Found 'em!
Gesundhoof!
Why, thank you, Applejack.
I still can't believe it's been almost one hundred moons since our last family reunion.
Aw, I remember it like it was yesterday.
Well, you have been talking about it pretty much every day since then.
Apple Bloom? How're them RSVPs comin' alon'?
Who's showin' their muzzle at the reunion?
Everypony!
Everypony?
Feathers on a goat.
Are you sure?
Well, I've got RSVPs from Apples from Yonder Hill, Hollow Shades, Galloping Gorge,
Foal Mountain, Apples from Fillydelphia, Tall Tale Town, and all the Apples from Appleloosa!
And how could I forget?
Manehattan! Babs is comin'!
I get to see my favorite cousin!
Think we're gonna need a bigger cider trough.
My Little Pony: Friendship is magic Season 3 Episode 9 Apple Family Reunion
Looks like the family's grown tenfold since the last reunion!
I'm gonna be busier than a worm in a rotten tomato tryin' to get everythin' ready!
I could always help out.
Me, too!
Eeyup.
Oh, I sure would appreciate that.
Granny's a little rustier in the giddy-up since the last time the Apples all got together.
You may be a tad old, Granny, but you're as feisty and full of spark as ever.
Who you callin' old?!
I just meant…
Why don't you let me take over puttin' the reunion together this time round?
Then all you need to worry about is enjoyin' yourself!
Alright, young'un, you got yourself a deal.
You are in charge!
I won't let you down, Granny.
You just tell me what the reunion needs, and I'll take care of the rest.
I'll do better than tell you what the reunion'll need.
I'll show ya!
We've been hostin' these things at Sweet Apple Acres every hundred moons since we first planted roots here in Ponyville.
Hey, who's that?
That'd be your Great-Great-Auntie Applesauce when she was just about your age.
Now, she's called by another name, but everypony started callin' her Applesauce after half her teeth fell out when she was making apple jam.
Yeah.
Never did find them teeth in all those jars.
Hey! That's you, Granny!
Sure is!
Apple family's been working on that same old quilt since our first reunion.
I can do it!
Fingle-fangle!
Well, nopony told me you actually had to knot the end of the thread!
Okay, so I'll need to get new quiltin' materials, fabric, needles, thread…
You've really been workin' on the same quilt since the first reunion?
Surely have.
I don't think we're ever gonna finish that doggone thing!
Hey, what's goin' on here?
Well, you know us Apples enjoy a good fritter…
Hot hot hot!
Hey, where did all them apple fritters go?
And who are you, little one?
I'm Applejack!
More apple fwitters?
That's how we figured out your sister had the appetite of a full-grown stallion.
Better get twice as much honey and flour, then…
Fifty more buckets of apples… more oil… wood for the fire…
Now, stick an apple in my mouth and roast my rump!
This one sure brings back memories!
Y'know how Babs is your favorite cousin?
Well, Apple Rose is mine.
The two of us entered the seven-legged race every reunion!
We're gonna win this one, cousin!
You bet your hot-diggety-derriere we are!
C'mon, cousin, speed'er on up!
Never won a single one of them races.
Races. We'll need cloth ties, finish line…
Not much to a seven-legged race.
And, of course, we can't forget to take the big family photo!
We always snapped a photo in front of the barn at the end o' every reunion —
that's to see how our family's grown!
Photo in front of the barn.
Got it.
You sure have some great memories of these reunions, don'tcha?
Indeedy, and I'm lookin' forward to makin' o' more this one!
Oh, I'm sure everypony is, and I do mean everypony!
We got the whole family together this time round!
Who knows if they'll all be able to make the next one?
That's true!
Busy as everypony's lives are gettin' these days,
chances are pretty slim we'll be this lucky next time round.
Don't worry, Granny, I'm gonna make sure this is the most memorable reunion we've ever had!
I'd better get started… I've got some plannin' to do!
Oh, hooternanny!
Would you look what your second cousin is wearin' on her head?
Apple Bloom! What are you doin' up?
I was gonna ask you the same thing!
I can't sleep!
My gears are turnin' in my head about this reunion!
