Just clarifying, but Troubleshoes is based on the Clydesdale horse breed (and indeed in promotional material part of his name is Clyde), known for their huge size and rounded muzzles. One implication I saw in this episode was how opposing who you are (the cutie mark) can have a horrible effect on your life. Trouble Shoes was always clumsy and yet he seemed a fairly happy colt (at least compared to the depressed hermit he became), but it was only when he decided on his own that he was fated to have bad luck that that clumsiness made his life so awful. He was constantly fighting a internal battle with himself, compelled to go back to the rodeos but refusing to participate in them, which I think caused the destructive accidents to manifest. It's important too that he was not invested in any one part of the rodeo at first, he just wanted to be in the rodeo, hence he tried all sorts of events (just not the rodeo clown role). So its not like his mark made him into something he didn't want to be.

Trouble Shoes kinda reminds me of Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh

The archway entrance into the rodeo is an upside down horseshoe.... just like his cutie mark.

So many strange fics and art will be the result of this episode. I shudder at the thought of Troubleshoes/Big Mac shippings. And now so will you. You're welcome. Was I the only one to keep thinking of Marvin from the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy when Troubleshoes spoke?

Okay this episode is great for being a CMC episode and having Braeburn in it. Also this episode is basically a western and the CMC are collectively Clint Eastwood. I like Trouble Shoes for being like Eeyore and being the biggest pony we've seen on the show. The CMC but especially Sweetie Belle are great this episode. Sweetie is great for getting better at magic and being upset about the judges laughing at Trouble Shoes makes sense because it is her biggest fear as shown in Bloom and Gloom and for yet again being the unheard voice of reason. Also more Squeaky Belle. I also love that the CMC are helping ponies with cutie mark problems like Trouble Shoes not understanding his continuing to explore the idea of cutie marks. I also looked it up and Trouble Shoes is voiced by Jim Miller a director who just so happens to have the same name as a real outlaw. I also can't believe Sheriff Silverstar is voiced by Brian Drummond and Braeburn is voiced by a guy named Michael Dangerfield. Also I love the pitchforks and torches joke. And finally Scootaloo is a chicken...sorry but not really sorry about that.

I absolutely love this episode! It actually full on tackles the concept of a pony who misunderstands/doesn't like their cutie mark. Not to mention gives a hint of the CMCs talent in helping ponies understand their marks/discover their talents. One of my favorite CMC episodes! Actually, in my opinion there isn't a bad CMC episode!

They say Troubleshoes is the biggest "pony" they've drawn, but he is clearly a Clydesdale, and that is a HORSE, there's no such thing as a Clydesdale pony. Even his name in one of the synopsis is "Troubleshoes Clyde"

When I first watched this episode, I immediately thought at the end Big Mac would appear the last minute and become puzzled over seeing Troubleshoes being bigger than him saying, “Uh. What’d I miss?”

I immediately thought of the sitcom Roseanne when that harmonica played.

my guess is that there are ponies, horses, and heavy horse. I think he looks like a clydesdale.

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heres what i heard: According to Trouble Shoes' voice actor Jim Miller, Trouble Shoes is the largest pony designed for the television series.

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This is a good episode. Though the adults come off as kind off dumb. Troubleshoes is interesting enough. I guess it's great to see Brayburn again.

The American Shetland pony stands about 2'4' to 3'10" while a Clydesdale horse averages between 5'4" and 6'0".

looks like that PMV was sung by Homer Simpson

He cant be an appleoosa native. Appleoosa was founded 2 years ago. (in over a barrel it was said 1 year and now were pretty much one year after that) But i dont think hes from another country either. Since the flashbacks show him as a foal at a western town rodeo, (maybe dodge junction?) he either was born in a western town or he moved there from a nearby town as traveling to another country all alone seems highly dangerous for a child especially with the kind of wildlife ponyearth has to offer.

Can show gambling. Never bothered giving an answer to what happened to aj's parents. Great logic

That song at the end is from Crash Bandicoot. I think it was the water stage where your going up the waterfall

According to troubleshoe's voice actor, he's actually a pony (and the largest one they've ever designed for the series)

oh my god, i can't believe you used a track from the relatively obscure "simpsons sing the blues" album

Woo, Crash 2 music at the end.

His eyes changed colors. 16:27

That intro was great.

now look at the latest episode >.> "Crusaders of the Lost Mark"

Big Mac, meet Double Quarter Pounder With Cheese. 10:00 Sweetie also uses magic to close the door. My (sniffle) little squeaker's growin' up. There are plans ahoof for her character, mark my words! (Sadly, tricking the Sheriff into leaving renders her big show with the keys completely irrelevant.) Totally agree with your assessment; good fun but this one comes out on the not-thought-completely-through side. The competing moral issues ("don't lie," "adjust your dreams") dilute each other, YES THEY ARE LAUGHING AT HIM, the aforementioned why-do-this-if-you're-gonna-do-that bit with the keys isn't even played for laughs, the Rodeo Clown Solution is talked out waaay before it's shown and executed (a HUGE show-writing no-no) and finally, Troubleshoes is still a walking disaster. Time would have been better spent showing how his fellow clowns plan to prevent him from killing somepony, even if it turns out collapsing hay Jenga towers aren't dangerous after all. Oh well, they can't all be five-star eps. Every season seems to stub its hoof a little around this point, but it's been one out-of-the-ballpark hit after another for me so far so I ain't complainin'. ...Much.

Troubleshoes' talent is to have bad luck? So his talent is being Makoto Naegi, then?

Horse? I thought he was a giant pony.

He looks like a Clydesdale to me.

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I actually think Troubleshoes was much larger than even the average horse we know of of... I peg the ponies as like 5-5'5 height, he must of been like 7ft

1:06 granny smith's cutie mark!

Eeyore anyone? And is that crash bandicoot music at the end I am hearing XD

1:12 BRAEBURN is in the backround

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Dirty Dan is an Out Law

He is huge

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Is Troubleshoes supposed to represent a brony?

Do you watch steven universe ?

Damn it Luffy you had an entire week to react yo ultra fast pony and you farted around and didnt do shit

This episode is.......meh. Not the most memorable episode of this season. Good lesson, but not great episode.