Oh, what to wear? What to wear?
Oh, what to wear?
Scoot your boot, Apple Bloom.
the Harvest Day Parade. It's not like it's
to the train station. We're just going
Oh, too casual.
Too summery.
Your cousin isn't gonna care what you're wearing.
Just pick something.
This is my first time meeting her.
And she's from Manehattan.
a good impression. I want to make
You know what would make a good impression?
What?
Being on time to pick her up!
Ah…
You got nothing to worry about, sugar cube.
get along great. Y'all are gonna
something in common. You already have
What's that? Oh, yeah?
Neither of you have your Cutie Mark.
What?! How could you forget to tell me something like that?
Oh, this changes everything. Well, I…
the train station. Meet you at
I gotta tell Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.
is supposed to sleep in here! You know your cousin
* My Little Pony My Little Pony *
* My Little Pony *
What friendship could be d d I used to wonder
* My Little Pony *
* Until you all shared Its magic with me *
* Big adventure d d Tons of fun *
* A beautiful heart d d Faithful and strong *
* Sharing kindness d d It's an easy feat *
* And magic makes it All complete *
* You have my little ponies *
* Do you know you're all My very best friends? *
You really think she'll want to join?
She doesn't have her Cutie Mark.
Of course she'll want to join the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
I'm just so excited I could burst.
Is that the train from Manehattan?
Yep.
no, no, that's not her. That's her! Oh, wait,
Oh, wait. No, that's her.
Um, no. Wait.
That's not her either.
Apple Bloom, you've never met Babs Seed, remember?
Oh, heh-heh, yeah.
Ah, that's her.
Babs! Babs!
It's me, your cousin, Apple Bloom.
And this is Sweetie Belle. And this is Scootaloo.
so glad you're here. And we are so, so,
Thanks, I'm happy to…
This is going to be the best week of your life.
Sure hope it's gonna be…
Seriously, we are gonna have a blast.
The Summer Harvest Parade
is going on while you're here.
We get to ride in a float.
Really? I've never been on a float before.
And we've got a really big surprise for you.
Yeah. Uh, a surprise?
I give you…
…the Cutie Mark Crusaders Clubhouse.
The Cutie Mark Crusaders?
A club devoted to helping ponies get their Cutie Marks.
We're its founding members.
Technically, we're its only members.
But we're always looking to expand
the perfect candidate. and you seem like
Well, yeah. I do?
Since you don't have a Cutie Mark and all.
Oh. Yeah. That.
Allow me to show you just some of the highlights
of our clubhouse, should you choose to join us.
This is where we do our roll call.
Huh.
we eat our lunch. This is where
Sometimes we stand here and think up great ideas.
Yeah. Uh…
Uh, could you excuse us for a moment?
Sure.
Thought she'd be more impressed.
She's from Manehattan.
we need to really wow her. If we want to impress her
Ah! The float.
Summer Harvest Parade float. She can ride with us on our
That's perfect.
This really is a good spot for thinking up great ideas.
Mm-hm.
Here it is.
The official Cutie Mark Crusaders float
for the Summer Harvest Parade.
the Cutie Mark Crusaders As a member of
you'd be able to ride on it with us.
It'd be totally fun.
Uh…
More like funny…
Looking! Ha-ha-ha!
What is that thing? A giant orange?
It's a pumpkin.
More like a lame-kin.
Who's the new blank flank?
She's my cousin, Babs.
She's from Manehattan.
Manehattan, huh?
Well, I guess you have that going for you.
Suppose you're gonna join their little club?
The Cutie Mark Crusaders. What's it called?
the Cutie Mark Crybabies. More like
Ooh. Big city attitude. Hey!
I like it. Mm-hm.
Oh, yeah? Well, there's more where that came from.
Check this out. Unh!
Oh, no, she didn't.
Looks like somepony's pumpkin just got squashed.
When I tell Applejack…
You gonna tell Applejack what?
Well, you know, uh…
What are you, a snitch?
Come on, Babs.
You should hang with us.
You know, the cool ponies.
