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Cheese turns the factory's day-to-day operation over to Sans and ventures out into Equestria to spread joy again. Realizing that his purpose and hers are the same, Pinkie returns to Ponyville with a new determination to help her friends laugh when they need it.

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Cheese turns the factory's day-to-day operation over to Sans and ventures out into Equestria to spread joy again.again, promising to send in any new joke ideas he thinks up. Realizing that his purpose and hers are the same, Pinkie returns to Ponyville with a new determination to help her friends laugh when they need it.



** She then squirts him with a fountain pen loaded with disappearing ink, but as soon as the spot fades, half a dozen more appear on Sans' jacket instead.

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** She then squirts him with a fountain pen loaded with full of disappearing ink, but as soon as the spot fades, half a dozen more appear on Sans' jacket instead.
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** She then squirts him with a fountain pen loaded with disappearing ink, but as soon as the spot fades, half a dozen more appear on Sans' jacket instead.
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Knowing that Twilight's coronation is close, and that her other friends will have their own responsibilities for the rest of their lives, Pinkie becomes concerned that she doesn't really have a purpose in life. However, as she explains this to the others, she tells them that she wrote to her friend Cheese Sandwich for advice, and he has asked her to visit his comedy factory.

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Knowing that Twilight's coronation is close, and that her other friends will have their own responsibilities for the rest of their lives, Pinkie becomes concerned that she doesn't really have a purpose in life. However, as she explains this to the others, she tells them that she wrote to her friend Cheese Sandwich for advice, and he has asked her to visit his comedy joke/novelty factory.



Cheese explains that after he left Ponyville, he continued to throw custom parties for ponies across Equestria, but soon his services were more sought after, and it became difficult for him to keep up. However, he meet Sans Smirk, and through him, creating the idea of starting the factory to help mass produce his gags to be shared across Equestria. However, over time, Cheese lost the humor of running the factory and is desperate to find a way to laugh again. Pinkie with help from Sans tries various ways to cheer up Cheese but none of this works.

Cheese becomes remorseful that he will never laugh against. At that time, the workers on the factory come to talk about the lack of direction they have been given, since Cheese and Sans had been preoccupied with Pinkie. Cheese gives off some instructions but inadvertently makes a spoonerism, causing some of the workers to laugh. Cheese realizes that that is what has been missing: seeing other ponies laugh and himself laughing in return. Pinkie and Cheese test this idea out, and soon Cheese is back to his own self.

Cheese decides that he can't stay at the factory, as he needs to go out into Equestria to spread joy, but leaves the factory in the capable hands of Sans Smirk to run while he's away. Cheese offers Pinkie the opportunity to oversee the factory, but she knows her own life's purpose now is to make sure to help her friends laugh as well.

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Cheese explains that after he left Ponyville, he continued to throw custom parties for ponies across Equestria, but soon his services were more sought after, and it became difficult for him to keep up. However, he meet Sans Smirk, and through him, creating Smirk approached him with the idea of starting building the factory to help mass produce mass-produce his gags to be shared across Equestria. novelties, and the business prospered. However, over time, Cheese lost the humor of running the factory and is it soon became humorless drudgery for Cheese, who has become desperate to find for a way to laugh again. Pinkie with With help from Sans tries various ways to cheer up Cheese Sans, Pinkie tests several new pranks and tricks on Cheese, but none of this works.

them succeeds.

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Cheese becomes remorseful fears that he will never laugh against. At that time, the his sense of humor is gone for good, several factory workers on approach the factory come office door to talk about the lack of direction they have been given, since Cheese and Sans had been preoccupied with Pinkie. Cheese gives off some instructions but him. He inadvertently makes a spoonerism, causing some of the workers them to laugh. Cheese start laughing, and realizes that that is what has been missing: seeing other ponies laugh and himself laughing in return. Pinkie and Cheese test this idea out, and soon Cheese is back to his own self.

Cheese decides that he can't stay at the factory, as
he needs to go see ponies enjoying his jokes and pranks in person. Upon getting everypony in the factory to join in on the fun, including Sans, Cheese is overjoyed to regain his silly demeanor.

Cheese turns the factory's day-to-day operation over to Sans and ventures
out into Equestria to spread joy, but leaves the factory in the capable hands of Sans Smirk to run while he's away. Cheese offers Pinkie the opportunity to oversee the factory, but she knows her own life's joy again. Realizing that his purpose now is and hers are the same, Pinkie returns to make sure Ponyville with a new determination to help her friends laugh as well.when they need it.
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* ContinuityCavalade: Pinkie lists off everything the others have accomplished; Twilight will soon become the ruler of Equestria, Rarity has multiple boutiques, Rainbow Dash is a Wonderbolt, and Fluttershy has her animal sanctuary. (She also says that Applejack has her farm, but that's always been true.)

