Meanwhile, back at the castle, Spike finally has Rarity for Hearthswarming Helper, but. Discord, implying that he is closer to Fluttershy than Rainbow is, offers to accompany Rainbow on her quest to find a present for Fluttershy. Unable to decide on what to get for Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash settles on buying her a candle, but Discord appears-as the candle itself-to voice his disappointment in her lack of effort. As he leaves, Applejack appears and asks Fluttershy for help in getting a gift for Spike. Using his wits, he convinces Fluttershy to trade names with him. As Rainbow flies off, Spike approaches Fluttershy and learns that she got Rarity for Hearthwarming Helper. Elsewhere, Rainbow Dash-who got Fluttershy for Hearthswarming Helper-tries to subtly guess what Fluttershy would like as a gift, but Fluttershy says she likes everything, making Rainbow Dash cluelessly frustrated. In the middle of town, Spike runs into Rarity and learns that she got Applejack for Hearthswarming Helper, planning to get her a designer western-themed hat from Manehattan. Unsatisfied with their ideas, Pinkie decides to seek out the 'best-at-gift-giving' yaks in Yakyakistan.ĭiscord helps Rainbow Dash find a gift for Fluttershy. Limestone suggests simply choosing one present out of a large pile that Pinkie has already wrapped, and Maud suggests giving Twilight a rock. Meanwhile, at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie Pie has just as much trouble figuring out what to get for Twilight, and she asks her sisters Limestone, Marble, and Maud for advice. Twilight decides to decorate later while she puts more planning and thought into Pinkie's present. As Spike leaves, he comments that since each of them is only getting one gift for one of their friends, they have a responsibility to make sure the gift they give is extra special. Spike enters wondering if she got Rarity for Hearthswarming Helper, but she got Pinkie Pie and plans to shop for her present later. Pinkie turns to her sisters for gift-giving advice.Īt the Castle of Friendship, with her freed-up schedule time, Twilight is able to focus on decorating before Shining Armor, Cadance, and Flurry Heart arrive. At Applejack's suggestion, he seeks out the pony who drew Rarity's cutie mark to try and get them to agree to a trade. As they go their separate ways, Spike wants to get a present for Rarity, but he drew Rainbow Dash's cutie mark instead. The Mane Six do a Hearthswarming Helper this year.Īfter pulling cutie marks out of Applejack's hat, the Mane Six decide to do the gift exchange at Twilight's castle the following night. In an effort to ease Twilight's workload, Applejack suggests doing a 'Hearthswarming Helper' this year-instead of getting multiple presents for all of their friends, each of the Mane Six will get a single present for the pony whose cutie mark they pull out of a hat.

Twilight Sparkle gets particularly stressed out trying to get everything done on her to-do list, including grading her students' tests, preparing for the arrival of Princess Cadance, Shining Armor, and Flurry Heart, and decorating the castle. Throughout the song, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Rarity race to get gifts for all of their friends in time, and Pinkie Pie and Applejack bring the Apple and Pie families together for the holidays at Sweet Apple Acres. Everyone in town sings the song One More Day as they decorate their houses for the holidays and buy presents for each other, and Twilight Sparkle's School of Friendship students board the Friendship Express bound for their own respective homes. The special opens in Ponyville one day before Hearth's Warming Eve. The scene when Twilight is having her 'traditional holiday meltdown' reappears in Memories and More.Īnother musical Hearth's Warming in Ponyville. The scene when Fluttershy stands up against the winterchilla reappears in Memnagerie. The scenes where Spike attempts to switch Hearthswarming Helpers with anypony who might have Rarity reappear in A-Dressing Memories. In this special, Twilight Sparkle and her friends do a 'Hearthswarming Helper' to get just one Hearth's Warming present for another pony, and they race all over Equestria to find the perfect gift. My Little Pony Best Gift Ever, also titled My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever!, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Best Gift Ever, is a Hearth's Warming/ Christmas-themed one-hour special of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic that takes place between seasons eight and nine, and it is the one hundred and ninety-sixth episode overall. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic animated shorts For the supplemental Best Gift Ever animated shorts, see My Little Pony Friendship is Magic/Animated shorts#Best Gift Ever. Not to be confused with The Hearth's Warming Club.

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