MY LITTLE PONY 7

Episode 709 / 403-709

"Honest Apple”

Written by

Kevin Lappin

As Broadcast Script: March 6th, 2017

    
                           
                                  Ashleigh Ball as APPLEJACK, RANDOM PONY
                              Tabitha St. Germain as RARITY, PHOTO FINISH
                                   Andrea Libman as PINKIE PIE, LILY LACE
                                             Trevor Devall as HOITY TOITY
                                            Caitriona Murphy as INKY ROSE
                                          Michael Antonakos as STARSTREAK
                                 Maggie Blue O’Hara as STRAWBERRY SUNRISE
                                           Michelle Creber as APPLE BLOOM
                                                  Cathy Weseluck as SPIKE

Teaser
Sc. 1 - Ext. Ponyville street - day
Rarity
Oh thank you so much for helping me with these flyers, Spike. I'm so lucky you just happened to be walking past the boutique.
SPIKE
Yeah, right... just "happened to be walking past..." Ha-ha...
Pinkie pie
What'cha got here? "Lost dog?" "Balloons for sale?" "Guitar lessons?" 'Cause I found one, I need some, and yes, I am interested.
rarity
No, it's a call for submissions. Fashion show contest I'm organizing. A showcase for aspiring young designers. 
PINKIE PIE
Oh, wow! What an awesome idea.
RARITY
Thank you. I remember how difficult it was to break into the fashion industry when I was starting out. That's why the winner of the contest will get to debut their line in the Carousel Boutique!
spike
So selfless. So generous.
RARITY
I've also managed to get esteemed fashion critic Hoity Toity and iconic fashion photographer Photo Finish to come to Ponyville and judge the show. And wait until you hear who else is will be a judge. 
spike
Countess Coloratura?
pinkie pie
Sassy Saddles?
SPIKE
Spike?
Rarity
No.
RARITY (CONT'D)
The third judge for the Carousel Boutique's Couture du Futur Fashion Contest is none other than... Applejack!
AppLEJACK
What?!
Pinkie pie
What?!
Spike
What?!
Rarity
What?
End teaser
Main titles
Act one
Sc. 2 - EXT. PONYVILLE STREET - same
Applejack
What?!
Rarity
You already said that, darling.
APPLEJACK
I know. But I had to say it again because that's how confused I am. You want me to judge a fashion show? 
Pinkie pie
I'm sure Rarity has her reasons, and once we hear them, all of this will make sense.
Rarity
I admit, Applejack is an unorthodox choice. But that is precisely what makes her such an inspired choice.
PINKIE PIE
See? Now it all... still doesn't make any sense.
Rarity
Hoity Toity has expertise in fabrics and stitchwork. Photo Finish has an artistic eye for shapes and colors. But sometimes we designers forget about practicality! That's where you come in.
APPLEJACK
I think I might be a little too "practical." My closet is nothing but twenty versions of this hat. 
Rarity
That tells me you're a pony who knows what she likes. 
RaRITY (CONT'D)
Besides, a judge must be honest, and you're the most honest pony there is. Ask any pony, they'll tell you.
PiNKIE PIE
Ooh! ooh Let me try!
PINKIE PIE (CONT'D)
'Scuse me. Have you ever heard of Applejack?
Random pony
The most honest pony there is? Sure have.
raRITY
See? So, what do you say?
Applejack
Well, if I am bein' honest... I don't think I'm the right pony for the job. Fashion just ain't my bag of oats. 
Pinkie pie
Aw Booooooo!
Rarity
I do understand your hesitation. But before you say no, sleep on it?
ApPLEJACK
Sure. I guess I can do that for you.
Sc. 3 - ext. Sweet apple acres - day
APPLEJACK
Yeah I know, I was just as surprised as you are, Big Mac.
APPLEJACK (CONT'D)
I mean, can you imagine me judgin' a fashion show?
Apple bloom
I'd do it! It sounds like fun getting to see all those pretty outfits.
APPLEJACK
Well, you're the exception in our family, sugar cube. You know about that kind of stuff. I'd be as useful as a burr knot on a sapling tree.
Applejack (CONT'D)
Although, Rarity did say I just had to focus on practicality. She already has experts for the... fashion-y stuff.
But I still wouldn't know what to say.
APPLEJACK (CONT'D)
Come on, Apple Bloom, you're doubling our work here.
Apple bloom
Sorry. I wanted to wear a signature hat like yours, but it's making it harder to see.
APPLEJACK
That's because it's not like mine.
APPLEJACK (CONT'D)
You don't need a fancy scarf to keep your hat on. Now you can see.
Apple bloom
Wow! That is a lot better. Thanks, Applejack.
APPLEJACK
Sure thing.
You know what? I am gonna help Rarity judge her show. I think my sensible, everypony take on fashion is exactly what the pony community needs.
Thanks for the talk, Big Mac.
Sc. 4 - Int. Carousel boutique - continuous
AppleJACK
Rarity, I thought about it some more and, if you still need me, I'd love to be a judge.
RARITY
Oh, I just knew you'd come around!
Photo finish
I, Photo Finish... have arrived!
Hoity toity
As has Hoity Toity.
Rarity
It's wonderful to see you!

