The HIGHEST RATED My Little Pony episode managed to get me so damn invested in a couple of horses

[@MathewMcKenna]

the best love story of all time

[@Joe-Dooley]

Aggree Your vids are amazing

[@juananunezfraire3045]

Exactly

[@HarmonyTheKF]

Real

[@jademuseplays]

Don't know if you mention it in the episode, but Gran Pear is voiced by William Shatner

[@_lLexa_l]

Agreeed

[@spoopyvirgil4944]

"Did her parents know that she'd be shy" Well, fun fact. Fluttershy is actually one of the bolder ones in her family. Her parents are much more shy compared to her.

[@singingofsilver]

That fact will never not be funny

[@AstronomicalJelly]

what more could you expect from a family that had "shy" in their names i guess

[@nightmarepegasus4141]

Theory (cause why not), they called her "flutter-shy" because at her birth, fluttershy had a problem to the heart, it fluttered slowly and timidity. Later she was doing better and lived well

[@Kayta-Linda]

@@nightmarepegasus4141 Aww. So, the opposite of Flurry, then. That’s precious :3

[@sketchycat6223]

Lol all except for her brother.

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

This episode is absolutely heart wrenching. Her parents were so cute

[@janekaallen7473]

FR! I didn’t know this was the highest rated one though! ❤

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

@@janekaallen7473yeah, it’s 9.5/10 in imdb

[@Zaiomi-3113]

Mixed emotions Sadness X cuteness

[@MintSkys]

Beautiful

[@peekaboo_101_real]

her parents are adorable

[@bellamuffins]

Just realized that “grand pear” is a pun. Grandfather in french is grand père

[@MattTOB618]

Also, "Grandparent" Grand Pear-ent

[@gamerbear84]

And it just sounds like "granpa"

[@peregry]

That's the pun Apple Bloom's line on, she's asking if she can call him Grand Pere Pear.

[@Maski110]

I'm french and I never realized it was a pun lol

[@destiny_moon115]

Bruh I remember when my cousin was watching Daniel Tiger and there was a character named that

[@softly3359]

To be fair to Granny Smith, assumingly their mother didn't talk about being a pear to them either at all and if my daughter in law got disowned at her own wedding to my kid for being part of our family I took would never talk about her family, that family can rot for all I care screw them who needs them if they're willing to disown someone over this.

[@RHTQ1]

Exactly! We get the idea that she became a true part of the family, the Granny Smith embracing her after the wedding and Golden Delicious being like "Nobody called your mother Pear Butter"

[@warriorcatkitty]

Yeppp

[@fluttershyisnotadoormat4678]

There is this comic where Grandpear is getting letters from his daugter for years but never read any because of how angry he was. At some point the letters stoped coming and for a while he thought that she gave up but then as years went by he started reading them and found out about BigMac, AJ and Apple Bloom. Then when he finally wanted to reconcile he found out why letters stopped coming: AJ's parents are gone (as always nopony specified if or how they died)

[@mriandecker6533]

Don't know if it's canon or not, but I remember somewhere hearing that the apple siblings' parents died in the Everfree Forest. Timberwolves...

[@fluttershyisnotadoormat4678]

@@mriandecker6533 and I heard that they died on the ship that we can see a wreck off in one of episodes (it had apple-themed sail) and it would explain AJ's ability to handle a ship that we saw in another episode :3

[@caffeinatedpossum]

I remember that comic and I love it, even if it completely ignore's Granny's line "I shoulda told you about her sooner", meaning at some point in recent months Granny sent a letter to Grand Pear telling him about Pear Butter's passing

[@RHTQ1]

I took that line to be to AJ and her siblings. I shoulda told you kids about her, your mother.

[@FRU1TC0LA]

​@@caffeinatedpossum i assumed she meant telling them (grandkids) about their mom being a pear

[@glimmerstantroop46321]

This episode genuinely escalated so incredibly quickly. This show is generally so much better than it seems on the service

[@Cheri_Blast]

This show is the embodiment of “Don’t judge a book by its cover” From day one, they knew they’d be creating something great

[@Genesivare]

You mean "surface"?

[@Wompwomp1238]

Service

[@mirandaross4625]

To make the ending even better, that place with the intertwined tree is where Big Mac had his wedding.

[@singingofsilver]

WHAT that's adorable

[@amjthe_paleosquare9399]

Oh My GOD!!!

[@sarahni]

OH MY GOD THATS SO CUTE 😭😭

[@NightCloudI]

And also Big mac and Sugar Bell look similar to the parents.

[@eclat4641]

That ending kills me 😢😂

[@tribal2199]

23:04. Anger can cause people to act irrationally. He could've regretted what he said the next day, but refused to apologize out of stubbornness, and as time went on it could be he never contacted them out of guilt. Had a similar situation with an Uncle I never met until I was 6 and my Dad died. They never spoke for years, and I won't say why they fought as it's personal, but he regrets cutting off contact even years later.

[@average-art3222]

Anger is something that can't be expressed much but, shows how much they'll regret it later on, honestly, I have many family members that went through this way, and sometimes, it can be longer

[@singingofsilver]

Making amends is super hard, especially when you've already left

[@IvoriHonor]

Fun fact: the writers knew that everyone wanted to see the deaths of the parents, but instead of showing how they died, they decided to show how they lived

[@aubreybailey8515]

Thanks, gonna go nap on the interstate now🚶‍♀️😭

[@KingsBard]

Fun fact! Grand Pear is voiced by THE William Shatner, the man loves horses so he even incorporated a horse whinny into GP's laugh.

