History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E4OneBadApple

** Part of the CMC's TheVillainSucksSong "Babs Seed" samples from Inner Circle's "Bad Boys", better known as the theme to ''Series/{{COPS}}''; much of the song itself seems like a sound-alike for Owl City's "Good Time" (with Carly Rae Jepsen) or "When Can I See You Again" (from WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph).

** Part of the CMC's TheVillainSucksSong "Babs Seed" samples from Inner Circle's "Bad Boys", better known as the theme to ''Series/{{COPS}}''; much of the song itself seems like a sound-alike for Owl City's "Good Time" (with Carly Rae Jepsen) or "When Can I See You Again" (from ''Western Animation/Wreck-it-Ralph'').

** Part of the CMC's TheVillainSucksSong "Babs Seed" samples from Inner Circle's "Bad Boys", better known as the theme to ''Series/{{COPS}}''; much of the song itself seems like a sound-alike for Owl City's "Good Time" (with Carly Rae Jepsen) or "When Can I See You Again" (from Western Animation/{{WreckitRalph}}'').

** Part of the CMC'c {{Villain Sucks}} song "Babs Seed" samples from Inner Circle's "Bad Boys", better known as the theme to ''Series/{{COPS}}''; the song itself seems like a sound-alike for Owl City's "Good Time" (with Carly Rae Jepsen) or "When Can I See You Again" (from Western Animation/{{Wreck-It-Ralph}}'').

** Part of the song samples from Inner Circle's "Bad Boys", better known as the theme to ''Series/{{COPS}}''.

[[caption-width-right:350:She looks so innocent, though! [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax How bad]] [[TemptingFate can she possibly be?]]]]

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Luster dust? It's a real thing, and quite common on dessert pastries.

* {{Irony}}: Sweetie Belle lampshades how ironic life can get in when they realize they've resorted to [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal bullying to get back at a formerly bullied bully who was only bullying them to avoid getting bullied herself]]. (Try saying that ten times fast!)
* {{Jerkass}}: Babs pretends to be a bully in order to fit in with the local bullies.

* NobodyLikesATattletale: Babs sarcastically asks the Cutie Mark Crusaders if they're snitches when they threaten to tell Applejack about the way she's treated them. As such, the CMC decide they have to take matters into their own hooves. At the end of the episode, though, [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot Applejack tells them that a lot of anguish could have been avoided had they come to her first.]]

* WhamLine:

* AdjustingYourGlasses: Silver Spoon does [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/442659-my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic one]] by the edge.

* ParentalObliviousness: She's not Apple Bloom's parent, but Applejack has no idea that Babs not only bullies Apple Bloom and her friends, but also kicks her out of her own bed and clubhouse, or that Babs is suddenly hanging around with Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Then again, she isn't the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11FamilyAppreciationDay only member of the family]] not to notice that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon are jerks to her sister, until [[WhatAnIdiot Diamond Tiara insults Apple Bloom and the others while Applejack is standing right next to them.]] Babs is the one to tell them off, though.

* BrokenAesop: The Cutie Mark Crusaders learn the Aesop that when being bullied, instead of retaliating they should tell an adult like Applejack who can handle the situation better. This is enforced at the end of the episode when Babs Seed scares off two bullies by threatening to tell their parents. The problem here is that the adult Applejack is also present, and she doesn't do anything... and also, the bullies suffer an indirect humorous retaliation as Babs's intimidation causes them to fall into some mud. So an adult actually fails to do anything while deserved physical retaliation is shown as a satisfying thing.

Realizing the error of their ways, the Crusaders hitch a ride on Pinkie Pie's float to warn Babs of her sabotaged ride. However, they fail to convince her in time before the float makes its way towards the lake. Acting fast, the Crusaders leap into the float and push Babs out as it crashes into the mud. Babs is touched the Crusaders would save her after all she did to them, and all is forgiven now that the four fillies have learned that nothing good will ever come of bullying, no matter what the reason. Applejack also brings up how the whole situation could've been avoided if any one of the fillies just spoke up. As a sign of their new friendship, Babs is accepted into the Cutie Mark Crusaders as their fourth member. Soon the time comes for Babs to leave, but not before Babs promises to talk to her family about the teasing back home, and gives Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon a good talk-down about their bad attitudes for good measure.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Applejack points this out when she finally finds out about the bullying, saying they could have just come to her in the first place. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Sweetie Belle, who insisted the same thing throughout the episode.

'''Sweetie Belle:''' [[TearJerker Then... why do I feel like crying?]]

* AnAesop: Bullying is not okay, and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters getting revenge on a bully could turn you into a bully yourself]]. The best way to deal with a bully is to tell an adult.

** The giant pumpkin cart resembles the pumpkin coach from ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}''.

* JerkassFacade: Babs plays this off in order to fit in with the local bullies.

[[caption-width-right:350:She looks so innocent, though! [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax How bad]] [[TemtpingFate can she possibly be?]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:She looks so innocent, though! [[TemptingFate How bad can she possibly be?]]]]

* TheVillainSucksSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMjNmShuijg&feature=plcp Possibly the most upbeat one in existence]].

* BullyBrutality: At least from a comparative, TV-Y7 point of view: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon feel content to just point out the CMC are "blank flanks" and insult them when the occasion arises. Babs Seed, however, hunts down the girls all over town to relentlessly terrorize them.

* WhenSheSmiles: Near the end, when Babs has finally completed her HeelFaceTurn and is inducted into the Cutie Mark Crusaders, she has the first legitimately happy expression on her face she's had all episode. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming And it's adorable]].