History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E15TwilightTime

* LargeHam: The plant Apple Bloom tries her potion out on in the beginning has an over dramatic coughing fit.
-->'''Apple Bloom''': Laying it on a little thick there, aren't we, pal?

** The episode shares its title with the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Time_%28song%29 1940s song]] "Twilight Time" and the [[Music/TheMoodyBlues Moody Blues]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Time_(The_Moody_Blues_song) song of the same name]].

* LaserGuidedKarma: After Pip accidentally blows the CMC's cover, Scootaloo attempts to regain Twilight's approval by fixing a scooter left outside. It happens to be his.

* WhatTheHellHero: Twilight makes her disappointment clear when she finds out the CMC have turned their lessons into an excuse to show off to the other kids. However, upon realizing that they were trying to fix the mess and were genuinely sorry, not to mention having improved considerably in their studies, she gives them another chance.

** Spike's Broom is the same with the one Twilight used to bait him in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess Secret of My Excess]]

* PragmaticVillainy: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon act like regular nice, excitable fillies, they're clearly just trying to suck up to Twilight

** Sweetie Belle tries to move [[TheSorcerersApprentice a broom]] with her magic. The first time we see this in the cold open, she [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack fails, and claims it "weighs a ton"]].

* TruthInFiction:

** And finally, the apple-growing segment, when the apple in question grows too big and explodes within the room.

** Twilight Sparkle herself gets two of these moments: one when she discovers the ponies were secretly taking pictures of her in the restaurant, and the second when she goes out to discover the many ponies waiting for her. Needless to say, she lets out a small gasp on both occasions.
Fortunately, both are [[PlayedForLaughs]].

!!Tropes present in this episode (YMMV tropes go [[YMMV/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E15TwilightTime here]]):
* AbsenteeActor: Out of the Mane Six, only Twilight and Pinkie appear, the latter only appearing for a single scene. Meanwhile, Rarity is only mentioned by Diamond Tiara and Sweetie Belle.

* BeleagueredAssistant: Randolph the butler, despite being geriatric, puts on a gymnastic show at Diamond Tiara's behest. She [[KickTheDog knocks him aside]] afterward and takes all the credit (because most of her classmates apparently carried the IdiotBall).

* CelebrityIsOverrated: As well as popularity. Touched on in this episode as Twilight has made it known that while she's a princess, she's still herself and doesn't want any special treatment. Likewise, the [=CMCs=] come to realize there's no point in popularity if it costs you a genuine friendship.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: This is the main reason the fillies and colts become interested in the [=CMCs'=] "[[TitleDrop Twilight Time]]" - they're more interested in being near royalty than in what they can learn from a librarian gifted in magic. [[LampshadeHanging Discussed]] by Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon as the only reason they're interested in Twilight and the [=CMC=] now.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: This episode has another instance of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon doing their little "Bump, bump, sugar-lump rump!" dance, this time after a particularly snide [[BaitAndSwitchComment verbal taunt]]. Based on the [=CMCs'=] reaction, this seems to be an in-universe equivalent of the bras d'honneur gesture.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon mock the [=CMCs=] for not knowing any skills and not coming to learn. Twilight then points out that they are guilty of the same.

* MasterApprenticeChain: Comparing the [=CMCs'=] relationship to Twilight to Twilight's own relationship with Celestia pre-Alicornization is revealing. She even mentions that the [=CMC=] remind her of herself at their age.

* OhCrap: The [=CMCs=] get this look when they find out Diamond Tiara has told all the other kids about their "Twilight Time", which Twilight had asked to just keep between them, and now all the other kids want to go to.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The [=CMCs'=] plan falls apart when Pipsqueak innocently and inadvertently says to Twilight herself that he's only at Twilight's place because he wants to be popular as well.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Scootaloo is the only CMC who cares about how she looks in the photos the fillies take of the [=CMCs=] with Twilight, and starts posing.

** Likewise, many minor celebrities dress incognito as the [=CMCs=] do at the end of the episode to avoid unwanted attention.
* UngratefulBastard: Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, and the rest of the foals laugh at the [=CMCs=] (without considering that without the three, they wouldn't have even met Twilight) after their failed attempts of practicing their tasks. But when Twilight calls them out on their behavior, they feel ashamed and leave Twilight's house.

* WhatTheHellHero: Twilight makes her disappointment clear when she finds out the [=CMCs=] have turned their lessons into an excuse to show off to the other kids. However, upon realizing that they were trying to fix the mess and were genuinely sorry, not to mention having improved considerably in their studies, she gives them another chance.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: When all the kids come to the library, Spike, only have been expecting the [=CMCs=], offers them all a single tray of nachos, but is sent away by Twilight to fetch some more as a single tiny bowl won't cut it. [[BrickJoke He later comes back with a huge tower of nachos]], only to find that all the kids have already left, and reacts accordingly.

