applejack is certainly not the weirdest as a person that you might meet in the real world (that title goes to Fluttershy), but it is surreal that she's a principal character in an otherwise non-western related tv show. It would be like if Sheldon Cooper wore pinstripes and talked like Al Capone, but the rest of Big Bang Theory was exactly the same, and this fact was never lampshaded.

[@willow5945]

@@lancethaintle9070 If you weren't aware, the "Western" is a genre of movies, characterized as being set in the 19th Century American/Mexican west, and focusing on certain character archetypes such as the "cowboy." Though it obviously varies from film to film, cowboys (and cowgirls and cow non-binary people) tend to have certain distinctive essential traits, such as: wearing a "cowboy hat," being skilled in rodeo arts such as the lasso, a fondness for square dancing and other such activities, etc. In most cases, these are generally understated for the purposes of creating a naturalistic experience, but Applejack in particular is a hyper-exaggerated cartoon caricature. Also, I never watched Spongebob. A traumatizing experience at daycare when I was 4 turned me off that show completely.

[@willow5945]

@@lancethaintle9070 I honestly can't tell whether you've ever seen a western. To re-iterate, when I talk about "cowboys," I am not referring to any actual group of people, but rather the romanticized cultural ideas about a quasi-mythical time and place that have built up in the years since that era has entirely disappeared. Some of the best films in the western genre have been made by Italians, directly remaking Japanese Samurai films. Ashleigh Ball is actually Canadian. But it doesn't matter, because Cowboys. Are. A. Simulacrum.

[@vtr0104]

I think people missed the more obvious point, even though it was made clear during the show... Applejack's personality wasn't her being a farm girl, it was her being honest. With the show being north-american, and with cowboys having an established identity as simple, honest, hard-working farmers, it was a way of embodying the concept of honesty while also having the character actually do something (like Rarity being a tailor or Pinkie being a baker). It also fit in with the show's humor, as cowboys and their horses are iconic and part of Americana, but in the context of the show she's a cowboy who IS a horse. So I'm not sure what the actual problem was here, it was pretty much perfectly executed.

[@allyli1718]

vtr0104 it’s cuz although it’s meant to be honesty, the character type is just cowboy. For instance, Fluttershy is kind, but her character type is shyness. It’s a about their everyday actions, not their best characteristics. So while Fluttershy is definitely a kind person, in terms of her everyday actions, people know her to be the shy girl, with some nicer moments occasionally. Applejacks problem is that her everyday actions are just her being stereotypically southern, which doesn’t really appeal to people not from the south. She has honest moments, but she’s mostly just a cowgirl, with her arcs either revolving around farming or her family. So yeah, farming isn’t that appealing and her family arcs aren’t as interesting or relatable as perhaps a fashion designer’s plights or Fluttershy overcoming her meekness.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

@@allyli1718 It also doesn't help that Applejack doesn't have a glaring flaw that can be exploited for drama or conflict. Twilight Sparkle: Puts too much pressure on herself to handle things. Especially when Celestia is involved, she has to learn to trust and rely on others to help her. Notice how Twilight often fails when she's separated from her friends or does things on her own. Rainbow Dash: Her ego and desire to impress others tends to backfire. Rainbow Dash gets humbled alot, but also faces challenges pushing her Wonderbolt career. Also she's encouraged to be open-minded with boooks and not be afraid to try new things. Pinkie Pie: Her hyperactive, silly personality tends to annoy people and she can miss social ques because of her short attention span. She loves parties so much she can alienate people or make them not take her seriously. So Pinkie Pie needs to learn, sometimes you need to take things seriously. Rarity: She can be selfish and materialistic at times, so her growth is in being more generous and not letting her greed get the better of her. She also wants to pursue her fashion career, and sometimes you need help from your friends to get a hoof in the door. Fluttershy: She's constantly passive, afraid and has low self esteem. Her kindness tends to get exploited so she needs to learn how to boost her self confidence and realise that Kindness has its limits. Applejack: ....She's hardworking and Honest to a fault. Not alot of room for flaws when the show does not want to present Honesty as flexible. Can't teach kids it's okay to lie sometimes. Pride used to be her flaw, like in Applebuck Season, and keeping her word, but it's not touched on much past that episode. Pride is more a Rainbow Dash flaw and Twilight took on the "doing things yourself" flaw.