Not these babies.
What just happened?
went to the dark side. I think Babs just
We have to tell Applejack.
No. We're not snitches.
And we're not babies. Yeah.
feel like crying? Then why do I
I still can't believe she ruined our pumpkin float.
I still can't believe
a big stinking bully. I'm related to such
What are we going to do?
We're gonna build a new float, that's what.
Why bother?
She'll probably just ruin that one too.
We could always tell Applejack.
What are you, a snitch?
No!
a bunch of tattletales. We're not gonna be
Besides, she's only here a couple of weeks.
the plague until she goes home. We'll just avoid her like
How hard can that be? Avoid her. Yeah.
* Yeah, yeah, yeah *
* Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah *
* First we thought that Babs Was so really, really sweet *
* A new friend to have *
* And it seemed like Such a treat *
* But then we found the truth *
* She's just a bully From the east *
* She went from Babs, yeah To a bully and a beast *
She's just a step ahead ♪ ♪ Everywhere we turn
* Babs Seed, Babs Seed What we gonna do? *
* Got a bully on our tail *
We gotta bail ♪ ♪ Gotta hide
* Babs Seed, Babs Seed If she's after you *
We gotta flee ♪ ♪ Gotta run
Don't you see ♪ ♪ Gotta hurry
She's just a bad, bad seed ♪ ♪ Babs Seed, Babs Seed
* Yeah, yeah, yeah *
* Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah *
We know it isn't right ♪ ♪ Hiding from a bully
* But the Cutie Mark Crusaders *
* We aren't lookin' For a fight *
* Oh, she'll go home soon *
* And then we'll have Some peace again *
* But for now we're stayin' Out of her way till then *
She's just a step ahead ♪ ♪ Everywhere we turn
* Babs Seed, Babs Seed What we gonna do? *
* Gotta a bully on our tail Gotta hide, we gotta bail *
* Babs Seed, Babs Seed If she's after you *
* You gotta run We gotta flee *
Don't you see ♪ ♪ Gotta hurry
* Why so mean? *
* Why so crude? *
* Why so angry? *
* Why so rude? *
* Can't you be nice? *
* Can't we be friends? *
Is this how it all ends? ♪ ♪ Isn't it sad
* Babs Seed, Babs Seed *
* She's just a bad, bad *
* Babs Seed, Babs Seed *
* She's just a bad, bad *
* Babs Seed, Babs Seed *
* She's just a bad, bad seed *
Babs may have run us out of town,
but at least we still have the club…
Hey! What are you doing at my clubhouse?
Your clubhouse?
This is our clubhouse!
Well, it was yours. And now it's mine.
And mine.
That's not fair, Babs.
We never did anything to you.
And let's keep it that way. Now scram, crybabies.
ALL Sugarlump, rump! Bump, bump
That Babs has really gone too far this time.
our own clubhouse. Kicked out of
And my own bed.
Seriously?
Super seriously.
We need to talk to Applejack.
No!
Rarity?
Twilight?
No, no, no.
We need to fight back.
Yeah, fight back!
How are we gonna do that?
By making her the guest of honor at the Summer Harvest Parade.
Yeah! Wait. What?
When you look up "embarrassed" in the dictionary,
her face will be there.
Moo!
Are those from the Carousel Boutique?
Excellent. Yep.
Ooh!
Luster dust from Sugercube Corner.
decorating cakes. They use it for
on her emergency edible boots. That must be what Rarity uses
The gears and bands for the moving mechanism,
my tools and stuff.
Did you bring the thing?
From the place?
What's that?
Granny Smith's kitchen timer.
You'll see. Heh-heh. What's that for?
Let's get to it. Come on, y'all.
We only got a few hours before morning
has to look so good, and this thing
Babs won't be able to resist wanting to ride in it.
( dramatic military theme playing )
Is this it?
I think we're a go.
Good, because we better get out of here
before Babs finds us.
Cutie Mark Crusaders, ho!
Hot carrot crepes! Get 'em here.
Get 'em hot!
Whoa!