[@peregry]

And Pear Butter was played by Felicia Day. MLP managed to get two big geekdom actors and then managed to utilize them both in such a memorable episode that let them show their acting chops. The number of people who don't realize Grand Pear was voiced by Shatner (who they're used to thinking of as being a large ham not capable of subtle acting) is surprising.

[@KingsBard]

@@peregry Yeah, I was gonna mention her but her name would be under the "Read more" thing and I didn't want my comment to be too long

[@vvgirl6173]

Ok points you missed. Granny didn't want to talk about the feud because it brought up memories of her son and daughter in law who she missed dearly. Grandpear took so long to reconnect because he held onto the grudge for so long. But with his life coming near to the end he doesn't want to die with regrets so he returned to rectify his mistakes. And no one said anything about their parents because no one asked. Applejack and Big Mac had memories of their parents compared to Apple Bloom who was too young to really remember them. And it would be rude to just shove yourself into the family business especially about parents that passed away not too long ago (Apple Bloom is again still young, don't know exact age but it is presumed they passed withing that time frame). If someone comes up to me and tell me they knew my mum not long after her death, I'd be pretty upset as it will just makr me mourn about her again. It took a long time for me to even srop crying all the time i talk about my deceased nan or cat. Yet i still find myself crying over them if I'm not careful enough. If no one of familial relations has told anything to the Apples, then they have no right to get involved. It was only when Golden Delicious did that the Apple siblings went around asking stories. Like, my mum barely told me about her life before me until i asked. And boy did she have a lot to talk about.

[@sillyface6950]

I think with grand pear the thing is that when he did regret his actions and wanted to go back it was much like the other ponies in town not telling the apple siblings about their parents. He simply "never knew the right time". Eventually that probably changed to not having much time so best to do it no

[@notzoenoelle]

i wish i could pin this

[@bubbleteaplease]

Well said

[@dogti2959]

You'd be surprised on how silent my family is about my mother. It's been 15 years since she died from sickness and at the time, it was just too painful to bring her up. And she had a friends from childhood that I only met later in life, never when she was alive, for all I remember. As Ms Cake said, it's never easy to talk about that kind of stuff, it depends on how far you are in your grief. And the more you postpone it, that guiltier you get, and the harder it becomes. It's actually so heartbreaking to realize than Gran Pear will never be able to make amend to his daughter, but he'll had Granny to share memories with. I just love how the series makes you understand their parents are dead while never actually say it out loud. What probably get me the most in Bright Mac asking to come back for more stories, and Burned Oak agreeing with tears in his eyes. A wonderful episode with a beautiful song that often make me cry.

[@Sophie-gn8jw]

I’m so sorry for your loss, much loss 🙏🏻💞♥️

[@leena_asim]

14:20 a group of butterfly’s is called a flutter and we find out her family’s last name is shy edit: guys I know names work differently but rainbow dash literally calls her parents Mr and Mrs shy so it’s just safe to assume that’s their last name

[@foxblaze1505]

Wait what about Zephyr Breeze then? Also I'm pretty sure Fluttershy is one word in her case

[@FrootDeMoN]

lol

[@SapphirePudding]

​​@@foxblaze1505I guess butterflies prefer a gentle breeze? Just guessing though lol I've also leaned Zypher means "a gentle breeze" so technically his name is Breeze Breeze

[@runic_raptor]

Family names in MLP work a little weird. Sometimes they work just like a regular surname. The Pie family, the Cake family, etc. Sometimes when the parents get married they change their name, but don't pass down a family name. Like Spoiled Rich and Filthy Rich, but their daughter is named Diamond Tiara. And it's not always the last name that gets passed down. Like Twilight Psarkle and her mom Twilight Velvet (but Shining Armor doesn't take any part of their parents' names) And of course the Apple family mostly just revolves around the THEME of apples, but don't necessarily pass down an actual family name. Though Bright Mac does pass down into Big Mac, but Macintosh is also just a kind of apple so 🤷‍♂️ That's why I kind of think that Pinkie IS actually related to the Apples even though they couldn't find solid evidence in-universe. I imagine at some point there was a pony named Apple Pie, who then passed down the name Pie instead of apple. But that's just my silly theory.

[@runic_raptor]

So TLDR: ponies don't ALWAYS pass down a family name, and the family name isn't always the last name. Ponies are weird. Since we don't know the Shy parents names, it's possible one of them had Zephyr or Breeze in their name, or it could be a totally new name they invented

[@someteennamedcharles2035]

Ah, so you've finally decided to watch the episode that brought almost every Brony sobbing from the wholesome and tragedy. 😭

[@TheCommenterDragon]

I love how to this day "The Perfect Pear" is considered to be one of the greatest episodes of the FIM series! It was so awesome that we finally got to see what the Apple siblings parents were like before their off screen deaths, In fact Bright Mac and Pear Butter instantly became two of my all time favorite season 7 characters! Just as "You're In My Head Like A Catchy Song" song instantly became one of my all time favorite season 7 songs, I can't help but cry a little every time I listen to it. It's just that damn wholesome and romantic! It was also interesting that the writers decided to give the episode a bit of a Romeo and Juliet type of twist to it. But I remember a lot of people in the fandom not liking it back in the day and on some level I could see why, Hell I certainly hated it when Grand Pear disowned Pear Butter all because of a stupid and petty fued. And by the time he decided to patch things up with Pear Butter it was too late, But even though Grand Pear was too late to patch things up with his daughter. At least he met his grandchildren and getting to be part of their lives is the best second chance that Grand Pear could've asked for, In fact I have no doubt that all of them being a family again is exactly what both Bright Mac and Pear Butter would've wanted for all of them.

