History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11FamilyAppreciationDay

[[caption-width-right:350:Bees. [[ComicBook/AmazonsAttack My]] [[OhMyGods Celestia]].]]

Silver Spoon is the first to applaud. It spreads to the entire class except Diamond Tiara who insists Granny is "just a kooky old lady!" Apple Bloom is quick to point out that Diamond Tiara's family wouldn't ''have'' their fortune without Granny and the Zap Apples.

* NiceHat: Granny Smith has an awesome purple hat that she wears to the market.

** Also, her line concerning [[SpotOfTea the tea in Canterlot]].

* ThisIsReality: A mild case, but as Granny Smith points out in her story, crops (or at least nonmagic ones) don't grow overnight, no matter how talented a farmer you are. As a result, she and her family started to run out of food shortly after they set up their farm, and had she not gone into the Everfree Forest and found the Zap apples, chances are they all would've starved.

* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: Background colt [[FanNickname Truffle Shuffle]] chows down on a cookie during Filthy Rich's presentation.

Late one night, the Apple family are awakened by Granny Smith banging pots outside, alerting them to the howling of the Timber Wolves. The wolves' howling is a signal of the upcoming Zap Apple harvest and the family excitedly anticipates the year's most important crop. And Granny Smith has promised to teach Apple Bloom the secret of how to make Zap Apple jam.

A lightning storm that heralds the beginning of Zap Apple season. Even though the trees are only in leaf, Granny Smith and Apple Bloom have already started making the jam. As they [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext hop amongst water cans in bunny suits while singing]], [[AlphaBitch Diamond Tiara]] happens to arrive Sweet Apple Acres with her father Filthy Rich. While Rich and Granny talk shop, Diamond Tiara expresses mock-sympathy with Apple Bloom for having such an embarrassing relative.

In town, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon -- not to mention the townponies -- continue to be amused and baffled by Granny Smith's strange pre-jam rituals. To make matters worse, Apple Bloom realizes that her turn to bring a family member to school for Family Appreciation Day falls right in the middle of the ''extremely'' short Zap Apple harvest, meaning Applejack and Big Macintosh won't be able to attend. Diamond Tiara gloats at the thought of Granny embarrassing herself and her granddaughter in front of the class. Apple Bloom decides she simply must prevent Granny Smith from attending.

Late one night, the Apple family are awakened by Granny Smith banging pots outside, alerting them to the howling of the Timber Wolves. The wolves' howling is a signal of the upcoming Zap Apple Harvest and the family reacts in excited anticipation of the year's most important crop. And this year, Granny Smith has promised to teach Apple Bloom how to make Zap Apple jam.

Applejack and Big Macintosh work the fields amid the lightning storm that heralds the growth of the Zap Apple Trees' leaves. Granny Smith and Apple Bloom begin the work of making the jam. As they [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext hop amongst water cans in bunny suits while singing the Alphabet Song]], [[AlphaBitch Diamond Tiara]] comes to Sweet Apple Acres with her father Filthy Rich. While Rich and Granny talk shop, Diamond Tiara expresses mock-sympathy with Apple Bloom for having such an embarrassing relative.

Back in town, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon -- not to mention the townponies -- continue to be amused and baffled by Granny Smith's pre-jam rituals. To make matters worse, Apple Bloom realizes that her turn to bring a family member to school for Family Appreciation Day falls right in the middle of the ''extremely'' short Zap Apple harvest, meaning Applejack and Big Macintosh will be too busy to attend. Diamond Tiara gloats at the thought of Granny embarrassing herself and her granddaughter in front of the class. Apple Bloom decides she simply must prevent Granny Smith from attending.

Turning to her fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders, Apple Bloom tries to figure out how to avoid the inevitable. They attempt to fake illness, but Granny's wise eye effortlessly sees through the "pony pox." Failing that, the trio try to harvest the Zap Apples early to free up Applejack's schedule, but the magical apples refuse to budge from the branches. They even try to 'marionette' a sleeping Granny into refusing Miss Cheerilee's invitation, but Granny wakes up midway through and insists she'll be happy to attend.

In a last-ditch effort, Scootaloo gives Granny Smith a bogus invitation to visit Uncle Apple Strudel, a day's train ride away, and bustles her off to the station. When class begins, however, Granny Smith ''and'' Uncle Apple Strudel walk in. (He was on the train). All hope lost, Apple Bloom steels herself for embarrassment, but then her grandmother begins to tell a rather amazing story...

Long before Ponyville was established, Granny Smith was a young filly in a traveling pilgrim caravan. The group would search for seeds from new plants, growing the new and selling the old. One day they came upon Canterlot and met none other than Princess Celestia. The Princess took in an interest in the group's seeds and pointed them to a fertile area on the edge of the Everfree Forest.

