Call of the Cutie

Call of the Cutie is the twelfth episode of the first season of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. In this episode, Apple Bloom becomes concerned about her lack of a cutie mark and tries to earn it before an upcoming party. At the party, she ends up befriending Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, and they form the Cutie Mark Crusaders.__TOC__
==Production and airing==
In a storyboard by Sabrina Alberghetti for this episode, Neon Lights and either Comet Tail, "Written Script", or S04E22 Unnamed Unicorn Stallion #3 appear instead of Cherry Fizzy and "Ponet", respectively. Lyrica Lilac was also to appear in the episode.AssetsLicensor.zip. Archived.
Although Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo introduce themselves to each other in this episode, they appear together in the first episode when they huddle in fear around 20:23 during Nightmare Moon's entrance. A layout artist working on the show explained that this was an error on his part, and that the ponies huddling together were supposed to be different ponies.FiM layout artist discussing the Cutie Mark Crusaders appearing together in the first episode, 2011-07-28
On the Canadian television channel Treehouse, Silver Spoon saying "We still think you're losers" was muted out, the same as it was on Party of One. The Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse schedules inaccurately use Apple Bloom's alternate name Apple Blossom.
==Summary==
===Invitation to the cute-ceañera===
 In the Ponyville Schoolhouse, Cheerilee teaches a group of young ponies about cutie marks. While Apple Bloom takes notes, Diamond Tiara passes her a note to give to Silver Spoon, but this turns out to be a prop to embarrass Apple Bloom for not yet having a cutie mark. After class, Diamond Tiara invites Twist and Apple Bloom to her cute-ceañera as she and Silver Spoon tease them for being "blank flanks".
===Applejack helps===
 At Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack reassures a frustrated Apple Bloom that every pony gets a cutie mark eventually. When Applejack points out that Granny Smith, Big McIntosh, and herself were all the last in their class to get their cutie marks, Apple Bloom observes that it "runs in the family" and concludes that her special talent must therefore be related to apples. She tries to help Applejack sell apples later on in the town square, but when her overzealous sales tactics end up doing more harm than good, Applejack dismisses her and suggests she ask Twist to attend the party with her.
Following Applejack’s suggestion, Apple Bloom meets Twist outside her house and asks her if she wants to go to Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera together since they both don't have a cutie mark. However, Twist reveals that she just received a cutie mark after discovering her talent for making sweets. Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara walk by and once more tease Apple Bloom for her blank flank.
===Rainbow Dash helps===
 Later, Rainbow Dash finds Apple Bloom sitting gloomily in town and asks what's wrong. When Apple Bloom complains about her missing cutie mark, Rainbow claims that she can get her one quickly and that the key is to try as many things as possible as quickly as possible.
Rainbow proceeds to coach Apple Bloom in juggling, hang-gliding, karate, kite-flying, and "Ultrapony Roller Derby", but none result in a cutie mark. As the two rest under a tree in town, Apple Bloom overhears Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon discussing the party and grows more distressed, only to become elated when Pinkie Pie shows up and suggests that she might be good at eating cupcakes.
===Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle help===
 Apple Bloom follows Pinkie Pie to Sugarcube Corner, where she volunteers to help Pinkie make cupcakes in the kitchen. After Pinkie sings a song about how to do it, Apple Bloom attempts to make her own cupcakes but ends up burning each batch. She grows excited when Pinkie spots something on her flank, but it turns out to be a smudge of flour.
When Twilight Sparkle appears at the door, Apple Bloom begs her to use magic to make her cutie mark appear. Twilight reluctantly agrees, but the cutie marks that result from her efforts quickly disappear, and Twilight concludes that not even magic can cause a cutie mark to appear at will. Apple Bloom walks out of the kitchen in lament and determines not to attend the party, only to find it taking place in the room she just entered.