[@angel.985]

I honestly think the directors didn't wanna shows how they died because they want us to see how they lived. It's actually really beautiful to think about, since many times the main focus about dead characters is how they died. They were people too, not just corpses, they had personalities, they had dreams and fears and hopes, they were alive, and it's something that most people forget about their dead relatives. I lost my dad three years ago but I remember how he lived, his smiles, his jokes, not only the day I saw him into a grave. I always cry when I watch this episode

[@truebornseeker9767]

Btw the “buttercup under the chin” thing is true It comes with a couple ‘lines’ that go with it, like “if it turns your chin yellow it means you like butter”

[@sillyface6950]

The reality is just light reflecting off the petals 😅

[@sorachitheeggo4440]

Must be why Bright mac is yellow then cuz he sure does like Butter 😙

[@capyisnotemo]

@@sorachitheeggo4440aweee

[@cureidolsmile9820]

You have no idea what a big deal this episode was. Not only did we find out about the parents, we got our hearts wrenched it as well.

[@MattTOB618]

13:33 That's what Mrs. Cake is helping to explain here; her current name is "Cup Cake", and she used to be named "Chiffon Swirl", meaning she changed it (even further than what simply marrying her husband, Carrot Cake, would do). It's not an unreasonable leap to apply this to other ponies (we even see it with Spoiled Rich, who used to be named Spoiled Milk before she got married, as well as Pinkamena Diane Pie [Pinkie Pie] and Princess Mi Amore Cadenza [Princess Cadence]). We also get to see Princess Cadance and Shining Armor name their kid Flurry Heart, after the events surrounding her birth. Several names are also passed down/related to family (like Fluttershy's parents being Mr. & Mrs. Shy, the entire Pie, Apple, and Pear families, and even Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor being named closely to their parents, Twilight Velvet and Night Light). And even if all of that fails, the different types of ponies have naming themes that they can fall back on (for example, pegasi are often named after fast/flying/weather things, such as Zephyr Breeze, Spitfire, Soarin', Lightning Dust, Windy Whistles, and Rainbow Dash; unicorns are often named after lights/astronomy/time/fancy things; and earth ponies are often named after food/plants/geology). TLDR: There are many ways the show uses to explain how ponies get their names, going to show just how much thought was put into the world building. Edit: forgot to add that there are still plenty of ponies whose talents don't very well match their names (for example, Cheese Sandwich is a party planner similar to Pinkie, Kerfuffle is a fashion designer, and even Miss Cheerilee [Cheer is very general, and her talent is specifically teaching]). In those cases, their Cutie Marks seem to either only represent the talent (as with Kerfuffle, whose Mark is a yarn ball), or blend to fit both the name and the talent (Cheese Sandwich's is a cheese sandwich that is being pulled apart to resemble an accordion [since he's played by Weird Al], and Miss Cheerilee's is sunflowers with smiling faces [as she explains it, it represents how she wants to help her students grow learn and grow]).

[@RHTQ1]

Mrs. Cake could easily be Chiffon Swirl Cake.

[@MattTOB618]

@@RHTQ1 Her name was stated as "Cup Cake" by _Lauren Faust herself,_ and used in almost every media that uses more than just "Mrs. Cake", like the mobile games and the books.

[@Angninjin22]

And that's why I always try to pay attention to the details even in the re-watching part. I mean it's vey easy to apply it to the other ponies as you said in your comment.

[@Conorator]

Did Pinkie Pie actually change her name? It seems to me that Pinkie is just a nickname for Pinkamena, like calling someone Tom instead of Thomas.

[@MattTOB618]

@@Conorator Well, if that's what basically _everyone_ knows you as, then it effectively _is_ just your name (like how Tempest Shadow's actual name is "Fizzlepop Berrytwist" [she states at the end of the Movie that it's still her "real name"], but that's something only very few ponies know, so to almost everyone, she's just Tempest).

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

why it wasn't told... Swirl summed it up when she said, she never knew the right time. The kids never asked and no one in town that knew her parents wanted to overstep and bring things up because of that. They never knew if it was right and how big mac or AJ would react to it... AB was to young when her mom and dad died to know them well. Granny took butter into the family, because she was but Grand Pair fell into the problem of waiting to long... first that the apples "stole his daughter..." then they died before he could make any amends...

[@dusty_disturbed]

This episode is literally THE episode. I’m not really a crier, but this episode was one of the ones that made me seriously consider it, like genuinely. It’d be a lot better if you watched a bit more cause everything that lead up to now was like a world turning point. 😭

[@eclat4641]

Yep … it will do that … as i sit here i am loosing it 😂. 😢

[@aestherien]

don't forget that Sweet Apple Acres is pretty much responsible for Ponyville's existence and commerce so it would actually make a lot of sense that the citizens and the apples are so tight knit . It was likely very hard for the ones who knew AJ's parents to bring up their passing especially to their unassuming children .