[@allyli1718]

Greatsaiyakirby Oh that’s very true! As Jenny said “kids love angst, that’s why they love Elsa.” Thanks for the insight!

[@unorthodoxic4691]

@@PlanetZoidstar Wish that they kept more of the "too honest" trait. Like, she speaks her mind but comes across mean.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

@@unorthodoxic4691 Yeah, in all this leaves Applejack easily the least interesting of the Mane 6. Must be why she often appears alongside Applebloom, Granny Smith and Big Mac. So they can compensate for Applejack's rather sparse character.

[@syd5380]

Being a bit of a hick and working in a very male dominated manual labor industry, I like Applejack a lot. It’s really cool to have a character like her, who is physically strong and willing to get her hoof-shaped stubs dirty, showing younger girls that that’s an option for them that’s totally fine and that it’s not just for men. I do, however, wish her design were more reminiscent of some kind of draft horse, it would be fitting and she’d stand out a bit if she were given some fluffy feet and possibly have her build adjusted to be a bit bigger and a bit stockier. Not for any real reason, mostly just cause I think it would be cool.

[@bookfanatic8329]

Twilight being Luna would set up the perfect angst scene between her and Celestia when she remembers imo.

[@synth-wave_steve]

I thought the idea was that Luna was her mom but that makes way more sense lol

[@WasabiKitCat]

I really love the twist that Twilight is actually Luna, maybe I'm just dumb but I genuinely didn't see it coming. The series finale could be about Luna's evil magic finally taking over Twilight and the other 5 have to reach her and bring her back through the magic of friendship or something.

[@NothingOfNoteToSeeHere]

Deja Vu of a fanfic. or was it a fanfic where Twi is Luna's daughter

[@anjaboneau8286]

wooaaahhhhhh

[@Drayze1]

I can actually see the season finale containing a scene that is essentially a complete reverse of the first episode of FiM. Basically, instead of putting on a bunch of magical conduits to return Nightmare Moon to normal with a literal friendship laser, they end up realizing that all they're accomplishing by helping out in the magical duel is destroying more of the school and making everything worse, so, in unison, they all take OFF their magical conduits, step forward, and just talk to her, and it ends up being THAT action that saves the day instead. Reminding Twilight that regardless of what happened or who she was 1,000 years ago, she still has people who care about her right now, and who aren't going to let her do something that they know she will immediately regret after it's done. Saving the day with the ACTUAL power of friendship.

[@frogwhisperer2067]

@@Drayze1 When I say that I /cried/...

[@noodleydoo2862]

I didn’t see it coming either, you’re not alone

[@CaitieLou]

"Horses in a High School" must have an episode where they go to a hospital, and John Mulaney comes on as a guest star.

[@piggypige]

A HORSE in the HOSPITAL?!

[@knit2purl]

I saw a bird in an airport once

[@annacibiniak2268]

Sabrina de la Garza, everyone’s seen a bird in an airport!

[@literallyglados]

and hes just real life john mulaney green screened in and nobody mentions it

[@gianna-the-lesbian9651]

XD

[@catimakittycat5938]

I cant believe they solved the applejack problem by implying that shes long dead now

[@elise9189]

Bye what

[@maxtracker2904]

Make Applejack BIG. Have her go to college to upset a terrorist plot and eventually partner with her uncle Dog, under the code name “Horse” 🤷🏻

[@tabtoblue9]

Agree 100%

[@DPadGamer]

I don't much care for My Little Pony, but I do like the cereal, so im curious to hear what this Applejack Problem is.