Food ran short and the young Granny Smith entered the Everfree Forest in search of something edible. She discovered the Zap Apple trees and took some of the magical apples but was interrupted by the arrival of (literal) Timber Wolves. Fleeing home, she banged a pot to scare them off. The family planted the Zap Apple seeds, which grew quickly enough to provide them with a livelihood. As the years passed, Granny learned the ways of these strange trees and the rituals the apples preferred to get the most out of the harvest. The booming sales of Zap Apple jam attracted ponies from across Equestria, including Diamond Tiara's great-grandfather, who made them the foundation of his family business -- and thus Ponyville began.

** A few of Granny Smith's lines also include this such as "perfect as a pickadilly pear."
* AnAesop: Respect your elders, as they're more special than you think.

* AlphaBitch: Diamond Tiara is up to her typical nastiness. Apple Bloom wasn't embarrassed of Granny Smith until Tiara brought it up and made it worse.

** It would have been a lot less embarassing if someone had bothered to tell Apple Bloom that there were good reasons for acting so strangely.

Late one night, the Apple family are awakened by Granny Smith banging pots outside, alerting them to the howling of the Timber Wolves. The wolves' howling is a signal of the upcoming Zap Apple Harvest and the family reacts in excited anticipation of the year's most important crop. And this year, Granny Smith has promised to show Apple Bloom how to make Zap Apple Jam.

Back in town, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon -- not to mention the townponies -- continue to be amused and baffled by Granny Smith's behavior. To make things worse, Apple Bloom will be next to bring a family member in for Family Appreciation Day, and Applejack and Big Macintosh will be too busy with the Zap Apples attend. Diamond Tiara gloats at the thought of Granny embarrassing herself and her granddaughter in front of the class. Apple Bloom decides she simply must prevent Granny Smith from attending.

Turning to her fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders, Apple Bloom tries to figure out how to avoid the inevitable. They attempt to fake her being sick, but Granny's wise eye effortlessly sees through her façade. Failing that, the trio try to harvest the Zap Apples early to free up Applejack's schedule but the magical apples refuse to budge from the branches. They even try to 'marionette' a sleeping Granny into refusing Miss Cheerilee's invitation, but Granny wakes up midway through and insists she'll be happy to attend.

Food ran short and the young Granny Smith entered the Everfree Forest in search of food. She discovered the Zap Apple trees but was then attacked by the Timber Wolves, snarling beasts formed of twisted bark and branches. Fleeing back home, she banged a pot to scare them off. The Smith family planted the magical Zap Apple seeds, which grew quickly and provided the settlers with food. As the years passed, she learned the ways of these strange trees and the rituals the apples preferred to get the most out of the harvest. The booming sales of the jam drew ponies from across Equestria, including Diamond Tiara's great-grandfather -- and thus Ponyville was founded.

Back at the farm, everypony is enjoying the Zap Apple jam and other produce. Applejack asks how Family Appreciation Day went. Apple Bloom admits that she nearly let the scorn of her peers. Granny accepts this as an apology. Applejack asks who wants to help Granny sing to the watering cans. The rest of Apple Bloom's class enthusiastically agrees. Diamond Tiara is unwilling and must be forced into it by her father who is obviously angry she insulted his top produce supplier.

Late one night, the Apple family are awakened by Granny Smith banging pots outside, alerting them to the howling of the Timber Wolves. As it turns out, the wolves' howling is a signal of the upcoming Zap Apple Harvest and excitement quickly builds amongst the family in anticipation of the Zap Apple Jam the fruits produce.

As Applejack and Big Macintosh work the fields amid the lightning storm that heralds the growth of the Zap Apple Trees' leaves, Granny Smith and Apple Bloom begin the work of making the jam. As they [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext hop amongst water cans in bunny suits while singing the Alphabet Song]], [[AlphaBitch Diamond Tiara]] and her father Filthy Rich arrive. As Rich and Granny strike a deal, Diamond Tiara mocks Apple Bloom for her grandmother's embarrassing behaviour, remarking that "at least nopony else is around to see" her. She then assures Apple Bloom that [[BlatantLies her secret is safe]].

Granny Smith and Apple Bloom have to go to town for supplies where they receive mocking laughter from Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon... not to mention strange looks from the townponies. Things only get worse when the next day at school, Filthy Rich finishes his presentation for the weekly Family Appreciation Day and Apple Bloom is next in line to have a family member speak to the class... the same Monday that Applejack and Big Macintosh are to harvest the Zap Apples, leaving only Granny Smith to appear. Diamond Tiara revels in Apple Bloom's horror and Apple Bloom rushes home to the farm. Applejack confirms neither she nor Big Mac can appear as the Zap Apples disappear after five days. Apple Bloom decides she has to prevent Granny Smith from coming to class to avoid everlasting embarrassment.

Turning to her fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders, Apple Bloom tries to figure out how to avoid the inevitable. They attempt to fake her being sick which fails when Granny's wise eye effortlessly sees through her facade. Failing that, the trio try to harvest the Zap Apples early to free up Applejack's schedule but when Sweetie Belle tries to buck the unripe trees, she ends up shocked and the apples refuse to budge from the branches. They try to pick the apples early but the trees just bend and catapult the trio over the orchard and into the pigsty.