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* ContinuityCavalade: ContinuityCavalcade: Pinkie lists off everything the others have accomplished; Twilight will soon become the ruler of Equestria, Rarity has multiple boutiques, Rainbow Dash is a Wonderbolt, and Fluttershy has her animal sanctuary. (She also says that Applejack has her farm, but that's always been true.)

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** Pinkie brings up how Twilight is going to rule Equestria very soon, which has been going on since the season premiere.

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ContinuityCavalade: Pinkie brings up how lists off everything the others have accomplished; Twilight is going to rule Equestria very soon, which will soon become the ruler of Equestria, Rarity has multiple boutiques, Rainbow Dash is a Wonderbolt, and Fluttershy has her animal sanctuary. (She also says that Applejack has her farm, but that's always been going on since the season premiere.true.)



* HesBack: Cheese recovers his true nature after inadvertantly making a worker laugh with a {{Spoonerism}}.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: After helping Cheese to recover his laugh, Pinkie realises that making other ponies is what makes her life fulfilling.

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* HesBack: Cheese recovers his true nature after inadvertantly inadvertently making a worker laugh with a {{Spoonerism}}.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: After helping Cheese to recover his laugh, Pinkie realises realizes that making other ponies is what makes her life fulfilling.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Pinkie's joke ideas.
** One involves a squirting flower that ''doesn't'' squirt, but the suit it's attached to does.
** An attempt to get Cheese to laugh involves the old "bucket on a door" trick, but instead of there being water in the bucket, a geyser of water blasts Cheese from under his hooves.

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* BaitAndSwitch: Pinkie's joke ideas.
ideas tend to revolve around inverting an aspect or mechanic of a traditional gag.
** One involves The ideas she proposes early in her visit involve a squirting flower that ''doesn't'' squirt, but with the water coming out of the suit it's attached to does.
instead, and a banana peel that's sticky instead of slippery.
** An attempt to get Cheese to laugh involves the old "bucket on a door" trick, but but, instead of there being water in the bucket, a geyser of water blasts Cheese from under his hooves.



--> '''Spike''': Uh, Pinkie, are you sure this is edible?
--> '''Pinkie''': I am not! (''takes a third bite'')

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edible?\\
'''Pinkie''': I am not! (''takes a third bite'')



* MeaningfulName: Sans Smirk - or "without smile" - accurately describes his deadpan expression for the bulk of the episode.

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* MeaningfulName: Sans Smirk - -- or "without smile" - -- accurately describes his deadpan expression for the bulk of the episode.



* NotSoStoic: For most of the episode, Sans Smirk comes off as TheStoic, never raising his tone (and openly admitting that he's "not a laugher"). When Cheese tells him a jokes about laughing bird eggs hatching by "cracking up", he bursts out laughing.

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* NotSoStoic: For most of the episode, Sans Smirk comes off as TheStoic, never raising his tone (and openly admitting that he's "not a laugher"). When Cheese tells him a jokes joke about laughing bird eggs hatching by "cracking up", he bursts out laughing.
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-->'''Sans Smirk''': ''{deadpan)'' I, too, am horrified.

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-->'''Sans Smirk''': ''{deadpan)'' ''(deadpan)'' I, too, am horrified.

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** Pinkie brings up how Twilight is going to rule Equestria very soon, which has been going on since the season premiere.

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Cheese explains that after he left Ponyville, he continued to throw custom parties for ponies across Equestria, but soon his services were more sought after, and it became difficult for him to keep up. However, he meet Sans Smirk, and through him, creating the idea of starting the factory to help mass produce his gags to be shared across Equestria. However, over time, Cheese lost the humor of running the factory and is separate to find a way to laugh again. Pinkie with help from Sans tries various ways to cheer up Cheese but none of this works.

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Cheese explains that after he left Ponyville, he continued to throw custom parties for ponies across Equestria, but soon his services were more sought after, and it became difficult for him to keep up. However, he meet Sans Smirk, and through him, creating the idea of starting the factory to help mass produce his gags to be shared across Equestria. However, over time, Cheese lost the humor of running the factory and is separate desperate to find a way to laugh again. Pinkie with help from Sans tries various ways to cheer up Cheese but none of this works.

