History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E6BoastBusters

* AnAesop: Don't hide your talents under a rock. And don't worry about others being jealous of your talent. Because as a matter of fact, good friends support you to use your talents to the fullest.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: On Creator/TreehouseTV airings of the episode, an entire line said by Trixie is silenced.[[note]]This unintentionally made the line seem dirtier than it actually is, only being censored because Treehouse TV has stricter standards and believes the word "loser" is too profane for them.[[/note]]

* {{Bowdlerise}}: On Creator/TreehouseTV airings of the episode, an entire line said by Trixie is silenced.[[note]]This unintentionally made the line seem dirtier than it actually is, only being censored because Treehouse TV targets the show at preschoolers and believes the word "loser" is too profane for them.[[/note]]

* {{Bowdlerise}}: On Creator/TreehouseTV airings of the episode, an entire line said by Trixie is silenced.

** This unintentionally made the line seem dirtier than it actually is, only being censored because Treehouse TV targets the show at preschoolers and believes the word "loser" is too profane for them.

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: While Trixie's behavior was excessive, much of the conflict in the episode between Trixie and the Mane Cast could have been avoided if the Mane Cast decided it was just a stupid show and walked away, instead of creating a scene and calling attention to themselves.

* LetMeAtHim: Rainbow Dash tries to do this when Trixie runs away after the "Ursa Minor" problem, [[CloserToEarth but Applejack holds her back.]]

* LoudGulp: Twilight confronting the Ursa.

* NoSell: The entire Trixie vs. Ursa Minor "bout", if it can even be called that.

* RentAZilla: The Ursa Minor.
* RobeAndWizardHat: Trixie.

* AbsenteeActor: The first episode to [[DemotedToExtra reduce several mane-players to background characters]]. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy appear as spectators for Trixie's magic show, but otherwise play no part in the episode's events.

* PunBasedTitle: [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Who ya gonna call?]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: Though Trixie is forced to admit she never vanquished an Ursa Major, she still chides Snips and Snails for bringing the Ursa to Ponyville.

* MonsterIsAMommy: The Ursa Minor is gigantic and took Twilight at her strongest to placate, much less "defeat". It's about the same size as the dragons usually depicted as the most dangerous creatures in the series. [[http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/6916 The Ursa Major]] is [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever pretty much a MLP]] {{Kaiju}}. Given how protective mother bears are of their young, Ponyville is seriously lucky Twilight avoided a [[Literature/{{Beowulf}} Grendel]] [[MamaBear situation.]]

* YouDoNotWantToKnow: When asked what an Ursa Major is like, Twilight gives this response. Not [[ScareChord before showing]] the audience, however.

* BrickJoke: Spell number 25 grows a moustache on whomever it is used on, at first demonstrated with Spike (to his pleasure). At the end of the episode, Twilight uses it on Spike again, as well as Snips and Snails, which all three say is cool.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: On Creator/TreehouseTV airings of the episode, an entire line said by Trixie is silenced.
-->'''Trixie:''' When Trixie is through, the only thing they'll call you [Rainbow Dash] is "loser".

-> Written by Chris Savino

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[[caption-width-right:300:"Behold the Great and Powerful [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Oz]]... er... Trixie!"]]

* BeYourself

* BrickJoke: The "Number 25".

* CelestialBody: The Ursas.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: [[BadassMustache Number 25]].

* BearsAreBadNews: The Ursa Major (and Minor). Not just any bears: bears made out of ''stars''.

* TheMunchausen: The Great and Powerful Trixie's main claim to fame is that she vanquished an [[BearsAreBadNews Ursa Major]]. She is forced to admit that this was a TallTale when she can't even manage an Ursa Minor.

* [[ThirdPersonPerson Third-Pony Pony]]:

* KarmaHoudini: Snips and Snails are actually ''rewarded with mustaches'' for bringing an Ursa Minor to Ponyville that nearly destroys the town. Granted, Twilight was able to prevent this, and she does make them clean up the town, but the fact that they're rewarded for doing something so incredibly reckless and stupid, their punishment doesn't seem very proportionate.

* KarmaHoudini: Snips and Snails are actually ''rewarded with mustaches'' for bringing an Ursa Minor to Ponyville that nearly destroys the town. Granted, Twilight was able to prevent this, and she does make them clean up the town, but the fact that they're rewarded for doing something so incredibly reckless and stupid, their punishment doesn't seem very proportionate.