[@kiatheartist3712]

I love this episode so much, they handled the whole “they’re parents a dead” really well cuz yes they’re parents are implied to be dead and this was the confirmation ontop of aj saying to applebloom when she got her cutiemark “IF our parents could see you now, they’d be so proud”, im not shocked this is the highest rated episode cuz its so well done, also the town’s people didn’t just conveniently decide not to tell them about they’re parents (im sure you were joking but i wanna clear this up incase your confused) they all didn’t know how to bring it up cuz death is hard, they didn’t want to remind them of the pain, its hard to know when people are ready to hear stories about a dead friend or family member, everyone grieves differently and on different timelines so they waited for them to ask (which is the only real way to know when people are ready to be honest) i gotta be honest I wasn’t shocked at all that they hadn’t talked about it before with them, also we dont know how or when the parents died but the oldest flashback of applejack and bigmac doesn’t include the parents or any mention of them and she was a filly (specifically before she had her cutiemark) so many theorize that they may have died not long after applebloom was born, im glad they handled it the way they did, its a sensitive subject that could have been handled very poorly but i think they did it very respectfully and realistically (in the sense of the awkwardness of trying to talk about them and trying not to open old wounds)

[@shadowserenity1879]

Wait but why do I now headcanon that Applejack left the farm as a way to cope with her parents' death? Like she just couldn't bear being reminded of her parents by everything around her

[@kiatheartist3712]

@@shadowserenity1879 that would make sense definitely and makes it even more sad that she left but it also makes aj going back home more sweet

[@RareGacha_YT]

​@@shadowserenity1879Was Apple Bloom already born at the time tho? Cause Applejack was still pretty young at that time.

[@TheCanderemy]

Geez, put a period in there. Breathe.

[@kiatheartist3712]

@RareGacha_YT well given that we didn't see her parents in that scene, i assumed that they had passed already since applebloom had to be born before they died XD. I dont think we ever see baby applebloom actually, maybe once?, even in the later episode explaining the relationship between the apples and filthy rich's enterprise, we dont see her. aj and big mac are older in that so she should have been born but we also dont see the parents so its anyones guess

[@_lLexa_l]

As a hardcore mlp fan who hasn't actually watched any since I was 7, I immediately knew the episode based on the thumbnail and JUMPED in excitement.

[@MintyFreshCupcakes]

Fun fact, pears taste stronger and keep their taste longer when processed so most things that are artificially apple flavored are flavored with Pears. They are genetically very similar too so they can grow in the same orchard easily

[@twist_ending7545]

That explains how that apple and pear tree happened.

[@nipom-8201]

To be fair their death was obviously relatively recent, like... they can't have died before Apple Bloom was born, right? And maybe the news just got to Grandpear now, since he didn't bother to have any contact with the Apples before, so maybe finding out his daughter is gone and he didn't get to see her again before it happened is what caused him to regret his past actions and that's why he's coming back just now?

[@aussieroadkill725]

The two things I love most about this episode is Burned Oak and Granny Smith. Oak was just so somberly happy to talk about his friend, he's missed BrightMac, he lost a friend and he's finally able to talk about him, go over fond memories with people who want to hear it, to teach them about someone he loved. And Granny, despite the recidulous feud, she watched a girl be disowned by her own father, and she knew she couldn't just walk away from that. Granny knew now was not the time to worry about childish rivalries, Pear or not Buttercup needed family now more than ever. I think it made her unwillingness to talk about the Pears more understandable. She didn't just dislike them because of competition, she hated Grandpear for doing that to his daughter, she was angry at him, she was sad for Buttercup, and she was still mourning her children

[@HackiePuffs]

This episode is genuinely so sweet. I love a lot of other episodes but it makes sense that this was the highest rated episode because for so long people wondered about Apple Jack’s parents and the payoff we got here was above and beyond. Also this is basically the Coke vs Pepsi feud if you wanna compare it to something Matt 🤣

[@twist_ending7545]

It's unfortunate that other long awaited parent reveal episodes aren't as good

[@eviljbrian]

Granny Smith apples DO have a hint of sourness to them. I do suggest trying one.

[@ronnoc841]

William Shatner as Grand Pear was a perfect casting

[@jennyofalltrades3118]

I have a headcannon that the feud started because Grand Pear had a crush on Granny and thought that insulting apples and talking up pears was the best way to show his affection. Instead, she (shocker) got pissed and fought back and things escalated until both families got involved.

[@nescirian]

Some of why this episode is so well-regarded is that the fandom had spent 7 years theorizing about the apple parents, while the show almost never alluded to them and we were all resigned to it never happening. Then it finally happens out of nowhere, and is also a great episode. As far as I recall the only previous references to their parents are when a pair of shooting stars fly over the barn during the apple family reunion episode (happens twice that episode - once when AJ is thinking about family who might not be able to attend next time, once at the end of the episode, and it was confirmed by the creators to be a reference to her parents), and during the song We'll Make Our Mark (which I believe you've reacted to), when AJ says "Mom and Dad would be so proud of you". The latter already got a bit of an emotional reaction from fans, as a shock that they were actually acknowledged. So when, two seasons later, in an episode that up until then didn't seem particularly unusual, we suddenly find that it's an Apple Parents episode, it was a pretty huge deal. For additional context, Burnt Oak and Grand Pear did not appear before this episode, but the family historian previously appeared in the episode where Pinkie thought she might be AJ's distant cousin, and they made a family road trip to Goldie Delicious to investigate. I believe you've reacted to Apples To The Core from that road trip. Others have mentioned that William Shatner plays Grand Pear, I didn't notice anyone pointing out that Felicia Day is Buttercup (maybe I just missed it).