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Twilight's JabbaTableManners is a possible example. She has never been depicted going to burger joints before. Maybe she just really likes fast food, or was really hungry that day.

* Hypocrite: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon mock the [=CMCs=] for not knowing any skills and not coming to learn. Twilight then points out that they are guilty of the same.

* {{Hypocrite}}s: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon mock the [=CMCs=] for not knowing any skills and not coming to learn. Twilight then points out that they are guilty of the same.

* OutOfCharacterMoment:
** Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon act like regular nice, excitable fillies, though they're clearly just trying to suck up to Twilight.
** Twilight's JabbaTableManners is a possible example. She has never been depicted going to burger joints before. Maybe she just really likes fast food, or was really hungry that day.

* {{Ungrateful Bastard}}s: Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, and the rest of the foals laugh at the [=CMCs=] (without considering that without the three, they wouldn't have even met Twilight) after their failed attempts of practicing their tasks. But when Twilight calls them out on their behavior, they feel ashamed and leave Twilight's house.

* FriendToAllChildren: Twilight has become rather popular amongst the children now that she's a Princess. She's only disappointed in them when they gather just to be in the presence of royalty instead of learning.

* PetTheDog: Even if they're only doing it to hang out with a princess, this is the nicest we've ever seen Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon treat the CMC.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[Film/NightOfTheLivingDead They're coming to get you, Twilight]]''.]]

* CentipedesDilemma: The Cutie Mark Crusaders are able to use their talents and abilities when they're not thinking about it, but when they consciously try, they fail. Subverted at the end.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: This is the main reason the fillies and colts become interested in the [=CMCs'=] "[[TitleDrop Twilight Time]]" - they're more interested in being near royalty than in what they can learn from a librarian gifted in magic. [[LampshadeHanging Discussed]] by Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon as the only reason they're interested in Twilight and the [=CMC=] now, and ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] because the [=CMC=] end up less popular than ever.

** Despite being made of hay, the burgers that Twilight gorges on do look delicious.

* {{Hypocrite}}s/{{Ungrateful Bastard}}s: Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, and the rest of the foals laugh at the [=CMCs=] (without considering that without the three, they wouldn't have even met Twilight) after their failed attempts of practicing their tasks. But when Twilight calls them out on their behavior, they feel ashamed and leave Twilight's house.

* MadnessMantra: "Twilight Time, Twilight Time, Twilight Time..." Said by the entire horde of foals as they pursue the CMC. As an added bonus, at one point they actually seem to resemble [[OurZombiesAreDifferent a ravenous horde of zombies]] as seen in the main page image.

* ModestRoyalty: Princess Twilight of course, and overlaps with RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething. Twilight is still the town librarian, and has apparently taken on additional duties as a teacher.

** Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon act like regular nice, excitable fillies, though they're clearly just trying to suck up to Twilight. So yeah, not so much.
** Also, Twilight's JabbaTableManners. Then again, she has never been depicted going to burger joints before either. Maybe she just really likes fast food, or was really hungry that day.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Twilight is this to the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
* RuleOfThree: Sweetie Belle says her ArcWords three times. The first two times, she actually has some kind of plan. The third time, her plan is: "Run!"

* TheStoolPigeon: Pipsqueak, though inadvertently. See SpannerInTheWorks.

** [[FridgeBrilliance Something college students the]] [[TakeThat world over can relate too.]]

Twilight is helping the Cutie Mark Crusaders learn various new skills, once a week, with some personal "Twilight Time". Apple Bloom is working on a potion, Scootaloo is trying to disassemble and reassemble a unicycle, and Sweetie Belle is learning how to use her unicorn magic. Later on, at the schoolyard, Diamond Tiara shows off her amazing physical abilities to a crowd of school fillies (by having her butler, Randall, do them for her) and boasting of the celebrities she hangs out with in Manehattan. The Crusaders retort that they are close friends with Princess Twilight, which instantly wins Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's respect and admiration. Sweetie Belle talks Apple Bloom and Scootaloo into letting their bullies come along to the next "Twilight Time," despite their misgivings.

