Character: Pinkie Pie Canon: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Interesting things about the character: -Pinkie is a walking, animated punchline. She routinely breaks the fourth wall and does ridiculous sight gags that would be right at home in a Looney Tunes short. -She loves to make up songs on the fly -Spreading joy isn't just her favorite pastime, it is literally her purpose in life. Okay, it's not quite so dire-sounding in the show, but basically every pony gains their cutie mark the moment they realize what their special talent that sets them apart from others is. Her cutie mark represents her ability to make others happy, and everything she does is for that purpose! -Pinkie was originally going to be a pegasus pony! (http://rabbithutchiscalling.blogspot.com/2011/03/pinkie-pie-as-pegasus.html) oh jeez there would have been NO ESCAPE. Eventually, though, she and Fluttershy switched species, but this does give some insight into why she's so bouncy and can apparently teleport.
Interesting things about the canon/fandom: MY LITTLE PONY??? THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DUMB CARTOON FOR LITTLE GIRLS!
-NUH UH. -Well, okay, it IS a cartoon for little girls, but it's perfectly okay for everyone else to enjoy it too! It's smart, funny, well-written and incredibly cute! -Yes, it IS an iteration of the toyline/cartoon that debuted in the 80s. A large chunk of the characters (including Pinkie herself) are based on characters from older versions but with personality/appearance tweaks. -Each episode (except for the very first two) is stand alone, so you can pick it up at any one you want! -It is a FOUNTAIN OF MEMES. (http://youtu.be/2Tjb14VoWjg) Seriously, I don't even know why I'm explaining this show because chances are if you use the Internet on a regular basis you have probably run into a funny image macro from it already. There really needs to be a new Internet rule: "If it exists, there is a MLP parody of it". -There are LOTS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJJ94uw05KQ) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSbXGsysAAk) songs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tiynTPuUUM) that will get stuck in your head forever. Not only that, as an example of how much love the creators lavished on this show, a lot of them are tributes to songs from various musicals -Speaking of love, the fandom for this show is so massive and loud that creators started throwing in shout-outs to fans and have been really cool in general about the fact that tons of grown adults watch their show about magical purple unicorns.
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Canon: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Interesting things about the character:
-Pinkie is a walking, animated punchline. She routinely breaks the fourth wall and does ridiculous sight gags that would be right at home in a Looney Tunes short.
-She loves to make up songs on the fly
-Spreading joy isn't just her favorite pastime, it is literally her purpose in life. Okay, it's not quite so dire-sounding in the show, but basically every pony gains their cutie mark the moment they realize what their special talent that sets them apart from others is. Her cutie mark represents her ability to make others happy, and everything she does is for that purpose!
-Pinkie was originally going to be a pegasus pony! (http://rabbithutchiscalling.blogspot.com/2011/03/pinkie-pie-as-pegasus.html)
oh jeez there would have been NO ESCAPE.Eventually, though, she and Fluttershy switched species, but this does give some insight into why she's so bouncy and can apparently teleport.Interesting things about the canon/fandom:
MY LITTLE PONY??? THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DUMB CARTOON FOR LITTLE GIRLS!
-NUH UH.
-Well, okay, it IS a cartoon for little girls, but it's perfectly okay for everyone else to enjoy it too! It's smart, funny, well-written and incredibly cute!
-Yes, it IS an iteration of the toyline/cartoon that debuted in the 80s. A large chunk of the characters (including Pinkie herself) are based on characters from older versions but with personality/appearance tweaks.
-Each episode (except for the very first two) is stand alone, so you can pick it up at any one you want!
-It is a FOUNTAIN OF MEMES. (http://youtu.be/2Tjb14VoWjg) Seriously, I don't even know why I'm explaining this show because chances are if you use the Internet on a regular basis you have probably run into a funny image macro from it already. There really needs to be a new Internet rule: "If it exists, there is a MLP parody of it".
-There are LOTS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJJ94uw05KQ) of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSbXGsysAAk) songs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tiynTPuUUM) that will get stuck in your head forever. Not only that, as an example of how much love the creators lavished on this show, a lot of them are tributes to songs from various musicals
-Speaking of love, the fandom for this show is so massive and loud that creators started throwing in shout-outs to fans and have been really cool in general about the fact that tons of grown adults watch their show about magical purple unicorns.
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