Isn't it smashing?
No, I didn't mean smash.
I mean, isn't it a hit?
No, no hit! No hitting. I mean-…
Well, don't even think about riding it, Babs.
You had your chance.
Cutie Mark Crybabies. See you later,
The timer set?
with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Teach her to fool
Y'all are lettin' Babs ride in your golden apple float?
Yeah.
We thought she deserved to be the center of attention.
super sweet of y'all. Well, that's just
Makin' Babs feel so special.
After all the heartache she's been having in Manehattan.
Well, I didn't say nothing Heartache?
because I didn't want her to feel singled out,
but there's been some bullies back in Manehattan
just been teasin' her to pieces for her blank flank.
T-T-Teased?
B-Bullies?
She came out to the farm Yup.
to get away from all her problems back home.
I'm so proud of y'all. You done a good deed.
So that's why she jumped in
when Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon
started giving us a hard time.
She didn't want to be bullied like at home
be a bully instead. so she decided to
And now we've turned into bullies too.
What'll we do?
Nice float, Babs.
whiny-baby blank flanks. Snagged it from those
Too cool for mule, Babs.
We gotta stop that float.
Applejack. Quick, you have…
Quick, you have to help us! Huh?
What?
We booby-trapped it!
Babs. Bully. Payback. No time to explain.
Babs out of that float. We've just got to get
Sorry! Excuse me! Oof, my popcorn!
Excuse me. Ow! Whoops.
Pinkie Pie, let us in.
Funny joke.
No, really. Let us in!
Here.
get out of that float! Babs, you gotta
You're not getting your float back, crybabies.
But it's booby trap…
Veggie salad! Huh?
Veggie salad!
Veggie salad.
Seriously?
Hey, don't leave me!
Ha-ha! "Leave" me! Ha-ha-ha!
What the…?
Babs!
Oh, sweet apple sauce!
Maybe we'll get our cutie marks
in "Stupidest Ideas of All Time."
Are y'all okay?
Yeah, we're fine.
No sweat.
After I'd been so mean to you, you saved me.
Uh, about that…
I saw it all happen. I don't get it.
just when the float You pushed me out
was about to head into the lake.
it was headed into the lake. Except we were the reason
We booby-trapped the float.
You see, Babs,
we were trying to get you back
for being a big bully.
But then Applejack told us
about how you were being bullied back in Manehattan.
And we figured out you were just doing it
to avoid getting picked on in Ponyville.
the ones being bullies. But by then, we were
And…
have to be so ironic? Oh, why does life
Guess what we're trying to say is…
We're sorry.
I'm sorry too.
Ah. You know, this all could've been avoided
if y'all just came to me in the very beginning.
That's what I kept on saying.
So can we start over?
Definitely. Yeah.
"We, the Cutie Mark Crusaders,
"elect Babs Seed to join us
"as a sister, friend, confidante,
"ally, bosom buddy, gal pal,
compadre, chum of chums…"
Well, you wrote this.
Oh, uh, yeah.
"Homegirl, amiga…"
Blah, blah, blah, blah. Oh, yes, here.
Cutie Mark Crusader! "And fellow
"You are solemnly sworn in here this day
of your fellow sisters, "in witness
"friends, confidantes,
bosom buddies, compadres…"
Congratulations.
Gotta remember to revise that.
you're going to start So you promise
our Manehattan branch of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, right?
Yeah. And I promise to keep talking
the teasing back home. to my big sis about
Good, and if you have any problems,
we've got your back too, you hear?
So you're leaving, huh?
with these lame blank flanks. Great. Now we're stuck here
how you talk to my friends. Hey! That's not
F-Friends?
Yeah, you got a problem with that?
Well, what if I do?
What are you gonna do about it?
Tell your mothers about your bad attitudes.
I'm sure gonna miss that bad seed.
Bad seed?
I thought y'all were friends now?
we called her "Bad Seed," No, see, first
as in actually a "bad seed."
as in "good." Get it? But now she's "bad"
Uh… No.
* My Little Pony *
* Friends *