[@twist_ending7545]

There's also the song Days Gone By in one of the mlp Christmas albums. And I think it kind of has implications about their parents

[@Adrianacopycat]

24:03 when granny said "i should have told all about them sooner" and Grand pear saying "i should have been here" means that Grand pear just found out about Pear butter a d Bright mac deaths

[@XyKP1fan]

I would also recommend A Hearth's Warming Tail, which is more of a musical retelling of a Christmas Carol through the MLP universe. Or even Flutter Brutter as well

[@Birdsflight44]

Episode goes HARD. For full context, the Windigoes are 100% real, and they start being a problem for ponies after a FAMINE BASED RACE WAR. Pony Christmas (and the focus on friendship in general) is actually an incantation to keep cannibal ghosts at bay. The cute rainbow horse cartoon should not go that hard lol

[@KanaTokisho]

I love how you keep asking 'why has no one talked about this?' Obviously the short realistic answer is this story didn't exist until now but I have a better answer. Granny Smith probably always regretted how she acted to Pear Butter. In a future episode in the last season we get another semi flashback of Bright Mac and Pear Butter working together on the farm with all three kids (Applebloom being a literal baby and being carried). Pear Butter never shared this story because well...Her father left her and there was no need to share the story (plus maybe she wanted to in the future but then they both died). Granny Smith might not have shared because maybe she was worried her grandkids will treat her differently knowing how she treated their mother. Grief is a hard thing for everyone and it's hard to bring it up. I know when my Dad passed away I didn't talk about him for years, it's only recently I spoke to my mom about him and gotten stories of his past that I never knew. A Grandparent isn't supposed to be the one still alive to tell stories of their children to their own grandchildren. It's just very sad but in the end the family is brought back together and can let go of the grief they held.

[@aliyahpulido953]

1:55 "Grand-pere" is French for Grandpa/grandfather, and sometimes it's used in English as a term of endearment for your grandfather. But of course, it's also a pear joke because his name is spelled "Grand Pear."

[@Pinkie-Dash]

There's actually another episode that has a brief flashback of when the Apple Sibs are younger and with their parents (when their growing up). The episode is S9 E10, "Going to Seed"

[@twist_ending7545]

Yep. And in that aj was a filly (so she had to have been anywhere from 6 to 12), Mac was a colt (bit taller than most colts we see though, so he might have been in his early teens), and Apple Bloom was an infant. So their parents had to have died when Apple Bloom was a baby

[@nathangamble125]

Fun fact: Grand Pear is voiced by William Shatner (Captain Kirk's actor in the original Star Trek series). His coat is the same colour as the starfleet command uniform, and his mane when he was young looked like Kirk's hair. William Shatner was a brony before he appeared (or should that be apPEARed) on the show.

[@RaptorNX01]

This episode legit deserved an award. it was so well done. the moment Brightmac reveals the wedding I just broke down. and it didn't stop till after the ep ended. BTW, Pear Butter is voiced by Felicia Day and she also sung the song.

[@rlyman3516]

Since Apple Bloom is so young, I think it’s supposed to imply that she was raised by her siblings and her grandmother, but it’s so interesting. How like if their parents died grand pear would have shown up at the funeral or the close friends wouldn’t talk about any of this at their funeral.

[@Lila-454]

14:57 Omg I just realized something! The Apple siblings all have something in common with their parents. Big Mac kinda looks like his dad, Applejack is honest like her dad and kinda looks like her mom, but what about Apple Bloom? If you watch the later seasons, Apple Bloom's cutie mark was helping other people find their cutie marks. Just like how her mother helped Mrs Cake! (plus she has her dad's color palette). It's honestly so sweet how, even though she doesn't even remember either of her parents, she's still connected to them in some way. Edit: I just realized that they acknowledge all this in the actual episode 👀 it's been a while ok

[@Sovreign071]

I assumed that Granny felt regret and shame over her actions, and how badly she hurt Pear Butter. That's why she could never bring herself to tell the story, because she never forgave herself.

[@oneovertwo1186]

"How do the parents know what the kids are going to have for their cutie marks?" He says while watching the episode that establishes that sometimes ponies change their names after getting their cutie mark

[@randomsomeone9010]

6:45 granny smith apples (the green ones) are sour and she's named after them so that's why he says they're sour

[@princelandrycrusher]

A few things: 1. Grand Pear is voiced by William Shatner (Captain Kirk from Star Trek.) 2. This is the only time The Pear Family is mentioned. 3. Pralines are a nut confection comprised of pegans, almonds, hazelnuts and sugar. 4. You look younger and younger everyday. :3

[@michaelbricky]

18:26 is an easily missed moment, Pear Butter had a bunch of weeds to pull, and Bright Mac went and pulled them all for her and then fell asleep 🥺

[@satiramalek2572]

now we need a MOVIE reaction

[@DaisyAzuras]

This episode is always the hardest to watch cause it always tears your heart out, no matter how many times you see it. This is probably the greatest episode that they ever made for the series.

[@garmadonthesensei59]

This episode DELIVERED after waiting years for the answer 😢 absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful 😭

[@blufoas]

I genuinely believe that if you enjoyed this episode you should watch the episode Crusaders of the Last Mark. It was another extreme milestone episode in the series and it has an absolutely heartwarming ending as well.

[@Theguy-l2b]

Fun fact golden delicious and Big Mac are played by the same person if I remember correctly

[@HazbinCovenWitch]

This is the _only_ My Little Pony episode that _ever_ made me cry. 😭

[@Auditormadness9]

If you watch the whole show, there's no way MMC and The Last Problem don't 😮

[@ilsb_patrick]

@@Auditormadness9 Crusaders of the Lost Mark: Am I a joke to you?

