Maud Pie (episode)/Gallery

Pinkie's friends arriving at Sugarcube Corner early.

Clearly, Dash is not a morning pony.

"Celestia hasn't even raised the sun yet!"

Cock-a-doodle-zzzzzzzzzzz...

Somepony comes this way!

Pinkie Pie, with a chef's hat and safety goggles - what in Equestria is she up to?

Last one in is a rotten Rainbow Dash!

See, told ya!

Just kidding, old buddy!

What the?

"What is all this?"

Pinkie making some rock candy.

"I need your help taste-testing."

"This seems like an awful lot of candy."

"Even for you."

"I may have gone a teensy bit overboard," she said without even a hint of exaggeration.

*Squee*

Rock candy. Rock candy everywhere.

Dashie has really let herself go. And when did Twilight turn back into a unicorn?

"Everypony ready for more?"

"My teeth hurt."

Just 'cause she works on the farm doesn't mean her sweet tooth asks for so much.

Before she gets here...

...another taste test.

"She's only staying for the week."

"I'm making candy for all of us!"

No more candy please

"Super-duper special tradition."

" We are going to make rock candy necklaces together!!! (As Fluttershy would say, "Yay!")

Back when I used to be on the farm,...

I've heard of limited animation, but this is ridiculous.

...she taught me how to make rock candy herself.

It was one of the best lessons I've learned!

Maud brings in the rocks

Eating actual rocks? This is ridiculous.

We also used the candy to make necklaces.

We became best friends!

Maud and I have been trading since then

"What a great tradition."

"The secret ingredient is rocks?"

"But these are a special kind of rock that Maud discovered."

!?

"Oh, what kind of a rock are they?"

"Can't tell ya that, silly!"

"It's a secret!"

Why am I getting reminders of Griffon the Brush Off from this image?

*Glomp*

Well, that's new.

Group hugs are best hugs.

"Won't she start worrying if you weren't at the train station when she gets here?"

"She sure will."

"I gotta get outta here!"

WOAH!

The poor ponies, surrounded by candy.

*Arf*

I sure hope Maud has an appetite

Stop that, you greedy varmint

Is that Pharrell Williams' hat?

"Anything suitable to wear."

*Clink*

Okay, maybe I did go a bit overboard.

"Pinkie really wants us to hit it off."

*Boing*

"Where's Maud?"

"She's coming!"

Boring yet unusually exciting.

"She's not quite as fast as me."

Pinkie's waiting.

The reactions of the pets and Pinkie's friends.

The suspense is killing us!

"Is she even moving?"

"We're over here, Maud!"

And then there's Maud.

*sniff...sniff sniff*

"Hmm. Sedimentary."

Learn petrology from Maud Pie everyday.

"That's... really fascinating..."

I'm Twilight Sparkle, nice to meet you.

Howdy, name's Applejack.

Hey there, I'm Fluttershy.

And, this is the one and only Rainbow Dash.

The ever so fashionable Rarity.

Emotionless Maud Pie.

"Pinkie Pie tells me you share my love for fashion."

"I'm really into expressing myself through my wardrobe."

"A-and what is the delightful frock you're wearing now saying?"

"It doesn't talk. It's a dress."

I..umm..

Of all the pets, only Winona seems mildly interested in Maud.

Owlowiscious.

Tank.

Opal.

Angel.

"Pinkie Pie told us you have a pet, too."

"He's in my pocket."

Notice how Angel is jealous in the bottom-left corner.

"It's a rock."

Maud's pet.

What? You've never seen someone like a certain pink starfish that wears swim trunks have a rock as a pet?

"His name is Boulder."

Pinkie, excitedly jumping.

I'm sure we'll all become the best of friends!

..but Pinkie's friends have second thoughts about that.

Come and join us, Maud.

You can let Boulder have it.

How about a muffin for yourself?

Pick a muffin, any muffin.

Much like Rarity, Maud Pie has a good taste for gems.

"Oh, uh—that wasn't…"

She's...actually chewing it?

There was a sandwich in front of Boulder a moment ago. I guess he ate it.

"It's crunchy."

"Maud's right! They are crunchy! Yum!"

"Pinkie Pie tells us you like games"

"Boulder and I sometimes play a game called 'Camouflage'. It's kind of like hide and seek but waaaay more intense."

"Awesome...?"

Maud wasn't kidding. This is way more intense than Hide and Seek.

"It's like lookin' fer a pebble in a haystack."

"More like in a pile of pebbles."

"Well ya don't hafta make it harder."

"I give up!"

"Look how much fun Pinkie Pie's having."

Uh, Pinkie, that boulder's a little too big to be Boulder.

"Found him."

"Where was he?"

"He was hiding in my pocket."

"Oh, come on!"

[Italian-American gangster accent] "'Scuse me, toots, but me pals and I all wants ta go home!"

The pets are so exhausted, even Gummy is actually making a face.

How did you got on Maud real fast, Gummy?

"Aw, yeah!"

"We spent all day digging in the dirt, and he was in her pocket the whole time?!"

"On the bright side, Boulder seemed really sweet."

"He's a rock!"

"I'm sure Maud was just nervous."

"It must be awfully intimidating."

"You were so funny!"

"What do you mean?"

"Uh, I believe that's a dishtowel."

"I'm sure I could work my magic."

Uh, Maud, wouldn't you want that washed first?

"Doesn't Maud make the coolest scarves?"

"Quite."

Hummingway returns!

"What's he saying?"

"He says 'hello'."

Pinkie thinks hummingbirds are adorable!

A spider!

Please, don't hurt me!

Aw, you shouldn't have.

"I was looking at the rock."