At a private pool party, the Crusaders attempt to leave for Twilight Time without any of the other schoolkids, but their classmates pursue them. The Crusaders run as fast as they can to the Golden Oaks Library to explain things to Twilight, but the other kids arrive first. When Twilight answers the door, she sees an eager pony mob and is delighted that so many youngsters want to learn new things. Unfortunately, Pip reveals that the Cutie Mark Crusaders were exploiting their connection with her to get favors from the other youngsters. Twilight, now wondering if the Crusaders had a genuine interest in learning, tells them to show her their progress -- but the results are a disaster. Scootaloo fails to reassemble Pip's scooter, Sweetie Belle tries in vain to make a broom fly, and Apple Bloom's potion makes a full-grown apple grow to enormous size and explode. Diamond Tiara mocks their failure, but Twilight immediately points out that none of the ''other'' youngsters were there to learn from her ether. Now alone with the princess, the Crusaders successfully demonstrate all of their talents on a smaller scale, earning forgiveness and the continuation of their studies.

Sweetie Belle writes in the Mane Six's diary that they tried to be special because they knew someone special, forgetting ''why'' Twilight is special: because she's their friend. After another round of Twilight Time, the Crusaders leave... dressed in ridiculous disguises so nopony will recognize them.

Twilight is helping the Cutie Mark Crusaders try to learn various new skills, as the Crusaders continue to try and earn their cutie marks, once a week with some personal "Twilight Time". Apple Bloom is learning how to create plant potions, Scootaloo learns how to disassemble and reassemble a unicycle, and Sweetie Belle is learning how to use her unicorn magic. Later on, at the schoolyard, Diamond Tiara shows off her amazing physical abilities to a crowd of school fillies by having her bulter, Randall, do them for her. The Crusaders lament that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon are getting popular for things they aren't really doing, especially after the bullies come over to brag about hanging out with celebrities in Manehattan. The Crusaders respond that they know Princess Twilight, which gets Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon to ask the Crusaders if they can come. Sweetie Belle talks Apple Bloom and Scootaloo into letting the bullies come in order to have them screw up, with the two rich fillies ecstatic upon meeting the princess.

The next day, the Crusaders return to the schoolyard to find the rest of their classmates wanting to be a part of Twilight Time. Thanks to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon spreading word about them, the Crusaders are the most popular kids in their class. To maintain their new image, the Crusaders invite Twilight to the town's Hayburger restaurant, claiming it's the princess' favorite hangout. As the other school kids try to take photos with Twilight, she says she only came to the Hayburger because the Crusaders asked her to. This gets the other kids to believe that the Crusaders help influence Princess Twilight, and their newfound popularity grows even stronger, with the schoolkids even doing favors for the Crusaders and inviting them to various parties around town.

At a private pool party, the Crusaders attempt to leave for Twilight Time without any of the other schoolkids, which gets the kids angry, demanding to be a part of it. The Crusaders run as fast as they can to the Golden Oaks Library to explain things to Twilight, but the other kids beat them there. When Twilight answers the door, she offers everypony to be a part of Twilight Time. Pip says he wants to be a Cutie Mark Crusader when asked by Twilight, because it means he'll get favors from all his friends. Twilight scolds the Crusaders, but they insist they didn't mean for that to happen, which Twilight asks them to prove. Since they rushed to the library, the Crusaders are forced to use whatever's available, resulting in Scootaloo disassembling Pip's scooter, Sweetie Belle trying in vain to make the broom fly, and Apple Bloom using her potion on a full-grown apple, making it grow and explode in the library. Diamond Tiara scoffs at the Crusaders, mocking them for not really wanting to learn anything, which Twilight responds that none of the rest of them did, either. The rest of the kids leave, with the Crusaders apologizing to Twilight. However, Twilight gives them another chance, believing they're genuinely sorry, especially after they manage to perform all of their talents on a smaller scale. Sweetie Belle writes in the Mane Six's diary that they tried to be special because they knew someone special, forgetting ''why'' Twilight is special: because she's their friend. After another round of Twilight Time, the Crusaders leave... dressed in ridiculous disguises so nopony will recognize them.

** The episode shares its title with the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Time_%28song%29 1940s song]] "Twilight Time".

* JabbaTableManners: Twilight at the fast food restaurant. One particular highlight is [[http://derpiboo.ru/559207 getting her cheeks splashed with ketchup]], using a hayburger to clean them and then wolfing down the burger in the end.

* {{Defictionalization}}: Yes, somebody has tried [[https://derpiboo.ru/560993 carving potato slices into horseshoe shapes and frying them.]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okg38oDyY3Q Twilight's Hot Minute]], she comments that "Spike's nachos are hoof-lickin' good!" in response to saying what her favorite food is.

** Twilight has a blueprint of the of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E2PrincessTwilightSparklePart2 the mysterious crystal chest from the Tree of Harmony]] on her wall. Though she's made a lot of measurements, she's no closer to figuring out how to open it.

* FigureItOutYourself: Twilight's preferred teaching style -- she won't show Scootaloo how to assemble the unicycle, but she can tell her where to find the book to learn how to do it.