Photo finish
Kiss. Kiss. Kiss
Rarity
Thank you both so much for doing this! 
Hoity toity
We missed you at Miss Pommel's debut in Manehattan last week.
RARITY
Miss Pommel is showing? I thought she was still making costumes. 
photo finish
You haven't heard? Everypony who's anypony is talking about it.
Rarity
Oh, my. They're absolutely stunning.
Applejack
It sure is great to hear Miss Pommel is doing so well.
Photo finish
Who is this who speaks?
Rarity
Oh, this is Applejack. Another one of the judges.
Hoity toity

So, judge. What do you think? 
APPLEJACK
Oh, wow... that is just... wow. These are clothes?
Photo finish
The photo is upside-down.
AppLEJACK
This is... she looks like a disco ball. Did they have to roll her down the runway?
I can't believe anypony would actually wear this. Am I right?
Hoity toity
Oh, my!
Photo finish
I faint!
Rarity
Ha ha.. uh.. so funny.

End act one
Act two
Sc. 5 - Int. Carousel boutique - day
Applejack
Oh Gosh, I didn't mean to make her faint.
Rarity
Oh don't worry about it, darling. Happens all the time. 
RaRITY (CONT'D)
Besides, that dress did look a bit like a disco ball. Although, Miss Pommel is making the point that no matter what we wear, it is a costume of some kind or another.
APPLEJACK
I have no idea what you're talkin' about.
Rarity
And that's okay! 
Let's go meet the designers and help them get ready for the show!
Sc. 6 - int. Carousel boutique - workshop - later
Rarity
De-signers! Welcome! 
Today you will work on your designs, and we judges will offer our guidance and advice as you prepare for tomorrow's big show!
Rarity (CONT'D)
Lily Lace, tell us about your inspiration.
Lily Lace
You guys. This morning on my way here? I heard a bird singing lit'rally the most beautiful song I had ever heard, and I wanted to capture not so much the bird's song exactly? But more like how the wind carried the bird's song.
Hoity toity
Powerful, yet at the same time fragile and delicate.
APPLEBLOOM
Uh.. Huh?
Rarity
Next up, meet Starstreak.
Starstreak
I'm not interested in what's already been done, only what will exist in the future.
Hoity toity
Tomorrow's fashion belongs to those who hear it coming.
Inky Rose
I am Inky Rose.
Photo finish
You have a very focused vision. A strong sense of what you want is good.
Rarity
Applejack, you've been rather quiet. What do you think?
APPLEJACK
Well, it's a lot of black. It's kind of... depressing. 
Inky rOSE
How's this?
HOITY TOITY
Makes a world of difference!
APPLEJACK
Maybe to fashion experts like you, but to ponies like me it's still black. And I'm not sure how you wear singing birds or the future.
APPLEJACK (CONT'D)
I don't think they liked what I had to say.
Rarity
Well, it's why you're here. Fashion needs a healthy dose of practicality now and then.
DISSOLVE TO:
Sc. 7 - int. Carousel boutique - Workshop - later
APPLEJACK
Are you puttin' holes in the clothes... on purpose?!
inKY ROSE
It's to create a distressed look. 
APPLEJACK
More like an "old and tattered" look. When a pony's old clothes get holes in 'em, they don't want to go to the store to buy new clothes... with holes in 'em.
RARITY
Okay, yes, not a very practical choice. Fashionable, but not practical.
PhOTO FINISH
Simply stunning.
APPLEJACK
Sure it looks pretty, but that’s
a lot of fabric. With the way it drags behind, it'll be covered in dirt in no time.
APPLEJACK (CONT'D)
Thank goodness I'm here. Otherwise we'd've had holes in clothes and dirty dresses.
Rarity
Of course, no look is complete without mane and make-up!
Applejack
So when are you gonna do her mane?
starSTREAK
Uh! It's already done. 
Rarity
You know what? I think we've given the designers enough guidance for today. Let's.. uh..  let them finish their work. 
AppleJACK
Can't wait to see what ya’ll do for the big show tomorrow!
                                   LILY LACE

