History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E11PartyPooped

** Spike stands by the door to announce the Yaks' arrival, with [[DoorSlamsYou predictable results.]]

* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Twilight, Fluttershy and Rainbow's eyes are seen in the dark before they discover Pinkie's secret room.

* ShaggySearchTechnique: Twilight opens the passageway to Pinkie's party planning cave completely by accident.

* DisapprovingLook: Celestia shoots Twilight one when the yaks tell them that they've canceled their plans to declare war on Equestria.

* WhatTheHellHero: Celestia gives Twilight a look after finding out the diplomatic relations with the yaks nearly resulted in causing a war instead of a permanent peace agreement between the two countries. Twilight has a nervous laugh in response. The moment passes and Celestia switches to SoProudOfYou because the peace was still created.

* LaughingMad: Pinkie laughs in this manner at one point when things aren't going well. Rainbow Dash asks why her eyes are darting around when she des this.

* BlindingBangs: Prince Rutherford and his delegates all have them.
* BottomlessPitRescueService: The Wonderbolts provide this for Pinkie Pie, Cherry Jubilee, and her wagon-pullers.

* ChekhovsGun: The sheep laying on the tracks.

* FlowerInHerHair: Bon Bon puts a flower in Lyra's mane.

* FridgeLogic: The yaks are happy to enjoy the party at the end, with no remarks about it being 'perfect' or not. On a rewatch, it's clear that they only take offense when ''their'' culture is represented poorly, as they interpret it as intentional mockery. They're not perfectionists; they're just very proud of their own culture and not used to dealing with ponies. So why do they use the term "Not perfect!" when it's not actually accurate? They're not good at speaking pony (as shown by their HulkSpeak), so getting the words right is difficult.

* GaleForceSound: The Prince does this when replying to Twilight's greeting.

* GravityIsAHarshMistress: After the yak calf returns to Yakyakistan, the snow ledge beneath Pinkie and the sled she's on collapses, and they remain suspended in the air for a brief moment before falling and (somehow) sliding all the way back to her room in Sugarcube Corner.

* LaughingMad: Pinkie laughs in this manner at one point when things aren't going well.

* ManlyTears: The yaks shed these for the piano playing until they discover the deception.

* RapidFireNailBiting: Twilight does this briefly when Pinkie goes missing.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The yak calf that Pinkie slid in the snow with on the way to Yakyakistan.

* WhatTheHellHero: Celestia gives Twilight a look after finding out the diplomatic relations with the yaks nearly resulted in causing a war instead of a permanent peace agreement between the two countries.

* CallBack: Twilight uses her calming technique from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E12GamesPoniesPlay Games Ponies Play]]" throughout the episode, although it doesn't appear to be as effective.

-->--'''Twilight Sparkle'''

* RunningGag: Pinkie Pie giving some FauxlosophicNarration, ending with "Know what I mean?"

* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: ''When'' did Pinkie manage to collect all that information on the citizens of Ponyville?

->''"We've never needed a party so badly!''''
->--'''Twilight Sparkle'''

-> Story by Jayson Thiesson and Jim Miller
-> Written by Nick Confalone

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** The Mane Six trying to make Equestria like Yakyakistan instead of showing the yaks what Equestria is like nearly leads to a war when the yaks overreact to anything being the ''slightest'' bit off, with Spike using an automated player piano being the last straw that convinces Prince Rutherford to seek combat instead of peace.

'''Twilight Sparkle:''' We've never needed a party so badly!

--> Story by Jayson Thiesson and Jim Miller
--> Written by Nick Confalone

->"''We've never needed a party so badly!''"
->--'''Twilight Sparkle'''

** The "band" Pinkie briefly joins in her picture montage is clearly Music/TheBeatles, complete with pony versions of the band, a SgtPeppersShoutOut, an AbbeyRoadCrossing, and the break-up of the band due to CreativeDifferences, as well as their appearances at the Cavern Club and the Royal Command Performance of 1963. Notably, [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Pinkie is the drummer]] in place of Music/RingoStarr. In terms of the ponifications of the others, Music/JohnLennon's cutie mark is the peace sign, Music/GeorgeHarrison's is three [[http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/11/when-the-beatles-got-pelted-with-jelly-beans/ jelly babies]], and Music/PaulMcCartney's is a take on the [[Music/YellowSubmarine Yellow Submarine]]. Paul is even a lefty.

* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: A Yeti (or what appears to be one) attacks Pinkie while on her way to Yakyakistan. The strange thing about it is that it's quadrupedal, with paws for feet. Likewise, its head and overall body plan are more feline-like rather than the usual simian depictions.