Ruby Pinch

Ruby Pinch is the placeholder name given to a unicorn pony filly seen engaging in activities with other foals in several episodes. She has a carnation coat, a two-tone pink mane, and yellowish green eyes that are of the standard adult mare model, rather than the filly one. In Call of the Cutie, she has three cutie marks, which are a four-leaf clover, three reddish-pink gems, and a golden horseshoe that briefly turns purple; in Hearth's Warming Eve, she again has a purple horseshoe; in Ponyville Confidential, she has a white cupcake; in Filli Vanilli, she again has a white cupcake; in Twilight Time, she again has three reddish-pink gems; in Fame and Misfortune, she yet again has a white cupcake; in the first episode of Fundamentals of Magic, she yet again has reddish-pink gems; in Gameloft's mobile game, she still has three reddish-pink gems; in other episodes, she has no cutie mark at all. Ruby Pinch shares her design with "Dinky Doo" and Liza Doolots.__TOC__
==Depiction in the series==
 Ruby Pinch is depicted as a unicorn all throughout the series, save for a few exceptions. She first appears as a Pegasus in Friendship is Magic, part 2. Ruby Pinch runs with Aura and "Mango Dash" in Dragonshy and is present at Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera in Call of the Cutie. She also appears as a Pegasus in The Cutie Mark Chronicles. She appears without wings in one shot due to an animation error. Archived locally. Ruby Pinch also appears as a Pegasus in Dragonshy and during flashbacks in Hurricane Fluttershy. Ruby Pinch watches Apple Bloom in The Cutie Pox appearing as a Pegasus and once as an Earth pony. She works for the Foal Free Press in Ponyville Confidential and has a speaking line defending Namby-Pamby's job as editor. She later appears in Flight to the Finish, sometimes as a Pegasus. She appears again in Pinkie Pride, Filli Vanilli, Twilight Time, It Ain't Easy Being Breezies, Leap of Faith, Equestria Games, and Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2.
In season five, Ruby Pinch appears in The Cutie Map - Part 1, at the end of The Cutie Map - Part 2, as a Pegasus in Gilda's flashback in The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone, at Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding in Slice of Life, in Twilight Sparkle's flashback in Amending Fences, and at the spectating crowds in Brotherhooves Social. She appears in The Cutie Re-Mark - Part 1.
===Appearances===
Times are approximate and taken from videos with no prolonged transition for commercial breaks.
Season one	Season one
1 	None
2 	20:28 - giving Princess Luna a rose necklace as a Pegasus along with "Peachy Petal"
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	1:40 - running with Aura and "Mango Dash"
8 	None
9 	0:18 - pulled into a house by Berryshine
10 	None
11 	None
12 	2:37 - leaving school with Liza Doolots; 14:55, 15:36, 16:30, 16:44, 17:09, 17:19, 17:21, 18:01, 18:09, 18:23, 18:51, 18:56, 19:01, 19:15 - at Diamond Tiara's cute-ceañera
13 	None
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	None
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	Pegasus version: 6:14, 6:19 - flying through Cloudsdale in Fluttershy's flashback; 7:11 ~ 7:24 - watching the race in Fluttershy's flashback; 18:27 ~ 18:38 - watching the race in Rainbow Dash's flashback; 19:32 - watching Rainbow Dash's sonic rainboom
Earth pony version: 18:41 - watching Rainbow Dash fly by in her flashback
Duplicates: 19:32 - one in the background
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season two	Season two
1 	None
2 	None
3 	5:08 - in Twilight Sparkle's fantasy of magic kindergarten; 10:55 - jumping rope with "Piña Colada" and "Noi"
4 	None
5 	None
6 	7:05 - playing with Aura on the playground; 7:23, 7:32 - admiring Apple Bloom's cutie mark; 8:34, 8:47, 9:02 - admiring Apple Bloom's loopty-hooping; 9:26, 9:31 - holding a loopty-hoop (Pegasus version); 9:55, 10:10, 10:17, 10:19 - admiring Apple Bloom; 10:32 - next to "Noi"; 10:33 - next to Cotton Cloudy; 10:39 - when Apple Bloom's second cutie mark appears; 11:05 - looking surprised; 11:09 - watching Apple Bloom spin plates; 11:40 ~ 12:24 - watching Apple Bloom's talents; 16:22 - watching Apple Bloom's cutie pox go out of control; 19:23 - listening to Apple Bloom tell the truth; 19:34 - watching the Seeds of Truth bloom
