History WesternAnimation / MyLittlePonyG3

* InformedAttribute: Cotton Candy is a storyteller according to ''A Charming Birthday'', but we never see any evidence of this. In practice, she can usually be found running the cafe alongside Sweetberry and Triple Treat.
We've seen the role given to other ponies in later episodes, such as Storybelle and the second version of Cheerilee.

* {{Licensed Game}}s: A few games for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, DS, and PC/Macs came out during this series' run.
%%** {{Edutainment Game}}s: Said PC/Macs titles.

* OffModel: {{Inverted}} in that the series was very ''on-model'', to a fault. In many specials, especially post Core-7, every pony essentially looked alike at all times. They all followed the same movement patterns and [[DullSurprise weren't very expressive]].

* AcrophobicBird: Thistle Whistle is scared of clouds.

* InformedAttribute: Cotton Candy is a storyteller according to ''A Charming Birthday'', but we never see any evidence of this. In practice, she can usually be found running the cafe alongside Sweetberry and Triple Treat. We've seen the role given to other ponies in later episodes, such as Storybelle and the second version of Cheerilee.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The first few specials weren't the sugary-sweet stuff that G3 is known for, although it wasn't anywhere as dark as G1.

''A Very Pony Place'' is the most unique of all G3 specials. Released on February 6, 2007, it features three different stories. The first one, ''Come Back, Lily Lightly'' focuses on Lily Lightly and her ability to make her horn glow when she giggle, forcing her to run away from Unicornia. ''Two for the Sky'' focuses on Storybelle and her story about Star Flight and Heart Bright's dreams of flight. The third and final story, ''Positively Pink'' focuses on Pinkie Pie, Minty and Puzzlemint on planning Pinkie Pie's birthday in secret.

* ArtShift: Some of the toy commercials use a different art style from the actual cartoons.

-->'''Kimono''': "That's why I live outta town."

* {{Corpsing}}: Lampshaded with a musical number in ''Come Back, Lily Lightly''.

* BirthdayEpisode: ''A Charming Birthday'' for Kimono; ''Positivity Pink'' for Pinkie Pie.

* TheMusical: ''The World's Biggest Tea Party'' stage show, to the degree that there is actually more singing than there is dialogue. Many of the songs are extended versions of songs from other G3 releases edited to fit the show, including "Positively Pink", "I Just Wanna Have Fun, "Breezies Know" and "Here in Unicornia". Others were created exclusively for the stage show. And two songs aren't original material at all, just traditional tunes that they repurposed for the program: "I'm a Little Teapot" and "Just Leave It Up to Me," the latter of which is based on "I Am a Fine Musician" (which in turn was adapted from the German "Ich bin ein Musikante" for ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'').

* RecordNeedleScratch: Used to cut short the "Positively Pink" song in the episode by the same name when Pinkie Pie nearly stumbles in on the surprise party. It was also used to end the song "Disco Dash" in ''The World's Biggest Tea Party'' stage show when Minty stumbled.

* ShaggyDogStory: The TwistEnding for ''Positivity Pink''. It turns out Pinkie Pie's birthday wasn't until tomorrow, and Minty had mixed up the date in her calendar. Luckily, they decide to hold a double birthday celebration so they don't put it all to waste.

The first G3 special. Released on December 8, 2003 in a VHS packaged within the first release of the G3 toys. Chronologically taking place before Dancing in the Clouds, it shows how the ponies in Ponyville planned a special surprise party for Kimono. It was released later as a bonus episode in ''The Princess Promenade'' DVD.

Released on December 2, 2004, the second special is packaged with a Pegasus Pony toy, Star Catcher. Chronologically taking place after A Charming Birthday and before Friends are Never Far Away, it shows Star Catcher's first encounter with Sky Wishes. Released later as a bonus episode in ''A Very Minty Christmas'' DVD.

