Applejack stubbornly vows to perform the orchard harvest herself, despite driving herself to disruptive exhaustion.Applejack stubbornly vows to perform the orchard harvest herself, despite driving herself to disruptive exhaustion.Applejack stubbornly vows to perform the orchard harvest herself, despite driving herself to disruptive exhaustion.
- Twilight Sparkle
- (voice)
- Applejack
- (voice)
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- Pinkie Pie
- (voice)
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- Rarity
- (voice)
- …
- Spike
- (voice)
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- Daisy Jo
- (voice)
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- Carrot Cake
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Big Macintosh
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Mule
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Writers
- Lauren Faust
- Amy Keating Rogers
- Bonnie Zacherle(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe muffins that Applejack made in this episode would not cause food poisoning to humans if properly baked.
- GoofsDuring the first stampede scene, the apple orchard is on the right, but Applejack arrives on the opposite side of the herd.
- Quotes
Twilight Sparkle: [Twilight begins her speech after straightening her notecards] Welcome everypony! Today we are here to honor a pony we can always count on to help in matters great and small. A pony whose contributions to...
Rainbow Dash: [bursting onto the podium] Did you see Applejack's slick moves out there? What an athlete. This week she's gonna help me with my new flying trick, and I know it's gonna be so awesome.
[squeals the last two words]
Twilight Sparkle: [pushes her out of the way] Exactly. And...
Pinkie Pie: [interrupting] This week, I get to run SugarCube Corner for the first time.
Twilight Sparkle: What does that have to do with Applejack?
Pinkie Pie: [pause] OH! Applejack, one of the best bakers *ever*, is gonna help me. Applejack makes everything great, so free samples for everypony!
Twilight Sparkle: Oh-kay, that's great. Now if I could just make a point without being inter...
Fluttershy: Twilight?
Twilight Sparkle: -rupted.
Fluttershy: Twilight, I'm so sorry, but I just wanted to mention that Applejack is also helping *me* this week with the official bunny census, where we count up all the new baby bunnies that were born this season. She's gonna help gather them using her wonderful herding skills.
Twilight Sparkle: Anyone else? Anyone? No? Well then, as I was trying to say...
[sees the Mayor standing near her, smiling, waiting to speak]
Twilight Sparkle: UGH! Never mind!
[she throws her papers in the air]
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Sugarcube Critic: Applebuck Season (2014)
At this very early stage of the show ("Applebuck Season" only being the forth episode, although some may argue it's the third proper one with the two parter premiere being a pilot), the standard was very promising and so surprisingly high considering what people would be thinking before watching. Although really liking/loving the "Friendship is Magic" two part premiere and "The Ticket Master, especially the second part of the premiere "Elements of Harmony", "Applebuck Season" is even better than that. For me it is among the better Applejack-centric episodes, and one of the funnier episodes of the first season.
Because "Applebuck Season" is a very funny and at its best hilarious episode. It is very slapstick driven, yet it never felt too busy or over-the-top and was instead well animated and fun to watch. Absolutely loved the baking of the cupcakes and the consequences, a perfect example of how to make a serious situation in real life hilarious without being distasteful. Particularly Pinkie Pie's line "No... not baked goods. Baked... BADS", both the line and the delivery. Twilight constantly being interrupted was another highlight and it is not everyday where you see baby bunnies causing that much of a stampede.
Yet actually there was depth here as well. A reason is given for why Applejack over-commits herself here and did find myself identifying with her counter-productive stubbornness. "Applebuck Season" has one of the season's best morals from personal opinion, about being happy accepting help and not be stubborn at the cost of your health. This is a moral that resonates with me, being like Applejack here on quite a lot of days. It was great to see character development to Applejack, before she became more down to earth, and in a way that was relatable.
The animation continues to be very good, with the increasing physical and mental strain of Applejack's stubbornness and over-committing being very vividly portrayed in the visuals. The bright colours, meticulously detailed and often elegant backgrounds and adorable but never too cute character designs still appeals. The music has presence but never over-bears what is going on. Personally don't have a problem with the theme song, am aware some find it take it or leave it.
Really loved the story, which was fun yet mature. The characters continue to engage and their character traits are already well rounded and distinct, they are much more than shallow stereotypes and they are more complex than their cute character designs suggest. Love how they interact too, and their friendship and will to help Applejack comes over as very meaningful. Applejack's character development is the most striking asset. The voice acting fits perfectly, top honours going to Ashleigh Ball as Applejack.
In conclusion, even better was to come but this is still great. 9/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 4, 2019
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- Runtime23 minutes
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- 1080i (HDTV)
- 480i (SDTV)