She has no reservations about getting dirty or messy or having any proper eating etiquette, much to Rarity's dismay during a sleepover in Look Before You Sleep, walking in Twilight's library with muddy hooves, chewing with her mouth open and burping, and unwilling to bother with making the bed. In numerous episodes, she refers to members of her friends and family as "sugarcube" as a sign of affection. Eventually, she learns her lesson, and brings the family back together to raise the demolished barn.Īpplejack speaks with a Southern American accent, a thick southern drawl, similar to the accent of the southwestern Missouri and Oklahoma Ozarks, where there is a great number of apple orchards. However, despite her good intentions, Applejack becomes too caught up in her planning to realize that the most important thing about the reunion is to bond with your family. She shows in Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 that she truly learned this lesson, as she was touched by her friend's offers to help as 'honorary family members' and immediately accepts.In Apple Family Reunion, when Granny Smith gives the job of hosting the reunion to Applejack, she is determined to host as many activities as she can so they can create many good memories. She eventually faints at the sight of the scores of apple trees she still has to harvest, and finally looks past her pride and accepts help from her friends. She becomes exhausted, but continues to buck trees and repeatedly refuses Twilight Sparkle's many offers of assistance. She receives her trophy without much fanfare and goes back to her applebucking. After she diverts a cattle stampede that was headed toward Ponyville, the townsfolk hold a ceremony in her honor, where her close friends champion her helpfulness. Big McIntosh doubts her ability to complete the seemingly insurmountable task, but Applejack is determined. In the episode Applebuck Season, she insists on tackling the annual apple harvest all by herself while her brother Big McIntosh recovers from an injury. "This is your sister Applejack - remember? The loyalest of friends and the most dependable of ponies?!" - Applejack, talking to her brother.Īpplejack is a brave, reliable, strong, mature, and hard-working pony, although headstrong about doing things on her own. In Applebuck Season, Twilight calls her "A.J.," a nickname that is used again by Spike in Boast Busters, Big McIntosh in Winter Wrap Up, Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash in The Last Roundup, and Pinkie Pie in MMMystery on the Friendship Express.ĭepiction in the series Diligence Spike calls her "Apple Teeny," pronounced the same as appletini, an apple-flavored alcoholic cocktail.Īpplejack is the first pony to have her name abbreviated in the show. In the episode Bridle Gossip, poison joke causes Applejack to shrink. She shares some personality traits with the G1 pony named Starlight.Īpplejack is also the name of a strong alcoholic beverage produced from apples. During the 2012 BroNYcon convention, voice actress Ashleigh Ball cited country singers Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton as inspiration for Applejack's voice and dialect. Faust used the character's G1 color scheme, abandoning the dark red color from the G3 toy line. Faust intended to use more characters from the first My Little Pony series, Hasbro did not maintain the trademarks to nearly all of the original character names and most names had to be replaced. Lauren Faust, the show's developer, was inspired to create Applejack by her childhood toy G1 pony Applejack. Applejack is one of the only two members of the main cast who were part of the original My Little Pony cast in the 1980s animated series, the other member being Spike.
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