A Bad Zituation

**A Bad Zituation** is the first part of the tenth episode of the third season of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life* and 114th episode overall. Along with "A Game of Hockey", it was first premiered in the UK on September 18, 2020, and paired up with "Lilly's Perfect Rhapsody" and "The Friends of the Fireflies". However, in most other countries, this episode was paired up with "The Debut Taunt" and "Flutterdash."

## Synopsis

*Nya decides to hide away her true face while leaping to the swimming course.*

**Teletoon**: *Nya has her zit on her face, and she can't reveal herself when she is participating in the swimming segment of the Sportacular Spectacular games.*

## Plot

At the Sportacular Spectacular, Jay shows the Ninja, the Mane Six, Megan and Molly on his tablet on the live coverage of the Sportacular Spectacular game highlights, one featured the hundred-metre Butterfly Relay for swimming, the sport Nya took part in. Nya was elated to be a champion for the swimming relay, but she was anxious that she might not win against the other opponents. Having a hard time Nya to push over her anxiety, Pinkie Pie cheers her up with a de-stressful medicine to aid her anxious thoughts. Nya then opens the bag to find a suitable medication to not have anxiety, and she feels nothing at all about the swimming relay tomorrow. Overtime, whenever Nya gets stressed, she takes medication to prevent having anxious thoughts.

The next day, Nya was shocked that she has an acne on her face. Depressed, she will be humiliated by the spectators and the opponents about the face and some zits formed. Zane explained to Nya that overdosing de-anxiety medications can cause a person to have acne. Rarity applied some cosmetics to Nya's face, though her zit is still applied on. Unhappy about the zits on her face, Nya decided to sit this one out, until Cole puts a paper bag with the eye cut-outs for her not to reveal her face.

During the swimming relay, Nya was able to beat the opponents and win in first. However, the paper bag that Cole put her on got soaked in water, resulting her face to be revealed. Nya then tell her the truth that the acne was the cause of her de-anxiety medications that was overdosed to prevent anxiety. She then finds her passion that her friends is the only way to beat anxiety. With the words said, the spectators cheered for Nya about the truth, and her friends support her for a victory she made.

## Cast

* Applejack - Ashleigh Ball
* Bulk Biceps - Michael Dobson
* Cole - Kirby Morrow
* Fluttershy - Andrea Libman
* Fred Finely - Bill Newton
* Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
* Kai - Vincent Tong
* Kitonaru - Andrea Libman
* Lloyd - Sam Vincent
* Megan Williams - Kelly Sheridan
* Molly Williams - Chantal Strand
* Nya - Kelly Metzger
* Pinkie Pie - Andrea Libman
* Princess Black Nova - Lisa Ann Beley
* Rainbow Dash - Ashleigh Ball
* Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Spike - Tabitha St. Germain
* Twilight Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Wu - Paul Dobson
* Zane - Brent Miller

## Locations Visited

* Equestria
	+ Ponyville
		- Sportacular Spectacular Stadium
		- Forest Cabin
		- Aquatics Centre

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Nya
* This episode first broadcast in the UK on Tiny Pop on September 18, 2020.
* This episode and "A Game of Hockey" are paired with "The Debut Taunt" and "Flutterdash" in broadcast order.
	+ In the UK airing on Tiny Pop, these episodes are paired with "Lilly's Perfect Rhapsody" and "The Friends of the Fireflies" within broadcast order.
* The episode title shares an webisode in *Monster High*, which shows Frankie having similar zits.
* The swimsuit that Nya wore in "Wasted True Potential", "Questing for Quests", "A Mermaid's Tale", "As Gold as it Gets" and "Pony Surfin' Safari" appears in the swimming relay, with her swimming goggles and her swim cap added.
* It is revealed that Nya had anxiety about the swimming relay, and her condition gets cured thanks to her friends supporting her.
* The opponents other than Nya, including Galda and Princess Black Nova, appear in the relay.

## Changes

### Changes from the Pony Life cartoon

* None of the events happened in this episode, as it is a filler.