Cute-pocalypse Meow

* Part 1
* Part 2

**"Cute-pocalypse Meow (Parts 1 and 2)"** is the fourth episode in season 1 of *My Little Pony: Pony Life*.

## Synopsis

"As Pinkie Pie practices for the Royal Jelly Juggernaut, Fluttershy makes an adorable new friend with a dark sense of humor. Fluttershy has to muster all of her cuteness to protect her friends from Bubbles' dark side."

## Characters

* Pinkie Pie
* Fluttershy
* Bubbles (debut)

## Plot

### Part 1

At Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie Pie and her friends get themselves psyched up for the next round of the Royal Jelly Juggernaut, but Fluttershy's attempts at making an excited face come off as cute and non-threatening, despite her insistence that she has a "dark side". While observing ponies playing in the park, Fluttershy meets and befriends a cat named Bubbles Cherub McSquee who shares her unique sense of humor. Later, while communicating with Bubbles via tablet (later via phone), the rest of the Mane Six read his messages; they see Bubbles' remarks as meanspirited, but Fluttershy thinks they are hilarious.

Some time later, Fluttershy and Bubbles meet up with Rainbow Dash and Applejack to work out at the gym. Bubbles makes overly sarcastic and insensitive remarks the entire time and even plays some physical pranks. He does the same when he and Fluttershy meet up with Twilight Sparkle and Spike at the bookstore. When Fluttershy's friends call Bubbles out on his behavior, he counters by making adorable faces and showering Fluttershy with friendship gifts, causing her to excuse and forgive his rudeness.

### Part 2

Back at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie Pie practices making savory desserts instead of sweet desserts for the next round of the Royal Jelly Juggernaut. When she has trouble pulling off such recipes, she loses confidence in herself. Bubbles makes the comment that all reality television is trash, and it breaks Pinkie's spirit completely. When Fluttershy calls Bubbles out on this and his usual tactic of being cute and giving her presents does not work, he leaves in a huff and takes his presents to Fluttershy back. Realizing that Bubbles has been rude to her friends since meeting them, Fluttershy decides to confront him.

When Fluttershy confronts Bubbles outside another bakery in Ponyville, Bubbles has already moved on from his friendship with her and made another friend named Buttershy. Fluttershy calls Bubbles out on his true nature of being mean and turns her back on him for good. Bubbles tries once again to soothe Fluttershy's anger by being cute, but Fluttershy counters with her own cuteness. After beating Bubbles at his own game, Fluttershy apologises to her friends for abandoning them in favor of someone as mean as Bubbles.

The next day, Pinkie Pie has successfully made a savory dessert recipe for the Royal Jelly Juggernaut – soup-and-salad cupcakes with a balsamic glaze frosting – but she has some sweet desserts set aside for her friends. Applejack comments that the sweets are "sweet as Fluttershy", but Fluttershy reminds her that she has a dark side.

## Broadcast

*Main article: Episode Guide/International*
* Canada: June 28, 2020 on Treehouse TV
* Australia and New Zealand:
	+ August 8, 2020 on Boomerang
	+ September 21, 2020 on 9Go! (Australia only)
* France: August 30, 2020 on Gulli
* Poland: September 9, 2020 on MiniMini+
* Finland:
	+ September 25, 2020 on Ruutu (VOD)
	+ October 23, 2020 on Nelonen (TV)
* Russia: October 1, 2020 on Carousel
* Southeast Asia: October 4, 2020 on Boomerang
* United Kingdom: October 6, 2020 on Tiny Pop
* Ukraine: October 12, 2020 on PlusPlus
* Germany: October 17, 2020 on Disney Channel
* Mexico: November 9, 2020 on Azteca 7
* United States: November 14, 2020 on Discovery Family

### Title in other languages

* Finnish: *Soma myrkynkylväjä*
* French: *Chat-Pocalypse miaou*
* German: *Achtung niedlich!*
* Polish: *Słodkie Zmiałtwienia* (Sweet worries)
* Russian: *Под маской миловидности* (Under the guise of cuteness)
* Spanish (Latin America): *Lindocalipsis miau*
* Ukrainian: *Котокаліпсис*

## Trivia

* This episode is paired with "How Applejack Got Her Hat Back" in broadcast order.
* This episode was skipped in the UK, along with "Bad Thing No. 3".
* The title is a reference to the 1979 film *Apocalypse Now*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://cf-media.press.discovery.com/ugc/highlights/2020/10/18/172933/DFC\_Highlights\_-\_November\_2020\_-\_Final.pdf
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200620011707/https://www.tvpassport.com/tv-listings/stations/treehouse-hd/11285/2020-06-28
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20200815135123/https://programtv.naziemna.info/program/audycja/Pony+Life
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.fernsehserien.de/my-little-pony-pony-life/episodenguide
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://tvlistings.zap2it.com/overview.html?programSeriesId=SH03525491&tmsId=SH035254910000&from=TVGrid&aid=gapzap