===The cute-ceañera===
 Apple Bloom tries to leave the party without being noticed but ends up bumping into Applejack, who pushes her unwittingly in front of Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara. Quickly covering herself with a nearby tablecloth, Apple Bloom tells them that she got her cutie mark earlier but doesn’t want to outshine Diamond Tiara at her own cute-ceañera by showing it off. As Apple Bloom walks away, however, she stumbles over her "dress" and bumps into a phonograph, exposing her blank flank and drawing the attention of the guests.
 As Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon start making fun of Apple Bloom in front of everyone, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle emerge from under a table to defend her, revealing their own blank flanks and arguing that it shows potential rather than lack of special qualities:
Following supportive comments from Twilight Sparkle and Applejack, the three cutie mark-less fillies become surrounded by excited party attendees. Diamond Tiara, aggravated by the positive attention now drawn toward them, storms off.
 At a table later on, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom introduce themselves and discuss the formation of a secret society for acquiring their cutie marks, eventually agreeing on the name “Cutie Mark Crusaders”. As she looks on from across the room, Twilight Sparkle prepares a friendship report and reflects how the things which cause you to feel left out may end up helping you find your closest friends and recognize what makes you special.
==Quotes==
: Diamond Tiara: Don't worry, you two, you're still totally invited to my cute-ceañera this weekend.
: Silver Spoon: It's going to be amazing.
: Diamond Tiara: It's a party celebrating me and my fantastic cutie mark. How could it not be?
: Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon: Bump! Bump! Sugar-lump, rump! [laughing]
: Apple Bloom: Gimme a break.
: Applejack: Don't get your mane in a tangle. You'll get your cutie mark. Everypony gets one eventually.
: Apple Bloom: But I don't want one eventually! I want one right now! I can't go to Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera without one, I just can't!
:Applejack: Now, Apple Bloom, you can't just...
:Apple Bloom: That'll be four bits.
:Sweetie Drops: I didn't put those in my bag!
:Apple Bloom: Likely story. Four bits, lady!
:Apple Bloom: Twilight, you have to help me!
:Twilight Sparkle: What's the matter?
:Apple Bloom: [inhales] Tiara's cute-ceañera is today and everypony in my class will be there and they’ll all have their cutie marks and I wanna get my cutie mark, but I'm no good at selling apples or hang-gliding or making cupcakes but I wanna go to the party but how can I go to the party if I don't have my cutie mark, which Pinkie Pie says I can't just make appear but I need it to appear right now!
:Apple Bloom: How could I've forgotten the time? How could I forgot Pinkie Pie was hosting the party? How could I forgotten it was at Sugarcube Corner?
:Pinkie Pie: Don't forget your party hat, Forgetty Forgetterson!
:Scootaloo: I said, you got a problem with blank flanks?
:Silver Spoon: The problem is, I mean, she's like, totally not special.
:Sweetie Belle: No, it means she's full of potential.
:Scootaloo: It means she could be great at anything. The possibilities are, like, endless.
:Sweetie Belle: She could be a great scientist, or an amazing artist, or a famous writer. She could even be mayor of Ponyville some day.
:Scootaloo: ...and she's not stuck being stuck-up like you two.
: Apple Bloom: A secret society. Yeah. We need a name for it though.
: Scootaloo: The Cutie Mark Three?
: Sweetie Belle: The Cutastically Fantastics?
: Apple Bloom: How about... The Cutie Mark Crusaders?
: Scootaloo: It's perfect!
: Sweetie Belle: This is gonna be so great!
: Apple Bloom: We're gonna be unstoppable!
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==References==
ar:دعوة للعلامة المميزة
de:Etwas ganz Besonderes
es:Llamada de la Chica
id:Panggilan Cutie
it:L'Importanza del Cutie Mark
ja:あたしのキューティーマーク
ko:큐티 마크를 찾아서
pl:Znaczkowa Liga
pt:Em Busca da Marca Especial
ru:Отличительные знаки
sv:Cutie kallar
Category:Cutie Mark Crusaders-centered works