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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Rainbow Dash threatens to press the Flim Flam Brothers into jerk cider after they [[KickTheDog rub their winning the cider-making contest in the Apples' faces]] and ([[MeaninglessVillainVictory briefly]]) take over Sweet Apple Acres.
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Rainbow Dash threatens to press the Flim Flam Brothers into jerk cider "jerk cider" after they [[KickTheDog rub their winning the cider-making contest in the Apples' faces]] and ([[MeaninglessVillainVictory briefly]]) take over Sweet Apple Acres.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Flim-Flam brothers allow the Apples to enlist virtually anyone they want on their side of the contest. Had they simply kept the Apples to the whole Apple family rather than brashly handing them a blank check, they would likely have won the contest. Instead, they tempt fate and let the Apple family "staff up" with anyone who will help, only to see the Apples start winning through a /far/ larger workforce, complete with special abilities that they would otherwise lack. Apple Family ponies are all Earth-but when the rest of the mane cast join in, they gain access to Pegasus flight abilities (enabling them to harvest trees faster) and Unicorn telekinetics (allowing full drums to be stacked faster, and apples to be sorted for quality further from the press). As a result, they practically quintuple their productivity, going from making one barrel for every three of the Flim Flam Brothers, to outstripping them 5 to 3. When the brothers realize this mistake, they're forced to overclock their machine and shut off its quality control to win the contest, [[MeaninglessVillainVictory and the results are met with such universal disgust that they have no choice but to skip town]], leaving the Apples with enough high-quality cider for all of Ponyville.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Flim-Flam brothers allow the Apples to enlist virtually anyone they want on their side of the cider-making contest. Had they simply kept the Apples to the whole Apple family rather than brashly handing them a blank check, they would likely have won the contest. ''and'' provided a consistently high-quality product. Instead, they tempt fate and let the Apple family "staff up" with anyone who will help, only to see the Apples start winning through both a /far/ larger workforce, complete with workforce and special abilities that they by themselves, as Earth ponies, would otherwise lack. Apple Family ponies are all Earth-but when the rest of the mane cast join in, they gain access to Pegasus lack (pegasus flight abilities (enabling enabling them to harvest trees faster) faster, and Unicorn telekinetics (allowing unicorn telekinesis allowing full drums to be stacked faster, faster and apples to be sorted for quality further from the press). As a result, they practically quintuple their productivity, going from making one barrel for every three of the Flim Flam Brothers, Brothers to outstripping them 5 to 3. When the brothers realize this their mistake, they're forced to overclock their machine and shut off its quality control to win the contest, [[MeaninglessVillainVictory and the results are met with such universal disgust that they have no choice but to skip town]], leaving the Apples with enough high-quality cider for all of Ponyville.
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** The Flim Flam Brothers also have one when they realize that Applejack's friends are helping enough that they might lose the competition, complete with a spit-take.
** The Flim Flam Brothers when they realize that not only is nopony going to pay one cent for their cider, but the entire town is furious at them.
** The Flim Flam Brothers when they realize that not only is nopony going to pay one cent for their cider, but the entire town is furious at them.
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** The Flim Flam Brothers also have one when they realize that Applejack's friends are helping enough that they might lose the competition, complete with a spit-take.
**The Flim Flam In the ed, the Brothers when they realize in horror that not only is nopony going to pay one cent for their terrible cider, but the entire town is furious at with them.
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* QualityOverQuantity: Seen when Sweet Apple Acres gets into a cider making contest against some slick salesponies and their Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000. This trope is Double Subverted because the machine is shown to make good cider, but when the Apple family, along with the Mane Six, start pulling ahead the sales ponies [[TimTaylorTechnology turn up the power]] and turn off the quality control, which lets them churn out far more barrels of cider but it's the kind no one wants to drink.
* TheQuietOne: Big Macintosh gets one line in this episode beyond his characteristic "Eeyup": a firm "No deal" to the Flim Flam Brothers.
* RageBreakingPoint: Granny Smith weathers the brothers' provocations with relative grace (''unlike'' Apple Bloom), until one of them calls her "[[NobodyCallsMeChicken chicken.]]"
* TheQuietOne: Big Macintosh gets one line in this episode beyond his characteristic "Eeyup": a firm "No deal" to the Flim Flam Brothers.
* RageBreakingPoint: Granny Smith weathers the brothers' provocations with relative grace (''unlike'' Apple Bloom), until one of them calls her "[[NobodyCallsMeChicken chicken.]]"
