History Recap / MyLIttlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E21OverABarrel

* JustForPun: Three words: Horse-drawn horse-drawn carriages.

** Too be fair, the horrible stuff that happened to Native Americans in RealLife is not a possibility in-universe.

** "AAAAAApple-loosa! [[WrittenSoundEffect Hreeheeheehee]]!"

After the the title credits play we cut back to the train at night time. While Spike & Rarity try to go to sleep, the rest of the cast have a thoughtful discussion on whether or not Fluttershy is a tree. Spike decides he can't take it and bunks with Bloomberg in the other cabin, apologizing in advance for any snoring he may cause. Morning comes and well would you look at that! A herd of buffalo! They have amazing feather accessories! And they're getting close to the train! Really close!

* {{Disneyfication}}: Of the treatment of Native Americans in the west, [[YourMileageMayVary arguably]] even moreso than Disney's [[{{Pocahontas}} own take]] on the plight of the Native Americans. See also UnfortunateImplications on [[YMMV/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic this page]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: Chief Thunderhooves is voiced by ScottMcNeil. In other words, he's [[DragonballZ Piccolo]].
** Other people may also recognize him as formerly screaming about [[DawnOfWar METAL]] [[MemeticMutation BAWKSES]].
* InformedFlaw: Alright, it was a bit annoying, but Pinkie Pie's song wasn't nearly as bad as it's made out to be.
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV in action!]]

-->"My father stampeded upon these grounds...and his father before him...and his father before him...and his father before him...and his father before him...and his father before him..."

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: During the final battle, nameless buffaloes were getting pies in the face left and right and nopony bats an eyelash. But when Thunderhooves gets hit, it triggers a mass MyGodWhatHaveIDone for everypony, even though the pie was a NonLethalKO.
** Well...it ''was'' the chief.

The buffalo allow the apple orchard to stay in exchange for a path to be cut through it and a share of those delicious apple pies. Bloomberg is finally planted in his new home and everyone is happy.

Twilight Sparkle's letter to Princess Celestia states that even the greatest of enemies can become friends. You've got to share, you've got to care.

Twilight Sparkle's letter to Princess Celestia states that even the greatest of enemies can become friends. You've got to share, you've got to care. [[BreakingTheFourthWall Pinkie Pie reminds the audience that was her line.]]

* StunnedSilence: Follows Pinkie Pie's song, rightfully enough. Only Spike's earnest clapping (and [[ChirpingCrickets the forlorn cry of an eagle]]) disturbs it.

* FurryConfusion: "We have all of the finest comforts. Like horse-drawn carriages…" "Okay; you pull now." "Aw; we just switched!"

* InformedFlaw: Alright; it was a bit annoying, but Pinkie Pie's song wasn't nearly as bad as it's made out to be.

* FurryConfusion: "We have all of the finest comforts. Like horse-drawn carriages…" "Okay, you pull now." "Aw, we just switched!"

* InformedFlaw: Alright, it was a bit annoying, but Pinkie Pie's song wasn't nearly as bad as it's made out to be.

-->"My father stampeded upon these grounds... and his father before him... and his father before him... and his father before him... and his father before him... and his father before him..."

** Well, it ''was'' the chief.

Close enough, in fact, they start side-ramming the train (and the ponies pulling the train). When that doesn't stop the train, a small female buffalo hops on top of the train and heads to the back cabin where Bloomberg and Spike (who's sleeping through all of this) are. Rainbow Dash attempts to stop the buffalo girl. [[TheWorfEffect She fails]]. Buffalo girl detaches the cabin with Bloomberg and Spike (who's now awake and screaming for help) and the buffalo get away. Rainbow decides to go after the accursed dragon-nappers while suffering from a headache.

This plan is to dress up in an adorable showgirl outfit and sing a song about sharing and caring to everypony (and everybuffalo). It...doesn't go over well.

Chief Thunderhooves declares that on the next day at noon, if the apple trees aren't gone, they'll stampede them and the whole town into the ground, and the town's sheriff tells him they'll be ready for a fight. Preparations for the battle are made, despite our heroines trying to persuade both sides otherwise. Noon comes and Thunderhooves begins to reconsider his decision. [[HopeSpot Perhaps there is another way than fighting a war...]]

[[NiceJobBreakingItHero And then Pinkie Pie starts singing again.]]

Apple pies are thrown, buildings collapse, and Chief Thunderhooves is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous struck down by an apple pie to the face]]. The fighting stops briefly and there is mourning...until a piece of the pie lands in Thunderhooves's mouth, instantly springing him to his hooves and says he has a better idea than fighting.

* BadassAdorable: The citizens of Appleloosa are a textbook version of this. Cute cowboy and cowgirl hats? Check. Building a town and growing a huge apple orchard in just a year, in the middle of the desert? Check. Standing firm, defending their town from a huge Buffalo tribe several times bigger and stronger than them, gaining the upper hand and actually defeating them with ''[[ImprobableWeaponUser apple pies as weapons?]]'' Check!

* FurryConfusion: "We have all of the finest comforts. Like horse-drawn carriages..." "Okay, you pull now." "Aw, we just switched!"

* PieInTheFace: Used by the settlers as if they were weapons. It works.
* RidingIntoTheSunset: The ending of the episode, complete with an IrisOut which Pinkie Pie interrupts to say HeyThatsMyLine
* ScoobyDoobyDoors: Well, sleeper car berths, anyway. Happens when the mane cast is bouncing around the train.

* TraintopBattle

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: During the final battle, nameless buffaloes were getting pies in the face left and right and nopony bats an eyelash. But when Thunderhooves gets hit, it triggers a mass MyGodWhatHaveIDone for everypony, even though the pie was a NonLethalKO

The buffalo allow the apple orchard to stay in exchange for a path to be cut through it and a share of those delcious apple pies. Bloomberg is finally planted in his new home and everyone is happy.

* EpicFail: Pinkie Pie uses the power of her songs to deliver a message of caring and sharing to ponies and buffalos. A reprise of her song [[NiceJobBreakingItHero ends up escalating the ''war'' between them before it was about to be quelled.]]

* RecycledINSPACE: ''MyLittlePony'' [[AC:in TheWildWest!]]

* ConflictBall: Applejack and Rainbow Dash torpedo the peace talks by stubbornly promoting either side to the exclusion of the other, even over the objections of the people they are trying to represent.
** Pinkie Pie's song also serves as one, since it's so bad that it actually drives the settlers and buffalo into conflict.

** Little Strongheart, who is smaller than any of the ponies (and ''much'' smaller than any of the other buffalo) but does the bulk of the work in stealing the apple tree, and shows up Rainbow Dash in the process.

** Other people may also recognize him as formerly screaming about [[MemeticMutation METAL BAWKSES]].

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: During the final battle, nameless buffalos were getting pies in the face left and right and nopony bats an eyelash. But when Thunderhoof gets hit, it triggers a mass MyGodWhatHaveIDone for everypony, even though the pie was a NonLethalKO

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar