History Trivia / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E12FlutterBrutter

* IKnewIt: When the synopsis was released, fans were quick to associate the "[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants GET A JOB]]" meme with this episode. This turned out to be right on the mark as Fluttershy tells her brother to do just that.

* FanNickname:
** Fluttermom and Flutterdad for Mr. and Mrs. Shy.
** Other possible nicknames for Fluttershy's mother are [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma]] (due to her glasses and hairstyle) and [[MythologyGag Posey]].
** Before Zephyr Breeze's name was revealed, many fans called him "Brothershy".

* {{Jossed}}:
** Based on the synopsis (and some self-loathing), many fans assumed Fluttershy's brother would be a {{Hikikomori}} and felt he was intended as ThisLoserIsYou. The episode clearly shows him as more of a slacker with an overblown sense of entitlement.
** A few fans had thought from the synopsis that Fluttershy [[AesopAmnesia was going to have to learn how to assert herself again]]. Instead, she asserts herself ''throughout the episode''.

*** Other possible nicknames for Fluttershy's mother are [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma]] (due to her glasses and hairstyle) and [[MythologyGag Posey]].

* WordOfGod: That there was going to be an episode involving Fluttershy and her brother was news revealed by the showrunners before the start of Season 5 during the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con. It just took a bit longer for that episode to actually get to air.

** Before Zeyphr Breeze's name was revealed, many fans called him "Brothershy".

* IKnewIt: When the synopsis was released, fans were quick to associate the "GET A JOB" meme with this episode. This turned out to be right on the mark as Fluttershy tells her brother to do just that.

** Blink and you miss it, but that's Dinky's ears that the mother mare is covering when Fluttershy says [[GoshDangitToHeck "peeved"]], which implies Dinky isn't actually Derpy's daughter as is the common fanon.

* WordOfGod: That their was going to be an episode involving Fluttershy and her brother was news revealed by the showrunners before the start of Season 5 during the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con. It just took a bit longer for that episode to actually get to air.

* MemeAcknowledgment: Zephyr calls Fluttershy "Flutter Butter", referencing a meme of [[ShapedLikeItself shooping Fluttershy's mane and tail onto a stick of butter]].

** A few fans had thought from the synopsis that Fluttershy [[AesopAmnesia was going to have to learn how to assert herself again]]. Instead, she asserts herself ''throughout the episode''.

*** Other possible nicknames for Fluttershy's mother are [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma]] (due to her glasses and hairstyle) and Posey (see MythologyGag for explanation).

** A few fans had thought from the synopsis that Fluttershy was going to have to learn how to assert herself again. Instead, she asserts herself ''throughout the episode''.
* MythologyGag:
** Fluttershy's mother has a darker shade of yellow for her body and is interested in gardening. Both of these are characteristics of Fluttershy's G1 counterpart, Posey. Could also count as AscendedFanon, as some fan arts tend to depict the G1 version of Posey as Fluttershy's mother.
** During the "Can I Do It On My Own" song, a picture of Fluttershy based on [[Creator/LaurenFaust Lauren Faust's]] preliminary sketch of her can be seen hanging in the background.

** Fluttermom and Flutterdad for Fluttershy's parents.

** Based on the synopsis (and some self-loathing) many fans assumed Fluttershy's brother would be a {{Hikikomori}} and felt he was intended as ThisLoserIsYou. The episode clearly shows him as more of a slacker with an overblown sense of entitlement.

* {{Jossed}}: Based on the synopsis (and some self-loathing) many fans assumed Fluttershy's brother would be a {{Hikikomori}} and felt he was intended as ThisLoserIsYou. The episode clearly shows him as more of a slacker with an overblown sense of entitlement.

*** Other possible nicknames for Fluttershy's mother are [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma]] (due to her glasses and hairstyle) and Posey (see MythlogyGag for explanation).

* MythologyGag: Fluttershy's mother has a darker shade of yellow for her body and is interested in gardening. Both of these are characteristics of Fluttershy's G1 counterpart, Posey. Could also count as AscendedFanon, as some fan arts tend to depict the G1 version of Posey as Fluttershy's mother.

* FanNickname: Before Zeyphr Breeze's name was revealed, many fans called him "Brothershy"

* FanNickname: Before Zeyphr Breeze's name was revealed, many fans called him "Brothershy"
* MythologyGag: Fluttershy's mother has a darker shade of yellow for her body and is interested in gardening. Both of these are characteristics of Fluttershy's G1 counterpart, Posey. Could also count as AscendedFanon, as some fan arts tend to depict the G1 version of Posey as Fluttershy's mother.
* RecycledScript: Fluttershy bringing a guest in to help them and later having to muster up the courage to make them leave in the end? It can't be ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E16ItAintEasyBeingBreezies It Ain't Easy being Breezies]]'' can it? Thankfully it didn't [[AesopAmnesia repeat the same lesson]].

* RecycledScript: Fluttershy bringing a guest in to help them and later having to muster up the courage to make them leave in the end? It can't be ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E16ItAintEasyBeingBreezies It Ain't Easy being Breezies]]'' can it?

* {{Jossed}}: Based on the synopsis (and some self-loathing) many fans assumed Fluttershy's brother would be a {{Hikikomori}} and felt he was intended as ThisLoserIsYou. The preview clip clearly shows him as a socially well-adjusted slacker.

* {{Jossed}}: Based on the synopsis (and some self-loathing) many fans assumed Fluttershy's brother would be a {{Hikkimori}} and felt he was intended as ThisLoserIsYou. The preview clip clearly shows him as a socially well-adjusted slacker.

* {{Jossed}}: Based on the synopsis (and some self-loathing) many fans assumed Fluttershy's brother would be a {{Hikkomori}} and felt he was intended as ThisLoserIsYou. The preview clip clearly shows him as a socially well-adjusted slacker.

* RecycledScript: Fluttershy bringing a guest in to help them and later having to muster up the courage to make them leave in the end? It can't be ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E16ItAintEasyBeingBreezies It Ain't Easy being Breezies]]'' can it?
* FanNickname: Before Zeyphr Breeze's name was revealed, many fans called him "Brothershy"

* RecycledScript: Fluttershy bringing a guest in to help them and later having to muster up the courage to make them leave in the end? It can't be ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E16ItAintEasyBeingBreezies It Ain't Easy being Breezies]]'' can it?