Friends are Never Far Away is the third special released on April 6, 2005 on DVD packaged alongside the Pegasus pony named Hidden Treasure. It's the sequel of the last feature Dancing in the Clouds, as it explains how Star Catcher and Skywishes help the Pegasus Ponies to make friends with the residents of Ponyville. Released later as a bonus episode in ''Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow'' DVD.

Released on October 25, 2005 by Paramount Home Video, ''A Very Minty Christmas'' is the first feature length special of the G3 series. The special is set after Friends Are Never Far Away, focusing on Minty as she accidentally breaks the "Here Comes Christmas Candy Cane", which apparently guides Santa Claus to Ponyville. To try to make-up for doing this, Minty gives each pony one of her socks. When Pinkie Pie finds out what Minty has done, Minty states that the sock giving is a bad idea, and then decides she should go to the North Pole herself to set things right.

A Very Pony Place is the most unique of all G3 specials. Released on February 6, 2007, it features three different stories. The first one, ''Come Back, Lily Lightly'' focuses on Lily Lightly and her ability to make her horn glow when she giggle, forcing her to run away from Unicornia. ''Two for the Sky'' focuses on Storybelle and her story about Star Flight and Heart Bright's dreams of flight. The third and final story, ''Positively Pink'' focuses on Pinkie Pie, Minty and Puzzlemint on planning Pinkie Pie's birthday in secret.

Twinkle Wish Adventure is the only feature length G3.5 Special. It was released in October 13, 2009 to promote this particular toy line. The story tells about the Winter Wishes Festival finally coming and all the ponies in Ponyville are excited to see Twinkle Wish, a wishing star who grants each pony one special wish. However, after Twinkle Wish gets kidnapped by a dragon named Whimsey Weatherbe, the entire event is facing a big dilemma and it's up to Pinkie Pie and her friends to get her back before the night of the festival, otherwise, everyone's wishes won't be granted, and the festival would be ruined.

* BeYourself: The moral of "The Princess Promenade" and "Come Back, Lily Lightly."

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The first special, which introduces us to everyone, has Razzaroo as the main character and narrator, and Kimono, whose birthday they're preparing for, is named as the wisest pony in the land. They're never seen again outside crowd scenes, though Kimono does appear more in the licensed books and comics. The G3.5 era reducing everyone ''not'' in the Core 7 to either background pony or total nonentity. Minty, the most prominent pony after Pinkie Pie, didn't get as much as a crowd scene appearance in Twinkle Wish Adventure.

* InformedAttribute: Cotton Candy is a storyteller according to "A Charming Birthday", but we never see any evidence of this. In practice, she can usually be found running the cafe alongside Sweetberry and Triple Treat. We've seen the role given to other ponies in later episodes, such as Storybelle and the second version of Cheerilee.

** In ''Friends are Never Far Away'', Skywishes is searching for the manual to a hot air balloon so she can find out how to lower the landing gear. Of a ''hot air balloon''. This related to the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales'' episode "Up, Up, and Away" which has Patch steal a balloon and ''immediately'' find the instruction manual in the basket.

* OnlySaneMan: Kimono shows signs of being this in A Charming Birthday.

* ReactiveContinuousScream: A brief one happens in "The Princess Promenade" when Pinkie Pie, Wysteria, and Zipzee meet Spike the Dragon after he awakens from his thousand year slumber. Unlike other examples, Spike quickly stops it as soon as it starts.

* RightBehindMe: In "The Princess Promenade", Rainbow Dash is arguing with Sweetberry while Wysteria watches. Rainbow is so busy speaking that it takes her a minute to notice her.

* SceneryPorn: When it doesn't suffer from crude animation, it can have some pretty impressive art. It's vibrant, colorful, and of course ''very'' pretty. "A Very Minty Christmas" and "Runaway Rainbow" can surely attest to this.

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: The ponies making the Here comes Christmas Candy Cane call it 'Pinkie Mint' because it's based off Pinkie Pie (who is in charge of the Christmas celebration) and her best friend Minty. Minty later calls it that exactly that while trying to align it properly.