History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E9TheFaultInOurCutieMarks

* OutOfOrder: More displaced than any other episode in the series. In production order, this is the ninth episode of Season 6. In broadcast order, it's the ''nineteenth''. According to the director, this was done because they wanted a CMC episode airing in the second half of the season. It also pays off by making their greatly increased reputation feel more natural than if it had only been a few episodes since we last focused on them.

* {{Irony}}: "Gabby Gums" was a pen name used by the Crusaders in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E23PonyvilleConfidential Ponyville Confidential]] that started off as a harmless gossip column but went too far into divulging very personal information. Gabby is a griffon that is very talkative and tends to say too much when speaking.

** Events of this episode tie directly to the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffonstone "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone"]], with Gabby seeing how Pinkie's friendly attitude spread to Gilda, and wanted to find out more herself.

** Twilight's caution against trying to use magic to get a cutie mark refers to both her failure to give Apple Bloom one by casting a spell on her in "Call of the Cutie," and of the multiple marks Apple Bloom picked up in "The Cutie Pox."

** The episode alludes to "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagisS6E4OnYourMarks On Your Marks]]", with both Tender Taps and Bulk Biceps pointing out to Gabby how the Crusaders helped them.

** The episode alludes to "On Your Marks", with both Tender Taps and Bulk Biceps pointing out to Gabby how the Crusaders helped them.

** Events of this episode tie directly to the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffinstone "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone"]], with Gabby seeing how Pinkie's friendly attitude spread to Gilda, and wanted to find out more herself.

** Events of this episode tie directly to the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePony:FriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffinstone "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone"]], with Gabby seeing how Pinkie's friendly attitude spread to Gilda, and wanted to find out more herself.

** Events of this episode tie directly to the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePony:FriendshipIsMagicS5E8"TheLostTreasureOfGriffinstone" "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone"]], with Gabby seeing how Pinkie's friendly attitude spread to Gilda, and wanted to find out more herself.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Among the griffons of Griffonstone, Gabby is singularly pleasant and sociable by nature and is made to feel like an outsider whenever she attempts to spread cheer while delivering mail. Seeing Gilda soften up after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffinstone Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash visit]] is what drives her to seek out ponies and learn ThePowerOfFriendship from them.

** Events of this episode tie directly to the events of "The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone", with Gabby seeing how Pinkie's friendly attitude spread to Gilda, and wanted to find out more herself.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Among the griffons of Griffonstone, Gabby is singularly pleasant and sociable by nature and is made to feel like an outsider whenever she attempts to spread cheer while delivering mail. Seeing Gilda soften up after [[TheLostTreasureOfGriffinstone Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash visit]] is what drives her to seek out ponies and learn ThePowerOfFriendship from them.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Among the griffons of Griffonstone, Gabby is singularly pleasant and sociable by nature and is made to feel like an outsider whenever she attempts to spread cheer while delivering mail. Seeing Gilda soften up after Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash visit is what drives her to seek out ponies and learn ThePowerOfFriendship from them.

* RenaissanceMan: While she's trying to find her special talent, we see that Gabby is extremely good at pretty much everything she tries.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Among the griffons of Griffonstone, Gabby is singularly pleasant and sociable by nature, and is made to feel like an outsider whenever she attempts to spread cheer while delivering mail. Seeing Gilda soften up after Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash visit is what drives her to seek out ponies and learn ThePowerOfFriendship from them.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Among the griffons of Griffonstone, Gabby is singularly pleasant and sociable by nature, and is made to feel like an outsider whenever she attempts to spread cheer while delivering mail. Seeing Gilda soften up after Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash visit is what drives her to seek out ponies and learn ThePowerOfFriendship from them.

* BadLiar: The only thing RenaissanceMan Gabby can't do? Lie convincingly.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Gabby's ''teeth'' are as visible as daylight in most of her scenes when she talks and smiles. The problem is that Griffons are part-avian and ''avians don't have teeth''.

* ToothyBird: Like Gilda and other griffons, Gabby has a set of teeth behind her eagle beak.

--> Twilight: ''You know what this calls for? A FULL-SCALE RESEARCH PROJECT!''