7 	None
8 	7:16, 7:22 - admiring Mare Do Well
9 	None
10 	None
11 	0:54 - with her tongue stuck to a giant candy cane with Scootaloo
12 	None
13 	None
14 	None
15 	5:00, 7:54 - in the crowd during The Flim Flam Brothers
16 	None
17 	4:11 - in Ponyville Town Square
18 	3:39, 4:02, 4:13 - appears during Smile Song
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	6:07, 6:11 - in Fluttershy's flashback (Pegasus version)
23 	0:06 - leaving Ponyville Schoolhouse; 0:16 - admiring Featherweight's cutie mark; 2:11 ~ 3:47 - in Cheerilee's class; 4:54, 4:58 (Pegasus), 9:48, 9:53, 20:53, 21:15, 21:18 - in the press room; 6:18 - reading the Foal Free Press; 6:26 - looking at Snips and Snails; 6:39 - playing outside the window; 19:37 - reading the Foal Free Press
24 	None
25 	3:45 - during B.B.B.F.F. playing hopscotch
26 	None
Season three	Season three
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	12:54 - at the Summer Harvest Parade
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	1:51 - talking with Lyra Heartstrings in the marketplace
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	15:26 - in flashback of Lesson Zero; 21:07, 21:17 - in the crowd during Life in Equestria
Season four	Season four
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	None
5 	0:40, 4:25 - in Cheerilee's class; 4:33 - leaving the schoolhouse; 8:41 - with "Dinky Doo" by the stagePegasus version: 1:00 - in Cheerilee's class; 12:04 - performing a routine with "Tornado Bolt"
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	1:21 - jumping up and down with a balloon in her mouth; 3:03, 3:09 - with other ponies during Pinkie the Party Planner; 5:52, 6:28, 6:35 - seen during The Super Duper Party Pony; 13:02 ~ 16:32 - watching Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich's goof off; 18:41 - in Cheese Sandwich's flashback during Cheese Confesses
13 	None
14 	13:38 ~ 13:56 - at Zipporwhill's cute-ceañera; 14:54 - at Mayor Mare's ribbon-cutting ceremony; 15:17, 15:29 - in Cheerilee's class
15 	3:01 - reading a book with "Rainy Feather"; 3:04, 3:23 - watching Diamond Tiara's display; 8:18 ~ 9:19, 12:57 ~ 13:06 - admiring the Cutie Mark Crusaders; 11:05 ~ 11:37 - watching Twilight from outside the Hay Burger; 11:54 ~ 12:32, 15:44 - admiring Twilight Sparkle; 13:29, 13:44 - catering to the Crusaders; 14:19 - outside Diamond Tiara's front gate; 15:04 ~ 15:35 - part of an angry mob of foals; 16:19 ~ 18:35 - with Twilight and other foals in the Golden Oak Library; 18:45 - watching the Cutie Mark Crusaders; 19:16 ~ 19:29 - covered in applesauce
Duplicates: one at 18:06
16 	2:09 - on a bridge next to "Princess Erroria"
17 	None
18 	None
19 	None
20 	16:41 - trotting up to Apple Bloom and Granny Smith
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	4:40 - in the Equestria Games crowd
25 	None
26 	20:57 - seen during Let the Rainbow Remind You
Season five	Season five
1 	5:02 - talking with "Princess Erroria"; 6:17 - welcoming the Mane Six to the village
2 	20:29, 20:32, 21:28 - celebrating with other villagers
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	16:25 - in Gilda's flashback
9 	15:18 - observing DJ Pon-3 and Octavia Melody; 17:12, 17:54, 18:57 ~ 20:54 - at Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda's wedding
10 	None
11 	None
12 	6:54 - in Twilight Sparkle's flashback
13 	None
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	14:26, 14:52 - on the sidelines of the track for the obstacle course; 15:43 - watching the hay bale push with Sweetie Drops; 17:07 - staring at "Orchard Blossom"; 17:58 - looking at the badly bruised Rainbow Dash; 18:02 - cheering for Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo
18 	2:17 - cheering for Pipsqueak with "First Base" (Pegasus); 3:23 - watching Pipsqueak on top of the horseshoe structure (Earth pony) ;3:52 - playing with "Noi" on the broken carousel; 4:24 - watching Diamond Tiara boast (Earth pony); 4:52 - marching along with Pip and the Crusaders; 5:09 - waiting in line at the voting booth (Earth pony); 5:48 - watching Silver Spoon make a suggestion to Diamond Tiara (Pegasus); 6:01 - standing on the right side of the screen; 6:06 - walking up to the voting booth; 6:10 - marching behind Sweetie Belle; 6:15 - watching Pip pass by; 6:35 - awaiting the results of the election; 6:43 - cheering for the results (Pegasus); 7:10 - awaiting Diamond Tiara's reaction; 10:41 - stampeding out of the schoolhouse
