History WesternAnimation / MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsMagicalMovieNight

* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: Pinkie Pie feeds Spike the Dog with some of Chestnut's imported praline candy bars; just feeding the dog whatever candy is irresponsible enough (excessive amounts of sugar are toxic).

* NiceHat: Starlight comes out of the portal wearing a pink beanie with white stars.

* AbsenteeActor: Spike is nowhere to be seen in this special, with no explanation given for his absence.

* AbsenteeActor: Of the Shadowbolts group, Indigo Zap is the only one absent without apparent reason. WordOfGod states that she is [[https://twitter.com/ishiH3Art/status/863940091978203136 "on vacation somewhere"]] during this.

* AdultFear:
** Telling somebody about the brilliant idea you just had, only to later find out they stole it and executed it better than you did.
** Both Rarity and the Shadowbolts fear letting down those around them after they got their hopes up.

* AdultFear: Canter Zoom has to deal with the fact that someone very close and dear to him, who has been helping out or otherwise been present during the production of all his films in that studio would suddenly try to sabotage his latest film to the brink of cancellation; all just because he (rightfully) didn't give them what they wanted.

* AdultFear: Sunset Shimmer becomes worried after her calls to all six of her friends go directly to voice mail. Considering all the magic-related calamities they've been involved in, she has a reason to be nervous.

* DeathGlare: Juniper, as she's being escorted away by security, turns to the Rainbooms and gives them a rather nasty look, almost if she was saying, [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo "I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids and your dog"]].

* DeathGlare: Juniper, as she's being escorted away by security, turns to the Rainbooms and gives them a rather nasty look, almost if she was saying [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids and your dog]].

* DeathGlare: Juniper, as she's being escorted away by security, turns to the Rainbooms and gives them a rather nasty look, almost if she was saying [[ScoobyDoo I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids and your dog]].

* DeathGlare: Juniper, as she's being escorted away by security, turns to the Rainbooms and gives them a rather nasty look.

* OffModel: What's likely the reason for Princess Twilight appearing in the cover of the DVD; a lot of official media tends to just reuse Princess Twilight's models from the first two films instead of using Human Twilight's subtly-and-not-so-subtly different model (fatter pink hairstripe, curly hairlocks, '''glasses''', '''ponytail'''). The novelization straight-up reuses a preexisting vector of Movie 1 Twilight -- down to the outfit -- but pastes a pair of glasses on her; the DVD cover at least uses original artwork (even if it reuses the ''Rainbow Rocks'' pajamas but with stars instead of hearts and forgets all subtle-not-so-subtle differences between the Twilights.)

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** In spite of Juniper's excuses and apologies, Canter Zoom is still furious and hurt that his own niece attempted to sabotage his movie's production, even endangering one of the actors. Ultimately, while he doesn't press charges on Juniper because she's family, he no longer trusts her being around the studio and has her escorted away by security.
** When the Rainbooms are put into ''Power Ponies'' costumes and escorted to a set, the stagehand who brought them will hear no arguments to the contrary they're not actresses. When the director sees a stagehand dressing up random people in expensive costumes, the stagehand gets fired.

* TyopOnTheCover: Initial [[ShortRunInPeru international airings]] have the writer's last name (Berrow) as "Burrow" in the opening credits. This was corrected by the time the special debuted on Discovery Family.

** The Crystal Prep girls have a {{Leitmotif}} that’s very similar to “[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Unleash the Magic]]”.

* ContinuityNod: During Applejack's ImagineSpot, all the girls end up dressed in cowboy clothes. Pinkie Pie's is the same cowgirl outfit she was wearing in ''Friendship Games''. Similarly, Sunset Shimmer's tenure as an antagonist is referenced with her wearing a black hat ([[DarkIsEvil a quick visual cue for "bad guy" in old Western films]]... [[DeadUnicornTrope allegedly]]).

** The Crystal Prep girls have a {{Leitmotif}} that borrows the background instrumentation from “[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Unleash the Magic]]”.

* NotSoDifferent: Starlight invokes this with Juniper, knowing by personal experience that revenge won't make her feel any better, and that she could end up [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E26TheCutieRemarkPart2 making a mistake she'll regret for the rest of her life]].