    I literally don’t know why..

starSTREAK
I have been so offended

Sc. 8 - ext. sugar cube corner - later that day
PiNKIE PIE
Hey, Applejack. On your way home? How'd the first day of the contest go?
ApPLEJACK
Great! At first I didn't think I'd be much help, but thank goodness I signed on! Without me, they'd be doin' all kinds of crazy fashiony things! 
PINKIE PIE
Hey, Rarity. Applejack says the contest is going great! Good thing she's there, huh? 
RARITY
Yes. Of course. Some of her thoughts are tough to swallow, but hopefully her candor will help the designers achieve the best designs possible.
PINKIE PIE
You seem a little stressed. 
Wanna try? Music is very relaxing!
RARITY
Sure.
Rarity (CONT'D)
Ah, much better. 
Dissolve to:
Sc. 9 - int. Carousel boutique - workshop - the NEXT DAY
Rarity
I can meet my goals! Today is a fresh start.
Good morning, everypony! Time for final adjustments before the show!
hoity toity
If buttons could convey sadness, you've done it.
ApplEJACK
To me, they convey waking up an hour early just to button them all! And that's if you could reach most of 'em.
Inky Rose
Is this better?
APPLEJACK
There ya go. Now when it's cold, you just slide it on and you're set. Like a poncho.
hoity toity
Umm. "Poncho."
Lily Lace
I attached each feather individually. It took me for-lit'rally-ever. 
Hoity toity
Oh, you used hoof-crossed double-over stitches! They're perfect!
Applejack
Who cares if it's stitched perfectly? You don't need feathers on your head. 
APPLEJACK (CONT'D)
My little sister tried to add some flair to her hat, and guess what it got her? An extra hour of work pickin' apples off the ground.
photo finish
A good start, but it needs more.
Photo FINISH (CONT'D)
No... No... No... Yes!
Hoity toity
I'd go with this one.
Photo finish
No! This one!
Photo finish (CONT'D)
Something is funny?
AppleJACK
What? Oh, no. It's just... I mean, those belts look the same.
Hoity toity
That one completely changes the look.
This one compliments it.  
APPLEJACK
You're kidding, right?
Rarity
Is everything okay?
Applejack
They're having a heated debate about those two belts.
RARITY
Oooh, both good choices.
APPLEJACK
No! There is no choice! They're the exact same belt! This is so silly! Fashion is ridiculous!
RARITY
You don't mean that.
APPLEJACK
I do. I’m sorry but that’s my honest opinion.
Hoity toity
Well, I never would have come if I knew we were going to be insulted.
Photo finish
We go!
RarITY
No, please! Come back!
Starstreak
If they're out, I'm out too. I didn't get into fashion to design boring, utilitarian clothes.
Lily Lace
I want to create elegance and drama? 
And this is lit'rally the opposite of... I mean, I can't even...
Inky rose
Yeah, no.
AppleJACK
What? I was just bein' honest!
End act Two
ACT three
Sc. 10 - ext. Carousel boutique/fashion show stage - moments later
Rarity
Stop everything! There's no show! Take it all down!
Pinkie pie
Rarity, what's going on? Is everything okay?  
Rarity
No! It is the opposite of okay. The judges have quit, the designers have dropped out, the show is cancelled! All my good intentions, squashed!
Rarity (CONT'D)
And it's all Applejack's fault! 
APPLEJACK
Why are you mad at me? I was just sayin' what I thought. And isn't that why you wanted me to be a judge? For my honesty?
RARITY
Of course. But you said fashion is ridiculous!
APPLEJACK
But it's my opinion. I'm not gonna lie. 
RARITY
Come with me!
Sc. 11 - Ext. house - later
Strawberry sunrise
Oh, Rarity. What a nice surprise.
Rarity
Hello Strawberry Sunrise, this is Applejack. I was wondering if you could tell her how you feel about apples?
STRAWBERRY SUNRISE
Don't like 'em.
appleJACK
What? Why? They're crunchy, they're sweet, they're delicious.
STRAWBERRY SUNRISE
They're not strawberries.
APPLEJACK
You're right. Apples are better than strawberries.
STRAWBERRY SUNRISE
Only if by "better" you mean "better at being disgusting."
APPLEJACK
You'd better apologize!
STRAWBERRY SUNRISE