[@Auditormadness9]

@@ilsb_patrick lmao true, i wanted to include that too, but didn't cuz iirc i didn't cry to that one, just extremely warmed my heart

[@kyradreamer4769]

"They live in such a small town, how have they never had these conversations before?" I get where you're coming from, but they're also hard conversations. I get that it's just a show, but it seems they were all kids when their parents died and these are conversations that the adults around them probably wouldn't initiate until the kids asked for more stories and stuff. Like the firewood guy talking about how he figured they'd come asking eventually, in fact he hoped they would and how awkward Applejack was when she asked about it initially, that actually seems more natural and realistic to me than the idea of them having these conversations a long time ago.

[@thefitnessgrampacertest5732]

Oh my goodness adorable. I voted in the discord but I had no idea that this was the highest rated episode! Can’t wait 🥰

[@JazzyStudios82]

Not sure if anyone pointed this out, but Applejack and her siblings each have a trait or two from their parents: Applejack has her mom's freckles and her father's eyes Big Mac has his dad's body type, mom's hair color and freckles, and his dad's eyes And Apple Bloom has her dad's coloring (mane and coat)

[@aliyahpulido953]

4:05 Pralines are pecans. It's a type of nut, but more specifically pralines are a pecan confection/candied pecan sweets eaten on their own or as an accompaniment/topping for another dessert.

[@angieangelinaabc16]

13:31 maybe the reason why they hasn’t been coming up their parents in conversation before this, was because it’s such a hard topic for them, specially, with Apple Bloom, not be able to remember them because she was so young. And big Mac and applejack had to grow up to take care of the farm and their grandmother and baby sister, after they died. it’s just a topic that’s not exactly easy to talk about so I think they were more waiting for apple siblings to start the conversation.

[@Lilybelle-vr3ho]

I showed this to my dad after the passing of my mom. We cried the whole time 😭

[@CasualVFlowerEnjoyer]

I've heard it time and again that this story handles loss and grief so well because it doesn't tell you how they died. It shows you how they lived. And its the memories that follow you into the future long after someone is unable to be a part of it physically. Who they were when alive is what shaped and changed you. Loss can change you too, but you feel it because you loved who they were when they were beside you, when they held you, and how they guided you. And in cases like this where the siblings didn't really know their parents, they can see the great impact their parents left on everyone they knew and feel closer to them through their memories. It was their life that tied everyone together, not their death.

[@autumbreeze1129]

There's a fan comic (with several dubs here on KZbin) suggesting why Grand Pear chose to come back when he did. The Life I Never Had. While not OFFICIALLY canon, most in the fandom have accepted it as lore. The comic dub by Scribbler Productions, in particular hits hard, because it uses Grand Pear's final words between him and Pear Butter as echoes in his mind when he finds out she's dead. As for why nopony talked about it, think how both angry and heartbroken Granny Smith would've been as her grandchildren are growing up while their parents are dead any time the fued or the Pears were brought up. She would've been carrying guilt from not trying to end the feud sooner so Pear Butter wouldn't have been forced to choose between families and furious at Grand Pear for letting the feud blind him so much he'd be willing to abandon his own daughter. She basically became not only a Mother In Law to Pear Butter, but an actual mother as she now had no parental figure left in her life. Those combined emotions would've caused so much turmoil within her, is it really a surprise she couldn't bring herself to talk about it? The same with the Major, Burnt Oak and Mrs Cake. Once both of them died, they felt it wasn't right to bring it up unless the Apple siblings asked themselves, because of all the baggage the feud and Grand Pear abandoning Pear Butter would come along with it.

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

Pony names - names often follow familly lines... Pie family, cake family... though unicorns tend to reverse it with the first name being the family name... Twilight Sparkle, Twilight Velvet, Twilight Mist. Earth ponies often share last names. Saffron Swirl, when she got married became Saffron Cake. Spoiled Milk, when she got married became Spoiled Rich. But yes often there is an are of magic about the names where the parents choose a name that will fit the mark... though not always.. sometimes its pretty vague.

[@twist_ending7545]

Who's Twilight Mist? Also it's Chiffon Swirl, not Saffron Swirl

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

@@twist_ending7545 Mist was velvet's mom. side note, its telling that velvet didn't take her husbands name.

[@twist_ending7545]

@@jenniferstewarts4851 when did we find out about her?

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

@@twist_ending7545 it was in one of the comics. They introduced tons of misc characters there.

[@twist_ending7545]

@@jenniferstewarts4851 I can't find anything online about "Twilight Mist"

[@lilachodan4941]

24:41 omg it is so touching 🥺🥺

[@js66613]

Mathew... that Jaguar Leopard thing is a Cheetah. You recognise them by the tear marks running from their eyes to their mouths. And the non-rosetted spots. And the more slender bodies. And because they can't retract their claws. I did love this episode though and the song.

[@Canadianph.]

PLEASE LISTEN TO! (FYI songs) -the magic inside of me -school of friendship -blank flanks FOREVER -lotta little things -A kirin tale -better way to be bad -a changeling can change -it’s gonna work -best friends till the end -and best gift ever (hearts warming special) all of the songs Equestrian girls -shake things up -coinky-dink world -get this show on the road -Good vibes -five to nine -cheer you on -I’m on a yacht -true original -CHS rally up song -embrace the magic You don’t have to listen to all of them theses are just if my suggestions ALSO LOVE YOUR REACTIONS !!