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* QualityOverQuantity: Seen when Sweet Apple Acres gets into a cider making contest against some slick salesponies and their Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000. This trope is Double Subverted because the The moral of this episode, though it's also double-subverted. The titular machine ''itself'' is shown to make good cider, but when the Apple family, along with the Mane Six, start pulling ahead during the sales ponies cider-making contest, the salesponies [[TimTaylorTechnology turn up the power]] and turn off the quality control, which lets them churn out far more barrels of cider but it's leads to the kind no one wants to drink.
* TheQuietOne: Big Macintosh gets one line in this episode beyond his characteristic "Eeyup": a firm "No deal" to the Flim FlamBrothers.
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** Granny Smith weathers the brothers' provocations with relative grace (''unlike'' Apple Bloom), until one of them calls her "[[NobodyCallsMeChicken chicken.]]"]]"
** Rainbow Dash spends much of the episode in an agitated state just trying to get ''one'' cup of cider. When the brothers take over the farm, she finally snaps and yells, "[[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon I OUGHTA PRESS YOU INTO JERK CIDER!]]" before trying to jump them; it's likely she would've beaten the snot out of them if Applejack hadn't stopped her.
* TheQuietOne: Big Macintosh gets one line in this episode beyond his characteristic "Eeyup": a firm "No deal" to the Flim Flam
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** Granny Smith weathers the brothers' provocations with relative grace (''unlike'' Apple Bloom), until one of them calls her "[[NobodyCallsMeChicken chicken.
** Rainbow Dash spends much of the episode in an agitated state just trying to get ''one'' cup of cider. When the brothers take over the farm, she finally snaps and yells, "[[CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon I OUGHTA PRESS YOU INTO JERK CIDER!]]" before trying to jump them; it's likely she would've beaten the snot out of them if Applejack hadn't stopped her.
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* LuddWasRight: Subverted in that even Granny Smith is willing to admit the Flim Flam Brothers' machine makes good cider (she never ''says'' it, but the look on her face after she tries it says enough). The problem is that the Flim Flam Brothers ''themselves'' are greedy, dishonest businessmen who offer the Apple family a "deal" that would financially ruin them, threaten to put them out of business when they sensibly refuse, and [[PyrrhicVictory only manage to win the contest by churning out vast quantities of undrinkable product]]. The machine itself is never presented as being inherently malicious; only its unscrupulous creators are.
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* LuddWasRight: Subverted in that even Granny Smith is willing to admit the Flim Flam Brothers' machine makes good cider (she never ''says'' it, but the look on her face after she tries it says enough). The problem is that the Flim Flam Brothers ''themselves'' are greedy, dishonest businessmen who offer the Apple family a "deal" that would financially ruin them, threaten to put them out of business when they sensibly refuse, and [[PyrrhicVictory only manage to win the contest by churning out vast quantities of undrinkable product]]. The machine itself is never presented as being inherently malicious; only its unscrupulous creators are. It's also likely, given the technology level in the show (late 1800s-early 1900s), that automation is just around the corner anyway and may greatly change the Apples' way of life within a generation.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Nothing is said, but the town's reaction to seeing the Apple Family lose their livelihood because they were too impatient to wait for more cider.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Nothing is said, but this is more or less the town's entire reaction to seeing the Apple Family lose their livelihood because they were too impatient to wait for more cider.cider. Add to that the fact that the brothers' cider turns out to be undrinkable, and it's no wonder that they more or less run them out of town not long after.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Look at you, Ponyville! Because you were so insensitive and impatient for the Apple Family to make more cider, you ''almost cost them their home and livelihood''! In their defense, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone they realize this in the end.]]
** This is TruthInTelevision. Every small town seems to want the big box stores to come in... and then laments the loss of smaller local businesses. Though of course, the real reason for this is that it is better to have more, and there is economy in scale. It is very likely, given the technology level in the show (late 1800s-early 1900s) that automation is just around the corner and going to greatly change the Apples' way of life within a generation.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** By goading the Apple Family into a contest, the Flim Flam Brothers cause them to make enough cider for the entire town.
** Not only that, but they allow the Apples to enlist virtually anyone they want on their side of the contest. Had they simply kept the Apples to the whole Apple family rather than brashly handing them a blank check, they would likely have won the contest. Instead, they tempt fate and let the Apple family "staff up" with anyone who will help...only to see the Apples start winning through a /far/ larger workforce, complete with special abilities that they would otherwise lack. Apple Family ponies are all Earth-but when the rest of the mane cast join in, they gain access to Pegasus flight abilities (enabling them to harvest trees faster) and Unicorn telekinetics (allowing full drums to be stacked faster, and apples to be sorted for quality further from the press). As a result, they practically quintuple their productivity, going from making one barrel for every three of the Flim Flam Brothers, to outstripping them 5 to 3.