[@lawrencejelsma3937]

DPadGamer ... Yeah I ate Apple Jacks cereal, had "Porg roasted on an open fire (like something CHEWY for the Holidays)" ... So what's the mystery? We'll know tomorrow how that goes down! 😉

[@aceyfan]

they don't taste like apples. that's the problem.

[@viktorbodnar7738]

Applejack is a cowgirl/valley girl, with a strong work ethic. She also fills kinda the big sis archetype. I guess the problem with that is twofold: it's a cultural stereotype and probably the target audience doesn't really identify with her. On the other hand the other ponies are simpler and have broader appeal: Twilight Sparkle - nerd/bookworm Flutterhsy - shy and loves animals/little sis Rarity - likes everything that is posh and about fashion, girliest of them all (overlaps with AJ in the big sis department) Raibow Dash - competitive/tomboy/trickster (overlaps with AJ in the "party muscle" department) Pinkie Pie - goofball/hyperactive/loco

[@ThreadBomb]

Who is the rebel loner?

[@tsarstepan]

I started to watch this video for that EXACT reason. "A is for apple, J is for Jacks, Cinnamon-toasty Apple Jacks![!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]" Added exclamation points for love and emphasis.

[@ratsteaparty]

So you're saying that next gen Pinkie should be Luna Lovegood. 100% in favour of this idea 10/10

[@lindanibucwa1016]

Was thinking exactly that as I watched lol

[@amandasunshine2]

I caught that too xD

[@genevaperez7952]

except without the conspiracy theories that sometimes have wizardnazi symbols in them, so like. a better luna lovegood.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

No. You see, only Luna Lovegood, can Luna Lovegood. For no one can Luna Lovegood like she can.

[@cabalarcana6996]

In that case, Twilight becomes Harry, Hermione, and Voldemort. Which is also cool as heck.

[@FanFicnic]

1. I could genuinely listen to hours of you pitching this kind of stuff. I think you have a really good understanding of what kids want from toys. 2. As a kid my eyes would have popped out of my head for a show like this. *But* as far as toy production goes, they would want the pony forms as homogenized as possible. It makes a lot more sense for manufacturing to keep the differences superficial. Color, hair, etc.

[@runeanonymous9760]

It’d be going off of the molds, and only Fluttershy, Applejack, and Twilight would need different molds, and maybe not even Twilight because you could just only have a different head? Let’s look at this- Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity would all have the same body type, just with different plastics- clear for Pinkie Pie, Glow-in-the-Dark for Rarity, and normal for Rainbow Dash. There were 3 (4 if you count Big Celestia) different poses at the launch of G4- G4’s depictions of Breezies had them be simple molded things, which could easily be done, making there be 3 different molds, which would be doable

[@viralgayguy]

This video feels like being on a really confusing first date

[@AgiIeBeast]

Just like Back to the Future needed three movies to cover life’s three great concerns: one’s birth, one’s future legacy, and cowboy

[@AgiIeBeast]

(this is a tweet by @therealeatwood I copy/pasted because it was kinda relevant)

[@Champiness]

Honorable.

[@kaileewalden3586]

+AgiIeBeast I unironically applaud you for crediting the original author.

[@turquoisecrow4513]

“Rarity’s not going to change to much” *2 seconds later “I imagine a goth Rarity”

[@MiloKuroshiro]

Well, if you ever meet a Goth Theater Kid, you know that's not much of a change

[@jauxro]

Same amount of makeup lol

[@BrandonTschetter]

I clicked on this video because I thought it was gonna be about how the Applejacks cereal commercials had an ongoing story, but was left on a cliffhanger when they stopped making the cereal. I remember CinnaMon (the Jamaican stereotype cinnamon stick) disappearing in a grocery store and Bad Apple yelling his name as the camera zooms out.

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

I like you

[@Gamer_Dylan_6]

Applejack is my second favorite of the main 6. She has the most consistent characterization and usually had the most interesting episodes. The writers take her element way more seriously than everyone else's. Every time she's forced to lie or stretch the truth she's either horrible at it or just strait up refuses. Fluttershy can be mean, pinkiepie can be sad, and rarity can be self centered, but applejack can't tell a convincing lie to save her life.

