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** From "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof A Bird In The Hoof]]", Fluttershy's high-pitched whimper as Philomena's ashes fall through her hooves is identical to her whimper when she met Twilight Sparkle in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon Part 1]] of the pilot.

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** From "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E22ABirdInTheHoof A Bird In The Hoof]]", Fluttershy's high-pitched whimper as Philomena's ashes fall through her hooves is identical to her "I'm Fluttershy" whimper when she met Twilight Sparkle in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon Part 1]] of the pilot.



** The squeaky rubber duck noise whenever anypony smiles really cutely. It's been used before in the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' episodes "Coming of the Fuzors" (Part 2) and "Crossing The Rubicon" as well as the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Bossy Boots", and it's also been used in the Doritos ''[[SuperBowlSpecial Crash the Super Bowl]]'' 2013 finalist ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvyAlEfnoYg Road Chip]]''.
*** Spike will make a similar sound when he's physically abused.

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** The squeaky rubber duck noise whenever anypony smiles really cutely. It's been used before in the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' episodes "Coming of the Fuzors" (Part 2) and "Crossing The Rubicon" as well as the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Bossy Boots", and it's also been used in the Doritos ''[[SuperBowlSpecial Crash the Super Bowl]]'' 2013 finalist ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvyAlEfnoYg Road Chip]]''.
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Chip]]''. Spike will make a similar sound when he's physically abused.



** Pinkie Pie's gasp when she first sees Twilight in the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon first episode]] gets used again throughout the show whenever a gasp is needed.
*** It's also played backwards when Fluttershy inhales before letting loose with a too-quiet "Yay" in the cold open of "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E16SonicRainboom Sonic Rainboom]]".

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** Pinkie Pie's gasp when she first sees Twilight in the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon first episode]] gets used again throughout the show whenever a gasp like such is needed.
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needed; later in the same episode when Rarity points out Celestia's disappearance, in "Bridle Gossip" when the girls think they crushed Applejack in the tub, for Mrs. Cake when Pinkie eats a cupcake meant for Celestia, and "MMMystery on the Friendship Express" when Pinkie sees the cake has been eaten. It's also played backwards when Fluttershy inhales before letting loose with a too-quiet "Yay" in the cold open of "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E16SonicRainboom Sonic Rainboom]]".



** Twilight's yell of agony In "Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2" when Tirek {{manadrain}}s her is used again in "The Cutie Map - Part 1" when Starlight Glimmer steals her cutie mark.



* StoryArc: Although the episodes besides the two-part [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon pilot]] are self-contained, as Hasbro wanted, "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E3TheTicketMaster The Ticket Master]]", "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E14SuitedForSuccess Suited For Success]]", and "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver The Best Night Ever]]" form a three-part story arc about the Grand Galloping Gala. The writers were also able to slip in some {{Continuity Nod}}s throughout the first Season.

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Although the episodes besides the two-part [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E1MareInTheMoon pilot]] are self-contained, as Hasbro wanted, "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E3TheTicketMaster The Ticket Master]]", "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E14SuitedForSuccess Suited For Success]]", and "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E26TheBestNightEver The Best Night Ever]]" form a three-part story arc about the Grand Galloping Gala. The writers were also able to slip in some {{Continuity Nod}}s throughout the first Season.



** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E2PrincessTwilightSparklePart2 The opener]] of Season 4 kicks off a season-long adventure arc with the mysterious box from the Tree of Harmony and the search for the keys thereto. The six keys take the form of objects that the main characters are given when they demonstrate the importance of their Element to someone else, culminating in the two-part season finale, "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Twilight's]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Kingdom]]". There's also a secondary arc about the Equestria Games being held in the Crystal Empire which spans the third and fourth Seasons, starting with "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E8JustForSidekicks Just for Sidekicks]]" & "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E12GamesPoniesPlay Games Ponies Play]]" and continuing through "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E5FlightToTheFinish Flight to the Finish]]", "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E10RainbowFalls Rainbow Falls]]", and "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E24EquestriaGames Equestria Games]]".

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** [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E2PrincessTwilightSparklePart2 The opener]] of Season 4 kicks off a season-long adventure arc with the mysterious six-keyholed box from the Tree of Harmony and the search for the keys thereto. The six keys take the form of objects that the main characters are given when they demonstrate the importance of their Element to someone else, culminating in the two-part season finale, "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Twilight's]] [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Kingdom]]". There's also a secondary arc about the Equestria Games being held in the Crystal Empire which spans the third and fourth Seasons, starting with "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E8JustForSidekicks Just for Sidekicks]]" & "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E12GamesPoniesPlay Games Ponies Play]]" and continuing through "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E5FlightToTheFinish Flight to the Finish]]", "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E10RainbowFalls Rainbow Falls]]", and "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E24EquestriaGames Equestria Games]]".

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