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* AnAesop: Don't try to stop yourself from achieving your personal goal in life.

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* AnAesop: AnAesop:
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Don't try to stop yourself from achieving your personal goal in life.life.
** No-one can tell you what your purpose in life is. You need to figure it out for yourself.
* BananaPeel: One of the comedy factory's projects is one that goes into a SlipperySkid all across the floor, tripping up everyone it slides under.
* BaitAndSwitch: Pinkie's joke ideas.
** One involves a squirting flower that ''doesn't'' squirt, but the suit it's attached to does.
** An attempt to get Cheese to laugh involves the old "bucket on a door" trick, but instead of there being water in the bucket, a geyser of water blasts Cheese from under his hooves.



* BuffySpeak: When Pinkie first sees Cheese's comedy factory, she calls it "desolate-y".



** Boneless 2, the replacement for the original Boneless, also returns.



* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Pinkie starts the episode like this, believing that all her friends have moved on to bigger and better things, leaving her behind.



* HesBack: Cheese recovers his true nature after inadvertantly making a worker laugh with a {{Spoonerism}}.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: After helping Cheese to recover his laugh, Pinkie realises that making other ponies is what makes her life fulfilling.
* LatexPerfection: When Sans Smirk first appears, he is wearing a flawless Cheese Sandwich mask that easily fools Pinkie.



* ShoutOut: [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Pinkie receives a gold-colored item that allows her to visit a whimsical factory.]]

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* ShoutOut: NotSoStoic: For most of the episode, Sans Smirk comes off as TheStoic, never raising his tone (and openly admitting that he's "not a laugher"). When Cheese tells him a jokes about laughing bird eggs hatching by "cracking up", he bursts out laughing.
* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While listing all the accomplishments the rest of the Mane Six have (such as Twilight being set to rule Equestria, and Rainbow Dash being a Wonderbolt), she says that Applejack has... her hat (though she quickly adds that she has her farm, too).
* RuleOfThree: Described in-universe when Pinkie Pie examines a board of comedy principles.
* SarcasmBlind: When Applejack jokingly asks if Cheese's factory makes rubber chickens, Pinkie replies that they make much more than that.
* ShoutOut:
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[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Pinkie receives a gold-colored item that allows her to visit a whimsical factory.]]]]
** During his HesBack song, Cheese briefly dresses as the title character of ''Theatre/{{Pagliacci}}''.
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: When Cheese suggests that Pinkie goes home, Pinkie gasps with horror, and Sans Smirk adds:
-->'''Sans Smirk''': ''{deadpan)'' I, too, am horrified.
* TheUnsmile: The depressed Cheese's attempt to smile is... disturbing, to say the least.
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Cheese becomes remorse that he will never laugh against. At that time, the workers on the factory come to talk about the lack of direction they have been given, since Cheese and Sans had been preoccupied with Pinkie. Cheese gives off some instructions but inadvertently makes a spoonerism, causing some of the workers to laugh. Cheese realizes that that is what has been missing: seeing other ponies laugh and himself laughing in return. Pinkie and Cheese test this idea out, and soon Cheese is back to his own self.

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Cheese becomes remorse remorseful that he will never laugh against. At that time, the workers on the factory come to talk about the lack of direction they have been given, since Cheese and Sans had been preoccupied with Pinkie. Cheese gives off some instructions but inadvertently makes a spoonerism, causing some of the workers to laugh. Cheese realizes that that is what has been missing: seeing other ponies laugh and himself laughing in return. Pinkie and Cheese test this idea out, and soon Cheese is back to his own self.



* CantCatchUp: Pinkie Pie feels this way in regards to her accomplishments during the series, thinking they pale in comparison to what the rest of the Mane Six has done. This is what prompts her to seek Cheese Sandwich for advice.

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* CantCatchUp: Pinkie Pie feels this way in regards to her accomplishments during the series, thinking they pale in comparison to what the rest of the Mane Six has have done. This is what prompts her to seek Cheese Sandwich for advice.



--> '''Pinkie''': I am not! *takes a third bite*

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--> '''Pinkie''': I am not! *takes (''takes a third bite*bite'')
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* ShoutOut: [[WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Pinkie receives a gold-colored item that allows her to visit a whimsical factory.]]

