History Recap / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E9PinkieApplePie

* AnAesop: No family is perfect, but that just makes the love and loyalty they share that much valuable.

* TheUnreveal: It is never confirmed or denied in the episode that Pinkie is related to the Apples, although the episode's [[AnAesop Aesop]] of not worrying who you're related to sees that the Apples consider her part of their family either way.

** Even truly eagle-eyed viewers might miss what happens at just after the 17 minute mark. Pinkie tackles Applejack into a hug, and the camera pans to the right to follow them. [[https://derpibooru.org/523302?scope=scpec79c9a7bd84e92ab2f7d07fba281ebbd88154736 For a split-second during the pan]], [[EasterEgg a mysterious figure]] can be seen hiding behind some bushes which many fans claim bears a resemblance to a ponified version of [[Franchise/TheSlendermanMythos Slender Man]].

* InevitableWaterfall: The Apples and Pinkie head down one.

* KitchenSinkIncluded: Doubles as a VisualGag.

* CrazyCatLady: Goldie Delicious, to the point it can be considered UpToEleven. She's even got a ''[[PantheraAwesome cheetah]]'' in her home.

* {{Deconstruction}}:

* {{Adorkable}}: Everyone in the raft has life-jackets, except for Big Mac, who is wearing arm floaties and a duck-shaped inflatable lifesaver. Before that, the Apples sport the biggest grins at the idea of a road trip.

%%* KitchenSinkIncluded: Doubles as a VisualGag.

** During the song, Pinkie tosses out Rarity's sink from [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E14SuitedForSuccess "Suited for Success".]]

* VisualPun: During the song, Granny Smith's line "we're thick as thieves" is accompanied by the Apple family dressed like pirates and Pinkie Pie dressed like a BlatantBurglar. Pinkie's line "The love I feel here is swim, not sink" is accompanied by her throwing a kitchen sink from the pile of stuff in the jalopy.

* CrazyCatLady: Goldie Delicious, to the point it can be considered UpToEleven. She's even got a ''[[PantheraAwesome cheetah]]'' in her home.

** Even truly eagle-eyed viewers might miss what happens at just after the 17 minute mark. Pinkie tackles Applejack into a hug, and the camera pans to the right to follow them. [[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21568777/Oh_man_xD/slenderman_in_mlp_fim.png For a split-second during the pan]], [[EasterEgg a mysterious figure]] can be seen hiding behind some bushes which many fans claim bears a resemblance to a ponified version of [[Franchise/TheSlendermanMythos Slender Man]].

As Twilight Sparkle is studying genealogy, the study of family history, at the Golden Oaks Library, Pinkie Pie reads from a random scroll, stumbling on a discovery: she's part of the Apple family! Due to an old heritage, she's Applejack's fourth cousin, twice removed. Pinkie promptly tells the Apple family, who are overjoyed to have Pinkie as part of their family. But, upon checking the scroll to make sure, the exact name appears smudged, making Pinkie's link to the Apples unclear. Granny Smith suggests they all load up the wagon and head for the house of Goldie Delicious, another Apple family member, who has extensive knowledge of family history, to find out for sure. As Pinkie leaves to gather her things for the trip, Applejack tells the rest of her family members that they all need to be on their best behavior to make a good impression on Pinkie.

* {{Squee}}: Pinkie's bigger grins are generally accompanied by a "squee!" sound.

When Goldie Delicious returns from her errand, she finds the Apple family's history book. After finding the page relating to Pinkie, they find the page in question is smudged too. Though Pinkie's disappointed, Applejack decides it doesn't matter what the book says, or doesn't say; as far as the Apples are concerned, Pinkie's one of them. After returning to Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack plans to write in the Mane Six's diary about how being a good family means going through the rough patches together... right before the Apples start arguing again over who should write the entry and Pinkie cheerfully joins in.

* NoExceptYes: When Pinkie Pie and Apple Bloom are excitedly clamoring about being sisters:
-->'''Apple Bloom:''' I have another sister!\\
'''Pinkie Pie:''' Well, you actually have a fourth cousin twice removed by a fifth cousin, but that's, like, ''exactly like a sister''!

* CameraFiend: Pinkie takes a ''lot'' of photos of herself and the Apple Family during the trip to Goldie Delicious.
* CatchPhrase: In this episode we hear all the possible meanings of the word "Eeyup".
* ChekhovsSkill: In the opening scene, Pinkie is shown to be able to pull objects from the bottom of a pile without it toppling over. Goldie is later shown to do the same, which may or may not be a clue to a genetic link between the two.