List of allusions/Pony Life

The following is a list of allusions to other My Little Pony generations, works of fiction, people, places, events, and other cultural touchstones in the series My Little Pony: Pony Life. Entries on this page must follow the similarity guidelines.
==Development==
*The series' art style is inspired by cartoons produced by United Productions of America and various anime.
*Rainbow Dash's tendency to spin like a ball when she goes fast is similar to Sonic the Hedgehog's signature "Spin Dash" technique.
**At the beginning of Potion Mystery, Rainbow Dash's mane is styled like Sonic's quills, she runs super-fast like Sonic, and her line "Gotta go dash!" is a play on Sonic's catchphrase "Gotta go fast!"
==Season one==
===Princess Probz===
*Princess Celestia calling Pinkie Pie's dessert "raw" is a reference to when Gordon Ramsay spouts similar dismissals to his contestants on cooking reality shows like Hell's Kitchen.
===Cute-pocalypse Meow===
*The title is a reference to the 1979 film Apocalypse Now.
===How Applejack Got Her Hat Back===
*The title is a reference to the 1998 film How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
*The background music during Applejack's fantasy as an airplane pilot sounds similar to Kenny Loggins' "Danger Zone".
===Bad Thing No. 3===
*Rarity's crazed behavior and gravelly voice in Part 2 are similar to Gollum in The Lord of the Rings.
===The Trail Less Trotten; Death of a Sales-Pony===
====The Trail Less Trotten====
*The title is a reference to the 1978 M. Scott Peck book The Road Less Traveled.
*The Trail Trotters organization and focus on earning badges is similar to both Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA.
*Fluttershy's line "I'll just be a pony standing in front of a dolphin" is a reference to a similar line in the 1999 film Notting Hill.
====Death of a Sales-Pony====
*The title is a reference to the 1949 Arthur Miller stage play Death of a Salesman.
*Fluttershy specifically mentions the William Shakespeare play Hamlet.
*Pinkie Pie following a trail of crumbs in the woods to a house made of sweets is a reference to Hansel and Gretel.
**The house having chicken legs is also a reference to the folktale of Baba Yaga.
===Bighoof Walking; The Fluttershy Effect===
====Bighoof Walking====
*Edvard Munch's painting The Scream appears in Fluttershy's cottage.
*The legend of Bighoof is nearly identical to the real-life legend of Bigfoot.
*Marepedia is a play on Wikipedia.
*"Scaryravioli" is a play on creepypasta.
====The Fluttershy Effect====
*The title is a reference to the chaos theory concept and/or the 2004 film.
===The Fast and the Furriest; Disappearing Act===
====The Fast and the Furriest====
*The title is a reference to the Fast & Furious film series.
**The episode's title card logo is even modeled after the logo of the film series' first installment.
===Badge of Shame; Discord's Peak===
====Discord's Peak====
*The title and plot are a reference to the 1997 film Dante's Peak.
*Rarity's line "You can lead a draconequus, but you can't make it take a drink" is a reference to the expression "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink".
===A Camping We Will Go; Campfire Stories===
====A Camping We Will Go====
*The title is a reference to the 1777 folk song/nursery rhyme "A-Hunting We Will Go".
*Applejack's "I don't know but I've been told" song is in the style of U.S. military sound-offs.
====Campfire Stories====
*Rainbow Dash's line "You're making it sound like a kitchen nightmare!" is a reference to the reality television series Kitchen Nightmares.
*Twilight's line "It was the best of times... it was the best of times!" is a reference to the famous opening sentence to the 1859 Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities.
===Potion Mystery; Sick Day===
====Potion Mystery====
*Spike wearing sunglasses and going "YEEEEEAH!" with a city backdrop behind him whenever someone says a pun or play on words is a reference to the television series CSI: Miami and its theme song.