On the day before the presentation, Cheerilee arrives to talk to Granny (who is actually still asleep). The Crusaders fake Granny's refusal to appear only for her to wake up and confirm her arrival. In a last-ditch effort, Scootaloo gives Granny Smith a faked letter from Uncle Apple Strudel wishing for her to visit, a day's train ride away. When class comes into session however, Granny Smith appears, accompanied by Uncle Apple Strudel himself who had come to visit instead. Realizing her failure in preventing Granny's speech, Apple Bloom steels herself for embarrassment, only to become incredibly astonished as Granny Smith begins her rather amazing story...

Long ago before Ponyville existed, Granny Smith was a young filly in a traveling pilgrim caravan. The group would search for seeds from new plants, growing the new and selling the old. One day they came upon Canterlot and met none other than Princess Celestia. The Princess took in an interest the group's seeds and upon learning of the caravan's troubles, pointed them to a fertile area to build their homes on the edge of the Everfree Forest.

Food ran short and the young Smith entered the Everfree Forest in search of food. She discovered the Zap Apple Trees but was then attacked by the Timber Wolves, snarling beasts formed of twisted bark and branches. Fleeing back home, she banged a pot to scare them off. The Smith family planted the magical Zap Apple tree seeds which grew quickly and provided the settlers with food. As the years passed, she learned the signs of the coming Zap Apple harvest and the rituals the apples preferred to get the most out of the harvest. The booming sales of the jam drew ponies from across Equestria including Diamond Tiara's great-grandfather who began his family's booming business and with Granny Smith, founded the town that became Ponyville.

In awe of Granny's story, Silver Spoon begins applauding. It spreads to the entire class except Diamond Tiara who insists Granny is "just a kooky old lady!" Apple Bloom defends her however, pointing out that Diamond Tiara's family wouldn't have their fortune without Granny and the Zap Apples.

Back at the farm, everypony is enjoying the Zap Apple jam and other produce. Applejack asks how Family Appreciation Day went. Apple Bloom announces she knows how special Granny is and frowns, admitting she forgot it. Granny accepts this as an apology. Applejack asks who wants to help Granny sing to the watering cans. The rest of Apple Bloom's class enthusiastically agrees. Diamond Tiara is unwilling and must be forced into it by her father who is obviously angry she insulted his top produce supplier.

* RealityEnsues: A mild case, but as Granny Smith points out in her story, crops (or at least nonmagic ones) don't grow overnight, no matter how talented a farmer you are. As a result, she and her family started to run out of food shortly after they set up their farm, and had she not gone into the Everfree Forest and found the Zap apples, chances are they all would've starved.

* RealityEnsues: A mild case, but as Granny Smith points out in her story, crops don't grow overnight, no matter how talented a farmer you are. As a result, she and her family started to run out of food shortly after they set up their farm, and had she not gone into the Everfree Forest and found the Zap apples, chances are they all would've starved.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BeeAfraid Bees]]. [[ComicBook/AmazonsAttack My]] [[OhMyGods Celestia]].]]

On the day before the presentation, Cheerilee arrives to talk to Granny (who is actually still asleep). The Crusaders fake Granny's refusal to appear only for her to wake up and confirm her arrival. In a last-ditch effort, Scootaloo gives Granny Smith a faked letter from Uncle Apple Strudel wishing for her to visit, a day's train ride away. When class comes into session however, Granny Smith appears, accompanied by Uncle Apple Strudel himself who had come to visit instead. Realizing her failure in preventing Granny's speech, Apple Bloom steels herself for embarrassment as Granny Smith begins her story...

* AnAesop: Should be worth mentioning that this is the first episode other than the two season premieres and the Christmas episode to not say what was this week's Aesop or have a letter to Celestia. Justified in the lack of letters, as Apple Bloom was never tasked with writing reports; that duty officially falls to the Mane Six.

* AlphaBitch: Diamond Tiara is up to her typical nastiness. Apple Bloom wasn't embarrassed of Granny Smith until Tiara started it and made it worse.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Diamond Tiara is completely attentive to her father's business lecture after it's put the rest of the class to sleep. It's the only time to date that she's seen with a happy smile with no cruelty attached to it.

* RealityEnsues: A mild case, but as Granny Smith points out in her story, crops don't grow overnight, no matter how talented a farmer you are. As a result, Granny Smith and her family started to run out of food shortly after they set up their farm, and had she not gone into the Everfree Forest and found the Zap apples, chances are they all would've starved.

* CallASmeerpARabbit: The timber wolves are wolves that are made of timber.

* EmbarsassingNickname: Granny calls Apple Bloom a host of embarrassing pet names including "pipsqueak", "half-pint" and "flibbertigibbet."