Oh, I'm sorry... that you actually bite into those tasteless, mealy, worm-filled things.
APPLEJACK
What?! 
Rarity
Applejack! Why are you so angry? It's just Strawberry's honest opinion. What's wrong with that?
APPLEJACK
Well that's fine if she doesn't like 'em, but if she knew how hard we work to make our apples perfect, maybe she wouldn't be so mean about it-- 
--Oooooh. Oh, boy.
RARITY
Mmm-hmm. Doesn't feel so good, does it?
APPLEJACK
No. No it does not at all. 
ApPLEJACK (CONT'D)
I am so sorry, Rarity. I got so carried away with bein' honest, I guess I didn't think about how I was makin' others feel. I’m a real rotten apple.
RARITY
I appreciate that, Applejack. That means a lot. I just wish you'd realized it before you ruined the fashion show!
Sc. 12 - ext. Ponyville street - later
Hoity toity
I need to get some of these.  
Photo FINISH 
It's the only way to travel.
PhotO FINISH (CONT'D)
What are you doing?! 
Hoity toity
Canterlot is that way.
Applejack
Yep but you’re not goin' back to Canterlot yet.
Sc. 13 - Ext. ponyville street - later
AppleJACK
Hey!
Lily Lace/Starstreak/Inky Rose
What is she...? / I don't know. / Run!
Sc. 14 - int. Carousel boutique - later
Applejack
Listen, y'all. I thought I was just bein' honest when I said all those things, but somepony helped me realize I was actually bein' hurtful. So for that, I apologize.
Photo finish
So you don't think fashion is ridiculous?
APPLEJACK
Well... I... still don't understand it, but I appreciate how much it means to y'all, and how much hard work you put into it. I also know this contest is important to Rarity. So what do you say? 
Hoity toity
I'd hate to have come all this way here and not see what you can do.
Starstreak
If they're judging, we're in.
Lily Lace
Under one condition. Literally.
APPLEJACK
Anything.
Inky Rose
Untie us.
Sc. 15 - ext. Carousel boutique/fashion show stage - later
Applejack
Show's back on, fellas! 
Sc. 20 - ext. Carousel boutique/fashion show stage - later
PINKIE PIE
...and then Applejack found me and told me to distract you for an hour but the hour's up! Ta da!
RARITY
But... how?  
They were all leaving... 
This was all coming down. 
Lily Lace
You can thank Applejack. She lit'rally did it all by herself.
AppleJACK
I don't think that word means what you think it means. 
But I did bust my tail because I know how much this means to you.
Rarity
Ohh! Thank you, Applejack. 
photo finish
We start now!
Sc. 21 - ext. Fashion show stage - a little later
Rarity
First up, Lily Lace!
Rarity (CONT'D)
Starstreak!
Rarity (CONT'D)
Inky Rose!
Rarity (CONT'D)
And now it’s time to vote. I am drawn to the beauty and drama of fashion, and no pony does drama better than Lily Lace. So I vote for her.
Lily Lace
It means soooo much to me, I literally can't even...
Hoity TOITY
Simplicity is the keynote of true elegance. That is why I vote for Inky Rose.
Inky Rose
You've made me so happy.
Photo finish
Fashion is the art! I, Photo Finish, vote for Starstreak!
Starstreak
Wonderful to hear, darling.
Rarity
Well, it all comes down to you, Applejack.
PinkIE PIE (O.S.)
Can you believe it! 
PinKIE PIE (CONT'D)
After everything that's happened, Applejack is the deciding vote! Ah! This is soooo excitiiiiing!
Rarity
Well, Applejack?
Sc. 22 - int. Carousel boutique - day
Rarity
Lily Lace's clothes go here, Inky Rose's will go there, and Starstreak's there.
Applejack
Sorry, but I couldn't pick just one. They all did great and in my opinion, they all deserved to win.
Rarity
And I agreed. I told you you're perspective would be beneficial.
APPLEJACK
Is this one of your new designs, Rarity? It's, uh... the form is reminiscent of... I mean, it conjures up images of... Well uh..I mean...
Rarity
Oh, that? No, I totally messed that one up. It's ghastly. Horrid. Absolutely terrible.
APPLEJACK
Oh, thank goodness. Cause in my honest opinion, it's awful.
Rarity
When you’re right, you’re right.
APPLEJACK
I am relieved.

The end