[@alyssamelkus5452]

I live on the eastern plains of Colorado, and I work for an insurance company that specializes in policies for farms and ranches. I would just like to add, for the record, that "cowboy" is a real personality archetype

[@reneebingham7872]

I like the idea that cowboy is a great group of traits that go with so many other character traits. Like you can be a cowboy and anything else together. It doesn’t just stop with being a cowboy lol

[@AmellsGrace]

@@reneebingham7872 A cowboy cow boy?

[@surprisedchar2458]

Renee Bingham except a cowboy’s a ranch hand. That’s where the name comes from.

[@cjgray8825]

Applejack is not just ‘the southern/cowboy’ one. She is the ‘lets buckle down and get it done’ type. The one who does work with her hands which is perfect for girls to learn that there is nothing wrong with doing physical labor. Plus it’s nice having a no nonsense character who takes the pragmatic approach to problems. Direct and simple answers can be valid.

[@psychotophatcat]

I agree with you but also "Applejack, the pony who does work with her hands" is very funny.

[@Flavershum]

I don't even like MLP but Applejack was clearly the down-to-earth friend. She's the voice of reason! The hard worker! I'm so tired of this Applejack slander

[@graysonelliott6115]

See I was on board for the whole video then the words “goth rarity” came out of your mouth and now I’m really mad that this isn’t how the reboot will go down. Goth rarity is everything I need in my life

[@KageMinowara]

Personally I'd prefer to see Goth Fluttershy.

[@orangehasdied]

amazing

[@Noobie2k7]

Nightmare Rarity is basically just a cooler looking Princess Luna design.

[@MyScorpion42]

@@beefar0ni Oh yeah, I remember Borderline Personality Disorder Rarity, that was pretty sick

[@heartsDmise]

KageMinowara I mean technically there was a goth fluttershy in the episode where she needed to help Rarity run her store :3

[@duncanurquhart5278]

"Yeah, I graduated from Pony Magic School Working Title in '09."

[@lintofleigh]

A gothic pony being glow in the dark is unbelievably funny to me

[@RainbowblitzFTW]

In 2021, with the actual leaks happening and the trailer being dropped, I 100% prefer this idea. You should totally try and get like an animatic done for the pilot of this. I'd throw money to see to see this XD

[@Max_The_Flower]

I like how they're not using the gen 4 characters though

[@emilymonahan5232]

for real!!! just change the animals and the names and whatnot but keep the personality and boom...

[@Dogmantra]

Jenny I literally wrote my masters dissertation on tv shows with toy tie ins and this is honestly the best breakdown I have ever come across of the process. I'm in awe.

[@helenamirian908]

How cool! I am preparing material for a class I want to teach on cartoons. The last era we'll cover will be the 80s, when the divorce boom spawned all those cartoons and guilt toys. Did you notice the psychological bend most of them seem to have towards the needs of those kids to be needed and have their own secrets? And how so many of the cartoons show children escaping "the dull playroom" for another dimension? Subtextally, I think, they are escaping what I call All The Yelling because it never explains why they can't visit the rest of the house just because it's raining or whatever.

[@nicoledoubleyou]

@@helenamirian908 I think there were more cartoons as moms worked outside the house, too. You should watch this video David Stewart did on why millennials have so much nostalgia kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaKQpIVpnbxnfpo

[@syd5380]

Jenny is consistently so good at this, she has such good ideas for everything from improvements to movie and tv plots, merchandise for franchises, theme parks etc. She could genuinely be a consultant for people coming up with these ideas and it would drastically improve so many of the entertainment products she talks about.

[@idontneedaname318]

What was your master's degree?? What warrant writing a dissertation on tv show toy tien ins??

[@nicoledoubleyou]

@@idontneedaname318 not op but maybe something to do with marketing idk

[@thekingofcardboard]

"I like the idea of pinkie pie being on roller skates... like constantly." Like... while climbing a tree?