* WhatTheHellHero: After finding out that Juniper was the one who stole the relics, Canter calls her out on not only jeopardizing the whole film and endangering the actors and film crew, she also on top of that lied to him and took advantage of his trust.
--> '''Canter:''' Not only did you jeopardize the production and endanger the safety of the actors and film crew, but you also lied to me and took advantage of my trust.

* RealityEnsues:
** The events of the last film caused a not-insignificant amount of damage to Camp Everfree, and even though the hastily set-up fundraiser was successful to get the funds to pay the debts to Filthy Rich, they weren't enough for the necessary repairs.
** Even if no-one told her bosses about the whole "nearly got the world destroyed" thing, Cinch still blackmailed a student and admitted that she knew a student was being bullied and if anything ''encouraged'' it. Her getting replaced after that, even if she wasn't fired, isn't all that surprising and such things ''have'' happened in real life.
** While getting Cinch fired and replaced by the much more compassionate Cadance is a very important first step, old habits die hard as the Shadowbolts quickly fall into their over-competitive behavior, even resorting to stealing their opponents' ideas this time around. Cinch might be gone, but her influence on Crystal Prep remains.

* MistakenForSpecialGuest: The girls are forced into ''Power Ponies'' costumes after being mistaken for actresses. [[AvertedTrope The director immediately notices they're not the actresses he asked for]], [[RealityEnsues and the poor sap who brought them on set loses his job]].

* RealityEnsues:

** During the chase, the girls come across luxury cars in a street set. Pinkie briefly messes around with one of the cars and ends up activating the alarm.
** Rainbow Dash notes that SuperSpeed only helps so much when the person you're chasing knows the area and you don't.

* RuleOfCool: During the chase through various movie sets, the girls pass by some luxury cars on a street set; Pinkie very deliberately takes the time to dramatically slide over the hood of one of the cars while running. [[RealityEnsues This sets off the alarm]].

* WholePlotReference: The whole story, and partially the atmosphere, are very reminiscent of a ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' episode. With suspicious acts of sabotage, clues scattered around, a cloaked villain sneaking about, the comic relief and dog looking for food, [[LetsSplitUpGang the gang splitting]], a {{chase scene}}, a trap laid for the bad guy, and even a [[TheSummation Summation]] at the end to clear up the mystery, complete with a "meddling kids"-style line from the villain. Seriously, the only thing missing is Twilight having a DroppedGlasses scene.

* ContinuityNod:
** Sunset Shimmer's pre-HeelFaceTurn days are given a subtle reference when the Power Ponies' character she gets cast as is the villain, Mane-iac.
** Meanwhile, all the characters the rest of the Mane Seven got cast are the same characters their counterparts from Equestria became in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E6PowerPonies Power Ponies]]"

** One can't help but wonder if the girls dressed as the Power Ponies is based on a joke by the crew in the ''Rainbow Rocks'' DVD Commentary.

** When the Rainbooms are put into Power Ponies costumes and escorted to a set, the stagehand who brought them will hear no arguments to the contrary they're not actresses. When the director sees a stagehand dressing up random people in expensive costumes, the stagehand gets fired.

** Meanwhile, all the characters the rest of the Mane Seven got cast are the same characters their counterparts from Equestria became "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E6PowerPonies Power Ponies]]"

** Meanwhile, all the characters the rest of the Mane Seven got cast are the same characters their counterparts from Equestria became "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS46PowerPonies Power Ponies]]"

* ContinuityNod: Sunset Shimmer's pre-HeelFaceTurn days are given a subtle reference when the Power Ponies' character she gets cast as is the villain, Mane-iac.

''My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Magical Movie Night'' is the fifth major installment in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' franchise, itself a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. In a departure from previous films, this is actually a three-part MiniSeries of animated specials that follow the daily lives of the "Mane Seven" after the events of the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsLegendOfEverfree fourth film]]. The stories are as follows:

* LoyalPhlebotinum: The mirror only grants wishes for Juniper, as Starlight discovers when she tries to wish her friends out of it.

* RuleOfFunny: [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple Rarity]] gets subjected to a TheDoorSlamsYou. It likely wouldn't have been as funny if it were anyone else.

* RuleOfFunny: [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple Rarity]] gets subjected to a DoorSlamsYou. It likely wouldn't have been as funny if it were anyone else.