19 	10:31 - holding a heart-shaped balloon in her mouth
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	None
25 	5:59 - flying in Cloudsdale in the past (Pegasus); 7:01 - watching the race (Pegasus; re-used shot from The Cutie Mark Chronicles); 7:13 - watching the race (Pegasus; re-edited shot from The Cutie Mark Chronicles); 7:41 - cheering on the Boy Bullies who end up winning the race due to Starlight Glimmer's meddling (Pegasus)
26 	5:52 - watching Twilight and Starlight duke it out (Pegasus); 10:43 - watching the race (Pegasus; re-edited shot from The Cutie Mark Chronicles); 11:31 - watching the race (Pegasus, out of focus)
Season six	Season six
1 	None
2 	None
3 	6:53 ~ 7:22 - watching Pinkie break down; 20:35 - walking with Luckette
4 	19:40 ~ 20:25 - watching the dance recital
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	0:24 - singing in a small choir conducted by Octavia Melody; 1:07 - running with Aura; 1:34 - running in the direction of the Derpy tree with "Tornado Bolt"; 6:11 - walking with "Noi"; 13:38 - caroling outside "Chelsea Porcelain"'s door (Earth pony); 19:03 - watching the carolers; 21:26 - singing the final lines (seen from back)
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	None
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	None
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season seven	Season seven
1 	15:50 - in Celestia's flashback as Lyra Heartstrings's lab partner
2 	None
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	9:44 - watching the puppet show; 12:55 - in line for Twisty Pop's balloon animals
7 	10:50 - in the stands of the Wonderbolts arena
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	None
14 	0:03 - running with Liza Doolots (cupcake cutie mark); 5:46 - surrounding the Cutie Mark Crusaders; 9:19 - talking with Rainbow Dash and "Princess Erroria" (Pegasus); 12:37 - standing next to Applejack (apple-themed cutie mark taped over her flank); 14:20 - part of the angry mob
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	0:01 - reading the Ponyville Chronicle with Minuette
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	13:56 - talking to "Rainy Feather" and Aura; 14:13 - talking to "Dinky Doo"; 14:17 - running in the direction, and then taking, Rainbow Dash's pies
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season eight	Season eight
1 	2:06 - in a classroom
2 	None
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	17:07 - hanging on the Mount Aris pier with Golden Harvest
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	None
13 	None
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17 	None
18 	Yes
19 	None
20 	Yes
21 	None
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23 	None
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
Season nine	Season nine
1 	None
2 	None
3 	None
4 	None
5 	None
6 	None
7 	None
8 	None
9 	None
10 	None
11 	None
12 	Yes
13 	None
14 	None
15 	None
16 	None
17 	None
18 	None
19 	None
20 	None
21 	None
22 	None
23 	None
24 	None
25 	None
26 	None
==Other depictions==
Ruby Pinch appears in episode 7 of Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook, "Hearth's Warming Eve". She also appears as one of Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns students in the first and fourth episodes of Fundamentals of Magic.
===IDW comics===
In , Ruby Pinch appears on page 11 in the audience of Pinkie Pie's baking show.
===Software===
====My Little Pony (mobile game)====
Ruby Pinch, under the name "Winsome Schoolpony", is a character in Gameloft's mobile game.
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
==See also==
*List of ponies
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==References==
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Category:Background characters
Category:Foals
Category:Ponyville Schoolhouse students
Category:School for Gifted Unicorns students