[@MewDenise]

This episode has genius writing cause somewhere for someone - this is their story. I listen to a podcast called "the family secret" and it's wild what parents keep from their children and generations down

[@Ev31yn_]

This was so well done episode, because as a kid i never figured out what happened to them cuz they didn't like directly say they died

[@mon_moi]

13:53 it's likely Burnt Oak's family were also wood sellers so that's why they gave him a name that eventually matched his cutie mark in practicing a family business. That's just a theory ofc, a more concrete example is Twilight Sparkle. Her parents are named Twilight Velvet and Nightlight. They didn't name her that because they knew her cutie mark was gonna be a sparkly star, but because naming kids after stars and space is something many, many unicorns do. We also don't know if either of her parents have jobs related to astronomy or anything. On the other hand, Babs Seed, despite being an Apple family member, got a cutie mark in hairdressing, despite her name not having anything to do with it. In other words, the names, the pony's jobs, and their cutie marks are never strictly dependent on each other. Then ofc we've seen Chiffon Swirls and Pear Butter going by Mrs Cake and Buttercup. Who knows how many other ponies have changed their names to match their careers/status.

[@FallenGhoul]

This episode did a good job introducing us to the complete story of the Apple family. Having always been used to tell many different types of stories about family relationships, the mystery of who the parents were was always present. And they tackled it here without leaving room for doubts. The staff wasn’t able to say out loud they’re dead, but we see that they clearly passed on, and how it left an impact to the people in their lives. Talking about the pains and struggles of their parents is not easy, especially when they’ve passed away. Out of respect for them, and respect for the grief of their kids. Granny was never able to talk about the Pears because she saw first hand the pain they brought to her new daughter. The moment Grand Pear disowned Buttercup all the animosity Granny felt towards the union vanished. She welcomed her into her family without hesitation. And in that time Buttercup’s identity as a Pear was no more. She became an Apple, had three beautiful kids, and lived a life full of love. The only regret she could have had before passing away, was never seeing her father again. That grief, the grief that a daughter could never reunite with her father was what made it hard for Granny to talk about it. She lost her son, and her daughter. And she was left to raise their three kids, hoping they’d never have to suffer that same fate. In a sense the town was also protecting them from learning about the truth. It’s hard to know when it is a right time to talk about these things. Burnt Oak never shared the stories of his friend because it leaves him emotional. Cupcake never talked about it because she wasn’t sure when it would be a right time to bring it up. She lost her best friend and was always there to witness how much pain they went through to be happy. And the mayor wasn’t close to the family. She simply was the one to officiate the wedding so it wasn’t her place yo talk about it. Even the family historian was unsure of talking to them about it out of respect for the grief of the family. But as they’re older now, minus Apple Bloom, she decided it was time they got answers. Given the fact AB doesn’t have memories of her parents, they passed away when she was a child. And while we don’t know anyone’s ages, she’s still clearly very young. At most she’s a preteen. The death is still recent enough for the wounds to be fresh. With everything out in the open now, the family can finally start healing again.

[@Morten_Storvik]

"What do you mean no wonder? That makes no sense!" ..because Granny Smith is equally at fault for what happened and it`s a very dark subject that is not easy to talk with kids about in general. Of course she would not want to talk about it.

[@gamerbear84]

You definitely ate raw pears. lol Apples absolutely come in more sour varieties, such as granny smith.

[@peregry]

Apples have been bred for a variety of utility, more tart and sour varieties, like Granny Smiths, are meant to be cooked, while others like Honey Dew, are meant for eating raw. Apples are also bred for long term storage, hence why they tend to be harder. Pear were bred more to be eaten raw and when preserved tend to be candied.

[@marigold_petalz]

Abandoned yet another conversation for this‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥

[@lunaticbeans8600]

Honestly, I think the beef just comes from being business competitors.

[@Maria_Miciano_5]

This is one of my favorite MLP episodes! It is so simple and wholesome! It is a shame that their parents did die. I'm confused on that fact but otherwise it is a great story!

[@flubble2473]

About the "Why didn't they say anything sooner ??" other than the justifications in episode... Apple Bloom is very young. They didn't die that long ago. And word of god says they got mauled by Timberwolves. But you can guess how tragic their death was because of how they're clearly Roméo and Juliet.

[@Ev31yn_]

About the names, its like when you look at the baby you like get the feel what tgeir name should be, and because it is a cartoon it wouldn't be far fetched, the second thing is based on familiy like how the apple family names are a sort of apple or treat madenof apple

[@Ev31yn_]

And names also bc of ones appearance like pinky pie in pink so yk, and rainbow dashes mane is rainbow coloured

[@learn2chillax]

I think it's implied the Apple Siblings had the time to grieve about their parents, but as for how they got together and parts of their lives with their friends the siblings didn't really know about. Also when Applebloom gets her cutie mark in S5 AJ does say "If Ma and Pa were here, they'd be so proud of you." that at the time, besides AJ looking at 2 shooting stars wayyyy earlier in the show's run, was practically proof of cement that Buttercup and Bright Mac were gone and this very episode, solidified said cement if there was still any doubts. Edit: Fixed a typo

[@samanthaarana2960]

I haven't even watched the video yet and I'm so excited. This is my favorite episode and it makes me cry every time. I'm so so happy.

[@drewo.127]

I needed some sort of emotional catharsis of some kind for a short while due to anxiety and analysis paralysis, and watching this episode again absolutely helped me to loosen up just enough to start tearing up. I love that even after all these years, My Little Pony still manages to tap into my heartstrings and be that gentle voice telling me it’s ok to let go, in a crowd of negativity! Thank you Mat for helping me calm down.💖🫂🫂🫂

[@redfox2921]

I just realized pear butters hair kinda looks like pinkie pies hair adn that reminded me of that one episode of pinkie having a connection to the apple family, I wonder if that slightly confirms that theory

[@phantomvaporeon5596]

Grand Pear is voiced by William Shatner himself

[@galaxygazer4208]

I think I have a theory on how they are named. Just like we have our last names to define from which family we're from, they have their special trademarks(Apples, Sparkles, Beauty, Lightning, Pears). So the apples for example, are all the families names from apple kinds(Big Macintosh, Apple Bloom, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith) or variations of recipes with apples. Like wise with the other families.