===Meet Potion Nova!; Pony Surfin' Safari===
====Pony Surfin' Safari====
*The myth of the Cute Triangle is similar to the Bermuda Triangle and the urban/paranormal legends surrounding it.
===All Bottled Up; All That Jitters===
====All Bottled Up====
*The alternate title "Bottle Episode" refers to a type of episode in television that is cheaply produced and restricted to use as few characters, effects, and sets as possible.
===I, Cookie; Keynote Pie===
====I, Cookie====
*The title is a reference to the 1950 Isaac Asimov science fiction novel I, Robot and/or its 2004 film adaptation.
*Pinkie shouting "It's alive!" is a reference to the 1931 film Frankenstein.
*Pinkie being tied to the ground by the living cookies is a reference to the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels.
===Ponies of the Moment; One Click Wonder===
====Ponies of the Moment====
*YouHoof is a play on YouTube.
====One Click Wonder====
*The title is a play on "one hit wonder".
*Rarity receives an e-mail from someone in "Neigh-geria", referencing a well-known form of advance-fee scam commonly referred to as the "Nigerian Prince scam".
*During Pinkie's "hilarious original content in a bite-sized package" line, the tablet screens around her are references to famous real-life internet memes (from top to bottom, left to right):
**Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music
**Business Cat
**Yutaro Katori in The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird ("Is this a pigeon?")
**Doge
**Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ("One Does Not Simply Walk into Mordor")
**Success Kid
**Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Condescending Wonka)
**Homer Simpson in The Simpsons ("Homer Simpson Backs Into Bushes")
===Zound Off; Unboxing Day===
====Zound Off====
*The title is a play on "sound off".
*Twilight giving a speech with "TWI" in large red lettering behind her is a reference to TED Talks.
===Don't Look a GIF Horse in the Mouth; The Root of It===
====Don't Look a GIF Horse in the Mouth====
*The title is a reference to the idiom "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" and the GIF image format.
====The Root of It====
*Twilight's "massive immersive virtual reality simulation" is a reference to The Matrix.
*Chums is a reference to the 1994 television sitcom Friends.
**The Mane Six also hang out by a water fountain, referencing Friends' opening sequence.
===The Mysterious Voice; The 5 Habits of Highly Effective Ponies===
====The 5 Habits of Highly Effective Ponies====
*The title is a reference to the 1989 self-help book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
*Rarity's line "to neigh or nay to neigh" is a reference to the famous monologue in William Shakespeare's Hamlet beginning with "To be, or not to be".
===Game Knight; Director Spike's Mockumentary===
====Game Knight====
*The title is a play on "game night".
*Perfect Pitch-tionary is a reference to/play on Pictionary.
====Director Spike's Mockumentary====
*When Rarity suggests making a "romantic Ponywood epic", the picture shown is a reference to a theatrical poster for the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.
*Twilight mentions "The Day Before Tomorrow", a reference to the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow.
===Whoof-dunnit; Dear Tabby===
====Whoof-dunnit====
*The title is a play of "whodunit", a variety of mystery/detective story in which the main focus is determining the culprit of a crime.
====Dear Tabby====
*The title is a reference to the real-life advice column Dear Abby and Rarity's voice actress Tabitha St. Germain.
*Mane of Thrones is a reference to/play on Game of Thrones.
**At one point, Rarity is dressed like Daenerys Targaryen from the series and calls herself "Rare-eesi", a play on Daenerys' alias "Khaleesi".
*Applejack's line "Oh, what a beautiful mornin'!", a reference to the song "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" from the musical Oklahoma!
===Pie vs. Pie; Superb Six===
====Superb Six====
*The episode's plot is similar to the reality television series Queer Eye (originally titled Queer Eye for the Straight Guy).
**The title and name "Superb Six" is a reference to the collective hosts of Queer Eye, the "Fab Five".
===The Rarity Report; The Great Divide===
====The Rarity Report====
*Herd Happily is a reference to Perd Hapley, a fictional television newscaster on NBC's Parks and Recreation.