Oh. Well, um...

"Maud is a total bookworm. She loves poetry!"

"I've got lots of poetry."

"Do you read anything by Quilland Ink? Or Flourish Prose?"

"I prefer to read my own poetry."

"Oh, I'd love to hear some of it!"

"Ahem."

Well, shoot.

"I've written thousands."

"She's so prolific."

"This next one is about rocks. They're all about rocks."

Even Raven would think, "Wow, this pony's nuts!"

Whoa, she's fast!

"I think this one is done."

Rock Apples.

Yikes!

It was Maud in the kitchen with the rock.

"No!"

"I mean- nah!"

"Sure, why not?"

Well, that's certainly a Pinkie way to drink a cup of cider.

"It tastes like apples."

"Told you she was super honest!"

How does she not get dizzy?

YA!

Whoa! What a throw!

"Let's see you beat that!"

"WHA!!"

And boom goes the dynamite.

Tsunami!

Surf's up, everypony!

Is that Pinkamena on the log?

Seriously, is Rainbow Dash really awesome enough to have "Never Wet" in her hair?

"I threw it."

"I guess you won this one, Maud"

"I'm not really into... 'winning'."

You Maud, bro?

"So this is the perfect time."

"What's wrong?"

YOU tell her, Twilight.

"Why not?"

Uh, you tell her, Rarity.

Uh, you tell her, Fluttershy.

Uh...

Leave it to honest Applejack to spill the beans.

And the mane begins to deflate...

"Oh. Okay."

Pinkie Pie…cry if you need to. Don't physically strain yourself.

Pinkamena......

Fluttershy feeding Owlowlisious

Is Twilight reading about rocks?

"That pony is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an igneous."

"Don't you mean 'inside an enigma'?"

"Nope, I mean 'igneous'! It's a kind of rock! Ask me how I know that!"

Maud is not impr—Wait, she's made this face the entire episode. How do we know whether she is impressed or not?

The amusement park of torture!

" Welcome to Pinkie-Rainbow-Rari-Twi-Apple-Flutter-Maud Fun Time!"

"Welcome back, Equestria, to Wipeout!"

"Huh?"

Good luck guessing which outfit goes with which pony.

"Like I said, 'Huh?'"

"Here with us today is our on-location announcer, Pinkie Pie, master baker and party planner of Ponyville."

"Today our contestants will have a tough challenge. First, it's a crawl through the Applesauce Tunnel, complete with real applesauce."

"They'll have to build up enough momentum to launch themselves into our next obstacle…"

"The Pit of Sparkling Fabrics, an eye-catching entanglement trap."

"Next, it's a quick-as-you-can dash over to…"

"The Great Wall of Read It and Weep! Try not to get caught by those hanging participles."

"Rounding the track, contestants must win a hand at our Crazy Card Critters Table. Careful, they say there's a Card Shark hiding under the table."

"After that, they have 10 seconds in the Cupcake Storm wind bubble. If they can find the peppermint cupcake, they get an extra thousand bucks at the end."

"Following that is the Tightrope Raceway. After a quick slide down and a launch through a Ring of No Fire…"

"Contestants face off with the final obstacle, the famous Leaning Tower of Rocks! That giant boulder at the top is a new addition never before seen by contestants, so it's sure to make for an exciting obstacle."

Maud Pie is impressed... I think

"Good luck to you all! (Wipeout and its associates are not responsible for any injury, physical or emotional, which you may experience while participating in any activities, no matter how legally suspect or safety hazard-ridden, on the Wipeout premises.)"

AJ going all Luke Skywalker to Fluttershy.

"*Gasp* Oh!"

"Watch out!"

Oh no!

"HELP!"

Hang on, little sister, I'll save you!

Will she make it?

It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Maud to the rescue.

D :

Cutie mark sighting! Surprise, surprise, it's a rock.

ORA!

*sigh*

"What– how– what?!"

Maud hugging Pinkie, after almost losing her.

"Pinkie Pie, what were you thinking?"

"I guess I wasn't."

"I know how important it is to you that your friends become my friends, but I just don't think it's going to happen."

"I think it would be best if I just go back to the rock farm and spend the rest of the week there."

"It was nice to meet you all. Makes me happy knowing Pinkie Pie has such good friends."

"But... we never even got to make our rock candy necklaces."

"Wait, Maud! I'll come with you!"

"Did you see how fast Maud moved?"

Developing an epiphany

Twilight using Pinkie Pie's lingo.

Notice that Boulder is attached to the wrong hoof.

Sadly adorable. :(

Wha?

Wow! They got here fast!

I can't tell, but I think she's blushing.

"That's a pretty great thing to have in common, if you ask me. What do you think, Maud?"

........"Sure."

???????????

"What's wrong?"

"Sorry, darling. I think we all just thought she'd be a bit more excited about this."

"Are you kidding me?!"

"I've never seen her more excited!"

"I don't know if you've noticed, but I don't show my enthusiasm for things quite in the same way my sister does."

"Uh, we noticed."

"And we're totally cool with it."

Pinkie being Pinkie and Maud being Maud.

Is that Bedrock?

Looks as if Twilight still is pretty bad at arts and crafts.

"Wow, Fluttershy! That's really pretty!"

Ugh! Too much rock candy in this one!

What's that?

"You haven't eaten any of them?"

"I don't really like candy."

"But I do love Pinkie Pie."

At least she smiles ONCE when admitting she loves Pinkie Pie over candy.

I hope you don't get cavities Pinkie!

Winona's first Season 4 appearance.

Pinkie Pie, Gummy, and Maud Pie.

All of us against you in a staring contest. Go!

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