History Recap / MyLIttlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E21OverABarrel

** Also, just when Chief Thunderhooves decide against attacking the town, [[DiabolusExMachina Pinkie Pie shows up and makes the Chief change his mind.]]

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

** As he says it, we cut to the other buffalo falling asleep, and finally Little Strongheart hoofs him in the jaw, whereupon he gets to the point.

* RidingIntoTheSunset: The ending of the episode, complete with an IrisOut which Pinkie Pie interrupts to say HeyThatsMyLine.

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...

** Also, just when Chief Thunderhooves decide against attacking the town, Pinkie Pie shows up and makes the Chief change his mind.

* FantasticRacism
** It didn't last though, natch.

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 do. 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!

* 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!!

*** Granted, Rainbow Dash was only trying to ''talk'' to her at the time, not fight or outperform her, and Strongheart only outwitted Rainbow Dash, [[HotBlooded which isn't]] [[CaptainCrash too hard]], but even Dash thought Little Strongheart's acrobatics were impressive.

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.

* TheGlomp: Fluttershy on Pinkie.
* InjunCountry

** To be fair, the horrible stuff that happened to Native Americans in RealLife is not a possibility in-universe. Which kind of makes you wonder why they thought the story was a good idea in the first place...

*** Granted, Rainbow Dash was only trying to ''talk'' to her at the time, not fight or outperform her, and Strongheart only [[BrainsOverBrawn outwitted Rainbow Dash]], [[HotBlooded which isn't]] [[CaptainCrash too hard]], but even Dash thought Little Strongheart's acrobatics were impressive.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Chief Thunder Hooves is really [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot]]. Or was it [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Rattrap]] or [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Silverbot.]] Or maybe it was [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Waspinator]]. Wait. Waspinator is too much of a target to be an effective leader and would get trampled over. Regardless, it's good ol ScottMcNeil providing the voice.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A pony blatantly [[DrunkOnMalts drunk on saltlicks]] gets thrown out of the canteen at one point.

* LockAndLoadMontage: When the buffalos and townsponies start preparing for battle.

* OhCrap: Little Strongheart quickly recognises a rather edgy Rainbow Dash when Spike introduces his friends.

*** Granted, Rainbow Dash was only trying to ''talk'' to her at the time, not fight or outperform her, but even she thought Little Strongheart's moves were impressive.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Chief Thunder Hooves is really [[BeastWars Dinobot]]. Or was it [[BeastWars Rattrap]] or [[BeastWars Silverbot.]] Or maybe it was [[BeastWars Waspinator]]. Wait. Waspinator is too much of a target to be an effective leader and would get trampled over. Regardless, it's good ol ScottMcNeil providing the voice.

** Too be fair, the horrible stuff that happened to Native Americans in RealLife is not a possibility in-universe. Which kind of makes you wonder why they thought the story was a good idea in the first place...

** the ponies can always make peace. they made a compromise, it really doesn't matter what the implications may be.

And now for a completely different setting. We open with the ponies riding a train (pulled by ponies, no less) out into the WildWest as Applejack fondly reads a bedtime story.... [[CompanionCube to a tree]]. Rarity is not amused by this, or the fact that "Bloomberg" gets an entire cabin all to himself. And why are our little ponies on a train with a tree in the WildWest you ask? To deliver said tree to a new settlement founded by Applejack's relatives as a gift!

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[[caption-width-right:250:[[BlazingSaddles Lili von Shtupp]] she's not.]]

* OnlySaneMan: Braeburn and Little Strongheart seem perfectly willing to have a reasonable discussion, but everyone around them keeps being adamantly belligerent.
* OverlyLongGag

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

* {{Disneyfication}}: Of the treatment of Native Americans in the west

* {{Glomp}}: Fluttershy on Pinkie.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A blatantly drunk pony gets thrown out of the canteen at one point.