The Great Cowgirl Hat Robbery

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**The Great Cowgirl Hat Robbery** is the second part of the twenty-seventh episode of the third season of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life*, and the 131st episode overall. Along with "Time After Time Capsule", it aired first in English on April 8, 2021, in the UK. It aired in the US on April 18, 2021, paired with "Damien's Lucky Charm" and "The New Kids on the Block".

## Synopsis

*After being transported back to Old Equestria, Applejack, Rarity, Nya, Caralisa, Megan and Molly must get back to their time zone.*

**Extended**: *Applejack, Rarity, Nya, Caralisa, Megan and Molly transported back into Old Equestria, and stranded at Sugar Street. They have to find who was the culprit stealing the hats falling from the sky, by the name of Saddle Bags. With that, Applejack competes him in a cowpony competition and won, returning their hat possession and return back to the time zone.*

**Tiny Pop**: *In Old Equestria, Applejack, Rarity, Nya, Caralisa, Megan and Molly find a cowpony hat thief who is by the name of Saddle Bags. In order to return for his hat possession, Applejack face against him in a cowpony competition.*

**Teletoon**: *Applejack, Rarity, Nya, Caralisa, Megan and Molly travel back to the past where a cowpony thief stole their hats for his possession.*

## Plot

Through the portal, Applejack, Rarity, Nya, Caralisa, Megan and Molly wind up in an old western town in Equestria's past. Applejack believes she will fit in well in this environment. Nya tells Caralisa that while at old Equestria features the old western town, in Ancient Ninjago was shown where many samurais protected their town. Remembering the time capsule from the previous episode and the hat she put in it, Applejack theorizes they need to find her hat in this time period in order for her and her friends to go back home.

The six ask around town about Applejack's hat – Rarity converses with the townsfolk more easily than Applejack – and one of the locals mentions a pony named Saddle Bags, who recently came into possession of a hat that he claims fell from the sky. The six meet with Saddle Bags and ask for the hat, but Saddle Bags refuses to give the hat to anyone except for "the cowpony who proves themselves worthy".

Applejack competes in a cowpony contest against Saddle Bags in front of the whole town and loses, causing her to doubt herself as a true cowpony. With some reassurance from Rarity, Nya and Megan, Applejack comes up with the idea of putting on a dramatic cowpony performance in front of Saddle Bags, playing an outlaw opposite the trio playing a sheriff. At the end of their performance, Applejack expresses cowpony humility, and Saddle Bags judges her to be worthy of getting the hat back. With the hat in their possession, a portal opens to transport them back to their own time period.

### Friendship 101

**Lloyd**: Welcome back. Today, Nya, Caralisa, Cole, Damien, Nelson and I were talking about what we are precious of - time.

**Nya**: Time is not only an Elemental Power, it is the most valuable and precious thing in the world. We should use it for our good as well as for the good of others around us. This will help us and the society to progress towards a better tomorrow.

**Damien**: Many people do not understand how valuable time is until they lost it.

**Cole**: That's why we have to prioritize and set things right. A timetable is necessary for you to keep things tracked throughout the day.

**Nelson**: And if you want what aspirations you wanted to have this year, set your goal with the word SMART. You know that SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-based. But the letter T is actually very important because it is precious.

**Caralisa**: You don't even rely on time for granted, but it is important as when time flies, everyone can manage it on their own.

**Nya**: So, it is vital to respect the time and consume it wisely. For living a better and happy life, it is beneficial to remain punctual.

**Lloyd**: Well then, until next time.

## Cast

* Applejack - Ashleigh Ball
* Caralisa - Tabitha St. Germain
* Cole - Kirby Morrow (Only in Friendship 101 segment)
* Cowgirl Pony - Shannon Chan-Kent
* Damien - Andrew Francis (Only in Friendship 101 segment)
* Lloyd - Sam Vincent (Only in Friendship 101 segment)
* Megan Williams - Kelly Sheridan
* Molly Williams - Chantal Strand
* Nelson - David Reynolds (Only in Friendship 101 segment)
* Nya - Kelly Metzger
* Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Saddle Bags - Peter Kelamis

## Locations Featured

* Old Equestria
	+ Sugar Street

## Transcript

* The Great Cowgirl Hat Robbery (Transcript)

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Applejack
* This episode first aired in France on February 26, 2021, as part of sneak peak for the season's main arc.
* This episode, along with other episodes of the third season's second arc, was leaked on Pop! On-Demand in the UK on April 2, 2021.
* A sneak peak featuring Applejack competing against Saddle Bags was shown on Tiny Pop YouTube Channel on March 29, 2021.
* Nya refers when old Equestria looks like a western town, she imagines Ancient Ninjago will be inhabited with samurais like the one in "The Mask of Deception - Part I".
* Sugar Street bares some resemblance to Appleloosa, which both featured a western-themed town.
* Applejack realized that her third-favorite hat kept in a time capsule was the one transporting her and her friends to the past.
* This is the only episode in the Time Pendent arc to not feature Irma.

### Friendship 101

* **Hosts**: Lloyd, Nya, Cole, Nelson, Caralisa and Damien
* This segment explains why time is precious.
* The clips used in this segment are "Time After Time Capsule", "A Parasitic Friendship", "The Scheduling Nightmare", "The 5 Habits of Highly Effective Ponies" and "Do I Belong in the Prime Empire?".
* **Moral**: It is vital to respect the time and consume it wisely. For living a better and happy life, it is beneficial to remain punctual.

## Changes

### Changes from the Pony Life cartoon

* Nya, Caralisa, Megan and Molly are wounded up at Old Equestria with Applejack and Rarity.
* Nya and Molly help Rarity to become sheriffs for the performance.