[@skele3620]

While swimming

[@valumtimes]

I know this is years old and G5 has already dropped, HOWEVER. I feel it is worth pointing out that in G4, all ponies *were* magic. Earth ponies have passive magic over land and nature plus great physical prowess; pegasi have unconscious magic over sky and weather, and impressive agility; unicorns have active magic, but have no physical edge. None of this matters now. Yet 10 years later, I still care very deeply about the G4 pony races all getting a fair shake. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

[@seraphinaa4868]

Saying "She's like Javert" in regards to Rainbow Dash was the best, most surreal line ever

[@papercutsunset]

Cowboy is DEFINITELY a personality type.

[@nthgth]

Exactly. Or like, a combination of certain related traits. (I guess that's what constitutes a "type")

[@nelkora7700]

I’ve literally never seen a single episode of my little pony yet I watched this entire video.

[@theoneandonlysassmasterkenobi]

I love how passionate she is about this, I really want this to be a thing just because how in detail she explains everything and I know she would be happy

[@Beejuice.08]

Same. In 2019 tho

[@FiddlebirdBlue]

Sameskies

[@anigetx5758]

Why?

[@drewbruggman]

Same. Why did I do this? I love how into it she is. But like... wtf?

[@syurjevic]

I always thought applejack was a down to earth, hardworking, simple values, honest loyal humble pony. She was considerate, polite, respectful and honest to a fault. She was also amazingly tough and resilient, self sufficient and self reliant, and STRONG. Under her roughness she’s also the prettiest pony, clearly inspired on midwestern swedish ancestry…. I have two daughters

[@andrewb.8184]

See, Applejack is like the only one that makes sense to me. Horses live on a farm and so a farmer/cowgirl horse is a no brainer. But a fashionista horse or a bookworm magic horse seems like a much tougher sell

[@TheAbigailDee]

I know nothing about My Little Pony and I know very little about Starwars. I found your channel through your other content (specifically the Creepypasta video) and now I've watched all your videos and I just love them. Your charisma and passion are only matched by your knowledge and comedic tone. Love all your videos. I know you don't really read the comments a ton but I just wanted to say.

[@jaycassel2218]

Couldn't agree more Abigail! I found this channel about a month or two ago when she reviewed "the worst book... that there is." Let's keep liking them so we can encourage her to do more! Jenny! Girl you rock! Thanks for making me laugh. It feels good. :)

[@jaycassel2218]

PS. Just realized I didn't have the bell for updates turned on, but I took care of that oversight.

[@aaaaaaaaa26810]

I know, right!? There is something about Jenny's videos that I just ADORE. She is genuinely and effortlessly funny. And, unlike some other youtubers, it feels like she is talking without a script, just saying what comes to her mind, just like in a real conversation. I simply love it.

[@seymourclarity8702]

Jay Cassel i also found this channel through the same video, and i'm kinda hooked now. Jenny is that type of nerd-con babe that many of us dorks are trying to manifest into our lives...

[@afunnymouth6449]

plus shes totes adorbs

[@gabye5325]

STOP I love the idea of applejack’s accent coming through more when she’s stressed and doesn’t realize it

[@IsabelleChiming]

I think about this video a lot. I love how much you focused on the little girls’ experience. So many people seem to forget who this series is for above all else

[@leegauntlett2144]

I’m from Wyoming, cowboy is a personality type.

[@xsweetiebloomx605]

Pinkie just chilling on rollerskates when there's a serious situation is such a cool idea lol

[@annekagrif]

Yes , i just imagine pinkie on a boat with her rollerskates living her best life.

[@sirwolfy9372]

Equestria Pinkie Pie does that already....

[@kaylastewart7883]

I'm here in 2020, just want to say that this fever dream sounds fantastic and I would watch the heck out of it.

[@satsfallingdown]

Honestly yeah, absolutely

[@christinacao6818]

Mhm

[@bjpe8228]

I haven't watched MLP since I was like 10 but I enjoyed this immensely

[@tatltails3923]

I legit want this so bad like it's not even funny

[@felixw19]

same

[@ba12357]

No way, the "Country Girl" is totally a personality type. This is why "Spirit" is so popular.

[@annabelisawizard6255]

As a little girl who had to sit through hours of my little pony at the hands of my sister, I loved Applejack! She was my favourite character and when we would roleplay I was always Applejack but I guess I was... the only one

[@Krolockinchen]

I love Applejack. For me she's the stereotype "family person". As someone who comes from a line of farmers and is close with her family she was always kind of relatable. Also, I kind of like how this video is titled "the applejack problem" but contains the complete story idea for a MLP reboot that barely focuses on Applejack :D

[@jerubaal101]

Will Applejack still be a war criminal?

[@fishainsley]

i dont watch my little pony is that legit a thing

[@cheezorger]

no, the war ended 10 years ago, you can forget and move on

[@chicathechicken9926]

Ainsley Allred It’s a reference to an ancient abridged series of the show Jenny was in.

[@damonwallace2914]

She was acquitted of the charges. If you keep throwing around this slander I will have to have my team of magic horse lawyers send you a C&D

[@soapibubblesthestrange9972]

Chica The Chicken Jenny was in FiW?!

[@_gremlinboy]

I think about your extensive pony knowledge every day,,,, I rewatch this so often and every time the "if you catch a kite you catch a wish" bit always makes me so happy because I thought that scene was delightfully silly as well

[@Rodentanimatorz]

can't believe the idea they ended up going with for G5 was the "turn applejack into a boy" idea and now we have Hitch

[@JoshuatheAnarchist]

"They're the ones with the clear bodies with the glitter inside, they're so sick" I have no idea why that sentence makes me smile so.

[@BatOfTheDead]

I love that kid appeal comes first in this! So many people try to make their own "fantasy reboots" too adult oriented

[@iBenjamin1000]

"the lizard doesn't speak english it's just a lizard" I super didn't expect to listen to your complete rundown of the new MLP series, I only have a passing familiarity with friendship is magic

[@Ticket2theMoon]

Okay I know this video is 5 years old and it doesn’t matter anyway, but Apple Jack absolutely is a personality type. She’s the overachiever. She’s that friend who’s the president of 4 different clubs and is on the yearbook committee and still works a job after school. I always figured she was a farmer on the show because that’s a very labor-intensive life, the work is really never done.

[@333Vampirewillrule33]

Misleading title. This is basically the best tv show pitch Hasbro never got :')

[@gremlinshipperontheloose2488]

Me, whose favourite character in G4 was Applejack: *reads title* You better not diss on Emotional Stability Pony Who Stops The Main Cast From Going Insane On A Regular Basis (working title)!

[@zoomzabba452]

Hank Hill is best pony

[@neonxvices]

god i have never been a mlp fan but i’ll watch anything with jenny in it. now i’m incredibly invested in this outline of a story that we’ll never get

[@clevertitle3767]

All the little girls would be very impressed to watch a pony stomp a rattlesnake to death

[@Swayla]

Literally never watched MLP but somehow I watched this entire video and was sad knowing your version doesn’t exist.

[@siamesecat4449]

@@Selvokaz Did you just rule 34 me?

[@siamesecat4449]

@@Selvokaz I didn't click shit, all I know is that I Googled expecting wholesome and on my family computer I just saw a load of links that read: "RULE 34 SMUT"

[@siamesecat4449]

@@Selvokaz sure cool guy 😂

[@HowdyFolksGaming]

“This will be my least viewed video” #38 on trending as of watching.

[@sirbobthemarvelous]

@Brian M yea, and her channel found more fame throuhg star wars...still a bit of ambiguity on whether it's sarcasm to me tho

[@timothymclean]

Generally speaking, videos which are on topics completely different from your normal videos don't do well. They usually aren't watched as much by subscribers, which hurts initial traffic, which makes it harder to get the momentum needed to show up in peoples' feeds. Jenny didn't account for the fact that most of her fans are here more for her commentary than anything she's commenting on.