I can't wait to see my cousin Babs.
We're gonna do so many fun things together…
Fun?
That's just the beginnin' of it!
Granny Smith handed me the reins of this reunion, and I'm gonna make the most of it!
Apple Bloom, I've got so many things planned you won't even have a minute's rest!
Trust me, little sis.
This reunion I'm puttin' together is gonna be worth the wait.
Rise and shine!
We don't have much time!
Don't forget the glitter!
Think that'll do it!
And just in time, too.
They're here!
Apple Rose!
This is more excitin' than when it rained frogs!
Howdy, y'all, and welcome to the Apple family reunion!
My name's Applejack,
and I just want to let y'all know that I got a real big day planned for ya!
We're gonna start off with an obstacle course for the young'uns,
and some fritter makin' and quiltin' for the not-so-young'uns.
And there's lots more to come after that!
Hope y'all enjoy it!
Where is she?
Babs!
Cuz!
I know it hasn't been that long since we've seen each other, but-
It felt like forever!
I can't wait to tell you about my new school!
I can't wait to hear all about it!
Jeepers, where do I start?
Okay. So first day-
Babs!
So glad you could come!
What am I, gonna miss out on spendin' time with my favorite cousin?
Forget about it!
Why don't you two head over to the obstacle course?
We kinda wanna catch up a little bit first…
Don't you worry.
There'll be plenty of time for family bondin' while you're racin' against your other cousins.
Alrighty, ponies!
Ready to have some fun?
Whoa, is that the finish line?
It's like a mile away or somethin'!
Actually, that's just the marker where you go on to the next leg of the race.
There's more?
Much more, trust me.
I have put together somethin' you are never gonna forget.
After the seven-legged race you're gonna wanna hurry up and head over here,
where you'll be bobbin' for apples!
Then you'll run around these trees fifty times until you're real good and dizzy,
then you'll jump these big wooden hurdles,
and then there's the final leg, where you'll balance plates on your head while saying
“Peppy pony picked a pluck of pickly pluff-nuggets” over and over and over again.
The last pony standin' wins!
Seriously?
Seriously!
C'mon, y'all, let's start makin' some memories!
On your mark… get set… go!
Lookin' good, everypony!
Better go check on the quilt.
How long you had those new chompers, Auntie Applesauce?
A lady never reveals the age of her teeth!
Don't you roll your eyes at me, Miss Apple Rose!
I imagine you two think I have forgotten what you did to my parasol six reunions ago?
We were just usin' it to help break open that pinata!
Applejack, delightful to see you.
Are you goin' to join us in some quiltin'?
Sorry, Auntie Applesauce, I am busy-busy-busy.
Y'all should get started, though!
Hey, you couldn't find our rocking chairs!
I got rid of 'em to make room for these!
This is the year y'all are finally gonna finish that quilt!
Finish it?
Won't that be excitin'?
What's that?
I said, won't that be-
excitin'?
I suppose, although I have been told that too much excitement can wreak havoc on this youthful complexion of mine!
That's the spirit!
What did she say?
What?
Good griefin'!
Golden Delicious? I think he's racin' with his cousins!
How are Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle?
Great!
You alright?
So… dizzy…
You've got eight now, dont'cha?
Oh, sure do.
Tell you what, my Apple Tart may just be a baby, but he is a hoot!
Havin' fun?
Sure are!
Better pick up the pace on those fritters though, huh?
Roll, fold, crimp, slide to the left.
Roll, fold, crimp, slide to the left. Now you try!
That's it! Gotta keep this assembly line movin', gals!
We want every Apple here to get the chance to taste the best darn fritters in Equestria!
Peppy pony picked a pluck of pickly pluff-nuggets.
Any other blank flanks at your new school?
Yeah, two.
Peppy pony picked a pluck of pickly pluff-nuggets.
Do they wanna be Crusaders?
Totally!
Great!
Peppy pony picked a pluck of pickly pluff-nuggets.
Ah can'th feel my tongue.
Neh nehfer.
Alright, Apples, break!
Finally…
Can't forget to capture all these memories for Granny's album!
Nothin' all that memorable there.
Or there.