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* ShoutOut: [[WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Pinkie receives a gold-colored item that allows her to visit a whimsical factory.]]
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Cheese Sandwich's appearance while working at the factory has drawn some comparisons to Apple Founder and former CEO UsefulNotes/SteveJobs.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In addition to already being a pony {{Expy}} of voice actor "Weird Al" Yankovic, Cheese Sandwich's appearance while working at the factory has drawn some comparisons to Apple Founder and former CEO UsefulNotes/SteveJobs.

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When Pinkie Pie seeks help from her old friend, the super-silly Cheese Sandwich, in finding her life's purpose, she discovers the unimaginable has happened.

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Knowing that Twilight's coronation is close, and that her other friends will have their own responsibilities for the rest of their lives, Pinkie becomes concerned that she doesn't really have a purpose in life. However, as she explains this to the others, she tells them that she wrote to her friend Cheese Sandwich for advice, and he has asked her to visit his comedy factory.

When Pinkie Pie seeks arrives there, she finds the security rather tight until she introduces herself to the guards, who have been expecting her. Inside, she meets Sans Smirk, the manager of the factory. His dry demeanor and deadpan expression confuses Pinkie, as he doesn't seem the type to be running such a factory. However, he shows her the various gags and other toys being developed, as well as research being done into new comedic items; Pinkie finds this unusual as while they are funny items, it doesn't seem to be the type of stuff Cheese would have done. After the tour, Sans takes Pinkie to meet Cheese, who has lost most of his joy, and thus why he had written for Pinkie to come here.

Cheese explains that after he left Ponyville, he continued to throw custom parties for ponies across Equestria, but soon his services were more sought after, and it became difficult for him to keep up. However, he meet Sans Smirk, and through him, creating the idea of starting the factory to help mass produce his gags to be shared across Equestria. However, over time, Cheese lost the humor of running the factory and is separate to find a way to laugh again. Pinkie with
help from her old friend, the super-silly Sans tries various ways to cheer up Cheese Sandwich, but none of this works.

Cheese becomes remorse that he will never laugh against. At that time, the workers on the factory come to talk about the lack of direction they have been given, since Cheese and Sans had been preoccupied with Pinkie. Cheese gives off some instructions but inadvertently makes a spoonerism, causing some of the workers to laugh. Cheese realizes that that is what has been missing: seeing other ponies laugh and himself laughing
in finding return. Pinkie and Cheese test this idea out, and soon Cheese is back to his own self.

Cheese decides that he can't stay at the factory, as he needs to go out into Equestria to spread joy, but leaves the factory in the capable hands of Sans Smirk to run while he's away. Cheese offers Pinkie the opportunity to oversee the factory, but she knows
her own life's purpose, she discovers the unimaginable has happened.
purpose now is to make sure to help her friends laugh as well.
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* CantCatchUp: Pinkie Pie feels this way in regards to her accomplishments during the series, thinking they pale in comparison to what the rest of the Mane Six has done. This is what prompts her to seek Cheese Sandwich for advice.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Cheese Sandwich's appearance while working at the factory has drawn some comparisons to Apple Founder and former CEO UsefulNotes/SteveJobs.
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* ExtremeOmnivore: Pinkie takes several bites out of the fake cupcake Cheese Sandwich's invite was sent to her in.
--> '''Spike''': Uh, Pinkie, are you sure this is edible?
--> '''Pinkie''': I am not! *takes a third bite*
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** Cheese Sandwich wears his hat and poncho at the end of the episode, just like back in his debut episode.
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* BookEnds: The episode begins and ends at the Castle of Friendship.


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* TheCameo: Kettle Corn from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E22MarksAndRecreation Marks and Recreation]]" makes a brief appearance in Cheese Sandwich's flashback.
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* MeaningfulName: Sans Smirk - or "without smile" - accurately describes his deadpan expression for the bulk of the episode.
* VisualPun: Sans Smirk's cutie mark is that of a wet blanket, which is precisely how his approach to the factory seems to be ruining Cheese's fun and enjoyment.
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* AnAesop: Don't try to stop yourself from achieving your personal goal in life.
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* TheBusCameBack: After having a cameo appearance in the Season 4 finale and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 the 2017 movie]], Cheese Sandwich returns in this episode.

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* TheBusCameBack: After having a cameo appearance in the Season 4 finale and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 the 2017 movie]], Cheese Sandwich returns finally makes a full return in this episode.
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->Written by Michael P. Fox & Wil Fox

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* TheBusCameBack: After having a cameo appearance in the Season 4 finale and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 the 2017 movie]], Cheese Sandwich returns in this episode.
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