Mr. Waddle

Mr. Waddle is a background Earth pony who appears in several episodes of the show. He is an elderly pony with a light gray coat, a dark gray combed-over mane of several strands of hair, large, thick-rimmed round glasses, varying neckwear, liver spots, and a cutie mark usually of a bubble pipe, sometimes of three pipes, and rarely of an oil derrick. He shares his design with "Pipe Down".__TOC__
==Development==
Mr. Waddle was designed by My Little Pony Friendship is Magic character designer Rebecca Dart, who stated in an interview that she designed a bespectacled old male pony, and mentioned on Twitter that the pony in question was designed as "Incidental Senior Pony #3". According to Tabitha St. Germain on Twitter, Mr. Waddle may have been voiced by an animator.
==Depiction in the series==
 Mr. Waddle first appears in the season two remastered title sequence, riding the train with "Sand Trap" and "Chelsea Porcelain".
===Season two===
He makes his proper series debut in The Mysterious Mare Do Well wearing a bow tie. When a balcony that he and other elderly ponies are standing on breaks and falls, they are saved by Rainbow Dash.
In Hearts and Hooves Day, Mr. Waddle is seen at a funeral service during The Perfect Stallion, wearing a clerical collar. As Sweetie Belle sings about finding a very special somepony for Cheerilee, she remarks about Mr. Waddle "this one's too old". He later appears in a wide shot of Ponyville wearing his original bow tie while standing with "Chelsea Porcelain".
Waddle appears again at the beginning of A Friend in Deed, wearing a large, polka dotted bow tie. When Pinkie Pie passes him by, she compliments his bow tie and he blushes. He appears in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2 during This Day Aria, Part 1, again wearing his original bow tie while standing next to "Chelsea Porcelain" in the wedding audience.
===Season three===
Mr. Waddle appears as part of the crowd outside the Golden Oak Library in Too Many Pinkie Pies, and he also appears in Ponyville watching Scootaloo jump off a ramp on her scooter in Sleepless in Ponyville.
===Season four===
Mr. Waddle appears in Pinkie Pride during The Super Duper Party Pony, as Cheese Sandwich spontaneously claims that he enjoys partying. In Leap of Faith, he appears in the audience for Flim and Flam's Miracle Curative Tonic demonstration. In Trade Ya!, he attends the Rainbow Falls traders' exchange. In Equestria Games, he appears in the Crystal Empire stadium spectating the titular event beside other elderly ponies.
===Season five===
In Make New Friends but Keep Discord, Mr. Waddle appears (with a different cutie mark) as a guest of the Grand Galloping Gala. In Slice of Life, he appears (with yet another different cutie mark) at Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding. In Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?, he appears in Ponyville's shared dream.
===Season six===
In On Your Marks, Mr. Waddle appears as a patient having his heart auscultated by a doctor as the Cutie Mark Crusaders watch. In The Saddle Row Review, he appears as a diner patron during Fluttershy's interview segments.
===Season seven===
In The Perfect Pear, Mr. Waddle appears as a young stallion in multiple flashbacks. In It Isn't the Mane Thing About You, he appears in Mr. Breezy's store admiring the fans. In Once Upon a Zeppelin, he appears as one of the zeppelin cruise attendees.
===Season eight===
In School Daze - Part 1, he appears as a member of the Equestria Educational Association. In Grannies Gone Wild, he is among the elderly ponies seen visiting Flim and Flam's resort.
===Season nine===
In The Point of No Return, he is seen playing the trumpet in a band at the Silver Shores retirement community.
===Appearances===
==Depiction in Equestria Girls==
===Equestria Girls: Summertime Shorts===
Mr. Waddle's human counterpart briefly appears in the Shake Things Up!, as a customer at an orange juice bar at the Canterlot Mall, and Coinky-Dink World, in which he dances with Pearly Stitch at the Sweet Snacks Café.
===Equestria Girls: Better Together===
In Display of Affection, Mr. Waddle appears looking at Flansky's graffiti on the side of a building. In Road Trippin, he makes a background appearance attending Goldie Delicious' party.
===Equestria Girls: Rollercoaster of Friendship===
In Rollercoaster of Friendship, Mr. Waddle makes a background appearance as an Equestria Land patron walking towards the park's light parade.
===Equestria Girls: Spring Breakdown===
In Spring Breakdown, Mr. Waddle appears as a Luxe Deluxe spring break cruise passenger. He appears at the buffet with "Chelsea Porcelain", in the theater watching Trixie's magic show with Sand Trap, and attending the Rainbooms' concert. As the ship sinks, he is rescued by the Equestria Girls and transported to a nearby island.
===Equestria Girls: Holidays Unwrapped===
In the "Dashing Through the Mall" segment, Mr. Waddle makes a brief cameo shopping at the Canterlot Mall.
==Other depictions==
===IDW comics===
Mr. Waddle makes a speaking appearance on page 16, wearing his clerical collar, a non-speaking appearance on page 6, wearing a differently-colored collar, and a speaking appearance in .
===My Little Pony (mobile game)===
Mr. Waddle is a character in Gameloft's mobile game. The game's description of him states, "This sweet old stallion wears a polka-dot tie. You can make him blush with the bat of an eye."
==Merchandise==
In the Enterplay collectible card game's expansion set Absolute Discord, card #46 R of Mr. Waddle lists his name with a trademark symbol and gives him the description "At least he doesn't snore." For the same set, a digital card of The Smooze shows Mr. Waddle as in Make New Friends but Keep Discord.
==Quotes==
A Friend in Deed
:Pinkie Pie: Looking fit as a fiddle, Mr. Waddle, and you're wearing my favorite tie!
:Mr. Waddle: Aw, shucks, Miss Pinkie, you flatterer you.
:Mr. Waddle: Everypony partner up! It's time for the Summer Wrap-Up Festival Games!
==Gallery==
==See also==
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==References==
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