

Spike just looks at her blankly when she tries to remind him of the obscure unicorn history, but he is saved when four young trick-or-treaters and their chaperone, Granny Smith, ring the doorbell. He doesn't know who she's dressed as until she tells him that Star Swirl the Bearded was the father of the "amniomorphic spell". The episode begins with Twilight Sparkle showing her hoof-made " Star Swirl the Bearded" costume to Spike.


The scene when the colts and fillies give their candy to Nightmare Moon's statue, and Pipsqueak praising her reappears in Memories and More. However, it is not consistent over the course of the episode, as it also shows up as red in certain scenes.Ī small part showing Pinkie dressed up as a chicken reappears in Cakes for the Memories. Only this time, the color is slightly lighter than in season one. The aura that emanates from Twilight's horn when she performs magic has changed back from red to purple. In it, it shows Pinkie Pie with a Spike plushie in front of a TV screen. AdvertisingĪ billboard referencing the poster for Poltergeist was put up in Los Angeles. Pinkie, seeing Luna with a piece of dress in her mouth, leaps to the conclusion that she ate a princess and runs off terrified. Rarity overdoes Luna's outfit so much that she tears it off. In the script, she is still working on her costume when Twilight takes Luna to her to get a makeover and help her look less intimidating. She did feature in the episode's script, but her scene was cut.

This is the first episode in season two where one of the main characters is missing, in this case Rarity. Luna has undergone a slight redesign that features a flowing mane similar to Princess Celestia's, as well as having a darker saturation of her coat's main color. This episode marks the first appearance of Princess Luna since Friendship is Magic, part 2, which premiered the same date a year prior. Rarity was replaced with Golden Harvest in the aired version of this scene. The episode was #1 in the We Heart Ponies Fan Favorite Mare-a-thon, in the leadup to Hearts and Hooves Day.Ī storyboard panel from the episode showing Rarity glaring at Derpy as she empties the barrel.