*Rarity's "don't cry for me" line is a reference to the song "Don't Cry for Me Argentina".
==Season two==
===Cute Impact; The Crystal Capturing Contraption===
====Cute Impact====
*The title and plot are a reference to the 1998 film Deep Impact.
====The Crystal Capturing Contraption====
*Fluttershy's "Peter Pony" tongue twister is based on the real-life tongue twister "Peter Piper".
*Fiddler on the Hoof is a play on/reference to Fiddler on the Roof.
===The Comet Section; Cotton Candy-Colored Glasses===
====The Comet Section====
*Ponpernicus is a play on/reference to Nicolaus Copernicus.
*eNeigh is a play on eBay.
===Close Encounters of the Balloon Kind; The Tiara of Truth===
====Close Encounters of the Balloon Kind====
*The title is a reference to the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
*Lamilton is a play on/reference to the 2015 musical Hamilton.
**The song Rarity sings is based on the song "The Room Where It Happens" from the musical.
====The Tiara of Truth====
*In Gummy's sugar-induced fantasy sequence, he gobbles up cubes of sugar in a manner similar to Pac-Man.
*Fluttershy's brunch fantasy sequence is based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with Angel Bunny dressed as the Mad Hatter.
===Terrorarium; Bubble Trouble===
====Terrorarium====
*The rock music that plays during the Mane Six's fight against Hawthorne sounds similar to "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC.
===Planet of the Apps; Back to the Present===
====Planet of the Apps====
*The title is a play on the science fiction franchise Planet of the Apes.
*Fluttershy's line "Take me to your leader!" is a popular catchphrase used in science-fiction.
====Back to the Present====
*The title is a play on the 1985 film Back to the Future.
*Ponies using banana-shaped phones is a reference to the children's song "Bananaphone" from the 1994 album of the same name by Raffi and Michelle Creber's father Michael Creber.
*"Sprout, Sprout, Let It All Out" is a reference to the Tears for Fears song "Shout".
===Magical Mare-story Tour; Life of Pie===
====Magical Mare-story Tour====
*The title is a play on the Beatles album Magical Mystery Tour.
====Life of Pie====
*The title is a play on the 2001 Yann Martel novel Life of Pi.
**The episode's title card is even based on the novel's cover and 2012 film adaptation poster.
===The Rarest of Occasions; Portal Combat===
====The Rarest of Occasions====
*David Mane-et and Glengrassy Glen Crop are references to David Mamet and Glengarry Glen Ross.
*Coleslaw & Order is a reference to Law & Order.
====Portal Combat====
*The title is a play on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise.
===Playwright or Wrong; The Shows Must Go On===
====Playwright or Wrong====
*A poster on the side of the Ponyville Theater building resembles the official poster for the Broadway musical Wicked.
====The Shows Must Go On====
*Rarity's line "Alas, poor teapot! I knew you well!" is a reference to a speech beginning with "Alas, poor Yorick!" in William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
*The posters on the Crystal Globe theater building are a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.
*Rarity's line "Lend me your ears!" is a reference to a speech beginning with "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
*Rarity's line "Parting is such sweet sorrow" is a reference to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
*Rarity's line "A funny thing happened on the way to the theater" is a reference to the Stephen Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
===Magic is Ahoof; Journey to the Center of the 'Cord===
====Journey to the Center of the 'Cord====
*The title is a play on the 1864 Jules Verne novel Journey to the Center of the Earth.
*Discord's final line "Aren't I a stinker?" is a reference to how Bugs Bunny would sometimes close out classic Looney Tunes cartoons with the line "Ain't I a stinker?"
===One Last Wish; Wild Heart Beats===
====One Last Wish====
*The Pirates of Penprance is a play on The Pirates of Penzance.
*Jurassic Horse is a play on Jurassic Park.
*Independence Hay is a play on the 1996 film Independence Day.
==References==
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