Once there, the Crusaders tell Gabby that even if she can't get a cutie mark, they can still help guide her towards what she's good at. For Gabby, that appears to be helping people. They say that your special talent isn't what a pony is good at, but what makes them feel good. They give Gabby a pair of clips (styled after their own cutie marks) for her mail bags, induct her as the first griffon member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and throw her a cuteceañera in the town square. Gabby promises to spread the Crusaders' brand of happiness to the rest of Griffonstone, and they ask her to visit again soon.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Several fans misheard Gabby's line about "you or Twilight" discovering her cutie mark was fake as "your Twilight," causing them to wonder if there was some kind of griffon Twilight out there.

After helping a young filly realize what her cutie mark means, the Cutie Mark Crusaders head back to their clubhouse, recounting all the ponies they helped find a cutie mark or learn of their special talents. Just before they arrive at the clubhouse, Apple Bloom sees a griffon perched on top of the clubhouse, looking for them. The griffon introduces herself as Gabby, an enthusiastic, happy-go-lucky griffon who wants nothing more than to get her own cutie mark. After learning of the way the Cutie Mark Crusaders help ponies with their special talents, Gabby flew to Ponyville to seek them out for help. While the Crusaders are willing to help Gabby, they confide in each other that they're not sure if griffons can even get cutie marks.

While Gabby goes off to deliver a letter from Gilda to Rainbow Dash, the Crusaders ask Twilight Sparkle about their problem. Twilight comfirms that no griffon has ever received a cutie mark, which further sinks the Crusaders' hopes. Scootaloo vows to try and help Gabby anyway, provided they word things very carefully with her. Even so, Gabby still mistakenly thinks the Crusaders are promising to get her a cutie mark. The Crusaders try their usual tricks, first having Gabby try lots of things to find out what she's good at, then focusing on it. However, she proves to be skilled at everything she tries, making it impossible for the Crusaders to figure out her special talent. Scootaloo finally admits to Gabby that the Crusaders can't help her, and she comes close to tears before flying away. The Crusaders try to apologize, but Gabby is already gone, leaving the three fillies feeling like failures.

While Gabby goes off to deliver a letter from Gilda to Rainbow Dash, the Crusaders ask Twilight Sparkle about their problem. Twilight comfirms that no griffon has ever received a cutie mark, which further sinks the Crusaders hopes. Scootaloo vows to try and help Gabby anyway, provided they word things very carefully with her. Even so, Gabby still mistakenly thinks the Crusaders are promising to get her a cutie mark. The Crusaders try their usual tricks, first having Gabby try lots of things to find out what she's good at, then focusing on it. Despite trying multiple different things, Gabby is good at all of them, and so the Crusaders can't narrow down her special talent. Finally, after a whole day of trying, Scootaloo admits to Gabby that they just can't help her. Disappointed, Gabby comes close to tears before flying away. The Crusaders try to apologize, but Gabby is already gone, leaving the three fillies feeling like failures.

Gabby eventually returns to the clubhouse, showing that she got a cutie mark after all; it's a cauldron, from helping Zecora with potion-making. The Crusaders are overjoyed, saying they should rush to Twilight's castle to tell her. Gabby nervously says that she has to deliver another letter before quickly flying away, the Crusaders running ahead to tell Twilight. However, Twilight says Gabby was already here, but didn't come inside or mention her cutie mark at all. The Crusaders, finding this strange, go out to look for Gabby. They find her helping a pony move his cart as it's been stuck in the mud. Gabby manages to help the pony out, but she slips and falls into a mud puddle, her cutie mark washing away. She reveals that the mark was fake, but put it on to make sure that the Crusaders didn't feel like failures after all they did. This gives the Crusaders an idea, and they tell Gabby to meet them back at the clubhouse.

Once there, the Crusaders tell Gabby that even if she can't get a cutie mark, they can still help guide her towards what she's good at. For Gabby, that appears to be helping people. They say that your special talent isn't what you're good at; it's what makes you feel good. In honor of this, they give Gabby her own cutie mark carved out of wood based on their own to hang on her mail bags, and declare that she's now the first griffon member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, even throwing Gabby her own cuteceañera in the center of town. Gabby says she'll bring the Crusaders' brand of happiness to the rest of Griffonstone, while the other Crusaders hope she'll come back soon.

** The foal Gabby rocks to sleep during "Find The Purpose In Yur Life" is the same one Rainbow Dash saved in "The Mysterious Mare Do Well."