** This is TruthInTelevision. Every small town seems to want the big box stores to come in... and then laments the loss of smaller local businesses. Though of course, the real reason for this is that it is better to have more, and there is economy in scale. It is very likely, given the technology level in the show (late 1800s-early 1900s) that automation is just around the corner and going to greatly change the Apples' way of life within a generation.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** By goading the Apple Family into a contest, the Flim Flam Brothers cause them to make enough cider for the entire town.
** Not only that, but they allow the Apples to enlist virtually anyone they want on their side of the contest. Had they simply kept the Apples to the whole Apple family rather than brashly handing them a blank check, they would likely have won the contest. Instead, they tempt fate and let the Apple family "staff up" with anyone who will help...only to see the Apples start winning through a /far/ larger workforce, complete with special abilities that they would otherwise lack. Apple Family ponies are all Earth-but when the rest of the mane cast join in, they gain access to Pegasus flight abilities (enabling them to harvest trees faster) and Unicorn telekinetics (allowing full drums to be stacked faster, and apples to be sorted for quality further from the press). As a result, they practically quintuple their productivity, going from making one barrel for every three of the Flim Flam Brothers, to outstripping them 5 to 3.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Look at you, Ponyville! Because you were so The citizens of Ponyville being insensitive and impatient for the Apple Family to make more cider, you ''almost cost them cider almost costs the family their home and livelihood''! In their defense, livelihood, though [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone they do realize this in the end.]]
**end]]. This is TruthInTelevision. Every TruthInTelevision, too -- small town seems towns often seem to want the big box stores to come in... and then laments in only to lament the loss of smaller local businesses. Though of course, businesses, and the real reason for this practice is that it is better to have more, and there is tends to be economy in scale. It is very likely, given So despite the technology level in QualityOverQuantity moral of the show (late 1800s-early 1900s) that automation is just around episode, the corner and going to greatly change townsponies likely vouched for the Apples' way of life within a generation.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** By goading the Apple Family into a contest, the Flim Flam Brothers cause thembrothers because it'd be better to make enough have more cider for the entire town.
** Noteverypony rather than a limited amount of a higher quality product; note that they only that, but turned on the brothers after learning almost too late just how slimy they really were.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Flim-Flam brothers allow the Apples to enlist virtually anyone they want on their side of the contest. Had they simply kept the Apples to the whole Apple family rather than brashly handing them a blank check, they would likely have won the contest. Instead, they tempt fate and let the Apple family "staff up" with anyone who willhelp...help, only to see the Apples start winning through a /far/ larger workforce, complete with special abilities that they would otherwise lack. Apple Family ponies are all Earth-but when the rest of the mane cast join in, they gain access to Pegasus flight abilities (enabling them to harvest trees faster) and Unicorn telekinetics (allowing full drums to be stacked faster, and apples to be sorted for quality further from the press). As a result, they practically quintuple their productivity, going from making one barrel for every three of the Flim Flam Brothers, to outstripping them 5 to 3. When the brothers realize this mistake, they're forced to overclock their machine and shut off its quality control to win the contest, [[MeaninglessVillainVictory and the results are met with such universal disgust that they have no choice but to skip town]], leaving the Apples with enough high-quality cider for all of Ponyville.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The Flim-Flam brothers allow the Apples to enlist virtually anyone they want on their side of the contest. Had they simply kept the Apples to the whole Apple family rather than brashly handing them a blank check, they would likely have won the contest. Instead, they tempt fate and let the Apple family "staff up" with anyone who will
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** In the scene where Flam calls Granny Smith [[NobodyCallsMeChicken chicken]], the perspective is placed ''just so'' as to [[Film/BackToTheFuture take us back]]...
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** In the scene where Flam calls Granny Smith [[NobodyCallsMeChicken chicken]], the perspective is placed ''just so'' as to [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture take us back]]...
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* JerkassBall: Pinkie Pie holds this for a lot of this episode. She causes the line to be extremely long due to gabbing about cider season starting, then buys ''at least ten'' cups of cider instead of the one that everyone else was satisfied with, and after that ''essentially rubs it in Rainbow Dash's face'' about how good the cider was and that it was a shame that Rainbow didn't get any.
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* JerkassBall: Pinkie Pie holds this for a lot of this episode. She causes the line to be extremely long due to gabbing about cider season starting, then buys ''at least ten'' cups of cider instead of the one that everyone else was satisfied with, and after that ''essentially rubs it in Rainbow Dash's face'' about how good the cider was and that it was a shame that Rainbow didn't get any. She makes up for this in the end when, just as Rainbow Dash finds that the counter has run out of cider once again, [[ThrowTheDogABone she straight-up gives Rainbow one of the mugs of cider she'd purchased herself]].
