
The next morning, Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Big McIntosh travel to Goldie Delicious' cabin and ask her about the feud between the Apples and Pears. Because Granny Smith would get upset any time she was asked about it, the Apple siblings decide to ask family historian Goldie Delicious.

Applejack explains to the confused Apple Bloom that there is a long-standing feud between the Apple family and Pear family, though she and Big Mac admit that they're not sure why.ĭon't let Granny Smith find anything Pear-related in the house!Īfter her friendly encounter with Grand Pear, Apple Bloom wants to know what happened between the Apples and Pears. They seize the jam jar and hide it under the kitchen floorboards before Granny Smith discovers it. When Apple Bloom returns with the pear jam to use as a pancake topping, Applejack and Big Mac suddenly panic. He gives Apple Bloom a jar of pear jam-free of charge-and Apple Bloom bids him a fond farewell before leaving.īack at Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack and Big McIntosh make pancakes for dinner. Originally from Ponyville himself, Grand Pear says he recently moved back to town from Vanhoover for "a change of pace". The episode begins with Apple Bloom walking through the busy Ponyville marketplace, where she meets a friendly elderly pony named Grand Pear selling pear jam. This episode aired on Jon Boomerang in Australia, forty-five days ahead of its scheduled premiere on Discovery Family.Īccording to Michael Vogel, the idea for the feud between the Apple and Pear families originated from a long-running inside joke among the show staff that Applejack should have a nemesis named "Pear Steve".

This episode was previously scheduled to premiere on Canada's Treehouse TV channel on but was updated as of May 25 to a rerun of All Bottled Up.

William Shatner and Felicia Day's involvement was first teased in a press release announcing the season seven premiere date. An animatic of the episode was screened at the Hasbro Toy Fair 2017, featuring Bright Mac and Pear Butter in a flashback and the song You're In My Head Like a Catchy Song.