[@canariawing]

i know its been like 5 years since this video came out but i desperately need another video about jenny's new gen my little pony fanfic because i'm honest to god so enthralled with this concept

[@bunhee231]

ah yes "casual fan of Mlp" as if she hadn't created one of the most popular KZbin abridged series "Friendship is Witch Craft"

[@Flutterbutt225]

Okay, so all of your ideas were STUPID COOL. Like if you decided to write this as a fanfic I would read it religiously. Also it was Fluttershy in the episode "Over A Barrel" who said the "Huffy the Magic Dragon" line. The same exchange is where Fluttershy states "I'd like to be a tree" and a fandom meme was born.

[@FirestormDDash]

Then Zecora almost died from almost becoming a tree, so probably put that idea down.

[@sirbobthemarvelous]

its so sad to see that we'll probably never get a resolution for this awesome idea

[@aazhie]

Best MLP fanfic ever XD

[@rainworldenthusiast]

I'm writing it right now it's gonna be awesome

[@h0tdogw4ter]

Halloween Man please send me a link when you're done, it sounds *BeAuTiFuL*

[@mikebliss3153]

My Little Pony: Pony Magic School. Ah yes, MLP: PMS. Brilliant.

[@voidpriestess42]

Oh god

[@user-dl3vn8ze9n]

no-

[@tr4629]

I always thought of canon Applejack as a character who does a lot of overcompensating in the first place. I may be in the minority, but she's one of my favourites of the main cast! I saw her as someone who, after the early loss of people she loved dearly (her parents), was filled with a lot of grief and misplaced guilt. Her response to these feelings was to overcompensate for them. She threw herself into her work, going to great lengths to be seen as the Responsible sibling, her family's rock, who would make sure the past didn't repeat itself, that nothing so awful would ever happen to her family again (she's canonically protective of her sister practically to the point of paranoia). I also thought her extreme stubbornness, hardy nature, independence (and even her problems accepting others' help or admitting when she's struggling) happened as a result of this stuff. She's so used to dealing with all of this on her own, she's built up a huge front that helps reassure her she's Responsible and Competent and In Control of Things, and she doesn't want to burden people she's still so afraid to lose. Underneath her tough, responsible, competent exterior, she can be an extreme worrier who's deathly afraid of letting others down, which she largely overcompensates for.

[@avaalulu188]

I wish Jenny would make another video about this, I’ve rewatched this video several times over the past few years, I genuinely love this idea. I would watch the hell out of this if it were a real show.

[@goawaydonttalktome7780]

If this was the reboot, i would actually start watching the show instead of watching essays about it

[@noriii]

there was no reboot

[@maddiegrrrrr]

Okay but I'm still hung up on this video. Like, I literally remembered it with animation because your description is so good that I visualised every aspect. I'm never gonna stop being mad that this isn't real.

[@reina2033]

SAME.

[@swimmyswim417]

Like seriously how cool would it be if they brought back flutter ponies? And the idea of Rarity being from an underground culture works pretty well in the context of archeology and her love of stories and mythology. And I REALLY want to crawl into Jenny’s brain and see what ideas she has in store regarding male characters, rival schools, the teachers, etc. My Little Pony Hogwarts just sounds amazing.

[@bookshelfhoney]

I watch this whenever I'm sick & it's the best. Also the Halloween top 10 video

[@therealrustyspork]

With a few seasons that were written as thoughtfully as this it could have been the next avatar

[@cut_n_paste]

I don’t even watch MLP and I feel the exact same way. This sounds like so much fun

[@naus1kaae]

I just know Jenny would be a phenomenal DM

[@eclecticdog2k901]

I have known basically nothing about MLP until this very day, and I am suddenly invested.

[@cadencenavigator958]

Fluttershy, very quietly: yay The other ponies of her clade: *GASP*

[@carlotta4th]

That was definitely the best part of this pitch, very funny AND culture clashes are great!

[@pineapplesbringpain5243]

*quiet* gasp, you mean

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

Fluttershy as one of the breezies is so perfect!!