C'mon, Applejack, think…
You gotta kick this thing up a notch!
I get that my big sis wants this to be like a super-awesome reunion,
but that was ridiculous!
I thought we'd never get a minute to just hang out!
And your minute's up!
Your fellow Apples are waitin' for you to join them!
Applejack, I haven't had any time with Babs!
We were so busy with that obstacle course, we didn't even get to talk!
There'll be plenty of time to bond with Babs when we do the hay ride!
Hay ride?
Alright, everypony!
Step right up, take a seat, and leave the drivin' to these stallions!
Now, I know y'all been workin' real hard makin' some awesome memories,
and in all of our past reunions, we always had a nice and relaxin' hay ride around the farm.
Which is why I decided to change things up a bit,
and try somethin' just a wee bit more excitin'.
So let's get this show on the road!
All those hurdles are totally hobbling.
Where in the world does that girl have us headed?
The west orchard?
Eeyup.
What?!
I was jokin'!
Why, we haven't tended those fields since all the trees went and got filled up with-
Wowser! Never seen real fruit bats before!
Everypony!
Jump out!
Ruined…
Everythin' is ruined.
Oh Granny, I'm so, so sorry…
Oh, it's alright, child.
But it's not alright!
Just look at this!
The barn, and all my plans for the perfect family reunion are completely destroyed!
Maybe that's a good thing.
How can that possibly be a good thing?
Applejack, you had us so caught up in all the doin', we haven't had a second to enjoy the company of the folks we been doin' it with!
Really?
Oh Granny Smith,
here you let me be in charge of creatin' great memories,
and the only thing anypony's gonna remember about this reunion…
is that it was the worst one we ever had.
Oh, hey now…
everypony's still here, ain't they?
Still plenty of time to make good memories!
You've just got to give everypony a chance to actually make 'em.
The family photo!
Guess we can't take it in front of the barn this year…
Unless…
Everypony! I have one more activity!
Applejack…
Trust me, Granny Smith.
This'll be one we remember for all the right reasons.
Raise this barn, raise this barn One, two, three, four
Together we can raise this barn One, two, three four
Up, up, up, go the beams Hammer those joints, work in teams
Turn 'em round quick by the right elbow Grab a new partner, here we go
Come on Apple family! Let's get to it!
Raise this barn, raise this barn One, two, three, four
Together we can raise this barn One, two, three four
Finish the frame, recycling wood Working hard, you're doin' good
Turn 'em round quick by the right elbow Grab a new partner, here we go!
Raise this barn, raise this barn One, two, three, four
Together we can raise this barn One, two, three four
Slats of wood come off the ground Hold 'em up and nail 'em down
Turn 'em round quick by the left elbow Grab a new partner, here we go
Come on, Apples, get 'er done!
Look at us, we're family!
Working together thankfully!
We Apples, we are proud to say,
Stick together the pony way!
Bow to your partner, circle right, Get down if you're scared of heights
Forward, back and twirl around, The barn's gonna be the best in town
Yeah!
Yee-haw! Attagirl.
Alright, let's get to it!
Raise this barn, raise this barn One, two, three, four
Together we can raise this barn One, two, three four
Take your brushes, young and old! Together paint it, bright and bold
Turn 'em round quick by the left elbow Grab a new partner, here we go
We raised this barn, we raised this barn Yes we did
Together we sure raised this barn Yes we did
Being together counts the most We all came here from coast to coast
All we need to strive to be…
Is part of the Apple family!
Yeah!
I can't wait for the next reunion!
Me neither!
I mean, obviously we have to get together before then.
Obviously.
Oh, you did it, Applejack,
you put on a reunion that everypony will remember!
Just had a couple minor hiccups along the way.
Yeah, just a couple.
That's a good one!
Dear Princess Celestia,
today I learned a great lesson about family,
which, if you think about it, is really the first group of friends you ever make.
Turns out that when you're with folks you care about,
you don't have to do much to make that time memorable.
Even the simplest of activities can take on a whole lotta meanin'!
And you'll find that you'll remember the “who”
long after you've forgotten the “what”.
Your humble subject, Applejack.
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