[@VVinterl3ear]

Apples are definitely sour when they're newly ripe. All the times I've had pears, they're always soft and sweet while apples are more stiff and sour to me definitely.

[@eclat4641]

That bit when apple bloom hugged big mac…. 😢😢😢

[@bbhops]

MATTHEW YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IVE WAITED FOR THIS

[@xoxo.eliiii]

12:35 yeah, rePEAR the relationship

[@vezhopkins714]

this episode always makes me cry as AJ is my fave character (more so in gen 1 as she was the first pony I got in 1984 I still have her in my collection of 450+ ponies ) its sad and happy and never fails to pull at my heart strings :')

[@huemungy3212]

"Everypony in Ponyville has some kind of rediculous name, like Carwash Rugmuncher or something, and it always turns out it has to do with their special tallent like they're some kinda lesbian carwashing expert!" Twilight Sparkle.

[@itz_erketay]

There is episode where Big mack wants to (SPOLIER ALERT) ask from some pony(i cant remmeber name) to marry him. And i like that they put mirrors for her. Sheis friend with Mrs.Cake and they made weading near that tree and etc etc. If yo are interested i can find that episode

[@1Music1makes1me1happy1]

OHMYGOD YES IVE WANTED YOU TO WAYCH THIS EPISODE OR LISTEN TO THEIR SONG… ITS SO SAD AND CUTE AND AHHH😭😭😭

[@i_am_evithatious]

This episode always makes me feel like crying bc it’s so bittersweet 😢

[@Los_BreadstickMartian]

If you want more mane 6 parents episodes, I think these are the best ones for each of them Fluttershy: Flutter Brutter s6 e11 Rainbow Dash: Parental Glideance s7 e7 Twilight Sparkle: Once Upon a Zeppelin s7 e22 Pinkie Pie: Hearthbreakers s5 e20 Rarities parents show up like once ever in an episode you should have already watched based on your history of having watched early mlp And this one you watched it Applejacks one.

[@Los_BreadstickMartian]

Note, flutter brutter doesn't have fluttershy's parents for long in it but they do appear and speak. They are not the main subject of the episode.

[@oneovertwo1186]

Rarity's & Sweetie Belle's parents also make a non-speaking appearance in the crowd of one episode & the dad is shown in another episode... fishing. But they still only ever speak in their first appearance.

[@kitkat_moushi]

Equestria girls songs I suggest: - Music to my ears, Shake things up, True original, rainbow rocks opening titles, friendship games opening titles Friendship is magic songs: - Celestia's Ballad, The Magic Inside, Rainbow, Off to see the world

[@KareBear2199]

14:30 It's not the case all the time because we got characters like Maud Pie, and well, Maud is one of the only normal names in this show that don't sound like it's based on a cutie mark.

[@EditDeath]

The Apple parents being dead is canon, but never outright stated. This episode was the closest they ever came to admitting it. Before this, the closest they had was AJ planning a family reunion and looking up at a couple of shooting stars

[@kuro_neko5863]

As to pony names, it seems to be a voluntary thing. Ponies change them when it seems appropriate , so a pony that has a name that particularly suits their job and/or Cutie Mark may have deliberately changed it to fit. Chiffon Swirl married a baker and became Cup Cake. This is frequently, but not always, connected to the fact that some families practice a particular naming scheme and others don't. Two perfect examples are the Pie family and the Apple family. The Pie family obviously practices a pretty strict naming scheme, the last word in their name is always Pie (Pinkie Pie, Marble Pie, Maud Pie, etc). On the other hand, the Apple family practices theme naming, where they don't have to specifically have apple in their names, but it should be something relating to apples (Applejack and Apple Bloom, but also Big Mcintosh and Goldie Delicious). Sometimes marrying into such a family results in a name change (Spoiled Milk became Spoiled Rich when she married into the Rich family), but other times not (Pinkie Pie's mother Cloudy Quartz did not change her name or add Pie to the end when she married into the Pie family). Other families don't practice any kind of naming scheme and simply keep their names the way they are. Mi Amore Cadenza and Shining Armor did not change their names when they married and their daughter Flurry Heart shares no name in common with them. Likewise Rainbow Dash and her parents Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles. Twilight Sparkle shares only her first name with her mother Twilight Velvet and none at all with her father Night Light or brother Shining Armor. Ponies don't seem have surnames as we understand it, even though it sometimes seems that way when they use addresses like Mr. and Mrs.. But Rarity, Fluttershy, and Applejack show that it's relatively common to only have one word as your name. And Rarity at least has certainly been addressed as Ms. Rarity on more than one occasion.

[@KoskotOwl]

Absolutely the best episode!! Hands down!!

[@juliandio2981]

Mathew: *confused why they're feuding* Me: my guy it's a Romeo and Juliet retelling as an origin story for the Apple siblings just enjoy the ride

[@novanettle7497]

14:31 - wait until you hear about Doctor Willard Bliss who later in life became a doctor. He got his first name (Doctor) and middle name (Willard) after a doctor his parents knew and they really wanted him to be a doctor. So, yeah, his first name was Doctor and his full name as an adult was doctor Doctor Willard Bliss. He treated president Garfield, but did such a bad job he died 😅🫣

[@pandaluna0]

i love their parents... they were so sweet. and i adore Buttercup's song